Soul of Chess: Buy the chessboard from Shi Guangjia at the beginning of the game

Chapter 20 No.20 The Mystery of Lanyin Temple
"Master Kidney Dou, of course I know the rules, the temple doesn't support idlers," Tian Min replied casually.

"I have four homework here: helping the kitchen, sweeping the floor, organizing scriptures and doing laundry. Which one do you want to do?"

"Oh," Tian Min said curiously, "Then I'll do the laundry first."

Originally, he only knew how to help the kitchen, sweep the floor, and organize scriptures, but he didn't know what the job of doing laundry was. Naturally, Tian Min couldn't bear the novelty in his heart.

Soon, under the guidance of Kidney Dou, he came to an independent meditation room, with a desk, a chair, and a bed. The space is spacious enough, and it seems that being alone is still a bit of a privilege.

"You rest first today, and I will tell the masters that I will start helping out tomorrow morning," Kidou ordered.

Tian Min went to bed early that night, and tried to get to the laundry room early the next day. He wanted to make a good impression on the master.

But when Tian Minze arrived, he did not expect a middle-aged monk to be waiting there.

"Clothes should be sorted. Each master's clothes are different. There are also Zen clothes for pilgrims. If clothes of different colors cannot be washed together," the monk arranged the work without mentioning Go at all.

Fortunately, there are washing machines in the temple, Tian Min followed the instructions of the monks, sorted them into categories, put them into the washing machine one by one, and started to wash the first batch.

Seeing the washing machine spinning, the monk pointed to the stone table at the door, "There is a problem on the table, you go and solve it."

Tian Min took a closer look and found that it was a complicated question of life and death.

It turns out that the homework of laundry is a detailed explanation of life and death problems.

Taking out his mobile phone, Tian Min first took a picture and wrote it down.

Sitting at the chess table to calm down, Tian Min thought about it seriously. Although there are many pieces in this question, it is not difficult. Tian Min gave the answer before the first batch of clothes were washed.

"Master, what should I call you?" Tian Min took the time to ask.

"Anonymous, don't ask any more."

The first question was just a monk checking Tian Minze's strength, and soon the second question came. This time Tian Min washed clothes once, and the washing machine worked for two hours before he solved the problem.

The monk nodded, and the third question came again. In this way, in one day, Tian Min was almost full, washed his clothes 4 times, and did 5 questions, each of which was more difficult than the last.

Tian Min, on the other hand, was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child. He had never washed his clothes. He hadn't suffered this kind of hardship for a long time. He moved his muscles and bones quickly and got a good night's sleep.

After a few days, Tian Minze was solving problems with middle-aged monks in his dreams, shouting loudly, "You should go here, this step will solve this problem."

"Little benefactor, in 15 days, you just solved 100 questions, and the speed of solving the questions is getting faster and faster. I have nothing to teach you. You won't come here tomorrow. You can try sweeping the floor," Zhong said. Nian monks suggested to.

Tian Min nodded. His Zhigu rose all the way from 50 to 60, and also rose by two points in the mid-market, reaching 65, and even the level of Zhigu showed signs of loosening. Presumably, as long as he solved the level with courses The problem is that chess power will continue to rise.

Tian Min got up early again, and this time he finally arrived at the stone steps of the temple before the old master arrived.

"Benefactor, this is your broom. I don't have a chessboard here, so we can only play blindfolded chess." The sweeping monk, a kind-hearted teacher, explained carefully.

Tian Min hurriedly replied, "Master, my blind chess level is not high, please bear with me."

"First hand, point three three"

……

"Playing chess, but the work at hand can't stop," the master reminded.

Tian Min couldn't remember clearly, so he hurriedly said "No. 40, [-] out of [-]".

The old master smiled and replied, "Little benefactor, twelve out of five, I have already played No.15 when I took off the first move. It is a good position, and I can't accommodate two chess pieces."

Tian Min hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, this move was idle at first, and I was in a daze for a while."

Forty moves were messed up, and Tian Min was a little nervous in the first set.

After adjusting my mentality, the second set started, and the result was less than [-] moves, and the play was also chaotic.

Tian Min couldn't help feeling a little discouraged, "I didn't expect that I'm a young man, and my memory is not as good as your old man."

The old master smiled and said, "My mind is quieter, and I will naturally remember more when I am calm."

Tian Min has never been so filled with Go in his whole life, as if there is only Go in his life.

This is the path that professional chess players are struggling to pursue. Every professional chess player has come here.

"Teacher, if I remember correctly, I have played chess like Twelve out of five," Tian Min reminded.

"Little benefactor, it's been 30 days, and you have already played more than 180 moves of blindfold chess. I can't remember the old monk," said the sweeping master shaking his head.

"It's time for you to look for new challenges. Helping the cook doesn't mean much to you. I think organizing scriptures may be more suitable for you."

After a month and a half, Tian Min was already very familiar with Lanyin Temple, and it was his first time to visit the Buddhist scriptures pavilion in the backyard.

Pushing open the door of the Sutra Pavilion, there was another smell of sandalwood inside, mixed with a smell of decay.

One after another scriptures fell on the ground, Tian Min looked around and there was no monk, so he was not in a hurry and picked up the scriptures on the ground one by one.

Tian Min learned about the general classification of the twelve volumes of Buddhist classics in advance yesterday, and the scriptures were sorted and put back on the shelf in Tian Min's hands, and they soon became orderly.

There are many Go works mixed in the scriptures, Tian Min found them out and put them on a bookshelf inside, and also made notes.

In the past few days, no one has been seen in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and the legendary lazy monk has not yet appeared.

Tian Min is immersed in the writings of Go, most of which are written records of ancient Chinese chess, which contain many unheard of analysis and Tesuji, and many famous games that have been lost, at least Tian Min has never seen it on the Internet .

While watching and taking photos, Tian Min has a lot more photos on his phone.

"Stealing books is not stealing," Tian Min comforted himself.

A week has passed, and Tian Min has read less than a quarter of dozens of Go books.

That day, a voice suddenly came from behind Tian Minze, "Little friend, the books are all dead, why don't you come over and set a plate?"

There was a sudden sound in the silent room, which startled Tian Min.

There was no one there in the morning, and I didn't hear the door opening just now, so why did someone suddenly come in after leaving the house, as if he had been in the Sutra Pavilion and never left.

"Hello, master." Unsurprisingly, it was Master Lazy, and Tian Min greeted him respectfully.

A 21-way chessboard is placed on the table, Master Lazy plays black first.

There are a lot of changes in the 21-way, and the AI ​​​​guiding chess is no longer useful. Many fixed patterns are no longer fixed patterns. Often after 150 moves, the middle game starts, and Tian Min is killed and discarded.

"Tomorrow, read the "Nanliang Chess Player Tesuji Encyclopedia", and focus on your way of exerting strength. We will fight again the day after tomorrow," Master Lazy casually arranged.

(End of this chapter)