Chapter 387 Hello, Yu Shao National Player
"The National Team Battle is over!"
After a long time, the referee finally withdrew his gaze from the chessboard, suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and announced the result of the national player competition: "The new national player will be--"
The referee paused, then continued word by word: "Yu Shao!"
Hearing this, Jiang Changdong's face turned even paler, but he still stared at the chessboard in front of him, refusing to look away.
After winning the first set of the national team match, the words "I am better than you" are still ringing in my ears.
However, he was defeated in the second game without any chance of fighting back. He thought it was because of his carelessness, so he made up his mind to go all out in the third game.
But in the third game, he didn't even get to exchange moves with his opponent. Not a single fight took place during the entire game. He had all his supernatural powers, but he had no place to use them, and ended up in a miserable defeat!
This... was even more difficult for him to accept than losing the second game of chess to Yu Shao. He clenched his right fist unconsciously, his nails piercing into his palm, but he was completely unaware.
"In the end, Mr. Jiang Changdong failed to defend his title and lost his national champion title."
At the side, the music notator looked at Jiang Changdong's current appearance and couldn't help but feel sympathetic: "But what is even more unbelievable is that the person who took away the national player title from Mr. Jiang Changdong was only 17 years old."
The female music notator could not help but secretly glance at Yu Shao, with mixed feelings in her heart. Her eyes were extremely complicated, and she silently thought in her heart: "A 17-year-old national player..."
Although the words "seventeen years old" and "national player" seem very incongruous together, she did not feel any mismatch after witnessing the three games with her own eyes.
She was convinced.
Looking back at these three games, only the first game was the peak showdown she had imagined, with the two of them fighting fiercely and finally deciding the winner. As for the remaining two games...
Every game was beyond her expectations and completely beyond her imagination. After two games, every decisive move made by Yu Shao still shocked her.
She thought the second game was the climax, but the third game completely overturned her imagination! She could no longer express her inner feelings in any words, there was only... speechlessness and the shock that almost touched the depths of her soul.
Conquer the enemy without fighting, overwhelm the enemy with force, go with the flow, surround but not kill, be entangled by a giant python...
She could not imagine that such a chess game came from Yu Shao's hand. It was even more difficult for her to imagine that such a chess game came from the hands of a seventeen-year-old boy.
Calm and steady, act after careful consideration, see through things clearly, and look at the overall situation... These are not the words that should be used to describe a seventeen-year-old boy. At the age of seventeen, one should be enterprising and forge ahead.
This game of chess did not even involve a single direct confrontation, and ended in an unprecedentedly dull manner. However, despite the dull content of the game, the sound of the chess pieces falling still deeply shocked her until this moment! "Every year, the title battle attracts much attention, every year, the title battle is exciting, and every year, the title battle is unforgettable..."
"Because in this event that symbolizes the highest glory of Go, every move is the result of the life-long efforts of two top Go players, and it is bound to make all Go players in the world bow down!"
The female scorekeeper looked at the chessboard not far away and thought blankly: "But, there has never been such a dull game of chess before."
"The National Championship is destined to be held every year, maybe ten years, maybe twenty years, maybe even a hundred years."
"But no matter what famous games are played in future title matches, as long as the national champion match is mentioned, I'm afraid no one will ever forget these three games, right?"
Although this was a question, she was extremely certain in her heart at this moment.
After several years, the world will have changed dramatically, and the young people who are watching this game today may already be gray-haired, but they will definitely remember this battle between national players.
They might sit on rattan chairs and tell the story of this national players' battle in a nostalgic tone to the younger generations who have just started learning chess.
Many things will be covered by the dust of time, but these three games of chess will be remembered forever and frozen in time.
That's how Go works...
A hundred years, a thousand years, two thousand years, the inheritance continues.
After hearing the referee announce the result of the game, Yu Shao slowly exhaled, finally reached out his hand, and began to pick up the chess pieces on the board.
When Yu Shao collected all the black pieces on the chessboard, closed the chess box, and was about to get up and leave, Jiang Changdong, who had been silent from beginning to end, finally spoke -
"You didn't use your full strength?"
Yu Shao was startled and looked at Jiang Changdong opposite him.
Jiang Changdong had raised his head without knowing when, his teeth clenched, his expression seemed a little excited, and he asked again: "In the first game, you didn't use your full strength?"
The two referees and the music notator at the side couldn't help but look at Jiang Changdong. Seeing that Jiang Changdong was a little excited, they were a little surprised.
For Jiang Changdong, compared to losing the national player title, he was actually more concerned about whether Yu Shao used his full strength in the first game. It seemed that this matter... was more important than the final ownership of the national player title.
Hearing this question, Yu Shao was silent for a moment.
Not giving it your all?
No, he played that game of chess very seriously. Although there were some regrets, every move he made was exactly what he wanted.
After a moment, Yu Shao shook his head and said truthfully: "No, I tried my best."
After getting this answer, Jiang Changdong was stunned for a moment, staring at Yu Shao's face, as if trying to find evidence that Yu Shao was lying, but he found none.
Jiang Changdong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Jiang Changdong did not continue talking, Yu Shao finally turned around, opened the door and left the chat room.
After leaving the chess room, Yu Shao walked a short distance along the corridor of the chess academy before he suddenly stopped.
Not far ahead, he saw a group of people rushing towards the talk room, among them were many familiar faces to Yu Shao.
"Yu Shao! Yu Shao!"
Wu Zhixuan waved at Yu Shao from a distance, her pretty face full of excitement.
She took two steps as four and rushed to Yu Shao first, then stopped in front of him. Then she stood straight and saluted Yu Shao in a serious manner, saying, "Hello, Yu Shao, national player!"
"You got it."
Yu Shao couldn't help laughing and said, "Thank you."
“It’s really amazing!”
Wu Zhixuan clenched her little pink fists, looking like a little fangirl, and said, "I watched it in the broadcast studio. It was so amazing. When I saw the end, I felt so hot all over. I wanted to say something, but I couldn't say a word!"
"It's not that exaggerated."
Yu Shao shook his head and smiled.
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded: "What Wu Zhixuan said was true. She was really like that at that time."
Hearing this familiar voice, Yu Shao was startled. He turned his head to look at the source of the voice and immediately saw Zheng Qin in the crowd.
Zheng Qin looked at Yu Shao with a smile and continued, "Not only her, but also me. It's hard to imagine... that you would play such a chess game."
"real……"
Zheng Qin shook his head and said, "I was shocked."
In the crowd, Le Haoqiang looked at Yu Shao with complicated eyes, and finally stretched out his hand, gave Yu Shao a thumbs up, and said: "I am convinced, Yu Shao, I hope I can play such a good chess in the future."
"Yes, yes."
Yu Shao smiled upon hearing this and asked, "I heard that you are about to enter the main tournament of the Masters Tournament?"
Hearing this, Le Haoqiang's face suddenly fell. He glanced at Zheng Qin beside him with resentment and said, "I lost to Zheng Qin a while ago. There is no room for error. I have to keep winning to get in next time."
Upon hearing this, Yu Shao looked at Zheng Qin in surprise. He remembered that Zheng Qin's chess skills should not be as strong as Le Hao's before.
"What kind of look is that?"
Zheng Qin was a little dissatisfied and said, "Although you have been moving forward and are now a national player, we will not stop, okay?"
"Okay, it looks like you've already secured a spot in the Celebrity Tournament?"
Yu Shao smiled and asked, "Are you ready to challenge Master Kong Zi?"
“Ahem.”
Zheng Qin coughed twice and said, "It's not certain that I can get in yet. My next opponent is Teacher Chen Shan. If I win, I'll get into the main tournament..."
At the end, Zheng Qin's tone became a little weak, and he obviously lacked confidence. The people around him couldn't help laughing and joked: "Zheng Qin, you have been a professional chess player for two years, how come you don't have the confidence to enter a title match? Look at Yu Shao, he has been a professional chess player for one year and has won a title!"
"That's right. Not only do you start slowly, but you can't run as fast as anyone. How can you catch up with me?"
"Even if I make it to the title match in two years, it's still a bit slow..."
At this time, another cold voice sounded from the crowd.
"Yu Shao, congratulations on winning the national player title."
Upon hearing this, Yu Shao immediately looked at Xu Zijin in the crowd.
Xu Zijin's eyes were clear and bright as he looked at Yu Shao, and he continued, "I learned a lot from today's game of chess...very impressive."
Yu Shao smiled, nodded towards Xu Zijin, and said, "Thank you."
Xu Zijin thought about it and was about to say something congratulatory when he was interrupted by a group of Go reporters who swarmed over.
"Yu Shao, as a 17-year-old national player, do you have anything to say?"
"Yu Shao, national player, I'm a reporter from Xinjiang Media, the largest Go newspaper in China. Would you mind doing an interview on Go? We have a project called 'Go Players of the New Era' and we want to know your views on taking over the new era."
"Master Yu Shao, your performance in today's game shocked me. You have always been famous for fighting for the first place, but why did you choose this way in the last game? You even played such a famous game of flowing water without fighting for the first place?"
A bunch of reporters rushed to ask questions. One reporter tried for a long time but couldn't get to the front. Finally, he had to stand at the back of the crowd and asked loudly:
"Teacher Yu Shao, I'm a reporter from Sun Moon Chess Talk. Now that you have won the title of national player and have joined the ranks of top-notch players, the world championships will also begin in the second half of the year. Are you confident about the world championships?"
In order to build up a relationship with Yu Shao, win his favor and get the opportunity to be interviewed first, he directly changed his name from "Yu Shao national player" to "Yu Shao teacher".
Although he is already over 40 years old, Da Yu Shao is more than a generation older than him and still considers himself a student.
But this is normal in Go. A wise one is called a teacher. As long as the opponent is better than you, you can actually call him a teacher. However, most people, for the sake of face, just call him by his name and rank.
But now, facing Yu Shao who has already won the title of national player, he is willing to lose face!
His voice just rang out, and the next moment he was interrupted by other reporters.
"Teacher Yu Shao, you have won the national champion title at such a young age. You are undoubtedly the idol and goal of many young chess players. Do you have anything to say to other young chess players?"
A large group of reporters seemed to be wolves seeing meat, their eyes shining, asking questions one after another. For a moment, Yu Shao didn't know which one he should answer first.
Just then, another voice sounded from behind the crowd.
"Yu Shao."
The voice was not loud and should have been immediately drowned out by the reporters' questions. However, a reporter glanced behind him and was slightly stunned, swallowing back the words he was about to say.
Another reporter next to this reporter found this a little strange, looked behind him, and then also shut up.
Just like that, one, two, three...
More and more reporters stopped asking questions after seeing the person coming. Instead, they suppressed their excitement and made way for the person behind them with shining eyes.
The person who came was none other than Su Yiming.
Su Yiming has now reached the final stage of the Grand Master Tournament and is about to challenge Grand Master Fu Shunan. He is also a prodigy that has attracted worldwide attention! If it weren't for Yu Shao, Su Yiming's achievements would have been enough to shock the chess world and make people astonished. But unfortunately, Yu Shao happened to be there, so much so that there are many sayings on the Internet, "If Yu was born, why was Ming born?"
Although Su Yiming had never defeated Yu Shao in previous competitions, in fact, in terms of the number of fans alone, Su Yiming was not even inferior to Yu Shao!
Many people on the Internet became fans of Su Yiming precisely because they were infected by the determination and fighting spirit that Su Yiming showed even in desperate situations when he lost those few games.
Compared to the questions they just raised, they felt that the conversation between Su Yiming and Yu Shao after Yu Shao won the national team title might be a bigger selling point!
Su Yiming walked through the crowd and soon came in front of Yu Shao. Ran Hong finally stopped.
Yu Shao looked at Su Yiming with calm eyes.
"I watched the entire game in the broadcast room."
As Su Yiming was talking, he couldn't help but think of the game of chess just now, and fell silent.
He felt deeply shocked when he thought about how he finally understood Yu Shao's intention of defeating the enemy without fighting.
After a moment of silence, Su Yiming suddenly smiled and finally spoke again, praising sincerely, "This game of chess is really... so beautiful."
Yu Shao didn't say anything, just looked at Su Yiming quietly. He knew that Su Yiming had not finished speaking, so he waited for Su Yiming to finish speaking.
"Do you still remember the agreement between us?"
Sure enough, Su Yiming asked quickly.
"Remember."
Yu Shao nodded.
"Next, it's my big chess battle."
The smile on Su Yiming's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became serious. He looked directly at Yu Shao and said, "As long as I get the title of Grand Chess Master, it will be... a chess game between us!"
"I will win the great chess battle!"
"After watching today's game, I'm even more looking forward to this battle!"
"Even if it's just for this one battle, I will definitely win the title of Great Chess Master!"
Hearing this conversation, the reporter on the side was stunned at first, and then his eyes widened! Please vote for me!
(End of this chapter)
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