Chapter 3 Hearty on the Chessboard
Zhao Siqi walked into this poor and warm home in his memory, and said to his parents again: "Dad, Mom, I'm back!" ”
Seeing his father's wrinkled face and his mother's blackened eyes, Zhao Siqi's heart hurt a little.
"Kid, are you hungry? Wait a minute, the meal will be good right away! The mother walked out of the kitchen and smiled at Zhao Siqi, no matter how much pressure she faced, when facing her son, the mother's smile was the best.
"Okay, Mom, you've worked hard!" Zhao Siqi's eyes were a little hot, because he could eat his mother's best dishes again.
Mother smiled and went back to the kitchen to work.
Zhao Siqi saw that his father's water cup was empty, so he immediately picked up the kettle and poured a cup for his father, then sat on the side of his father's bed and gently massaged his father's feet.
"Dad, is it still hurting today?" Zhao Siqi asked softly while massaging.
"Ahem...... Cough...... No...... It doesn't hurt! My father coughed very badly, but in order to avoid Zhao Siqi worrying, he pretended to be fine.
Zhao Siqi understands his father's character, and some pain is rather than being known by himself, and the reason why his father is so serious now is entirely because his father knew that he was seriously ill and forcibly dragged it out and did not let his family know.
It wasn't until he was so sick that his father couldn't bear it anymore and was forcibly dragged to the hospital by Zhao Siqi and his mother for examination, only to find out that his father had terminal cancer.
Due to the huge expenses, the father refused to undergo the operation, not wanting his wife and son to bear too much debt.
"Dad, no pain can compare to the pain of losing a loved one, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to raise enough money for the operation to restore your health!" Zhao Siqi's eyes were firm, and he also showed absolute confidence when he spoke.
"Son, I'm not a good father, I can't provide you with a good living environment, now I'm sick like this, the burden of the family falls on you, Dad is sorry for you, my illness has become like this, no matter how much money you spend, it's better for you to save the money and ask for a good daughter-in-law in the future, so that even if Dad dies, he will be at ease."
Hearing this, Zhao Siqi's tears fell, he is a Cancer, sensitive by nature, and it is easy to extricate himself from emotions.
"Dad, don't talk about it, I'...... Gotta save you! Zhao Siqi's voice was a little choked.
"Forget it, don't think about it, I'm addicted to chess, put on chess, play two games with me and then eat!" The father changed the subject.
Zhao Siqi immediately got rid of his emotions and took out a wooden board chessboard and a box of chess in a plastic box from the cabinet.
The 32 chess pieces in the plastic box are carved from Nan wood, the diameter of the chess pieces is three centimeters, and the thickness is one centimeter.
According to his father, this box of chess pieces is the treasure of the Zhao family, which was passed down from the time when the Zhao family was powerful in the Song Dynasty, and later the Zhao dynasty declined, and the ancestors of the Zhao family moved south, and they were passed to the father's generation and did not know how many generations had passed.
There was once an antique lover who heard that his father had a set of chess pieces handed down from the Song Dynasty and came to negotiate the purchase price, but his father sternly refused, and his father said at the time that even if he died, he would not sell the chess pieces handed down by his ancestors.
And his father also warned Zhao Siqi that after this set of chess pieces was passed on to him in the future, it could not be sold, but could only be passed on to the next generation.
So even if he was seriously ill, his father didn't want to sell the chess pieces, and his mother knew the value of the chess pieces, but she knew his father's temper even more, so he wouldn't sell the chess pieces.
Zhao Siqi has great respect for his father and will not disobey his father's will.
The Zhao family has had chess masters in all dynasties, but because they have no quarrel with the world, they will not show off everywhere, but just pass them on from generation to generation.
Zhao Siqi's father was a chess addict, and when he used to be a farmer, he played chess in his spare time.
But whenever a master plays chess, he will choose a considerable opponent, and Zhao Siqi's father is extraordinary, and ordinary people can't afford to be his opponent, so he taught Zhao Siqi all his skills one by one.
Zhao Siqi did not live up to his father's expectations, and learned all the skills of chess, but when he played against his father, he always lost more and won less, and was checkmate every time he made a mistake in chess.
But his father had a very high opinion of Zhao Siqi, saying that in time, Zhao Siqi should be able to become a chess master.
Zhao Siqi also aimed at his father's expectations, constantly studied the family chess games, and played against his father every day without interruption, so as to improve his chess ability.
His father had endured the pain and sat down on the chair, and he had always taught Zhao Siqi to be absolutely respectful when playing chess, not only for respect for the opponent, but also for the great invention of chess.
Zhao Siqi has been nurtured since he was a child, and at this time he naturally sits in front of the chessboard like his father.
The father looked at Zhao Siqi approvingly, and said, "You should go first!" ”
Zhao Siqi did not hesitate, and immediately walked out of the first move: three into five!
The father's face showed surprise, coughed twice, and asked a little strangely, "Si Qi, why did you move first today?" ”
Zhao Siqi said: "Dad, you have always been an elephant game, I will learn from you today!" ”
"Haha, if you go to the phase, I'll go to the artillery game, and the cannon 2 draws 5!" There was surprise in his father's eyes, but he wanted to use the cannon game against the game to test whether Zhao Siqi had the power to adapt.
In my father's opinion, this is the first time that Zhao Siqi has started with a move, and the previous Zhao Siqi started with a cannon and mainly attacked.
If you start with a move, it is difficult to open the situation without absolute strength, so ordinary chess players do not dare to start with a phase.
Second, after Zhao Siqi walked into four and five, his father walked into Ma 2 and into 3.
Then the two of them kept moving the chess pieces in front of them, each move was fast, and there was only three seconds to think about it, which has always been the content of his father's focus on training Zhao Siqi.
As a chess player, you can only have an advantage if you play chess for a shorter time than others.
But the speed of chess does not mean that there are faint mistakes that keep appearing, and the speed that his father taught Zhao Siqi is based on the correct foundation.
Zhao Siqi has been intensively trained, and he naturally reacts quickly, forming a conditioned reflex with every move, quickly calculating every change in the next move of both sides in his mind, and adapting to changes at any time.
Therefore, playing chess with my father, it only takes five minutes at most to complete a game, and it will be quickly clear whether it is a win or a loss.
Every game was done without any hesitation, without any regrets, and it was all completed heartily.
In the middle of this game of chess, my father was still smiling, and he was on par with Zhao Siqi, and he didn't seem to have to think about it when he ate and exchanged it, and he completed it casually.
When it came to the endgame stage, my father was stunned to find that the number of his sub-forces was superior on the surface, but the position of sub-forces was clearly at a disadvantage!