Chapter 110: Blind Chess
There are two most widely sung stories about Wang Jixin and Liu Zhongfu in history.
The first is about Wang Jixin, he is a big country in the Tang Dynasty of our country, one day he went into the mountains to play, wandering between the mountains and rivers and forgetting to return, but it was too late to go back, so he could only stay in a farmer's household.
There were only two mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law in the peasant family, so Wang Jixin could only stay under the eaves in order to avoid suspicion, and in the middle of the night, he heard his daughter-in-law and mother-in-law talking in the two rooms, and played a game of blind chess without turning on the lights.
Wang Jixin was very good at chess at that time, but the tricks of his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still unheard of for him, it was an eye-opener, Wang Jixin was excited, and was ready to ask his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for advice the next day, but the house and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were gone the next day, and he knew that he had met an immortal.
And this game of chess is the famous "Wang Jixin Deep Mountain Encounters Immortal Game".
Liu Zhongfu was a famous big player in the Northern Song Dynasty, one day he visited Lishan, met an old woman, and the two played a game of chess.
At that time, Liu Zhongfu's chess skills were almost the best in the world, and he thought that an old woman in the mountains could be so powerful, but he didn't expect that this chess game was completely different.
As a result, it only went down to one hundred and twelve, and Liu Zhongfu was killed in a fiasco, unable to advance or retreat, and suddenly vomited blood several liters in anger, and that game of chess was also called "vomiting blood".
Although the authenticity of these two stories is no longer verifiable, and there are many exaggerated elements in them, as long as you like Go, you will definitely not be unfamiliar with these two names.
Wang Yihe said this, it was purely a temptation and provocation, if Fang Yu hadn't studied Go, he might not know the names of these two people at all, it would be a joke.
And his words did have an effect, Fang Yu frowned and did not speak.
And his silence was seen as weak-hearted and cowardly by Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe, and after the two glanced at each other, they invariably began to mock.
"Why, you can't be weak before you get down, right? In that case, it's good to honestly admit defeat. ”
"Hey, didn't you just have a hard mouth? Why don't you even have the courage to fight now? ”
Xiao Xiao's face had changed, but Fang Yu suddenly smiled on his face and said, "It's not that I don't dare to compare, I just feel that it's too troublesome to play one game after another." ”
"Oh? So how do you want to compare? ”
"It's better to do this, I'll play with the two of you at the same time, as long as I lose a game, even if I lose." Fang Yu's fingers tapped over Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe in turn: "Moreover, in order to increase the difficulty, I am willing to play blind chess with you." ”
Xiao Xiao didn't understand what blind chess was, and she didn't feel anything yet, but Xiao Xianghe, Wang Shuo, Wang Yishan, and Wang Yihe all had dumbfounded expressions on their faces.
The so-called blind chess, also known as blindfolded chess, refers to the chess played by the eyes without looking at the chessboard and only by dictation, and its greatest difficulty is not to play chess, but to completely remember every move played by yourself and the opponent.
If you make a mistake in one place, it is likely to lead to a complete loss.
Because of this, even professional chess players may not dare to play blind chess with others.
What's even more exaggerated is that Fang Yu actually wants to play blind chess with two people at the same time.
This meant that he had to memorize the variations of two games in his head at the same time, not confuse each other, and react to different situations, which was far more than twice as difficult.
Except for Xiao Xiao, all of them are veterans who often play chess, but they have never seen such a move, which is a bit appalling.
"Why, you don't dare?" Seeing that Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe didn't speak, Fang Yu added: "I play blind chess and don't look at the chessboard, but you can look at the chessboard, and the move time is limited to one minute, even if I lose if it overtimes." ”
This makes it a big step up.
Under such circumstances, if they didn't dare to fight, then Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe would not have the face to stay any longer.
"Okay, we promise you, we hope you're not joking with us." Wang Yishan said coldly.
Wang Yihe took out a pair of chessboards from his Qiankun bag and placed them side by side with the original one, and he and Wang Yishan each sat down in front of a chessboard.
And Fang Yu was taken ten meters away, sat down with his back to the chessboard, and even in order to prevent him from peeking, Wang Yishan offered to blindfold him with a black cloth, and Fang Yu readily agreed.
The two chess games started almost at the same time, Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe naturally started directly, while Fang Yu couldn't look at the chessboard, so he could only listen to Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe report the location of their own walking, and then arrange for Xiao Xiao to place the chess pieces according to his dictated instructions.
"Stage 1, Black Seven Hands, P16."
"No. 1 station, white seven hands, Q17."
……
"Stage 2, Black Thirteen Hands, C89."
"Stage 2, White Thirteen Hands, K77."
……
"No. 1, Black Twenty-Five Hands, F5."
"No. 1 platform, white twenty-five hands, G4."
……
"Stage 2, Black 31st, D94."
"Stage 2, White 31 Hands, L82."
The two tables started at the same time, but because of the different layouts on both sides, the differences soon became apparent.
What's even more difficult is that the speed of the two games is also different, which requires Fang Yu to keep in mind the changes of each move in the two games, and not to confuse each other.
Gradually, even some Xiao Xiao, who didn't know how to play Go, was secretly speechless.
Seeing that Fang Yu's face was calm, he kept issuing instructions from his mouth, and the time for each thought was extremely short, no more than ten seconds.
And Wang Yishan and Wang Yihe were still comfortable at the beginning, but as the chess game progressed, the speed began to slow down gradually, especially Wang Yihe, who was a little worse in chess, had to think for a long time every step he took, and his forehead even began to sweat.
Taking advantage of the interval between chess, Wang Yihe glanced at Wang Yishan beside him, and saw that he also looked dignified, and his heart was suddenly full of frustration.
He and Wang Yishan usually play against each other, Wang Yishan's level is slightly higher than him, and he can usually win about seven times out of ten.
And now even Wang Yishan is struggling to deal with it, which proves that it is not that he is in bad shape, but that the opponent is really strong.
And no matter what the final result is, just by the opponent's ability to play one-to-two, or blind chess, it means that the opponent's chess skills have reached an incredible level.
Although it was difficult to accept, Wang Yihe knew that if he had let himself play one-on-one with Fang Yu, he would probably have been defeated long ago.
But now it's not just a matter of winning or losing, if you still lose to the other party in such a situation, how can you explain to the master when you go back?
As soon as he thought of this, the corners of Wang Yihe's mouth couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking that I may not be as good as you in chess, but it is my strength to make trouble.
He suddenly said in a loud voice: "No. 1 platform, black thirty-eight hands, H14." ”