I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 432 A master? How skilled could he be?
The people around were utterly astonished. Seeing Wu Zhixuan's move, they felt it was incredibly abrupt, even unbelievable.

"It was falling perfectly fine just now!"

"A good opening doesn't guarantee a good mid-game. When the game enters the complex mid-game, there are still some shortcomings. The female player's tendency to attack is universal, and she even insisted on attacking in this game."

"However, taking such a risk is not necessarily a bad approach."

The crowd immediately began to whisper among themselves.

In their view, the positions of Black and White were roughly equal, and the pincer move was a desperate gamble. Although Black had damaged White's lower right corner, Black's own position had become weaker. It was a desperate gamble and too aggressive.

Among the crowd, a man in his thirties with a thick head of hair couldn't help but frown slightly.

He stared at the chessboard, deep in thought. After a moment, he suddenly froze, then seemed to realize something. His eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "No, perhaps the situation is not quite what we imagined!"

Upon hearing this, the person next to the man paused slightly and turned to look at him with some confusion.

"Brother Zhou, what do you mean?"

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou was clearly a regular at the chess hall, and everyone around him knew him.

Although many people didn't hear the middle-aged man surnamed Zhou clearly because he spoke softly, they couldn't help but look at him when they saw everyone else looking at him.

"If the situation is truly evenly matched, then taking this tactic would be unreasonable."

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou stared intently at the chessboard, a look of shock on his face, and replied, "However, perhaps we have misjudged the situation!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"White has influence on the outside, and Black has a large territory. They seem evenly matched, but Black's large territory on the bottom was actually built when White's influence on the outside was formed!"

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou stared intently at the chessboard and continued, "Under normal thinking, with such a large external influence, White should naturally try to form a shape."

"But if White holds back and doesn't build up its territory, instead unconventionally reducing its pieces, then Black will be in danger!"

"Therefore, the two sides were not evenly matched just now, but White had the upper hand!"

"Black's clamping move would indeed be unreasonable in a balanced game, but in this game, it might be... the strongest possible response!"

Upon hearing the middle-aged man surnamed Zhou's explanation, everyone was taken aback.

They turned their gaze back to the chessboard, and after carefully considering what the middle-aged man surnamed Zhou had said, their expressions changed.

The entire room fell silent.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The sound of pieces being placed echoed continuously.

At some point, no one whispered or murmured anymore; everyone stared intently at the chessboard, and some even held their breath.

Before anyone knew it, more and more people came to the chess table to watch the game. Some players who were playing their own games even temporarily put aside their games and gathered around.

In the blink of an eye, another twenty moves had passed. Wu Zhixuan's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, her teeth clenched, and her face turned extremely pale, with fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.

On the other hand, the girl opposite him, although she looked very focused and serious, remained calm throughout.

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although Wu Zhixuan keenly sensed the change in the situation and made that move to try and disrupt the situation, the girl sitting opposite Wu Zhixuan made a rather beautiful move, which surprised him.

Black's situation has not only not improved, but at this point, it even shows signs of being unable to hold on alone.

"She's no ordinary amateur chess player..."

Yu Shao thought to himself silently.

Although there are amateur players with skills comparable to professional players, and some amateur players can even occasionally defeat professional 9-dan players, Wu Zhixuan is indeed a professional 4-dan player. Of course, even a strong amateur player like her might not be able to win.

However, looking at this game, from the overall perspective, the application of the opening strategy, the tactics in the middle game, the calculation of the fighting, and the speed of placing the pieces... the girl opposite Wu Zhixuan can no longer be considered an amateur player.

Beside Yu Shao, Wu Shuheng had clearly realized this as well, and his expression had become extremely solemn at some point.

Finally, after a long period of deliberation, Wu Zhixuan picked up a chess piece again and placed it on the chessboard!
Hey!
A crisp sound of a piece being placed rang out!

Thirteen columns, eleven rows, jump!
Da da da……

Both sides made moves in a flurry, and in the blink of an eye, seven moves were completed. It was the girl's turn to move. She picked up a piece and quickly placed it down!

"White's move to touch the stones has completely destroyed the offensive that Black has painstakingly built up in the center..."

Seeing the girl make this move, everyone watching was shocked and silently watched this battle that made even a group of men feel ashamed.

As time ticked by, Wu Zhixuan's expression grew increasingly grim, and her pace of placing pieces slowed down considerably.

Finally, ten minutes later, after the girl picked up another chess piece and placed it on the board, Wu Zhixuan stared at the game in front of her, gritting her teeth, but did not place any more pieces.

About a minute later, Wu Zhixuan lowered her head with difficulty and said dejectedly, "I lost."

"Thanks for the advice."

Upon hearing this, the girl sitting opposite smiled slightly, bowed her head in greeting, and appeared extremely composed.

It's over...

Many people were still in a daze, their eyes still fixed on the intricate chessboard, seemingly still immersed in the exciting game, unable to extricate themselves.

Some people turned away from the chessboard and prepared to continue the game they hadn't finished, but their feelings were inexplicably complicated.

"In the next game, I underestimated my opponent and didn't play to my full potential."

Wu Zhixuan's eyes held a hint of stubbornness, clearly unconvinced. As she tidied up the chess pieces, she said in English, "Could we play another game?"

Upon hearing this, the group of people who were about to turn and leave froze, then stopped in their tracks. Yu Shao also looked at Wu Zhixuan with some surprise.

"Play another round?"

The girl was slightly surprised, but quickly nodded and smiled, "Okay, let's go."

Seeing that the girl had accepted Wu Zhixuan's invitation to a rematch, the eyes of everyone around lit up, and those who had just left immediately turned around and jogged back to their original spot.

Some people seemed to have thought of something, but they quickly turned around and ran down the stairs.

Boom boom boom!
Not long after, a series of rapid footsteps mixed with voices rang out.

"seriously?"

"Two female experts? Experts? How skilled could they be?"

"Why did you drag me up here? Old Wang and his gang are having a really exciting fight downstairs."

"..."

Immediately after the group that had just left returned to the second floor, a large group of guests who had come up from the first floor followed behind them. These guests had expressions of disbelief or confusion on their faces.

Soon, everyone had completely surrounded Wu Zhixuan and the girl's chess table, inside and out.

Wu Zhixuan seemed oblivious to everything, as if she had no idea that so many people were paying attention to this game of chess.

"Alright!" Wu Zhixuan quickly packed up the chess box, looked up, and stared intently at the girl opposite her, as if her eyes could only see her opponent. She then said, "Let's coin toss."

The girl nodded, reached into the chess box, and began to guess who would go first.

Soon, the results of the guessing game came out.

In this game, the black and white pieces did not switch; Wu Zhixuan still played black, and the girl played white.

Wu Zhixuan gripped the handle of the folding fan tightly with her right hand, took a deep breath, and finally bowed her head to the girl, saying, "Please give me your guidance."

"Please give me more advice."

The girl bowed her head in return.

After bowing, Wu Zhixuan looked at the chessboard with a sharp gaze. She quickly reached out, picked up a chess piece, and placed it with lightning speed!
Snapped!
Sixteen columns, four rows, stars!
"He's so serious on his very first move; it's like his aura is radiating to me."

The girl keenly noticed the difference between Wu Zhixuan and before. Seeing Wu Zhixuan's murderous look, a smile appeared on her lips instead.

Soon, the girl picked up a chess piece and placed it back on the chessboard.

Hey!
Four columns and seventeen rows, small eyes!

"Snapped!"

As soon as the girl made her move, Wu Zhixuan followed suit and placed her own piece down!
On the chessboard—

Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!

The girl thought for a moment, then picked up a chess piece and gently placed it down.

Four columns and three rows, small eyes!
At this point in the game, Wu Zhixuan played the two-star opening, while the girl played the relatively rare opening towards the small eye, creating a confrontation between the two-star and the small eye!

Wu Zhixuan thought for two seconds, then picked up another chess piece and placed it quickly!

Hey!
Three columns and five rows, small flying hang!

"Should we use Xiaofei to respond?"

The girl gazed at the chessboard, lost in thought.

"The simplest way here is to retreat and resolve the situation. The way to pursue a entanglement is to force and threaten the white piece with the small knight's move. If you want to fight back, it is also good to play the small knight's move to the corner of the star position."

"However, these moves are all too common, it's hard to come up with anything new. She just pointed to 3-3, right? Otherwise..."

The girl glanced at Wu Zhixuan across from her, and finally reached into the chess box, picked out a chess piece, and placed it on the chessboard!

Hey!
Seventeen columns, three rows, dot 33!
"bring it on!"

Seeing that White placed the piece at the third position, Wu Zhixuan was slightly taken aback, but quickly reacted. She gritted her teeth, picked up another piece from the chess box, and placed it down defiantly!

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Both sides made moves with lightning speed, and the surrounding crowd watched with increasing focus.

In this game, after White played the 3-3 point, there was no continuous play or sacrifice of stones to create a more relaxed situation. Instead, White directly played a small knight's move followed by a push, which led to the "Rainstorm" joseki and opened the curtain on the most intense killing game!
Those who came up from the first floor initially seemed indifferent, but as the game progressed, they began to look surprised, and later, they became extremely serious as well.

……

……

Phoenix Chess Hall, first floor.

"Boss, is business so bad today?"

A group of men in their thirties walked into the Phoenix Chess Hall, only to find it empty with just a few people playing chess. They exclaimed in surprise, "That doesn't make sense! The Phoenix Cup is about to start; shouldn't your chess hall in this ancient city be packed?"

"There were quite a lot of people, but they all went up to the second floor to watch the chess game."

The bald boss was also a little puzzled and said, "There are two young girls playing a game, and I heard it's quite exciting."

"Two female chess players?"

The group of people were all taken aback for a moment and exchanged glances.

"Why watch two young girls fighting instead of a thrilling battle between grown men?" one of them couldn't help but laugh. "How exciting can a fight between two young girls be?"

"You can't say that. Back in the day, Tatsuko Konishi, a 9-dan professional, was a force to be reckoned with, defeating every male player in the game," someone said with a smile and a shake of their head.

"Ms. Konishi Ritsuko is indeed amazing, but then again, no female player has ever won a world championship, right? Ms. Konishi Ritsuko was the closest female player to winning a world championship, but unfortunately, Mr. Yasuhiro Abe emerged back then," another person laughed.

"Why don't we go upstairs and take a look first?"

A burly man pondered for a moment and then asked.

"Alright, there's no rush to play chess, let's go up and take a look first." The others had no objections and nodded.

The group quickly reached a consensus and headed up to the second floor together.

Not long after, a few people went up to the second floor and saw the chessboard, which was surrounded by a crowd so dense that even mosquitoes couldn't fly in. They couldn't even see the chessboard when they stood on tiptoe.

"Is there any mistake?"

One of them was dumbfounded: "What's going on here?"

"There's no way to squeeze in. Let's try standing on the chairs," the burly man said.

He hadn't really wanted to watch the game, but seeing this scene piqued his curiosity.

The group quickly found a chair, climbed onto it, and stood up, finally able to see the chessboard clearly.

Upon seeing the chessboard, before they could even assess the situation, the group was stunned: "How can it be so complicated?"

On the chessboard, five or six groups of black and white pieces are tightly intertwined, making it difficult to separate them and dazzling to the eye.

Da da da……

The black and white chess pieces continue to be placed on the board in alternation.

As the chess pieces were continuously placed, the expressions of the burly man and his group gradually changed.

"So strong."

One of them stared at the game in shock and said, "I thought White would try to make a cut, but White actually went and tried to dig, reigniting the fight. That's ruthless, unimaginable."

"Black didn't just sit idly by; the move of 'ban' and 'zhuan' was brilliant, forcing Black to sacrifice a stone for White to capture." The burly man also found it hard to believe, saying, "That was a fierce attack."

As the pieces were continuously placed, time passed second by second.

However, everyone was so engrossed in the game that they seemed to have forgotten the passage of time and were completely absorbed in the intense battle!

Yu Shao stood behind Wu Zhixuan, quietly watching this revenge match. By this point, he had already foreseen the outcome.

Not only Yu Shao, but Wu Shuheng felt the same way, his expression slightly somber, and he said, "It seems... Zhixuan is still no match for her."

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Finally, after another dozen or so moves, Wu Zhixuan stared at the chessboard, gritted her teeth, and although she was extremely unwilling, she finally lowered her head and said, "I lost."

(End of this chapter)