Chapter 408 The two of them are definitely above me
The first match of the Gemini Cup finally came to an end.
However, the waves caused by this war have not subsided for a long time.
The response to this huge wave after the game was even more sensational than during the Gemini Cup.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the chess world was shaken.
Countless people repeatedly dissected this chess game, carefully savoring every move of both sides. Even with thousands of words, it would be difficult to fully express the shock and confusion in their hearts!
Everyone can accept that what they thought was thick before may not be that thick, and thick clothing can have flaws. Everyone can also accept that thin clothing is not necessarily bad, and thin clothing has its merits.
But that’s not all.
The idea that subverts everyone is that traditional thickness may not be good, and thinness may be better than thick. In fact, thickness and thinness are reversed!
How big of an impact will this have on all players' entire perspective and approach to Go?
So big that it’s unimaginable!
Everything I learned about Go since childhood and everything my teacher taught me about how to play Go were all overturned at this moment!
Some people have studied Go for ten years, some for twenty years, and some even for thirty or forty years, but all were overturned!
"how so……"
In a small town in the north, a young man repeatedly looked at the chess record of the first game of today's Gemini Cup, without moving the mouse much, clicking on the next move. After reviewing the game once, he returned to the beginning and continued to review it.
Review, start over, review, start over again…over and over again.
He didn't know how many times he had reviewed the situation today, but every time he reviewed it, he still got the same unbelievable result.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly took a deep breath, opened the chess website, searched for classic games from the past, and then began to review these games.
One article, two articles, three articles...
As he read more and more articles about classic games, the look of disbelief on his face grew deeper and deeper, and beads of sweat appeared on his temples.
Finally, he looked at the computer screen in front of him in a daze.
On the computer screen is a chessboard filled with densely packed chess pieces, with black and white pieces crisscrossing each other.
Although this is the end of the game, judging from the situation, both sides have experienced an extremely brutal fight. Both sides have killed almost all over the board, and there are dead pieces and stupid shapes everywhere.
Anyone who pays attention to Go will be familiar with this game.
This was a stunning match between Yasu Hiroishi and Japanese chess player Kimura Go five years ago. After the game, some people commented on this game, saying that both players made amazing moves and it was an extraordinary game.
Countless chess players have tried to find out the mistakes made by both players in this game, but none of them have been able to find one, or even if someone thought they had found one, it was not convincing enough.
Therefore, this game of chess is also known as "the game of heaven", because every move by both sides is perfect and natural.
And now, even if he looks at this game of chess again, even he can find the mistakes in the judgment of thickness by both sides in this game!
The young man stared at the computer screen and muttered in despair, "All the famous games were rejected overnight..."
Not only him, there are people all over the world who also hang out on Go forums, looking through past chess records with netizens and starting to look for loopholes in those famous games.
Too many.
Everyone was shocked to find that when they looked back at those famous games that had once amazed them, they all had more or less flaws, and those flaws, looking at them from today's perspective, were somewhat conspicuous!
This is destined to be a sleepless night!
The Go world has been completely submerged by the new wave!
"This is... the first set of the Gemini Cup."
Everyone couldn't help but feel unprecedented complex emotions about the upcoming final battle of the Gemini Cup.
There is a mixture of anticipation and fear, and there is a mixture of confusion and a little nervousness in the confusion.
"So, what about the second set?"
"Yu Shao is too strong..."
Before the Gemini Cup, most people thought that the odds between Yu Shao and Su Yiming were fifty-fifty. However, after the first match of the Gemini Cup, countless people quietly changed their views.
"Yu Shao, what kind of chess game will you play?"
There are only two games in the Gemini Cup, and these two games will determine who will win the title. In other words, for Su Yiming, he has no way out!
The interval between the two games of the Gemini Cup is not long, only three days.
In other words, three days later, it will be the final battle!
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On the other side, in a quiet chess room.
Zhuang Weisheng and Zhuang Fei sat opposite each other, constantly placing chess pieces down, and the sound of the pieces dropping echoed continuously.
Zhuang Weisheng's expression remained calm from beginning to end, but Zhuang Fei on the opposite side looked distracted.
Soon, Zhuang Fei picked up another chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.
Seeing Zhuang Fei's move, Zhuang Weisheng was silent for a moment. In the end, he did not pick up the chess piece and continue to drop it. Instead, he slowly stood up and said, "Let's stop here today. You are too confused."
Zhuang Fei was slightly stunned and opened his mouth, wanting to explain himself, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
Indeed, he really couldn't calm down to play chess today. Today's Gemini Cup made him feel uneasy for a long time. Faced with the inversion of thickness and thinness, he couldn't calm down at all.
Instead, he was puzzled by his father's calmness.
“Ding-ling-ling!”
In the chess room, Zhuang Weisheng's cell phone suddenly rang.
Zhuang Weisheng picked up the phone, glanced at the caller's name, quickly answered the call, and asked, "Hello?"
Ma Zhengyu's voice immediately rang out from the other end of the line: "Hello, Mr. Zhuang Weisheng, have you watched the Gemini Cup today?"
“I have.”
Zhuang Weisheng said as he looked at the chess board in front of him.
"Great, that's what's going on. Our chess academy wants me to do a simple phone interview with you and ask you, Mr. Zhuang Weisheng, to share your views on this game of chess."
Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone went straight to the point and spoke immediately.
Hearing this, Zhuang Fei immediately pricked up his ears. He also wanted to hear his father's opinion on the game of chess.
Zhuang Weisheng glanced at his son, then smiled and joked to Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone: "Come to think of it, the interview should be charged, right?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Ma Zhengyu's awkward but polite laughter immediately rang out from the other end of the phone: "Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, why are you being so formal? Let's just chat about this game of chess as friends."
"This chess game..."
Zhuang Weisheng didn't really want to ask Ma Zhengyu for money. After a moment's silence, he slowly said, "Very exciting."
“…”
After getting Zhuang Weisheng's answer, Ma Zhengyu was speechless for a moment. After a long time, he said in a somewhat incredible tone: "Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, everyone knows that it is wonderful, but after seeing such a game of chess, you should have a lot of other things to say, right?"
"No."
Zhuang Weisheng laughed and shook his head, saying, "Really not."
After getting Zhuang Weisheng's answer, Ma Zhengyu was at a loss for words. He couldn't say a word for a long time.
Zhuang Weisheng lowered his eyes and looked at the chessboard in front of him. In his dark eyes, it seemed that what was reflected was not the chess in front of him, but the chess game of the Gemini Cup. He said in an inexplicable tone: "I only saw... two people who are far superior to me."
Hearing this, Zhuang Fei felt as if he had been hit by a blow in the face. He stood there in a daze, then slowly widened his eyes.
silent.
silence.
Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone still remained silent, but the difference from before was that he was now speechless because of the huge shock he received from Zhuang Weisheng's words!
“It was very exciting for me to witness this game of chess in person.”
Zhuang Weisheng said slowly: "They are both definitely better than me."
"Because I have never played such a wonderful chess game."
"As someone who has never played such a game, I can only say that they are better than me, so naturally I have no way of talking about my opinion on this game."
Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone finally reacted, suppressed his inner emotions, and couldn't help asking: "Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, do you mean... this game of chess is better than all the games you have played before?"
"More than any chess game I've ever played?"
Zhuang Weisheng was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "It's not just me."
Hearing this, Zhuang Fei and Ma Zhengyu were obviously a little stunned. They didn't say anything and waited for Zhuang Weisheng to finish his words.
"This game surpasses all previous games played by chess players... Every move in this game points to the answer to Go."
"Players devote their entire lives to the world of Go. And what all players pursue their entire lives emerges in this game of Go. How can one not be excited?"
Zhuang Weisheng smiled faintly and said, "Perhaps from now on, all of us chess players should aim to play a game like this."
"Seeing a chess game like this, I just want to play a game with Yu Shao."
Zhuang Weisheng paused and continued: "It doesn't matter even if I lose—"
"As a chess player, when I saw a chess game like this, I had no other thoughts in my mind but to play a game with him!"
"Even if I lose, I want to know how he defeated me!"
When Zhuang Weisheng's voice fell, the entire chat room fell silent.
Zhuang Fei stared at his father blankly. All he could see on his father's face was seriousness. He was prepared to lose the game but was determined to face the challenge head-on.
"Speaking of which, I have something I want to trouble you with."
Finally, Zhuang Weisheng spoke again.
Hearing this, Ma Zhengyu on the other end of the phone finally came back to his senses. His mouth was dry and he swallowed hard. He immediately said, "Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, go ahead."
"Have you decided on the commentator for the second match of the Twins Tournament?"
Zhuang Weisheng said, "If you haven't decided yet, let me explain."
"I have a strong feeling that the next game of chess may be even more beyond our imagination than this one."
"No matter what, I want to get involved in this game, even if... I want to be a commentator!"
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Time keeps passing by quietly.
The turmoil caused by the first match of the Gemini Cup has not only not subsided, but has intensified. Therefore, the upcoming final battle has attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone's mood was extremely complicated. As time passed and the second match of the Gemini Cup was getting closer, they all felt an inexplicable pressure!
Final Battle
It’s coming!
In the first match of the Gemini Cup, Yu Shao's performance was so amazing that it completely overturned the Go concept of thickness and thinness, and overturned the four thousand years of Go, even to a terrifying degree.
Now, everyone is no longer discussing who will win or lose in this battle, but whether Su Yiming has a chance of winning.
Too strong...
This is the thought in everyone's mind.
Looking back at Yu Shao’s past chess records, although he often had amazing moves, there were still flaws. But after the national championship, Yu Shao now seems like a different person.
They couldn’t tell what had changed, but they just felt different from before. Maybe they were a little immature before, but now they were mature!
Everyone couldn't believe it. They actually felt a sense of worship towards a seventeen-year-old boy. They were completely convinced!
Although Yu Shao has not participated in the World Championships, the results in the World Championships are the proof of a strong person, but... just the chess records that Yu Shao played in domestic competitions are enough to suppress all voices!
As everyone waited silently, time finally came to the fourth day after the first match of the Gemini Cup!
Early in the morning, before daybreak, even though the game was still five or six hours away, tens of millions of netizens had already flocked to the Gemini Cup official live broadcast room, and the number of online viewers was still rising!
By eight o'clock in the morning, the hall of the Southern Chess Academy was already packed with people. Everyone looked worried and even a little nervous.
"Wang Ming, you are here too."
"Well... As a chess player, you should come and see it anyway."
"Li Songming, have you had breakfast?"
"Not yet... The Gemini Cup is about to start, where can I eat?"
“…”
Although there were many people in the hall of the chess academy, for some reason, everyone was whispering to each other. No one was making a loud noise, as if they were shrouded in an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Zheng Qin, Wu Zhixuan, Xu Zijin, Le Haoqiang... were all among them.
Although the hall of the chess academy is large, it is crowded at the moment. Everyone wants to be at the chess academy to see the final outcome of the Gemini Cup!
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, all the noise in the chess hall, which had been filled with whispers, suddenly stopped, and everyone looked towards the door of the hall.
I saw a young man with messy hair and wearing a white shirt slowly walking into the hall of the chess academy.
Su Yiming, here we are.
Everyone looked at Su Yiming, and without exception, their expressions became more serious. Their eyes showed different and complicated emotions.
Under the gaze of everyone, Su Yiming walked into the hall of the chess academy, then walked through the crowd with a calm expression and headed towards the corridor. Soon his back disappeared at the end of everyone's sight.
Not long after, another young man appeared at the door of the chess academy hall.
Yu Shao is here too!
(End of this chapter)
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