Chapter 206: The Voice of Chess Players

Donghai City, Eastern Chess Institute, Tenth Dan Tournament.

At this moment, in this chess room, there were countless cameras, all of which were aimed at the chessboard in the center of the room.

On the chessboard, chess pieces fell one after another.

Under the calligraphy with the words "Sitting and Discussing Taoism" written in a flamboyant style, this chess game is neither treacherous nor murderous, but it has a hint of solemnity and murderousness in the form of an upright teacher.

On one side of the chess table, there was a man in his thirties, with bright eyes and an elegant temperament. On the other side, there was a man in his forties, with thick black hair. He looked at the chessboard in front of him and clenched the folding fan in his hand.

At this time, beads of cold sweat had already appeared on the foreheads and temples of both of them.

The female chess player who was in charge of noting the chess pieces swallowed subconsciously as she watched the two men take chess pieces out of the chess box one after another and slowly place them on the chessboard.

“So handsome…”

She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but she felt that when the two men made their moves, they carried a certain momentum, as if a strong sense of oppression was coming towards her.

But this feeling of oppression does not make people uncomfortable, it only makes people feel extremely solemn, and people cannot take their eyes off this chess game.

Both of them put their right hands into the chess box, and then picked up the chess pieces with their index and middle fingers, and slightly separated their ring fingers and little fingers...

And then.

DA! The chess piece falls!

Every time the chess piece landed on the chessboard, the crisp sound of the chess piece landing was enough to shock everyone! Every time the two of them landed a chess piece, they would not withdraw their hands immediately after landing it. Instead, after landing the chess piece, they would slightly push the chess piece to the center of the point.

They will not stop until they are sure that the chess pieces are placed in the most standard position without any deviation.

From picking up the chess piece, to putting it down, to finally stopping, there is actually... a kind of beauty.

Yes, beautiful.

Even people who know nothing about Go can feel the beauty and be deeply shocked by this game. However, it must be said that it is their loss if they do not understand Go.

Because people who understand Go can appreciate the beauty and the grandeur of the game, and see the sharp edge hidden under the beauty, which is not only lingering but also thrilling! In the silent chess room, only the sound of chess pieces falling echoed continuously.

"This is... a game between masters."

The female chess player of the first dan level who was taking notes could not calm down for a long time. Her heart was filled with only longing and yearning. She looked at the chess game and was stunned without realizing it.

Not long after.

The man, who was about 40 years old, looked at the chessboard in front of him in silence for a moment, and finally put down the folding fan in his hand, lowered his head and said, "I lost."

Hearing this, the chess player on the other side breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for your advice."

The chess game is over.

The two had just finished their greetings when suddenly there was a "click" and the door of the chat room was pushed open. Then Jiang Changdong walked in.

Seeing Jiang Changdong, the uninvited guest, the chess player in his forties on the side of the chess table couldn't help but frowned, and the chess player in his thirties was also slightly stunned.

Jiang Changdong walked all the way to the chess table and cast his eyes towards the chessboard.

After just one glance at the chessboard, Jiang Changdong withdrew his gaze, then looked at the chess player in his forties, and asked with a smile: "Old Ni, what's wrong with you?"

"Could it be that Ni Jingyan, who held the three major titles of Grand Chess Master, Tianyuan, and Mingren at the same time ten years ago, has lost his sword?"

Hearing this, Ni Jingyan remained silent.

Jiang Changdong looked at Ni Jingyan for a moment before he spoke: "Old Ni, the chess game is about to begin."

"I heard that you lost to that kid Che Wenyu not long ago."

"That kid is only seventeen years old, right? He has won all the games in the Yingjiao Cup so far. With that kid around, it seems like there is a lot of hope for the younger generation."

Jiang Changdong suddenly changed the subject and said, "But, to be honest, I don't know whether I should be happy or unhappy about this news."

Jiang Changdong narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to say to Ni Jingyan: "Old Ni, don't let the five chess players who were once known as the five great chess masters of China, only me and Lao Zhuang, will be left among the ten chess players who participated in the competition."

After saying that, Jiang Changdong didn't wait for Ni Jingyan to reply, he turned his head to look at the man opposite Ni Jingyan and said, "Yan Shengxuan, 9th Dan, congratulations on winning this game. You are one step closer to the 10th Dan Challenge Tournament."

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Jiangling.

Two days later, the Tianjiao Cup qualifiers started again.

Yu Shao took a taxi to the chess academy early in the morning. As soon as he got off the car, he saw Su Yiming just getting off another taxi not far away. When he saw Yu Shao, he was also slightly stunned.

The two haven't seen each other for almost a month. The previous Yingjiao Cup competitions happened to be staggered and not on the same day, and one of them signed up for the national player competition, and the other signed up for the grand chess player competition, and they were not on the same day.

"Lao Su, your Yingjiao Cup match is also today?"

Yu Shao walked over and asked curiously.

"No, I have competitions in the past two days. Today is the Grand Chess Tournament, and the Yingjiao Cup is tomorrow."

Su Yiming shook his head and walked into the chess academy with Yu Shao. As they walked, he asked, "You haven't lost yet, right?"

“I’ve lost.”

Yu Shao shook his head and said.

"Lost?!"

Hearing this, Su Yiming's pupils shrank, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Yu Shao, and asked hurriedly: "Lost? When? Who did you lose to? How many points did you lose?"

"I lost to Wu Zhixuan."

Yu Shao yawned and said, "Last night, she insisted on playing online chess. As we were chatting, I made a mistake and a large piece was lost. In the end, I couldn't get it back after the official game, and lost two and a half points."

"Online chess?"

Su Yiming was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became speechless, and said, "I thought you lost the game."

Yu Shao shook his head and said with a smile: "You haven't even lost a single game in the competition, how can I lose to you?"

Hearing this, Su Yiming turned his head, looked at Yu Shao steadily, and said, "I think so too."

Yu Shao smiled and asked as he walked: "I feel like you don't like playing online chess very much?"

"Um."

Su Yiming nodded, with a dazed look in his eyes, and said, "I'm not used to it."

Yu Shao was just about to speak when a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Old Yu! Old Su!"

Hearing this voice, Yu Shao and Su Yiming stopped at the same time and looked behind them.

Not far behind them, Jiang Xiahua looked at Yu Shao and Su Yiming with surprise, and hurried over and asked, "Why are you all here? Do you also have Yingjiao Cup matches today?"

"I am competing in the Yingjiao Cup today, and he is competing in the Grand Chess Masters Competition?"

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Yu Shao looked at Jiang Xiahua strangely: "But, you said 'also'?"

"Hahaha."

Jiang Xiahua looked a little embarrassed, and with a forced laugh, he said, "I was eliminated in the first stage competition, and I signed up before the Yingjiao Cup ended. Today is the first game."

As soon as he finished explaining, Jiang Xiahua quickly changed the subject and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"

"It's about Su Yiming not being used to playing online chess." Yu Shao replied.

"Not used to playing online chess?"

Jiang Xiahua was stunned for a moment, looked at Su Yiming, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with playing chess online?"

"I have played a lot of chess online, but I still feel that although it is convenient to play chess online, as a chess player, we should play chess face to face and openly, rather than hiding on the Internet."

Su Yiming was silent for a moment, then said, "More importantly, when playing chess online, you can't feel the temperature of the chess pieces, nor can you hear the sound of the pieces falling."

Hearing this, Yu Shao was slightly stunned.

"The sound of a falling piece?"

Jiang Xiahua was a little puzzled: "There are sound effects?"

“Although there is a sound effect of a piece dropping, that is not the sound of a real piece dropping.”

Su Yiming shook his head and said, "In real life, when playing chess, the sound of the chess pieces dropping may seem to be the same, but in fact, each sound is different."

"no the same?"

Jiang Xiahua was even more confused.

At this time, Yu Shao glanced at Su Yiming and answered for Su Yiming: "The subtle difference in the sound of each move is... the voice of the chess player."

"right."

Su Yiming smiled and said.

Hearing this answer, Jiang Xiahua suddenly froze in place.

"You're not leaving?"

After Yu Shao and Su Yiming walked forward for a while, Yu Shao suddenly found that Jiang Xiahua did not catch up with them. He turned his head to look at Jiang Xiahua and asked curiously.

Hearing this, Jiang Xiahua suddenly woke up from his dream and hurriedly followed Yu Shao and Su Yiming.

During this time, Yu Shao and Su Yiming were chatting casually, but Jiang Xiahua couldn't hear a word they said.

Yu Shao and Su Yiming were clearly right in front of him, but he felt that Yu Shao and Su Yiming... were extremely far away from him.

Soon, the three of them parted at a corner. Yu Shao and Jiang Xiahua walked towards the chess room where the Yingjiao Cup qualifiers were held, while Su Yiming walked towards the chess room where the Grand Chess Championship qualifiers were held.

Yu Shao soon discovered that Jiang Xiahua was a little absent-minded, and asked curiously: "Old Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing... nothing."

Jiang Xiahua shook his head: "I couldn't sleep yesterday."

"Yeah?"

Yu Shao glanced at Jiang Xiahua in confusion, but didn't think too much about it. He quickly came to the game room with Jiang Xiahua, and then walked to their respective tables.

And the other side.

Su Yiming also came to the chess room where the Grand Chess Championship preliminaries were held. The moment Su Yiming walked in, he immediately attracted the attention of all chess players.

Su Yiming looked at table number five with a calm expression.

At this time, a thin young man about twenty-four or twenty-five years old had sat down on the side of table number five. He glanced at Su Yiming with an extremely complicated expression on his face.

Su Yiming walked straight to table number five and sat down opposite the young man.

In an instant, countless chess players rushed up and surrounded table number five. They had no competitions today, but they came here specifically to watch today’s game!

Le Haoqiang, who did not participate in the Yingjiao Cup match today, was also among them.

He Yu is 6th Dan, yes, Su Yiming is 1st Dan!

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ps: I'm a bit stuck, so the next chapter might be updated in the early morning. Don't wait any longer, it's my fault, so just save it for tomorrow's update.

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