The little old man regretted it very much, because now that he had entered old age, he felt that it was too late to enjoy the real fun of chess, and he also felt that he would probably have many regrets in his life.

He is a little lost in his soul, but also because he is ordinary and ordinary in his life, and chess is the only thing he is good at, and he has always been proud.

When a proud ordinary person shouts the word admit defeat, it is undoubtedly more uncomfortable than killing him, after all, admitting defeat also negates all the efforts he has made in his life.

"Let's play chess together next time!"

Yang Zheng looked at the little old man like this, and he was also a little embarrassed.

The little old man was one of the few amateur chess players he met who could be called masters, and he was also the epitome of most of the amateur chess players he met.

He also unconsciously remembered his father, who could also be regarded as an amateur chess player, although he never said how good he was at chess, but he thought that chess was also his pride in his father's heart.

After all, his father has lived an ordinary life, experienced many hardships in life, and was still able to carry a family with strength in despair.

His father also seems to be good at making fun of suffering, and he is always used to facing the double pressure of life and reality with a smile.

His life seems to be more ordinary, he doesn't see any merits, he doesn't talk about chess, and he always loses and fights, but from another point of view, he loses and fights repeatedly, just like his attitude when he faces failure after failure in life.

He suddenly felt that he was actually fulfilling his father's dream, and he also remembered that when he watched "Chess World" with his father before, his father looked at the professional chess players on the TV, and he also had a sense of envy in his eyes.

But why, only now do I remember the envy in my father's eyes at that time?

Yang Zheng couldn't help but think back to his experiences in the past year of playing chess.

He looked around at the audience, the men, women, young and old people who had missed out on all kinds of opportunities, who had given up too much because of life.

They are the reason why Chinese chess can endure in the torrent of history.

It dawned on him.

He also suddenly understood that chess was actually the chess of ordinary people and mortals like them.

It is true that chess is not as complex as Go, and it is not as well-known as chess in the world, but the scenes of two people playing against each other and countless people watching are everywhere in the streets and alleys of China.

Xiangqi is also the spiritual support of many ordinary Chinese people.

"Let's fight again next time! I'll wait for you! Yang Zheng said again, this time, the little old man was finally no longer silent.

He raised his head and looked at Yang Zheng and asked slowly, "Is there another time?" ”

"Yes, of course!"

Yang Zheng inexplicably remembered the terminally ill old man who had just played the game, he looked at the little old man, and said, "It's time, it's time." ”

He didn't know why he said these three words, and he didn't know why, but after listening to his words, the little old man's eyes showed a resolute gaze.

"Just in time! It's too late! ”

"Let's fight next time!"

……

Today's game is completely over, next week will be a ranking match, if there is no accident, Yang Zheng will also become a real professional chess player next week, of course, the specific rank also depends on his performance next week.

On the way home, Yang Zheng sat on the bus, quietly checking the push of the app on his mobile phone.

Speaking of which, the Muzi Cup is also unlucky, with huge costs, and unfortunately collided with the much-anticipated International Go Tournament.

Compared with chess, which has simple rules, Go games are honestly inferior to chess in terms of spectacle and periodicity, and people mostly only pay attention to the results of Go games, but not to the process.

This has also led to today's International Go tournament becoming the focus of traffic.

Because Yue Ke, the No. 1 Chinese chess player who is known as a Go genius, lost to players from other countries in international competitions, and also lost the honor of being the first person in the world to go games.

This can be regarded as Yue Ke's bad luck, he became famous at a young age, he is extremely talented, and he is hard enough, but in the era of artificial intelligence, his hard work and talent seem to be useless.

With the advent of artificial intelligence, Go has also coined a new term called AI synchronization rate.

Even this word has greatly influenced the pattern of Go in the world.

Many beginners have undergone high-intensity simulation training to forcibly adapt to the synchronization rate of artificial intelligence, and in the end, most of them can catch up with many professional Go players who have been practicing for decades in just two or three years.

The foreign players who beat Yue Ke are super learners with an AI synchronization rate of up to 65%.

Yue Ke, also after this game, actually complained rarely, saying that he hated AI Go.

And his words have attracted a lot of different opinions.

Some people think that AI has ruined the aesthetics of Go, and think that the current game is more about who memorizes more AI chess games. But more people think that this is the trend, whether it is Go chess or chess in the future, it will be replaced by artificial intelligence, and obeying the times is what their chess players should do.

But no one seems to comfort Yue Ke's frustration, because for them, it doesn't matter who is first, they only care about the trendy artificial intelligence.

Looking at these comments, Yang Zheng also seemed to be able to understand Yue Ke's sadness and helplessness.

In the past ten years when artificial intelligence has become more and more mature, many niche chess games have actually disappeared, and chess and Go, which are the pillars of China, have also become stepping stones in the game with artificial intelligence.

Why is it a stepping stone? It is also because many businessmen are not willing to take the time to understand the connotation and historical precipitation of Xiangqi and Go.

They only care about using violence to defeat the famous players of Xiangqi and Go, and to demonstrate the value of their products and technology.

It is said that technology serves life, but now, many ordinary people seem to have fallen victim to technology.

Yang Zheng silently stopped the phone screen, he leaned back in his chair, and couldn't stop thinking about the artificial intelligence he had come into contact with.

His exposure to artificial intelligence is all intermediate and primary computing power, and after all, those artificial intelligence with peak computing power are all studying Go, and few people are willing to spend time and energy to study chess.

This also leads to the fact that he does not have much fear of artificial intelligence, even if he has been exposed to intermediate artificial intelligence in professional chess apps, he still believes that humans still have a chance to defeat artificial intelligence.

It's just that he believes it, but it doesn't mean that everyone believes it.

Although Yue Ke's speech seems to be just a complaint, in the eyes of many businessmen across the country, it represents a new storm called "science and technology".

On Monday, countless chess clubs hung up trendy advertising slogans for one-on-one guidance by artificial intelligence.

Not only the Go Club, but also the Xiangqi Club has hung up such posters.

Yang Zheng came to the Huajia Chess Club and looked at the parents who consulted the parents at the door of the Xiangqi Club about the new word AI synchronization rate.

He couldn't help but frown.

It seems that this era is about to change.