Chapter 419 How much do you know about Yu Shao?
That night, after the schedule for the Torch War was announced, the Internet, which had finally calmed down for a while, suddenly became boiling again. This Torch War instantly attracted the attention of the whole world.
Originally, everyone thought that after the Gemini Cup, Su Yiming and Yu Shao would compete again on the field, and the earliest would be the Phoenix Cup.
As a result, no one expected that the two would meet again in the Torch Battle just after the Gemini Cup ended.
Although the Xinhuo Battle is an entertainment doubles match and is more symbolic, the juxtaposition of the two words "Yu" and "Su" is enough to make people look forward to it. After all, everyone still remembers the two games of the Gemini Cup vividly.
More importantly, the event arrangement of this Torch War is too dramatic and has too much hype.
Last year, Zhuang Fei lost to Yu Shao and failed to beat Fang Haoxin in the revival match, which led to his defeat in the qualifying tournament. Now he finally meets Yu Shao again.
However, Yu Shao actually participated in this competition as the partner of Zhuang Fei's opponent.
Therefore, topics related to the Torch War quickly became trending topics.
"Hahahaha, seizing the bamboo shoots, I'm dying of laughter. Was the Southern Chess Academy doing this on purpose?"
"It must have been intentional, but unfortunately I have no evidence."
"Please find the area of Zhuang Fei's inner shadow."
"Zhuang Fei: After a year of diligent study and practice, I've finally mastered my skills and stepped beyond the realm of a novice. Wait, Yu Shao, I'm about to begin my revenge... Hmm? Why is he sitting in the position of a title holder?"
There was a lot of laughter and joy on the Internet, and all kinds of jokes emerged one after another.
Looking back on the qualifying tournament a year ago, everyone couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Who would have thought that the two chess players who had just successfully qualified for the professional level last year would both win titles this year, and have caused endless ups and downs in the chess world during this year.
Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming Torch War, but this time, unlike in the past, more people are waiting for the arrival of the Torch War with a mentality of watching the fun.
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In this way, time passed in a flash, and just three days later, the day when the Torch War began arrived hurriedly.
In the lounge of the Southern Chess Academy.
A short-haired boy, about fourteen or fifteen years old, was sitting on the sofa in the lounge with a nervous look on his face. He clenched his fists from time to time, then loosened them, and then clenched his fists again, over and over again.
"Squeak."
Suddenly, there was a sound of a door being pushed open, and then a young man in a black shirt, with no emotion on his face, pushed the door open and walked in.
Seeing the newcomer, the young man who was originally sitting on the sofa in the lounge was slightly stunned.
Soon, the young man clenched his fists tightly, stood up from the sofa, looked directly at the young man in black, and said, "Zhuang Fei, you're here."
Zhuang Fei glanced at the boy, seeming a little surprised that he appeared in this lounge.
After a moment, Zhuang Fei retracted his gaze, nodded slightly, then walked straight to the water dispenser, took out a paper cup from the dispenser, and began to pour water for himself.
Seeing Zhuang Fei's seemingly indifferent attitude, the young man's eyes changed, a hint of anger appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think that you can win again just because you beat me once in the qualifying tournament."
Zhuang Fei said nothing, but continued to pour himself some water, seemingly not hearing what the boy said.
After the water was full, Zhuang Fei held the cup, tilted his head back and took a sip.
"You're always so arrogant."
Seeing that Zhuang Fei seemed to be ignoring him, the young man gritted his teeth and said, "This time, my partner is Yu Shao. You should know how powerful he is. I will definitely win this Xinhuo Battle!"
"Not just in the Xinhuo Battle, but also in the future, after I officially become a professional chess player, I will catch up and defeat you!"
The young man said angrily: "Just wait and see!"
Hearing this, Zhuang Fei sighed. After a long silence, he finally turned his head and looked at the boy quietly, meeting his gaze.
For some reason, when the boy saw Zhuang Fei's gaze at this moment, he couldn't help but want to avoid Zhuang Fei's gaze. He could only grit his teeth and look at Zhuang Fei stubbornly.
"He Yu, how much do you know about Yu Shao?"
Zhuang Fei suddenly asked.
He Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but after coming to his senses, he immediately said, "I know him quite well! I've read all his chess records, even the one he played against you a year ago!"
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Zhuang Fei paused, then continued, "What I'm saying is, apart from what's in the chess records, how much do you really know about him?"
Hearing this question, He Yu was stunned.
Zhuang Fei turned back, placed the water cup on the table, and continued with his back to He Yu, "Just now you said that Yu Shao was very strong, so you can beat me in the Xinhuo Battle, right?"
"But you don't know him well."
Before He Yu could argue, Zhuang Fei interrupted him, turned his head slightly, and continued, "Your understanding of him is only based on his chess records. Apart from that, you know nothing about him!"
"You may know about Point Three Three, or the inversion of thickness and thinness, or the death of the demon sword and avalanche, or the irresistible peak!"
"But, have you truly fully comprehended these methods?"
At this point, Zhuang Fei suddenly turned around and said, "You've never played against him face to face, so you can't see his chess strength at all! And there's no way you can truly understand these moves!"
"You won't know until he actually sits across from you."
"He will make you tremble with despair and even make you lose the courage to pick up the chess piece again!"
Zhuang Fei finally turned around completely and faced He Yu, his eyes as sharp as a hawk.
"For more than a year, I have been battling this fear, even imagining such players as my enemies. I gritted my teeth, swallowed my anger, and kept moving forward."
"But even so, I tried my best, just to keep up with him."
"He Yu, it's not that I look down on you."
"It wasn't my intention to offend."
"It's not that I'm arrogant!"
"Among the chess players who have been promoted to Dan this year, I'm the only one who can barely keep up with Yu Shao or Su Yiming!"
He Yu looked at Zhuang Fei in front of him with emotion, and for a moment he even forgot to argue.
Zhuang Fei took a deep breath, said no more to He Yu, turned around and left the lounge.
Only after Zhuang Fei left completely did He Yu finally come to his senses. His chest heaved violently and his face flushed red with anger.
"Not arrogant, not conceited, not intentionally offensive?"
He Yu just thought it was ridiculous and clenched his fists: "How the hell have you become so arrogant?!"
After a long time, He Yu finally calmed down. He glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was almost time. He took a deep breath, pushed open the door of the lounge, and walked towards the chat room.
Not long after, He Yu arrived at the door of the chat room. After hesitating for a moment, he finally reached out and pushed open the door of the chat room.
Yu Shao had already arrived at the chat room in advance. When he heard the sound of the door being pushed open, he looked towards the door.
"He Yu?"
Yu Shao had seen He Yu's photo on the official website of the chess academy, and immediately recognized the identity of the visitor and asked.
"Yes, I'm He Yu, Yu Shao, a national team player. Good afternoon!"
Seeing that Yu Shao had arrived at the chat room, He Yu was a little nervous and excited. He subconsciously stood up straight and greeted Yu Shao.
Yu Shao couldn't help but smile when he saw this, patted the chair next to him, and said, "Don't be so nervous, come and sit down."
"good."
He Yu took another deep breath, and then finally took a step, walked into the chat room, came to Yu Shao, pulled out a chair and sat down, but his sitting posture seemed a little unnatural.
Yu Shao noticed that He Yu was a little nervous. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "I've seen your chess records."
"ah?"
He Yu was somewhat flattered when he heard this and asked, "Really?"
"real."
Yu Shao nodded and said.
He had indeed seen He Yu's chess records. After knowing that his partner in the Xinhuo Battle was He Yu, he asked for He Yu's chess records. After all, he had to make some preparations for the Xinhuo Battle.
For him, the Xinhuo Battle is just an entertainment match. However, for He Yu, a young man who has just been promoted to the professional level, the Xinhuo Battle is the first extremely meaningful battle in his professional career.
Therefore, he also wanted to try his best to fight the Torch War well, rather than just doing it casually.
Although he did not see the chess records of the Dan-fixing Tournament because there was no scorekeeper in the tournament, He Yu was a young man who came out of the dojo and was striving for Dan, so he still left some chess records in the dojo.
"Yu Shao, national team player, what do you think of my move?"
He Yu asked cautiously, his expression showing both anticipation and nervousness.
"It's raining pretty well."
Yu Shao thought for a moment and said, "Many of the moves are very thoughtful, and the overall style is balanced. They are fierce in attack and steady in defense."
These words really did not comfort He Yu. As for Yu Shao, the chess records that He Yu left behind in the dojo, although a bit immature, were indeed very spiritual.
What's more, He Yu was able to achieve second place in the ranking tournament, which shows that he is an absolute genius.
Hearing this, although He Yu didn't say anything, a smile appeared on his face.
"Play well later and try to make a good start in your career." Yu Shao said with a smile.
"good!"
He Yu suddenly became full of confidence. He patted his chest and said, "I must defeat Zhuang Fei completely and get the first blood to destroy him!"
"Good, ambitious!"
Yu Shao couldn't help but smile when he saw this. After thinking for a moment, he asked curiously, "Come to think of it, I also played a game of chess with Zhuang Fei, but that was a year ago. What happened in that game between you and Zhuang Fei?"
When He Yu heard this, the smile on his face froze.
Just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden "creak" and the door of the chat room was pushed open again.
"Su Yiming, good morning."
Yu Shao looked towards the door, saw the person coming, and stretched out his hand to greet him.
"morning."
Su Yiming first looked at Yu Shao, then glanced at He Yu beside Yu Shao, then retracted his gaze and walked towards Yu Shao.
As Su Yiming walked, he said, "I didn't expect that we would meet again on the field so soon."
"This time it was really too fast, I was completely caught off guard."
Yu Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He knew that Su Yiming was secretly criticizing Ma Zhengyu, so he spoke.
Although he and Su Yiming had met on the field more than once, the interval between each time was very long. However, this time it was unexpectedly short. It was only four days, and they met again just after the Gemini Cup ended.
"That's fine, though. Even though it's a two-player match, playing chess with you is always fun."
Su Yiming finally came to the opposite side of Yu Shao, pulled out a chair and sat down, a smile on his face, and said: "Even if it's a two-person battle, I will give it my all."
"It's like who doesn't."
Yu Shao smiled and said, "Come on then."
Seeing Yu Shao and Su Yiming sitting opposite each other, He Yu didn't know if he was having an illusion. He always felt that the atmosphere in the chat room had changed, and there seemed to be a faint sense of oppression.
He Yu looked at Yu Shao beside him, then at Su Yiming opposite him, and couldn't help holding his breath.
"Squeak."
I don’t know how long it took, but the door of the chat room was pushed open again.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, everyone in the chat room immediately looked towards the door.
Zhuang Fei stood at the door of the chat room, looked at Yu Shao, then at Su Yiming. After a long time, he finally took a deep breath and resolutely walked towards Su Yiming.
Seeing that Zhuang Fei's gaze only passed over him, He Yu could not help but grit his teeth and stared at Zhuang Fei, watching Zhuang Fei walk step by step to the opposite side of him, pull out a chair and sit down.
Not far away, the referee and the scorekeeper had strange expressions on their faces as they looked at the four people who had already taken their seats. They looked at Zhuang Fei from time to time, and then at Yu Shao.
"A year ago, they were rivals in the Dan Tournament. A year later, one is a new Shodan, and the other is a title holder..."
"Who would have believed that the four people in the Xinhuo Battle, strictly speaking, are all newcomers..."
Seeing the four people sitting in the hand-chat room, besides wanting to laugh, they were more looking forward to the future.
A year ago, Yu Shao and Su Yiming had just been promoted to professional martial arts, but a year later, they had already begun to recruit newcomers as title holders.
How will they perform in the Phoenix Cup World Championship in the near future?
The three of them were having some wild thoughts for a while.
Finally, seeing that the game time was approaching, a referee gathered his thoughts, coughed twice, and said, "Time's up."
He glanced at the watch on his wrist, took a deep breath, and spoke in a deep voice, "Partners share time. Each side will have two hours, with a countdown of one and a half minutes. Black will have a seven and a half point handicap."
"The rules for making moves are: the first novice player makes the first move, followed by the second novice player, then the first novice player's partner makes the next move, and finally the second novice player's partner makes the next move, and so on."
"Two beginner Go players will guess the first move."
"Now, the two beginners can start guessing the moves!"
Hearing this, Zhuang Fei was the first to reach into the chess box, grabbed a handful of white pieces, and held them in his palm.
Seeing this, He Yu immediately reached into the chess box, took out two black pieces, and placed them on the chessboard.
Zhuang Fei loosened his grip, and the five white pieces immediately fell onto the chessboard.
White pieces, five.
Sunspots, two.
This also means that in this game, Zhuang Fei will play first with black!
(End of this chapter)
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