Wednesday, January 11, 2006

No game to play is the greatest fear

The greatest fear is that there is no more game to play.

By the time it appears in XIANGQI EN BLOG, the following imaginary dialogue must have circulated times and again in numerous Xiangqi circles, which enjoy a good laugh when there is occasion.

Show presenter Ms Gao: Contestant No. 9 please. Grandmaster Liu Dianzhong, tell us who is your most difficult and feared opponent?

GM Liu Dianzhong: Grandmaster Lu Qin.

Gao: Why is it so?

Liu: Lu's secret weapon 'Flying Dagger' (Fei Dao) had never missed its target once.

Gao: Where it hurt you most in pain?

Liu: In the head.

Gao: In your long career you are most afraid of what?

Liu: Losing a game.

Gao: Wrong! Your great fear is having no game to play. (To audience), isn't?

Audience (roared): Yes !

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