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Chapter 235: What, "Soul of Chess" is still a practical theory book? ...(please subscribe)
The International Go Competition is currently the highest intellectual level competition in the world, and it also represents the highest intellectual competition of mankind.

Zhou Yang from Zhonglu also participated in the competition.

It is different from the previous media evaluation of Zhou Yang.

Although Zhou Yang is a ninth-dan Go player, many media previously believed that Zhou Yang was the weakest among the nine-dan players.

but.

as the game progresses.

People were surprised to find out.

Zhou Yang, who was once disliked by many people, has won 7 games in a row and had the strongest start in recent years.

not only.

As the game progressed, Zhou Yang made it all the way to the top 16.

Top 8.

Top 4.

Even top 2.

When the final of the International Go Competition officially started, Zhou Yang accomplished a miracle that no one could believe.

"Oh my god, Zhou Yang actually entered the finals."

"Yeah, I can't even think about it."

"The weakest [-]th dan before, actually fought Zhao Bingyuan in a decisive battle under the city."

"Um, doesn't it mean that Zhou Yang's level is average?"

"Haha, Zhou Yang probably slapped countless people in the face today."

Zhonglu Zhouyang reached the finals, which can be said to have given the media a shot in the arm.

Especially the media in China.

Although Zhonglu is the birthplace of Go.

But in the past decade or so, the World Go Championship has been occupied by other continents.

In recent years, it has been dominated by Hokuriku.

Last year, there was even a phenomenon that the first, second and third place were all Hokuriku players.

Comments from well-known chess players in the industry.

With the strength of Hokuriku Go at that time, it is estimated that his monopoly will not be broken in ten years.

This is not an overestimation of the chess player.

In fact, this is the case in the Go world.

When a continent has a strong advantage in the Go world, this advantage can be reflected in the next ten years.

Unexpectedly.

On just the second day, Hokuriku Go was challenged.

and.

What they encountered was the challenge from the central mainland.

"Um, can Zhou Yang Pk Zhao Bingyuan?"

"It's hard to say, but most people are not optimistic about it."

"why?"

"Do you know who Zhao Bingyuan is?"

"Isn't it the ninth dan of Hokuriku? Zhou Yang is also the ninth dan."

"Yes, he is indeed Hokuriku [-]th Dan, but Zhao Bingyuan is also the winner of four consecutive international Go competitions."

"Four consecutive championships, sister."

Everyone took a breath when they heard the fourth consecutive championship.

"So. If Zhao Bingyuan wins the championship again this time, do you know what it means?"

"What does it mean?"

"It means Zhao Bingyuan will be canonized."

"grandmaster!!!"

"Yes."

As soon as the word "chess master" came out, countless netizens screamed excitedly.

It can be said.

The Go Master represents the highest honor in the Go world.

All the great chess masters in history were extremely talented and beautiful people.

According to the rules of the international Go world, if you win five international Go competitions, you can get the title of Go Saint.

Zhao Bingyuan before was just short of the last step.

and.

Judging from the strength and state shown by Zhao Bingyuan in previous competitions, Zhao Bingyuan is very likely to win the championship again.

"Very strong."

"Not ordinary strong."

"It's simply too strong."

Many people looked at Zhao Bingyuan's picture.

at this time.

Some people in the media began to analyze: "Although Go [-]th Dan represents the highest level in the current Go world, there is actually a big gap between [-]th Dan and [-]th Dan. This gap, in addition to the gap between chess players, , similarly, there is still a gap between the mainland and the mainland. Although Zhou Yang's previous series of games were good, it was very difficult to win. But looking at Zhao Bingyuan, every game is like a spring breeze and has the style of a chess saint."

"There is one more thing, this is also related to the level of Go between the continents. Although Zhonglu is the birthplace of Go, in recent decades, the theoretical level of Go in Zhonglu has been lagging behind that of other continents. In [-], however, there were many master-level characters. What's more, this time the International Go Tournament is still held in Beilu. No matter in terms of level, location, or momentum, Zhou Yang doesn't have much advantage."

……

but.

Zhou Yang didn't pay much attention to what the outside world said.

Although Zhou Yang has encountered many difficulties along the way.

But in every competition, Zhou Yang was extremely confident.

this confidence.

Comes from the chess spirit.

In addition to all the Go theories in Qi Soul.

What’s more important is Chu Ying’s Go thoughts in the Go Soul.

and so.

Even if the outside world is no longer optimistic about Zhou Yang, Zhou Yang still has no emotional fluctuations in his heart.

"Junior Brother Zhou, congratulations on reaching the finals."

"Senior Brother Zhao, I'm sorry, it's just luck."

"I don't think it's luck. I recovered all the sets you played in the game. I think you must be my strongest opponent in tomorrow's final."

To create momentum.

Also to expand the influence of international Go.

The day before the finals between the two, Zhou Yang and Zhao Bingyuan both accepted interviews with the media.

After the interview, there was a conversation between the two.

undoubtedly.

The dialogue between the two is also very interesting.

Many times before, many people would look at the dialogue between the two before the final and analyze the strength and status of each other.

For now.

Both of them are in pretty good shape.

Especially Zhou Yang.

Obviously not affected by the previous media.

"Senior Brother Zhao is really a role model for my generation, but Senior Brother Zhao, do I have something to ask you?"

"Junior Brother Zhou Yang, please speak."

"Have you seen "The Soul of Chess"?"

"Soul of Go?" "Yes, a Go work written by Mr. Chu Ying."

"Uh... I haven't seen it."

Zhao Bingyuan shook his head: "Is this work a theoretical Go book?"

"No."

"what is that?"

"It's just a Go novel. I've been reading it over and over again in the past few days during the competition."

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Bingyuan laughed loudly: "Junior brother Zhou Yang is really free. We are about to go to the finals and still have time to read novels."

"The main thing is to relax. This is my first time in the finals, and I'm facing you again. I'm very stressed."

"I don't see any pressure on you. Judging from this, this novel is very effective."

"is acceptable."

Zhou Yang nodded in satisfaction: "Since Senior Brother Zhao hasn't read this work, I feel much more at ease. I'll see you tomorrow."

Leaving behind an incomprehensible word, Zhou Yang and Zhao Yuanbing separated.

This made Zhao Yuanbing extremely strange. After thinking for a while, he asked the professor, "Coach, what did Zhou Yang just say?"

"Yuan Bing, the final is tomorrow, don't think too much about it."

"Ah."

Although there is still something strange.

But as a professional Go nine-dan master, he is about to achieve the pinnacle of Go master status.

Zhao Yuanbing has extremely rich competition experience.

he knows.

The more critical the moment, the more you need to stay calm.

Without further ado, Zhao Bingyuan prepared to return to the hotel to rest in preparation for the final battle tomorrow.

……

"What's going on, chess spirit?"

"Zhou Yang actually mentioned the spirit of chess in the International Go Competition?"

Although Zhao Bingyuan may not have been affected by Zhou Yang's chess spirit.

just.

The chess spirit mentioned by Zhou Yang still quickly became a hot search topic.

"Brothers, does anyone know about the chess spirit?"

"The Soul of Chess is a Go novel."

"Just a Go novel?"

"Yes, the novel is about teaching people how to play Go. It tells the story of an ordinary person becoming a professional Go player."

"Damn it, no way, Zhou Yang was still reading novels during the finals."

Compared to the International Go Tournament.

Obviously.

Naturally, he would not be able to get into a Go novel like this.

but.

For readers of Chess Soul, it is simply unparalleled excitement.

"Oh my god, Zhou Yang actually mentioned the chess spirit the day before the finals."

"I saw it, and it almost shocked me at the time. I didn't expect that professional players would also watch Chess Soul."

"Yeah, I thought Chess Soul was just for ordinary people like us. I didn't expect that professional players are also fans of Chess Soul."

"Everyone, have you noticed that Zhou Yang's previous philosophy of playing chess is very similar to Bai Ziqiu in Soul of Chess?"

"Ah, is it? Is it there? Can someone explain it to me? I don't really understand it."

Although the spirit of chess does not prevent readers who do not understand Go from reading.

However, many people do not understand some of the professional Go methods mentioned in Go Soul.

"I don't dare to be a boss. I happen to be a retired professional Go player. Let me tell you, in fact, I didn't care much about the work Soul of Go when I first started. I also don't think this work can have any impact on us. Or how helpful it is to other professional players. The reason why I read Go Soul is mainly because I want to find some breakthrough in Go education."

"In fact, after watching Soul of Go, I have a deeper understanding of the education aspect of Go in China. At the same time, I am also extremely emotional about the inheritance mentioned in Go. I think we used to be Professional Go players, even if they are retired now, should be like the spirit of chess and carry forward this inheritance... Well, I digress, let's go back to Zhou Yang."

"Undoubtedly, Teacher Zhou Yang is a more powerful professional player than me, and he also represents the pinnacle of Chinese Go. Although many people have previously commented that Teacher Zhou Yang is the weakest one, he has come a long way. Teacher Yang also responded well to the doubters with his victories one after another. However, many media still have a lot of doubts about Teacher Zhou Yang's performance. They are surprised that his performance was not so good before the competition. Zhou Yang, who was not particularly good, was able to reach the finals.

If I hadn’t watched Chess Soul before, I might have been the same as the rest of the media.However, after watching Chess Soul, I understood.It turns out that Teacher Zhou Yang perfectly demonstrated the Bai Ziqiu style introduced in the Soul of Shogi in this international Go competition.For example, in the last contest between Mr. Zhou Yang and Mr. Liu Bisheng of Donglu, Mr. Zhou Yang demonstrated the method of [Bai Ziqiu Dafei], so Mr. Zhou Yang also relied on this big fly to stabilize the victory . "

Listening to this professional Go player's explanation, many readers were completely confused.

"Holy shit, it feels so awesome."

"Well, boss, don't tell me, the soul of chess is not just a Go novel, it is also a guide book for actual Go combat."

"That's true. And judging from the effect, Teacher Zhou Yang killed several [-]th ​​Dan along the way, which shows how terrifying this book is."

"Mom, why didn't I see it? Why didn't I see it? I'm going to swipe it three times."

"Brother, stop 3 brushes. For ordinary people like us, even if it's 3 brushes, 4 brushes, and 5 brushes, we still can't understand his actual combat."

"Uh, okay."

Many readers can only nod with great regret.

It's like a martial arts secret book is placed in front of them, but they can't understand it.

You said, is this a huge regret?

Although there are some regrets.

But when thinking that Soul of Chess still has such a strong actual combat style, the readers are so excited that they can't help themselves.

"I suddenly remembered that someone said before that the works written by Teacher Chu Ying are not as influential as Qingya. Before, I thought so too. But now, I want to say that when the old thief Qingya sees it, he should also say 6666... …”

"No, a novel actually made Teacher Zhou Yang reach the finals. With this kind of influence, what else can I say?"

"Not only that, I think The Soul of Go may become a must-read book for all Go players in the future. More importantly, with this novel, he may give birth to countless Go geniuses. Maybe future Go masters , is this "Soul of Chess" cultivated?"

"That's right. We won't talk about the distance. I feel that Teacher Zhou Yang might be able to win the championship."

"How do you say you are so optimistic about Teacher Zhou Yang?"

"Yes, not only are we optimistic about Teacher Zhou Yang, but we are also more optimistic about Qi Soul?"

"why?"

"Didn't you listen to the conversation between Teacher Zhou Yang and Zhao Bingyuan?"

"What conversation?"

"Teacher Zhou Yang asked Zhao Bingyuan if you have seen Soul of Chess. Zhao Bingyuan said, no, what's wrong? But Teacher Zhou Yang said directly, you haven't seen it, so I'm relieved."

"666..."

"Hahaha, Zhao Bingyuan, don't worry even if you haven't seen it."

"..."

Reviews on the Internet are coming in like snowflakes.

……

"Coach, what is Bai Zi Qiu Da Fei?"

"Bai Ziqiu Dafei is a genre in Chess Soul, and it is also a method of play. It was invented by a chess player named Bai Ziqiu in the work."

"It turns out there really is Bai Zi Qiu Da Fei."

"Bingyuan, didn't you agree to rest? Why do you still ask this?"

The coach frowned.

"Coach, when I was passing by the corridor just now, I overheard someone discussing it, so I just asked casually."

Zhao Bingyuan smiled and said: "Even if Bai Ziqiu Dafei really comes, I have nothing to fear."

"Yes."

Seeing that Zhao Bingyuan was not affected, the coach also nodded: "Actually, this so-called Bai Zi Qiu Da Fei is just a move mentioned casually in this novel. This move is said to be miraculous in the novel. As for the existence of it? It’s useless. It remains to be seen how effective it will be. Also, don’t look at the news that has been revealed by the media. It’s obvious that Zhonglu is planning to use off-the-table moves.”

"Outside the game, I understand...Coach, I'll give you all the mobile phone and so on. Wait for the match between me and Zhou Yang tomorrow."

Handing the phone to the coach, Zhao Bingyuan didn't say anything else.

(End of this chapter)