I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 298: That game of Go is enough to be recorded in the annals of Go history.

The next day, at the Southern Chess Academy, in the debriefing room, Yu Shao and four others were gathered together, reviewing the game that Qin Lang and Le Haoqiang had just played.

"You've focused too much on enclosing territory here and neglected the development of the center. Although Black has many ways to break into the territory, White can respond just as easily. In the end, it's better for White to play."

Yu Shao gazed at the chessboard, pondered for a moment, and then said to Le Haoqiang, "So, it feels like it's better to jump out here."

Upon hearing this, Le Haoqiang frowned slightly. After moving the pieces as Yu Shao had instructed, he was puzzled: "But if we do that, the white pieces will respond with a strong counterattack, and the black pieces here will probably be completely overwhelmed, right?"

“If White moves to block, Black can directly penetrate the elephant’s eye here, then White will be in a precarious situation.” At this moment, Qin Lang, sitting opposite Le Haoqiang, looked at the chessboard and said.

"Piercing an elephant's eye?"

Le Haoqiang thought for a moment, then immediately laid out a sequence on the chessboard: black jumping, white blocking, black piercing the elephant's eye. His expression changed slightly: "I thought my tiger's head move was already very good."

"Your move, the small knight's move, was indeed excellent. White chose to extend, and your move, the 'stick' move, was clean and decisive, completely reversing the situation."

Gu Chuan stared intently at the chessboard, discerning many intricacies on its surface, and said, "The strongest local response for the white pieces here should be a poke, right?"

"I saw the thrust, but if I had played it, the situation would have become too complicated. Ten seconds wouldn't have been enough to see it clearly, so I chose the long one," Qin Lang said, frowning slightly as he defended himself.

As everyone was discussing, suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the review room.

Upon hearing the knock on the door, the murmurs of the crowd abruptly ceased.

"Gu Chuan, you ordered milk tea again?"

Le Haoqiang subconsciously looked up at Gu Chuan and asked, "Again today?"

Gu Chuan immediately shook his head and denied it outright: "How could I afford to treat you guys to milk tea every day? My money is all saved with my parents, and I don't have much pocket money."

"Who is that?"

Le Haoqiang frowned, somewhat puzzled.

They have to go to Seoul in a few days to participate in the team league. This review room was specially reserved for them by the Go Association, and usually no one will bother them.

However, Le Haoqiang didn't think too much about it. Since he was closest to the door of the review room, he stood up, went to the door, and opened it.

But when Le Haoqiang opened the door to the review room and saw the figure standing at the door, he was stunned.

Not only Le Haoqiang, but everyone present, even Yu Shao, couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when they saw the figure at the door of the review room.

Zhuang Weisheng stood prominently at the entrance of the review room.

"Zhuang...Teacher Zhuang Weisheng?"

Le Haoqiang was speechless with astonishment and asked, "What brings you here?"

Zhuang Weisheng glanced around the debriefing room, his gaze lingering on Yu Shao and Su Yiming for a moment before he finally spoke, "I heard you were training here, so I came to see how your training is going."

"Professor Zhuang Weisheng, would you like to give us some guidance?"

Upon hearing this, Le Haoqiang looked delighted and asked, "I heard you are usually very busy. Although I really want to spar with you, I have never had the opportunity."

"It's not really about giving guidance."

Zhuang Weisheng shook his head and said with a smile, "Each of you has the chess skills to compete with me."

"I still have a lot of shortcomings and need to hone my skills. How can I compete with you?"

Le Haoqiang smiled, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, and asked, "Would you like to play a game of chess with me?"

"I really hope to play a game of chess with all of you, but I have to fly to the Northern Chess Academy this afternoon, so I'm afraid it won't be possible today. Maybe next time."

Zhuang Weisheng paused for a moment and then said, "Actually, I came here to play a game of Go with Yu Shao, a 2-dan player, before going to the Northern Chess Academy."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shao couldn't help but raise his head and look at Zhuang Weisheng.

Zhuang Weisheng then turned his gaze to Yu Shao and Su Yiming and said, "Your game of chess a few days ago left a deep impression on me."

"Although I had high expectations for your game, I never imagined it would turn out like this."

Zhuang Weisheng paused for a moment, then spoke again: "As a chess player, it is an honor for me to witness such a game in person."

Upon hearing these words, Le Haoqiang and the others were stunned. The next moment, they couldn't help but raise their heads and stare at Zhuang Weisheng in shock.

pleasure?

They could hardly believe that they would hear Zhuang Weisheng say something like, "It makes me feel honored to have seen this game of chess."

However, when they recalled the game of chess from the day before yesterday, they suddenly found it absurd and not surprising at all.

As a chess player, how could one not feel honored to be able to watch a game live and witness the birth of a "major avalanche," a "demon blade," or a "major diagonal move"?

That seemingly ordinary battle for the selection of the main general turned into a "storm" of complexity that far surpassed even the "Great Avalanche," "Demon Blade," and "Great Slant"!
Even now, when they think back on it, it feels like a dream.

It is no exaggeration to say that that game was absolutely worthy of being recorded in the history of Go!
It's just that this game hasn't been widely circulated yet, and not many people know about it. Otherwise, the world of chess would probably be in an uproar. This amazing game could probably make chess players all over the world bow down!
They still can't forget the profound shock and bewilderment they felt when they watched that game of chess just a few days ago.

"That was a game of chess that I will remember for the rest of my life."

Finally, Zhuang Weisheng looked at Yu Shao and asked, "Yu Shao, you're a second-dan player. You should have some time now, right?"

The entire venue fell silent.

Su Yiming, Le Haoqiang, Qin Lang, and Gu Chuan all unconsciously glanced at Yu Shao.

Under everyone's gaze, Yu Shao remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "Yes."

Seeing that Yu Shao had agreed, Zhuang Weisheng quickly walked to one side of the chess table, pulled out a chair and sat down. Yu Shao also immediately came to the other side of the chess table and sat opposite Zhuang Weisheng.

Seeing this, Le Haoqiang and the others exchanged glances, then subconsciously took a deep breath and immediately surrounded the chessboard.

Zhuang Weisheng glanced at the timer on the chessboard and asked, "Were you playing a rapid game with a ten-second move interval?"

"Yes, should we change the time?"

Yu Shao nodded and asked.

"No need, let's play a rapid game with each move every ten seconds."

Zhuang Weisheng shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't have much time either."

After saying that, Zhuang Weisheng reached into the chess box, grabbed a handful of white pieces, and held them in his palm.

Seeing this, Yu Shao immediately took out two black pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard.

Le Haoqiang watched silently as the two guessed who would win, and couldn't help but glance at Zhuang Weisheng, his heart filled with complex emotions.

"Teacher Zhuang Weisheng is the goal of all Go players in the world... and one of the few who can rival Teacher An Hongshi."

Le Haoqiang couldn't help but glance at Su Yiming, who was quietly staring at the chessboard, and his mood became even more complicated.

"Although Teacher Zhuang Weisheng said that we all have the chess skills to compete with him, does this 'we' really mean 'us,' or... does it only refer to Yu Shao and Su Yiming?"

The two quickly finished guessing.

In this game, Zhuang Weisheng played black and Yu Shao played white.

After the two bowed to each other, the game of chess began.

Zhuang Weisheng gazed quietly at the chessboard, and soon, with a "click," he took a chess piece from the chess box and made his first move.

Hey!
Sixteen columns, four rows, stars!
Yu Shao focused intently and quickly picked up a chess piece, making his second move.

Hey!
Four columns and sixteen rows, a star!
Zhuang Weisheng's face showed no emotion, and he quickly picked up another chess piece and placed it down.

Hey!
Sixteen columns, seventeen rows, small eyes!
Yu Shao quickly placed another chess piece.

Four columns and four rows, stars!

Black played one move at the star point and one move at the small eye, while White played two moves at the star point, resulting in a star-small eye versus two-star moves. After White finished his move, it was Zhuang Weisheng's turn to play.

The black piece falls!

Six columns and seventeen rows, a small flying hanger!
Seeing the black piece placed on the board, Yu Shao placed another piece.

Three columns and fourteen rows, Little Fly!

Zhuang Weisheng quickly picked up another chess piece and gently placed it down.

Hey!
Ten columns and sixteen rows, high-speed demolition!

Upon seeing this move, the expressions of Le Haoqiang, Qin Lang, and Gu Chuan all became more serious.

"Small eye, small flying hook, high dismantling, no flow yet!"

Gu Chuan couldn't help but glance at Zhuang Weisheng, and unconsciously clenched his fist: "This is... a layout named after Teacher Zhuang Weisheng!"

Yu Shao stared intently at the chessboard, not placing a piece immediately. After a full six or seven seconds, he finally picked up a piece and quickly placed it down. *Thud!*
Seventeen columns and fifteen rows, a small flying hanger!

"Little Flying Hang?!"

Upon seeing this move, Le Haoqiang and the other two were shocked and couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly in disbelief. Only Su Yiming remained standing quietly in place.

"After White's small knight's move, Black has many possible responses, but the most powerful is the two-space high clamp to coordinate with Black's high extension. This was also the first move made by Teacher Zhuang Weisheng!"

A moment later, Qin Lang habitually narrowed his long, narrow eyes.

It should be noted that the White's small knight's move against the Unborn flow has been thoroughly studied by many players over the years!
It was after the small knight's move that if the black stones were to form a high pincer attack two spaces away, the white stones seemed dissatisfied no matter what. Therefore, when facing the unborn style, the small knight's move was completely abandoned!
After Black's high pincer attack in two spaces, White only has three moves left.

Jump!
Two jumps!
尖！
"If the white piece jumps, the black piece will fly. In this way, two of the white pieces will be attacked, while the black pieces in the lower area will cooperate very well. In the subsequent battle, the white piece will be in a tough fight!"

"If White makes a double jump, Black also has a strong countermeasure: White can block, Black can retreat, White can retreat again, and Black can cut off White's connection with a single move. In this kind of fight, Black will have the advantage!"

"If White moves to the corner, Black should move to the side. That would be the most logical move. But if White moves to the corner, White will have a chance to counterattack."

"However, Black's next move is to jump to the corner and search the second line to kill White's stones. And this move was made by Teacher Zhuang Weisheng first!"

"Black's move to the corner to search the base is an extremely powerful move, leaving no room for White to respond. White will inevitably escape, and Black can then take advantage of the situation to surround the territory. Moreover, Black's position for attacking from the side is excellent, and in the end, Black will take the initiative again!"

Qin Lang turned his gaze away from the chessboard and looked at Yu Shao: "But he still lost with Xiao Fei!"

Qin Lang looked at Zhuang Weisheng again, but Zhuang Weisheng's expression remained surprisingly calm even after seeing this small flying hook.

"Click!"

Zhuang Weisheng reached into the chess box again, the chess pieces clattering together. Amidst the clattering, he picked out a chess piece and slowly placed it down.

Hey!
Sixteen columns and twelve rows, with two high bays!
"As expected... it's a double trap!"

Seeing this move, no one was surprised, and their expressions subconsciously became more serious.

After the black stone's high pincer attack, the small black stone and the attacking black stone have already subtly created a situation of encirclement around the white stone in the corner!
"However, since Yu Shao chose the small flying hook, perhaps he has a new response besides the jump, double jump, and pointe?"

Le Haoqiang stared intently at the chessboard, waiting for Yu Shao's next move: "If there is one, which move will it be?"

At this moment, Yu Shao once again picked up a white piece and placed it on the chessboard!

Hey!
Fifteen columns and fifteen rows, jump!

Upon seeing this move, Le Haoqiang couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

"No...no new response?"

Le Haoqiang could hardly believe his eyes: "He just chose to jump? Escape the black pieces' encirclement? What will happen to the white pieces if the black pieces make a flying move next? Will they directly fight the black pieces to decide the winner?"

The next moment, Zhuang Weisheng also immediately picked up a chess piece and placed it down as quickly as possible.

Hey!
Fourteen columns and sixteen rows, Xiao Fei!
"Click!"

The sound of claws being pulled rang out again.

Immediately afterward, under the watchful eyes of Le Haoqiang and the others, Yu Shao placed a white piece!
Hey!
Fourteen columns and fifteen rows, press!

"Pressure?!"

Upon seeing this move, the expressions of Le Haoqiang, Qin Lang, and Gu Chuan all changed, staring at the chessboard with some disbelief!

Even Zhuang Weisheng was slightly taken aback when he saw this move.

However, because it was a very fast game, Zhuang Weisheng quickly picked up a piece and placed it down again.

Hey!
Thirteen columns, sixteen rows, crawl!

Yu Shao immediately picked up a chess piece and placed it down again.

Hey!
Thirteen columns and fifteen rows, press!

"Are they putting up another trick?"

Le Haoqiang and the other two were somewhat stunned.

The saying goes, "Don't press the third lane, press the fourth lane." Pressing the fourth lane will allow the opponent to gain a lot of territory.

It's important to understand that in Go, the outcome is determined by the amount of territory a player has enclosed. If you press down on the second line, and your opponent has very little territory, the player who presses down usually gains the advantage.

If you press down on the third path, the opponent's encirclement will be considerable, but you will also build up your own strength and gain external influence. Both sides will be wary of each other, so it's acceptable. However... if you press down on the fourth path, the opponent's encirclement will be far too large!
Such a great loss cannot be compensated by these external forces!

In fact, if Yu Shao hadn't made that move, they would have seriously questioned whether the person who made those two moves even knew how to play Go!

Zhuang Weisheng's eyes narrowed slightly. After six or seven seconds, he finally picked up a chess piece and quickly placed it down.

Hey!
Twelve columns, sixteen rows, crawl!

Seeing the black piece fall, Yu Shao quickly placed another piece on the board!
Hey!
Seventeen columns and ten rows, a pincer attack!

With this move, the white stone stopped pressing down and instead went to encircle the black stone that was trapped in a high pincer movement, subtly revealing its fangs to the black stone!
Zhuang Weisheng picked up another chess piece and placed it with lightning speed.

Hey!
Fifteen columns and eleven rows, sharp!
Almost the instant the black piece was placed, Yu Shao picked up another piece and placed it on the board.

Hey!
Seventeen columns, six rows, Xiao Fei!

Both sides began to place their pieces rapidly, the "clatter" of which echoed continuously in the review room.

On the chessboard, black and white begin to intertwine, spreading from the four corners towards the center of the board, vying for supremacy!

……

……

After an unknown amount of time, Le Haoqiang and the others at the chessboard stared blankly at the game.

The development of this game was completely beyond their expectations. After White pressed down on four lines, Black gained a vast territory, but for some reason, Black's development was not as expected!
After realizing this, the black pieces immediately launched a strong attack on the white pieces, initiating a fierce and complex battle in the upper left corner!

This fierce battle was intense and protracted, with both sides locked in a fierce and complex struggle.

Because each move only has ten seconds, both black and white made many slow or even bad moves, even though they both saw that some moves were obviously not good.

Black pieces once turned the tide and white pieces once saved the building from collapse, which was astonishing.

However, although both sides made mistakes and slow moves to varying degrees, on certain critical issues, they often managed to make brilliant moves in the life-or-death moment that even they might not have thought of after long deliberation!
Most blitz games end in the middle game, but this game actually went all the way to the endgame!

Soon after seeing Yu Shao place his piece again, Zhuang Weisheng stopped playing.

He... has already seen the path leading to the end.

Zhuang Weisheng looked at the chessboard and slowly said, "I lost by one and a half points."

Upon hearing this, Le Haoqiang and the others were startled. They finally woke up from their daze, their faces showing disbelief and shock.

"No...no more downloading?"

"You're not going to play anymore?!"

"Lost by one and a half points?"

Le Haoqiang and the others couldn't help but exchange glances, all of them able to see the surprise on each other's faces.

They hadn't even figured out who was winning or losing the game, let alone how many points they had lost.

Zhuang Weisheng said he lost by one and a half points, which means that under this situation, Zhuang Weisheng had already calculated the small endgame with a large number of moves and easy mistakes!
Upon hearing Zhuang Weisheng's words, Yu Shao couldn't help but exhale a breath of stale air. He glanced at Zhuang Weisheng, his heart filled with a sense of unease.

In blitz chess, one relies entirely on their intuition for playing in the split second between life and death. In this game against Zhuang Weisheng, he could feel immense pressure from his opponent from beginning to end.

After realizing his mistake in the middle game, he thought he was going to lose. However, Zhuang Weisheng made a bad move, which he noticed and seized the opportunity.

Just then, Zhuang Weisheng, gazing at the chessboard, suddenly murmured softly, "Territory and influence..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shao was taken aback and couldn't help but raise his head to look at Zhuang Weisheng.

"Yu Shao, second dan".

In the silence, Zhuang Weisheng turned his gaze away from the chessboard, slowly raised his head, glanced at Yu Shao, then looked at Su Yiming beside him, and called out, "Su Yiming, 2nd Dan."

Hearing Zhuang Weisheng call his name, Su Yiming finally snapped out of his chess game and looked at Zhuang Weisheng.

Zhuang Weisheng looked at the chessboard in front of him again. As he looked at the game, he began to tidy up the pieces and slowly said, "I look forward to the day when I can officially compete against you on the field."

Zhuang Weisheng's tone was more serious than ever before.

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