Chapter 420 Losing the courage to pick up the chess piece!
After the guessing game ended, the four of them bowed to each other.
The chess game finally began.
Zhuang Fei stared at the empty chessboard in front of him. The game with Yu Shao in the qualifying tournament a year ago seemed to be still vivid in his mind.
After a while, Zhuang Fei's eyes became firmer. With the sound of grabbing the chess piece, he finally took it out of the chess box and slowly put it down.
clatter!
Sixteen columns and four rows, stars!
After the first move, it was He Yu's turn to make the next move.
He looked at the black piece that had just fallen on the chessboard, with visible tension on his face.
"This game will be watched by chess players all over the world, and it will also be... my first match as a professional chess player."
He Yu sat there, took two deep breaths, tried his best to calm himself down, and finally reached into the chess box.
"I will win."
A fierce look flashed in He Yu's eyes, and he finally took out the chess piece and dropped it hard.
"I will work together with national champion Yu Shao to defeat the opponent and defeat Zhuang Fei. I will let all chess players around the world see my Go skills!"
clatter!
Four columns and sixteen rows, stars!
Seeing He Yu make his move, Su Yiming hesitated for a moment, then quickly picked up the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.
Seventeen columns and sixteen rows, small eyes!
"Xing Xiaomu..."
Yu Shao thought about it, then quickly took out the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.
Four columns and four rows, stars!
In this move, White could actually consider small eyes or three threes, but this is a two-player game after all. After considering it, Yu Shao finally chose the most common two stars in a row.
At this point, all four players had placed a piece, forming the classic Star Small Eye versus Two Stars layout. This is a fairly common layout. Even for a young player striving for a dan, he has played at least a thousand games with this layout, if not ten thousand.
At this time, it was Zhuang Fei's turn to play chess.
Zhuang Fei's expression became more serious. After thinking for a moment, he finally picked up the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.
clatter!
Three columns and three rows, dot three three!
"It's three-three?"
Seeing this move, He Yu couldn't help but be stunned, a little bit unbelievable. He never expected that Zhuang Fei would actually play the three-three move when his partner was Yu Shao!
Even Su Yiming, seeing Zhuang Fei's move, was quite surprised and looked at Zhuang Fei beside him for a second longer. Then he quickly retracted his gaze and looked at the chessboard again, waiting for He Yu to respond.
He Yu came to his senses, immediately picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly.
clatter!
Four columns and three rows, block!
Su Yiming had a calm expression as he also picked up the chess piece and put it down gently.
Three columns and four rows, long!
At this time, it was Yu Shao's turn to play chess.
"Is this plate long or flat?"
"Or maybe..."
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard thoughtfully, glanced at Zhuang Fei opposite him, and noticed that Zhuang Fei had clenched his fists and was staring at the chessboard, waiting for Yu Shao to make a move!
Although Zhuang Fei didn't say a word from beginning to end, Yu Shao could still feel the surging emotions in Zhuang Fei's heart since the beginning of the game.
Finally, Yu Shao reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and slowly put it down.
clatter!
The chess piece falls on the board!
Three columns and six rows, Xiaofei!
"So, facing this move, how are you going to play?"
Yu Shao raised his head and looked at Zhuang Fei with some curiosity in his eyes.
When Zhuang Fei saw this move, he was stunned on the spot. Not only Zhuang Fei, but also He Yu, the referee and the scorekeeper in the chess discussion room, their expressions changed after seeing this move!
“It’s raining hard!”
Yes.
This Xiao Fei move is a tough one. After this move falls, the basic shape of a heavy rain has been formed. How the board will develop in the future depends entirely on Zhuang Fei's response!
"Is this true...a two-player battle? Is it going to turn into a torrential downpour?"
The music notator standing by couldn't control his fear and stared at the chessboard not far away without blinking.
"The Heavy Rain Pattern is, by far, the most complex variation in the history of Go, bar none!"
"Even if one person comes down, they might be drowned by this torrential downpour, let alone a two-person battle!"
The music notator couldn't help but take a deep breath, as if he felt the storm that was about to come!
"If Black delays, both sides will be in dire straits, even if White is in a torrential downpour!"
The referee next to the scorekeeper couldn't help but hold his breath, staring intently at the chessboard not far away, staring closely at the chess game that had just begun and had already revealed its grandeur!
"Both sides will be in a difficult position. Neither side is confident. All four of them will be put in a deadly situation. None of them can afford to make any mistakes. One side will inevitably be wiped out!"
The Heavy Rain pattern has only been around for a year, but it has already been stained with the blood of countless top masters, making it notorious and feared by everyone.
Logically speaking, the longer a pattern has existed and the more it has been studied, the more likely it will have several inferior and superior variations. However, heavy rain is the only exception!
When someone just thinks that a certain change is bad, it won’t be long before new changes will arise under this change. Just a change in one move will make the whole game different!
When someone believes, after research, that a certain path of change has a comparative advantage, but further research reveals that this path of change will also be denied!
To this day, no one still knows what is right and what is wrong in this heavy rain!
Everyone was just groping forward in this dark world flooded by heavy rain, but there was no way out in sight!
In this heavy rain, both sides have no answers, and can't even find the direction. They can only fight to the death. Only the strong can survive!
Because of this, no one would send out heavy rain unless it was absolutely necessary and they had to fight a desperate battle. In people's cognition, heavy rain was the most vicious way of sending out rain!
However, at this moment, the basic shape of the heavy rain has been formed!
"However, it is very simple to avoid the heavy rain. Zhuang Fei just needs to hold on. This is a two-person battle. Zhuang Fei should not take the risk..." another referee thought silently in his heart.
Zhuang Fei looked at the chessboard in front of him and did not make a move for a long time.
Time passes by every second.
After a moment, Zhuang Fei suddenly clenched his teeth, reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
The crisp sound of plates falling echoed in the chess room!
Seeing the position where Zhuang Fei placed the piece, Yu Shao was a little surprised, while the referee and the scorewriter beside him, as well as the thousands of viewers sitting in front of the TV, stared with their eyes wide in disbelief!
On the chessboard!
Two columns and six rows, support!
"Zhuang Fei, accept the challenge!"
As the piece landed, everyone seemed to be able to feel that the chessboard, which had been so calm originally, had suddenly become turbulent!
During this four-person battle, a heavy rainstorm suddenly broke out, which was beyond everyone's imagination!
This also means that a dire situation has been formed that is irreversible. Both sides are in a dilemma. It is either you die or I die. There is no possibility of prolonging the battle!
No one understood Zhuang Fei's choice, but Zhuang Fei made the move anyway!
He Yu looked at the chessboard and gritted his teeth. Finally, he picked up the chess piece and put it on the board again.
Su Yiming thought for a moment and then placed his chess piece.
Then it was Yu Shao's turn, followed by Zhuang Fei, and the four of them went on like this, taking turns making moves.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The chessboard became more and more complex and intense, and the sound of chess pieces dropping began to echo in the chess room!
“It’s visibly ripe.”
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard quietly, and when he saw the position where Zhuang Fei placed the chess piece again, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Zhuang Fei's move was very tricky. He calculated it at least after 30 moves. He intended to take advantage of the stupidity of the white pieces on the left to launch a surprise attack and seize the outer position. If he failed to notice the loophole on the left side of the white pieces, he would probably fall into defeat immediately.
Unfortunately, he has already seen this.
"only……"
Yu Shao glanced at He Yu, whose forehead was covered with sweat, and couldn't help feeling a little worried.
Although he saw it, it was He Yu's turn to respond.
Not long after, He Yu finally picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly.
clatter!
Seven columns and twelve rows, clamp!
"Not bad, he noticed it too!"
Seeing where He Yu placed his piece, Yu Shao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After Su Yiming placed his piece, he immediately picked up the chess piece and dropped it at a high speed.
After Yu Shao made his move, Zhuang Fei gritted his teeth and made another quick move.
clatter!
Eight columns and five elements, Xiaofei!
"Thinking of using Xiaofei to lure Baizi into attacking the breakpoint?"
Yu Shao instantly understood Zhuang Fei's intention and found a way to break the deadlock: "However, the white piece only needs to turn around and stab the black piece's breakpoint. The black piece will become thinner..."
As soon as Yu Shao had this thought, he saw He Yu place the white piece.
Eight columns and six rows, bang!
“Ah, this…”
Yu Shao was stunned for a moment. After a long while, he twitched his lips and said, "Okay..."
Compared to Zhuang Fei's previous move, this one is actually easier to respond to, but He Yu failed to do so.
Yu Shao could understand the meaning of He Yu's move. He Yu wanted to encircle the three isolated black pieces above, but he didn't realize that there was a strong black player who sacrificed a piece to gain the upper hand!
Opposite Yu Shao, Su Yiming was also stunned. After looking at He Yu, he picked up the chess piece and put it down gently.
"Abandon...abandoned?"
Seeing Su Yiming's move, He Yu was stunned for a moment, and then his expression suddenly changed. It was not until this moment that he realized how big a mistake he had just made!
You know, this is a pattern of heavy rain. Under this situation, even a slow move may lead to disaster, not to mention that this move is already a wrong one!
"I lost... There's nothing I can do about it. It's all my fault..."
A deep feeling of regret and self-blame instantly surged into He Yu's heart. He opened his mouth to apologize, but because he was in a competition and couldn't speak, he could only swallow his words back into his stomach.
Yu Shao frowned and looked at the chessboard, constantly deducing the subsequent situation, trying to find an opportunity to turn the tables.
“Not necessarily losing.”
"Here, Black's sacrifice does give him the upper hand, but White's touch isn't as bad as one might imagine."
Yu Shao stared at the chessboard, his expression becoming more and more serious.
"Perhaps we could consider using this move as a sacrifice, forcing Black to capture it, and then using this dead piece to force White's strong position to leak!"
Yu Shao was frantically calculating the situation in his mind. On the chessboard in front of him, the black and white pieces seemed to be constantly alternating and falling, spreading wildly!
"As long as we can exploit the weakness of the white pieces, there's still a glimmer of hope in this game!"
Finally, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece and dropped it again.
clatter!
Thirteen columns and twelve rows, jump!
"Jump?"
Seeing this move, Zhuang Fei was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Yu Shao would play here.
He Yu also looked at the chessboard in astonishment, and didn't even know why Yu Shao played it this way.
Even Su Yiming was slightly stunned, and then his expression instantly became serious.
After a moment, Zhuang Fei seemed to finally understand something. His expression changed slightly, and he clenched his left fist. His right hand quickly reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and placed it down like flying!
"Black got the first move, but instead of attacking, he made a move?"
He Yu was still a little puzzled and didn't understand at all: "My move revealed a flaw. If it were me, I would attack without hesitation."
clatter!
Eight columns and fourteen rows, tiger!
He Yu hesitated for a moment before finally placing the chess piece.
Su Yiming looked at the chessboard, pondered for a moment, and then placed the chess piece.
"Again..."
He Yu stared at the chessboard blankly. He had no idea what these three moves meant and didn't know how to make his move.
At this moment, Yu Shao looked at the chessboard intently and picked up the chess piece again and placed it on the board.
"etc."
When He Yu saw Yu Shao make his move, he looked at the chessboard and suddenly realized something.
"this……!"
He Yu's eyes widened little by little, looking at the chessboard in front of him in disbelief, and finally realized the mystery on the chessboard!
"I see!"
“Surely…”
“You can actually think like this!”
He Yu was shocked like never before, staring blankly at the chessboard. At this moment, it was as if a mortal raised his head and looked up at a peak that reached the sky!
"Peng, that's a bad move indeed!"
"Normal thinking is to remedy a mistake, but... Yu Shaoguozhang... that's not his way of thinking!"
"Not only did he not remedy the situation, but he continued to make the best of it. Not only did he not consider the move a bad one, he even considered it a good one, trying his best to maximize the effect of the move!"
A trickle of sweat slowly flowed down He Yu's cheek, and his heart was in turmoil.
"He found the greatest value this move could bring to the entire future!"
"He even wanted to use this move of mine to completely defeat the black chess piece!"
"This is simply..."
"genius!"
He Yu couldn't help but recall what Zhuang Fei had said to him in the lounge before the Xinhuo War.
You know nothing about Yu Shao!
You will only know when 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!
At this moment, although he was not sitting opposite Yu Shao but next to Yu Shao, he also understood what Zhuang Fei said.
I finally understood what it meant that after losing to Yu Shao last year, Zhuang Fei still didn't give up and was still desperately pursuing this matter!
Just the fact that Zhuang Fei still had the fighting spirit and didn't give up on this matter is amazing!
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