While everyone was curious, Yuan Ning'an had already made a gesture, asking someone to remove the brocade covering the car. Then everyone saw a square object appearing, like a pillar, but in a square shape. It's wood.
"Hey, there's a chessboard up there!" someone in the crowd shouted.
Those who saw it could see clearly that the square pillar was as tall as a person, with a chessboard carved on each side. No matter which direction you looked at it, you could see the chessboard on top of it.
Strangely enough, the chessboard above has already been filled with chess pieces. They are black and white and stick to the chessboard without falling off. A chess game has been formed.
Qining could only see one side of the chessboard and heard the movement around him. He quickly understood that there were chess games carved around the pillar, but he didn't know if the chess games on each side were the same. He just didn't expect that the chess game would involve such a war and such a large chess board. .
However, he soon felt relieved. In order to ensure fairness, such a chess game was exposed to the public, and everyone could clearly see the difference between the superior and the inferior.
But he saw the dean of Yunshan Academy standing up and raising his hands to Yuan Ning'an and asking: "Sir, is this...?" He looked at the strange pillar with a look of inquiry.
Yuan Ning'an said: "There are chessboards on all sides of this wooden pillar. Everyone can see that the pieces have been placed on the chessboard, and the chess game is maintained. Today, we don't need all the young talents to start the game, but we need you to break the game!"
"Broken?" Everyone was stunned.
"The chess games preserved on all four sides are exactly the same." Yuan Ning'an said slowly: "This is the end game left by the ancient sages. The challenger can hold the white stone...!" At this point, he made a gesture and soon saw four people. The young man in pure black walked to the edge of the wooden pillar, stood on all sides of the wooden pillar, and stood ready with his hands down.
"There is no limit on the number of disciples from the nine major academies participating this time. All the eight disciples representing each major academies can have a try." Yuan Ning'an stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Whoever can break the game first will be considered the winner. He raised his hand and said, "All of you talents can step forward to break the situation now."
Although Yuan Ning'an said this, the major academies did not rush forward. Each academy still sent one person to go forward.
Qi Ning was not proficient in chess and knew that he would not be able to exert much strength in this round. He turned around and asked, "Which of you will break the game this time?"
The girls looked at each other, and then one of them said: "Xiao Yao and Qin Yi are both good at playing chess."
"Oh?" Qi Ning smiled and said, "Well, anyway, the rules say that anyone participating in the competition can challenge it, and everyone can go and take a look later."
A woman was a little confused: "Mr. Qi, actually... in Go, breaking the game is the most difficult. I... I don't know if I can succeed."
Qi Ning instantly knew that this girl should be Qin Yi, and asked with a smile: "How do you say this?"
"The endgames left by the ancients have either reached a dead end and it is difficult for both sides to continue the game. This is called a dead end." Qin Yi obviously has some skills in chess, explaining: "The other is when playing chess. The emergence of extremely exciting offensive and defensive situations is beyond imagination. This type of chess game has been passed down because of the excitement of the game process, so it has been passed down to later generations and is called a living game."
"Can you understand the chess game above?" Qining pointed to the center of the field, "Is that a dead end or a viable end?"
Qin Yi said: "I can't see it clearly yet, but... if it's a living game, that's fine. As long as you have a deep study of chess and have seen many famous games, you may be able to repeat the living games of your predecessors on the chessboard. But what if it's a living game? If it’s a desperate situation, then it’s going to be troublesome…”
"Are you saying that there is almost no way to break a chess game that no one before has played?" Qining asked.
Xiao Yao pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Sir, the one you are talking about is a dead game. When the dead game reaches the end, both sides have no way out. However, in any game of chess, it is not easy to get out of a dead game, and... And in today’s chess game, if we really take the dead game as a test, no one will be able to pass, so it’s better not to take the test.”
Qi Ning laughed and said: "What is the difference between a dead end and a dead end?"
"The dead end is indeed a dead end with no way out." Xiaoyao said: "Although the dead end seems to have no way out and is in a desperate situation, there is still a last glimmer of hope. As long as you can find the trick and the secret, you can come back to life. of."
"That's it." Qining nodded slightly.
Qin Yi also said: "Some of the endgames left by the predecessors were unable to break the game themselves at the time, but they copied the endgames and passed them on to future generations to break the games. Many of the dead ends were solved by later generations." After a pause, Cai Dao: "However, this kind of desperate situation is very rare. Once the desperate situation is solved, it can no longer be included in the desperate situation."
A group of people in Qionglin Academy were talking in low voices, but the disciples from other major academies had already arrived at the wooden pillar. The four men in black standing guard by the wooden pillar were waiting for someone to challenge them.
After a while, I suddenly saw someone cupping his hands and saying, "Ding Qingshan from Mingyue Academy is asking for advice!"
The man in black who was facing him also raised his hand, and then raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation. Under the chess game, there was a chess box specially connected to the wooden pillars, each containing black and white chess pieces, but the raw materials for making the chess pieces were A very special and unusual chess piece.
Ding Qingshan asked for a fight, and several disciples from Mingyue Academy immediately came forward.
Ding Qingshan was the first to make a move. The man in black obviously knew the chess game well, and was well aware of all the changes that would follow. Every time Ding Qingshan made a move, the man in black almost didn't even think about it and immediately followed it. Kuroko.
In fact, in the Eight Great Academies, although the disciples in the academy may not be proficient in all aspects of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, they still understand it more or less.
After Ding Qingshan started to make moves, everyone watched and thought that Ding Qingshan was sent to compete as a chess player by Mingyue Academy. It really made sense. At least in the eyes of everyone, every move made by Ding Qingshan was the best choice. .
It was smooth at first, but after losing more than twenty pieces in a row, Ding Qingshan's speed slowed down. After that, every time he made a piece, the man in black followed the move without thinking, and seemed extremely relaxed. Everyone present was naturally smart. When they saw the man in black making moves so smoothly, they knew in their hearts that the other party clearly knew Ding Qingshan's moves.
The so-called breaking the game is to find a way to turn defeat into victory. If you are not careful, you will lose the whole game. Even if you make a wrong move, the situation will change. As the defender's black stone, of course he will counterattack the white stone. All possibilities are included.
At this time, another person on the side also started to challenge.
The venue with nearly a thousand people was silent at this moment.
Qi Ning thought to himself that he could play Go backgammon, but if he really wanted to play against others, he would not be able to gain any favors. Any of the chess players sent by the eight academies would probably make him want to die, and even more so. Challenge the legacy left by the ancients.
Don't talk about a dead end, even if those so-called survival situations are placed in front of you, you will be blind. You can't break the survival situations by yourself, but being turned into a dead situation by yourself is not a big problem.
The last hope can only be relied on Xiaoyao and Qin Yi later.
But it is indeed not easy to think about Yao's mother. She raised Xiao Yao alone. Xiao Yao is not only as beautiful as a flower, but also smart and kind. What's even more difficult is that she can play the flute and play chess.
Suddenly he saw a cry coming from over there: "Brother, Senior Brother Ding...!" Qining followed the sound and saw that Ding Qingshan from Mingyue Academy was slumped on the ground at this time, and his fellow brothers gathered around to help him. , there was a crash everywhere, Qining frowned, and saw all the disciples of Mingyue Academy helping Ding Qingshan back to sit down, while Ding Qingshan looked pale and dumbfounded.
"Ding Qingshan of Mingyue Academy failed to break the game!" The man in black who was playing against Ding Qingshan stood up straight again, lowered his hands, and announced loudly.
Qi Ning then heard Qin Yi's voice behind him saying: "Ding Qingshan actually lost? His... chess skills are among the top three among the disciples of the eight academies. Even he...!" The tone was quite surprising.
At this moment, two more people in the field raised challenges one after another, and everyone tried to stay quiet and not disturb the players to break the game.
A moment later, I heard someone shout again: "Sanyuan Academy Ma Yihang failed to break the game!"
"Yunshan Academy Zhou Lu failed to break the game!"
"Longchi Academy Gongsun Tu failed to break the game!"
In just half an hour, almost all the Academy chess players who stepped forward to challenge were defeated. At this time, only one person was still patiently trying to break the game, while the others were either defeated or simply did not dare to step forward to try.
It should be understood that the disciples of the Eight Great Academies are the elites among the elites. The chess players who can be sent by the Eight Great Academies, regardless of their ranking in the world, can still be ranked high in Dachu. However, at this moment, the eight great academies have sent out chess players to challenge. Most of them had already been defeated. The others asked themselves how they dared to step forward and humiliate themselves when there was still a big gap between them in terms of chess skills and those who were defeated.
"Now we can only watch Zhu Lun from Xifeng Academy." Qin Yi lowered her voice and said: "Zhu Lun is recognized as the best chess player in the eight major academies. If even he is defeated, today's chess game will definitely be unbeatable. It can be broken."
At this time, everyone's eyes were indeed focused on Zhu Lun of Xifeng Academy. The old dean of Xifeng Academy looked quite nervous, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
The eight major academies were defeated one after another. If Zhu Lun can really break through, it will naturally become a blockbuster. Even if Xifeng Academy cannot get a good ranking today, with Zhu Lun's outstanding performance, it can still leave the academy with its head held high.
Zhu Lun seemed quite calm, with one hand behind his back, and he seemed quite cautious every time he made a move.
Time passed, but everyone present did not feel tired, and no one even felt bored. Instead, they felt extremely nervous and exciting. The endgame that could make most people in the Eighth Academy retreat is naturally no small matter. Some people really hope that Zhu Lun can solve it. , there are also people who have other thoughts, but hope that Zhu Lun will lose.
After a long time, everyone saw that after the man in black made a move, Zhu Lun still did not make a move. Some people thought that something might be wrong. Suddenly they saw Zhu Lun throw the white words in his hands into the chess box, and raised his hand to the man in black. Duoyan shook his head and turned back to his place.
"Xifeng Academy Zhu Lun broke the situation... failed!" The man in black said loudly.