The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

Group A has a huge skill gap, so strong players can beat weaker players with almost no effort. But you have to be careful in Group B.

There are not many top-level chess players, but there are many chess players whose chess strength is second only to Shi Shishi. In order to avoid losing again, Shi Shishi has exhausted all his chess strength and calculation ability, and he uses up almost all his calculation time in every game.

If she succeeds in becoming a professional Go player this time, she'll probably go to the mountains to pray and burn incense.

In the past few days, Ji Yingting has received many invitations from other chess academies, and even Qingcha Academy sent her a text message...

Perhaps he was just trying it out casually, but of course she wouldn't agree.

Ji Yingting chuckled softly, opened her phone, and began replying to text messages.

"Teacher of Qingcha Academy, I am Ji Yingting, fourth dan. I was shocked to receive your invitation text message... I really, really, really, sincerely want to join your Qingcha Academy!"

Unfortunately... your chess academy is really too weak, and it can't quite meet my needs~ Of course, I feel very sorry, and I reflected on not being able to join your chess academy for a whole minute.

It's all my fault. I'm sorry. Because Sakuraba was too picky, I failed to live up to Seichain's grand invitation. I hope you won't be discouraged. You can try inviting players who are slightly weaker than me. They should consider joining your Go Academy..."

Edited and sent.

Presumably, Qingchayuan wouldn't take her reply to heart; she had clearly already decided where to go and was deliberately trying to mock her.

Ji Yingting laughed to herself for a long time, wondering if the other side would send a text message to scold her. She waited for a long time but there was no response... How boring. Ji Yingting underestimated the magnanimity of the Great Chess Academy.

In fact, the teacher in charge of recruiting members almost fainted from anger, but she was stopped by others when she sent a text message to scold Ji Yingting.

How can you call someone a slut just because they were rejected? Although Ji Yingting's reply was indeed very unpleasant... From then on, the name was secretly remembered by the members of Qingchayuan.

To be so arrogant so soon after entering the professional Go world—besides Ji Yingting, very few players have ever done anything like this…

In the game between Luo Qiu'er and Quan Shihui, Luo Qiu'er, playing white, won by half a point. This victory can be attributed to the inherent advantage of white. It was a difficult battle for both of them.

Luo Qiu'er maintains her perfect winning streak.

Bai Chang'an already had experience playing chess with Lü Binghu, and she also had some ways to deal with Lin Qianyu, who was also a semi-professional dojo elite. However... at the beginning of the middle game, she was careless in her attack and was countered by Lin Qianyu, resulting in her being completely overwhelmed and turning from the attacker to the defender.

then……

Lin Qianyu also encountered the exact same problem as Lü Binghu: how to break through Bai Chang'an's defenses!? Because of a reason she herself was completely unaware of, Bai Chang'an was at his strongest when forced to defend.

Despite Lin Qianyu's frantic thinking, she couldn't understand how Bai Chang'an had turned a disadvantage into an advantage. Xiao An's endgame skills had also matured under Ji Yingting's special training. The game ended with Lin Qianyu narrowly losing by two and a half points.

In the same round, Bai Yongye also defeated Lü Binghu by a narrow margin, and Xiao Binghu was also eliminated from the competition; she had now suffered four defeats...

Of course, apart from feeling very sorry, Lü Binghu was not particularly sad.

She's only twelve years old and has already reached the pinnacle of professional exams. She can try again next year. Who cries after failing their first attempt at a professional exam?

As she put away the chess pieces, Lü Binghu looked at Bai Yongye, hesitant to speak. She wanted to warn him to be careful of her younger sister, but... in the end, she couldn't bring herself to say it. It was their own affair, and the outcome should be decided by the two of them.

Who can step onto the professional stage, and who will regretfully exit... In the final stage of the professional exam, not all chess players can deliver a perfect answer to themselves.

With feelings of disappointment, some people eventually have to leave; for many, this is their last attempt.

With the number of spots reduced to a very small number, the professional exam entered its twenty-seventh round, with Ma Gongling facing off against Xin Yufei in what was also the final battle of this professional exam.

The girl with long brown twin ponytails opened the chess box, and when she saw that she was playing black, Ma Gongling's expression relaxed considerably.

"Senior Sister Ma Gongling, it's been a long time!"

Xin Yufei nodded politely. She hadn't returned to Xinyue Province for half a year since she went to study at Qingcha Academy.

"Xin Yufei, do you know... who were the two people who were still in undefeated at this time last year?"

"..."

"Oh, I forgot this is your first time taking the professional exam. Those two last year were Ji Yingting and Shang Gongying~"

"is it?"

"From that moment on, I understood that no matter how strong a player is, how exaggerated or overrated they are, if two undefeated players meet, one will eventually lose, and the other will continue to advance."

Xin Yufei thought for a moment and asked softly, "Is Senior Sister Ma Gongling saying that I will lose this game of chess?"

Ma Gongling gently shook his head, placing his black stone in the upper right corner. "No, what I mean is, I will win."

Chapter 520: The Peacock Spreads Its Tail / A God's Lament

"Xiao Mo, it's time to leave."

"........."

In the professional exam Group A, a black-haired girl sat in front of the chessboard for a long time, stunned. With 20 wins and 5 losses, and the top team's record becoming unshakeable, she finally lost her chance to become a professional chess player in the 25th round.

A slight bitterness touched her lips as she forced herself to stand up from the chessboard, suppressing her sadness. It was a pity she had lost again, and the year was coming to an end once more... completely.

As each professional tournament nears its end, the most heartbroken are not the players with poor records, but the elites in the second tier. It is precisely because they can see the light ahead that they feel it is so far away. As a chess player, only when the pieces are within reach can one place them on the board.

As the game ended, a girl named Xiao Mo circled around to Ma Gongling's back. Both of them had won their matches, and many people were curious about their game.

Huh? Ma Gongling, playing black, actually placed a move at the star point on his second move. Ji Yingting also happened to move near Xin Yufei. It's obvious that a variation of the star point is in one corner of the board.

pat...

As the black piece landed on the board, Ma Gongling glanced at her timer. There was still half an hour left. She had played against Xin Yufei many times at the semi-professional dojo and knew about her eccentricities.

The chess piece she placed in her hand... seemed to disappear.

It doesn't disappear from the board, but rather its connection with the surrounding pieces disappears. Under this subtle influence, it's easy to make calculation errors.

The second line is positioned, seemingly aiming for a strong kill... However, White probably deliberately sent it in.

Pat, pat, pat, pat.

Step by step, it was as if they had calculated these changes dozens of moves in advance. Black captured a large number of pieces, and White also used the zombie flow to handle the shape of the pieces quite perfectly. This game did not look like a game between candidates at all.

Ma Gongling played this game unexpectedly peacefully, quietly thinking and quietly making his moves.

Six months ago, Xin Yufei had never won a single game of chess against her, but... today things have become tricky, and she has made great progress at Qingcha Academy.

"........."

Xin Yufei placed the white piece directly on the board. Hmm... she played a very good move. Ji Yingting nodded in satisfaction. She was looking forward to seeing just how strong Yufei could become, to becoming a professional Go player. This was far from her limit.

The pitch-black flames behind her seemed to be absorbing her shadow completely, and Ma Gongling's timer quickly ran out of time.

Of course, Black has already built up a significant advantage, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the game should be decided in the endgame. The situation looks chaotic, but it is actually a close game.

Who will ultimately claim the spot with the most victories?

Whoever wins the first major endgame move signifies the end of the middle game.

"Chess Strategy - Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun," Xin Yufei muttered with her eyes closed. Her entire body gradually disappeared in the flames, becoming... blurred. The chess piece in her hand fell to the lower left corner of the chessboard with a thud, a second-line block, a last-minute move for the second player.

Black played another standard move, but... sweat beaded on Ma Gongling's forehead. He licked his damp lips, picked up another piece, and smacked it.

In this kind of close game, victory can only be achieved by paying meticulous attention to the details in the endgame, but the remaining time meant that she was destined not to be able to do so.

but……

Ma Gongling loosened her brown twin ponytails, letting her long, dark hair cascade down to her waist like a waterfall. "I admit, you are certainly worthy of being my opponent. In the past six months, I have defeated many professional Go players, but... you pose a greater threat to me than they have."

"Thank you for saying that, but Senior Sister Ma, shouldn't you make sure you can win this game first?" Xin Yufei said softly, the chess piece between her fingers disappeared again, this time it was the first move.

Ma Gongling took a deep breath, her gray eyes relaxing and gradually becoming empty.

"You're already very strong, but... there's still an insurmountable gap between us. Day after day, you've practiced life-and-death problems, and most board patterns have become muscle memory. Most patterns are so predictable that their weaknesses can be seen at a glance. Your initial move saved you. Unfortunately, neither you, nor Qiu'er, are currently... a match for me."

"Many people think that the endgame is like playing billiards. As long as you can keep playing the first move, you can keep playing the first move until the end. However, the most fatal thing is that what you consider to be the first move in the endgame may not be the first move in other people's eyes."

As if realizing something, Xin Yufei's eyes narrowed, and a sense of foreboding arose in her heart.

The next instant, a giant bow burning with gray flames appeared in Ma Gongling's hand, and an invisible arrow flew out of his hand, an amazing beam of light piercing through the sun behind Xin Yufei.

The frantic moves sent all the pieces on the board flying high into the air before falling back down. Without the cover of her position, Xin Yufei's weaknesses were exposed as riddled with flaws in Ma Gongling's eyes.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five beams of light shot into the sky, and the five black chess pieces behind Ma Gongling shone with dazzling light, their prism-like muted color completely transformed.

"Chess position"

"Peacock Spreading its Tail Feathers, Five-Colored Comet"

A terrifying sense of oppression filled the air. Ma Gongling's long brown hair floated behind her, and the gray bow gradually dissipated. Her posture... sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

This is the spirit and skill of someone about to become a professional Go player; her record is unshakeable.

With a decisive and swift finish, Ma Gongling, playing black, won the game by a mere 4.5 points, securing first place in Group A. Xin Yufei, on the other hand, finished second in the group with one loss. Both players had previously studied at a semi-professional dojo.

Bai Yongye, who suffered two defeats, is also a member of the semi-professional dojo. In Group B, Luo Qiu'er lived up to expectations and defeated Quan Shihui. Shi Shishi, with three defeats, is hanging by a thread, closely following the first group. This makes people wonder if the semi-professional dojo wants to sweep this professional exam.

Having achieved a completely different result from last year's zero score, the semi-professional dojo must be feeling quite smug... It's just a pity they have no intention of developing into professional Go players.

Even if they become famous and discover more promising professional players, their sole aim will remain training them to become professional players. They must stay true to their original aspirations and persevere to the end. Of course… making more money is still a sweet bonus!

After watching the game, Ji Yingting waited until the two players had finished putting away their pieces before recording the score.

Xin Yufei had done her best and lowered her head in regret. However, she had only been learning chess for a short time, and her foundation was far inferior to Ma Gongling's. Of course, as a result... Minghai Ji produced two professional chess players.

Unfortunately, the two had now gone down completely different paths. Seeing the brown-haired girl stand up, Ji Yingting softly said, "Well done."

"I said long ago that I would win every time," Ma Gongling replied softly, her back as she walked towards the door giving off a somewhat dejected feeling.

That's for sure...

After all, he had no rivals among amateur players. Even his most anticipated opponent failed to force him to play at full strength, and Ji Yingting could understand that feeling.

"Don't worry, once you reach the professional Go world, you'll regret not being strong enough~" Ji Yingting muttered to herself. For a new professional first dan, the most important thing is to change your mindset.

Some chess players are invincible during professional exams, but once they enter the professional chess world, they are like throwing stones into the ocean, unable to even make a ripple.

Some players, though immature during their professional exams, can create a sensation after entering the professional chess world. Ji Yingting narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Bai Chang'an, having great confidence in Xiao An's future performance.

The premise is... that she can overcome her final tribulation and defeat her sister, Bai Yongye.

That was her inner demon, and also the thing she had always been pursuing. Only by defeating that woman could she completely transform.

"Xiao An, you understand, right... Now that we've come this far, there's no turning back." With Bai Chang'an's record, she's only one step away from the professional stage. If she relaxes here, even Ji Yingting can't guarantee that she'll become a professional Go player next year.

After a month of study, Ji Yingting didn't want to pressure her into anything.

In the morning, they did life-and-death problems, and in the afternoon, they only played simple games. It was tiring and boring, and Xiao An barely managed to endure it.

but……