Chapter 388: The Horn of Another Battle
Is there a competition between Yu Shao and Su Yiming?
It seems not.
However, this question was immediately forgotten by all the reporters!
Now that Yu Shao has just won the title of National Master, it is destined to be a hot headline. Moreover, Yu Shao's performance in these three games is so amazing that the popularity of this topic will definitely last for quite a long time! At this time when Yu Shao just won the title of National Master, Su Yiming's words... are equivalent to handing in a letter of challenge in front of everyone! Moreover, Su Yiming also said that he would definitely win the title of Grand Chess Master. If this was reported, it would be a huge gimmick in itself!
What's more, Su Yiming said that after winning the title, he would play chess with Yu Shao. To the reporters, this was tantamount to declaring war!
Because, this is equivalent to saying... Getting the title of national player, one of the seven major honors in domestic Go, at the age of seventeen is indeed amazing, but I can do the same!
If I have done the same thing as you, then it's time for us to compete with each other again!
“Big news!”
A group of reporters' faces flushed with excitement. They immediately raised their cameras, pointed them at Yu Shao and Su Yiming, and pressed the shutter buttons frantically.
Many reporters had a vague premonition that if this matter was reported, the attention and heat it would attract might not be less than the fact that Yu Shao won the title of national player!
Suddenly, the sound of shutter buttons clicking could be heard continuously in the corridor of the chess academy.
"It is said that the light of a firefly cannot compete with the brightness of the sun and the moon!"
A reporter looked at Yu Shao and Su Yiming who seemed to be fighting each other through the viewfinder of a SLR camera, and he seemed to see a sense of fate, and couldn't help thinking in his heart -
"But if they both really do get the titles, then there is no doubt that if there is another battle between the two, it will be a battle between the sun and the moon!"
"One after another, masters were defeated by them."
"And they will eventually meet at the top!"
"Sun and moon, victory and defeat, light and darkness... just like the black and white of Go!"
He couldn't help but let out a long breath, his eyes bright.
"In recent years, the performance of Chinese players in international competitions is not bad, but it is not satisfactory either. Most of the top players in the Go world are Japanese and Korean players."
“But now, a new wave is coming!”
"Yu Shao and Su Yiming!"
"Yu Shao has already won the title of national champion and joined the ranks of top-notch chess players, and Su Yiming is only one step away from this!"
He was full of anticipation, and for a moment his mind was filled with so many thoughts that he could not calm down.
At this time, Yu Shao looked at Su Yiming opposite him, his expression gradually became serious, staring at Su Yiming, and finally said: "I am also waiting for the day when we fight again!"
…
…
The national team competition has come to an end.
Even though the last game of the National Masters Tournament had ended a long time ago, the popularity of the National Masters Tournament online seemed to have just begun to ferment, and it was getting higher and higher, even surpassing the start of the final battle of the National Masters Tournament.
Especially after the national team competition, when the conversation between Yu Shao and Su Yiming was reported by reporters from various media, it undoubtedly added fuel to the fire that was already burning even more fiercely! "Since Ming was born, why was Yu born? After the national team competition, Su Yiming declared war on Yu Shao!"
"Su Yiming has said that he will definitely win the title of Grand Chess Master. Is another 17-year-old title holder about to appear?"
"Exclusive interview with chess master Fu Shunan! Regarding Su Yiming's bold words, chess master Fu Shunan smiled faintly and said he would wait and see!"
"Is Su Yiming confident? Or is he just boasting?"
"A new pattern may emerge in the Chinese Go world! Zhang Dongchen, Zhu Huaian, and Yu Shao, three players under the age of 30, have already won the four major titles. If Su Yiming can win the Grand Master title, then the majority of the seven major title holders will be young players! Is a new era really coming?"
"The famous Japanese chess player Tsuchiya Masahiko Oza said in an interview with Japanese media this afternoon that although Yu Shao is young, he is already a great chess player. He was moved after watching the three games of the National Masters Challenge and is looking forward to playing against Yu Shao in the future!"
"In an interview with European media, European chess player Grandmaster Ander admitted that Yu Shao will be the biggest enemy of all chess players in future world championships."
“…”
There is a heated discussion on the Internet, with countless posts about the "National Masters' Battle" popping up almost every moment. Even those topics about the "Great Chess Players' Battle" are mentioned together with the National Masters' Battle.
At this time, in Jiangling, in an ordinary residential house.
Su Yiming sat in front of a four-legged chess table, staring intently at the chessboard in front of him, on which was laid the final game between Yu Shao and Jiang Changdong.
After thinking for a moment, Su Yiming stretched out his hand and made another change. As he was moving his hand, he suddenly paused and his brows furrowed slightly.
"No, even if we capture here, the black pieces can still turn around. Unless the white pieces rush in and really defeat the black pieces in one fell swoop, the retreat will be completely cut off by the black pieces."
Su Yiming watched the chess game silently. When it reached the middle stage, he finally understood Yu Shao's intention, and even he was shocked like never before.
This method of defeating the enemy without fighting, hiding one's strength and being clumsy, being clever but not elaborate, each move is not strong, but the artistic conception of each move is extremely profound, beyond his imagination.
The first time he watched a game of chess, he actually felt a huge gap between them. It was simply a gap in realm, which made him feel powerless.
"In this game of chess, he just observed calmly from the beginning to the end, and then took the initiative to attack, using the means of invasion, elimination and transformation to surround the territory invisibly."
"His overall view, combined with his strategy of planning before acting, ultimately led to the outcome of this game..."
"This kind of big picture does not focus on one empty spot or one point, nor on local victory or defeat. It is like setting an ambush for the overall situation from the first move."
Su Yiming looked at the chessboard, a little absent-minded: "How can someone see so far? How can someone not care about the gains and losses of the moment..."
From a rational point of view, it is right not to care about temporary gains and losses. However, people are still people after all. They cannot really take the overall situation into consideration and cannot really ignore the gains and losses in front of them.
It’s like there are many chess games where you can make a big sacrifice, and after making the big sacrifice, it’s obvious that you can make a move. However, because of the risk of making a big sacrifice, many people don’t dare to do so.
Because of this, taking the overall situation into consideration often means not fighting for local gains and losses. However, people will always worry that if the other party takes advantage of this, it will affect the development of the game later, and thus compete with the other party.
Therefore, Su Yiming didn’t think that anyone could really look at the overall situation.
But, this game of chess...
He saw it.
There really are people who can look at the whole picture, with a thrilling overall view, combined with a dense and delicate style of chess, constantly go with the flow, and ultimately win the game without fighting.
Without bloodshed.
This may be the sharpest blood blade.
After a moment, Su Yiming calmed down and looked at the chessboard again with a focused and serious expression.
"However, this method, this overall view, is not without flaws."
"Because we focus too much on the big picture, we often overlook the subtleties of the local blur."
"Perhaps because he knew this, Yu Shao played this game very simply and calmly. There was nothing unclear in the whole game, and he controlled the game until the end."
"Because this way of playing is to have a far-reaching view of the overall situation, to first make oneself invincible, to wait for the enemy to be defeated, and finally to overwhelm the enemy with momentum, like a giant python wrapping around the enemy, to end the game."
"However, no matter how simple the plan is, it is impossible to calculate everything. Not only can humans not do it, even gods cannot do it."
"There will always be parts that make the board blurry. If we can find the only hand under the blurry board at that time——"
"You can win."
Go is like this, full of dialectics. It is not good to be too strong or too weak; it is not good to be too thick or too thin; it is not good to be too fast or too slow...
Whatever you gain, you will inevitably lose, and whatever you lose, you will also inevitably get something in return.
In Go, there are many examples where one may think that he has made a bad move at first, but before he knows it, that bad move inexplicably lays the foundation for victory.
This is the game of Go. Every move in Go is never absolutely good or bad. You can only make your own value judgment and make the move that you think is relatively better.
Many people say that Go is life, and that one can gain a lot of philosophical insights about life from playing Go. That’s the truth.
Thinking of this, the second game of chess between Yu Shao and Jiang Changdong suddenly emerged in Su Yiming's mind.
That game of chess was a chaotic battle on a blurred board. Yu Shao no longer had the concerns and hesitations he had in previous games. Every move he made was resolute and decisive, and he defeated Jiang Changdong with a crushing force.
"He...has become stronger."
Su Yiming looked down at the chessboard in front of him.
"Although he still can't combine the overall situation with the attack under the blurred board, but he no longer has the same flaws as before. There are no flaws that can be exploited to defeat him directly."
"That is to say, if you want to beat him again, you can only rely on pure chess skills and judgment. The only thing that determines the outcome of the game is the level of chess skills, nothing else matters!"
"If, during this period of time, I have not made any progress."
“I will definitely lose.”
At this moment, a female voice suddenly sounded outside the bedroom: "Yiming, come out for dinner!"
“Here I come.”
Su Yiming finally came back to his senses, responded quickly, retracted his gaze, stood up and walked out of the bedroom.
In the living room, Su's mother, wearing an apron, walked to the dining table with a plate of food and put it down, complaining, "Kid, why do you only know how to play chess all day long?"
"Playing chess is fun."
Su Yiming smiled faintly, walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair and sat down, then picked up the rice spoon and served himself some rice.
"Anyway, I don't quite understand."
Su's mother stretched out her chopsticks and picked up some food for Su Yiming while saying, "I saw on the news that you were going to play chess with that kid named Yu Shao again?"
"……Um."
Su Yiming heard this and nodded truthfully.
"Oh, really, I don't think you have ever defeated him?"
Mother Su was a little indignant. She put a piece of braised pork into Su Yiming's bowl and said, "If only there was no such child, with your current performance, you would definitely be the most dazzling new star in the Go world!"
Hearing this, Su Yiming was slightly startled, then shook his head and said, "Mom, it's not true."
"Um?"
Mother Su looked at her son with some confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"
"On the contrary, I think it's my luck to meet a chess player like Yu Shao."
Su Yiming smiled and said, "Otherwise, wouldn't it be a bit boring?"
"Look at what you can do."
Mother Su couldn't help but roll her eyes and asked with a worried tone: "Then are you confident in fighting that kid again?"
“To be honest, not right now.”
Su Yiming shook his head and answered truthfully.
"Not now?"
When Su's mother heard this answer, she couldn't help but feel confused.
"Um."
Su Yiming put down his chopsticks, nodded, and continued: "I have also met many masters, and sometimes I also lack confidence, but I keep moving forward, and keep moving forward... and finally defeat them!"
Su Yiming's eyes became sharper, and he continued, "For this rematch, I will also do my best and keep moving forward until I win in the end!"
Seeing Su Yiming like this, Su's mother was stunned.
After a long time, Su's mother laughed and said, "What are you talking about, kid? Apart from that kid named Yu Shao, you seem to have never lost in a formal competition, right?"
Su Yiming was stunned when he heard this, but finally he couldn't help but smile and said nothing.
"I believe you will win in the end."
Mother Su thought for a moment and asked again, "However, the most urgent matter is the upcoming Grand Chess Master Tournament. Grand Chess Master Fu Shunan is a very powerful chess player."
"You are too young, kid. How can you say in front of so many reporters that you will definitely get the title? What if you don't get it in the end?"
Su's mother continued with a worried look on her face: "Everyone knows what kind of people journalists are. If you didn't get the title of Grand Chess Master, I'm afraid all kinds of rumors would come out. You are too impulsive..."
At this moment, Su Yiming interrupted his mother and said confidently: "Mom, I will definitely win the chess master competition."
"That's not what I meant. Mom knows you're really good, and I don't think you can't get the title. It's just that it's better to be safe than sorry. After all, the title holders are different. They are all the top chess players today."
Mother Su still looked worried: "Besides, I checked and found that Master Fu Shunan has been in very good shape recently. Even when facing other title holders, his record is more wins than losses."
Su Yiming was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Yu Shao won the title of national player."
"Since Yu Shao has won the title of national player, then——"
"I must get the title of Grand Chess Master!"
"must!"
(End of this chapter)
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