Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 63 Please Don’t Win Again
"Ah! How did we lose? Seriously! How come you can even crack the imitation chess game? That's too comprehensive!"

Niu Ziteng started wailing the moment he stopped the clock and admitted defeat.

No matter how hard he tried, he could never have imagined that Yi Zheng could even crack the imitation chess game. This was his secret weapon, but it was defeated by the opponent without any effort.

Niu Ziteng had no other choice but to sigh that Yi Zheng was still too comprehensive!

"What a pity! If I were playing with white... ah!"

Niu Ziteng couldn't help but sigh, and began to daydream. He defeated Yi Zheng with white, then defeated Ye 7, and finally defeated the great devil Gui Wangda, won the national championship, and then represented China to win the world championship...

This timeline is so beautiful that Niu Ziteng couldn't help but hum...

Yi Zheng looked at Niu Ziteng, who was immersed in the world of illusion, and said something that brought him back to reality: "I also know how to crack the white imitation chess, so even if you guess it's white, it's useless."

Yi Zheng's voice brought Niu Ziteng back to reality. Faced with the cruel reality, Niu Ziteng could only collapse powerlessly on the chair.

People always glorify the path they didn't take, but in fact, if you had chosen the other path at that time, perhaps not much would have changed.

Hearing this, Niu Ziteng sighed and was about to accept Yi Zheng's lecture as a loser, but Yi Zheng simply packed up the chessboard and got up to leave.

Niu Ziteng looked at Yi Zheng who was about to leave and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to say anything?"

"What are you talking about? Haven't we reviewed the game? Is there anything else you don't understand?" Yi Zheng said with some surprise after hearing this. After all, there was nothing much to study about Niu Ziteng's loss in today's game.

I have said everything that can be said just now. Is there anything else to say?

"No."

Niu Ziteng hesitated slightly after hearing this. "I thought you were going to say something like, 'Don't think you can beat me by using unorthodox methods like imitating chess. Go is not that simple.'"

After all, in Niu Ziteng's opinion, professional teenagers from orthodox backgrounds like Yi Zheng would definitely look down on things like imitation chess.

He used this unconventional method to deal with the opponent and was easily defeated by the opponent. He must have accepted the ridicule from the orthodox Xuanmen.

Hearing this, Yi Zheng couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of weird tricks are these? Isn't it just a way of playing Go? There's no distinction between high and low in the way Go is played. Isn't it the same to win through your own efforts on the board?

If I lose today, does that mean that orthodox Go is inferior to unconventional methods? Imitation chess and prepared flying knives are the same thing; it's just a strategy, nothing to criticize."

Go is about defeating your opponent fairly, and any strategy can be used within the board.

Otherwise, we can't say that other ways of playing chess except Kung Fu Chess are unorthodox.

Niu Ziteng was stunned when he heard this. He didn't seem to expect Yi Zheng to say that. "...I wish you good luck. I hope to see good news from you in the professional arena."

"Lend your auspicious words."

When Yi Zheng heard this, he just nodded, then signed the match confirmation form with the referee and left.

But just as he went out, Yi Zheng met Teacher Cao who accompanied him. The other party seemed to be circling at the door, anxiously waiting for him to come out.

"What happened to Teacher Cao?"

Yi Zheng glanced at Teacher Cao who was waiting for him and said with a smile, "We won again today and made it to the semi-finals."

"Won?"

Teacher Cao, who had come to greet Yi Zheng upon seeing him, took a deep breath out of habit upon hearing this. Although he felt like his lungs were about to burst, he still had to breathe. Yi Zheng nodded, "Yes, the other party tried to use imitation chess, but I broke it."

"Is that so?" Teacher Cao forced a smile and nodded. "Then who will be your opponent tomorrow?"

"Liao Wenjie or Hua Yu, the winner hasn't been decided yet."

Yi Zheng's match ended relatively early, and the match that will decide the outcome of tomorrow's opponent is still in a tense and anxious contest. Yi Zheng's opponent tomorrow will be the winner between the two.

Teacher Cao nodded when he heard this, and then said to himself comfortingly: "I've heard of them. They are all national champions. It's okay, no problem."

Both of these two are amateur 7th dan, have won national championships, and all have professional skills. It will be very difficult for Yi Zheng to beat them.

We will probably lose tomorrow, there should still be time!

"Take it."

Looking at Yi Zheng who came out of the competition venue the next day and said only two words, Cao Min couldn't help but remain silent.

Please don't win again!

If you keep winning like this, something will happen!
……

"Yes, that's what happened. I didn't expect to win until now, so there was a time conflict.

If this were to happen, it would probably delay two games, and the margin for error would be greatly reduced. Okay, I'll tell him, okay, okay, okay."

Looking at Teacher Cao who had finished his phone call by the window, Yi Zheng couldn't help rubbing his temples. He had been so engrossed in research and competitions recently that he had forgotten that the qualifying tournament was tomorrow.

Simply put, Yi Zheng's finals conflict with the start date of the qualifying tournament!

Looking at Yi Zheng, who had a headache on his face, Teacher Cao Min said helplessly, "Maybe you have to make a choice. If we give up the game now, we should be able to catch the flight and make it to tomorrow's game.

I think the professional ranking tournament is more important. After all, it determines whether you can enter the professional world this year. The amateur championship is not important.

The school also said that it was a problem with our schedule, and the school will directly cover the prize money difference between runner-up and champion, so you don’t have to worry."

The main reason was that neither Yun Yi nor Cao Ming had expected that there would actually be a young player who could reach the finals of an amateur competition.

It seems that there hasn't been one in all these years. The last person who made it to the finals of an amateur competition was Jiang Mobai, but he lost in the finals and finished second.

After all, the youngsters who are striving for a higher level will automatically advance to the next level after reaching a certain level of strength. It is impossible for them to stay in the Novice Village like the amateur old monsters.

Listening to Teacher Cao's words, Yi Zheng glanced out the window. "If I miss two games tomorrow, I should still be able to make it back in time. As long as I don't lose later, I can still become a professional."

Upon hearing Yi Zheng's idea, Teacher Cao quickly advised, "If you miss two games at the beginning, you can only lose one at most later on. And you have to win all the preliminary rounds. That's too risky."

It is true that Yi Zheng is stronger than others, but being strong does not mean that he will never lose a game.

To put it bluntly, upsets are commonplace in any sports competition, and there has never been an emperor with a 100% winning rate.

Minimizing your tolerance for error is too risky!

Yi Zheng was silent for a moment and said, "I want to try it. I don't like to give up halfway or before the end."

(End of this chapter)