The 26th Nongshim Xin Cup World Go Team Championship saw an unexpected scene. Chinese pioneer Ke Jie lost to Korea chess player Kim Myung-hoon with an advantage, missing out on three consecutive wins. The reason for the defeat was not a lack of strength, but a dumb loss, because in the process of counting the seconds, Ke Jie failed to press the bell and was sentenced to lose.
In the first two games, Ke Jie defeated Korea chess player Yu Xuanjun and Japan chess player Yuichi Hirose, and in the third game against Korea chess player Kim Myung-hun. Although Ke Jie made a mistake in the first half of the game and temporarily fell behind, Ke Jie, who was in charge of white, fought back strongly and gradually expanded the lead, and the AI determined that Ke Jie's winning rate was as high as 99%. However, there was a dramatic scene, the referee thought that Ke Jie had passed the "9", did not ring the clock in time, and finally lost in 167 hands overtime.
After being judged to lose, Ke Jie quickly left the battle room, it seemed that he had approved of the referee's decision, but then responded to the timeout through social media, "I didn't approve of it, and I continued to appeal after the game, but I was told that the result could not be changed." The scene situation is that they have been testing whether the clock can be pressed normally, and the result tells me that the clock is fine, and then showed me a video of Korea TV, saying that I just didn't press it, but I was still very confused, and no one on the scene helped me appeal, I thought it might be that they had confirmed it, so I could only end in this regretful way. ”
From Ke Jie's response, we can clearly know that Ke Jie did not recognize the overtime and is still appealing. The reason why he did not appeal on the spot was because there was no one on the scene to speak for him, and he thought that the referee team had already confirmed it. The senior reporter who interviewed Go said bluntly: "I was sentenced to lose overtime, and I lost too unjustly." Ke Jie's winning streak is gone! ”
However, chess fans are more concerned not about the timeout, nor on the quality of the equipment, but why no one on the scene helped Ke Jie to appeal. In fact, although overtime cases are rare, they are not uncommon, and Korea's Park Tinghuan was also sentenced to overtime, and the rematch judgment was quickly reached under the appeal of the Korean side; Later, Chinese player Qi Yuting also encountered a similar situation, and was given a chance to replay under the efforts of the coaching staff.
Whether the grievance process is simple or easy, at least there should be such a process on site. This year's overtime turmoil, judging in such a hasty way, is really speechless. Before this game of chess, Ke Jie had already played 4 consecutive games of three-star qualifiers and 1 game of Weijia, because Xie Erhao and Fan Tingyu had not been in good shape recently, and finally let Ke Jie take the lead, he had already played 8 games of chess in a row, and his mental and physical strength had reached the limit.
Not only does he have to deal with the "intrigues" on the board, but he also has to pay attention to some things off the field. When there is a problem with the chess clock, it is really sad that no one else can file an appeal with Ke Jie after being sentenced to lose under the "overtime dispute". Judging from the close-up of the chess clock at the scene, Ke Jie did not beat the clock, but there was no response after beating the clock, and the timer was still working normally. When Ke Jie beat the clock, the number on the display screen was still 59, and according to the rules, it was considered a timeout after 60, and there was no sound of "Ten" on the scene.