Chapter 342 The reason he lost was because he wanted to lose
Two days later.
Eastern Chess Academy, lounge.
A sturdy middle-aged man in a suit was sitting on a chair drinking tea, and Zhuang Weisheng was sitting opposite the man.
"Teacher Zhuang Weisheng."
The middle-aged man poured a cup of tea for Zhuang Weisheng, handed it to him, and said, "Congratulations on making it to the second round of the winner's group."
"Thanks."
Zhuang Weisheng took the teacup handed over by the middle-aged man with a smile and said, "Congratulations to you, Teacher Zhu Xinyuan, for successfully entering the second round of the winner's group."
Zhu Xinyuan raised his eyes to look at Zhuang Weisheng, and suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Feng He yesterday, and fell silent for a moment.
He met Feng He yesterday and had a chat with him. Naturally, they inevitably talked about the match between the national players and the main players the day before yesterday.
He asked Feng He at that time how he felt after playing that game of chess with Zhuang Weisheng, and he still remembers Feng He's answer vividly.
Feng He said that before the game started, he felt he had a good chance of winning. After all, after losing the Tenth Dan Tournament, Zhuang Weisheng's record had not been very good and it seemed that his chess skills had declined.
"But after playing the game yesterday, my only thought was... the reason why he lost the title of Tenth Dan was just because he wanted to lose..."
Zhu Xinyuan was silent for a moment, and finally said: "You seem to have changed a lot, not only in chess, but also as a person."
"Yeah?"
Zhuang Weisheng smiled and asked, "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
“Maybe this is not a good thing for us.”
Zhu Xinyuan stared at Zhuang Weisheng and said, "After all, after watching the game the day before yesterday, I feel that you seem to have become stronger."
"Thank you very much."
Zhuang Weisheng smiled faintly, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said: "As a chess player, there is no better compliment than to receive that your chess skills have become stronger."
Zhu Xinyuan thought for a moment and asked again, "Speaking of which, Mr. Zhuang Weisheng, why did you come to the chess academy today? You don't have a competition today, right?"
"Let's take a look at your chess game."
Zhuang Weisheng smiled and said, "Seven years ago, the match between Zhu Xinyuan, who held both the Tianyuan and Meijin titles, and Yu Shao, who had just defeated Li Congyou, 8th Dan, should be very interesting."
"Yu Shao?"
Hearing this name, Zhu Xinyuan's expression unconsciously became more serious, and he said, "In just one year, he has come this far and even defeated Li Congyou. He is indeed a young man to be feared."
"However, although Li Congyou has reached a very high level, he is still young and inexperienced after all. I will not lose to him."
Hearing these familiar words, Zhuang Weisheng was startled and opened his mouth subconsciously, but in the end he said nothing. He just sneered and shook his head, taking another sip of tea.
At this time, outside the lounge, two young chess players were chatting as they walked towards the game room where they were.
"Who is your opponent today?" asked the shorter young man curiously.
"Bai Jingchuan, second stage."
The tall young man looked as if he was facing a great enemy, and said seriously, "I'm afraid it will be a tough battle."
"Bai Jingchuan?"
The shorter young man looked confused and couldn't help asking, "Who is that? Why don't I seem to have heard of him? Is he very strong?"
"As for the chess player from the southern region, whether he is strong or not..."
The tall young man said in an inexplicable tone: "He was promoted to the professional level last year, together with Yu Shao, Su Yiming and others."
"What the hell?"
Hearing this, the shorter young man was stunned at first, then his expression changed, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "That's really awesome."
Now when he thinks about last year's Southern Division qualifying tournament, he feels only that it was brutal. After all, last year's qualifying tournament involved two freaks, Yu Shao and Su Yiming, as well as two geniuses, Fang Haoxin and Zhuang Fei.
God knows what the young man who was promoted to the dan position in the southern region last year went through! To be promoted to the same dan position as Yu Shao and Su Yiming, one can imagine how valuable Bai Jingchuan is.
“That’s what I mean…”
The tall young man sighed and said with a look of complaint: "Why is my luck so bad!"
"Okay, okay. After all, you are a third-dan player, one level higher than Bai Jingchuan. Even if he was promoted to the dan position in the southern region last year, you still have a chance to win." Seeing this, the short young man hurriedly spoke out to comfort him.
The two of them walked and talked, and soon passed by the lounge.
The tall young man was about to move forward when he suddenly caught a glimpse of two people sitting in the lounge chatting. He was startled and stopped in his tracks.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing that his friend had stopped walking, the short young man looked at him with a confused expression and asked.
"It's Teacher Zhuang Weisheng and Teacher Zhu Xinyuan!" The tall young man looked at the lounge and spoke.
"What?"
Hearing this, the short young man was stunned, and then quickly looked towards the lounge. Sure enough, he saw Zhuang Weisheng and Zhu Xinyuan sitting opposite each other drinking tea in the lounge.
"Teacher Zhu Xinyuan is my idol, and I finally met her today!"
Seeing Zhu Xinyuan, the short young man became a little excited and said, "When I first learned chess, he swept the two major title matches. It made my scalp tingle!"
"My idol is Mr. Zhuang Weisheng."
The tall young man asked, "Want a photo?"
“Go, go, go!”
The short young man nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and soon walked into the lounge with the tall young man, feeling a little uneasy and nervous.
"Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, Teacher Zhu Xinyuan, can we take a photo together?"
Walking up to Zhuang Weisheng and Zhu Xinyuan, the tall young man asked cautiously and tentatively.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Weisheng and Zhu Xinyuan's voices suddenly stopped.
Zhu Xinyuan turned his head first, looked at the two young men, smiled, and said, "I actually have such young fans?"
"certainly!"
The short young man couldn't control his excitement, and said with a flushed face: "I watched your chess when I was a child. The game between you and the famous Wei Lingfeng was so exciting!"
"Until now, you have always been my role model. Your domineering chess style, super strong wrist strength, and the way you exert power to gradually suppress your opponent are really amazing!"
The short young man was obviously a true fan, and he said with saliva flying: "I have always wanted to meet you, but unfortunately you are in the Southern Division and don't have much time to come to the Eastern Division, so I never had the chance."
Hearing this, Zhu Xinyuan looked at the short young man with some surprise, nodded, and said with a smile: "I have no problem taking a photo, but Teacher Zhuang Weisheng..."
"Of course I can."
Before Zhu Xinyuan finished speaking, Zhuang Weisheng stood up and said with a smile.
Seeing that Zhu Xinyuan and Zhuang Weisheng all agreed, the two young men were immediately excited. They quickly took out their mobile phones and took several photos with Zhu Xinyuan and Zhuang Weisheng.
The two young men looked at the photos in the mobile phone album, thanked Zhu Xinyuan and Zhuang Weisheng, and finally left the lounge satisfied.
Zhu Xinyuan watched the two people's backs as they left, and only looked away when they disappeared from his sight.
Zhu Xinyuan picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and finally stood up and said, "The competition is about to start. It's almost time to go. Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, I'm going to leave first."
Zhuang Weisheng nodded and said, "I'll watch the game here."
"Okay, let's see how I win."
Zhu Xinyuan smiled, then turned around, turned his back to Zhuang Weisheng, and left the lounge.
However, the moment he stepped out of the lounge, the smile on Zhu Xinyuan's face disappeared in an instant, and what remained was a solemn and serious look as if he was facing a powerful enemy.
Zhu Xinyuan walked through the corridor and soon arrived at the door of the chat room, pushed it open and walked in.
Inside the hand talk room, the notators, referees, and reporters were already seated. When they saw Zhu Xinyuan, they all greeted him in unison: "Teacher Zhu Xinyuan."
Zhu Xinyuan had an intimidating expression without being angry. He nodded slightly and looked towards the chess table in the middle of the chess talk room. There were no other people on either side of the chess table, so it was obvious that Yu Shao had not arrived yet.
Soon, Zhu Xinyuan walked to the side of the chess table, pulled out a chair and sat down.
Not long after Zhu Xinyuan sat down, there was a sudden "click" sound, and the door of the chat room was pushed open again.
Everyone's eyes were immediately focused on the door of the chat room, focusing on the person who came in.
Yu Shao stood at the door of the chat room, but did not go in immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhu Xinyuan.
Although Zhu Xinyuan did not win a title this year, he is already a frequent title holder. For a general chess player, winning a title is already an amazing feat, worthy of being engraved on one's epitaph.
However, seven years ago, Zhu Xinyuan even held both titles at the same time.
You know, even though Le Haoqiang had only won a game against Zhu Xinyuan before, other chess players were repeatedly praised, which shows the value of Zhu Xinyuan.
Although Yu Shao had never met Zhu Xinyuan before today, he had seen some of Zhu Xinyuan's most famous chess records.
However, what impressed Yu Shao the most was the game of chess that Zhu Xinyuan played with Jiang Xiahua when Jiang Xiahua and Zhu Xinyuan were partners in the Xinhuo Battle.
At that time, Jiang Xiahua had grown a lot compared to before he was promoted to professional chess player, and his chess skills had improved a lot, but that game still greatly hindered Zhu Xinyuan's performance.
"Yu Shao three stages."
Seeing Yu Shao also came to the chess talk room, the referee took a deep breath and finally spoke and greeted him.
Yu Shao nodded slightly, then walked towards the chess table, and soon came to the opposite side of Zhu Xinyuan, pulled out a chair and sat down.
"I often hear Jiang Xiahua mention you."
Seeing Yu Shao sitting down, Zhu Xinyuan took a deep look at him and suddenly asked, "You and Jiang Xiahua, were promoted to the dan level in the same year, right?"
"right."
Yu Shao nodded and said.
"When Jiang Xiahua was just promoted to Dan, he mentioned you to me, but I didn't pay much attention to you at that time."
Zhu Xinyuan looked at Yu Shao and said, "At that time, I could never have dreamed that in just a year or so, you would be sitting opposite me and want to compete with me."
Hearing this, the music notator and referee on the side also fell silent.
It's not just Zhu Xinyuan, aren't they the same?
Who would have thought that a young man who had been promoted to a professional player less than a year ago would become a strong contender for the title? !
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