I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 299 Before Self, All Famous Schemes Are Illusions

After finishing speaking, Zhuang Weisheng had just finished tidying up the chess pieces. He then slowly stood up, looked at Le Haoqiang, Qin Lang, and Gu Chuan, and said with a smile, "Of course, I also hope that one day I can compete against you all on the field."

Upon hearing Zhuang Weisheng mention them, Le Haoqiang and the other two couldn't help but cast their gazes at Zhuang Weisheng.

Mr. Zhuang Weisheng actually hopes to one day compete against us on the field?

A smile appeared on Zhuang Weisheng's face as he said, "In the past few years, most of the opponents I've encountered on the field have been old rivals with whom I've faced countless times."

"Although playing chess with them involved both wins and losses, and the games were quite exciting, I always felt that it was a bit monotonous and boring."

"I really want to see outstanding young Go players like you go further and further on the endless road of Go and create your own unique path."

"The path of Go cannot be walked alone, nor can it be walked by two people."

"It takes a group of people, a group of exceptionally talented geniuses, to have even a sliver of hope of finding the answer to Go."

"Of course, while I would love to see you become top players one day, I won't make your path too easy."

Zhuang Weisheng said with a smile, "I won't disturb your training any longer. I'll be going now. I wish you good results in the team competition."

After speaking, Zhuang Weisheng nodded slightly to Le Haoqiang and the other two before turning to leave.

Le Haoqiang and the other two watched Zhuang Weisheng leave until the door to the review room closed and Zhuang Weisheng's figure disappeared, before they finally came back to their senses.

"Yu Shao, you've won!"

Gu Chuan exclaimed excitedly, "Awesome! Although I thought you could compete with Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, I never expected that you would actually beat him!"

Beside them, Le Haoqiang and Qin Lang remained silent, but their gazes toward Yu Shao were somewhat complicated.

"It was just a regular game, and a rapid game at that."

Yu Shao, on the other hand, seemed quite calm. He shook his head and said, "It's not a competition."

"Is it different?"

Gu Chuan was somewhat taken aback: "Anyway, you won a game against Teacher Zhuang Weisheng, that's an indisputable fact, isn't it?"

Yu Shao glanced at Gu Chuan and said, "The true strength of a chess player can never be appreciated without facing him face-to-face on the chessboard."

Hearing Yu Shao's words, Gu Chuan was speechless for a moment.

He is a Go player from the Western Division. He and Li Congyou, an 8-dan player, are both young players from the Dafu Dojo aiming for professional status. They are fellow students and therefore often play Go in private.

Although he lost most of his games against Li Congyou, he also won some. Therefore, he was confident that he would not be intimidated if he met Li Congyou in the competition.

Even Li Congyou admitted that he wasn't entirely confident he could beat him.

However, when he first encountered Li Congyou on the field, in this duel between fellow students, he discovered that Li Congyou seemed like a completely different person, utterly unfamiliar.

Li Congyou's every move was ruthless and merciless. Once Li Congyou found a weakness, he was immediately overwhelmed by Li Congyou's storm-like attacks and forced to resign.

"But what exactly happened with your game?"

At this moment, Qin Lang frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't the black pieces develop as well as expected during the mid-game battle? Teacher Zhuang Weisheng left without reviewing the game."

Upon hearing this, Le Haoqiang and Gu Chuan both turned to look at Yu Shao.

Qin Lang's problem is also their problem, and this is the most unpredictable part of this game. After White chose the inconceivable move of pressing down on four lines in a row, Black's subsequent development, although not too bad, was indeed far from what was expected.

Even Su Yiming couldn't help but look at Yu Shao at this moment.

Under everyone's gaze, Yu Shao pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Although everyone thinks that the thick foundation can be converted into the potential of the central region, I don't think so."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang, Le Haoqiang, and Gu Chuan froze on the spot.

"Wha...what?!"

Gu Chuan stared at Yu Shao, speechless, his head buzzing. He asked incredulously, "You don't think so? Then what... do you mean?"

“I don’t believe that a solid foundation can necessarily be converted into mid-section potential. I’m more focused on immediate gains on the ground than on solid foundation.”

Yu Shao turned his gaze to the chessboard and said slowly, "In my opinion, building a strong center is a bit too slow, and might even... become a burden."

There was silence.

Gu Chuan, Le Haoqiang, and Qin Lang were completely blank in their minds.

For a moment, they couldn't believe their ears, and couldn't believe that such shocking words could come from the mouth of a chess player!
Does a thick layer of physical strength necessarily translate into mid-body potential?

In fact, building a thick central area might be somewhat slow, or even become a burden?

If a thick position can not necessarily be converted into potential in the center, and may even become a burden, then it will completely overturn the millennia-old understanding of territory and influence in Go!
Doesn't this mean that all the Go games played thousands of years ago were wrong?!
Su Yiming stood to the side, his expression becoming more serious.

"How can it be!"

After a moment, Le Haoqiang finally broke the silence and asked incredulously, "How could a thick foundation not necessarily build the central core?"

Yu Shao shook his head and said, "This can only be tested through a large number of actual games. Anyway, that's my own feeling about the game." There is no accurate standard for measuring the issue of territory and influence. Whether external influence is valuable is a matter of opinion for every player, and he cannot give an accurate answer.

The answer to this question can only be found through practical testing!

"But--"

Gu Chuan couldn't help but want to argue at this point, after all, Yu Shao's words were too shocking, too unbelievable, and simply made no sense!
Just then, Su Yiming interrupted Gu Chuan and asked, "Didn't you also think it was a bad move before playing the 3-3 point? It's best not to jump to conclusions without testing it in a lot of actual games."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent once again.

indeed.

The concepts of thick and thin have been overturned.

It was precisely because Yu Shao played the 3-3 point that completely overturned the world's understanding of thickness and thinness that the name Yu Shao was remembered by all chess players.

The world changes, and time passes.

Many things will change, and many things will be forgotten.

However, the game in the final of the Yingjiao Cup completely overturned the traditional balance of strength and weakness. Even after thousands of years, this game record that advanced the progress of human Go will never fade!
If the understanding of thickness and thinness is wrong, then is the understanding of territory and influence by chess players over thousands of years also wrong?!
"Do not."

After a moment, Le Haoqiang shook his head dejectedly: "Although the 33 point has been verified as correct, I still really can't agree with this land and terrain."

"If not only are thickness and thinness wrong, but even the land and terrain are wrong..."

Le Haoqiang asked in a weak and somewhat bewildered voice, "Then, in Go... what is still right?"

Yu Shao looked at Le Haoqiang quietly without saying a word.

Rather than saying that Le Haoqiang's disbelief in the existence of land and terrain was wrong, it would be more accurate to say that he was unwilling to believe it.

He refused to believe that all the Go he had studied for over a decade had been wrong.

For a professional Go player, Go is the world.

Professional Go players abandon their studies, devoting themselves entirely to the intricate Go board, concentrating on understanding the wonders of Go, embarking on a long and arduous journey in the world of Go.

For thousands of years, countless chess players have sat before the chessboard, burning the midnight oil, guarding their Zen-like minds, trying to comprehend the mysteries of Go, and even vomiting blood on the chessboard to prove their unwavering devotion.

The concepts of thickness and thinness, terrain and momentum are all overturned. For a Go player, this is equivalent to having all the Go skills he has learned over the years overturned. This is tantamount to the collapse of his worldview!

Thickness and thinness, ground and influence—both are the foundation of Go.

Now, the concepts of thickness and thinness, ground and power have all been overturned and subverted. For a chess player, it's as if Go... no longer exists.

It's like a mathematician suddenly discovering one day that one plus one does not equal two!
"That's not right. It's not just about thickness and thinness, or terrain and terrain."

Yu Shao remained silent, staring at Le Haoqiang with a deep sadness in his eyes: "When those mistakes are corrected one by one, you will find—"

"The hall of Go is empty."

Yu Shao once experienced the same confusion as Le Haoqiang.

But later, Yu Shao came to a realization.

"The answer to Go is that you can't build something new without destroying it."

"Only by breaking down the old and building up the new can one truly see through the mysteries of the chessboard and witness the true wonders of Go."

"Only by breaking down the old can one be qualified to find the path to the hall of Go."

Yu Shao turned to look at the chessboard, which was now completely empty. It was as if the game he had just played with Zhuang Weisheng had never happened.

The way of chess is forged with blood and flesh, and the heart and soul are reflected on the chessboard, but the bloody battle on the chessboard is ultimately just a dream.

"Just like this game of chess."

"When a game of chess ends and the pieces are collected, when the second game begins, although it is still the same chessboard and the same pieces, it will definitely be a completely different game."

"Just like... me in this life."

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, reached into the chess box, and the chess pieces immediately collided inside the box.

The next moment, Yu Shao took a chess piece from the chess box and slowly placed it down.

"Before me, all famous schemes were illusions and delusion."

"In this world, the only games that can truly be called masterpieces are the one in the final of the Yingjiao Cup and the one from the day before yesterday."

"Currently, there are only two such sets in the world, and no others!"

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