Who asked him to play Go!

Chapter 11 · Who is that? I’ll leave it to you to do the duty.

Under the encouragement of the principal, the whole class looked at me and I looked at you, which was extremely unreal, and then there was sparse applause.

The duty committee member was dumbfounded and watched as Shi Yu took the certificate of honor from the principal.

"Classmate, you played this chess well. Let's keep up the good work in the future." The principal patted Shi Yu on the back vigorously.

"Absolutely." Shi Yu said happily.

The Dingcheng Youth Go Competition was a regional competition led by the Dingcheng Sports Bureau a month ago.

It didn’t take much trouble. Teacher Bi took Shi Yu to participate in the competition on a weekend, and the entire competition was completed in two days.

Since the opponents are limited to teenagers from Dingcheng, the difficulty of fighting all the way is just chopping melons and vegetables. While rushing to the competition with miscellaneous noodles, you can easily win the championship.

There are no trophies in this kind of small competition, and no rank certificates are awarded, but fortunately, a certificate of honor is sent to the school so that the principal can award you the award in person.

"Did you participate in a competition outside school?" The member on duty opened his eyes wide.

"Yeah, it's just a small competition. Getting first is just that. Did you just say that I won't be good at all after I leave school or what? I didn't hear clearly just now."

Shi Yu responded nonchalantly.

"This" the member on duty looked at the certificate of honor in the other person's hand and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Shi Yu's chess skills had greatly improved during this period, and he knew this, but he thought that the opponent could only be a prodigy in the school, and nothing outside the school.

Is this person so powerful outside of school?

The principal laughed and said: "Student Shi is so humble. He won't be the first place this time. He won the first place in Group A."

"Group A?" The member on duty was stunned again.

Usually, these competitions in the name of youth actually include all contestants under the age of 18, divided into ABCD.

Group A refers to the age range from 15 to 18 years old, which is what adults call "big kids."

The chess skills of contestants in this age range are naturally higher than those in Group B between 12 and 15 years old.

As a result, you are telling me now that Shi Yu won first place not in Group B, but in Group A, which has a higher gold content. Is this? ? ?

"Classmate Shi, come to my office and talk to you if I have anything to do," the principal said enthusiastically.

For most ordinary students, being called to the office by the teacher is quite scary, let alone being called by the principal. It is the same as being invited to have tea at the Lubyanka Hotel.

But at this moment, this is obviously a good thing. Either playing coaching chess with the principal or drinking black tea, it is a great honor.

"I still have things to do." Shi Yu looked embarrassed.

"What's the matter?" The principal was also surprised. What major event is more important than this honor?

"I still have to do duty." Shi Yu said.

Upon hearing that it was such a big deal, the principal immediately smiled and said, "Okay, that classmate, please do me a favor and finish your duty today."

The principal pointed to the duty committee member standing nearby.

"I??? help him on duty???"

"Yeah, when I came in, I saw you two chatting quite animatedly. Aren't you good friends?"

Shi Yu nodded: "Yeah, the relationship between us is very strong."

"you???"

"That's good. You can help your good friend on duty. Shi Yu has something else to do."

On-duty committee member: "."

Just like that, Shi Yu left with the principal.

The member on duty silently looked at the cleaning tools in the corner of the classroom, always feeling that something was wrong.

Originally he was the one who asked Shi Yu to do duty, but in the end, it was me who helped Shi Yu? ? ?
  But now that the principal has spoken, he, a duty committee member, can't say much. He can only pick up the broom and start working on duty seriously.

Principal's office.

As soon as they came in, the principal poured tea, one cup for each person.

As expected, the principal is an old chess fan. The chess board has been prepared a long time ago, and there are also many Go formula books on the bookshelf nearby.

And a folding fan signed by a professional chess player, with Nie Lan - 1984 written on it.

It seems that the principal, like most people, got into Go during the China-Japan Go Tournament. "I have heard from Lao Bi about your situation. You probably want to take a career path," the principal said.

"Do you know Teacher Bi?"

"Of course I know him. Even though his chess club is shabby, he actually has a wide range of contacts there. A lot of retired cadres come to play chess with him."

Shi Yu was sweating profusely when he heard these words.

Indeed, according to the memory of past lives, every small chess hall in the old town of a second-tier city is a land of crouching tigers, hidden dragons.

Unexpectedly, the small chess club at my doorstep could not escape this law.

During this time, he often played chess with the group of chess players on the first floor of the chess club, killing them every time until their armor was left intact and their beards trembled.

What, it turns out to be the leader, please tell me about this earlier.

I respect the old man and promise to leave two eyes for each chess piece to survive.

"When I heard that you were determined to take this road, Lao Bi immediately activated his contacts to see if he could find a shortcut for you. Unexpectedly, he actually found it."

With that said, the principal pulled out a competition flyer and handed it to Shi Yu.

"This is a middle school league that will be held in Haipu City recently. It is said that professional ninth-dan players from the dojo will be watching chess at the scene and looking for good prospects. If you perform better then, you might be chosen."

Shi Yu had an epiphany.

Yes.

Rather than raising the tuition fee and entering the dojo through the main entrance, why not directly win the recognition of the dojo and get it right in one step?

Good news: You’re saving a lot of money.

Bad news: The dream of making a debut was shattered.

"But what does the Haipu City Middle School League have to do with me?"

Haipu City and Dingcheng are separated by more than a thousand kilometers, which is enough to accommodate several Tongliao. No matter how you think about it, it won't be his turn.

"You can be a foreign aid. You can't be too rigid in doing things, and you have to learn to use the rules reasonably." The principal said with a smile, "Okay, you can just participate in the game with peace of mind, and let us adults take care of the rest!"

This matter is talked about lightly, but the principal knows that this matter is not easy at all.

The one who contributed the most was naturally Teacher Bi. He shamelessly called his so-called "connections" one by one and found out about this matter.

The moment he heard the news, he was so happy that he seemed to be dozens of years younger. Even the principal also became younger.

The young one looks like the two of them when they first learned chess.

Looking back now, it was a difficult and happy time.

Of course it's also cruel.

The principal quit chess soon after learning chess and became a bystander.

After repeatedly failing to reach the professional level, Mr. Bi took a step back and became a teacher to continue to provide talents to the industry.

Although his dream of winning the world championship trophy has been shattered, he can count on his students, right?
  The principal sighed.

Lao Bi, let me see how far the children you have given high hopes can go on this road.

A few days later, Puhai City.

The game officially begins.

　Today's "Go Diary"

　　It was also my real experience to receive the certificate of honor from the principal during the break.

　　I was probably in the third grade of elementary school. I went to participate in Group C of the province’s Home Delivery Cup and got fourth. A few weeks later, the principal came to our class during the break, with the eyes of the whole class watching, and handed the certificate to I had it in my hand and praised me for doing a good job.

　　Thinking about it now, this was the highlight of my elementary school years.

　　That home delivery cup delivery was also the highlight moment of our chess club.

　　Senior Brother Gu Zihao was indiscriminately killing everyone in Group A, while our senior brother, the Four Heavenly Kings, got 8th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd results in Group C respectively.

　　Huh? This script won 432 points in a row, but did not take first place. Is it TI7 or S13?

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)