The chessboard is criss-crossed, each divided into nineteen lanes.
The chess pieces are divided into black and white, with a total of 361 pieces in black and white.
When he saw Miao Jie put away the tea set and started the chess game, Li En started to rub his temples again.
"It happens to be the most troublesome one."
Go, a chess game originated from the East, is the most complex and difficult game among all chess games in Rean's opinion.
When I was a child, my master tricked me into playing chess. I often played until I felt dizzy and had to take a bath to wake up.
Of course, now that I think about it, everything my master taught me seems to have nothing to do with kendo, but in fact it complements each other and is of great benefit.
For example, tea ceremony can calm the mind, calligraphy (Dharma) can make people calm, and Go trains mental arithmetic and prediction skills, which Zangetsu needs, and the "reason" called Huajing is also closely related to this.
Rean is not afraid to play chess with others. He is not focused on winning or losing. It doesn't matter whether he wins or loses. The problem is that this chess is far more difficult to play than the (international) chess popular in the empire. There are many changes and it requires a lot of thinking. Every move is very difficult.
Go to the long-term exam to calculate, and the goddess only knows how many hours it will take.
After thinking for a while, Rean said: "Are you sure you won't delay things? I don't want to miss the dinner carefully prepared by Mr. Threstan."
"I don't want to either." Miao Jie smiled slightly, "So let's play fast chess. We must make a move within thirty seconds, no matter whether we think about it or not."
"If that's the case, it's not unacceptable." Li En's eyes flashed and he sat down opposite Miao Jie.
The only concern in playing Go is time. If time is fixed, Go is indeed the most suitable project.
It matches the atmosphere of the teahouse, and more importantly, it matches Miao Jie very well.
She is the person who sees the farthest and understands the most deeply among all Thors. She is the super crossbow-level strategist that Rean wants to win over.
Although I don’t know how she has such calculating power and scheming at such a young age, this does not prevent Rean from testing her a little.
Let me see what your strategy is.
Miao Jie placed two boxes of chess pieces on the chessboard and said, "As usual, guess the number of chess pieces to determine the order?"
"No need, you hold the white box first." Li En pushed the white box to the opposite side and picked up the black box.
"Ah, the instructor is so confident?" Miao Jie was slightly different.
"I am an instructor, and with my dynamic vision, you will be at a disadvantage if I guess the number."
Although Miao Jie is a gun player and her movements are very fast, in front of the extraordinary saint Rean, no matter how fast the technique is, he can see clearly, so there is no point in guessing.
Miao Jie nodded clearly, but said: "In that case, you can also guess wrong on purpose, just let me do it."
Li En didn't mind either: "Be careful next time."
"Then I'm not welcome." Miao Jie put the white box aside, took one out of it, and made her first move.
The hard chess pieces of agate stone make a crisp sound when they collide with the wooden chess board. Once you hear it, you know that the chess set is made of the same quality as the tea set.
However, Li En's mind was no longer on the material of the chess set at this time, because Miao Jie's first move surprised Li En.
The battles in Go basically start from the corners. The first move is usually at the diagonal star position, but Miao Jie is not like that. The first move is at the center of the board.
This move has a name in Go terminology——
"Beginner to Tianyuan? This kind of start is not common."
"Because I'm a novice. It's good to know Tianyuan." Miao Jie lowered her head, looking a little embarrassed.
It’s weird if I believe you.
It is true that many beginners like to play Tianyuan for beginners to show their uniqueness, but there is another saying that chess players who are extremely confident in themselves will also choose this method.
Maybe Miao Jie used this method to return Li En's "give way".
It’s getting more and more interesting.
With a smile on his face, Li En picked up a sunspot and placed it neatly on the opposite corner.
You have the arrogance to be the best in the world, but I don’t.
Miao Jie responded immediately, moving very quickly, as if a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.
Rean was not affected by her. He was still unhurried and step-by-step, just like Rean, who was steady and steady.
After dozens of moves like this, seeing that Li En was still the same, Miao Jie's movements also slowed down, and a thoughtful look gradually appeared on her face.
Go is not a game about short-term victory. It pays more attention to the overall outcome than the gains and losses in one place at a time. No matter how flexible the brain is, it is impossible for a person to win every second.
On the other hand, Rean is still the same, and he even has time to look away.
Of course he has no guarantee of victory, but his mind is not on the chessboard, but outside it.
Among the members of the new Class VII, including the two students who have not yet joined, Miao Jie is the one with the most secrets, and she is the one who Li En can’t see through the most.
He didn't care about gains and losses on the chessboard, but he couldn't care less about Miao Jie.
Miao Jie was thinking about how to capture cities and territories on the chessboard, but Li En was looking at her face.
Miao Jie gradually became serious and engaged in the chess game, which was completely different from usual.
The corners of his eyes, which always have a hint of joking, are slightly raised, and his thin and long eyebrows are knitted inwards. There is no sadness or joy on his face. There is no trace of the usual laughter and laughter at all. Instead, he reveals a bit of the majesty of a superior person. He has a kind of dignity at the same age.
An extremely rare charm in people.
To be honest, Li En likes how Miao Jie looks now, she is much cuter than the usual little devil.
"It's the instructor's turn." Miao Jie paused and finally noticed Li En's gaze, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
"No." Li En shook his head, "I just think you are a little different now?"
"Ah, are you fascinated by me?" Miao Jie was stunned and immediately returned to her usual state.
"It's your turn." Li En still didn't accept the move, and calmly nodded for a while, continuing to think in his mind.
Which one is the real her? Or both?
But he quickly put down the question. If someone could be seen through so easily, then he wouldn't be Miao Jie.
No matter what, she is one of the few people in the country and even internationally who can compete with her biological father. Even though Rean is no longer what he used to be, he still feels inferior.
Miao Jie didn't say much and continued to turn her attention back to the chess game, calculating how to swallow Li En's dragon.
The two of them were in this state, one move for you, one move for me, you came and I went back and forth, and the battle on the chessboard became more and more intense.
Even people who don’t understand Go can see the stalemate.
This is natural.
Miao Jie's brain is one of the few in the world, while Li En has the ability to understand the essence of things.
Even if it is true as they said, one only knows a little bit and the other only knows a little, they cannot be treated as ordinary novices.
What's more, these two people are hiding and are not novices at all.
When she reached the final stage of officialdom, Maya couldn't bear the invisible pressure from the two of them and left first.