Chapter 447 Master and Disciple
On the other side, the game between Toyama Xun and Kimura Go gradually transitioned from the layout to the middle game, and this battle between master and apprentice also attracted the attention of most people in the audience.
On the side, an amateur Go player, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old with dyed yellow hair, was watching the game between Toyama Fumio and Kimura Go intently.
As an amateur chess player invited to participate in the Phoenix Cup World Championship, he is obviously no ordinary player among amateur chess players. Most of the professional chess players present may be familiar with his name.
Han Xiu, amateur 7th dan.
"Although the layout has just been completed, but... it feels like Toyama Xun must have put in a lot of effort to keep up with Kimurago-sensei. On the other hand, Kimurago-sensei seems to be doing it with ease."
He looked away from the chessboard, raised his head to look at Toyama Xun, then at Kimurago, and thought silently in his heart: "Teacher Kimurago, he is still so strong..."
Dongshan Xun looked at the chess board in front of him with a slightly heavy expression, and fell into deep thought.
Kimura Go, who was sitting opposite Toyama Fumio, had no expression on his face, making him look a little cold, and he was quietly waiting for Toyama Fumio to make his move.
Finally, after a moment, Dongshan Xun picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Eight columns and eight rows, jump!
Seeing Dongshan Xun's move, many people around had a strange look in their eyes. You know, under this situation, Dongshan Xun's move is not a common tactic.
However, Kimurago seemed not surprised at all, and without even thinking about it, he picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly onto the chessboard!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The two sides kept making moves alternately, and the people around watched more and more seriously. Soon, black and white had made more than twenty moves. Everyone stared at the chessboard, and a look of shock appeared on their faces without knowing when!
Dongshan Xun's jump was indeed a tricky move with an unexpected attack. If it were someone else, they would probably be caught off guard by this unexpected attack.
However, Kimura Go seemed to have seen through Toyama Kaoru completely, and his attack was thick and solid. This attack was unbiased and hit the vital point of Toyama Kaoru's tricky and powerful attack technique with extreme accuracy!
In other words, it’s watertight!
"Too strong! Even when facing his own students, Mr. Kimura is merciless on the court!"
Someone couldn't help but whisper, "Every move of Toyama Xun seemed to be predicted by Kimura Go-sensei. He was completely seen through and perfectly restrained."
"There shouldn't be much suspense in this game."
The person next to him sighed slightly and whispered back, "Teacher Kimurago knows Toyama Kaoru like the back of his hand, even though he's the student he's raised since childhood. Toyama Kaoru might have a harder time defeating Teacher Kimurago than against Teacher Yasuhiroshi."
"Indeed, it's such a pity that we ended up colliding in the first round."
Someone shook his head, with a hint of regret in his tone.
The single-elimination tournament is the cruelest of all competition systems because players only have one chance and will be eliminated if they lose.
Although with Toyama Xun's level, he should not have failed at the starting point, but unfortunately, Toyama Xun's luck was too bad. He happened to meet Kimura Go, an opponent who was not only strong but also familiar with him like the back of his hand!
Time passed minute by minute, and as the chess pieces continued to fall, the situation of the game became more and more favorable to Kimurago, as if Kimurago had calculated every move of Toyama Fumio. Many people gradually lost interest in this game of chess.
Some people turned their heads to look at other tables, picked a chess player they were interested in, turned around and left, and went to other tables to watch the game.
However, some of them did not leave and remained standing, ready to see the game through to the end.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
At the competition site, the sound of chess pieces falling continued to echo in everyone's ears.
Not long after, Kimura Go picked up the chess piece again and put it down gently!
clatter!
Seven columns and twelve rows, long!
"Unless Toyama Kaoru can escape this move, even if he uses 'Touch', he will only be counterattacked by Kimurago-sensei!"
Seeing this move from the side, Han Xiu's eyes changed slightly. The incomparable sense of oppression brought by this move made it difficult for him to breathe.
"Mr. Kimurago's chess formation is so thick, so solid, so impenetrable. The edges are completely solid, so it's impossible to be invaded or penetrated."
"The suppressive force of this hand is too strong."
Han Xiu looked at the chessboard, judged the situation, and got a perfect answer on how to deal with Dongshan Xun's question as he wished!
The reason why he didn't leave was that he wanted to know how Kimura Go, the chess player who was most familiar with Toyama Fumio, would deal with Toyama Fumio.
The answer Kimurago finally gave was that he was as still as a mountain, and the chess pieces formed towering mountains and steep ridges, using his astonishing strength to build an insurmountable iron wall, which overwhelmed Toyama Xun bit by bit!
However, even though he knew the answer, Han Xiu remained extremely silent.
Because although the answer is right in front of us, not everyone can copy it. Toyama Xun's chess is too intense and lacks precision.
However, with each move being extremely fierce, only Kimurago could remain unmoved and resolve each attack one by one without making any noise!
If most chess players were to come, they would probably be at a disadvantage in the first confrontation, and then be beaten all the way, and finally be overwhelmed by the tide of attacks and suffer a crushing defeat.
The reason is actually just... Kimurago is too strong.
At this moment, even though his situation was already precarious and all his attacks were resolved one by one by the opponent, Dongshan Xun still looked at the chess game in front of him with great calmness.
He was not surprised to be in such a situation, or rather, he was accustomed to such a situation when facing Kimura Go, the teacher who taught him Go since he was a child.
On the chessboard, Kimura Go's black chess pieces are as solid as a rock and almost impossible to shake. Not only is their external momentum amazing, but more importantly, it is extremely solid. However, after a series of previous fierce attacks, the white chess pieces have shown their weak weaknesses!
If White wants to win, it must break Black's outer power. However, White cannot even break Black's thick power because the previous attack was too deep, and the chess pieces have become four isolated pieces. How to deal with the isolated pieces is a problem!
Dongshan Xun looked at the chessboard and fell into deep thought again.
"I can only say...it still has to be Kimurago-sensei, he's as strong as ever. I wonder if Kimurago-sensei will face off against Yasuhiroishi-sensei this year. It should be worth watching."
Seeing this scene, Han Xiu thought silently in his heart.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Three minutes...
Soon, five minutes passed.
"Go check out the other tables."
Han Xiu looked at the watch on his wrist, turned his head to look at Yu Shao's table, pondered for a moment, and decided not to continue looking. He turned around and prepared to leave.
But just when Han Xiu was about to turn around, there was a sudden "click" sound, and Dongshan Xun reached into the chess box, with a hint of fierceness in his eyes, picked up the chess piece, and dropped it quickly onto the chessboard!
clatter!
Fifteen columns and thirteen rows, big fly!
The crisp sound of the pieces falling seemed to echo throughout the entire competition hall!
Although Han Xiu turned around, his eyes were still on the chessboard. When he was about to look away, he saw this move and was suddenly frozen in place!
The next moment, an expression of disbelief appeared on Han Xiu's face, and he looked at the chessboard in astonishment!
"Da Fei?"
All around, others were staring at the chessboard in amazement, as if they had seen some incredible verb.
When seeing this move, Kimura Go, who was sitting opposite Toyama Xun, was also slightly stunned. After he came to his senses, his eyes changed. After thinking for a moment, he grabbed the chess piece and made a move quickly!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The sound of pieces falling began to echo again.
The other people around seemed to be under a spell, motionless, staring at the chessboard, not daring to breathe!
As time passed, Dongshan Xun's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. His eyes were fierce, flashing with a chilling coldness!
And Kimurago's expression suddenly became a little ugly. He had a gloomy face, clenched his teeth, and kept reaching into the chess box to place pieces frequently.
The two of them at this moment didn't look like master and disciple at all. Instead, they looked more like two sworn enemies who would do anything to make sure the other would never be able to turn over and be doomed forever!
"How is it possible..."
Han Xiu was completely stunned. Not only him, but everyone else around him was also stunned. Even Kimura Go had a look of disbelief on his face!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The chess pieces are still falling!
"Black has already formed a strong position, while White has no initiative at all, and still has four isolated pieces to deal with. Normally, no matter what, the battle that follows will be one-sided!"
A trace of cold sweat slowly flowed down Han Xiu's face, and he looked at the chess game in front of him in great shock.
"but--"
"He actually used these four isolated pieces to forcibly surround the white pieces, and actually wanted to use them to launch a strong attack on the white pieces!!!"
As the name suggests, an isolated piece is a weak piece that is isolated and needs to be managed. In very rare cases, an isolated piece can be used to attack, but no one would ever think of using four isolated pieces to besiege the opponent's strong position!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The black and white pieces fell alternately. Facing the jaw-dropping sudden attack of Toyama Xun, Kimura Go did not sit still and wait for death. He directly took advantage of his strong position and started a fierce battle with the black pieces!
The counterattack of the white chess pieces with strong advantages is an extremely severe punishment for the black chess pieces, but the black chess pieces burst out with amazing momentum. Not only do they not retreat, they still want to surround and kill the white chess pieces forcefully!
On the chessboard, black and white are tightly entangled, and the situation becomes more and more complicated.
"Faced with Kuroko's jump, White chooses to grow. Kuroko's hamstring is cut here, and then White..."
Han Xiu looked at the chessboard and was slightly startled when he saw Dongshan Xun place another chess piece. "White...turn."
Both sides made moves very quickly. Gradually, more and more sweat appeared on Han Xiu's face, and he became more and more shocked.
A moment later.
"Already, five big dragons have been killed!"
Someone couldn't help swallowing and muttering.
On the chessboard, chess pieces kept falling, and everyone's expressions became more and more incredulous.
They all stared at the chess game, subconsciously holding their breath, not even refusing to blink, watching the astonishing murderous intent burst out from the black and white pieces on the criss-crossing chessboard!
Time passes as the chess pieces fall.
finally!
On the chessboard, the white piece fell again.
At the moment this move was made, someone couldn't help but swallow hard!
"Eight...eight!"
On the chessboard, the fight between black and white is complicated and the situation is already dazzling. There are eight big dragons dancing wildly on the chessboard!
Everyone was stunned!
"Eight dragons dance together, four isolated pieces forcefully surround and kill Kimura Go's strong position!"
Beneath this incredible inspiration, there is a ferocity that makes people feel cold!
"White's counterattack——"
“It’s a done deal!”
Han Xiu couldn't help but look at Dongshanxun. Coincidentally, Dongshanxun also raised his head at this moment. Their eyes met in mid-air for a moment. Seeing the murderous intent in Dongshanxun's eyes, Han Xiu subconsciously avoided his gaze!
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The other side.
Dong He stared at the chessboard in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.
Black's previous move was a trick. If he attacks again now, Black won't raise his hand and will directly lead the attack. The situation will be completely different from before the previous move...
At this point, White can no longer continue to play.
Even holding on until the endgame is wishful thinking, because no matter how Black plays, the next dragon-slaying move is already inevitable, and the result of continuing the game will be the annihilation of White's entire army!
After a long time, Dong He reluctantly lowered his head slowly, clenching his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms.
After a while, Dong He finally squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
"I...I lost."
Hearing this, there was silence all around.
After a long time, someone murmured, "Oh my God..."
Everyone was deeply shocked by this game of chess.
Although Dong He is not a top chess player, he is, after all, a veteran 9th dan who has experienced many battles and is active in major international competitions. Occasionally, he can make amazing performances that will amaze everyone.
Regarding this game, some people thought that Dong He might win, but more people thought that Yu Shao would win. However, even those who thought that Yu Shao would win did not expect that this game would end up like this.
This game of chess ended so quickly, so quickly that it was completely beyond their imagination. They even felt that it had just begun and was over in the blink of an eye.
They never thought that in this game, the two sides only fought once. This was the only battle initiated by the white chess piece, and the game ended violently with the white dragon being captured by the black chess piece!
This was the first round of this competition and the fastest one to end.
Seeing Dong He surrender, Yu Shao's expression remained calm. He bowed slightly towards Dong He and said, "Thank you for your guidance."
After a moment, Dong He responded weakly, "...Thank you for your advice."
After the ceremony, Yu Shao put away the chess pieces, then stood up, looked around the competition venue, found the direction of Su Yiming, and walked towards Su Yiming's table.
Soon, Yu Shao came behind Su Yiming and looked at the chess board.
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