Chapter 282: The Seventh Bureau of Chang'an
Two streams of light flew by, Zhou Ping and Li Qixian landed on Qingliang Mountain together, and the mountain keeper raised his eyelids and smiled, "Here?"
"It's quieter here. Li Qixian yawned, sat down at the chess table without hesitation, and said with a smile, "Come on, let me see how many apprentices Chen Bi'an has taught." ”
Zhou Ping took a deep breath and sat down at the chess table, looking at the mottled marks on the table, and the hand holding the flag box couldn't help but tremble a little.
"Do you know why Chen Bi'an lost to me back then?" Li Qixian raised his eyebrows at Zhou Ping and asked.
"The master is indeed inferior to you in chess, and it is natural to lose. As he spoke, a flame gradually rose in Zhou Ping's eyes.
"But now sitting opposite you is not Chen Bi'an, but me Zhou Ping!"
"Everyone in the world says that your Li Qixian chess skills are the best in the world, but I Zhou Ping doesn't agree! This world looks down on the countryman Chen Bi'an, and I, Zhou Ping, don't agree!"
Zhou Ping is just like a layman, Chen Bi'an is as kind to him as a mountain, and he must not be defeated in this battle! Because he is burdened with the obsession of his master for more than 20 years, the karma of this half of his life!
The mountain keeper on the side glanced at Zhou Ping deeply, and then asked the two, "Tonight, the Beidou is hanging brightly, and the seven stars are hanging in the sky, how about you win four out of seven games this time?"
"Whatever you want. Zhou Ping narrowed his eyes and slowly placed the chess box in front of him.
Li Qixian, who was sitting opposite him, also put away his contempt at this time, he sat up straight, looked directly at Zhou Ping's eyes, and said slowly, "Yes." ”
A black chess piece was sandwiched between Zhou Ping's fingers, the chess piece fell on the chessboard, everything around seemed to be still at this moment, Zhou Ping's troubled thoughts instantly calmed down, a trace of clarity flashed in his eyes, and a pair of pupils had already turned black and white at some point.
Yin and yang pupils appear, my heart is clear!
Above the heads of the two of them is the long cloud dyed with ink, and under their feet are the people of Chang'an.
At this moment, this hand talk, which was called the seven games of the top of the clouds by later chess players, finally kicked off!
At this time, the atmosphere in the palace seemed to be a little delicate, and from the moment Li Qixian and Zhou Ping left the table, this feast of bliss seemed to have lost its soul.
In addition, this hand-to-hand talk between Zhou Ping and Li Qixian can definitely be called a duel between two peak chess players in the world, and those who have not come after have not dared to say it, but at least it is unprecedented in Chang'an City. Many of the people at this banquet were lovers of chess, and their hearts were no longer on this feast of bliss.
Li Chunhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, shook his head helplessly, he tilted his head and glanced at Li Chunyu, but saw that she was also a little distracted at this time, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I think why don't we have a banquet later? I'm also very interested in this duel between the two chess masters, how about you go to Qingliang Mountain to watch?"
As soon as Li Chunhao said this, he immediately won the support of many ministers at the banquet, and he immediately moved to Qingliang Mountain with everyone.
Halfway up Qingliang Mountain, an old man on crutches blocked their way, and Li Chunhao saw the mountain keeper and nodded at him with a smile.
"Senior, we want to go up the mountain to watch chess, can you get out of the way and let me wait to go up the mountain?"
The mountain guards knew Li Chunhao's identity and didn't want to refute his face in front of many courtiers, so they bowed slightly to him and said, "Your Majesty, when playing chess, you should not be disturbed, why don't you set up a chess game here, send two people up to watch the chess, and then come down to review the game for everyone?"
Li Chunhao saw that the mountain guards were so polite to him, and his heart was naturally extremely useful, he nodded and said, "That's true, then follow what the seniors said!"
Soon, a huge chessboard was erected halfway up the mountain, and the two officials volunteered to go up the mountain to watch the chess, after all, this kind of opportunity to watch the game between the two masters of chess in person is likely to be only once in their lives, and if they miss it, they will definitely regret it for life!
At this time, the two of them were nervously arranging for the first game on Qingliang Mountain, and in just twenty or thirty moves, Li Qixian realized the extraordinaryness of the young man in front of him.
The chess shape transformation in the upper left corner was originally just a simple pig's mouth formula, but such a simple pig's mouth was actually jumped by Zhou Ping's step, blocked by one step, and played some incredible tricks!
Li Qixian has not talked to people for many years, but this does not mean that his chess strength has declined, on the contrary, because his understanding of Yin and Yang Dao has been deepening over the years, his chess strength has even increased slightly.
On the one hand, this small loss at the beginning was due to Li Qixian's light enemy and inadaptability to the chess game, and on the other hand, because of his opponent Zhou Ping's super control ability at the beginning.
Chen Bi'an once commented on Zhou Ping's opening ability, saying that his start is unparalleled in the world, even if it is Li Qixian, the vast majority of people who talk to Zhou Ping can't get out of Zhou Ping's start, and only a very few strong people can fight with Zhou Ping to the middle game and the end, which is enough to see how terrifying Zhou Ping's starting ability is!
The spectators quickly recorded the game between the two, and then quickly reviewed the huge chessboard below, and everyone stared intently at the chessboard with wonderful expressions.
"This week's flat is indeed extraordinary, this kind of start is really the only time I have ever seen it in my life!"
Originally, I thought that Li Qixian would be able to win this Zhou Ping steadily, but I didn't expect Zhou Ping to actually suppress Li Qixian in the opening stage and take advantage of a little advantage, and he was really a hero out of a teenager!"
Everyone was full of praise for Zhou Ping's start, but only the two siblings, Li Chunyu and Li Chunhao, did not have much emotional fluctuations.
Li Chunyu had played a few games of chess with Zhou Ping in her spare time, although her strength was far inferior to Zhou Ping, but she knew where Zhou Ping's weaknesses were.
He did have a strong start and was able to open up the game in the shortest possible time, but his mid-game operation and closing were not so perfect.
Of course, this imperfection is compared to Zhou Ping's beginning, no matter how weak Zhou Ping's ending is, it is enough to completely abuse Li Chunyu......
Zhou Ping, who was sitting in the chair, looked solemn, his fingers constantly playing with the chess pieces in the chess box, and there was no joy on his face.
Zhou Ping has never seen a person who plays chess so carefully! If it weren't for the fact that Li Qixian didn't get a small advantage at the beginning, I'm afraid Zhou Ping would have been forced to expose his flaws by Li Qixian's strict defense!
Li Qixian seemed to be a little more relaxed than Zhou Ping, his fingers tapped his legs lightly, his eyes quickly swept over the chessboard, all kinds of variants and chess moves kept flashing in his mind, and he was constantly calculating at an astonishing speed.
Zhou Ping's computing ability is also very strong, and when he first arrived in Cloud City, he used his powerful computing power to solve the chess game left by Li Qixian, but he had to admit at this time that Li Qixian's computing power was going to overwhelm him!
In fact, what Zhou Ping didn't know was that Li Qixian's defensive style of play was completely forced out by himself, if he was a different chess player, I am afraid that Li Qixian would have already used his own opening extreme attack and killing method!
The two soon came to a hundred hands, and the chess game gradually came to the middle game, Zhou Ping's eyes became more and more sharp, with the pig's mouth variant in the upper left corner of the opening, Zhou Ping was unforgiving, and began to frantically occupy the roots, step by step to force Li Qixian's occupation, forcing him to fight with himself!
He is well aware of his weaknesses, and after the opening stage, his dominance over the game will become weaker and weaker, and once he reaches the late stage of the middle game, there is a good chance that Zhou Ping will make a fatal mistake.
The further back he dragged on, the more unfavorable the situation became for Zhou Ping, so Zhou Ping wanted to raise his breath as soon as possible, firmly control the left half of the entire chess game, and force Li Qixian to take the dragon! He didn't want to drag the chess game to the end!
"This Zhou Ping is so ruthless!" sighed an official who was observing at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, "If it were me who faced this Zhou Ping, I am afraid I would not be able to hold even a hundred hands." ”
"Zhou Ping attacked from beginning to end, not giving Li Qixian a little respite, and this Li Qixian is even more terrifying, in the face of such a terrifying offensive, he can actually prevent it without leaking, it is worthy of Chang'an chess!"
In the face of the fight between the two in the middle game, Li Chunhao gradually narrowed his eyes, and said that a person's chess path can reflect the path a person will take in some aspects, which Li Chunhao naturally believes.
After watching Zhou Ping's chess, Li Chunhao's evaluation of Zhou Ping gradually changed.