"It's amazing, this thing is... can really play against each other, Xiangping Xiaoyou, this is really two people in different places playing against each other? ”

Li Xiangping smiled: "Of course." ”

Considering that Lao Shi was new to this thing, Li Xiangping did not immediately rush to invite him to play chess, but first clicked on the "Qingfeng Net", and then randomly chose a game of chess between two people to stop and watch.

While watching chess, Li Xiangping also introduced the basic knowledge of online games to Lao Shi, including ranks, ranks, nicknames, and some differences between modern chess rules and ancient chess rules.

After this popularization of science, more than 10 minutes passed, and in these more than 10 minutes, the two 9D chess players also played fast, and there were more than 40 more chess moves on the chessboard at this time.

Feeling that Lao Shi seemed to be absent-minded about his popular science, but focused on the chess game, Li Xiangping changed the topic and smiled:

"Brother Ding'an, how do you feel about the chess strength of these two?"

"The level is quite high, especially this white man, I think this person, this person is already close to the level of "four hands". ”

“.......”

Regarding Lao Shi's answer, Li Xiangping really didn't know how to say it.

Although many people believe that the Japanese Go rank system should be derived from China's "Go Nine Rank System", in Lao Shi's era, they were still more accustomed to dividing the ranks of chess players by the titles of "national player", "famous player", "second-hand" and "three-hand".

Lao Shi is a chess master of ancient chess, and he is naturally the undisputed "national player", and he just said that "this person has a level close to the "four hands", which is translated into the modern vernacular, that is: "If his level is a little higher, then I may only let him 4".

This is easy to make people have two questions, first: these two people are obviously less than "four hands", why does Lao Shi still say that they are "quite high-level".

Second, the modern network 9D, Lao Shi can really make people have 4 sons?

The first question is not difficult to understand, after all, the ancient game of Go is not as popular as in modern times, according to the Qing Dynasty's "List of Names of Players in the National Dynasty", there are only 169 people who can reach the level of "four hands" or above and leave their names. Therefore, Lao Shi now sees two people who are close to the level of "four hands" playing chess, and he praises "the level is quite high", Li Xiangping thinks that this cannot be said to be hypocritical.

What really interests Li Xiangping is the second question, can Lao Shi really make the modern network 9D4?

With this question, Li Xiangping also paid attention to this chess game, and only watched it for a while, and after a few rounds, Li Xiangping was angry and funny in his heart. He said in his heart that "the breeze is a parallel import, and the Lai Pi of Lianzhong", in his early years... No, this sentence circulated in the online chess world in this era is really true, and it is no wonder that in later generations, these two websites cannot compete with others.

Needless to say, "Lianzhong's Laipi", I believe that the chess friends who had the habit of playing online in the early years were all impressed. And "Qingfeng parallel goods" refers to the special water of the Qingfeng network, the water is a mess, and the water is outrageous.

Take the two Qingfeng 9Ds in front of him as an example, even at the level of Li Xiangping, who is not at the beginning of his career, he can obviously see that if he goes up to play chess with these two, he dare not say more, so that the two of them are still very easy, and they should have no chance to win themselves.

The reason why Qingfeng.com's rank is so watery is not only related to some defects in the website's settings, but also due to the deliberate connivance of the website.

The starting registration level of Qingfeng is set at 5D, which means that a person registers on this website, even if this person does not know how to play chess at all, he can also report 5D and play chess on this website as 5D.

With such a high initial registration rank, it will naturally cause the entire website to be biased. Li Xiangping even believes that this is one of the important reasons for the rapid decline of Qingfeng.com.

You must know that the game site and other online games that fight monsters and upgrade are almost the same in some aspects, because the highest on the site is 9D, then after hitting 9D, this is equivalent to the "clearance" of other monster fighting and upgrading games.

It's entirely conceivable that if a game is so easy to "beat", how attractive can such a game be?

Qingfeng.com made this mistake, because the rank is too watery, and it is too easy to rise to 9D, which will inevitably lead to the loss of a large number of hardcore chess fans, and the entire website will be filled with a group of "pseudo-chess fans".

Therefore, in real history, even if this website has the so-called "Eight Sons of the Breeze" in charge, after some changes within them, the website quickly disappeared.

Since this game of chess did not have much reference value, Li Xiangping withdrew from the room with Lao Shi and began to wander around the entire hall. It's a pity that after watching a lap, I still haven't seen any high-level games.

"It's strange, where have all today's masters gone?"

Li Xiangping looked at the time, it was now more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon and less than 4 o'clock, he thought that this situation was normal, and the situation of the Go website at this stage was like this.

In the Go world, the Internet can be basically divided into three stages.

The first stage is before 2003, at this stage, the vast majority of professional chess players are not used to playing on the Internet, like Li Xiangping's level, then you can stir up trouble on the Internet, it is easy to become a figure of the hour, occasionally the top professional masters play chess on the Internet, that can even create a legend.

In 2003, due to SARS and the increasing popularity of the Internet, more and more professional chess players began to train online. Not only must the level be high, but also you must play a lot of chess and be online for a long time.

As for the third stage, of course, there is nothing to say, it was after the "Alpha Dog" was born, and at that time, the Go AI was the protagonist of the website, and no one even cared about the game between people.

It's only 2000, and it's still a non-day afternoon, so it's normal to see no masters playing chess now.

Seeing that he didn't see any masters in Qingfeng, Li Xiangping led Lao Shi to Lianzhong again.

Considering the prestige of "Lianzhong Laipi", Li Xiangping didn't dare to invite people to play chess casually, in case the first game made Lao Shi meet a Laipi, to be honest, as a modern person, Li Xiangping really couldn't afford to lose that person.

And the reason why Li Xiangping came here is because Lianzhong is the number one website for chess and card games in this era, the most popular, and Li Xiangping is familiar with the most chess players. "Chance encounter" is not good, but it is still okay to make an appointment, Li Xiangping just wants to see if he can meet a suitable chess player, and then make an appointment with a game of chess to weigh the weight of Lao Shi.

However, what Li Xiangping didn't expect was that he had just landed in Lianzhong, and before he could find someone else, someone found him first.

"Baiyi, is that you?"

Li Xiangping's account is now called "The Boy in White", and Li Xiangping was happy when he saw this private chat message:

"What about me, Boss Hongqiao?"

The chess friend who talked to Li Xiangping is called "Hongqiao Wolong", and he is a strong industry 5 master in real life, in addition to this, he also has an identity on the Internet, that is, the leader of the "Lianzhong Beggars Gang".

Hongqiao Wolong: "Where have you been running these days?" I've been looking for you for a few days, and I haven't forgotten tonight's game, remember 8 p.m., a game-specific server. ”

The young man in white: "What, what competition?" ”

Hongqiao Wolong: "Our beggars' 10VS10 ultimate confrontation against the Axe Gang, damn, I'm dying now, you really forgot, remember to wear the gang's special vest at night." ”

The so-called special vest is actually to add a prefix to the nickname, for example, Li Xiangping is now called "Boy in White", so when the game is played, he will be on the "Beggar's Gang * Boy in White".

The young man in white: "Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll be there at night, but boss, can you compare with us with the axe gang's guns?" Our beggar gang has a lot of soldiers, I really don't know what you're anxious about? ”

Hongqiao Wolong: "Alas, you don't know, I received inside information this time, that kid Duowen is going to come to Yin this time, he invited several gunners, it is estimated that tonight, we will meet several chess players of the national junior team." ”

The young man in white: "Ah! It's impossible, how can Dowen have such a big face. ”

Hongqiao Wolong: "Duowen is not affectionate, I heard that the Axe Gang's amorous is now in the Chinese Chess Academy, and is participating in the selection of the national youth training team, so it is not too simple to find a few gunners." ”

Seeing this news, Li Xiangping felt depressed for a while.

The boy in white; "In this way, the boss of the Red Bridge, who are we going to go to tonight?"

Hongqiao Wolong: "Now in addition to you, it is clear that what can be on is Bagui and Straw, no, no, I still have to contact Dudu and Lao Mei, if the two of them can go, then we can be sure, at least we will not lose too badly, then that's it, I'll work now, you remember to arrive early in the evening." ”

The young man in white: "Okay, boss, go slowly." ”

After ending the private chat with Hongqiao, Li Xiangping smiled at the computer.

"Bagui" is known as Bagui Famous Sword, which is the first amateur master in the land of Bagui in this era, and has entered the top ten of the "Evening Cup". "Straw" full name Pengcheng Scarecrow, a super chess fan, many times to participate in the "Evening Cup", although he has never entered the "Evening Cup" top ten, but may be the most well-known amateur chess player in the country outside the top ten of the Evening Cup, especially in the online chess world, the scarecrow is even more famous, countless fans.

The former won the "Evening Cup" championship twice, and was one of the four kings of domestic amateur chess in this era, and the predecessor of the "Hu Wang White Horse" in later generations. "Lao Mei" is a gourmet, but he is one of the few professional chess players in the beggar gang, and is now the main chess player of a team in Weijia.

"Brother Ding'an,"

Li Xiangping said to Lao Shi with a smile: "You'd better recharge your energy seriously now, I will invite you to meet the heroes of the world in the evening." ”