Chapter 297 Who is Yu Shao who defeated Shen Yi? (Two in one)
North Korea and South Korea, in a quiet chess room.
A man about thirty-five years old was sitting at one side of the chess table. He was wearing a neat suit and was frowning as he looked at the chessboard in front of him.
After thinking hard for a while, the man finally smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“Lost.”
The man took two chess pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard. Then he looked up at An Hongshi who was sitting opposite him and said with emotion, "As expected of Mr. An Hongshi, what Zheng Shibin said was right."
Hearing the man's words, An Hongshi was a little surprised and asked, "Zheng Shibin 9th Dan?"
"right."
The man smiled and asked, "Teacher An Hongshi, do you still remember the first game of chess you played with Zheng Shibin?"
"Of course I remember."
An Hongshi nodded and said, "I remember every game and every move I played. When Zheng Shibin, 9th dan, played against me for the first time, he was only 6th dan, right?"
The man looked at the chessboard in front of him and said with some emotion: "Yes, in the blink of an eye, Zheng Shibin has been promoted to the ninth dan, and has also achieved good results in international competitions, officially joining the ranks of the world's top chess players."
"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
An Hongshi picked up the teacup next to the chess table, took a sip, and asked.
"Didn't you play a game of chess with Zheng Shibin, 9th dan, yesterday, Mr. An Hongshi?"
The man also picked up the teacup, scraped the rim with the lid, and said, "So, I went to ask about the result of the game between him and Mr. An Hongshi yesterday."
At this point, the man took a sip of tea, raised his head, looked at Master An Hong, and said slowly: "Teacher An Hongshi, do you know...what he told me?"
"How should I know this?"
Hearing this, An Hongshi couldn't help but smiled and shook his head, and asked, "What did he say?"
"He said that when he played the first game with you, although he was only a 6th dan, he was in full swing at the time and had defeated many well-known masters in succession, such as Liu Yuanhang, a 9th dan, and Li Zhengxun, a national player..."
The man put the teacup back on the chess table and said, "Teacher An Hongshi, you are a role model for chess players all over the world. All chess players aim to beat you in a game, and Zheng Shibin was no exception at that time."
"At that time, he was full of energy and pride because he had defeated many top players. He was young and frivolous, and thought that he could win even against you, Mr. An Hongshi."
"I still remember when he was interviewed by reporters before the game, a reporter asked him what his chances of winning the game against you were, and he said fifty-fifty."
At this point, the man couldn't help but laugh and said, "As expected, the game between him and you ended in his miserable defeat."
"Teacher An Hongshi, you didn't participate in any competitions this whole year. It just so happens that Zheng Shibin performed well this year and was promoted to the ninth dan."
"Isn't there a saying that if you haven't beaten Mr. An Hongshi in a game, you are not worthy of being called a top chess player? But Zheng Shibin, 9th Dan, has played eight games against you and has never won a single one."
The man paused and said, "So, upon learning that you finally left the sanatorium, Zheng Shibin, the 9th Dan, came to play chess with you."
"Because you haven't participated in any competitions for a year, and Zheng Shibin has improved a lot in the past year. He thought that in yesterday's game, he could let you see his chess skills."
"In the end, he said that you once again made him realize——"
The smile on the man's face gradually faded, and he said slowly: "What do you mean there is always someone better than you."
Hearing this, An Hongshi laughed and shook his head, saying, "I just won the game yesterday by luck."
The man looked at An Hongshi quietly without refutation.
After a moment, the man suddenly said, "Teacher An Hongshi, you know Toyama Xun, right?"
"Toyama Xun?"
An Hongshi was slightly startled, then nodded and said, "I know."
The man's expression was somewhat serious, and he said, "There are many new talents worth paying attention to in the Japanese chess world, especially Kaoru Toyama. There are many reports in Japan saying that Kaoru Toyama may be the next you."
"There are even some exaggerated reports in the Japanese media saying that there will be no more geniuses after Toyama Fumio."
The man hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "But it is true that his chess skills are extremely good, and he has played many eye-popping chess games. In fact, I don't think I... may not be his opponent."
The man's expression became more serious as he spoke: "Nowadays, our overall chess strength is still ranked first in the world, but Japan has been coming on strong in recent years."
Hearing this, An Hongshi picked up the teacup and took a sip.
After a while, Yasuhiroshi suddenly asked, "Young chess players, are there only Japan and only Toyama Kaoru?"
Hearing this, the man was stunned. He seemed to have thought of something and fell silent for a moment.
"Yu Shao, and Su Yiming."
Yasuhiro put down his teacup and said, "Not only Japan, but also China. Because of the existence of these two people, I even pay more attention to China than Japan."
"Yes, they are also quite exaggerating. Generally speaking, people only remember the name of the first place. For example, people remember the world's highest peak, but not the second highest peak."
The man shook his head, and finally sighed, saying, “They are even so exaggerated that some people even remember the name of the second place. When I looked at Su Yiming’s chess record before, I had the illusion that I was looking at Shen Yi’s chess record, and I couldn’t help but think of more than a hundred years ago.”
"I have the same feeling. When I read Su Yiming's chess records and see those grand moves and those entanglements, I often think of Shen Yi, the chess player who was hard to beat 180 years ago."
An Hongshi also felt a little emotional for a moment: "What a pity, after all, it's not Shen Yi. If Shen Yi were still alive, it would be great to play a game of chess with him face to face."
"If this opportunity really comes, the whole world will be excited about this game, right?"
The man couldn't help but fantasize and said, "But unfortunately, Shen Yi is dead, and the Go he played was more than a hundred years ago. He is definitely not a match for you, Mr. An Hongshi."
“But, don’t you feel shocked when you see Shen Yi’s chess records? In the middle game, his exquisite moves are so amazing that even the top chess players of today can only express their sincere admiration.”
An Hongshi smiled and asked, "We may not be able to do that."
"That's true. That's why Go is so mysterious."
The man sighed, "Go is indeed making great progress, but our predecessors were able to seize fleeting opportunities in a complex board, but today's people may not be able to do that."
“But even so, we can’t say that our ancestors were better than us today, right?” the man asked with a smile.
"Then what if it's Shen Yi who has learned the game of Go more than a hundred years later?" An Hongshi asked in return: "Who do you think will win if I play Go with him?"
"Well……"
The man was speechless for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "It's hard to say."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Hearing this, An Hongshi couldn't help laughing and asked, "Then do you think Su Yiming looks like Shen Yi who has learned the modern routine?"
"Don't mention it, it really looks a bit like him."
The man stroked his chin and nodded. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and asked with a smile, "Then here comes the question, Mr. An Hongshi."
"Um?"
An Hongshi raised his head and looked at the man.
The man smiled and asked, “Assuming that Su Yiming really has learned the modern stereotyped Shen Yi, then…”
The man paused in the middle of his words and asked in an inexplicable tone: "Who is Yu Shao who defeated the modern style Shen Yi?"
This question stumped An Hongshi at once. The smile on his face gradually disappeared. Looking at the intricate chessboard in front of him, he didn't know the answer for a moment and fell into deep thought.
"Hahahaha, never mind, it's just a sudden thought."
The man waved his hand and smiled: “Su Yiming can’t be Shen Yi, and Yu Shao can’t be any other chess player.”
"That's true."
An Hongshi pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "By the way, the China-Japan-Korea Go team competition is about to start, right?"
The man replied, "It starts in a week."
"In the last China-Japan-Korea team competition, I remember we seemed to be the champion?" An Hongshi recalled and said uncertainly.
"Well, we were the champions of the China-Japan-Korea team competition last year."
The man frowned slightly and said, "Last year, we won the five games against Japan by three to two and finally won the championship. However, in the main battle, Li Junhe lost to Dongshan Xun."
"This year, Li Junhe has been working hard to hone his chess skills in preparation for his rematch with Dongshan Xun this year."
"However, no one knew that China, which had not had any outstanding performances in team competitions for five consecutive years, would suddenly have Yu Shao and Su Yiming emerge this year."
The man was a little worried and said, "I don't know if I can successfully defend my title this year."
"Isn't that interesting?"
An Hongshi smiled and said, "I'm sure this team competition will be very exciting. Although they are young, their chess skills are all top-notch. I can't help but look forward to it."
"It's exciting, but with more powerful enemies, we may not be able to win." The man couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"As long as the game is exciting, winning or losing doesn't matter."
An Hongshi smiled faintly and said, "I think that in Go, some things are more important than winning or losing. It's not that I don't want to win, but compared to winning easily, I would rather lose excitingly."
An Hongshi looked at the chessboard, and suddenly reached into the chess box of the man opposite him, picked up a white piece, and gently put it down.
"If you are too competitive, you are doomed to never find the answer to Go."
An Hongshi said as he placed the chess piece.
clatter.
Fourteen columns and twelve rows, dig!
"dig?"
Seeing An Hongshi's move, the man was stunned. He stared at the chessboard and his expression gradually changed.
"This is……"
In this game of chess, he originally thought that the outcome was already decided and there was no way to catch up with the gap on the board, so he had no choice but to give up.
But after An Hongshi made this move, the board changed subtly. Although his white pieces were still at a disadvantage, this move perfectly took advantage of the dead pieces.
White still has room to maneuver with the black pieces! Although judging from the situation, White is likely to lose, but it is not a sure defeat. In this game, if White can make this move, he can actually still make a move! If the black pieces don't respond properly afterwards, the white pieces may still be able to turn the tables! …………
The other side.
Jiangling, Nanbu Chess Academy, inside the replay room.
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, thought for two seconds, and finally shook his head. He grabbed two chess pieces, placed them on the board, and chose to make a move.
"You're using too much force here."
Su Yiming looked at the chessboard, thought for a moment, pointed at the chessboard, and said, "Besides, if the sticking here is replaced with a clamp, it might be better."
"If I clamp it, you'll hit me here, I'll jump, you'll grow, I'll stab you again, you'll be a tiger, I'll fly, you'll turn... Am I not flying, but a tiger?"
Yu Shao nodded thoughtfully and said, "I didn't see it just now."
"You've already won two rounds of 10-second blitz chess. What else do you want?"
At this time, Gu Chuan rolled up his sleeves, pushed Yu Shao, and said excitedly: "Okay, now it's my turn again."
Yu Shao had no choice but to get up from his seat and stand aside to watch Su Yiming and Gu Chuan play chess.
After selecting the main general, Yu Shao, at the request of the chess academy, trained in the review room with Su Yiming and Qin Lang on the third day.
Because the pace of chess competition is relatively slow, we focus more on studying our opponent's chess records, but team competition is fast chess, so training is more focused on the game.
This ultra-fast game of chess, with one move every ten seconds, can hone chess players' sense of the split second between life and death.
In order to make the boring training more interesting, they adopted a chess competition system. The winner would defend the competition and the loser would be eliminated. He had just won two rounds and lost this round to Su Yiming.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
As soon as the game started, Su Yiming and Gu Chuan made their moves very quickly.
In the review room, the sounds of pieces dropping and timers pressing could be heard continuously.
"Xiao Fei..."
Yu Shao was watching from the side and saw that after Su Yiming played the three-three move, Gu Chuan immediately played the "Storm".
The so-called "storm" was the large and complex three-three pattern that he played in the game of chess with Su Yiming the day before yesterday.
Because it was raining heavily when the game was played the day before, Gu Chuan and his friends gave the large and complex pattern "Dian San San" this name, which just happened to fit the complexity and intensity of this pattern.
Seeing Gu Chuan play Xiaofei, Su Yiming immediately took out the chess piece and placed it down.
Fourteen columns and two rows, support! At the beginning of the layout, a fierce battle broke out between black and white in the upper right corner. The chess pieces kept falling and began to spread to the entire chessboard at an alarming speed.
Soon, Yu Shao saw Gu Chuan make a mistake, and was immediately caught by Su Yiming. Although Su Yiming was inevitably a little slow, Gu Chuan's disadvantage was still getting bigger and bigger.
“Lost.”
Not long after, Gu Chuan surrendered, but there was no sign of disappointment on his face and he seemed very calm.
"You are focusing too much on the corner here. Even though you have occupied the corner, it is difficult to take care of both ends after being cut off by the white pieces."
Yu Shao thought for a moment, pointed at the chessboard, and said, "It would be better to use the sharp move here."
"What if I jump here?"
At this time, Le Haoqiang asked.
"As for jumping, it's not impossible, but the tip is 100 points, and jumping is probably only 99 points, right?"
Yu Shao pondered and said, "The jumping pieces are a little thin, which may leave hidden dangers for the white pieces to exploit. Although the tip is a little slower, it is more solid."
After everyone briefly reviewed the situation, Gu Chuan stood up and looked at Le Haoqiang: "Brother Qiang, it's your turn."
"You lost too quickly."
Le Haoqiang glanced at Gu Chuan, complained, and quickly sat down opposite Su Yiming. After the greetings, they started playing chess.
In this game, both sides started with two consecutive stars against a small star. Then Le Haoqiang took the lead in playing point three three. When Su Yiming played Xiaofei, Le Haoqiang no longer chose to support, but -
Fifteen columns and three rows, top! "Avoided."
Yu Shao couldn't help but take another look at Le Haoqiang.
The storm can be avoided. Just push forward and it will become the normal change after point 33. It can also be said that Le Haoqiang is afraid. Since there is no loss if you push forward, why not push forward?
If you want to bring about a storm, both sides must be willing to fight and be beaten. Since Le Haoqiang has not done any in-depth research on this change, it is a wise choice to avoid the sharp edge.
However, the subsequent development of this game of chess was somewhat beyond Yu Shao's expectations.
Under the pressure of ten seconds of fast chess, in the middle game, Su Yiming made the first mistake, and Le Haoqiang immediately seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack.
Next, Le Haoqiang made more than ten moves in a row, each one was strong and precise, and Su Yiming fell into a disadvantage.
"Is Le Haoqiang going to win?"
Gu Chuan on the side couldn't help but widen his eyes, and Qin Lang also subconsciously narrowed his narrow eyes.
Le Haoqiang obviously realized that the situation was in his favor. His eyes became extremely focused and he tried his best to make every move the best.
Amid the sound of chess pieces falling one by one, time passed by minute by minute.
Le Haoqiang's face turned extremely ugly, while Gu Chuan and Qin Lang on the side were already a little stunned.
"Le Haoqiang was clearly in the upper hand in the middle game, but now..."
Because Gu Chuan subconsciously put himself in Le Haoqiang's perspective, when he saw the board at that moment, sweat broke out on his forehead and he felt an unparalleled oppressive force.
"This mid-to-late game ability..."
Gu Chuan looked at the chessboard in disbelief.
He had also watched Su Yiming play many games. In the game between Su Yiming and Yu Shao, he didn't know why, but he never felt that Su Yiming's ability in the middle and late game was so terrifying! In Su Yiming's other chess games, Su Yiming often has the advantage as soon as the game enters the middle and late stages, and his ability in the middle and late stages is not obvious at all.
Gu Chuan couldn't help but secretly glance at Yu Shao standing beside him, a little frightened: "How on earth did Yu Shao manage to play the second half of the game with him?"
Not long after, Le Haoqiang let out a long breath and lowered his head to Su Yiming: "I lost."
After Le Haoqiang and Su Yiming briefly reviewed the game, it was Qin Lang and Su Yiming's turn to play.
The process of this game was very simple. Su Yiming played three stars in a row, while Qin Lang played two stars in a row. He first fished and then washed, but in the end Qin Lang failed to break through and was defeated by the black chess's big shape in the middle game.
"It's time for dinner, let's go eat first."
Seeing that Qin Lang had finished his game, Gu Chuan waved his hand, stopped the game, and asked, "Aren't you hungry?"
Yu Shao touched his stomach and felt a little hungry, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'm a little hungry."
"Don't go to the cafeteria today, let's go to the Sichuan restaurant."
Gu Chuan raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "After staying in Jiangling for so many days, I finally found an authentic Sichuan restaurant. I guarantee that you will be satisfied."
"Your treat?"
Hearing this, Le Haoqiang couldn't help but glance at Gu Chuan and asked.
"It's my treat!"
Gu Chuan patted his chest proudly and said, "This China-Japan-Korea team competition will be held in North Korea and South Korea. We have to fly to Seoul for the competition in three days. Eat more Chinese food these days!"
Hearing that Gu Chuan wanted to treat him, Le Haoqiang's eyes lit up and he immediately shouted, "Godfather!"
"Are you going to North Korea and South Korea this time?"
At this time, Su Yiming seemed to have thought of something, and asked in a complicated tone: "North Korea was called Goryeo in ancient times, right?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Yu Shao looked at Su Yiming and asked jokingly, "Do you also feel that going to North Korea and South Korea is unlucky?"
Yu Shao's words stunned everyone.
“Is it unlucky to go to North Korea?”
Gu Chuan was a little puzzled and asked, "What's the explanation?"
"Someone asked the general how to play chess, and the general said go south."
Yu Shao smiled and said, "Why else would it be North Korea and South Korea?"
The whole place suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
"What are you talking about?"
After a moment, Gu Chuan looked at Yu Shao in confusion, and couldn't help but blurt out something in Sichuan and Chongqing dialect.
"Well……"
Yu Shao touched his nose awkwardly, then he remembered that no one in this world understood his jokes.
This parallel world has similarities with the previous life, but also many differences. For example, in this world, North Korea and South Korea are one country.
Every time he saw the words "Pyongyang Chess Academy", Yu Shao felt funny and subconsciously thought of this joke. Unfortunately, no one in this world could get it.
It's so embarrassing.
"nothing."
Based on the principle that if I am not embarrassed, then others will be embarrassed, Yu Shao pretended to be calm and shook his head, looked at Su Yiming, changed the subject, and asked: "Why are you asking whether North Korea and South Korea were called Goryeo in the past?"
"I've never been abroad, and I always feel like our place is big enough."
Su Yiming also shook his head and said with a smile: "I heard that North Korea and South Korea are the strongest chess teams now, so I was quite curious and looked it up online."
"Then you can go for a nice stroll while you're at the North Korea-South Korea match."
Gu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, the barbecue there does taste good. It's a pity that I've traveled to North Korea and South Korea before, and that place doesn't have much appeal to me anymore!"
Gu Chuan smacked his lips and said, "It would be great if the competition was held in Japan this time. I have never tasted authentic Japanese ramen."
"You think about eating all day long, right? Have you ever thought about playing chess well? Look at Teacher Xinhe, why doesn't he learn from Teacher Xinhe?" Le Haoqiang complained.
"Teacher Xinhe?"
Su Yiming looked at Le Haoqiang with some curiosity and asked, "Honinbo Shingo?"
Yu Shao also looked at Le Haoqiang. He had also heard of the name Honinbo Shingo. He remembered that he had watched the live broadcast of Honinbo Shingo's game before.
The title of Honinbo also exists in this world, but the successive heads of the Honinbo family are completely different from those in previous lives, and the chess they play are naturally different as well.
"Yeah, haven't you heard about Mr. Xinhe's deeds?"
Le Haoqiang explained: "It is said that when Mr. Xinhe was nine years old, he was playing chess one day when an earthquake suddenly occurred. Although it was not a big earthquake, it was still quite noticeable."
"But at that time, Mr. Xinhe's mind was completely focused on the chess game, like an old monk in meditation, unaware of what was happening outside the chessboard, and oblivious to all the noise and commotion."
"It was only after he made his move that Mr. Xinhe finally realized that an earthquake had occurred. His opponent of the same age had already run away without a trace, so he hurriedly ran out."
Le Haoqiang couldn't help but be a little surprised: "After this incident, Xinhe's Go teacher said that Xinhe would definitely become one of the world's top players in the future, and later it turned out to be true."
"That's it?"
Hearing this, Gu Chuan said with disdain: "What's that? People in our area don't even run when they see an earthquake. They still eat hotpot and barbecue."
"So, I will choose a day with an earthquake to play chess. If I don't run away, won't it be even more awesome? Will I definitely be the best in the world in the future?"
Le Haoqiang was choked up and was unable to refute for a moment.
Yu Shao glanced at Gu Chuan and nodded in agreement: "That makes sense."
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