Chapter 386: Only because he does not contend, nothing in the world can contend with him!
The atmosphere in the hand-talk room was depressing and heavy.
Jiang Changdong's face had turned extremely pale at some point. After a long time, he finally took out the chess piece again and put it down with difficulty.
Da! Fourteen columns and sixteen rows, Xiao Fei! "This method is actually harmful to oneself, but... there is no other way!"
The referee on the side swallowed hard, seeing the deep helplessness contained in Jiang Changdong's move.
"Because the white pieces below are not alive, the white pieces dare not use force rashly!"
"Black has indeed not made a move, but it is definitely not that he will not make a move. Only when Black has completed 100% of its preparations will it make a move. Before that, Black will just keep playing thicker!"
"If White dares to use force, then Black will definitely take action, and White will collapse immediately!"
"I know this, everyone knows this, and Teacher Jiang Changdong must know this too!"
At this time, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece again and slowly let it fall.
Da! Seventeen columns and ten rows, block! Seeing this move, the referee's pupils shrank and he opened his mouth slightly, but he couldn't say a word.
"Black chess...ignored the white chess's Xiaofei!"
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Southern Chess Academy, inside the broadcast room.
"White's flying move was a helpless move. The chess shape has already given away the secret."
Zheng Qin stared at the TV screen, his heart trembling: "This is not the strongest move. The strongest move of Black chess is to directly attack the heartland of White chess here!"
"Yu Shao must have seen this, but..."
Xu Zijin stared at the computer screen with her beautiful eyes, and said, "He didn't do this. Instead, he went straight in his own direction, just playing thick chess. Even if there were stronger means, he would not use them."
"He is certain..."
Le Haoqiang said absentmindedly: "If we move this way, we can win. We have already ignored the white chess pieces."
In the crowd, Su Yiming looked at the TV screen calmly. He didn't know when he had stopped saying a word and just watched the chess game quietly.
Da! Da! Da! Under the gaze of everyone in the broadcast room, the black and white pieces on the TV screen continued to fall.
Faced with such a situation, White is certainly not willing to sit and wait for death. Every move is the most powerful and fierce one, intended to disrupt the situation, force Black to take action, and fight to the death with White!
However, Black ignored all of White's tactics, as long as they were not too excessive!
After who knows how many moves, another white chess piece fell onto the TV screen.
Seeing this move, Su Yiming's eyes changed slightly.
Zheng Qin was startled at first, then he seemed to suddenly realize something and said in a lost voice: "You can't do this, Teacher Jiang Changdong, you made a wrong judgment!"
Le Haoqiang didn't think there was anything wrong with this move at first, but when he heard Zheng Qin's voice, he re-examined the board with some doubts, and suddenly he was shocked! "Indeed!"
Le Haoqiang stared at the TV screen without blinking and said, "Black has a way to combine his moves after reaching the point. Black can actually cut off the White dragon directly!"
When the others heard this, they thought for a moment and their expressions changed.
There is indeed a problem with White's move. If Black bites directly, through the means of seeing the combination, White's big dragon will be cut in half, and it won't take long for the game to collapse!
The next moment, the black chess piece fell again.
But this move is not the best move, but——
Da! Seventeen columns, twelve rows, turn!
A look of shock quietly crept onto everyone's face, except Su Yiming, who seemed to have expected it and remained calm.
"Yu Shao must be able to see the situation here. I've seen it all, but... even if there are strong players here, why not?"
Zheng Qin swallowed hard, "He thinks he has seen the end of the game, and Black will definitely win?"
Everyone was speechless, looking at the chess game in shock.
You know, at this point, although black has a clear advantage, judging from the number of points on the board, there is not much difference between black and white.
The black pieces have about 70 points, and the white pieces have about 60 points. The next move is the white pieces' turn. After the move, the white pieces also have close to 70 points. If the black pieces take into account the 7.5 points handicap, the points are actually very close.
However, Black did not play the most powerful move, but instead played the simplest trick! ...
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Time goes by.
Da! Da! Da! On the chessboard, black and white pieces continued to fall alternately, and the sound of the falling pieces seemed to compose a soul-stirring symphony! Under the gaze of the world, the black piece fell again.
Da! Twelve columns and eighteen rows, to!
This is not the strongest move.
There is a better and more wonderful move that can be seen at a glance.
The white pieces below are not alive yet, so the strongest move here must be mentioned to eliminate the lingering effect of the white pieces not being able to survive.
After the black chess piece makes this support move, it becomes very easy for the white chess piece to function.
However, seeing that Black played this support move instead of the strongest lifting move, no one felt any ripples in their hearts, and no one felt strange at all. After all, Black had a chance to win by more than ten points, and might even have ended the game directly.
Everyone just stared at the chess game in silence.
At this time, the battle for official pieces has already begun!
The gap between the two sides was not big from the beginning to the end, and it was still the same until now! Watching the official moves being completed one after another, everyone was filled with a feeling of bewilderment and shock.
The gap between the two sides is still not big.
Until the last moment, they didn't even know who would win or lose in this game of chess.
Da! Da! Da! The crisp sound of the chess pieces falling seemed to pass through the chess room and echo throughout the world.
I don’t know how long it took, but in the silent silence with only the sound of chess pieces falling, the road leading to the end of the game finally appeared before everyone’s eyes.
"Half eyes..."
Someone was looking at the chess game in a daze. Although both sides were still making their moves, they had already seen the outcome of the game in advance.
"Yu Shao, won by half a point."
Silence.
The silence was astonishing.
This game of chess has come to an end, but there is no cheering, no screaming, no shouting. There is only a deep silence. Everything is just like this game of chess.
dull.
Yes, bland.
Yu Shao didn't play any good chess moves, nor did he play any bad chess moves.
There had never been any fierce fighting at all. The board was extremely simple, without any unclear or blurry areas. Everything... was extremely plain.
Although in the end, Black only won half a point.
However, this half point is even more shocking than slaying the dragon in the middle game.
No matter how great a chess player is, he may play many games in his life, but there are usually only a few games that are remembered by the world.
And this might be one of the few games played by the chess player named Yu Shao.
silence.
At this moment, silence is more useful than any words.
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Nanbu Chess Institute, inside the reporter’s office.
Ding Huan stared blankly at the computer screen. Although the two sides had not yet finished their small moves, the outcome was actually already determined, and even he could see it.
In order to write a chess review, Ding Huan had already opened a Word document on another computer on his left, but Ding Huan seemed to have forgotten that he needed to write.
He just stared blankly at the computer screen, immersed in this chess game that did not contain any murderous intent.
Time passes by every second.
After a long time, Ding Huan finally took a deep breath, and with trembling fingers, he began to type frantically on the keyboard.
"I have written too many chess reviews for Yu Shao. From the Yingjiao Cup to the National Masters Tournament, I have witnessed every move and every chess score of Yu Shao along the way!"
"From Dot 33, to Big Avalanche, Demon Sword, Big Slope, to Heavy Rain, and Peak... Yu Shao's chess always shocks and moves me!"
"However, whether it was the bloody battle between the two peerless talents Yu Shao and Su Yiming in the Yingjiao Cup, or the shocking apex move played by Yu Shao in the National Masters Tournament, none of them could compare to the profound shock brought by this game of chess!"
"I can't even believe that this is a move made by Yu Shao."
"From the beginning of the layout, facing the aggressiveness of the white pieces, Yu Shao inconceivably did not fight back, but went with the flow and moved to the periphery!"
"In the middle game, I thought Yu Shao would attack fiercely and advance vigorously, but Yu Shao just kept preparing for the attack!"
"In the end, all the questions were finally answered in the subsequent changes in the market!"
"A fight doesn't necessarily involve just one move or one form. Sometimes, a fight is also about a bigger strategy. The fight based on the bigger picture can also be called a trend!"
"I thought that with the advantage growing, Yu Shao would finally launch an attack."
“But, no!”
"No need for skillful hands, no need for strong hands."
"Just surround them but don't kill them. This is the simplest move."
"No matter how White plays, Yu Shao's moves will be as clear and concise as possible!"
"Now that Black has seen the path to victory, he just needs to move forward firmly. Black will ignore all of White's tricks!"
"It can even be said that even if White has a great advantage, Black just needs to win, whether it's slaying a dragon or just one or two eyes!"
"In the end, Black wins by half a point!"
"A chess player known for his attacking skills played the most outstanding game of flowing water without competing for the first place!"
"Go is the art of competition, but it is also the art of not competing!"
"It is because he does not contend that nothing can contend with him!"
“Water doesn’t compete for the lead, it competes for the flow!”
"This is the most thrilling game played by Yu Shao. The thrill is not in the moves, but quite the opposite! Thank you Yu Shao for presenting such a masterpiece to us chess fans!"
"This year's national team has finally come to fruition!"
"he--"
"It will be Yu Shao!"
Having written this, Ding Huan could not help but raise his head and look at the computer screen on the right again.
On the TV screen, the black and white pieces are still falling.
Finally, when another black chess piece landed on the board, the white chess piece stopped moving...
My dear little official, everything has been collected.
Just as everyone expected.
Black wins by half a point!
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In the lounge of the Southern Chess Academy.
"it's over."
Seeing that both sides had completely finished their official moves, Zhuang Weisheng finally slowly withdrew his gaze from the computer screen and murmured, "Black wins by half a point."
An Hongshi sat opposite Zhuang Weisheng without saying a word. After a long time, he looked away and looked at the chessboard on the chess table between the two of them. On it was the same chess game as the one on the TV screen.
This was a reconstruction he and Zhuang Weisheng made together, following the chess game on TV, move by move.
Silence.
Both of them seemed to be still immersed in this uneventful game of chess, unable to come back to their senses.
"Teacher Yasuhiroshi."
I don’t know how long it took, but Zhuang Weisheng suddenly spoke and called out An Hongshi’s name.
An Hongshi was slightly startled, and finally withdrew his gaze from the chessboard, jumped up and looked at Zhuang Weisheng opposite him.
Zhuang Weisheng looked at the chessboard and asked, "You said, if a person gave up the path he was most familiar with and chose to take the path he was not familiar with..."
Zhuang Weisheng paused, then continued, "So, has he become more defeatable, or... more undefeatable?"
Time seems to have stopped.
The bright sunlight outside the window poured into the lounge, and even the tiny dust particles in the air appeared extremely clear. The two of them sat opposite each other across a chess table.
An Hongshi did not answer, but continued to sit there quietly, looking at the chessboard in front of him.
If a person gives up the path he is most familiar with and chooses to take the path he is not familiar with, will he become more defeated or more undefeated?
After a long time, An Hongshi slowly stood up.
He did not give an answer to the question, but said: "Everyone else has returned to North Korea and South Korea. Now that the national team competition is over, I have to go back too."
"I send you."
Zhuang Weisheng stood up and spoke.
"Don't bother."
An Hongshi shook his head, rejected Zhuang Weisheng's proposal, walked straight to the door, and suddenly stopped.
"By the way, remember to tell Yu Shao for me."
An Hongshi turned his back to Zhuang Weisheng and said, "Just say... An Hongshi congratulates him on winning the national champion title and joining the ranks of top-notch chess players. I look forward to playing against him in the world championship."
"Yes, I will."
Zhuang Weisheng smiled faintly and said, "Slow down."
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Hands talking indoors.
After carefully counting the points three times, the referee suppressed his emotions and announced the winner in a solemn voice: "In this game, Black wins by half a point!"
Jiang Changdong's face was as pale as paper, and he stared at the chessboard in front of him absentmindedly, as if he didn't hear what the referee said.
After a long time, Jiang Changdong finally lowered his head and said in a weak voice: "Thank you... for your guidance."
Yu Shao withdrew his gaze from the chessboard, bowed to Jiang Changdong, and said in return: "Thank you for your advice."
Faintly, Yu Shao seemed to hear a familiar voice ringing in his ears——
"Thank you for your advice..."
The voice was vague and uncertain, then became smaller and smaller. After the last word was spoken, it finally disappeared completely along with the vague figure behind Yu Shao...
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The chess game is over.
The national team competition finally came to an end.
But the deep silence still enveloped the entire world, and it was still a shocking silence!
The sound of the chess pieces falling seems to still echo throughout the world, for a long time, for a thousand years!
(End of this chapter)
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