I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 385 To subdue the enemy without fighting is the best of all.
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, quickly reached into the chess box, picked out a black piece, and swiftly placed it down.

Hey!
Sixteen columns and seventeen rows, so long!

"He's grown!"

Sweat beaded on Jiang Changdong's forehead. He quickly reached into the chess box, picked out a chess piece, gritted his teeth, and swiftly placed it down!
Hey!
Twelve columns and seventeen rows, dismantle!

Upon seeing this move, Yu Shao gazed at the chessboard but did not place any more pieces, falling into deep thought.

At that moment, everyone held their breath.

Everyone could see that the market had now reached a critical turning point.

White has forcefully invaded Black's territory. How the game unfolds from here on out will depend on Black's response, which could very well be the deciding factor in the entire game!
indeed.

In order to prevent Black from successfully enclosing territory, White resorted to any means necessary in these two moves. However, there are gains and losses; these two moves went too far and were very dangerous!

So, what should Black do?
at last.

As Yu Shao gazed at the chessboard before him, that familiar voice seemed to echo in his ears once more.

"Sixteen columns, eleven rows, bang!"

Click!

With a crisp click, Yu Shao picked up a chess piece from the chess box and slowly placed it down.

Sixteen columns and eleven rows!
bump!
"Bang! He...he didn't attack!"

Seeing Yu Shao's move after a long period of thought, Jiang Changdong finally lost control of his expression and stared in astonishment at the chessboard in front of him!

The two referees and the recorder standing nearby couldn't help but stand up slightly, craning their necks to look at the move, their expressions somewhat incredulous.

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Inside the broadcast room.

"There's no reason not to attack here! White's two moves are too deep; we absolutely have to put pressure on White!"

Upon seeing Yu Shao's move, someone finally couldn't help but shout it out loud.

His voice was filled with shock and deep bewilderment!

"White's two moves were too aggressive, invading Black's territory, resulting in a very weak shape. Even if White makes another move, White will not be able to survive!"

"In other words, if Black wants to launch an attack on the two white stones below, it should be very easy."

"Even the most solid player, even the player who isn't good at attacking, will definitely attack Black! Absolutely!"

The others in the game room seemed to have seen something incredible, and they all froze in place, their eyes fixed on the TV screen!

"No, actually, if you think about it calmly, this move wasn't bad at all!"

After a long while, Zheng Qin took a deep breath, stared at the TV screen without turning his head, and said, "It's not that he's not going to attack; he's reinforcing the upper section to prepare for a subsequent attack!"

"I understand, but there's absolutely no need to make this preparation!"

The young man who had spoken earlier said, "We now have enough pieces to attack. As long as we attack White, the pressure on White will be significant enough!"

"Making a move here could indeed strengthen the attack below and build up momentum, but this is on the premise that White ignores it!"

"Obviously, since Black is preparing to attack White, White cannot ignore it and will definitely respond accordingly. Wouldn't that be pointless?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qin shook his head: "No, it's definitely not meaningless!"

Zheng Qin said with unusual certainty, "Yu Shao must have seen things that we couldn't see. These preparations must be meaningful. When Black launches its all-out attack, it will definitely be beyond our expectations!"

Just then, Xu Zijing's voice rang out, interrupting their discussion.

"White has made a move!"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately stopped talking and looked back at the television screen at the chess game.

White, in the 15th column and 11th row, play!
"Teacher Jiang Changdong chose to block, relieving the pressure on the weak white stones in the lower area!"

Upon seeing this move, Wu Zhixuan immediately spoke up, even though she could see the intention and brilliance of it at a glance!

Wu Zhixuan had barely finished speaking when the black pieces were placed on the board again on the television screen!
Fifteen columns, twelve rows, turn!

“Yu Shao… also played down the board, preparing to attack the white pieces again!” Wu Zhixuan stammered.

Upon seeing this move, everyone's expression subtly changed.

Even after Jiang Changdong made that move, Yu Shao could still turn around and attack the weak white stones on the side, leaving the weak white stones in a precarious situation.

Yu Shao's move was actually a preparation for the final offensive!

This kind of game is fine once, but it's a different story twice!

Perhaps, as Zheng Qin said, Yu Shao saw what they couldn't see. When Black's true intentions were revealed, it would truly exceed everyone's imagination!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Under the tense gaze of everyone, the black and white pieces kept falling alternately.

Inside the broadcast room, Su Yiming kept picking up chess pieces and placing them on the board in sync with the chess game on the television screen.

Black has not made a move yet, but it has been making preparations as if it were ready to strike at any moment!

On the chessboard, the black pieces have formed a dense cluster, like the harbinger of an approaching storm.

Everyone felt it, and their expressions became even more tense. They stared intently at the chessboard, not daring to blink, for fear of missing the moment when the storm was about to break!
Five moves.

Ten moves.

Fifteen moves.

……

Soon, the twenty moves were completed.

A look of astonishment and confusion gradually appeared on everyone's faces, even Zheng Qin's!

This impending storm, which everyone can feel, is taking an astonishingly long time to arrive. Twenty moves have already passed, and it still hasn't appeared!
This wait... is far too long!
What is Yu Shao thinking about?

Su Yiming couldn't help but frown slightly, looking at the chessboard in front of him, constantly deducing the various changes that would follow: "Is there really no strong opponent here that I can't see at all?"

Su Yiming calculated every possible change, then overturned it, then calculated every possible change again, then overturned it once more... His brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"It seems...no."

Finally, Su Yiming calculated almost all the local changes and came to a conclusion. Although he could not be completely certain of this conclusion, at least he could not find any other changes.

What followed was even more confusion.

Su Yiming took a deep breath, looked at the chessboard again, and began to ponder.

Suddenly, Su Yiming seemed to realize something and paused for a moment.

The next moment, Su Yiming was suddenly startled and raised his head to stare at the television screen in shock!
At that moment, he finally figured out the answer to the question!
"Yu Shao... is that what he meant?!"

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Inside the game room. "He hasn't attacked yet; he's just preparing to attack."

Seeing Yu Shao place another chess piece, beads of sweat slowly rolled down Jiang Changdong's face, and his expression became even more unpleasant.

A moment later, Jiang Changdong picked up another chess piece and placed it down.

Yu Shao glanced at the chessboard, immediately picked up a piece, and quickly placed it on the board.

"That's it again!"

Seeing Yu Shao's move of accumulating strength, Jiang Changdong gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat impatient.

Even he himself found it somewhat unbelievable. If Black made a move, he would be under even more pressure. But rather than watching Black prepare to make a move, he actually hoped that Black would make a move sooner!
"When exactly is he going to finish preparing?"

Jiang Changdong's chopping sound became a little louder as he slammed the piece down heavily!

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Both sides kept placing their pieces, in a continuous cycle.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces are intertwined and entangled. Although there are already many pieces on the board, the changes on the board are not complicated, and can even be described as simple!
When exactly will Black unleash this storm, and what will it look like when it arrives?
wait.

The long wait!
This wait was so long that everyone started to feel anxious!

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In a quiet tea room at the Central Go Academy.

"Senior Brother Zhu, when exactly will Yu Shao attack? He's been preparing to attack White for so long. Does he have to be 100% prepared before he attacks?"

A boy of about twelve years old said anxiously, "That's obviously impossible. Who makes preparations 100% before launching an attack?"

Hearing the boy's complaints, Zhu Huai'an still didn't look away from the computer screen.

He paused for a moment before slowly saying, "Xiao Zhou, have you ever heard the saying, 'A person's fate can be changed, but the general trend cannot be reversed'?"

A person's fate can be changed, but the general trend cannot be reversed?
The boy was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He looked away from the laptop screen in front of him and turned to look at Zhu Huai'an.

Zhu Huai'an is his senior brother, and now holds the titles of "Chess Saint" and "10-dan", which is also the greatest pride of their dojo.

He remembered that although Zhu Huai'an wasn't as anxious as him, he was also looking at the game of chess with a furrowed brow.

However, upon seeing Zhu Huai'an's expression, he was stunned.

Zhu Huai'an's tightly furrowed brows had relaxed, and a barely perceptible bead of sweat appeared on his forehead as he stared in shock at the computer screen!

"If we look at this game from a different perspective, if we broaden our horizons and consider the overall picture, instead of getting bogged down in a single move or focusing on a single point or position."

Zhu Huai'an seemed to be asking the boy, and also seemed to be asking himself: "You said that Black has been preparing to attack, but has been hesitant to actually make a move. Doesn't this long wait resemble a brewing... grand strategy?"

The young man surnamed Zhou was completely confused, only understanding half of what was being said. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Senior Brother Zhu, what... does this mean?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Huai'an looked away from the computer screen, opened his mouth as if to explain, but then hesitated and didn't know how to begin.

Finally, Zhu Huai'an smiled wryly and shook his head: "It's nothing, you'll understand in the future."

"Senior Brother Zhu, please tell me!"

The boy's curiosity was piqued, and he couldn't help but plead, "Could you explain it simply?"

Zhu Huai'an looked at the computer screen again and said, "Don't you think that White's position is actually getting worse little by little?"

"Have it?"

The boy stared wide-eyed at the television screen and exclaimed, "I don't feel anything!"

"With your current skill level, you probably can't realize it yet, which is understandable. I only just realized it myself."

Zhu Huai'an took a deep breath and slowly said, "You've always thought that Black is preparing to attack White, and that Black will attack White sooner or later."

"But what if I told you that Black never actually intended to attack White?"

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes widened in disbelief, looking utterly bewildered: "Huh? Black never intends to attack White?"

"Although he was preparing for an attack, he never actually intended to attack; he simply maintained the pressure. Of course, if White dared to play aggressively, the White stones at the bottom would immediately suffer a fatal blow."

Zhu Huai'an continued, "He doesn't attack; he merely prepares to attack, creating what is known as momentum."

"Go is not always a clash of moves; sometimes it is also a game of strategic maneuvering."

“A direct attack is certainly an option, and it’s the most natural approach, but he doesn’t play it that way.”

He surrounded them but didn't kill them, because he wanted to—

Zhu Huai'an stared intently at the computer screen, paused, and finally spoke again, his words ringing out: "Using power to intimidate!"

"Using momentum to pressure others is certainly not as effective as a direct attack. Black may seem to be making no progress, but it is accumulating an advantage through this kind of pressure."

"It's just that this advantage is too subtle, so subtle that even a dozen or so men would only have a tiny bit of it. But this advantage does exist."

"He's waiting, waiting for this advantage to accumulate to a certain point, until it completely bursts through!"

Upon hearing this, the boy's mind went blank.

Although he still couldn't fully understand Zhu Huai'an's meaning, he seemed to have vaguely grasped something!
"To subdue the enemy without fighting is the best of all."

Zhu Huai'an's gaze was somewhat complicated as he stared blankly at the computer screen, murmuring softly:

"This is the biggest joke I've ever heard. If you're defeated without even fighting, or rather, without even having a chance to fight to the death, how...despairing that must be for the opponent."

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The game of chess continues.

As the pieces were continuously placed on the board, everyone became increasingly anxious as Black hesitated to make a move, seemingly preparing to do so.

However, as the game progressed, some people began to notice something amiss.

One, two, three...

A look of emotion gradually appeared on more and more people's faces, and an unprecedented wave of emotion surged in everyone's heart!

"What...what is this?!"

Some people exclaimed in disbelief, and looking back at each of Black's previous moves, they were deeply shocked!
Hands talking indoors.

Quiet.

A silence.

The two referees and the recorder stared blankly at the chessboard not far away, their hearts filled with an indescribable shock!

No one can see it—

A blurry figure stood silently behind Yu Shao!
He gazed silently at the chessboard, his eyes seemingly able to calculate every possible change in the game!
He was incredibly serious, more serious than ever before!
Because this game of chess might be the only proof he can leave behind in this world!
　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)