Chapter 246 There is No One Behind Me

Three days before the chess competition begins.

Nanbu Chess Academy, inside the review room.

Everyone gathered together around a chess table, constantly taking chess pieces out of the chess box and placing them on the chessboard, dismantling a chess game.

"The judgment is very accurate, the calculation is very profound, and the idea of ​​sacrificing pieces here is also very amazing."

Le Haoqiang looked at the chessboard with a slightly gloomy expression, and said in a serious tone: "Zeng Jun is indeed very strong, but it is hard to say how strong he is."

"Although he lost the game to Master Ma Dong, he was able to force Master Ma Dong to do hard work..."

Zhou Wei's expression was not relaxed either. He looked at the chessboard and murmured softly, "I'm afraid it will be a powerful enemy."

There are two unique titles in the Chinese chess world and the North Korean and South Korean chess world, namely "National Master" and "Great Chess Master". There are two unique titles in the Japanese chess world, namely "Oza" and "Honinbo".

There are two unique titles in the European and American chess world, namely master and goking, which means "master" and "chess king".

Master Ma Dong is one of the strongest chess players in the United States. His famous saying, "The answer to Go is not on the chessboard, but in the courage to risk everything," still echoes in the world chess arena.

These past few days, the ten of them did not spend much time playing chess. Even when they did, they played super-fast chess, aiming to hone their sense of the life and death moments of the game. They spent more time studying the chess records of their opponents.

After all, there is only a short ten-day period, so even if your chess skills improve, it will not be much. Instead, you should spend your time studying your opponent's chess moves, which will at least give you a better chance of winning the next game.

Although they had heard that Zeng Jun should be very strong, the fact that Zeng Jun could force Master Ma Dong to work hard in this game was still beyond their expectations.

Among the crowd, Yu Shao looked at the chessboard calmly without saying a word.

"You are really trying to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige."

At this time, hearing the discussions of the crowd, Qin Lang in the crowd suddenly spoke.

He narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "Isn't it a bit ridiculous to judge that you are not as good as the other person based on a chess record without ever playing chess?"

In the crowd, Peng Zeyang was stunned for a moment, then a trace of anger appeared on his face, and he said: "We don't have--"

"Yu Shao, let's play chess."

Qin Lang ignored Peng Zeyang and turned to look at Yu Shao, saying, "Play another game!"

Hearing this, Yu Shao withdrew his gaze from the chessboard, glanced at Qin Lang, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay."

The two of them quickly came to a chess table, sat down face to face, and after guessing the first move and exchanging greetings, they began to play chess.

Seeing this, Peng Zeyang was unhappy. He turned his head to look at Le Haoqiang beside him and cursed, "Who said he is not as good as Zeng Jun? Damn, this is hilarious."

Le Haoqiang looked at Qin Lang and Yu Shao who had already started making their moves, and remained silent.

Although no one has ever said this, many people must have had this thought, because...

He had this idea.

"I'm afraid Qin Lang didn't say that to anyone else, he said it to himself."

"It is very likely that he had this thought for a moment, and therefore felt ashamed and angry."

"I had the same idea, but I just took it for granted!"

Thinking of this, Le Haoqiang couldn't help but grit his teeth, and recalled the three games of fast chess he played with Che Wenyu in the past few days. He only won one game, while Che Wenyu won two games.

You know, Che Wenyu was not his opponent before.

Le Haoqiang suddenly raised his head, looked at Su Yiming, and said, "Su Yiming, play another game with me!"

Hearing Le Haoqiang's words, Su Yiming was slightly startled, and finally took his gaze away from the chessboard, looked at Le Haoqiang, and nodded.

"Zhou Wei, shall we play the next game?"

Gu Chuan also raised his head at this time, looked at Zhou Wei with sharp eyes, and spoke.

"good."

Zhou Wei nodded and did not refuse.

In the chess room, the sound of chess pieces being dropped could be heard again.

Not long after, Le Haoqiang looked at the chessboard, took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "I lost."

"You're too focused on the corners and neglecting the development of your midriff."

Su Yiming moved the chess pieces and reviewed the game, "Although you played very beautifully in the fight here and had a slight advantage, from the overall perspective, you are actually at a disadvantage..."

Le Haoqiang listened to Su Yiming's words and stared at the chessboard in a daze.

"If you dominate this move, the battle line will be very long. The black pieces here seem to lack potential, but in fact they can produce miraculous effects in the middle and late stages of the game. Then the board will still be evenly matched..." Su Yiming continued.

At this time, Le Haoqiang suddenly asked: "You should have studied a lot of Shen Yi's chess records, right?"

Su Yiming's words suddenly stopped.

Su Yiming looked at Le Haoqiang, smiled faintly, nodded slightly, and said: "Yes, I have studied it a lot, quite in-depth."

“No wonder.”

Hearing this answer, Le Haoqiang was not surprised. He nodded, thought about it, and asked hesitantly: "However, although Shen Yi's chess is worth learning, don't you think your chess style is a bit too deliberate to imitate Shen Yi?"

"If your opponent studies Shen Yi's chess records extensively, he can defeat you."

Hearing this, Su Yiming fell silent.

Le Haoqiang was a little puzzled and looked up at Su Yiming.

"The chess moves Shen Yi made were originally made for everyone to see, and then—"

Su Yiming looked at Le Haoqiang and said in a sonorous voice: "Waiting for the day when you will be defeated!"

Hearing Su Yiming's words, Le Haoqiang was stunned.

Su Yiming lowered his head again and continued to move the chess pieces to review the game: "My flying move here was not well thought out. Now it seems a bit slow. Your sharp move was a pretty good counterattack..."

Not long after, the door of the review room was suddenly pushed open, and then a burly middle-aged man strode in.

"Chairman Ma."

I saw the middle-aged man walk into the review room, and I didn’t know who suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone in the review room stopped playing chess and looked at Ma Zhengyu, including Yu Shao.

Since Ma Zhengyu, the vice chairman of the chess academy, is here, he must have something important to discuss.

Ma Zhengyu looked at the chess players in the review room, his eyes stayed on Yu Shao and Su Yiming for a moment, and finally retracted his gaze, coughed twice, and said: "Everyone has worked hard during this period."

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"There are only three days left before the chess competition."

"Everyone should know what the chess competition means. Once the competition begins, it will surely attract the attention of the whole country and have extraordinary significance."

Ma Zhengyu paused, then continued: "Although you should all know the rules of the chess game, I still want to explain it formally."

"In the chess competition, each side has five hours of time, the countdown is one minute, and each game is super slow, so a game usually takes a whole day."

"There is no rest time during the chess competition. After the winner finishes the chess game of the day, he must continue to defend the championship the next day until he is defeated in the end."

"It can be said that apart from sleeping time, almost all other time is spent playing chess, so the chess competition not only tests the chess skills, but also the concentration, willpower, and physical strength!"

After hearing Ma Zhengyu's words, everyone's expressions became solemn. They all felt a heavy pressure and the atmosphere became a little depressing for a moment.

"The victory or defeat in chess competition is not just your own victory or defeat, but the victory or defeat of the entire Chinese chess world. This kind of pressure is really not something that ordinary people can bear."

Ma Zhengyu obviously noticed this and said in a deep voice: "But you are different. You have proved with your chess skills that you are the ten best chess players of the younger generation!"

"So, I believe you can definitely show your style!"

Ma Zhengyu paused, then continued: "In a chess game, the two most important positions are the first player to appear, and the last player to appear."

"Because if we can win the first battle, or even win all the way, and show amazing momentum, it will not only be a great boost to our own morale, but also a great deterrent to our opponents!"

"But after all, defending the title is too tiring. No one's body can withstand such continuous high-intensity competition. Therefore, the last player to appear is also very important."

Ma Zhengyu glanced around the review room and finally said, "The first and last player to appear will be Yu Shao or Su Yiming. Is there any objection?"

There was a sudden silence in the review room.

objection?

How could there be any objection? And even if there was any objection, what would happen?

The two of them played a stunning game in the final that made all chess players in the world bow down. They can still feel the murderous intent surging in the game, and can still hear the sound of the chess pieces falling that shook the sky!

As people of the same age, no matter who of them recalled this game of chess, they would feel devastated, so much so that these days, no one is willing to mention this game of chess.

It was as if this game of chess had never existed before.

But not mentioning this game of chess does not mean that it has really disappeared.

Since that game ended, more and more people have adopted the point-3-3 strategy in professional competitions in various countries, and the attitude of many chess players towards the point-3-3 strategy has changed from questioning to trying.

The most important thing is not the point 33, but the concept of thickness and thinness of Go that this method of playing subverts! Once the point 33 is thoroughly verified through a large number of actual games, the game between the two in the final will promote the progress of Go and will no longer be just a famous game!

Although they were very unwilling, they had to admit that what they had to do in the chess competition was to eliminate as many players as possible after the first player was dragged down by the high-intensity game to relieve the pressure on the last player.

Seeing that no one spoke, Ma Zhengyu nodded in satisfaction, looked at Yu Shao, then looked at Su Yiming, and asked with a smile: "Who plans to be the last one and who will be the first to perform?"

Ma Zhengyu's voice had just fallen, and the next moment, Yu Shao's voice rang out.

"I'll be the first one to go."

All of a sudden, everyone looked at Yu Shao with some surprise in their eyes.

Ma Zhengyu couldn't help but show a bit of surprise on his face, and asked, "Do you want to be the first to go on stage?"

Although both the first player to perform and the last player to perform are important, it is not a bad idea for Yu Shao to perform first, but as the champion of the Yingjiao Cup, it might be better for him to perform last.

"right."

Yu Shao glanced at Su Yiming, then looked away, looked at Ma Zhengyu, nodded, and said calmly: "I don't want to be the finale, the pressure is too great."

Yu Shao was too familiar with this scene now.

If he were to be the last to appear, he would have to shoulder the expectations of the entire country, which would be too much pressure. He had always been under similar pressure in his previous life, so he did not dare to take any risks and could only choose the method he was best at.

In this life, he needs to hone his attacking and killing abilities between life and death, not just to ensure victory. If he is the last to appear, it will be a big problem for him whether or not to fight fiercely with his opponent.

What matters in the chess game is not just his victory or defeat, but the victory or defeat of the entire national chess world. He had no choice before, but in this life, he can fall.

"In this life, there is not no one behind me."

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