Chapter 328 The Last Big Slope
The Tenth Dan competition ended with Zhu Huaian being crowned the Tenth Dan title, causing an uproar on the entire Internet.
A huge avalanche, all the demon swords are invalid, a new complex pattern rainstorm floods the chess world, and Zhuang Weisheng loses his tenth dan title...
Everything that has happened recently has given everyone a strong feeling that a storm is about to come. A major change in the chess world that has not happened in a thousand years seems to have already occurred! This feeling makes everyone feel shocked, expectant, and mixed with a hint of inexplicable fear...
Originally, the entire network was discussing the avalanche, the demon sword, the heavy rain, and the ten-stage battle, but as the discussion went on, the entire network suddenly fell into an extremely depressing atmosphere!
More and more people are turning their attention to the upcoming national team qualifiers.
Generally speaking, no matter what kind of qualifying competition it is, it will not attract much attention. Only the main competition will attract attention. After all, there is not even a scorewriter responsible for notating the music in the qualifying competition.
However, this qualifying match is different from previous ones.
Especially at this sensitive time, and with the identity of this chess player...
It was a day of drizzling in Jiangling.
Yu Shao took a taxi to the chess academy. After paying the fare, he got off the car, folded his umbrella, walked into the hall of the chess academy, crossed the corridor, and went to the game room where the national team qualifying competition was held.
Before he even reached the game room, Yu Shao heard a lot of noise inside.
But when Yu Shao appeared at the door of the game room, all the sounds suddenly stopped.
The game room was crowded. Many people obviously did not have any games today, but they still came to the game room. When they saw Yu Shao coming, they all cast their glances towards him.
Yu Shao glanced around the game room and soon fixed his eyes on table number four.
At one side of table number four, a short, fat, middle-aged man with a broad face and thick eyebrows had already sat down. Although he was a little fat, he had a calm and dignified air.
Yu Shao recognized the man's identity at a glance.
Lai Yu, 9th Dan, is also his opponent today.
As long as he wins this game today, he will be able to advance to the title match. If he loses, he will have to continue playing later.
Lai Yu saw Yu Shao finally arrive and looked at him, his expression calm and his eyes surprisingly peaceful.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yu Shao quickly walked to Lai Yu, pulled out a chair, and sat opposite Lai Yu.
Seeing this scene, the entire game room suddenly became quieter, and the only sound was the drizzle outside the window and the white noise that kept falling.
Everyone was silent as they all walked to table number four, surrounded it, and waited quietly for the game to begin.
"It's almost time for the game..."
As the game time got closer, everyone's heartbeats were getting faster and faster for some unknown reason. There was an inexplicable feeling of tension and depression!
This game of chess was like the threshold to the Go Hall of Fame. As long as one crossed this threshold and successfully entered the title match, then he would be undoubtedly a top player, regardless of his rank! After a while, the two referees finally arrived.
They came to the game room, and then silently cast their gazes towards table number four. Facing table number four surrounded by the crowd, there was no surprise on their faces, as if they had expected it.
Time passes by every second.
At this moment, two figures at the door instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Jiang Changdong, a national player, and Chu Jingfeng, a ninth dan!
Jiang Changdong and Chu Jingfeng looked at table number four, then walked into the game room, silently came to the crowd, without saying a word, and also waited for the game to begin.
Seeing this scene, everyone had to take a deep breath and suppress the trembling in their hearts.
After a while, a referee raised his wrist, looked at his watch, cleared his throat, looked at the fourth table, and finally said in a deep voice: "The game time is up!"
Click!
Hearing this, Lai Yu was the first to reach into the chess box. Amid the crisp sound of chess pieces colliding, he grabbed a handful of white pieces and held them in his palm. Yu Shao also took out black pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard.
Lai Yu, seven, an odd number.
Yu Shao, one, odd number.
In this game, Yu Shao will play black and Lai Yu will play white.
The two quickly packed up their chess pieces, then bowed their heads slightly to each other, and the game... began! Seeing the game finally begin, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, and the premonition in their hearts became stronger and stronger.
"Will there be a big tilt in this game of chess?"
"Is it true that the big angle is not true?"
"If all three difficult Go patterns are proven false..."
In everyone's mind, an idea that they themselves thought was absurd emerged, but they couldn't stop thinking in this direction! Everyone's heart was extremely complicated, and they didn't even know in their hearts whether they hoped to see the big slant not exist or hope to see the big slant still exist.
On the one hand, they hoped that Daxie existed. If even Daxie did not exist, wouldn't it be a joke that they had devoted their entire lives to playing Go? But on the other hand, they also hoped to see that Daxie really did not exist, and wanted to witness the truth of Go, even if this truth of Go would completely negate everything they had learned before! For a moment, many complicated thoughts emerged in their minds.
For example, there might not be a big diagonal in this game. Even if the big diagonal does not exist, even if Yu Shao cracked the avalanche and the demon sword, how can he definitely crack the big diagonal? "More importantly, Mr. Lai Yu did not play many big diagonals. For Mr. Lai Yu, this is the last game. If he loses this game, Mr. Lai Yu will be completely out of the title match."
Some people couldn't help but raise their heads and look at Lai Yu.
"It has been five years since Mr. Lai Yu last entered the title match. This is the first time in five years that Mr. Lai Yu has finally earned the opportunity to enter the title match again after going through so much hardship!"
Click!
At this moment, the sudden sound of catching finally interrupted everyone's thoughts. They came back to their senses and looked towards Yu Shao.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yu Shao finally took out the chess piece and made the first move.
Da! Sixteen columns and three rows, small eyes!
Lai Yu looked calmly at the upper right corner of the chessboard, gazing at the black piece in the small spot. After a moment, he finally reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and slowly put it down.
Da! Four columns and sixteen rows, star! Seeing Lai Yu drop the chess piece, Yu Shao finally picked up the chess piece again, and the chess piece fell with a crisp sound.
Da! Four columns and four rows, stars!
Lai Yu quickly picked up the chess piece and put it down again.
Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!
At this point in the game, both sides have formed a situation of small star versus two consecutive stars. The black pieces are sitting in the two corners on the upper side of the board, while the white pieces are eyeing the chessboard covetously, forming a situation of competition for supremacy!
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, immediately picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly!
Da! Three columns and fourteen rows, Xiaofei hangs in the corner!
A black piece falls diagonally above the white piece at the star position in the lower left corner, eyeing the white piece at the star position covetously, threatening to launch a strong attack with Double Flying Swallows at any time!
On the opposite side, Lai Yu looked at the black piece that had just landed on the chessboard and did not make a move immediately.
In fact, you don't need to think too much about this move. The black piece is hanging in the corner to kill the white piece, and the white piece can simply respond with one move.
The strongest move for White is to force the Black piece from above, pretending to counterattack and kill the Black piece hanging in the corner.
Because Black has a big handicap of seven and a half points, White can take advantage of the situation by resting and waiting for the opponent to attack while White defends. It is natural for White to choose to defend the corner and counter Black's moves while quietly observing Black's movements.
However, Lai Yu fell into deep thought after this move.
After a while, Lai Yu finally reached into the chess box and picked up the chess piece with the sound of it colliding.
Then, the chess piece fell! Snap! Seventeen rows and five lines, Xiao Fei hung in the corner!
Seeing this move, everyone's heart trembled and they couldn't help but hold their breath!
White ignored the black pieces' corner moves, and did not force a counterattack or defend the corners. Instead, he brazenly gave up the initiative and launched a fierce attack on the black pieces in the upper right corner! This is the most tough and unyielding way for White to play! After all, the black pieces have the burden of the big goal, and the white pieces are under relatively less pressure. Generally speaking, unless it is absolutely necessary, White will never choose such a ruthless move that will destroy both sides! However, Lai Yu still made a move! "Give up the initiative and go to the upper corner?"
Yu Shao looked quietly at the chessboard in front of him, lost in thought.
"Under this board, the best way to play this move is to use the sharp move."
"In this era, this move is still considered a bad move, too slow, and a move that would only be made in an era without a goal."
"Because of the handicap, this move was changed to a double attack."
Yu Shao looked at the white piece that forcefully attacked the small target above with a complicated look in his eyes.
"But, in fact, no matter how Go develops, even if this move was made by ancient Go players, its value will last forever and will never be eliminated."
"In an era where there is no goal, this tip can be used to wait for the opportunity to succeed. It is the best trick, no doubt about it."
"If the handicap is 5.5 points, because it is better for black to move first, in order to pursue speed, under this board, this move may not be the first choice, but it is also the second choice."
"But if the handicap is 7.5 points, this move is not slow at all, but is based on a solid and comprehensive perspective. This is also the mystery of Go..."
"So, do you want to choose the sharp one?"
Yu Shao raised his eyes and looked at Lai Yu opposite him, and suddenly noticed that Lai Yu seemed to be staring at the lower left corner of the chessboard.
After observing this, Yu Shao instantly realized what Lai Yu was thinking.
"Waiting for my double swallow?"
Yu Shao retracted his gaze and also looked at the lower left corner of the chessboard.
Under this board situation, it is not a bad idea to choose Double Flying Swallows. Double Flying Swallows is not a bad move in any way, but it is still slightly inferior to that sharp move.
If the tip is 100 points, then Double Flying Swallow may only be 95 points.
"If it's a double flying swallow, then he will...fly far and walk out of the big slope?"
Yu Shao finally reached his hand into the chess box, touched the chess pieces with his fingertips, and felt the icy touch of the chess pieces.
If this move plays a sharp point, then a big diagonal move will naturally be impossible. If a big diagonal move is to be played, the black chess piece can only escape the first move with this move.
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and slowly picked out the chess piece.
"So--"
The next moment, the chess piece fell!
"bring it on!"
Da! Six columns and seventeen rows, Xiaofei hangs in the corner!
Seeing Yu Shao place the piece in the lower left corner, Lai Yu's eyes flashed, and he picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly.
Da! Six columns and sixteen rows, damn! Yu Shao followed closely and clamped out the black piece, which fell right next to the white piece.
Black chess, seven columns and sixteen rows, pull!
White chess pieces, six columns and seventeen rows, long!
Black chess pieces, five columns and eighteen rows, sharp!
…
With the crisp sound of metal and stone, both sides immediately made moves at a rapid speed. Everyone around stared at the chessboard closely, and soon they saw the black and white sides performing the Double Flying Swallow pattern in the lower left corner.
Not long after, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and placed it on the chessboard.
Da! Eight columns, seventeen rows, tiger! Seeing this move, Lai Yu once again took out the chess piece, and then the chess piece collided on the chessboard! At this time, the battle between black and white in the lower left corner has come to an end. Although the white chess can continue to entangle with the black chess, it is no longer necessary.
White has taken the initiative and can now escape and move to another place! Therefore -
Da! Fourteen columns and four rows, a big flying oblique cover!
Seeing this move, the surroundings suddenly fell silent! Everyone held their breath, their hearts pounding, staring at the chessboard, staring at the white piece that had just fallen! With this move, the big diagonal, one of the three most difficult patterns in Go, had already been played!
This big diagonal move, which once made the opponent vomit blood on the chessboard and produced the most tragic sentence in the history of Go, has spanned hundreds of years and is now reproduced on this chessboard!
Black and White are destined to fight to the death on this chessboard! "After this move, it will be impossible for Black and White to form a peaceful situation of encirclement. They will have to fight to the death!"
Someone couldn't help but grit his teeth and clench his fists: "Both sides are bound to be in a desperate situation. No one is sure. The complex changes will overturn the chessboard... Normally, this is the case!"
"Will this fight end in a bloodbath, or...in a way that no one expected?"
Someone's eyelids twitched and he even broke out in sweat. He couldn't stop wondering if Daxie was still there. Although he felt that the three major patterns would not all be destroyed, he felt uneasy in his heart!
At this moment, everyone's heart is filled with great expectations and even greater fear!
"Lai Yu, 9th Dan... This is his first chance to compete in a title match in five years, but he still played the big diagonal!"
Throughout the ages, no one has been able to exhaust all the variations of the three major Go patterns! However, of the three difficult patterns standing in the Go Hall, two of the Buddha statues have collapsed, and the sound of the statues breaking shook the world. Now only this last big one remains!
The Great Slash has a thousand changes and is notorious. It has buried countless chess players and is the crystallization of the wisdom of human chess players!
Previously, the only ones who could rival it were Avalanche and the Demon Sword. Now that Avalanche and the Demon Sword are gone, can the last Big Slant survive? !
Will the answer be revealed in this game of chess? !
On the side, Jiang Changdong also narrowed his eyes, looked at the chessboard, waiting for Yu Shao to respond!
(End of this chapter)
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