Can a Professional Third Dan Really Play Like This?

At first, when Cheng Mengjie noticed that Yu Shao had suddenly stopped paying attention to her, she felt somewhat angry and wronged. But after the past few days, she no longer cared that much.

However, when she suddenly heard the nearby girls gossiping, she inexplicably grew a little irritated.

The Go game onstage continued.

Everyone could clearly see that Wu Shuheng was spending more time on his game against Xu Ziqin.

That did not mean his game against Yu Shao was easier. In fact, the opposite was true.

Precisely because he had almost no idea how to proceed in that game, he could only play against Xu Ziqin first, then return to Yu Shao's side to make a move after thinking it over.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

The Go Stones kept landing, producing crisp sounds.

It was Yu Shao's turn again.

Yu Shao gazed at the Go Board, reached into the Stone Box, picked out a black Go Stone, and gently placed it down.

Tap.

Though the sound of the Go Stone hitting the board was soft, it rang out with force.

Wu Shuheng, standing before the Go table, fell silent the moment he saw the move.

The game could continue.

But there was no need to.

The white Go Stones were still alive, but they had been completely suppressed and were utterly unable to move. The black Go Stones, on the other hand, still possessed boundless outward influence. Their advantage was so overwhelming that he had no chance to fight back.

As a Professional Go Player, he had already seen the path to the end.

Throughout this game, he had been crushed from beginning to end.

After a long while, Wu Shuheng let out a long breath and reached into the Stone Box.

This time, however, he did not pick out a Go Stone. Instead, he grabbed two Go Stones from the Stone Box and placed them on the Go Board.

Tap, clack.

The Go Stones bounced twice after landing on the Go Board before finally becoming still.

Seeing this, the students below the stage could not help feeling confused.

"What happened? Aren't they continuing? Why did Senior grab two Go Stones and put them on the Go Board?" someone asked in confusion.

"He resigned. This... means he resigned."

A student who knew how to play Go stared at the game on the big screen with lingering trepidation and slowly explained, "He could have simply said he resigned, but putting down two Go Stones works too."

"He resigned?"

"He lost?!"

Those words sent a thousand ripples through the crowd. The students below the stage instantly erupted, all of them widening their eyes in disbelief.

"How is that possible? How many moves have they even played?!"

"Although this game lasted a little longer, the total number of moves was only slightly more than in the first person who resigned, right?"

"Exactly. Even if White had fallen behind in this game, it should still have been able to continue, right? That was a Professional Go Player. He should have been able to turn things around against the odds, shouldn't he?"

Everyone was utterly puzzled. Although the game had lasted a long time, that was because it was a simultaneous game, and each move had also taken a long time to consider.

In reality, this game had only just entered the middle game and was still far from the endgame.

Hearing this, the person who had answered earlier looked as though he had heard a ridiculous joke and asked in return, "Turn things around against the odds?"

"What is it?" someone asked, confused.

"You. Look carefully."

He gazed at the game on the big screen and spoke.

Hearing this, everyone raised their heads doubtfully and looked toward the game on the big screen.

"Didn't you notice? Black has already occupied nearly all the vital points. If White wants to develop outward, it has to fight its way through. But White is already unable to move..."

"White has been completely suppressed by Black."

"If White still wants to stubbornly resist, then the final result... I'm afraid Black will kill everything until nothing remains."

After hearing this, the students fell completely silent. The entire venue sank into an eerie quiet.

The games between Wu Shuheng and the other students had just proven how formidable he was as a Professional Go Player, yet Yu Shao had forced him into a state where he could not move at all?

"Although this is a simultaneous game with a two-stone handicap, judging from this game..."

The person who had spoken earlier continued staring intently at the big screen, his eyes filled with shock. "I can't help wondering: if his opponent were also a Professional Third Dan, and Senior gave him two stones in a simultaneous game, could that Professional Third Dan really play like this?"

"What do you mean?"

The people beside him were dumbfounded. They asked incredulously, "Are you saying that Yu Shao is stronger than a Professional Third Dan?!"

"No..."

He hesitated for a moment before finally shaking his head. "I just suddenly had that thought. I was merely curious."

Hearing this, everyone around him let out a sigh of relief.

After all, even the fact that Yu Shao could beat Wu Shuheng in a two-stone handicap simultaneous game was already incredibly unbelievable to them.

If Yu Shao's Go strength were on the level of a Professional Third Dan, that would be far too frightening.

After all, he was only an ordinary high school student who had never received any professional Go training!

At this point, only the last table remained—the one where Xu Ziqin was playing.

The area below the stage grew quiet, with everyone focused on this final game.

The two sides took turns placing their Go Stones. The seemingly ordinary Go Stones now resembled blades and swords; every move brought countless flashes of steel and swordplay.

Even the students who had only just heard Wu Shuheng explain some basic Go knowledge could see how tense the situation was.

Those who knew how to play Go felt even more nervous as they watched the game!

This game lasted far longer than anyone had expected. The battle between Black and White continued all the way to the endgame before finally concluding.

"It's over..."

Finally, after Xu Ziqin placed another Go Stone, Wu Shuheng stopped playing. Instead, he grabbed two white Go Stones from the Stone Box and placed them on the Go Board.

White had lost.

Although both were losses, losing to Xu Ziqin and losing to Yu Shao gave Wu Shuheng two entirely different feelings.

In his game against Yu Shao, Wu Shuheng had lost in utter frustration. He had been unable to counterattack at any point, able only to watch helplessly as Black expanded its advantage before turning it into a winning advantage.

But his game against Xu Ziqin was different.

Black and White had fought fiercely in the middle game. Many times, White had opportunities to reverse the situation, but Black had responded appropriately. In the end, the two sides battled all the way to the endgame, where White had only then lost with regret.

Therefore, after losing to Yu Shao just now, Wu Shuheng actually felt somewhat relieved after losing this game.

The students below the stage stared blankly at the big screen.

Everyone had originally thought that, even in a two-stone handicap simultaneous game, Wu Shuheng, as a Professional Go Player, should have been able to win every game.

But the truth had exceeded everyone's expectations.

Wu Shuheng had lost. Not only had he lost, he had even lost two games.

Was Wu Shuheng weak?

No. The seven people who had quickly lost earlier had all testified to Wu Shuheng's strength. How could those willing to take the stage for this simultaneous game have had no skill at all?

For example, quite a few students below the stage knew how to play Go, but felt they were only half-competent and would merely embarrass themselves if they went up, so they had not signed up. Anyone who dared to sign up clearly had confidence in themselves.

Wu Shuheng had been able to play so many games at once, give his opponents a two-stone handicap, swiftly kill them, and defeat seven people in a row. This showed how profound his Go strength was.

The only reason these two games had ended in losses was that—and solely because—his two opponents were extremely strong, far stronger than the others!

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