Chapter 409: Turbulence Rises Again
Yu Shao stood at the door of the chess academy hall and glanced at everyone in the hall.
And all those who came into contact with Yu Shao's sight, for some reason, felt a tightness in their hearts and unconsciously avoided his gaze.
After a moment, Yu Shao finally withdrew his gaze, took a step, walked through the crowd, and under everyone's gaze, he also walked towards the chat room.
Only after watching Yu Shao's back disappear from sight, the hall of the chess academy began to hear subdued discussions again.
"We're all here..."
"The second match of the Gemini Cup is about to begin."
"This game of chess will determine whether Su Yiming can continue to hold the title he just got..."
Everyone whispered to each other and after a few words, the hall fell inexplicably silent again.
"I'm going to the broadcast room."
Finally, Zheng Qin said something to Le Haoqiang beside him, then turned around and walked towards the chess academy's broadcasting room.
Seeing this, the others also reacted and walked towards the broadcast room or the review room. On the way to the broadcast room or the review room, everyone's expression was heavy.
There are so many chess players coming to the chess academy today. Even if there is more than one broadcast room and review room, it would probably be crowded.
Everyone wants to witness this game of chess with their own eyes.
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Yu Shao quickly arrived at the talk room, then gently pushed open the door of the talk room. The antique-style wooden door suddenly made a slight "creaking" sound.
Inside the chess talk room, the referee and the scorekeeper had all taken their seats, and Su Yiming was also sitting next to the chess table in the middle of the room.
Yu Shao walked into the chat room with a calm expression, came step by step to the opposite side of Su Yiming, then pulled out a chair and sat down slowly.
The two of them have already taken their seats under the calligraphy piece where they are discussing philosophy!
Seeing this scene, the music noter and the two referees nearby felt a sinking feeling in their hearts for some reason.
It has been more than a year since the two of them made their mark in last year's qualifying tournament and now both of them have won titles and met at the top in this chess talk room.
Before this, Su Yiming had never won a game against Yu Shao, and he suffered a crushing defeat in the first match of the Gemini Cup. So, what about the next game that will determine the title of great chess player?
In the last game, Yu Shao's performance was so astonishing that it was enough to seduce all chess players from ancient times to the present. However, does Su Yiming really have no chance at all?
They don't know.
They only knew that today's battle was a contest between two peerless geniuses, so no matter what, it was destined not to disappoint people and it was bound to be a shocking event!
All the answers are destined to be revealed today!
Time passes by every second.
The time for the game to start is getting closer and closer.
Yu Shao and Su Yiming did not communicate at all from beginning to end. They just sat quietly facing each other, as if they were two strangers.
As the countdown to the game drew closer, the two referees and the scorekeeper, as well as the tens of thousands of viewers watching in front of their TVs, all held their breath.
finally.
About five minutes later, when the hour hand on the watch pointed to ten o'clock, the referee sitting in the middle stood up, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Time's up!"
"In this match, we use the alternate first system. In the last game, Yu Shao played black and Su Yiming played white. In this game, black and white are swapped. Su Yiming plays black and Yu Shao plays white!"
"Black has a handicap of 7.5 points. Both sides have three hours available. One minute countdown!"
"Contest--"
The referee paused, then finally said, "Begin!"
Hearing this, Su Yiming lowered his head first and said, "Please give me more advice."
Yu Shao also bowed his head and responded: "Please give me your guidance."
The chess game begins!
Su Yiming lowered his eyes and looked at the empty chessboard in front of him. His gaze was extremely clear. In his mind, he couldn't help but recall what Yu Shao said to him after the last game.
“Click.”
He was silent for a moment, and finally slowly stretched out his hand. The moment his hand reached into the chess box, the chess pieces collided with a crisp sound.
The next moment, the chess piece fell onto the board.
clatter!
Sixteen columns and four rows, stars!
The chess pieces fell onto the chessboard, making a clanging sound that seemed to resound throughout the world.
Everyone in the world, even through the TV screen, seemed to have heard the sound of Zhu Sheng's move and saw Su Yiming's first move.
"here we go!"
Although only one move had been made, and it was just an ordinary star position, everyone's expressions were extremely focused, and even a little nervous.
"One hand star..."
Yu Shao stared at the chessboard silently, quickly picked up the chess piece and slowly put it down.
Second hand, four columns and four rows, stars!
Su Yiming also followed suit and took out the chess piece, putting it down gently.
Seventeen columns and sixteen rows, small eyes!
Yu Shao made another move.
Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!
The two of them quickly made the first four moves, forming a board situation of Star Xiaomu versus Erlianxing, and then began to make moves alternately.
Black chess, small flying hang; White chess, small flying; Black chess, low demolition; White chess, split investment and demolition edge...
The music noter at the side was closely watching the chess game not far away, moving the mouse to quickly record every move of both sides, but he felt inexplicably depressed.
This was clearly a life-and-death battle for the title, but at this moment, she could not sense any confrontation. The expressions of both sides were always calm and restrained.
But, it was precisely because of this that she felt even more uneasy.
Because it shouldn't be like this.
The two of them should have been on edge from the start, displaying an attitude of either you die or I live!
Today's tranquility is more like——
Above the boundless ocean, there is a horrifying sign before a violent storm roars in!
At this moment, Su Yiming placed another black piece.
clatter!
Seventeen columns and fifteen rows, block!
“Blocked.”
When the female scorekeeper saw Su Yiming's move, she gathered her thoughts, immediately moved the mouse, and recorded the move on the chess record.
Yu Shao lowered his eyes and stared at the chessboard in front of him, lost in thought.
"Black's chess layout uses continuous pieces. Normally, Black would break eleven pieces, but he broke twelfth pieces before."
"If I follow the old idea and continue to retreat, the black pieces below will probably not stick to me because of their different positions."
"If the black pieces are blocking below again, I will cut and the black pieces will capture. If I extend, the black pieces will jump. The efficiency of the black pieces in breaking the edge is a bit too high..."
"Then, we must change because of the change."
Thinking of this, Yu Shao finally picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Eighteen columns and sixteen rows, charge!
"He rushed at the corner first?"
Seeing Yu Shao's move, the expressions of a group of professional chess players in the broadcast room suddenly changed.
Here Black chooses to play in a continuous pattern, so White's retreat is almost the standard answer. However, this time White turns around and attacks from the corner?
However, soon, everyone gradually reacted and appreciated the profound meaning of this move!
"I see. In Go, a slight mistake can lead to a huge error. Previously, the black piece seemed to have only moved one square to the left, but the coordination with the surrounding pieces was different from before!"
Le Haoqiang stared at the TV screen and said, "Of course retreating is not bad, but under the current situation, retreating is only 99 points, while charging is 100 points!"
"Most people, including me, think retreating is a good move out of inertia, so they naturally make the move! Retreating is indeed a good move, but they don't consider whether there is a better move!"
“But, Yu Shao, I’ve considered it!”
The expressions of everyone in the review room changed. Just with this one move, they felt the gap between themselves and Yu Shao.
Indeed, because over the years, predecessors have already given the standard answer, under this board, as long as the black pieces break the edges, no matter how they break, the white pieces' retreat is a good move!
In most cases, the black pieces will move to the eleventh row, but this time it moved to the twelfth row. The white pieces did not follow the routine, but took advantage of the situation and found a stronger move!
This breaks the inherent thinking, no longer relying on past experience, but relying on yourself to find the answer!!!
It sounds simple, but how many chess players in the world can do it?
"Perhaps, this is why Yu Shao has so many subversive understandings of Go..." Someone couldn't help but said in surprise, already convinced.
At this moment, in the conversation room, Su Yiming's face showed no surprise when he saw Yu Shao's move, but his expression turned a little colder.
"I know what he wants to do..."
Su Yiming looked at the chessboard and had already seen the hidden subtext behind Yu Shao's move.
"He didn't retreat, but rushed to the corner first, expecting me to respond. Then White retreated again, and the changes were completely different!"
"Responding to the move may indeed be the safest approach."
"But I won't give in!"
Su Yiming's eyes changed, and he reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and placed it down quickly!
clatter!
Seventeen columns and twelve rows, pull!
"It went straight up, so tough!"
Seeing Su Yiming's move, the referee and the scorekeeper on the side widened their eyes slightly at the same time, and at this moment they finally felt the strong sense of tit-for-tat!
Moreover, both sides would rather not attack, but once they attack, they will use deadly moves to risk their lives!
The chessboard that was calm just now suddenly became turbulent!
Only about twenty moves have been made here, and both sides are making plans for the entire board. White's attack is very fierce, targeting Black's pain points, while the safest way for Black to make a move is naturally to make up for the loss.
However, the black chess piece refused to compromise at all and directly pushed forward, demanding that the white chess piece express its position!
So, how will White respond?
The next moment, Yu Shao placed the chess piece without hesitation and gave his answer!
clatter!
Fifteen columns and sixteen rows, eat!
"White, you won't give up!"
The three of them were all shocked. The black piece refused to compromise, and the white piece would not tolerate any grievance. With this move, both sides were in a difficult situation!
Next second.
Faced with the white chess's aggressive move, Su Yiming actually picked out the black piece without hesitation and placed it on the chessboard!
clatter!
Sixteen columns and eighteen rows, two routes of flying!
Su Yiming raised his head and looked at Yu Shao opposite him, his eyes as sharp as swords!
"this--"
"I prepared this carefully for you!"
There seemed to be words in Su Yiming's eyes, shining brightly!
“I hope it lives up to your expectations!”
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Northern Chess Academy, inside the broadcasting room.
"Directly fly the second route?"
Qin Lang was originally sitting on a chair and setting up the chess pieces. Seeing this, he could not help but suddenly stand up from the chair, his handsome face full of deep disbelief!
"How can we not stand here?!"
Not only Qin Lang, but everyone else around him could not help but stare in amazement, looking at the black piece on the chessboard that had just rained on it!
"Here, it should be standing anyway, right?"
Che Wenyu frowned, looked at the chessboard, moved the chess pieces, and said, "Xiao Fei's position here is too low. If White escapes and seizes the main field, Black will be caught in a dilemma and will have no means to counterattack."
"yes……"
"Here, it is a strong player that can be seen at a glance. Although White has ways to deal with it, Black also has a backhand. Both sides will be in a difficult battle."
"But, this is in Erlu Xiaofei?"
Everyone looked at the chessboard, whispering to each other and discussing.
Suddenly, Qin Lang looked at the chessboard, and suddenly seemed to realize something, and his expression changed abruptly.
"What if... what if Black tries to capture here?"
Qin Lang pointed to the position below the chessboard and asked.
After hearing this, everyone was stunned, looked at the chessboard again, and fell into thought.
"Capture? This is not obvious. After the white piece is cut off, the black piece will——"
Someone immediately opened his mouth to refute, but suddenly stopped halfway through his words.
Then, among the people, Che Wenyu's expression changed first, followed by the second person, the third person, the fourth person...
"Due to the existence of the black pieces that have broken the edge, facing the threat of white pieces cutting off... we can handle it lightly!"
Someone couldn't help but exclaimed: "If the white pieces block it, the black pieces will attack and they will still have the upper hand! Moreover, the white pieces in the corners need to be revived, and the whole piece is directly blocked by the black pieces, and the white pieces on the edge are completely thin!!!"
At this time, Che Wenyu stretched out his hand, moved the chess pieces on the board, and made another change. He licked his lips and said, "If White sees this, he can set up a position on the second road first, and Black can still make a horizontal move!"
"Once the black piece pushes forward, the white piece can only return to the corner to block it. In this way... the white piece on the top will be killed by the black piece!"
For a moment, everyone was horrified and speechless!
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Central Chess Institute, inside the broadcast room.
“So cool!”
A little boy in his early teens looked at the TV screen excitedly, with an indelible shock on his face, and shouted, "I knew it!"
"Su Yiming lost the last game, so this time, Su Yiming must be seeking revenge!"
"This move seized the most hidden battle situation on the board, highlighted the surprise troops, and launched a surprise attack on the white chess pieces. It was completely a blessing from heaven, earth, sun and moon. It was so cool!"
In the broadcast room, the other chess players seemed not to hear the boy's voice at all. They just stared at the TV screen, their sights seemed to be glued to it, unable to move even an inch!
(End of this chapter)
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