Chapter 147 Winning and Losing in Dreams

Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…

Inside the game room, the sound of chess pieces falling on the board was endless.

More and more people gathered around the table. Everyone looked down at the chessboard, opened their mouths slightly, and widened their eyes subconsciously.

After a long time, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and put it down gently.

clatter.

Ten columns and fifteen rows, broken.

The sound of the pieces falling is extremely crisp.

After seeing this move, Jiang Xiahua was unable to take out the chess piece even though his right hand was still in the chess box.

"It's the end..."

When everyone saw Heizi's move, they already knew the answer.

"Heizi, the dragon slayer wins."

Black won in the middle game, which was an outcome that everyone should have been able to predict.

But at this moment, everyone around was looking at the chessboard. There was complete silence and stillness.

"The white piece relied on its own chess skills to complete this chess game together with the black piece..."

Fang Haoxin looked at the chessboard, his eyes trembling, and he swallowed subconsciously, thinking of the second game against Su Yiming, when he had directly resigned himself...

Not only Fang Haoxin, but everyone was looking at the chessboard, unable to say a word.

The difference in chess strength between the two sides was obvious. The black pieces had the advantage from the beginning to the end, and in the end they completely defeated the white pieces' right wing and killed the white dragon.

But……

The performance of the white pieces in this game was beyond everyone's expectations. Even under the fierce and sharp attack of the black pieces, the white pieces remained extremely tenacious and showed amazing resilience.

Although the dragon was slain in the end, Bai Zi was able to hold on until now under such an unfavorable situation, which is already... incredible.

"it's over……"

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, feeling a little surprised.

Although this was not a fair fight, it was beyond his expectation that Jiang Xiahua could hold out until now after he had gained the advantage first.

In the middle game, Jiang Xiahua made several moves that he thought were very good. Even when he was at a disadvantage, he still dared to fight at break points instead of just avoiding and defending.

In this game, it was almost impossible to find any mistakes made by Jiang Xiahua, except for some slow moves.

Although in the details, it still exposed Jiang Xiahua's defects of caring too much about local gains and losses, lacking a sense of the overall situation, and not being accurate enough in judging the situation.

But for a teenager who is trying to become a professional chess player, being able to perform like this is already a rare achievement.

Opposite Yu Shao, Jiang Xiahua looked at the chessboard. Although the big dragon was killed and the loss of the game was inevitable, there was no sadness on his face at this moment, but he looked a little dazed.

During this game of chess, he completely forgot about winning or losing, forgot about time, and immersed himself in the game. He finally came to his senses when the big dragon was killed.

"This is the chess piece I made myself."

Re-examining the situation and recalling every move that had taken place before, Jiang Xiahua found it somewhat unbelievable.

Even though I lost, but——

"I've improved my chess skills..."

Jiang Xiahua had never felt so clearly the moment when his chess skills improved.

This feeling made Jiang Xiahua's heart pound and his whole body was filled with joy.

After a long time, Jiang Xiahua suppressed his inner excitement, took a deep breath, bowed his head and said to Yu Shao: "I lost."

There was no trace of reluctance in his tone, and his face no longer had the confusion he had before the game.

Hearing this, Yu Shao immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice."

Jiang Xiahua also responded immediately: "Thank you for your advice."

The chess game is over.

But everyone was still unable to recover from the shock, staring blankly at the chessboard, amazed at the tenacious resistance of the white pieces in this game.

After watching yesterday's game, everyone thought that in today's game, Jiang Xiahua would lose his fighting spirit and be defeated by Yu Shao with ease.

But the fact is not so.

Although the white pieces were indeed defeated by the black pieces' powerful attack, the white pieces' moves made in desperate situations still sparkled.

"It's a good rain."

At this moment, Su Yiming's voice suddenly sounded among the crowd.

Hearing this, everyone was slightly startled and immediately turned their eyes to Su Yiming.

“It’s a really good game of chess.”

Su Yiming looked at Jiang Xiahua, then looked at Yu Shao, thought for a moment, and said, "Would you like to have dinner together? I'll treat you."

"go."

When Jiang Xiahua heard that Su Yiming was treating them, his eyes lit up and he immediately nodded, then looked at Yu Shao.

Since Su Yiming wanted to treat them, Yu Shao naturally had no objection. He nodded, stood up and looked at Ma Zhengyu standing beside him.

Ma Zhengyu nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew the outcome of the game.

At this time, Su Yiming looked at Fang Haoxin in the crowd again and asked, "Do you want to go with us?"

Hearing Su Yiming's words, Fang Haoxin was stunned. He didn't know why Su Yiming invited him. He didn't know if it was an illusion. They were obviously not familiar with each other, but he always felt that Su Yiming paid special attention to him.

However, thinking of the second game between him and Su Yiming, Fang Haoxin fell silent.

He finally shook his head and refused: "Thank you...you go ahead."

Seeing Fang Haoxin's refusal, Su Yiming opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end.

Soon, the three of them walked out of the game room together.

Seeing the three people leave, everyone had different thoughts. Some people left the game room, while others stayed in the room, planning to watch the games at other tables.

Ma Zhengyu returned to the referee's seat and couldn't help but recall every chess game he had witnessed in this qualifying tournament.

As the vice chairman of the Southern Chess Institute and the chief referee of so many ranking tournaments, he can be said to have seen a lot of ups and downs and witnessed the ups and downs of countless influential figures.

However, there had never been a ranking tournament before that left such a deep impression on him as this year's. He felt that he might never forget this ranking tournament for the rest of his life.

From the game between Su Yiming and Fang Haoxin, to Zhuang Feisu's defeat at the hands of Yu Shao, and finally to the fierce battle between Su Yiming and Yu Shao yesterday...

Even though a day had passed since yesterday's game of chess, when he thought back on it now, he was still deeply shocked.

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This year's qualifying tournament is the Lan Ke Cup. At this moment, Ma Zhengyu actually had the same mentality as the Lan Ke man. He felt a sense of empathy for the Lan Ke man who had been watching a game of chess for a hundred years.

"Although the chess world in our country is no longer as prosperous as it was during Shen Yi's time, and can only barely hang around in the upper reaches, in international competitions, it is almost only Zhuang Weisheng, the 10th dan, who is the only one holding the key."

"but……"

“The future is worth looking forward to!”

Ma Zhengyu looked at the chess players still fighting fiercely in the game room, and couldn't help but think of the chess game between Yu Shao and Jiang Xiahua just now, and took a deep breath.

“The brilliance of genius is indeed extremely bright, but the brilliance of those chess players who keep working hard and chasing is equally shining!”

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Yu Shao and the other two soon arrived at a Sichuan restaurant. Yu Shao and Su Yiming ordered two dishes each, but when it was Jiang Xiahua's turn, he picked up the menu and started to choose.

"Madam, braised spicy chicken, mapo tofu, pickled fish, and then..."

Yu Shao's mouth twitched, and he quickly interrupted Jiang Xiahua and said, "Although it's someone else's treat, there are only three of us. Can we finish all the food you ordered?"

"I turned my grief and anger into appetite. He'll pay for two dishes. I can pay for the rest myself, right?"

Jiang Xiahua looked angry and said, "You have already got the quota in advance. I have to play another life-and-death game tomorrow, so of course I have to eat more!"

After hearing Jiang Xiahua say that he would pay for it himself, Yu Shao didn't know what to say and had to let Jiang Xiahua order the dishes.

Soon, Jiang Xiahua ordered four dishes in one breath, then put down the menu with a feeling of being unsatisfied.

"You played a very good game of chess just now."

Su Yiming looked at Jiang Xiahua and said, "Based on your level in the previous game, none of those who had drawn a bye before should be your opponent."

"But that state is hard to come by."

Jiang Xiahua shook his head and said, "Although I do feel that my chess skills have improved, it is still difficult to perform so well in every game. I still need to hone my skills."

Jiang Xiahua couldn't help but sigh, looked at Yu Shao, then looked at Su Yiming, and asked in confusion: "You two are obviously just amateur chess players, why do you have such chess skills?

Hearing this, Yu Shao couldn't help but look at Su Yiming. Although he had seen many geniuses, there were also some who were very young but had very high chess skills.

However, those people all started learning Go since childhood, continued to hone their skills in the dojo, became professional players at a very young age, and finally became skilled after constantly fighting in professional competitions.

You know, Su Yiming is not a young man trying to get a championship.

So even Yu Shao found it hard to believe that Su Yiming had such good chess skills.

After hearing Jiang Xiahua's words, Su Yiming was silent for a moment, and finally said: "I once had a dream in which I kept winning chess. After waking up, I found that playing chess became much easier."

"Dream?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiahua looked puzzled and asked, "Why are you writing a novel here? And you're still talking about epiphanies in dreams? If you have talent, just say it. It's not like I can't stand setbacks."

Su Yiming was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Yu Shao, staring at him closely, and asked, "What about you?"

"I?"

Yu Shao didn't take Su Yiming's words seriously. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I also had a dream. In the dream, I kept losing chess. After waking up, I also found that playing chess became much easier."

Hearing Yu Shao's answer, Su Yiming was stunned.

"That's enough."

Jiang Xiahua on the side could not help but roll his eyes and complained: "I will also hurry up and dream today, and try to play three-knock cycles, four-knock cycles, and always draw in my dreams, and then I will find that playing chess has become easier tomorrow."

Su Yiming was silent for a moment, looked at Yu Shao, and said, "You don't have a game tomorrow, so you should have time, right?"

"tomorrow?"

Yu Shao thought about it, nodded, and asked, "I do have time, what's the matter?"

"If we have time, let's find a chess hall nearby and play another game tomorrow?" Su Yiming looked at Yu Shao and asked.

Su Yiming has not had a bye so far, which means that it will definitely not be him who will play chess with Jiang Xiahua tomorrow, as he has already secured a spot as a professional chess player.

Xin'an is the birthplace of the Lan Ke legend, where chess is very popular. There are many chess halls of all sizes nearby. Yu Shao saw more than one on the street on his way to dinner a few days ago.

Hearing Su Yiming's words, Yu Shao was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he did not refuse and nodded, "Okay."

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ps: I'm putting out a broken bowl to ask for votes next month! (End of this chapter)