The green train made a clanking noise while running on the rails. Qin Hao sat by the window and closed his eyes to relax.
It takes a whole day and night to take the train from Suzhou to Beijing, and you have to transfer in Magic City on the way. In addition, there are many people along the way. Liu Hong and a group of children were very nervous.
There were three children traveling with Qin Hao. They were all 14 or 15 years old and looked much older than Qin Hao. Each of these young people's faces were full of excitement. On the contrary, Qin Hao, the youngest, was the calmest.
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Liu Hong was not surprised by this.
"Teacher Liu, will Teacher Chen come to this Go competition?" Wu Yue asked with excitement on his face.
Wu Yue's words immediately attracted the attention of the other two children, who all looked at Liu Hong eagerly.
Liu Hong smiled: "Don't worry, the higher-ups are attaching great importance to this National Children's Go Competition. The scale is unprecedented. Not only Teacher Chen will come, but Teacher Nie will also come."
"Wow, Teacher Nie will come too? Then I will ask him to sign for me."
"I want it too, I want it too."
Qin Hao's eyelids moved slightly. The teacher Chen Wu Yue was talking about should be Chen Zude. This man was born in 1944. In 1963, he defeated the Japanese chess player Masao Suguchi at 9th dan at the age of 21, breaking the myth that "Japanese 9th dan is invincible".
You must know that in 1961, an old lady named Yue Ito directly swept away all the masters in the Chinese Go world at that time, but she was only a fifth-dan player and was in a state of retirement. One can imagine how big the difference between the levels of Chinese and Japanese chess players at that time was.
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Chen Zude defeated Japan's ninth dan, which was a revenge for the past, and he was naturally loved by many young chess players.
As for Teacher Nie, there is no doubt that he should be Nie Weiping. In 1976, he defeated Japan’s Yoshida Ishida in the 9th Dan match in the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, achieving a score of 6 wins and 1 loss. He gained a “Nie whirlwind” in Japan, the “Go power” at the time.
"The title.
Liu Hong encouraged: "You work hard and try to get a good ranking. Maybe you will have the opportunity to receive guidance from Teacher Chen and Teacher Nie. Your signature doesn't matter."
When the three Wu and Yue heard this, they all looked high-spirited.
Passengers nearby heard that they were going to participate in the National Children's Go Competition, and those who were interested cast their encouraging glances.
"Boys, play hard and strive to win the championship and bring glory to Suzhou."
"By the way, will your game be broadcast? Your uncle and aunt will be in front of the TV to cheer you on."
Faced with the eagerly expectant eyes of the "fellow villagers", Wu Yue and the other three were a little embarrassed.
Liu Hong was afraid that they would be burdened psychologically, so he quickly came out to cool down the crowd.
"There are many strong players participating in this competition. We are going with a learning attitude this time. Ranking is not important. The key is to broaden our horizons and increase our chess skills."
Wu Yue and the other three nodded repeatedly when they heard this.
But the "fellow villagers" were not happy.
"You are trying to embolden other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige."
"That's right, there's no way you would admit defeat before the battle has even begun."
"Isn't that right? If you don't have the confidence, why don't you participate? It's a waste of money."
Liu Hong was speechless for a while, but he couldn't argue with the "fellows". However, Wu Yue and the other three were young and energetic, and they couldn't bear this, so they pointed at Qin Hao.
"He, he will definitely get a good ranking, and maybe even win the championship."
Qin Hao's eyelids moved, and he cursed in his heart that these little guys sold him out like this.
The "fellows" didn't believe it. After all, Qin Hao's age looked much younger than the other children.
"He? How powerful can such a big kid be?"
"It's just that you are not as tall as my daughter, but you can also play chess?"
Wu Yue was very anxious: "He is really good at Go, better than us."
The "fellows" still didn't believe it, so Liu Hong quickly winked at Wu Yue and the others, signaling them to stop talking.
Fortunately, the distance from Suzhou to Shanghai is not far, and it only takes about two hours. Liu Hong took Qin Hao and the four of them to the waiting room to transfer.
As a result, as soon as I sat down in the waiting room, a rough voice came from behind me.
"Liu Hong?"
Liu Hong looked back and said in surprise: "Hu Haiyang!"
The two had a bear hug, and it was obvious that they were old friends.
"Hu Haiyang, why are you here?" Liu Hong asked curiously.
Hu Haiyang glanced at Qin Hao and the four people beside him, and smiled: "Same as you."
Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, then realized: "What a coincidence, you are also leading the team to participate in the National Children's Go Competition?"
"Well, these are the children from the Children's Palace of ZJ Province." Hu Haiyang pointed to the group of children two rows of seats apart.
There are obviously more people there, almost twenty, and many provinces, in order to save money, first gather in the provincial capital and then all go to the capital. That means Suzhou's economy is relatively developed, so it can bear the money alone.
"Good guys, with so many of you taking part in the competition this year, it seems like there should be quite a few good ones, right?" Liu Hong also wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about the news.
Hu Haiyang immediately became alert: "Hey, where can any good ideas come from? We are so poor. If there are any good ideas, they will all be poached by rich places like you."
In the 1970s, Zhejiang was still one of the poorest provinces in the country. Many children from farm families were so poor that they could only get wives through "pure transaction" "marriage exchange"!
"On the other hand, you guys in Suzhou should be working hard to get into the top ten this time, right?" Hu Haiyang counterattacked and led an army.
Liu Hong shook his head repeatedly: "We are still in the top ten. It will be good if we can have someone break into the second round."
"You kid is just trying to be careless with me."
"Each other."
The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled.
After a while of greetings, the train also entered the station, and the group checked in and entered the station.
Seeing the huge crowd, Liu Hong quickly shouted: "Wu Yue, lead the way. Hold each other's hands. Don't get separated."
With that said, Liu Hong took Qin Hao's hand and followed the team, almost being pushed forward by the crowd.
After stumbling, he finally squeezed into the carriage. When he saw several children there, Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief. There were a lot of traffickers these days. How would he explain to the parents of the children if they got lost?
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Not long after sitting down, Hu Haiyang also entered the carriage with a group of children. Since he did not buy so many tickets, Hu Haiyang could only let them squeeze in
Take a seat, five people were squeezed into the original three-person seat. Fortunately, they were all children, and the weather in April was not too hot, so it was okay to squeeze in.
"Woo~~~"
The whistle sounded and the train slowly pulled out of the platform.
A few children in Hu Haiyang's team were really bored, so they took out Go and started playing.
Liu Hong rolled his eyes and approached. Hu Haiyang's face was full of alert: "What are you doing?"
"Look, don't be so stingy." Liu Hong said shamelessly.
Hu Haiyang said with a straight face: "You are not very kind. You came to me like a white wolf with nothing."
"Look at what you said..."
"Otherwise, let's have a friendly match and no one will suffer."
Liu Hong hesitated: "There are so many of you, how can we compare with just four of you?"
"Win two out of three games, how about buying the opponent a popsicle for the loser?" Hu Haiyang looked like he had a chance to win.
Liu Hong rolled his eyes: "It's a friendly match, but it's not fair. There are so many of you, how many popsicles would I have to buy if I lose?"
"You have so little confidence in your children?" Hu Haiyang said with a bad smile.
"Don't use this method of provoking generals. Since it is a bet, it is only fair that the bets must be equal." Liu Hong said angrily.
Hu Haiyang thought for a moment: "Okay, how about this? If you win, I'll treat you to soda. If you lose, how about you treat us to popsicles?"
"That's pretty much it." Liu Hong glanced at Qin Hao subconsciously.
Seeing Liu Hong agree, Hu Haiyang couldn't wait to say: "Liu Yi, you will be in the first game."
"Why do I feel like I've been tricked by you? Tell me honestly whether you were waiting for me early in the morning." Liu Hong scolded with a smile.
Hu Haiyang chuckled: "Your salary is much higher than mine, so you should make some contribution."
"What the hell, a rich man like me is here to divide the land?" Liu Hong said this, but he didn't panic at all. With Qin Hao as a big killer, he was sure to get one point. As long as he won one
The game will be fine.
"Wu Yue, come on."
Wu Yue had already been eager to give it a try. He had played a lot of chess with his classmates. He was so familiar that it was inevitable that he would be a little bored. He finally met a new opponent, and he could still drink soda after winning.
Liu Yi looked about the same age as Wu Yue. The two sides quickly set up the chessboard, and the result of the guess was that Wu Yue took black first.
Students from both sides gathered around, and some nearby passengers also gathered around seeing the excitement. Although most of them couldn't understand Go, it didn't stop them from joining in the fun.
Qin Hao still closed his eyes and meditated without interest. I don't know who designed the seats of this green leather train. It was completely unergonomic. It took almost twenty hours to reach the destination. It was really uncomfortable.
Qin Hao is sleeping here, and the chess game between Wu Yue and Liu Yi has entered the official stage. The fighting between the two sides is very fierce, and even the two teachers Liu Hong and Hu Haiyang are a little nervous.
The children watching on the sidelines were all very involved, wishing they could go up and down for them.
In the end, Wu Yue defeated Liu Yi by 8 and a half eyes.
Liu Hong patted Wu Yue on the shoulder: "Well done, there is progress."
Wu Yue smiled happily, while Liu Yi across from him lowered his head in shame and did not dare to look at Hu Haiyang.
Hu Haiyang stepped forward and rubbed Liu Yi's head: "Winning or losing is common in military strategists, and it's the same in Go. The key is whether you gain anything from this game. Winning or losing is not important. It's just a few bottles of soda. The teacher can't afford to lose.
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With that said, Hu Haiyang named another child by name.
Liu Hong didn't care and randomly called a child to fight.
As a result, when the two sides reached the fiftieth move, Liu Hong realized that he had been tricked. The second child playing was obviously much better than the first child.
"Okay, Hu Haiyang, you guys are playing Tian Ji horse racing with me."
Hu Haiyang chuckled: "You can't say that. You choose the people. Besides, I don't know how you will arrange them. It's not cheating."
Liu Hong snorted: "Are you so confident that you can win the last set?"
"You won't know until you win whether you win or not." Hu Haiyang said this, but the smile on his face was full of confidence.
As he spoke, he said to a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old boy next to him: "Ma Xiaochun, this is a good dish. You guys are still waiting to go to the capital to eat popsicles."
Hearing this, other children also cheered for the young man.
Ma Xiaochun looked a little stunned, silently sitting by the window, quietly waiting for his opponent.
Qin Hao, on the other hand, had already taken a nap. He had just woken up and was looking out the window at the rapidly retreating flowers, plants and trees.
Liu Hong walked over lightly and said cautiously: "Qin Hao, you can play a game with him. It's up to you whether you can drink soda."
"I want a can of it." Qin Hao said casually.
Soda has little appeal to him, but Lin Dongzhe definitely likes it. If he doesn't bring some gifts when he goes back, this little guy will probably make a big fuss.
Hu Haiyang was delighted when he heard this: "Hey, this kid has such a good tone."
The children under him are not happy anymore, and they still want to pretend to drink soda. Teenage brats, what are you so crazy about?
"Ma Xiaochun cried for him, just like you did for me."
"Ma Xiaochun give him some color to see."
"That's it, what's so great about being from a big city? You can see real results on the chessboard!"
When Liu Hong saw Qin Hao agreeing, he immediately started to tremble: "Hey, you have to experience it to know whether your tone is loud or not."
Popsicle money is a small matter, but face is a big matter.
Qin Hao stood up and sat opposite Ma Xiaochun in the eyes of a group of children who were half a head taller than him.
The guess turned out to be Qin Hao's wrong guess, and Ma Xiaochun went first with black.
Ma Xiaochun took the lead and placed his bet on the small eye in the upper right corner.
Under the attention of everyone, Qin Hao's first move of white chess was still at point three three.
Ma Xiaochun did not directly fight Qin Hao, but continued to occupy the small eye position in the lower right corner. This move was somewhat beyond Liu Hong's expectations, but he had absolute confidence in Qin Hao's strength, because he himself was the same as Qin Hao.
Hao has played several games of chess.
Without exception, he lost all these games. Although he had been idle for a while and his chess skills had dropped a lot, his professional standards were still there.
It’s scary to think about a child who is less than ten years old and has the level of a professional chess player.
Liu Hong didn't think anyone in this age group could defeat Qin Hao, even if he was a few years older.
But what Liu Hong didn't expect was that this Ma Xiaochun was much stronger than he thought. Although his moves seemed a bit random in the early stage, in the middle game, his chess style suddenly became elegant, and he seemed to be very good at using those random moves.
A solitary piece that seems to have no effect can often bury a nail in the chess shape where Qin Hao has an advantage in just a few moves.
Unknowingly, Qin Hao and Ma Xiaochun had already played more than 130 hands. At first, both sides played very quickly, but after the middle game, Ma Xiaochun obviously took a longer time to think about it.
Hu Haiyang kept looking at Qin Hao with shocked eyes. He knew very well how strong Ma Xiaochun was. In ZJ Province, no one in the youth group could compete with him. He definitely had the strength of a professional chess player, but there was a problem.
Yes, the child in front of me looks to be ten years old at most. Even if such a child started practicing from the womb, he shouldn't have such strong chess skills, right?