I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 158 Don’t argue, I’m thinking

Jiang Xiahua's mind went blank and he couldn't believe his ears at all.

How could the magic sword's pattern be cracked?
That's a demon sword!

That is one of the three most difficult Go patterns to solve. It is a famous sword that has slaughtered countless masters!
At first Jiang Xiahua couldn't believe it, but soon he realized what Chang Yan was talking about, and his pupils suddenly contracted violently.

"Rush? Wait, I think I've seen that chess game before?!"

Jiang Xiahua suddenly thought of the chess game between Yu Shao and Su Yiming in the qualifying tournament. In that game, the offense and defense of both sides in the middle game were magnificent and exciting.

At that time, facing the demon sword pattern launched by Su Yiming, Yu Shao responded with a common charge, which also led to the black piece gaining a strong advantage.

But, Yu Shao was able to win, wasn’t it because the subsequent black pieces didn’t leave?

How is it related to the cracking of the Demon Sword's pattern?

Hearing Chang Yan's words, Yu Shao suddenly understood.

When he used the hand-cutting method to analyze the pattern of the demon sword, Xu Zijin was also present. Apparently Xu Zijin mentioned this matter to Chang Yan later.

"Correct."

Yu Shao nodded and said with a smile: "After the charge, the hand-cutting method was used to analyze that the party that played the magic sword suffered a loss, so after the hand-cutting, the magic sword should not be played anymore."

Seeing Yu Shao's reaction, Chang Yan's beautiful eyes were filled with surprise.

Generally speaking, young low-level chess players would be somewhat restrained and nervous when facing her, but Yu Shao's attitude from beginning to end... was very calm and composed.

Half a month ago, when she learned from Xu Zijin that the magic sword's fixed pattern had been broken by a single move, her first reaction was to find it absurd and ridiculous.

Even though Xu Zijin showed her the picture of the changes after the hand was cut, she still couldn't believe it.

Then, that night she repeatedly disassembled, thought about, and studied the method of attacking the demon sword repeatedly, and analyzed it by hand, but in the end she could only come to the same conclusion.

Demonic sword...loss!
She herself didn't know what kind of storm was in her heart after she kept thinking about it and finally determined that the magic sword had been cracked.

That night, she lay in bed unable to sleep, she just couldn't believe that the magic sword's pattern had been cracked, and it was cracked by a hand that looked so vulgar.

The Demon Sword Pattern, one of the three most difficult patterns to solve, has been cracked. Once this news spreads, it will definitely be enough to cause a tsunami in the world chess world!
So, early the next morning, she called Ma Zhengyu and asked to become Yu Shao's partner in the Xinhuo War.

Even though she knew that as a female chess player, her request to form a partnership with a male first-dan player to engage in a battle of thrones would most likely not be approved.

Unless a male chess player enrolls in a female chess player's dojo to learn chess and eventually succeeds in becoming a professional chess player, the female chess player can then form a partnership with a male first-dan player to engage in a battle of tradition, because the two are in a master-disciple relationship.

After hearing what Yu Shao said, Jiang Xiahua could no longer bear it and asked, "Teacher Chang Yan, how did the Demon Sword Style... get cracked?"

Chang Yan looked at Jiang Xiahua in surprise, then looked at Yu Shao and asked, "Doesn't he know?"

"he does not know."

Yu Shao shook his head and said, "The key is that he didn't ask me."

Chang Yan thought for a moment, then said to Jiang Xiahua: "Black four sixteen, White three fourteen, Black takes the lead, White five fourteen, Black six seventeen, White eight sixteen, Black two sixteen..."

When Jiang Xiahua heard Chang Yan's words, he didn't react at first, but he soon realized that Chang Yan was telling him the standard hand-cutting method of the demon sword.

As Jiang Xiahua listened, his eyes widened little by little.

By the time Chang Yan finished talking about the hand-cutting variations of the demon sword, Jiang Xiahua was already stunned.

"This……"

Jiang Xiahua couldn't help but swallow hard, his pupils trembling.

"impossible….."

"After the charge, from one to nine, Black lost money. From ten, eleven, and fifteen, White lost money. But...but, from sixteen to seventeen, White...made a lot of money?"

Jiang Xiahua looked bewildered, and muttered in despair, "The demon sword was sealed because of its vulgarity?"

Chang Yan was not surprised by Jiang Xiahua's reaction. After she got the news, she took a long time to calm down.

"Although judging by the hand cut, the Demon Sword pattern does not hold after the charge, but that charge is a common move at first glance, and the chess pattern of the side that played the Demon Sword is extremely strong."

Chang Yan frowned slightly, looked at Yu Shao again, and asked, "How did you think of that move, and even used the hand-cutting method to analyze it?"

When Yu Shao heard Chang Yan's question, he suddenly felt a headache.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Shao used the excuse he had used to fool his parents and said, "Maybe it's because I learned Go by myself, so I thought it would be good to rush down and take a corner, and I also cut it with my hands and analyzed it."

"you……"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiahua was completely stunned and couldn't help but yelled out: "Did you learn Go by yourself?!"

To Jiang Xiahua, this news was even more unbelievable than the fact that the Demon Sword formula was not true.

Inside the cafeteria, other people were startled by Jiang Xiahua's shout, and they all looked in the direction of Yu Shao and Jiang Xiahua with a look of surprise and doubt.

"What is he shouting?"

"Teach yourself Go?"

"He seems to be saying... that Yu Shao taught himself Go?" "Did you hear wrong? Are you kidding me? Someone got promoted to a professional Go player by self-learning? And he won all the professional Go tournaments?!"

"I...I'm not sure either. Old Deng, did you hear me clearly?"

"Don't make any noise, I'm thinking."

Chang Yan also looked at Yu Shao in astonishment. Yu Shao's answer was also beyond her expectations. She felt that Yu Shao's answer was both reasonable and unreasonable.

If Yu Shao really taught himself Go, without any teacher's guidance and without being bound by common sense, then it is indeed possible for him to make a move that no one would normally make.

But...how is it possible for someone to become a professional Go player by teaching himself?
"You, completely self-taught?"

Chang Yan stared at Yu Shao and asked, "Has anyone ever taught you?"

"No."

Yu Shao shook his head calmly. At least in this world, there was indeed no teacher who had taught him Go.

Chang Yan stared at Yu Shao blankly. She couldn't see any lies on Yu Shao's face and was speechless for a moment.

She has seen many geniuses, or rather, she herself is one of them, and a genius among geniuses. It is for her to reach this point as a woman, even surpassing most male chess players.

However, learning Go by yourself and becoming a professional Go player...

He even cracked the Demon Sword formula...

After a long time, Chang Yan took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in her heart, looked at Yu Shao, and asked, "Have you ever considered becoming a master?"

She was obsessed with chess and felt that the master-disciple relationship was very troublesome, so she had always announced to the public that she would not accept disciples or open a dojo, let alone accept male disciples.

The reason why she accepted Xu Zijin as her disciple was, on the one hand, because she had given so much, but the more important reason was that Xu Zijin's talent shocked her and she was expected to carry the banner of women's Go in the future.

If Xu Zijin really had no talent in Go and was a hopeless case, then she would never accept him as her disciple even if she offered him a lot of money.

but……

Yu Shao was completely self-taught and became a professional chess player. He was even promoted to the professional level with an undefeated record and he also cracked the Demon Sword pattern. This is too scary.

It even made her want to take him as a disciple.

"I haven't considered it."

Hearing Chang Yan's words, Yu Shao immediately shook his head and said, "I think my biggest advantage is that I learned Go by myself, so my thinking is not constrained."

“But once you enter a dojo or have a teacher, your level may decline.”

Hearing this, Chang Yan opened her mouth, as if she wanted to make some effort, but she didn't know how to start.

If you have the guidance of a teacher, it is indeed less likely that you will make that vulgar attack move, which completely goes against the principles of chess. But if you don't make this vulgar attack move, you will naturally have no way to break the demon sword pattern.

Moreover, since Yu Shao has already become a professional chess player, his chess skills are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even if he is a professional ninth-dan, it would be extremely presumptuous for him to rashly take a professional first-dan chess player as his apprentice.

After all, although it is extremely rare for a professional beginner to defeat a professional 9th ​​dan, it is not unprecedented.

Although the rank can represent chess ability to a certain extent, it cannot represent the true chess ability.

As long as one becomes a professional chess player, no matter what level one has, one must regard the other party as an opponent. Therefore, if a professional chess player takes the initiative to propose to take another professional chess player as an apprentice, it is not only presumptuous but also disrespectful.

"OK then."

Thinking of this, Chang Yan finally did not dwell on this question. She shook her head with some regret and asked, "When was your Xinhuo War?"

"It will be tomorrow." Yu Shao replied.

"Tomorrow?"

Chang Yan pondered for a moment, nodded, and said, "What about your partner? Who is your partner in the Xinhuo War?"

She did not ask who the opponent was because she felt that she would not guess wrong. The only suspense was who Yu Shao's partner would be in the Xinhuo Battle.

Yu Shao quickly replied, "Kong Zi is a famous person."

"really."

Chang Yan was not surprised by this answer and reminded him, "Master Kong Zi's chess style is very fierce and aggressive. He likes to attack and kill. He often attacks vigorously to the end. You must be mentally prepared."

Hearing this, Yu Shao was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "What a coincidence. Then Kong Ziming and I get along quite well. I also like to do this now."

"That's great. I was worried that your different styles of play might lead to poor coordination. I'll pay attention to your Xinhuo battle tomorrow."

Chang Yan couldn't help but smile slightly, which made her look even more beautiful. She said, "I look forward to seeing the wonderful attack and kill between you and Master Kong Zi in the Xinhuo Battle tomorrow."

"Thank you."

Yu Shao immediately nodded and spoke.

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