On December 11, 2023, the quarterfinals of the 28th LG Cup ended, and China's Ke Jie, Qi Yuting and South Korea's Shin Zhenzhen Bian Xiangyi broke into the semifinals.
Such a result is beyond the expectations of many people, many netizens are more optimistic about Gu Zihao, the first person in China's current Go rating, and the younger Wang Xinghao, but they are not very optimistic about Ke Jie and Qi Yuting.
Ke Jie and Qi Yuting's state has not been very good since the second half of the year. Ke Jie has won five runners-up in a row, while Qi Yuting has been in a slump.
But netizens who are not optimistic about Ke Jie and Qi Yuting ignore a problem, that is, Ke Jie can win five runners-up, which in itself already shows that Ke Jie's strength is still first-rate. Even Ke Jie's famous game of losing to Shen Zhenzhen in the Asian Games was fought with Shen Zhenzhen to the end, and the winning rate of the two sides has always been comparable. It's just that Ke Jie has a slight deviation in the position of one hand in the extremely complicated management of orphans, which does not mean that Shen Zhenzhen's strength is stronger than Ke Jie, it can only be said that luck is not on Ke Jie's side.
Although Qi Yuting's state has been sluggish, in the celebrity battle, he also defeated Ke Jie and defended his celebrity title. It shows that Qi Yuting's state is also gradually recovering. In the words of netizens, Qi Yuting is accumulating character.
Some netizens said that Ke Jie and Qi Yuting were lucky, they won Han Shengzhou and An Chengjun. Gu Zihao drew Shen Zhenzhen, and Wang Xinghao drew Bian Xiangyi, and they were a little unlucky.
But are Han Seung-joo and Ahn Sung-jun really weak?An Chengjun eliminated Yang Dingxin to enter the quarterfinals, and Han Shengzhou eliminated Ding Hao to enter the quarterfinals, can you say that their level is weak?
There are almost no weak players who can make it to the quarterfinals of the World Series. In the age of AI, the technical gap between chess players and chess players is actually very small.
Ke Jie and Han Shengzhou's game is basically crushed all the way. Ke Jie gave full play to his flexible and changeable chess style, which made Han Shengzhou's defeat helpless.
The spoon that netizens were most worried about by Ke Jie did not appear, and Ke Jie maintained the advantage very steadily to the end. It is worth mentioning that when Ke Jie surrounded the white chess dragon, he did not kill the dragon ruthlessly, and went all the way to black to kill the white chess dragon. Instead, he clearly judged that there would be a risk in killing the white chess dragon, and chose to let the white chess dragon escape.
This also reflects Ke Jie's steady mentality, no longer pursuing the excitement and psychological satisfaction of the situation. The dragon looked dangerous, and it seemed that it was difficult to live. But in the process of strong killing, black also has a lot of clues, and no one dares to guarantee that he will not get out of the spoon when he counts the seconds. It was originally a great situation, and there was no need to take any more risks, that is, there was no need to go to the waves again.
If it was Ke Jie before, it was likely that he would go straight to the end, either kill Han Shengzhou to the point of psychological collapse, or export himself.
In the most eye-catching game between Gu Zihao and Shen Zhenzhen, Gu Zihao forcibly killed Shen Zhenzhen at the beginning, and Shen Zhenzhen got out of trouble with a foolish hand. Gu Zihao's situation collapsed and was out of control.
This is in stark contrast to Ke Jie's game, the powerful one is that Gu Zihao wants to kill Shen Zhenzhen in one fell swoop. But how could Shen Zhenzhen be so easily killed in one fell swoop?Especially at the beginning.
If Gu Zihao didn't choose such a way to seal his throat with a sword, and fought with Shen Zhenzhen, the outcome would be difficult to tell. Of course, if a fierce battle situation cannot be formed, Shen Zhenzhen will have a greater chance of victory.
In the game with An Chengjun, Qi Yuting gave full play to his belligerent and warlike chess style. This is also a crushing game, and Ahn Sung-jun has no chance in the whole game.
The game between Wang Xinghao and Bian Xiangyi is basically Bian Xiangyi's leading advantage. Wang Xinghao doesn't have much opportunity in the overall situation.
A common feature of these four games is that the winning side is basically leading all the way to the end, and the opponent has basically no chance of winning.
In this way, after three years of silence, Ke Jie finally entered the semi-finals of the World Series again. For chess fans who like Ke Jie, this moment has been waiting too long.
After a one-day break, the four Chinese and South Korean players will play the semi-finals on December 13.
In the semifinals, Ke Jie vs. Shen Zhenzhen, and Qi Yuting vs. Bian Xiangyi.
Many people may be optimistic about Shen Zhenzhen and Bian Xiangyi, but I am optimistic about Ke Jie and Qi Yuting.
In fact, it is normal for the four of them to win and who loses. Relatively speaking, Ke Jie and Qi Yuting, who are not favored by the outside world, may have less psychological pressure.
There is a statistic that many netizens may not know, that is, Ke Jie's championship winning efficiency is the highest among all professional chess players in the world.
Ke Jie LG Cup advanced to the semifinals