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Chapter 347 Chess Master Huang Longshi

As Su Chen talked about each saint, many ancient people from all dynasties discovered something.

That is, if you can achieve the highest level in areas that many people do not pay attention to, you can also be canonized as a saint and your name will be passed down through the ages.

For example, the painting saint Wu Daozi, the music saint Li Guinian, and the opera saint Guan Hanqing, these fields are far less valued than the field of poetry.

While everyone was feeling deeply moved, one person was quite excited.

He is Huang Longshi, the top Go player of the Kangxi Dynasty, and is known as a overlord in the Go world.

Since there are saints of painting, music and music, does that mean there will also be saints of chess?
Just as Huang Longshi had guessed, Su Chen quickly introduced the chess master Huang Longshi.

"Huang Longshi, also known by his courtesy name Yuetian, was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, during the Shunzhi reign."

"The Kangxi Emperor was a Go master with an unconventional style of play. He left behind ten famous games of blood and tears, and wrote "Yi Kuo".

"The Blood and Tears Chapter is a ten-game chess game in which Huang Longshi taught Xu Xingyou and his three sons. It is a famous game of handicap chess in ancient times."

"Huang Longshi was a man of extraordinary talent. When he was young, his chess skills were well known among his neighbors."

"When he grew up, his father took him to Beijing to play against famous players, and since then, Huang Longshi's chess skills have greatly improved."

"When Huang Longshi met Du Chacun in Menning in the third year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, his chess skills were still far from being a national player."

“When I met Du Chacun for the second time, he had become a national player.”

"Huang Longshi played seven games against Sheng Dayou, a well-known chess player with more than 50 years of experience, and won all of them."

"A famous scholar said that his chess skills are like Huaiyin's military operations, and he is invincible in every battle."

"In the early Qing Dynasty, when many talented people were competing for supremacy, Huang Longshi stood out from the crowd and won the dominant position."

"The senior master Zhou Donghou is now inferior to Huang Longshi in chess skills."

"Other chess players would retreat when they saw him and would not dare to compete with him."

"People revere Huang Longshi as the chess saint, which shows how great his influence is."

"It's a pity that Mr. Huang Long didn't live long. He passed away when he was just middle-aged."

"Huang Longshi has a unique style of play, and his moves seem ordinary."

"But the implication is so profound that it is not easy for the opponent to detect."

"If he dares to use force, he will adapt to the situation, win by surprise, and make his opponent look inferior."

"I once had Sanzi play against Xu Xingyou. It was a game that required both sides to concentrate their attention. It was known as the Blood and Tears Chapter."

"Huang Longshi's chess is the authentic chess of the Qing Dynasty."

"The famous Go master Wu Qingyuan at that time rated Huang Longshi's Go ability as 13th dan."

"The origin of Go is very early, dating back to the early Qing Dynasty to the middle of the Qianlong period."

"The development of Chinese Go art has reached an unprecedented peak, with many famous players emerging and each leading the way."

"Young Huang Longshi was not satisfied with staying in one corner. In pursuit of the development of chess, he was determined to visit famous chess masters all over the country."

"From the third year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the thirteen-year-old Huang Longshi traveled around the country with his father."

"After two rounds of trials and tribulations in the chess world of Beijing, Huang Longshi's chess skills have improved day by day."

"When he was sixteen or seventeen, he played chess all over the capital, was invincible, had a brilliant record, and was praised as the ever-victorious general."

"When I was 18, I played against Sheng Dayou, a well-known national chess player with more than 50 years of experience in the chess world, in Beijing."

"Seven battles, seven victories, a complete victory."

"The victory over Sheng Dayou marked Huang Longshi's ascent to the pinnacle of chess skills in the early Qing dynasty and established Huang Longshi's status as a chess saint."

Yongzheng: Huang Longshi is among the fourteen saints recommended by our Qing Dynasty, and he is the only chess player. Huang Longshi is the only one who enjoys such a high reputation in the history of Go.

Huang Longshi had a great talent for Go since childhood. When he was three or four years old, he learned Go unconsciously while watching adults play chess.

What is commendable is that Huang Longshi's father is relatively open-minded.

Huang Longshi was not forced to pursue a career in imperial examinations, but was instead allowed to play Go.

Huang Longshi's father saw that his son had such a talent for Go, so he wanted Huang Longshi to pursue a career in Go.

After selling his family property, he took Huang Longshi out to visit famous teachers, and his chess skills improved greatly.

At the age of thirteen, Huang Longshi had no rivals among the people in the countryside.

In order to further improve his chess skills and test his chess prowess, Huang Longshi followed his father to Beijing.

That year, Huang Longshi was only seventeen years old.

It is said that Huang Longshi came to a teahouse in the suburbs of Beijing to drink tea. Several amateur masters were playing chess at a table next to him, so he went over to watch the game.

After watching dozens of moves, he saw that the black player was in a difficult situation, so he couldn't help but give some advice.

Sure enough, as soon as this move was made, all the black pieces on the board came alive, and the situation was reversed in an instant.

The player with white pieces pondered for a long time but could not find a solution.

When other chess players saw this, they started to make a fuss. If they were not convinced, they could come up and try it themselves.

Huang Longshi smiled slightly after hearing this, took out a large piece of silver and threw it on the table as a prize, waiting for the other party to challenge him.

Everyone saw that the silver ingot weighed at least twenty or thirty taels and was of excellent quality.

Huang Longshi looked frail and unfamiliar, and did not look like an expert.

So everyone was salivating and vying to play the first game.

They even quarreled over it until their faces turned red and they couldn't stop.

Huang Longshi was full of confidence, so he simply let everyone attack together, and they could discuss each move before making it.

Everyone was delighted when they heard this and immediately rushed forward.

In order to win this big ingot of silver, everyone racked their brains and thought hard about every move.

Huang Longshi was not in a hurry. He drank tea and responded without thinking.

After dozens of moves, all the players had run out of tricks and the situation on the chessboard was completely controlled.

At this moment, these confident masters fell silent for a moment, looking at each other, all of them at a loss as to what to do.

After this incident, the newly arrived Huang Longshi became famous in Beijing.

At that time, the most famous Go player in the Qing Dynasty was the 68-year-old Sheng Dayou, who did not want to play against Huang Longshi.

However, the princes and the Bear Grylls were all quite fond of Go, and with their help, Shanda had no choice but to accept the challenge.

In the seven games between the two, Huang Longshi won all seven, shocking the entire capital.

Especially the fighting ability shown in the mid-game was breathtaking.

After Huang Longshi won seven battles against the national master Sheng Dayou, all the famous masters of the Qing Dynasty were invited to fight with Huang Longshi.

As a result, they were all defeated by Huang Longshi and no one escaped.

From then on, Huang Longshi became the undisputed number one Go player in the Qing Dynasty.

"In the 20th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Huang Longshi received a letter from Xu Xingyou from Qiantang, Zhejiang, who expressed his desire to learn chess and invited him to teach him."

"Xu Xingyou started learning chess at the age of 40, and he was seven or eight years older than Huang Longshi. He studied hard and was determined."

"I stayed at home for three years, not even leaving the building."

"Huang Longshi was moved by this and, in order to train new people, he gave all his help and adopted various new methods of educating people."

"When Xu Xingyou has the ability to let two pieces compete, he is asked to let three pieces play ten games, because Huang Longshi has his own pride."

"Huang Longshi put in a lot of effort in these ten games that set a precedent in the history of chess."

"In the end, both sides won and lost, and it became an unprecedented and immortal work, known in history as a chapter of blood and tears."

"It was after these ten games that Xu Xingyou's chess skills improved dramatically, and he became a Go master on par with Huang Longshi."

"Huang Longshi and Xu Xingyou share a great reputation, and their reputations are known all over the country."

"Emperor Kangxi appointed them as imperial attendants, with a fifth-rank official title."

"Huang Longshi is honest and upright."

"Xu Xingyou is a smart and sociable person, and has made friends with many eunuchs in the inner court."

"One day, Kangxi ordered two people to play chess, and the winner would be rewarded handsomely."

"Xu Xingyou learned through the inner court that the emperor will award the winner the title of prefect."

"Huang Longshi had no intention of becoming an official. He wanted to write books to guide future scholars. He persuaded Xu Xingyou to win the game and accept the gift."

"The next day, the two of them played chess fiercely, cooperating well and performing a battle of deceiving the king."

"After Xu Xingyou won, Emperor Kangxi appointed him as the prefect of Qiantang in Zhejiang, while Huang Longshi returned to his hometown to devote himself to writing chess books."

"In the 29th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Huang Longshi reached the age of forty."

"He reunited with Xu Xingyou by the Qiantang River, bringing with him two works, The Complete Map of Huanglongshi and Yikuo, which were the product of his entire life's efforts."

"When chess friends, close friends, and mentors meet and greet each other, they still cannot do without the opening move."

"When Huang Longshi talks about Go, he is still full of ambition."

"One day, Xu Xingyou and his three chess friends were in high spirits and asked Huang Longshi to perform a one-on-three game."

"Huang Longshi always thought of himself as a chess master, was competitive and never gave up, and immediately promised to defeat all three of them." "These three people were all first-class masters in Zhejiang. Huang Longshi shuttled back and forth between the three of them, concentrating and giving it his all."

"I used all my skills and finally killed all three of them and won all three games."

"But due to overwork, my heart was exhausted."

"Huang Longshi was dying, his weak breath flickering with the flickering candle flame."

"When Xu Xingyou brought the two black and white chess pieces on the chessboard to Huang Longshi and put them in his hands."

"Huang Longshicai smiled and floated into the everlasting world."

Qianlong: The Blood and Tears chapter is the most famous chess record. It is the masterpiece left by Huang Longshi to future generations.

After Huang Longshi became the best Go player in the Qing Dynasty, he received an invitation from Xu Xingyou, a calligrapher and painter from Zhejiang, who hoped that Huang Longshi would come to Qiantang, Zhejiang for a chat.

Xu Xingyou's family is a prominent and wealthy family in Qiantang, Zhejiang, and the family is very wealthy.

When Huang Longshi arrived in Qiantang, Zhejiang, Xu Xingyou welcomed him with a grand ceremony.

At this time, Xu Xingyou was already a celebrity in the calligraphy and painting circles of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he was just an amateur enthusiast of Go, and his Go was not yet a mainstream one.

Xu Xingyou entertained Huang Longshi with wine, singing and dancing every day, and also gave him generous gifts.

This made Huang Longshi confused for a moment, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Xu Xingyou was selling in his gourd.

When Xu Xingyou saw that the time was ripe, he asked Huang Longshi to accept him as a disciple and teach him the art of Go.

Huang Longshi was so shocked that he was stunned for a moment.

Because Xu Xingyou was seven years older than Huang Longshi, and Xu Xingyou had been famous for many years and was a famous figure in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, not to mention that Xu Xingyou was nearly forty years old at that time.

This put Huang Longshi in a very awkward position, but he had to be grateful for what he had received.

Huang Longshi had no choice but to agree to teach him Go.

But he still refused to accept him as a disciple, and addressed him as a friend of the same generation, calling him "sir".

Who would have thought that Xu Xingyou had great talent in chess, even though he started very late.

However, with his talent and hard work, Xu Xingyou's chess skills improved rapidly.

In order to concentrate on learning Go, Xu Xingyou did not go downstairs for three years, and even his meals were brought upstairs by servants.

Xu Xingyou's concentration and perseverance finally moved Huang Longshi, who formally accepted Xu Xingyou as his disciple, and from then on the two of them became master and apprentice.

Huang Longshi then taught him everything he knew, and soon he was able to play chess with Huang Longshi using the four pieces he was taught, and both sides won and lost.

A year later, the throne was given to two sons, although Xu Xingyou lost more than he won.

However, when Huang Longshi gave up two pieces, it was not easy to beat Xu Xingyou.

Huang Longshi lived in Xu Xingyou's residence for five years. Huang Longshi wanted to leave Qiantang and travel around the country.

Xu Xingyou tried his best to keep Huang Longshi, but he was determined to leave.

Seeing that his master's attitude was firm and could not be changed, Xu Xingyou had no choice but to give him generous gifts such as gold and jewelry.

Before leaving, Huang Longshi felt that he and Xu Xingyou had been master and disciple for a long time, and he was determined to leave something for future generations before his departure.

So he proposed to teach Sanzi to play ten games with Xu Xingyou, as the final thought of the master-disciple relationship between the two.

At this time, Xu Xingyou's chess skills were only two pieces lower than those of his teacher Huang Longshi.

But Huang Longshi insisted on giving Xu Xingyou his three sons, which was so difficult that it was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

As soon as the news spread, all the Go celebrities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang gathered in Qiantang, ready to witness this once-in-a-century spectacle.

Huang Longshi was a genius in the Go world and had a very high opinion of himself throughout his life.

In addition, having been at the top of the Go world for a long time, it is inevitable that one will feel lonely.

This time I bid farewell to my disciples and travel around the world. I don’t know if we will see each other again in the future. Perhaps this farewell will be forever.

Therefore, Huang Longshi decided to put pressure on himself and his disciple Xu Xingyou.

They challenged each other's chess skills to the limit and also left some records for future generations.

After nearly a month of fierce competition, both sides left behind ten games with three-stone handicaps that illuminated the history of Go. This is a chapter of blood and tears.

In the Go masterpieces left by these two people during their lifetime, Huang Longshi's vigorous momentum, brilliant moves one after another, and his unpredictable and mysterious moves are amazing.

In the ten games of the masterpiece, Huang Longshi finally won with six wins and four losses.

From the chess records handed down from generation to generation, he could see that Huang Longshi was indeed the unrivaled master in the Qing Dynasty, and was one step ahead of all the top chess players of the era.

Huang Longshi's chess moves are light and varied, his thinking is meticulous and profound, and his situation is broad.

In attack, defense and turning, his profound conception is evident.

Even if it was just a few remaining chess pieces, Huang Longshi made full use of their remaining value, giving people a sense of mystery.

In the six games that Huang Longshi won, he basically reversed the situation slowly after entering the middle and late stages of the game.

When Xu Xingyou sorted out his chess records in his later years, he still highly praised and admired his teacher Huang Longshi.

Of course, a Go masterpiece must be the crystallization of the wisdom of both players.

Without the lightning-fast collision of skills and wisdom between both sides, it would be difficult to create an artistic masterpiece.

In these ten games, Xu Xingyou worked very hard and put into practice all he had learned and understood, putting Huang Longshi into desperate situations many times.

Fortunately, Huang Longshi is more skilled and can always go against the will of heaven and turn the situation around.

The Blood and Tears Chapter is considered the pinnacle of Go and an immortal masterpiece in the history of Go, which has had a profound impact on later Go.

After this battle, Huang Longshi disappeared from the world and traveled around the world.

"When a country prospers, chess will also prosper."

"To this day, many popular stories about Huang Longshi are still circulating in his hometown of Taizhou, Jiangsu."

"People have not forgotten this national Go player, who is on the pedestrian street in the city center."

"The bronze sculpture of Huang Longshi playing chess beside a bamboo forest stands on the street, expressing people's praise and admiration for Huang Longshi's perseverance."

"Huang Longshi's greatest contribution to the development of Go is that he changed the style of Go."

"Before him, the style of chess was narrow and serious."

"Huang Longshi brought about a great change in the style of chess. After him, the situation became more open, more flexible and more changeable, and the thinking was more profound."

"Later generations have given many comments on the characteristics of Huang Longshi's chess style."

"In general, Huang Longshi considers everything when playing, makes accurate judgments, strives to take the initiative, and is versatile, not relying on attack as the main means of winning."

"Huang Longshi's chess works include "Yi Kuo" and "Huang Longshi Complete Map"."

"Deng Yuanhui also compiled 70 of Huang Longshi's games into a book called 'Mr. Huang Longshi's Chess Records', which contains most of the essence of Huang Longshi's games."

"It is particularly worth mentioning that Huang Longshi wrote the preface for the Huang Longshi Complete Works."

"This is a valuable summary of Huang Longshi's rich experience, which comprehensively demonstrates the strategy and tactics of Go. The insights are unique and insightful, and thought-provoking."

"In the preface, there are discussions on layout and overall strategy, on offense and defense and tactical principles, on the judgment of the situation, on tactics, etc."

"These are Huang Longshi's insights from actual game practice, and they also reflect Huang Longshi's own style of play."

"Huang Longshi plays in a flexible and changeable manner, with diverse ideas, a broad situation and great spirit."

"In his book Yi Kuo, there is a preface which is a summary of his practical experience. It is insightful and thought-provoking."

"It says in it that when you start to lay out your moves, you must occupy key points on the field so that the chess pieces have a basis and a stronghold for attack and defense."

“We need to think from the local to the overall, and consider future development from the starting point.”

"Huang Longshi's works, such as Huang Longshi Complete Map and Yi Kuo, have become precious treasures of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation."

Li Hongzhang: Huang Longshi's chess playing is like that of a king's teacher, upright and dignified.

He also loves playing Go and has done a lot of research on Go Master Huang Longshi.

Huang Longshi's chess style is flexible and changeable. He often uses the opponent's strength to make moves, which is like flowing water without competing for the lead.

What is commendable is that Huang Longshi has a calm temperament.

Although I have been in the world of winning and losing for a long time, I am not obsessed with winning and losing.

Instead, he spent a lot of energy on studying Go theory and cultivating new players. He can be called a Go master with both virtue and talent.

Huang Longshi was an upright person throughout his life, had superb Go skills, and outstanding moral integrity. He is a well-deserved Go master.

Since Go was very popular among the scholar-official class at that time, Huang Longshi's skills were also highly praised among literati and celebrities.

Famous Confucian scholars at that time listed Huang Longshi alongside famous figures such as Gu Yanwu, calling them the Fourteen Saints, and Huang Longshi the Chess Saint.

From this we can see that Huang Longshi's influence at that time was comparable to that of the masters of classics, history, and literature, and was in no way inferior.

Huang Longshi's chess skills, in-depth research on Go, and the outstanding achievements he has made.

Since the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Huang Longshi has been highly respected by chess players, and people call him the authentic Qing Dynasty Go.

Later, Huang Longshi's chess records were spread to Japan, causing a huge sensation in the Japanese chess world.

Huang Longshi's Go skills and unique insights into Go have also won high praise in the Japanese Go world.

As the Go Saint of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Longshi's Go achievements and in-depth research on Go theory have reached a pinnacle and have had a huge impact on Go in later generations.

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