There are quite a few people in the micro-world who can play chess, not just the older generation like fathers and grandfathers. Some young people can also play chess, and they are quite good at it.
However, chess is different from Go. Go emphasizes overall strategy and requires more calculation. Older people's thinking speed cannot keep up, and they will decline rapidly after middle age. There are very few top chess players in their later years.
Chess is truly dominated by the elderly. Although many middle-aged and young people are quite good, they are not as shrewd and calculating as the elders.
This is how chess competitions in the micro-world are conducted.
The competition lasted three days. The first day adopted a points system, requiring more than ten matches to eliminate those with low points, leaving only the top eight.
The second day featured several matches, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, and a bronze medal match between the two eliminated semifinalists.
The final day, of course, is the highly anticipated championship battle!
The first day of competition is the most physically demanding.
There's a saying that the brain is the most gluttonous organ in the human body, especially when it comes to activities like playing chess that require constant thinking.
The food prepared for everyone is high in sugar, so that the brain can replenish energy that is being rapidly depleted.
After a day of continuous matches, the top eight have finally been determined.
Grandpa Yun, Master Chanshan, Xing Tu, Yan Su, Bian Mu, Tang Jiaqi, Chen Liu, Mo Xi.
The top five are all middle-aged or elderly people. Bian Mu is an ancient music master who only entered the micro-world this year. Tang Jiaqi and Mo Xi have brought a lot of face to women. Originally, it was thought that the top eight would be dominated by men.
Mo Xi is an all-rounder, and her superb chess skills are understandable, but it's really surprising that Tang Jiaqi is so good at chess.
But Chenliu is the biggest dark horse.
He is intelligent, but chess is not something that can be done with just intelligence. Using your brain to calculate is useful, but unless you are at the level of AlphaGo, it is very difficult to out-calculate against humans.
"Last year, I played a game of chess online every night for two months. It was an intelligence development training arranged by a superhuman. My opponent was a national champion master."
Chen Liu explained to everyone.
Everyone understood, and then felt even more that they had really been incredibly stupid.
They learned to this level in just two months, so what are these old folks so proud of? If Chen had studied abroad for six months, they wouldn't have stood a chance.
The next day, the eight-person team competed first, and the entire competition was completed in two hours.
The four who successfully entered the final four are Grandpa Yun, Master Chanshan, Bian Mu, and Chen Liu.
Both women ultimately failed to advance beyond the semi-finals, but Chen Liu unexpectedly made it into the semi-finals.
Now, Chen Liu's popularity has actually increased the most, and everyone hopes that he can win the championship.
Since I can't beat those old folks anyway, I'll let a little kid win and make those old folks furious.
The community members in the micro-world are mainly young and middle-aged people, and at this moment they are all cheering for Chenliu with a "let's watch the show" mentality.
Chen Liu's competitive spirit was also aroused at this moment.
Yesterday, after he withdrew from the game, he consulted the master he had previously played against and won nine games in a row, including one game.
However, he felt that the master's level of thought was not as good as that of Zen Master and Master Yun, but rather about the same as Bian Mu's.
This master is also Chinese, and was the national chess champion a few years ago.
Chen Liu knew that people of the same level as Grandpa Yun and Master Chanshan were probably no less skilled than these masters, and might even have surpassed them by a considerable margin, but they simply disdained to participate in such a competition.
In the round of four to two, Master Chanshan and Grandpa Yun were drawn as one group, while Chen Liu and Bian Mu were drawn as another.
The two games were played simultaneously and lasted for about three hours. During this time, some of the onlookers could see the changing dynamics on the chessboard, while those who couldn't understand them didn't bother to watch.
In the end, Master Chanshan and Chenliu entered the final two, while Grandpa Yun competed against Bianmu for third place. Grandpa Yun successfully defeated Bianmu and won the third place.
Chen Liuyi left the online gaming world as soon as the match ended. He played three games against the computer online and won them all. He then looked at the game records for a while before calling the master when it was dawn.
"Chen Liu, who exactly is your opponent?" This chess player, who had won the national championship and was given the title of master, couldn't help but ask.
“He is a respectable monk, his Dharma name is Chanshan, you probably don’t know him,” Chen Liu said.
The master paused for a moment before replying, "No, I know. He beat my master. Before he died, my master told me to challenge Master Chanshan while he was still able to play chess. However, I believe my skill level is not as good as my master's, so I have never gone."
After receiving the message, Chen Liu thought for a while and said, "Thank you, Master. Then I won't play with you. I'll go and try to find a supercomputer with a chess program."
"Good idea, let's try a different approach."
Chen Liu found Chen Yang, who, after asking several people in the area, found him a supercomputer to be his opponent.
Chen Liu and the supercomputer engaged in rapid-fire battles, averaging one game every half hour. He suffered crushing defeats in every single match, and the losses seemed to accelerate with each defeat.
He worked with the supercomputer until the micro-realm reopened.
The next day, upon entering the micro-realm, he was still full of energy.
Master Chanshan looked at the spirited Chen Liu and smiled, "Not bad, this is the fighting spirit that young people should have."
"Please enlighten me, Master."
Chen Liu bowed politely to Master Chanshan, and Master Chanshan returned the bow solemnly. Even though his opponent was a child of about ten years old, he still gave him the respect he deserved.
The two began their game, and from the very start, they immediately displayed their differences.
Chen Liu plays blitz chess, and his hesitation time for each move is no more than three seconds. He has already made his move while Master Chanshan is thinking.
Zen Master Zenzan carefully considered each move before placing it, and he took increasingly longer to place his pieces.
An hour has passed, and neither side has lost many pieces, so the situation is not very clear.
However, as Master Chanshan made his moves faster and faster, Old Master Yun knew the outcome.
As expected, Master Chanshan had already laid out his plans, one step leading to another, and the situation in Chenliu collapsed in an instant.
Although Master Chanshan is old, he is now like a lion, roaring and fighting on the chessboard.
Chen Liu played slower and slower, and when he finally couldn't move the pieces with his hands, he conceded defeat in great frustration.
"Child, you've done very well. You'll definitely surpass me within five years." Master Chanshan smiled and patted Chen Liu's head.
He wasn't exaggerating. Chen Liu reached this level in just two months because he had zero foundation beforehand and progressed quickly. To surpass Master Chanshan within five years is already a very high compliment.
Knowing he was no match for Zen Master Chanshan, Chenliu used his advantage by learning how computers calculate to fight him, but he still lost.
Chen Liu suspected that Master Chanshan might be able to beat the supercomputer.
The championship was ultimately won by Master Chanshan, who also had high expectations for the chess pieces made by Yu Xuan. They were planning to use Phoebe zhennan wood to make the chess pieces.
Master Chanshan's collection is not large, but every piece is exquisite, and now we will have one more.
Chen Liu quickly recovered from his frustration. While receiving the runner-up medal made by Hong Gui, he suddenly said, "How about we hold another Go competition? I've been learning Go for half a year."
The people looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison.
Just kidding, playing Go with Chen Liu would be suicide.
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