An unexpected turnaround! Wang Tianyi's attitude of praising Zheng Weitong has changed, and the easing of competition in the chess world has brought loneliness?
Since Zheng Weitong chose to fade out of the chess world, Wang Tianyi's attitude towards him has changed significantly. In the past ten years, the fierce competition between the two, coupled with the bad relationship with each other, has led Wang Tianyi to rarely praise Zheng Weitong in the live broadcast room, but often belittle him to improve himself.
However, since Zheng Weitong chose to fade out at the beginning of 2023, Wang Tianyi has achieved smooth results in the chess world, winning the championship of major competitions in a row, and his rating score has exceeded 2800 points! Zheng Weitong's fade out directly alleviated the competitive relationship between the two, and now Wang Tianyi finds that it is not easy to fight Zheng Weitong in the game. He also felt lonely in the cold of the heights.
In a recent live broadcast, Wang Tianyi publicly said: "I have always felt that Zheng Weitong's start is the best among professional chess players, but judging from his performance in the Asian Games trials, his start is not as skilled as before, after all, he has focused on other places." This sentence is not only a praise for Zheng Weitong, but also an expression of regret that Zheng Weitong faded out of the chess world. It can be seen from Wang Tianyi's words that he still hopes that Zheng Weitong can return to the arena. What's even more touching is that when he learned that Zheng Weitong was going to take the postgraduate examination, Wang Tianyi said in the live broadcast room: "If Zheng Weitong really goes to graduate school, his academic achievements will definitely be above me." From this point of view, he has at least done what I can't do, which is quite admirable. Although there were some unpleasantness in the past, Wang Tianyi was not stingy, and his dissatisfaction with Zheng Weitong seemed to have disappeared. Otherwise, he would not have praised Zheng Weitong in the live broadcast room many times. What a surprise change! Wang Tianyi's attitude changed, and the competition in the chess world eased, but it also brought a sense of loneliness. Zheng Weitong's fade out made Wang Tianyi miss his former opponent.