The atmosphere of the Youth Go Exchange Meeting is not as noisy as many other activities. Everyone is led by teachers or elders to get to know the teenagers who are learning Go.
If they feel they can get along well, they will find a chessboard, sit down and play a game of chess together.
There was no host, everyone was free to move around, and everyone followed the rules of the exchange meeting, and no one was making loud noises.
If young people encounter problems, they can also ask the seniors in the Go exchange meeting, and they all have knowledgeable answers.
Cen Huaian really enjoyed the atmosphere of the exchange meeting. After meeting some Go predecessors and their students with Grandpa Jiang, he was invited to play Go.
And Grandpa Jiang did not always follow him to talk with the friends he knew.
Some Go seniors do not like to talk with their peers. They just walk around the venue casually. When they see a game that interests them, they stop and wait for the game to end. Then they guide the juniors and answer the questions they encountered while playing Go.
Cen Huaian was playing Go with a girl named Zhao Qi who was older than him. Zhao Qi's father was also a famous Go player, and she had been learning from her father since she was a child.
Zhao Qi knew Hong Youxuan and had heard Hong Youxuan talk about Cen Huaian. Hong Youxuan said many times that Cen Huaian was very good at Go and was the most talented teenager he had ever seen.
Zhao Qi made a note of this person in his heart, thinking that he must play a game of chess with Cen Huaian if he had the chance in the future to see if he was as talented as Hong Youxuan said.
So today, when Zhao Qi was talking to her father and Cen Huaian's great-grandfather, she was observing Cen Huaian. When the adults finished talking, she immediately invited him to play chess.
Cen Huaian also wants to exchange chess skills with different people. Different people have different chess playing styles.
After starting the chess game with Zhao Qi, Cen Huaian sat there upright and observed how Zhao Qi played chess.
Zhao Qi was also observing him.
"Hong Youxuan said you are very good at Go."
Cen Huaian played a black move and said, "Brother Youxuan is also very strong."
Zhao Qi glanced at him and said, "You two are so boring. Your words are so hypocritical!"
Cen Huaian frowned and looked at her. He was telling the truth and did not lie.
Cen Huaian didn't like what Zhao Qi said, nor did he like the way she spoke. His sister Zhang Lu was also very straightforward, but she always spoke the truth and would not judge people without knowing them clearly, and she never spoke of others with contempt.
Cen Huaian didn't want to argue with Zhao Qi about this, so he didn't say anything else and concentrated on playing chess.
Zhao Qi snorted and stopped talking.
Zhao Qi's style of play was different from what she had just said. She moved very carefully and would not act rashly without thinking.
But the less you know how to attack and the more you want to defend perfectly, the more likely you are to reveal your weaknesses.
After playing chess with her for dozens of minutes, Cen Huaian had already discovered two fatal flaws in her chess playing style. As long as he attacked, the game could end directly.
But he wanted to study Zhao Qi's style for a while longer, because no one who played chess with him before had this style. Cen Huaian wanted to see how many flaws Zhao Qi could reveal in the end.
Because the outcome was certain, Cen Huaian played slowly and at a moderate pace, still thinking about how to fill in the gaps if he played chess the way Zhao Qi did.