Chapter 40: The Strongest Player in Go
History is still evolving.
On October 23, 1924, Feng Yuxiang staged a coup d'Γ©tat, imprisoned Cao Kun, and invited Mr. Sun to go to Beijing to preside over the country's plans.
On November 5, Pu Yi was expelled from the Forbidden City.
On December 31, Mr. Sun arrived in Beijing and was greeted by 100,000 people and students. However, only three months later, Mr. Sun passed away in Shangjing. Subsequently, Duan Qirui became the head of the Republic of China.
At the beginning of 1925, the Japanese Go six-dan master Inoue Kamezaburo came to the magic capital.
Keiko was very happy, after all, she saw her mother's family.
Inoue Kamezaburo is a middle-aged man, not tall, thin, with a clear face, slender eyebrows, a mustache, and a smile on his face, which makes him appear relatively kind.
He also knew that the Qin family was not an ordinary family, and there were two Nobel Prize winners, so when he came to visit the Qin Mansion, his attitude was very respectful.
Qin Di was not at home, and went out to travel with Yan Xue.
Qin Hanxu hosted a banquet at home to entertain him, and then took him to play in the magic capital.
Inoue Kamezaburo got tired of shopping for two days and proposed to find someone to play chess.
Qin Hanxu sent people to invite He Xingshu, Pan Langdong, Wu Xianglin, Wang Ziyan, Liu Dihuai, Wang Yunfeng, Gu Shuiru, Zhang Danru and others to come to Qinfu.
However, as soon as the two sides fought, Inoue Kamezaburo showed the skill of a six-dan chess player, killing more than a dozen Chinese chess players miserably, and even allowing the third son to play.
Although Inoue Kamezaburo didn't say it, the pride in his heart was overflowing.
On the other hand, the magic capital is a metropolis after all, there are a lot of fresh things, especially the diet is very particular, this gang cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, eight major cuisines are available, there are many varies, and you can also drink various flavors of wine, coupled with Keiko's careful care, Inoue Kamezaburo likes the magic capital very much, and soon forgets about it.
To be honest, he is forty-five years old, his chess skills are basically fixed, and there is no room for growth, so staying in the magic capital is also a good choice.
So, Keiko helped him open a chess hall not far from Qin's mansion for him to meet friends with chess and spread the so-called "Great Japanese Chess Style".
At the beginning, there were many people who came to challenge, but after a series of fiascos, there were almost no more people who challenged, and the number of apprentices gradually increased.
In 1925, Japan had not yet invaded China on a large scale, and people-to-people exchanges between China and Japan were quite normal. There are many Chinese studying in Japan, and there are also Japanese who have settled in the magic capital for a long time. So it wouldn't be strange for Inoue Kamezaburo to open a chess hall here.
Gradually, the reputation of the chess hall became more and more famous, and even affected several surrounding provinces, and many Go enthusiasts came to visit.
Zhang Naijing likes to play chess and goes to the chess hall from time to time.
However, there is still a big gap between his chess strength and Gu Shuiru and others, and most of the time he can only watch from the sidelines, and he has no chance to fight against Inoue Kamezaburo.
One day, Gu Shuiru was asked by Inoue Kamezaburo to let his second son win, and he was very happy, and he talked more: "I think that at the beginning, when I was studying in Japan, I had a relationship with Hideya Honinbo, and I was given three sons at that time. Xiuya is a nine-dan master, and when he plays chess with others, he often has to let more than four sons. β
Inoue Kamezaburo let out a rare sigh and said, "Xiuya is my master, I have studied chess with him for ten years, but unfortunately my qualifications are too poor, and I can't catch up with my senior brother Xiuli, and I can't become a nine-dan master." β
The people around showed a look of surprise: "I didn't expect that Mr. Inoue is Xiuya's apprentice, and he is really a famous teacher and a high apprentice." β
Inoue Kamezaburo enjoyed the praise of the people and said, "May I ask you, who is the strongest Go player in China at present?"
Everyone spoke one after another, expressing their opinions, but they couldn't say why. Because there is no national-level Go competition, everyone's strength is not too strong, and they can't even reach the level of professional two dans, and there is no outstanding character.
Wang Yunfeng suddenly said: "I know a genius boy named 'Wu Qingyuan', although he is only 11 years old, he has already shown extraordinary strength. β
Inoue Kamezaburo shook his head: "Too young." Go needs to be precipitated, and if you want to be called a great player, you have to wait until after the age of 18. β
At this time, Zhang Naijing suddenly interjected: "You don't know, the strongest player in Go today should be my wife and brother!"
Everyone looked at him and asked, "Who is your brother-in-law, and how strong is it?"
Pan Langdong probably knew something, and asked, "I heard that Mrs. Zun's surname is Qin, how many younger brothers does she have?"
Zhang Naijing said with a smile: "My mother-in-law is the medical scientist Zhu Wan, she has a son and two daughters, the eldest daughter Qin Ling is my wife, the second daughter Qin Yue is a poet, and the only son is named 'Qin Di'." Qin Di rarely plays chess on weekdays, but his strength is very strong!
Wang Ziyan pursed his lips and asked, "How strong are you?"
Zhang Naijing replied: "I have played with him a few times, and I have never won at most seven sons." β
The people around him shook their heads one after another, so that none of the seven sons won? It can only be said that Zhang Naijing's chess is very stinky! Among professional chess players, it is impossible to let the seven sons! According to the general saying, being conceded by the professional nine dan to the seven sons has the strength of each other, and only the strength of the amateur early dan is the strength.
Someone asked, "How much worse is your chess strength than Ling Zun?"
Zhang Naijing replied with a smile: "My father can only let me have one son." β
Hearing this, everyone was surprised, because Zhang Danru's chess strength is relatively strong, at least the strength of an amateur sixth dan, or a professional early duan.
"So, you're not weak in chess!"
"Mr. Qin's chess strength is really that strong? I don't believe it! Who is his master?"
Zhang Naijing shook his head: "I don't know, I look at Qin Di, as if I see flowers in the fog, and the dragon sees the head but not the tail." β
Wang Ziyan snorted lightly: "You just blow it! Go cannot be done behind closed doors, and it is impossible to figure it out alone." β
Someone next to him chimed in: "Yes, it's useless to just read books and play chess." β
Inoue Kamezaburo suddenly smiled and said, "I also heard Keiko mention that Qin Shaojun's chess strength is amazing. It's a pity that I haven't seen him since I came here. Come on, come on, Zhang Shaojun, I will also let you have seven sons, let's go to the next game. β
Zhang Naijing was eager to try and said, "Okay, thank you for your advice." β
The two of them landed on the chessboard, and after only fifty moves, Inoue Kamezaburo felt that he couldn't do it.
He sandwiched a piece between his two fingers, and refused to drop it for a long time, hesitating whether to admit defeat and start over, but after thinking about it: "Qin Di can make the other party have seven seeds, why can't I? Maybe this person has a good start, and he won't play later." β
So, he continued to concentrate.
After playing a game of chess for two hours, Inoue Kamezaburo tried all kinds of means, and finally lost.
He looked at Zhang Naijing and said, "Your chess strength is not weak, I can only let you have four sons." After this game of chess, I am even more looking forward to playing with Qin Shaojun. β
Zhang Naijing said: "Thank you, Mr. Inoue! I can win this time, maybe because of luck, you didn't show your real strength." β
Playing chess is very accidental, and winning or losing a game of chess cannot fully explain the problem.
These people in the chess world are all arrogant people, paying attention to hearing is false, seeing is believing, they have never seen Qin Di, so they naturally believe what Zhang Naijing said.
Subsequently, Inoue Kamezaburo waited to play chess with Qin Di, but after waiting for several months, Qin Di did not come back.