Chapter 353 The opponent is... Zhuang Weisheng
"town?"
Seeing this move, all those who were paying attention to the game of chess were slightly stunned.
"Stay here?"
The referee at the side looked at the chessboard intently: "This move was unexpected, and it seemed to echo the whole game. The situation on the board suddenly became a little subtle."
"But it seems that black pieces are better to play."
Chen Shan looked at the chessboard in front of him, frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he finally picked up the chess piece again and put it down quickly.
clatter! clatter! clatter! Both sides made moves at a rapid pace, and the sounds of the moves echoing repeatedly.
On the chessboard, black and white pieces kept falling down, the two sides were tightly intertwined, the board became more and more complicated, and the battle became more intense! However, as the game progressed, the expressions of all those who were paying attention to it began to change gradually!
"The situation doesn't look good for White, but..."
The music notorious clerk looked at the chessboard not far away, feeling the thrilling battle on the chessboard, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
"But the black piece can't do anything to the white piece for a while!"
At this time, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and slowly placed it on the chessboard.
clatter! Fourteen columns and eleven rows, fly! Chen Shanlian's face had turned pale without him knowing when. Sweat had already appeared on his forehead and temples, wetting his hair.
“Click.”
After thinking for a while, Chen Shancai picked up the chess piece again and quickly placed it on the board!
Fourteen columns and ten rows, bang! "It seems that the white chess piece is not difficult to play. It even feels like there are many ways to choose. The situation is vivid, and no piece is in danger of life or death. However, if you calculate carefully -
The scorekeeper looked at the chessboard, his face showing shock: "The black pieces are not enough to cover seven and a half points!" "If it ends up covering seven and a half points, the black pieces will even be half a point short of the white pieces!" ”
"Black pieces are indeed easy to play, with a lot of offensive moves, but they are still half a point short!"
"Kuroko must find a way to use this offensive to catch up with this half point. Kuroko's offensive is so strong, half a point... should be no problem, right?"
The music notator stared at the chessboard, thinking blankly.
This question should have been certain, but now she was not sure! You know, more than 20 moves ago, Black was only half a point behind, but now, even with so many attacks, Black is still half a point behind!
Soon, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and slowly let it fall.
After seeing this move, Chen Shan did not make his move immediately. Instead, he stared at the chessboard and fell into long thought.
Time passes by every second.
Finally, Chen Shan's eyes became firmer, and he picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly.
Seven columns and thirteen rows, type in!
As this move was made, the situation of the entire chess game suddenly became extremely acute!
"Black has already invested all his capital, and even sacrificed a big piece, aggressively breaking into the White formation, trying to kill the White chess piece!"
Seeing this move, the music notator and two referees on the side were shocked! In order to kill the white chess pieces, the black chess pieces actually abandoned a large area of pieces above, sacrificing a lot of pieces to kill the white chess pieces!
"This is... how bloody!"
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard quietly, then quickly picked up another chess piece and put it down calmly.
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Donghai, in a luxurious apartment.
"Half a goal difference, he was charged to death."
Jiang Changdong stared at the computer screen. As the lights were off in the room and the curtains were drawn, the dim blue light from the screen reflected on Jiang Changdong's face, making his expression look a little grim.
On the chessboard on the computer, the chess pieces fall one by one.
"In this game, Chen Shan played well enough... He chased the white pieces all over the board, but no matter how hard the black pieces chased, they could never catch up with the half-point gap!"
Jiang Changdong stared at the computer screen and the chess game and fell into a long silence.
In this game, the black chess pieces showed a tough attitude from the beginning, playing with high-profile moves, intending to compete for the Central Plains, and the white chess pieces responded with an equally tough attitude.
Ever since White made that big move, both sides were in a dilemma and were faced with a situation where they had to fight to the death in the center of the board.
Facing White's tough stance, Black was not to be outdone and went with the flow to create the situation White wanted. Then, suddenly, the situation changed and White seemed to be at a disadvantage.
However, after the White chess piece's previous move, although the Black chess piece's attack was as fierce as a storm, it was completely unable to shake the White chess piece at all! Even though the black pieces had made the most powerful moves before and chased the white pieces all over the board, but even now, after using all their strength, the black pieces still couldn't make a breakthrough! From every move of the black chess, Jiang Changdong could feel the strong unwillingness and the indomitable fighting spirit, but more than that, it was the feeling of powerlessness that was unable to turn the situation around!
The black pieces' attacks are endless, but the white pieces seem to be shaky but they always stand firm.
The black chess piece tries its best, chasing the opponent all over the board, and using every move to attack to the utmost, but this insignificant gap still exists. How bitter is it?
Soon after, after more than thirty moves, both sides entered the endgame! "The endgame is the most delicate one, requiring every bit of calculation and not giving up an inch. In this game, the difference between the two sides was only half a point."
"Will this be Black's last chance?"
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In the chess-playing room, the sound of chess pieces dropping continued to be heard.
clatter! clatter! clatter! Chen Shan gritted his teeth slightly and stared at the chessboard in front of him unwillingly, trying to find every point he could fight for.
but……
On the side, the referee and the scorekeeper had gloomy expressions. Even they could see the end of this final official game! "In the order of the endgame, White made almost no mistakes, every detail was perfect!"
Soon, the female scorekeeper saw Yu Shao place the chess piece again. After taking a deep breath, she slid the mouse and recorded this move on the chess record.
"White chess, smoothly concluded the game in the endgame."
"Black didn't have any chance..."
After seeing Yu Shao's move, Chen Shan stopped making moves and looked at the chessboard with a pale face. After a long time, he lowered his head slightly and quietly loosened his clenched fists.
"I lost..."
Hearing this, the room fell silent.
The music notator and two referees at the side looked at Chen Shan, and they couldn't help feeling sad.
In this game, Chen Shan chased the white chess pieces almost from the beginning to the end. It can be said that he tried his best, so much so that they were all infected and hoped to see the black chess pieces' efforts be rewarded.
However, even if the black chess piece used all his strength, and even went so far as to sacrifice a large piece to kill the white chess piece, he still could not shake the half-point gap! After the points are posted, Black loses half a point! "Thanks for your advice."
Yu Shao lowered his head slightly towards Chen Shan and spoke.
Chen Shan was silent for a moment before returning the greeting: "Thank you for your advice."
After the ceremony, Yu Shao stretched out his hand and began to pack up the chess pieces.
"He has already won three games in a row."
A referee looked at Yu Shao with an inexplicable look.
"There are four games in total to decide the winner of the winner group. The fifth game will be a duel between the winner group champion and the loser group champion. This game will determine the qualification for the title challenge."
"After obtaining the qualification to challenge for a title, you will face off against the title holder in a game of chess. The winner of the game will receive the title..."
"A title of seventeen."
"Maybe, he really can."
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The other side.
"It's the end."
Seeing the chess game over, Jiang Changdong still stared at the computer screen in silence, quietly watching the chess score on the screen.
After a long time, Jiang Changdong finally reached out and picked up the mobile phone on the computer desk, flipped through the address book, and found Chu Jingfeng's name.
Jiang Changdong looked at his phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally dialed Chu Jingfeng's number.
Not long after, the call was connected.
"Hello? Teacher Jiang Changdong?"
Chu Jingfeng's voice rang out from the other end of the phone: "What's the matter?"
"Did you watch the game of chess between Chen Shan and Yu Shao just now?" Jiang Changdong asked after a long silence.
"Yeah, I just finished watching it."
Chu Jingfeng's voice was a little confused: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Changdong fell silent again.
Seeing that Jiang Changdong had called but was slow to speak, Chu Jingfeng was obviously even more confused and asked, "Hello? Teacher Jiang Changdong, are you still there? Is the signal bad?"
Jiang Changdong looked at the computer screen, took a deep breath, and after a long time, he finally spoke: "Didn't you say before that you wanted to review and analyze Yu Shao's chess record with me? ”
This time it was Chu Jingfeng's turn to remain silent.
"I changed my mind."
Jiang Changdong said, "There are still two more matches to decide the qualification for the national team challenge. There will be half a month between each match. In other words, if he can really qualify for the national team challenge, we still have a month."
Jiang Changdong looked at the chess record on the computer screen, and his eyes suddenly became sharper.
"One month should be enough!"
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Time flies.
Seven days later.
After seven days of fierce competition, the third round of the national players' competition is finally over! Finally, after three rounds of competition, only two players remained in the winner group, namely Yu Shao and——
Zhuang Weisheng.
All other chess players fell into the loser group, and only one person was able to climb out of the loser group.
Because the national team battle has come to an end, it has attracted more and more attention. After all, the winner of the national team battle will be qualified to challenge the title.
Players who are qualified to challenge for a title have one foot in the door to the title. If they can defeat the current title holder, they will receive the highest honor in the Go world -
title!
Go Saint, Tianyuan, National Master, Tenth Dan, Go Saint, Great Go Player, Celebrity! This is the dream goal of all chess players and also the highest honor for chess players. Although there are many chess players, only seven people from each country can get the title every year! Because of this, every title challenge will not only attract attention in China, but also from the whole world.
Moreover, because the champion group of the next national team match will be Yu Shao and Zhuang Weisheng, it has aroused countless people's expectations and heated discussions.
Zhuang Weisheng has been the most watched chess player in the country from the beginning to the end, and Yu Shao has been a hot topic since he was promoted to the professional level. He can be said to be the hottest new star in the Go world this year.
This was the first time that the two faced off on the field, so naturally it attracted worldwide attention. Some media even hyped it up online, saying things like "the battle between the old and the new" and "the peak showdown"... which aroused countless people's speculation.
"Xiao Shao, is your opponent in the next round really Zhuang Weisheng, 10th Dan?"
Cai Xiaomei's voice was heard on the phone, and her voice was obviously shocked.
"Yes, there are only me and Teacher Zhuang Weisheng left in the winner group. If nothing unexpected happens, my opponent in the next round will be Teacher Zhuang Weisheng."
Yu Shao corrected: "It's not the tenth stage, it's now Zhuang Weisheng Tianyuan."
"My god, this is really Zhuang Weisheng Tenth Stage!"
Cai Xiaomei's tone was a little excited, and she didn't listen to what Yu Shao said at all: "Even though I don't know anything about Go, I have heard of the name Zhuang Weisheng. He is an incredible figure!"
After that, Cai Xiaomei's voice rang out from the other end of the line again: "Old Yu, come quickly, come quickly, don't just stand there washing vegetables, our son is really going to fight Zhuang Weisheng, the tenth dan! Zhuang Weisheng, that's it!"
Not long after, Yu Dongming's voice came from the other end of the phone again: "Xiao Shao, although Zhuang Weisheng is famous, don't be scared. Don't be nervous, play well!"
Hearing this, Yu Shao smiled and said, "I have won against Teacher Zhu Xinyuan and Teacher Chen Shan before. What's there to be nervous about?"
"How can they be the same? That's Zhuang Weisheng! His titles come and go, but his 10th dan is unchangeable. With the overall decline of Chinese Go, he is almost the only one who can carry the weight of the game. He is the number one player in Chinese Go! He is not on the same level as other players!"
Yu Dongming immediately warned: "Don't get carried away just because you have defeated strong players one after another. Teacher Zhuang Weisheng is a top five chess player in the world!"
Hearing this, Yu Shao couldn't help but smile.
For people like Yu Dongming and Cai Xiaomei who know nothing about Go, Go has a clear level division. The first place player cannot lose to the second place player, let alone the third and fourth place players.
The name Zhuang Weisheng is almost like a mountain, enough to suffocate all chess players and make them unable to breathe. They can only look up. It is the goal that all chess players strive to climb throughout their lives.
Therefore, in their understanding, Zhuang Weisheng should not lose a game of chess, and if he loses, he can only lose to foreign chess players from Japan and South Korea. He should have no rivals in China.
But in fact, even a 9th dan chess player who sweeps the world championships may lose to a 2nd dan female chess player.
In Go, the strong are not necessarily the winners. Winning and losing are both common. One can only judge one's Go skills by the overall winning rate.
For example, if you can win nine out of ten games of chess, then you are naturally stronger than your opponent. However, no one can guarantee that if he is stronger than his opponent, he can definitely win ten games.
Of course, Go AI is an exception.
Go AI never gets tired, it can plan everything for the best, and its calculations are so far ahead that human players can't even begin to catch up. More importantly, Go AI completely abandons emotions, and every move it makes is precise and cold.
Completely abandoning emotions and using only data analysis may be the biggest advantage of Go AI. Of course, this may also be the biggest disadvantage of Go AI...
However, Yu Shao naturally would not explain these words to his parents, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will try my best."
"You must stay calm, don't feel any pressure, play every move calmly, and perform at your best level!"
Thinking that Yu Shao's opponent was Zhuang Weisheng, Yu Dongming's tone became serious.
Although he had confidence in his son, but... he was not an ordinary person after all, he was Zhuang Weisheng!
"knew."
Yu Shao smiled, chatted with his parents on the phone for a few more words, and finally hung up.
Yu Shao put his phone down and looked at the intricate chessboard in front of him.
This was a game played by Zhuang Weisheng and Fan Shengjie, 9th dan, in the national chess tournament a few days ago. In the end, Zhuang Weisheng won by slaying the dragon in the middle game, winning resoundingly.
In this game of chess, Zhuang Weisheng showed amazing calculation ability, forced himself to give up some chess pieces, and finally used the dead pieces in half of the board to kill his opponent with one sword with great momentum, swallowing up his opponent's dragon. It was truly wonderful.
Yu Shao stared at the chessboard. After a moment, he reached into the chess box. Just as he was about to take out the chess piece, his cell phone suddenly rang again.
Yu Shao frowned slightly, pulled his hand back from the chess box, picked up the phone, and saw the name of the caller. He was slightly startled and quickly answered the call: "Hello? Xu Zijin?"
"It's me."
From the other end of the line came Xu Zijin's cool and pleasant voice.
"What's wrong?"
Yu Shao asked, still looking at the chessboard in front of him.
After a moment of silence, Xu Zijin said, "Your opponent in the next round of the national team competition is Mr. Zhuang Weisheng."
"Um."
Yu Shao was a little surprised and said, "Yes."
Xu Zijin was silent for a moment again, then slowly said: "I will pay attention to it."
"OK."
Yu Shao smiled and said, "I hope I can play better by then and not let you down."
"You have never let me down." Xu Zijin said, his voice sounding calm.
"ah?"
Hearing this, Yu Shao was a little confused.
"I am looking forward to the game between you and Mr. Zhuang Weisheng."
Xu Zijin said: "Not only me, almost everyone is paying attention...Keep it up."
After he finished speaking, there was a busy tone on the other end of the phone.
Yu Shao didn't find it strange. He put down his phone, looked at the chessboard in front of him again, finally picked up the chess piece and slowly put it down.
clatter! Eight columns and eleven rows, stop eating!
The chess pieces fell onto the board, making crisp sounds.
"I have heard of Zhuang Weisheng's name since I first came to this world."
Yu Shao stared at the chessboard, the game reflected in his eyes, and recalled the past.
At that time, he participated in a high school Go league. In order to train, he borrowed Zhou De's Go book and played according to the book. There were many chess records of Zhuang Weisheng in the book.
Although in his opinion, those chess games still gave him a great shock because Zhuang Weisheng had not experienced the AI era and his knowledge and understanding of Go was not deep enough.
Although he has not experienced the AI era, every move Zhuang Weisheng makes is very mysterious, often making him applaud.
At that time, looking at Zhuang Weisheng's chess records, he often couldn't help but feel the urge to play a game of chess with Zhuang Weisheng.
In fact, he and Zhuang Weisheng had played two games of chess before. One was a game in the Xinhuo Battle after he successfully qualified for the professional chess league, and the other was a private quick game.
However, strictly speaking, these two games of chess cannot be considered real chess games. One game is an entertainment game, and the other is an everyday game.
Not to mention entertainment matches, everyday games on weekdays are also completely different from playing chess in competitions.
So, in a sense, he has never really fought with Zhuang Weisheng.
"The wish I made a year ago will come true in a few days..."
“This is probably also my first time to fight against the current title holder in the arena.”
"The Zhuang Weisheng today is only stronger than the Zhuang Weisheng I saw in the chess records a year ago."
Yu Shao took out the chess piece from the chess box again and slowly placed it on the chessboard.
"Zhuang Weisheng, what kind of chess will he play next?"
(End of this chapter)
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