A young boy who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old was walking towards the competition venue where Qiu Shui was.
Around him, there are several professional chess players of similar age.
Among them is the chess player participating in Qiu Shui's competition this time, Bao Zhan, 2nd dan.
"Fang Wen, I heard that you lost to an amateur chess player some time ago?"
"No wonder you look so dejected recently. If I lost to an amateur chess player, I would not even be able to participate in the Hualong Cup. What's more, I would have to accept media interviews and embarrass myself in front of the whole country."
Bao Zhan is only eighteen years old this year and was promoted to professional professional one year earlier than Fang Wen. So now it’s the second section.
If I succeed in getting promoted this year, I will be a professional third dan.
Bao Zhan is also very talented in Go, but he is still a little bit behind Fang Wen.
But he was unwilling to admit it.
Every time I meet Fang Wen, I dislike him in various ways.
Just recently, he heard that Fang Wen lost to an amateur chess player. And they lost in the middle of the game.
He was already unhappy when Fang Wen and Guo Ruoxi were interviewed by the media just now.
After all, Fang Wen lost to an amateur chess player, so what is there to be proud of?
After Fang Wen finally finished being interviewed, Bao Zhan immediately looked for an opportunity to step forward and mock him.
Fang Wen is a first-level professional chess player who was newly promoted to the first dan level last year.
His strength is much stronger than other chess players.
Together with Guo Ruoxi, they are known as the two rising stars in the chess world.
Since successfully qualifying for the professional chess player, Fang Wen has been receiving nothing but praise.
Many senior players in the professional Go world also praised him highly.
This made him even more lost in all kinds of honors and praises.
He thought that he would be the next Lou Yuchen, the next chess god.
However, just recently. When he was out there, earning some extra money, it suddenly sobered him up.
That person was just an ordinary amateur chess player, but his chess skills were the best Fang Wen had ever seen.
In front of him, Fang Wen didn't even have the strength to fight back.
After Fang Wen came back, he didn't believe that an amateur chess player could have such strong chess skills.
He searched again and again, but could not find the man's name either at home or abroad. Only then did he believe that the man was really just an amateur chess player.
Being defeated by an amateur chess player without any chance of fighting back was a heavy blow to Fang Wen.
It also made him wake up from his overconfidence.
What a rising star in the Go world, what a Go genius.
This is all fake.
Before, he always believed that those high-ranking Go players were simply born earlier than him and started playing Go earlier. That's why my chess skills are better than his.
There's nothing to worry about.
However, he saw that the amateur chess player didn't even have chess calluses. Obviously, he is someone who seldom plays chess.
But he was able to play such incredible chess.
In terms of hard work, he is not as hard-working as other professional chess players.
In terms of talent, an amateur chess player can easily beat him. So what is there for him to be proud of?
It was just that one game of chess that completely shattered Fang Wen's pride.
After hearing Bao Zhan’s sarcasm, if it were the old Fang Wen, he would have probably retorted back.
But now Fang Wen raised his head and looked at him quietly.
"Bao Zhan, don't underestimate any amateur chess player. Especially your opponent."
Fang Wen had not paid attention to the competitions before the Hualong Cup.
After all, some amateur chess players' matches are really not worth watching.
But when he saw that the winner of the competition was named Qiu Shui. He suddenly perked up.
This name is the reason why Fang Wen has been depressed for some time.
It was the amateur chess player named Qiu Shui who defeated him miserably.
Fang Wen immediately went online to search for information about Qiu Shui.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Shui was very mysterious.
Apart from the name and age, there was not even a photo.
However, after making inquiries from many sources, he also learned about Qiu Shui's involvement in the competition.
In each of his games, his personal playing time does not exceed fifteen minutes.
The first one to arrive wins the game every time.
Although many people say that it is because his opponents are all old, weak and sick. That's why he relied on luck to win the game.
But Fang Wen doesn't think so.
Because among Qiu Shui's opponents, there was an old man whom Fang Wen had met in a chess hall before.
The old man is very good at chess, although Fang Wen has never played chess with him. But I have seen him playing chess with other professional chess players.
In the chess hall, the old man defeated a professional third-dan chess player.
Although in the Go world, rank does not represent all strength.
But the fact that he was able to beat a professional third-dan chess player is enough to show how strong the old man’s chess skills are.
That Qiu Shui should be the amateur chess player he met before.
After all, there are very few people with the surname Qiu, and the name Qiu Shui is relatively rare.
Combined with the information he got from other players and some Go referees, Fang Wen was 90% sure that the first-place Qiu Shui was the same Qiu Shui who had defeated him before.
"You mean, I will lose to an amateur chess player?"
Bao Zhan mocked, "Fang Wen, I see that after you lost to the amateur chess player, you lost all your pride as a professional chess player. I am different from you. You would be careless and lose to an amateur chess player, but I won't."
Fang Wen frowned and said, "I'm not careless. The guy named Qiu Shui is really strong. Don't underestimate him."
"Oh? Qiu Shui?" Bao Zhan laughed and said, "So the one who beat you is this Qiu Shui? What a coincidence! He is my opponent later."
Bao Zhan walked up to Fang Wen, leaned close to his ear and said, "Don't worry, I will help you get revenge. I will get back your lost dignity as a professional chess player with interest."
After saying that, Bao Zhan walked quickly into the competition venue.
Fang Wen frowned as he watched Bao Zhan disappear at the door.
The other chess players nearby, seeing Fang Wen like this, also thought that Fang Wen had lost to an amateur chess player. Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
They comforted each other.
"Fang Wen, it's okay. You lost because you were careless at the time."
"Yes, we all know your chess ability. If you hadn't been so careless, you wouldn't have lost."
"It's all in the past, don't take it too seriously. If you take it seriously, that person probably wouldn't last more than forty moves under your hands."
Faced with the consolation of several chess players, Fang Wen not only did not relax his brows, but his face became even heavier.
He smiled bitterly and said, "You don't understand. Only after playing chess with him, will you understand how terrifying he is."
That person's chess moves make people feel desperate.
It seemed that no matter how he played the game, all the moves were within his expectations.
It feels like there are invisible strings hanging on your body, making you a puppet.
The other party is the puppeteer who holds the strings and controls the puppet.
Even when thinking back on it now, Fang Wen still feels a lingering fear.
However, Fang Wen's words were not taken seriously by the other chess players.
Instead, it made them feel that Fang Wen was just quibbling. He wanted to cover up his careless loss to an amateur chess player by constantly bragging about the opponent's chess skills.
"It's almost time, let's go."
Several people pulled Fang Wen to another competition venue.
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Fang Wen didn't explain any further.
He knew that no matter what he said now, they probably wouldn't believe it.
Wait until the game is over and Bao Zhan loses. They will believe it.
In fact, Fang Wen wanted to go and see if Bao Zhan’s opponent was the Qiu Shui who had defeated him before.
But he was afraid to see Qiu Shui, because with his current chess skills, he couldn't even raise his head in front of Qiu Shui.
After Bao Zhan entered the competition venue, the first thing he saw was Qiu Shui, who was already sitting at the competition table.
He walked straight over and sat in front of Qiu Shui.
"Are you Qiu Shui, the one who beat Fang Wen in chess?"
As he spoke, Bao Zhan looked at Qiu Shui.
"Fang Wen?" Qiu Shui thought for a while and felt that the name sounded familiar. But I just can't remember where I heard it.
So Qiu Shui had to say, "I'm sorry, I've beaten many people in chess, I don't know which one you're talking about."
Although Qiu Shui came to participate in the competition this time, he was still wearing casual clothes.
But the casual wear was still high-end with dragon embroidery.
Both the cut and the design are first class.
Although according to convention, you can't see the logo on the clothes, but one can tell at a glance that they are extraordinary.
Plus the watch from the watchmaking family on Qiu Shui's hand.
At first glance, he is obviously a rich young man from a wealthy family.
Bao Zhan curled his lips. Could it be that Fang Wen lost to the man in front of him on purpose?
They say this person is very powerful, and he is indeed powerful. But Bao Zhan thinks that it’s not his chess skills that are great, but his money.
Fang Wen must have taken money from the person in front of him, so he was claiming everywhere that the person in front of him was very good at chess. This is used to disrupt the opponent's thinking.
Once your mind is confused while playing chess, even the most skilled professional chess player will inevitably lose.
Bao Zhan is very petty and jealous.
But the pride that a professional chess player should have is no less. Even better than other chess players.
So, after he thought that Fang Wen was bribed by Qiu Shui's money, he showed his contempt without disguising it.
"A lot of people win at chess? I think you win a lot of people with money."
"I thought Fang Wen was a very proud guy, but I didn't expect him to bow down for a few bucks. He really brings shame to us professional chess players."
"I'm telling you, I'm not Fang Wen. I will definitely not show mercy in the competition later."
Qiu Shui didn't know why the person in front of him was so rude to him. As soon as he sat down, he started to make all kinds of sarcastic remarks and indirect accusations.
And from what he said, he was able to beat the guy named Fang Wen in chess because he bribed him.
What a mess.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but since you've said so, then to show my respect for you, I won't show you mercy. If you lose, don't cry."
"Haha, just you?" Bao Zhan sneered.
Qiu Shui had no expression on his face. "Come on."
The game hasn't even started yet, but the atmosphere is already tense.
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