Chapter 209 An Hongshi and Yu Shao

Not long after Le Haoqiang left, after playing more than a dozen moves, Yu Shao once again took out a chess piece from the chess box and placed it on the chessboard.

Da! Eight columns and seven rows, dig!

Seeing this move, Yang Liqiang's eyes twitched twice, he clenched his fists, and finally released them, then lowered his head deeply and said, "I lost..."

This move was the final word, and it killed the last possible counterattack of his black pieces, leaving no room for pursuit! "Thank you for your advice."

Yu Shao bowed his head and saluted.

Yang Liqiang was silent for a moment, and finally returned the greeting.

After the two of them cleaned up the chessboard, Yu Shao stood up and walked towards the referee. After reporting the results, he walked over to Su Yiming's table and took a look.

Seeing the situation on the board, Su Yiming was about to win, so Yu Shao was too lazy to continue watching and turned around to leave the game room.

Looking at Yu Shao's departing back, several young chess players in the game room looked at Yang Liqiang. When they saw Yang Liqiang's gloomy expression, they were stunned for a moment, and then their expressions darkened.

The other chess players let out a breath, suppressed their inner shock, then calmed down, lowered their heads, and continued to concentrate on their own games.

Even if Yu Shao defeated Yang Liqiang, it had nothing to do with them. That was not their problem to worry about. In the next game, they were destined not to compete with Yu Shao!

The only thing they can do is to play each game of chess well!

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After finishing today's game and having lunch in the chess academy cafeteria, Yu Shao left the academy and took a taxi back home.

As soon as he opened the door, Yu Shao saw Yu Dongming, who was curled up on the sofa in the living room, holding the TV remote control on his mobile phone and changing TV channels.

"dad?"

Seeing Yu Dongming at home, Yu Shao was a little surprised and asked, "You didn't go to the store today? Where's your mom?"

"I'm not going today. I'm too tired. I'm closed for the day. Your mom is going to play mahjong with Aunt Song upstairs."

Yu Dongming nodded, and while changing the TV channel with the remote control, he asked, "How was the game today?"

“I won.”

Yu Shao changed into slippers, put his sneakers on the shoe rack, and answered casually.

"Good, keep up the good work."

Yu Dongming nodded and said with a smile.

Ever since Yu Shao became a professional Go player, he basically hasn't asked about Yu Shao's game results. After all, he knows nothing about Go, so his worries are in vain. He only knows that Yu Shao's current record is very good.

At this time, Yu Dongming pressed the remote control again and changed the TV channel.

After seeing the TV screen, Yu Dongming was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Xiao Shao, come and see, how do you think the white pieces will play this game?"

Yu Shao was slightly startled, walked to the living room, and then looked at the TV screen.

At this moment, a chess game was being broadcast live on TV. The chessboard was reduced to the lower right corner. Two professional chess players in the studio set up exactly the same situation on the board and were explaining it to the audience.

"The third match of the Honinbo title tournament, Honinbo Shinkazu, right, the Go Master Yasuda Hiroshi?"

Seeing the two players in this chess game, Yu Shao was a little surprised.

Even he had heard of the names Honinbo Shinkazu and Yasuda Hiroshi. Both of them are among the top chess players in Japan today.

It is worth mentioning that, unlike China, in Japan's title competitions, there are no two titles of national player and great chess player. Instead, there are two unique titles of Honinbo and Oza.

Yu Shao looked at the overall situation, thought for a moment, and said, "This move, White's sticking seems to be a necessary move, but after the opponent stabs, it may be difficult to deal with."

"However, if the black piece breaks through the air, the black piece will have no choice but to fight back... So, the white piece might go in with fourteen columns and eight rows?"

Yu Shao had just finished speaking when, in the lower right corner of the TV screen, Honinbo Shinwa, who was playing with white pieces, finally took the chess piece out of the chess box and gently put it down.

Fourteen columns and eight rows, dot! Seeing this move, the two professional chess players who were responsible for explaining the game were immediately surprised.

"Clicked in?"

"She didn't stick it on to make it thicker, but took it off first and clicked it in. This is too elegant!"

"What a great move! No wonder Shin and Honinbo were so lost in thought over this move. In this case, Go Master Yasuda Hiroshi can only jump here..."

Watching the two professional chess players on the TV screen begin to analyze the subsequent changes in the chess game, Yu Dongming looked at his son in surprise, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "Xiao Shao, you guessed it right, awesome!"

"Dad, you continue watching TV. I'll go into the bedroom and play on the computer for a while."

Yu Shao smiled indifferently, glanced at the TV screen again, then turned his head and spoke to Yu Dongming.

"OK."

Yu Dongming nodded, picked up the TV remote control, and quickly changed the channel.

Although the world is quite fond of playing chess and Go has a great influence, and there are many people who can play Go, so much so that Go halls can be found everywhere, but Yu Dongming just doesn't understand it at all.

Yu Shao walked into the bedroom and turned on the computer. He originally wanted to play some games and take a break, but suddenly he thought of the chess game he played with Yang Liqiang today.

"Although we won, we should have had a chance to slay the dragon in one fell swoop, but in the end we only cut off his chess muscles and killed several corners of him into stupid shapes...Although his big dragon survived in humiliation, it did survive."

"Although I have enough calculations, I have played too many chess games in my previous life where I controlled the board to death. I subconsciously always want to overpower others with my strength. In the most intense battle in the middle game, my sense of smell is not sharp enough."

Yu Shao frowned slightly, not very satisfied with his performance in today's game of chess.

"Play a game of blitz online, just play casually, first fish and then wash, and get a feel for the isolated pieces in the chaos of the battle."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Shao opened the "Nineteen" platform.

Before, Yu Shao and Wu Zhixuan played online chess on the domestic platform "Shou Tan Chun Qiu". As for the "Shi Jiu" platform, they hadn't logged in for a long time.

Because I have won too many consecutive games on the platform of Nineteen before, the opponents I get matched with are usually not too weak, and I can find the feeling in the super-fast chess battles.

Soon, after logging into the account, Yu Shao moved the mouse and clicked lightly to start matching opponents.

Not long after, Yu Shao was matched with an opponent. After guessing the first move, Yu Shao played black first.

Yu Shao clicked the mouse lightly and quickly made the first move.

Sixteen columns and four rows, stars.

Because it was a fast game, the opponent made his moves very quickly and I responded immediately.

Four columns and sixteen rows, stars.

The sound of chess pieces dropping on the floor began to echo in the room.

"Huh?"

As it rained, a look of surprise appeared on Yu Shao's face.

Before the start of this game, he had decided to scoop first and then clean up. The so-called scoop first and then clean up means to scoop up enough corners and solid areas, and then go deep into the enemy's formation alone and turn the world upside down.

This method is simple and crude. If you come out alive, the opponent will die. If you don't come out alive, you will die too. Therefore, many people jokingly call "fish out first and then wash" as "fish out first and then die."

Therefore, in this game of chess, Yu Shao did not pursue the best move, but just kept gaining ground, and then waited to rush into the opponent's formation and turn it upside down.

But even though he was constantly trying desperately to gain ground, every move he made, even if not perfect, was definitely not bad, and as a result, the opponent's response was flawless.

"interesting!"

Yu Shao suddenly became interested and kept clicking the mouse, placing chess pieces one after another.

Gradually, as time passed, Yu Shao's expression became more and more surprised.

It would have been fine during the layout phase, but when he broke into the white piece formation to deal with the isolated piece, every move of the opponent was better than he expected and extremely methodical.

"Block it from here? This move is a bit difficult. It looks like this game of chess can be played to your heart's content!"

Yu Shao was surprised and happy. He looked at the computer screen and fell into deep thought.

"Next, if I stab him, he might jump away and move, and then I'll just hold him. Or maybe he'll break it and fight me to the death?"

"but……"

"If I go straight into it, Baizi will be in trouble!"

Thinking of this, Yu Shao immediately moved the mouse, clicked lightly, and placed the chess piece.

Da! Seven columns and twelve rows, bang! Not long after, on the computer screen, the white chess piece finally landed.

Five columns and ten rows, charge!

"rush?!"

Seeing this move, Yu Shao was slightly stunned.

This move was completely unexpected for him; he had not considered at all that the white piece might rush forward.

But just the next moment, Yu Shao seemed to realize something in an instant. He suddenly raised his eyelids, his pupils shrank slightly, and stared at the computer screen in front of him.

"After getting close, I thought Baizi would be in trouble, but in the end..."

"He turned the tables on me, ignoring both sides' finishing moves and rushing down to intercept my chess piece!"

Yu Shao stared at the computer screen closely, moved the mouse again, and with a light click, placed the chess piece.

Da! Five columns and eleven rows, stick! Soon, the white piece followed closely behind.

Four columns and twelve rows, sharp! "After you rush down, just sharpen it and fill it up directly. Don't give me any chance to counterattack. Are you going to cut off my black piece's life path?"

Yu Shao's eyelids twitched slightly, and his eyes became cold. He quickly slid the mouse again, lightly clicked the right button, and placed the chess piece!

Da! Eight columns and three rows, jump!

After the black piece fell, only four or five seconds later, the white piece fell right after it.

Because this is a super fast game, in the blink of an eye, six moves have been made.

"My chess shape is at risk of breaking!"

Seeing the white piece fall again, Yu Shao took a deep breath.

"I underestimated the enemy!"

"I totally misjudged his chess skills!"

Yu Shao slid the mouse again and immediately placed the black piece.

“This person…”

"Not just ordinary strong!"

On the computer screen, chess pieces kept falling. The black and white pieces were tightly entangled with each other and fighting each other. The situation was so complicated that it was unimaginable.

But in such a complicated situation, both sides made moves extremely quickly and...extremely accurately! Soon, both sides made more than a dozen moves again.

"Although the situation is very close..."

Yu Shao stared at the computer screen closely, and judged the current situation. His expression became colder than ever before, with a hint of murderous intent.

"But I did... fall into a disadvantage!"

But even so, there was no trace of panic on Yu Shao's face. Instead, he was extremely calm. He had no time to think about who the other party was. He just kept thinking about the various changes in the chess game in his mind!

"He ignored the slightest bit and attacked my isolated black piece, ignoring my threat... If he continues like this, my chess shape will collapse!"

A change in chess strategy slowly began to emerge in Yu Shao's mind.

Yu Shao looked at the computer screen, looking towards the lower left corner, his eyes showing a chill, staring coldly at the computer screen.

"His isolated chess piece in the lower left corner is the key to victory. We must use ourselves as bait to lure him deeper, draw him into the game, and then start a tough battle!"

"Here, let's fight to the death!"

Thinking of this, Yu Shao finally slid the mouse, lightly clicked the right button, and made another move! Da! Eight columns and fourteen rows, sharp! Soon, the white piece fell again.

Ta, da, da!

The two sides made their moves one after another, and the sound of the moves echoed in the room. Soon, after seven or eight moves, it was Yu Shao's turn to play again.

Yu Shao moved the mouse and placed another black piece! Da! Nine columns and seventeen rows, Xiao Fei!

This move, according to common sense, must stick to the chess, otherwise the black pieces on the lower left will be isolated and helpless, and look very weak.

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However, this time the black piece chose Xiaofei and directly bit the white piece's chess tendons, as if it wanted to kill the white piece!

"bring it on!"

Yu Shao stared at the computer screen, waiting for Bai Zi's response without saying a word!

Time passes by every second.

White has yet to make a move.

Soon, the countdown began.

Three! Two! One!

Looking at the pop-up window appearing on the computer screen, Yu Shao was slightly stunned, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Until the last second, White still did not respond and failed to place his piece.

【White, if the timeout is exceeded, the opponent loses.】

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Inside a luxurious sanatorium in Pyongyang.

"Teacher An Hongshi, I have told you many times that you can't play chess for a while. You need to rest well!"

A curly-haired, slightly plump middle-aged female nurse stretched out her big hand, snapped the laptop shut, and then said angrily: "I confiscated the laptop!"

On the hospital bed, a man with thick eyebrows and a heroic appearance frowned slightly and said helplessly, "You have to wait until I finish playing this game of chess, right?"

"no!"

The middle-aged female nurse rolled her eyes and said, "You should rest here for a while, so that you will have the energy to play chess again in the future. Your health is the capital of playing chess!"

An Hongshi looked at the computer picked up by the middle-aged female nurse and opened his mouth as if he was about to say something.

"No, I can't give you the laptop!"

The middle-aged female nurse saw what An Hongshi was going to say and kept complaining, "Really? How can someone play chess so recklessly? You can lose ten pounds after playing a game of chess. Even if you are in a nursing home, you still play chess online. Is playing chess so interesting?"

"It's interesting. There is nothing more interesting than playing chess."

An Hongshi shook his head and said with a smile: "As a chess player, even if he dies on the chessboard, it is a worthy death."

Hearing this, the middle-aged female nurse did not refute, but asked back: "But if you are dead, you can't play chess, right?"

An Hongshi was stunned and stopped talking immediately.

"So, Mr. An Hongshi, you are now ill from overwork. You really need to rest for a while. How can you participate in competitions every day?"

Seeing that An Hongshi's attitude had softened, the middle-aged female nurse said softly, "When you recover, you can play chess again."

"Of course, even if I recover, I will have to participate in fewer chess tournaments!"

The middle-aged female nurse emphasized, "You can no longer play chess every day like before. You don't want to really get sick and never be able to play chess again, right?"

After hearing what the nurse said, An Hongshi knew that the nurse was also doing this for his own good. He could only sigh, and finally nodded and said, "I understand."

"I'm glad you know!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged female nurse nodded contentedly, then picked up her laptop and left the room.

After the middle-aged female nurse left, An Hongshi couldn't help but think of the chess game that had just come to an abrupt end on the Internet.

"Xiao Fei... This is a totally unexpected move."

"The black piece in the lower left corner is too thin and isolated, and looks like it will collapse at the slightest touch, which makes people want to launch a fierce attack..."

"but……"

"It seems that there is a vague feeling that it is unfathomable and lurking with murderous intent."

An Hongshi fell into deep thought, and a chessboard seemed to appear in his mind, with chess pieces constantly falling on it.

"If Xiao Fei is just feinting and has other tricks up his sleeve to lure me into the game, then Xiao Fei is hitting the nail on the head. Even if I don't attack, both sides will have other tricks up their sleeves."

An Hongshi turned his head, looked out the window, and murmured softly: "He who abandons the small and does not save them has the intention of seeking the greater..."

An Hongshi couldn't help but frown.

"who is he?"

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The next day.

Capital, Northern Chess Academy.

Inside the chess room where the Yingjiao Cup qualifiers were held.

An eighteen-year-old youth rested his elbows on the table, his fingers tightly grasping his hair, staring at the chessboard in front of him with a sullen face. In the end, he lowered his head unwillingly and said, "I lost..."

"Thanks for your advice."

Opposite him, a handsome young man, about eighteen years old, lowered his head calmly and spoke.

Soon, after both sides exchanged greetings and put away the chess pieces, the young man who won the game stood up.

He had a tall stature and an extremely handsome face. He seemed to be indifferent to everything around him. He strode towards the referee's seat, reported his results of the game, and then turned and left the game room.

Inside the chess room, all the chess players looked at the young man's back as he left, feeling somewhat complicated.

But soon they shook their heads, calmed themselves down, continued to look at the chess board in front of them, calmed down, and continued to play chess with full concentration.

The gap between people is sometimes even greater than the gap between people and dogs.

Once you get used to it, it actually feels okay.

The young man left the chess room and quickly came to the cafeteria of the chess academy. After getting a meal, he took the plate, found an empty table, sat down and started eating.

"Brother Qin!"

At this moment, not far away, a boy about twelve years old saw the young man, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly brought the food and walked over to sit next to the young man, and asked with admiration: "Did you win again?"

"Um."

Qin Lang glanced at the boy, nodded calmly, and said, "What about you?"

"I lost!"

The boy sighed, shook his head and said, "Feng Shui 2nd Dan is too powerful, I can't beat him. Unlike you, Brother Qin Lang, no one can beat you. You must win the Yingjiao Cup this time!"

“It’s not that simple.”

Qin Lang shook his head and said calmly: "There are many good players in other regions, such as Le Haoqiang in the Southern Region, Che Wenyu and Chu Jiang in the Eastern Region, and Gu Chuan in the Western Region..."

"Can they be as good as you, Brother Qin?"

The boy's eyes widened in disbelief: "You are already very, very, very good!"

"It's just that there are too many useless young chess players in our northern division."

Qin Lang said calmly: "Although I don't know how strong the players in other regions are, after all, I haven't played against them yet, but I heard that they are not too weak."

Hearing this, the boy couldn't help but smile awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.

I shouldn't be included in these rubbish, right? I'm only twelve years old, and I just got promoted this year!

I definitely won’t be there! “It is because there are no decent young chess players that the American Chess Institute dares to initiate the competition.”

Qin Lang drooped his eyelids and said, "Can the five regions together gather ten young chess players with high-level chess ability? I don't think so. But I heard that there are many talented people in the United States, especially the chess player named Zeng Jun, who is said to be very strong."

"With Brother Qin here, there will be no problem!"

The boy clenched his fists and said, "One at a time, kill one. If two come, kill two! If gods stand in my way, kill gods. If Buddhas stand in my way, kill Buddhas! And as long as you win a game, you won't lose. We still have a lot of high-level chess players!"

"As long as we lose the first game, we actually lose," Qin Lang said.

"ah?"

Hearing this, the boy stared at each other: "Why?"

"It is said that Mr. Jia Zhonghua is going to retire."

Qin Lang did not reply, but suddenly asked: "Have you heard about this?"

"Teacher Jia Zhonghua?"

The boy was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Qin Lang suddenly brought up this.

But he nodded quickly and said, "Of course I heard about it. After all, Master Jia Zhonghua, who was once known as one of the five great masters, is going to retire."

The boy couldn't help but be a little surprised and said, "Teacher Jia Zhonghua is 70 years old this year. In fact, he has been unable to play for a long time. It is surprising that he retired this year."

"That's because there are not many young chess players who can make it, so Teacher Jia Zhonghua can only continue to hold on. Now that he is old, he can't hold on any longer, and his chess skills have declined seriously, so he has to retire."

Qin Lang took two napkins and wiped his mouth while saying, "There are so many chess players, but there are not even ten players under the age of eighteen with high-level chess skills. I don't know what kind of rubbish will get in for the fifteen places in the tournament. Each generation is really worse than the previous one."

The boy couldn't help but force a laugh, looking even more embarrassed.

In fact, if you have a chess skill of 4th or 5th dan at the age of 18, you can't be considered a waste, right? "Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's wait for the Yingjiao Cup."

Qin Lang slowly stood up and said calmly: "I am determined to win the championship this time."

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