I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 334 Inexplicable and Unconscious

Even those who don't know how to play Go are more or less aware of the saying "gold corner, silver edge, grass belly" in Go.

The saying "gold corners, silver edges, and grass belly" means that the four corners are as valuable as gold, the four sides are as valuable as silver, and the center of the chessboard is as valuable as grass.

After White approaches the corner, Black should respond with a small knight's move. White's next move should either be a small knight's move into the corner or a direct contact with Black, resulting in close combat.

There are also relatively rarer methods, such as either removing the edge or ignoring it and directly removing the first piece before going to another position to hook the corner.

However, White's move was neither a small knight's move into the corner nor a contact; it was neither an extension of the side nor a disengagement, but rather—

He jumped off and landed on the fifth path, then headed into the air!

This move completely contradicts the principles of "golden corner, silver edge, grass belly" and is an utterly inconceivable and unimaginable technique!

Feng Ruotao stared at the white piece on the chessboard. Although he had long considered that Yu Shao might not play according to his plan, he never expected that the game would turn out so unexpectedly in just three moves!

Finally, after a moment, Feng Ruotao took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, picked up a chess piece again, and quickly placed it down!
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and immediately picked up a piece and placed it down again.

Da da da……

The two players moved their pieces with lightning speed.

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On the other side, at table number one.

In this game, facing Black who occupied two corners at the start, Su Yiming also chose to occupy the lower right corner with a small eye, while Fan Tianhong also chose to defend the upper left corner with a small eye.

Then Su Yiming's Xiaofei went to the bottom left corner, and Fan Tianhong's Xiaofei guarded the corner.

Immediately afterwards, Su Yiming made a move that broke away from the initial attack, choosing to launch an attack on Xiao Mu in the upper left corner.

Five columns and three rows, a small flying hanger!

"It's hanging in the small eyes..."

Fan Tianhong calmly gazed at the chessboard, calculating various possible responses in his mind.

"This move, choosing a pincer attack, is the most aggressive, but the changes will be somewhat drastic, making it difficult to control the situation."

"Choosing the point will be a bit slower. If it's a tie, then the point is naturally not good. But I have a huge advantage with a handicap. Even if the point is a bit slower, the shape will be very solid!"

Fan Tianhong couldn't help but glance at Su Yiming across from him. Su Yiming was looking down at the chessboard, his face revealing no emotion.

"I have to admit the gap between us. I'm definitely no match for him in terms of raw strength. But, after all, this is a game where he's giving me a handicap!"

"Like Shen Yi, he is extremely good at creating a large encirclement, waiting for the opponent to invade and break through before surrounding and annihilating them!"

"Fortunately, Feng Ruotao also plays this style of game. Ever since I lost to Feng Ruotao, I've studied this kind of play a lot. In this game, I'm going to make sure he can't build up a large territory!"

"I must first make myself invincible, and then wait for the enemy to become vulnerable!"

Thinking of this, Fan Tianhong finally made a decision, immediately reached into the chess box, picked out a chess piece, and quickly placed it down!

Hey!
Four columns and five rows, sharp!

Seeing Fan Tianhong's choice of the sharp point, a barely perceptible look of surprise appeared in Su Yiming's eyes, but it quickly disappeared as he picked up a piece and placed it down swiftly.

Hey!
Seventeen columns, six rows, Xiao Fei!

"He slipped off again..."

Fan Tianhong took a deep breath, picked up a chess piece from the chess box again, and dropped it with lightning speed.

Hey!
Fifteen columns and seventeen rows, a small flying hanger!

Black ignored White's attack and boldly launched a fierce attack on the small white stones in the lower right corner, taking a tough stance and not giving White a chance to defend the corner!

"When it's time to be cautious, I will be cautious; when it's time to be ruthless, I will be ruthless."

Fan Tianhong stared intently at the chessboard, his gaze sharp, awaiting Su Yiming's next move.

"The best defense is offense; this is what I learned from Yu Shao's game records!"

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Time keeps passing.

The recorder responsible for documenting the three chess games at tables three, four, and five looked at the games with a mix of tension and awe.

Giving a two-stone handicap is already a very large gap. Even top players have a very high chance of losing to a professional first dan when given a two-stone handicap.

It should be noted that these five young players aiming for professional rank must have already reached the level of a professional first dan, and may even have surpassed it, given that their skill level ranks among the top five in the Young Tiger Tournament!
After all, even top players often lose when facing exceptionally talented first-dan players, even with just a handicap of one stone, let alone a two-stone handicap.

However, the skill displayed by Chen Shan and his two companions in this game truly surprised them.

Despite bearing such a heavy burden, the three white pieces are still holding their own against the black pieces at this point in the game!

Every move made by White is imposing, displaying an astonishing spirit of shouldering even the collapse of the heavens, turning the tide, and saving the crumbling edifice!

However, these aspiring young men were clearly not to be underestimated, and they fought back fiercely against their opponent, engaging in a relentless struggle with Kuroko!

And at this time.

The recorder responsible for documenting the game at table number two was watching the game between Yu Shao and Feng Ruotao with lingering fear.

"White's jump on the fifth line is extremely strange. I initially thought White was going to play in the sky, but it seems that White later returned to solid ground. It's completely incomprehensible..."

The notary looked at the game with a deep sense of bewilderment in his eyes.

White's previous jump move was nothing short of earth-shattering, completely violating the principles of chess.

If White truly prioritizes the center and tries to forcefully build a large territory there, relying on the difference in skill to launch a strong attack on Black, then this approach, while illogical, is not entirely unreasonable.

However, White's subsequent moves were all bizarre and absurd. Despite placing pieces in the air, White's later moves were confined to the edges and corners.

What exactly is being rained on?
A question involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

She wasn't the only one with this question; Feng Ruotao, sitting opposite Yu Shao, was even more puzzled.

Feng Ruotao took a deep breath, examined the board, and quickly picked up another piece and placed it on the board.

Did you jump?

Seeing Feng Ruotao make his move, the female recorder snapped out of her daze and immediately swiped the mouse to record the move.

Fourteen columns, eleven rows, jump!
Yu Shao gazed quietly at the chessboard, not immediately making a move.

Seeing that Yu Shao seemed to be deep in thought, the recorder also looked at the chessboard, took the position of the white pieces, and pondered the placement of the white pieces' move.

"With this move, White could jump again on the top, or ignore it and play the 3-3 point... or extend the side on the bottom would also be a good option."

The female notary seemed to understand something: "There are quite a few positions to choose from, no wonder Yu Shao, the second dan, is having trouble."

Finally, the "click" sound of the chess pieces colliding rang out again.

The female music notary snapped out of her daze and immediately looked at Yu Shao.

Yu Shao reached into the chess box and, amidst the clinking of pieces, slowly picked out a white piece, placing it gently on the chessboard under the watchful eye of the female notary.

Hey!
Thirteen columns and thirteen rows, flying high!
Upon seeing this move, the female recorder was completely stunned, her mind went blank, and she stared blankly at the chessboard not far away.

"Again...again, walking in the sky?"

In that instant, she didn't even know if she was playing Go! Looking at this move, she was completely baffled, had no idea what White was trying to do, it was so inexplicable that her entire worldview was completely overturned!

"How can anyone play chess like that?!"

On the other side of Yu Shao, Feng Ruotao was completely dumbfounded by this big move.

Five or six minutes passed before Feng Ruotao finally came to his senses. He gritted his teeth, picked up a chess piece, and placed it down again.

Da da da……

The chess pieces kept falling onto the chessboard, making a crisp sound!

As time passed, more and more black and white chess pieces were placed on the chessboard, and a cold sweat began to quietly appear on Feng Ruotao's forehead!

"Gudong!"

Beside her, the female notary swallowed hard, staring incredulously at the chessboard not far away.

At this moment, her worldview was completely overturned!

Is this still a handicap game?

She stared blankly at the chessboard not far away, observing the intricate situation.

"I don't know when it started, but White has been pressing Black's moves relentlessly. Even after being given a two-stone handicap, Black has been constantly on the defensive, completely unable to fight back!"

Da da da……

Finally, after who knows how much time had passed.

Feng Ruotao stared at the chessboard in front of him, no longer reaching into the chess box. His lips moved slightly, but he couldn't utter a word.

"I……"

He slowly lowered his head, looking at the chessboard, his vision beginning to blur.

"I……"

Finally, Feng Ruotao blurted out the words that were on the tip of his tongue, his tone more of disbelief than shock: "I lost..."

It seems that what he finds harder to accept than losing is why he lost the game and why he was so powerless to fight back!

Upon seeing Feng Ruotao throw the ball, Yu Shao bowed to Feng Ruotao.

It took Feng Ruotao a long time to come to his senses, but his expression was still somewhat wooden as he returned Yu Shao's greeting.

"Yu Shao, have you already won?"

At this moment, Chen Shan, who was sitting at table number three, also noticed that the winner of the match had been decided at table number two, and his expression immediately turned somewhat surprised.

He had put in a lot of effort in this game and had only just gained the upper hand, while Yu Shao had already won?
This is a handicap game!
Seeing the aspiring professional sitting opposite him staring intently at the chessboard, Chen Shan thought for a moment, then stood up, walked to table number two, and looked at the chessboard.

On the chessboard, the pieces occupied only one-third of the board. The two sides clashed in the lower right corner, and the outcome of this decisive battle was...

"Black's pieces are completely wiped out..."

Upon seeing this result, Chen Shan was stunned for a moment.

Although he didn't know the details of the game, he could roughly tell from the final situation that Black was probably being chased and killed by White from beginning to end.

There is a group of black stones living at the bottom, but looking at the situation on the board, it seems that the black stones were deliberately allowed to live by the white stones in order to control the board!
"How exactly did this game of chess turn out this way?"

Chen Shan stared at the chessboard, his mind filled with confusion.

This is a handicap game, and although the opponent is not a professional player, he is a top-five player from a major academy and is by no means an ordinary player!
Despite giving the opponent a two-piece handicap, why did they get beaten all the way through?
Suddenly, Chen Shan seemed to remember something and quickly looked up at table number one.

Seeing that the game between Su Yiming and Fan Tianhong was not yet over, Chen Shan breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately walked to table number one to look at the game.

However, after just one glance at the chessboard, Chen Shan was stunned again.

"Such a...stunning appearance?"

On the chessboard, the white pieces had formed a terrifyingly large shape, like a high bank and a deep valley, just waiting for the black pieces to walk into the trap and be caught like turtles in a jar!
"How did he grow to be so big, given that he had two sons?"

"Moreover, anyone who has studied Su Yiming's game records should know that he is good at managing the center of the board to engage in close combat with his opponent. He should try his best to prevent White from forming a large moyo!"

Chen Shan turned to look at Fan Tianhong, only to see Fan Tianhong covered in sweat, staring intently at the chessboard, his eyelids twitching slightly, his expression... even somewhat frightening!
Just then, Su Yiming picked up another chess piece and slowly placed it down.

Twelve columns and fourteen rows, cover!

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Not long after, the five games of the Young Tigers' Battle finally came to an end.

Ultimately, with a two-stone handicap, apart from the aspiring professional at table number four who managed to win by a point and a half against Lu Bo, the other four players were all eliminated.

After the Young Tigers battle ended, the five of them walked together toward the chess academy's cafeteria. The four who lost the game remained silent, while only the one who won, the thick-browed boy, had a beaming smile on his face.

"Feng Ruotao, didn't you say you were going to win for me?"

After walking in silence for a while, Fan Tianhong suddenly spoke up and asked, "How did you lose?"

Feng Ruotao still looked lost and dejected, seemingly still immersed in the game of chess.

"I don't understand it at all. The outcome is decided inexplicably... and in the blink of an eye, I'm being beaten all the way."

A look of confusion crossed Feng Ruotao's face: "I can't even see the difference."

Hearing this, the thick-browed youth was somewhat surprised and asked, "What's going on? You don't even know how you lost?"

"How could I possibly know? Those moves were simply beyond my imagination, completely unlike Go. Every single move was beyond my expectations."

After Feng Ruotao finished speaking, he fell silent. Suddenly, he looked at Fan Tianhong and asked, "What about you? How did you lose?"

"I?"

Fan Tianhong fell silent for a moment before slowly replying, "I was trying to stop him from building a big enclosure, and he didn't seem to be thinking about building a big enclosure at all, but... without realizing it, he ended up building a big enclosure."

"unconsciously?"

The young man with thick eyebrows looked at Feng Ruotao, then at Fan Tianhong, and was completely dumbfounded.

One was inexplicable, the other happened without warning?
"Perhaps... Yu Shao is really more capable than Su Yiming," Feng Ruotao said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Fan Tianhong's eyes widened, and he spat out, "Bullshit! Su Yiming is clearly more powerful!"

"Yu Shao is even more amazing!"

"Su Yiming!"

Seeing that the two seemed about to start arguing again, the burly young man quickly separated them and began to act as a peacemaker: "Alright, alright, what's there to argue about? You're both very capable, why do you have to decide who's better?"

Although they were forcibly pulled apart by the burly boy, the two were clearly unwilling. They glared at each other, then each snorted coldly and turned their heads away to the left and right.

The group remained silent until they reached the entrance of the chess academy's cafeteria, where Feng Ruotao suddenly stopped.

Feng Ruotao looked at Fan Tianhong and asked, "What do you think will happen when Yu Shao and Su Yiming play their next game of chess?"

"I do not know."

Fan Tianhong took a deep breath, shook his head, and replied as he walked towards the cafeteria, "But I think it will definitely be a spectacular showdown!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)