Chapter 21: Inside and Outside
Chapter 21: Inside and Outside
Donggang Village 2 is a rather old community in Dongjiang City, which has a history of about 40 years since its construction.
The houses in the community are typical of the 1980s, full of a sense of age, and most of the people living here are middle-aged and elderly.
On weekdays, Yu Qingguang lives an ordinary life in this ordinary community.
His neighbors only knew that he was a small businessman with a good temper and always a smooth smile, and that he ran a chess and card room, but they didn't know where his chess and card room was located.
However, on the afternoon of May 5, a rare scream was heard from the home of the good-tempered Yu Qingguang.
"What? Rui Zhao is playing handicap chess with Xiao Lei?! Are you sure it's Xiao Lei?"
Yu Qingguang had a tiring day of traveling yesterday, and finally rushed to the temple to save the situation.
He did not get any rest this morning and contacted Rui Guoquan and his wife early, but he did not expect that they had plans to go out. So he thought it would be a good idea to let Rui Zhao play online chess in front of her father in the evening, so that he could visit her more efficiently tomorrow.
As for today's time, it would be best to relax at home for a day.
But who would have thought that he was resting in the recliner, and Liao thought that this phone call would arouse him again!
"That's right, let's give him two pieces! On the chessboard! And Lei Qi is using the big account [Dao Tu Jian Qi], you can just follow and watch the game!"
what's the situation?
Why did Xiao Lei, the future number one in the country, suddenly come to Rui Zhao?
Are you using a large size?
Upon receiving the news, Yu Qingguang put his phone aside and immediately ran to the computer to turn it on and log in.
"So what's going on now?"
"It's just the beginning of the game, so it's hard to tell. And you also know that Yiguo's own AI is not very good at analyzing handicap chess." Liao Xiang answered truthfully.
"I see. We'll have a Tencent meeting later. You and I can watch it together. It's also a good opportunity to help Yuyang analyze and comment on chess. We have to get rid of him this year no matter what!"
After giving Liao Xiang his instructions, Yu Qingguang immediately called his bad friend.
Oh, this reckless guy would not have let his two sons get abused yesterday and would come back today to ask his son for help in revenge, right?
Tsk! It would be nice to have a son who is willing to play Go and is good at it...
He can still brag to others, "No matter how good Lei Qi is at chess, he still has to call me daddy in front of me, right?"
Yu Qingguang suddenly felt a sour feeling in his stomach.
Eh, that’s not right!
Lao Lei doesn’t even know the ID of this account!
Not to mention that Lao Shang had specifically reminded me yesterday not to talk about Rui Zhao's affairs to anyone else.
How did Xiao Lei find me? Just a coincidence?
Yu Qingguang was puzzled for a moment, but Lei Jingming's phone call could not be reached for a long time, as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth.
"Damn! What's going on?"
Yu Qingguang couldn't help but curse.
"He didn't answer the phone in broad daylight. Is this guy dead?"
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Dajing City, Longtan Holiday Hotel.
"Hello! Could you please help me get a set of Go and send it to Room 1811? Ah, I know you don't have it here, but isn't there a Go competition being held here in the next three days? Yes, please tell the organizing committee and tell Shang Chaotian in Room 1811 that he wants it, and they will provide it... um, thank you! Sorry for the trouble!"
Shang Chaotian finished the call with a smile on his face and in a gentle tone.
Then he stopped being gentle and looked at the online chess game in front of him very seriously.
This game of chess looks quite dull, but...
It really is just an appearance.
At this time, he had already stopped the work in his hands and even planned to set it up for analysis.
Lei Qi...you are playing this game of chess very seriously!
Shang Chaotian narrowed his eyes and made a secret judgment in his heart.
Everyone knows that Lei Jingming's son has been learning from the chess king and seven-time champion Shang Chaotian since he was seven years old. Many people even ridiculed Lei Jingming for this.
Lei Qi's style has long been highly similar to that of his teacher Shang Chaotian. His style of chess is simple and unpretentious. Some people even deliberately give Lei Qi the title of "Little Shang Chess King".
However, Shang Chaotian himself knew that this student was far from as simple as outsiders thought.
Normally, Lei Qi's chess playing style is similar to his, and he is indeed influenced by him, but the more important reason is that when facing most opponents of the same age or level, Lei Qi does not need to play too hard to win the game, so the smart Lei Qi chooses to restrain his edge and win steadily.
After all, winning a hundred points is winning, and winning half a point is also winning, there is no difference.
But once Lei Qi needs to fight desperately, the ruthlessness inherited from his father will burst out and be fully displayed in his chess moves.
This is the case with this game. Giving up two pieces means that White will start the game with a huge disadvantage of at least 20 points, which is a very heavy burden.
In this situation, Lei Qi showed a strong desire to fight from the beginning. While using demon swords and torture frequently, he did not make any obvious mistakes to give the opponent any chance. The situation was already visibly being overtaken.
"This... maybe the black chess's two-piece advantage will be made up before the end of the game! Very impressive! Lei Qi..."
Seeing this, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but speak softly, but after pondering for a while, he added:
"Well...and Rui Zhao!"
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[Looking into the Distance]: Brother Cheng, I cannot agree with what you said! This [You Feng Lai Yi] is definitely of a professional level!
[Looking into the Distance]: The current situation is not because [You Feng Lai Yi] is weak, but because Xiao Lei is stronger than expected! In fact, it can be said that he is ridiculously strong!
Dongjiang City, Wendao Go Club.
Li Wangyuan, a 46-year-old professional 8th dan player, was sitting in his own solitary study, staring at the online chess game on the screen while using WeChat to make a fierce comment in the "Dongjiang Go Old Buddens" group.
The focus of the debate was, of course, an online chess game that Yu Qingguang suddenly discovered this afternoon: [You Feng Lai Yi] playing against [Dao Tu Jian Qi] with two pieces given up, and he shared it in the group.
Originally, everyone was idle during the holidays, and when they saw that the son of Lao Lei, who was in the limelight, actually came online with his big account, and Yu Qingguang strongly recommended it, they decided to take a look.
But as time went on, some debates began to arise.
...
Big Brother Jiang Zhicheng is almost sixty years old, and he doesn’t play chess much now, so his analysis is obviously inaccurate!
Just after typing two paragraphs, Li Wangyuan couldn't help but complain in his heart.
But soon, Jiang Zhicheng, the ninth dan, refuted it in the group.
【Cheng】: Wang Yuan, everyone knows that Xiao Lei is strong. But this guy can only play like this after being given two pieces, and he often makes slow moves. It's really not good. At most, he is at the level of a dan player!
Li Wangyuan frowned and continued to output.
[Looking into the Distance]: Yes, this game of chess [The Phoenix Comes] was a little slow. But Brother Cheng, you play chess to win!
[Looking into the Distance]: With regard to the series of evil flying knives that Xiao Lei launched today, who in the group dares to say that they can safely take them on without collapsing?
When this sentence appeared in the group, no one dared to respond.
[Dongjiang Go Old Buddens] There are a total of ten people in this group, and the three ninth-dan players are Jiang, Lei, and Yu.
But as we all know, Go ranks and strength cannot be completely linked, especially since Go ranks can only go up and not down. So for players who have retired from the professional front line due to age issues, their ranks cannot represent their strength.
Because they are basically weaker than their rank level...
A typical example is Jiang Zhicheng, the oldest member of the group. He basically fiddles with flowers and plants on weekdays. His dedication to Go is not as great as before, and it is questionable whether he can reach a professional level now.
In recent years, Yu Qingguang has gradually devoted his main energy to commercial fields such as Go dojo and pan-entertainment development. His strength has deteriorated significantly, and it is estimated that he is now only at the ordinary fourth or fifth dan level.
On the contrary, Lei Jingming, who has a simple personality, has been active in competitions and still maintains a relatively high level. Even though he is old enough to be a coach, he still serves as a substitute in the Dongjiang team of the Weiqi League. He is now the most powerful one in the group.
But I don’t know what happened today. I was clearly watching his son play chess, but I didn’t see him talking in the group and I couldn’t @ him no matter what I did.
Apart from Lei Jingming, Li Wangyuan, who has been researching Go changes for many years, is the "Executive Deputy GOAT" in the group.
He has made such a judgment. As long as Lei Jingming does not oppose it, other people's objections will hardly be convincing.
Seeing that no one responded in the group, Li Wangyuan slowed down his words.
[Looking into the Distance]: Since it is a handicap game and you have such a big advantage, I personally think it is okay to slow down a bit in some areas that you may not be able to handle, and the situation of black chess seems to be okay now.
【Cheng】: But it’s not optimistic! If you keep slowing down your moves, the advantage of two pieces may not be enough for Xiao Lei to catch up.
[Looking into the Distance]: That’s because Xiao Lei is too strong now. Although he just won a world championship, his rating is already second in China, not far from first! Black is not weak to be able to fight him to this extent!
[Yu Guang]: Okay, what Brother Cheng and Lao Li said makes sense! But let’s just continue watching the chess game. If we continue arguing, the game will be over!
Seeing Yu Qingguang coming up to act as a peacemaker, Li Wangyuan, who was typing frantically in front of the computer, couldn't help but pause, then sighed and stopped.
Alas, my argumentative and irritable habits have come back again!
Lao Yu is right: the facts will not change because of your arguments, so why do you get so excited? It's meaningless!
Li Wangyuan glanced at the screen again. He had already written most of the next paragraph he was going to send:
[And I think that now Xiao Lei and Lin Ruixin are probably on par with each other. If we wait for another half a year, he will be...]
He bit his lip, silently deleted the words he had just typed, and began to think about how to write something to ease the atmosphere.
But at this moment, a new message popped up in the group.
[Yu Guang]: I don’t think it’s easy to say whether the black player is a professional or amateur. But I saw that if Xiao Lei plays against Lin Ruixin now, does he have a 50% chance of winning?
Li Wangyuan: “…Huh?!”
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