Chapter 156: The feeling of being powerless to fight back (Additional chapters, requesting monthly tickets)
In the next few days, Yu Shao went to school as usual every day, cherishing his student life that was about to pass away completely.
After all, after the Xinhuo War, he will officially enter the world of professional chess players, and I'm afraid he will have very little time to come to school in the future.
Xu Zijin didn't know whether he had the same idea as Yu Shao, but he went to school and came home normally every day these days. Class 6 of Grade 2 suddenly became the focus of the whole school again.
Although many people in the school knew that Xu Zijin had a good family background, they didn’t know Xu Zijin’s specific situation.
Now, with the end of the Go ranking tournament, the fact that Xu Zijin's father is Xu Duanhua was exposed, which caused quite a stir in the school.
After school every day, Yu Shao would go to the school activity room to play chess and review games with Zhou De and others. Xu Zijin was also there of course. Every day at around 5:20 in the afternoon, the sound of chess pieces dropping would be heard in the activity room on time.
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Time flies, and soon a week has passed.
For nearly half a month, the enthusiasm for the ranking tournament had died down, but as the Torch Battle is about to begin, the first-level chess players who successfully ranked first this year have once again become a hot topic.
There is no doubt that the name that attracted the most attention in this Torch Battle is Yu Shao.
In this world, it is quite rare for amateur chess players to be promoted to the professional level, because there are too many young players striving for the professional level, let alone to be promoted to the professional level with a perfect record.
But the most outrageous thing is that in this ranking tournament there are two players, Zhuang Fei and Fang Haoxin, who were highly anticipated before the tournament and were considered by everyone to be the two people whose places were almost predetermined.
As a result, two eye-catching dark horses suddenly emerged, and Fang Haoxin finally qualified for the professional stage with great difficulty, while Zhuang Fei, the son of Zhuang Weisheng, was miserably eliminated.
This has also led to the fact that this year's Torch War in the Southern Division has attracted special attention, not only in China, but also abroad, people are paying attention to this year's qualifying tournament.
As everyone is looking forward to it, the first battle of the Torch War is finally about to begin!
Early that morning, Yu Shao took a taxi to the Southern Chess Institute.
Yu Shao had been to Gangneung Chess Institute before to sign up for the qualifying tournament, but this was his first time at the Nambu Chess Institute.
Originally, Yu Shao thought that the decoration of Jiangling Chess Academy was already quite high-end and classy, but now when he came to the Southern Main Chess Academy, Yu Shao discovered that Jiangling Chess Academy was far inferior to the Southern Main Chess Academy.
In this world, other chess academies are responsible for some external reception, chess competition registration and other tasks. Generally, the main chess academy in each competition area is the venue for major Go competitions.
The Southern Chess Academy covers a very large area, with antique decoration, red walls and green tiles, and is majestic. Through the high walls, you can faintly see countless pavilions inside the walls. In the morning light, the chess academy is like an ancient temple, giving people a sense of solemnity and dignity.
As soon as Yu Shao got out of the taxi, he saw Jiang Xiahua at the door.
Although today is not the day for Yu Shao to fight the Torch War, Jiang Xiahua's Torch War and Xu Zijin's Torch War are also held today.
Jiang Xiahua sent a WeChat message a few days ago to invite Yu Shao to come and watch the game. Considering that he had never been to the Southern Chess Institute before, it would be good for him to come and see the situation today, so Yu Shao came.
"Yu Shao, have you received the arrangements for the Xinhuo War?"
At the entrance of the Southern Chess Academy, Jiang Xiahua saw Yu Shao getting off the taxi and immediately walked up to him and asked curiously, "Who is your partner? Who is your opponent? What's the time?"
"Received. The time is set for tomorrow."
Yu Shao nodded. He had received an email from the Southern Chess Institute the day before yesterday, which said, "My partner is Master Kong Zi, and my opponents are Master Zhuang Weisheng, 10th Dan, and Fang Haoxin."
"Hahaha, Master really guessed it right!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiahua couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, "Teacher Kong Zi really doesn't mind the trouble. He came all the way here to participate in our Southern Division's Xinhuo Battle, and after participating, he had to take a plane back overnight to join his apprentice."
"Did you guess it?"
Yu Shao was a little surprised. He was also a little surprised when he saw the battle schedule the day before yesterday. He didn't expect that he would face Zhuang Weisheng in the Xinhuo Battle.
Zhuang Weisheng, this is a name that can often be seen in the news and advertisements since he traveled through time. He is known as the eternal tenth dan and currently holds the two major titles of tenth dan and Tianyuan.
"After all, you beat Zhuang Fei. Teacher Zhuang Weisheng must want to know your chess skills."
Jiang Xiahua smiled and said, "And the Tianyuan title that Master Kong Zi had snatched from Master Zhuang Weisheng with great difficulty was snatched back by Master Zhuang Weisheng."
"Mr. Kong Zi was filled with rage. He definitely didn't want to miss this opportunity, which was not embarrassing if he lost but would be very satisfying if he won. He would accept it even if it was a bit tiring."
"And Chairman Ma of our Southern Chess Academy has a very good personal relationship with Master Kong Zi. Since Master Kong Zi has taken the initiative to apply, Chairman Ma will most likely agree to this non-principled issue."
At this point, Jiang Xiahua couldn't help but sigh and said, "Although Master might be unhappy to hear this, I have to say that Teacher Zhuang Weisheng is really too strong."
Yu Shao was slightly startled and looked at Jiang Xiahua.
"Do you know Qin Haisheng is a seventh-level person?"
Jiang Xiahua's eyes were filled with longing, and he said, "I remember when Qin Haisheng was a rookie at the 7th dan level, he ran into Master Zhuang Weisheng at the 2nd dan level."
"In that game, Qin Haisheng, the seventh dan, was defeated and had no chance to fight back."
"Later, Qin Haisheng, 7th dan, went to Japan to hone his chess skills. His chess skills improved by leaps and bounds. Half a year ago, he was promoted to 7th dan, which is considered a high-level chess player and can compete with 9th dan."
"Some time ago, he returned to China to continue participating in domestic chess competitions. In the regional competition, he met Zhuang Weisheng, 10th Dan, again."
Jiang Xiahua paused, without saying who won or lost the game. He just looked at Yu Shao, sneered and asked, "Do you know what Qin Haisheng, 7th Dan, said when he was interviewed by reporters after the game?"
Yu Shao shook his head and asked, "What did you say?"
"Qin Haisheng said..."
Jiang Xiahua took a deep breath, looked at Yu Shao, and said slowly in an inexplicable tone: "Just like when he was at the second level, he once again felt the feeling of being powerless to fight back."
Hearing this, Yu Shao was stunned.
Although Jiang Xiahua did not say who would win the game between Qin Haisheng, 7th dan, and Zhuang Weisheng, 10th dan, the answer was obvious after he said this -
Qin Haisheng, 7th dan, lost, and it was a... miserable defeat.
"How about it? Now that you know that you will play against Zhuang Weisheng, the 10th dan, in the Xinhuo Battle tomorrow, how do you feel?" Jiang Xiahua asked with a smile.
"Hearing what you said."
Yu Shao thought about it and replied, "I'm looking forward to it even more."
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When Jiang Xiahua heard Yu Shao's answer, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Good fellow."
After coming back to his senses, Jiang Xiahua couldn't help but pat Yu Shao's shoulder heavily and sighed: "No wonder you play chess so well. I'm looking forward to watching your Xinhuo battle tomorrow."
"Okay, come on in, I haven't been to the Southern Chess Academy yet."
Yu Shao was somewhat curious about what the Southern Chess Academy looked like, so he spoke up.
"You are a chess player from Jiangling, and you have never been to the Southern Chess Academy before? I have been here several times."
Jiang Xiahua was a little confused when he heard Yu Shao's words, but he didn't say anything else. He soon walked into the chess academy with Yu Shao.
Walking into the gate of the chess academy, the first thing that caught Yu Shao's eye was the pavilions, towers, terraces and corridors, an ancient garden scenery that made Yu Shao a little amazed.
"The location of the Nanbu Chess Academy is where Yang Shirong and Gong Sheng played against each other in the past. Three hundred years ago, they left behind ten chess records that are still popular today."
Jiang Xiahua introduced to Yu Shao: "These ten games were all very exciting, with both sides winning and losing. However, the record of the last game was lost, and only the final result is left."
Yu Shao was a little surprised to hear this.
Yang Shirong and Gong Sheng?
Before this, Yu Shao had specially looked up the chess records of Yang Shirong and Gong Sheng, and then imitated their chess styles, continued to play in the middle and late stages, and gave the chess records to Xu Zijin. He did not expect that the two would play against each other here.
"At that time, people commented on these ten chess games, saying that the moves were like those of a fairy, without any worldly tricks, and that this was a gift from heaven, far beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Jiang Xiahua smiled and said, "Although from today's perspective, both sides have some shortcomings, but the attacks and kills of both sides in the middle game are exquisite, and they also have a lot of inspiration for today's chess players."
"Later, many famous Go players played here, including Shen Yi and Fang Xin...which led to this place becoming a place where almost every Go player had to come and check in."
"Therefore, fifty years ago, the headquarters of the Southern Chess Academy was established here, and countless chess players are here, continuing to fight fiercely on the chessboard just like three hundred years ago."
Jiang Xiahua pointed to a large hall not far away and said, "That's the hall. Let's go in."
Yu Shao withdrew his gaze and quickly followed Jiang Xiahua into the hall.
The main hall is decorated in an antique style, but after walking in, Yu Shao discovered that it is actually very modern. The hall is air-conditioned and has many display cabinets selling things related to Go, such as chess tables, folding fans, chess boards, and chess books.
"Do you want to buy a fan? Some Go masters like to hold a fan." Jiang Xiahua turned his head to look at Yu Shao, and asked with a smile: "Don't you think holding a fan is very master-like?"
"No, I'm not used to it."
Yu Shao shook his head and politely declined Jiang Xiahua's proposal.
Many Go players do like to hold a folding fan. This is a habit passed down from ancient times, because there was no air conditioning at that time and fans were used to cool off.
However, among modern chess players, almost no one holds a fan during the game, at least Yu Shao himself is not used to it.
"All right."
Jiang Xiahua just said it casually, and soon took Yu Shao out of the hall and wandered around other places in the Southern Chess Academy.
The Torch War doesn't start until 1 p.m., and it's not even noon yet, so Jiang Xiahua is not in a hurry.
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