Xu Ziqin: Come Play a Game With Me

The next day.

After school, Yu Shao, carrying his backpack, came to the activity room again.

Since the teacher hadn't kept them late during the last class today and left immediately after the bell rang, neither Xu Ziqin nor Zhong Yufei had arrived yet when Yu Shao got to the activity room.

Yu Shao put down his backpack and sat down at a Go board.

Looking at the board in front of him, Yu Shao blinked and suddenly realized a very serious problem—

Whose game records should he study?!

Chen Jiaming had told them to study game records themselves, but he didn't know any game records from this world!

He remembered quite a few game records from his previous life, but he had already analyzed them countless times. Studying them again wouldn't be very meaningful.

For players at his level, studying game records primarily involved dissecting moves to find the opponent's weaknesses and understand their playing style, in order to formulate corresponding strategies.

Alternatively, it was about reviewing their own games to find areas where they hadn't played well.

For lower-ranked players, meticulously laying out the entire process of a game played by masters was a good way to develop Go intuition and improve their skill. However, for higher-ranked players, it held little significance.

After all, the differences between high-ranked players were often minuscule.

The only game records that high-ranked players would repeatedly study, just like lower-ranked players, were those played between two top-tier AIs!

"I should have asked for that Go book from Zhou De. Even though it's an introductory book, it should have recorded some game records of players from this world."

Yu Shao felt a bit annoyed.

Even if this was a Go world not yet challenged by AI, given how prosperous the Go scene was here, the top players in this world would definitely not be simple.

Therefore, Yu Shao was actually quite interested in the games played between the high-ranked professional players of this world.

"Then, I'll play against myself?"

With that thought, Yu Shao opened the Go box, took out the black and white stones, and began to play against himself.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

The crisp sound of stones being placed one after another echoed through the quiet activity room.

Not long after, Xu Ziqin finally arrived at the activity room.

Seeing Yu Shao playing against himself, Xu Ziqin was slightly surprised.

Her beautiful eyes flickered, and without a word, she quietly walked towards Yu Shao, stopping behind him and looking at the board.

After quietly watching Yu Shao play a few moves, Xu Ziqin was about to leave to find a spot to study game records herself.

But just then, Yu Shao reached into the black stone box, picked out a black stone, and gently placed it on the board.

Tap.

Xu Ziqin's steps suddenly stopped.

"Playing here?"

Xu Ziqin's beautiful eyes were fixed on the board as she continued to watch.

As more stones were placed, Xu Ziqin's expression gradually began to change.

From confusion, to shock, and then... bewilderment.

At this moment, Zhong Yufei finally arrived at the activity room.

As soon as he entered, Zhong Yufei couldn't help but complain, "Annoying—"

Zhong Yufei had only uttered one word when he suddenly noticed Xu Ziqin staring blankly at the Go board.

"What's wrong?"

Zhong Yufei was a bit confused. He walked over, stood behind Yu Shao, and looked at the board.

"The situation is so intense!"

Zhong Yufei's heart pounded as he looked at the board's current situation.

"The black stones are launching a fierce attack, targeting White's large group, but White isn't just passively waiting. They must have made an astonishing counterattack on the right wing through an exchange earlier!"

"But overall, Black still seems to have the advantage?"

Just then, Yu Shao picked out a white stone and placed it.

As the stone landed, Zhong Yufei's eyes widened in shock, and he swallowed with great difficulty.

At this moment, Yu Shao picked out a black stone again and placed it.

Tap.

The sound of the stone being placed was light, but in Zhong Yufei's ears, it was like a thunderclap, making his eardrums ache.

Zhong Yufei stared blankly at the board, his entire body seemingly frozen in place.

A few moments later, the door to the activity room was pushed open again.

As soon as Chen Jiaming entered, he saw the two people standing blankly behind Yu Shao and couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

"This...?"

Chen Jiaming walked towards Yu Shao in confusion, stood behind him, and also lowered his head to look at the Go board.

"The situation is this chaotic?!"

Chen Jiaming stared at the board in shock, his gaze shifting from the top left to the top right, then from the top right to the bottom left, and finally from the bottom left to the bottom right!

"The entire game is too messy, it's a complete mess! How did it get this way? The black and white stones are tightly entangled, biting at each other, the situation is unimaginably complex! How could it be played like this?"

"However... looking closely, White still seems to have a slight advantage?"

But as Chen Jiaming watched Yu Shao make a few more moves, his expression changed dramatically.

He also stood blankly behind Yu Shao, staring at the game.

Black stones, white stones, fell in constant alternation.

A moment later.

Chen Jiaming pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes filled with shock.

"Every time it seems like White can't hold on, White manages to make a completely unexpected move, turning the tide, and even strangling Black!"

"Just now, when Black seemed to be in danger, Black skillfully dodged White's sharpness with a few moves and counter-attacked!"

"Whether it's Black or White, every move is brilliant!"

"The entire game is a chain reaction, it's impossible to tell who has the advantage. It's too unpredictable. Every move by either Black or White could lead to a major reversal!"

"This..."

"This game..."

Chen Jiaming, for a moment, couldn't find the right words to express his thoughts.

From the way Yu Shao would occasionally stop to think, he could tell that Yu Shao wasn't just reviewing game records; he was simply... playing against himself!

A thought suddenly arose in Chen Jiaming's mind, one that he found somewhat absurd.

Yesterday, during Yu Shao's match with Wang Rui, although Yu Shao had completely dominated Wang Rui from start to finish, Chen Jiaming could only judge that Yu Shao likely had professional-level skill.

That was all he could, and only could, judge.

Because in the eyes of professional Go players, an amateur ranked Fourth Dan is considered not very skilled.

Therefore, whether facing a professional First Dan or a professional Ninth Dan, an amateur Fourth Dan would basically be crushed.

The previous round-robin matches were similar. Even though Yu Shao had gained an astonishing advantage and pushed the professional players into a desperate situation, it was still a handicap match combined with a round-robin.

Even for professional players, the strength they could display was very limited.

But in this self-played game, the Go skill Yu Shao displayed—

"Perhaps, it's not just professional First Dan!"

"Maybe... far beyond that?"

This thought struck Chen Jiaming as incredibly preposterous, yet looking at this self-played game, he couldn't refute it.

A moment later, Yu Shao looked at the board, frowned, and stopped making moves.

In this self-played game, White had played according to his preferred style, while Black had attacked relentlessly, intending to sharpen his attacking skills.

However, Black was eventually cornered and captured by White.

"My attacking ability still has some shortcomings..."

Yu Shao looked up and only then noticed the three people standing behind him. He was slightly taken aback and instinctively asked, "What are you guys doing standing behind me?"

Xu Ziqin pursed her lips, gave Yu Shao a deep look, then walked directly to the opposite side of Yu Shao, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

She took a deep breath, looked up at Yu Shao, and said, "Play a game with me."

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