After a commotion, everyone sat down.
Yang Xiao looked at the Wu Xing Go world's first grandmaster standing on the podium in front, and he was completely confused.
He was so familiar with this person that he even said that he had missed her very much.
The number one grandmaster in the Wu Xing Go world on the podium is none other than his senior sister, Chen Rong, the daughter of the Chinese national chess sage Chen Guohua.
Yang Xiao's heart almost jumped out of his chest and he was so excited.
The senior sister who suddenly disappeared from the world a few years ago actually appeared in Wu Xing hundreds of light years away. She was also the dean of the Dragon Empire Chess Academy and the number one grandmaster in the Wu Xing Go world.
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what's going on?
Chen Rong stood on the podium, glanced at the people below, and started to lecture.
"Hello everyone, my name is Chen Rong, and I am the director of the Dalong Empire Chess Academy.
Entrusted by Emperor Dalong, I will give you a lesson about Go.
In everyone's eyes, Go is a tool and method used to cultivate spiritual power.
But, in fact, Go is an art and a philosophy of life.
The ultimate goal of playing chess is to appreciate the "Tao" of perfect harmony and pursue the common perfection of chess skills and life..."
Chen Rong talked eloquently, and as soon as she opened her mouth, everyone was shocked. From Chen Rong's mouth, they realized the true connotation of Go, which was very different from their usual understanding of Go.
Seeing his senior sister giving lectures, Yang Xiao's thoughts suddenly returned to the time when he had just met Chen Rong. At that time, Chen Rong had just taken over the responsibility of teaching him Go. She was humble, kind, beautiful and generous, and always gave him a kind of sister-next-door feeling. of intimacy.
After Chen Rong disappeared, he missed her very much. He really didn't expect to see her here today.
Most people on Wu Star learn Go from the aspects of offensive and defensive skills, with the purpose of cultivating their mental strength. Few people explain the connotation of Go like Chen Rong.
Chen Rong's lecture gave everyone a feeling of parting the dark clouds and seeing the sun and the moon, and some of the tangled concepts in their hearts suddenly became clear.
Waves of applause erupted from time to time in the hall, sometimes causing everyone to smile knowingly.
Before I knew it, Chen Rong had been talking for more than an hour.
"Okay, that's it for today's lecture. Goodbye."
After saying that, Chen Rong stood up and drifted away, leaving everyone in the hall with reluctant eyes.
The eldest prince Wanyan He patted Yang Xiao on the shoulder and said excitedly:
"Listening to the master's words is better than me playing chess for three years. It's a worthwhile trip!"
Yang Xiao smiled faintly:
"If you can learn Go with her for two years, your progress will be even greater."
Wanyan He sighed:
"Where do we have this fate? I heard that even the students and instructors in the chess academy don't get to see the grandmaster every day. It's very difficult to play a game of chess with the grandmaster.
Moreover, the Grandmaster had a noble temperament, and many people wanted to invite her to play chess at high prices, but they were all rejected. "
...
Su Xiao sat in the first row. After Chen Rong left, he stood up and muttered:
"Oh, I've been talking for a long time, but not a word is useful. We learn Go just to cultivate our mental strength. It would be great to talk about some specific Go skills. It's a waste of time to just talk about these useless things."
Bai Ming, who was standing next to Su Xiao, looked at Su Xiao speechlessly.
On the second day, a total of eight people, including Yang Xiao, Wan Yanhong, Su Xiao, and Bai Ming, participated in the finals. According to the rules, each person had to play a game with the remaining seven opponents. The victory or defeat of each person was recorded. In the end, the winner was the winner. Record to rank.
Because the players' level in these finals is relatively high, it is also a good opportunity for many contestants to observe and learn, so everyone came to the competition hall early to occupy favorable seats and watch the competition.
According to the competition schedule, there is one game in the morning and one game in the afternoon every day. Each person has to compete with 7 other people. There will be a total of four days of finals.
Regarding the candidates for the championship, the most vocal ones are Yang Xiao and Su Xiao.
Yang Xiao is the dark horse and Su Xiao is the white horse.
Wan Yanhong and Bai Ming are strong contenders for the top three, while the remaining four players are relatively weak.
The first day of the final was uneventful, with Yang Xiao defeating two players.
The next day, Yang Xiao defeated two players again.
On the morning of the third day, Yang Xiao's opponent was Bai Ming.
When the two of them reached the 186th chess piece, Bai Ming abandoned the piece and admitted defeat.
On the afternoon of the third day, Yang Xiao won Wan Yanhong.
"Brother Yang, I might as well take the initiative to admit defeat." Wan Yanhong said to Yang Xiao knowing that he was no match.
Yang Xiao waved his hand,
"How can that be done? Go is not about winning or losing first. You only think about winning and losing, so why bother playing Go? Besides, don't you want to compete for third place?"
"Third place?"
"Well, yesterday Bai Ming and Su Xiao played a game. Bai Ming lost and Su Xiao won. Bai Ming was defeated by me again this morning. He has lost two games in a row now, and you only lost to Su Xiao once. If I let you win one game, you can surpass Bai Ming and get third place."
"Ah? Is this, is this appropriate?"
Wanyanhong was very excited and a little embarrassed at the same time.
As the third place in the finals, I have three opportunities to play chess with the first grandmaster. I choose the time. Such an opportunity is really rare.
However, he was really embarrassed when Yang Xiao gave him a round.
"But, Brother Yang, if you give me a round, won't it be very disadvantageous when you fight against Su Xiao?"
"Haha, I don't care about first place, second place is fine too."
For Yang Xiao, as long as he enters the top three and has the opportunity to meet Chen Rong alone, he will be satisfied.
As for whether he was first or second, he really didn't care.
In the afternoon game, Yang Xiao deliberately lost to Wan Yanhong.
Although everyone could see that Yang Xiao wanted to do it deliberately, there was nothing they could do.
Bai Ming, who was watching the battle, was very angry.
"Yang Xiao, you deliberately gave up a round to Wanyanhong. What do you mean?"
"Which of your eyes saw that I deliberately gave up to Wanyanhong? Wanyanhong is very good at chess, and I am not his opponent. This is normal!"
"you?"
Bai Ming was furious, but he couldn't say anything.
"Hmph, you'd better pray that you won't be defeated by Su Xiao tomorrow, otherwise, you will lose two games and get the same result as me."
Yang Xiao smiled faintly:
"It doesn't matter. I'll play another extra game with you at worst. I also want to appreciate Dean Bai's chess skills!"
"Humph, I may not be inferior to you!"
"Of course, I don't think I'm taller than you."
Yang Xiao chuckled and didn't care.
The next day, Yang Xiao only had the last match left, which was against Su Xiao.
Wan Yanhong also has one more match, but his opponent is much weaker than him. As expected, he can win 100% of the time.
The biggest highlight today is the battle between Yang Xiao and Su Xiao. This is a big show that everyone has been looking forward to for several days.
If Yang Xiao wins this battle, then both Yang Xiao and Wan Yanhong will only lose one game and can be tied for second place.
Bai Ming could only be ranked fourth because he lost two games.
If Yang Xiao loses to Su Xiao, then Yang Xiao loses two games and has the same result as Bai Ming. The two are tied for third place. An overtime match will be held to decide who is third and who is third. Four.
Yang Xiao and Su Xiao stood in front of the chessboard respectively.
Su Xiao smiled coldly and said:
"Yang Xiao, you are the biggest dark horse in this exchange competition. I also admire your chess skills and mental strength. Can we have a different game in this battle?"
Yang Xiao was stunned.
"How do you want to play, Dean Su?"
"Simple, I will set up an endgame, and you can choose the black or white side. No matter which side you choose, if you can defeat me, you win, how about it?"
"Endgame?"
Yang Xiao's heart skipped a beat, Damn, you didn't play according to the routine.
