At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 250, A School of Its Own! (Please Subscribe)

"Grandpa, the doctor is only doing this for your own good."

"I'm worried that your emotions might fluctuate a lot when you play chess. Besides, if you really want to play chess, you can just have someone come to the hospital to play with you. There's no need for you to come to the competition!"

The beautiful woman spoke earnestly and patiently.

"What's so great about having someone accompany me to the hospital?!"

"Those people have no competitive spirit at all. They treat playing chess as a chore, which is not fun at all."

The old man said with a pursed lip.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Shen Qiushan and the others gained a preliminary understanding of the old man dressed in a military uniform.

If nothing unexpected happens, this old man must have been quite powerful, at least before he retired.

Judging from the beautiful woman's attitude towards him, even now that he's retired, he still wields considerable influence.

The capital city!
This place has always been a place where hidden talents abound. An old man who looks unremarkable may have once been a powerful figure.

"I'll go back after the competition is over."

At this moment, the old man spoke again.

"Alright, I'll stay with you then."

The beautiful woman couldn't do anything about her own grandfather, so she could only stand silently beside him.

Almost at the same time, her attention finally fell on Shen Qiushan.

After looking Shen Qiushan over, she raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, her eyes showing surprise.

It's unclear whether she recognized Shen Qiushan or was attracted by his handsome appearance.

But the woman didn't speak, so Shen Qiushan naturally didn't take the initiative to go up and greet her.

At this moment, the results of the first round of the preliminary round were announced, and the numbers and names of the two teams were displayed on the large screen above the stadium.

Table 1: 0725 Zhang Wei VS 1023 Zhao Jincheng

Table 2: 2080 Yang Jinfeng VS 0125 Yin Fangyu

……

Table 25: Shen Qiushan (2049) vs. Luo Zhengyi (0096)

After seeing his name on the big screen, Shen Qiushan quickly went to table number 25.

The old man in the officer's uniform followed closely behind.

"I'm actually in the same group as you, kid. I'd like to see how you're going to beat me!"

Luo Zhengyi glanced at Shen Qiushan and curled his lip in disdain.

He was quite confident in his chess skills, after all, he had decades of experience in the game.

In his youth, he was one of the best chess players in the compound, and by his teens, he had already defeated all the old men in the compound with his chessboard.

After starting work at the company, he became the undisputed number one chess player, second only to his superiors.

When playing chess with my boss, we're always evenly matched, and even when I lose, it's always a perfectly timed defeat.

Those in the know understand that losing a game this way is much harder than winning!

When I retire.

Luo Zhengyi has participated in many chess competitions and has won numerous awards.

Therefore, among amateur chess players, his skill level is definitely among the top.

It was precisely because of such a brilliant record that he didn't take Shen Qiushan seriously.

The preliminary round is a best-of-three format.

No taking back moves.

Each step of the thinking process should take no more than 60 seconds.

If there are three instances of timeout, the game is automatically lost.

Because there were so many games in the preliminary rounds, the referees were on a rotating basis, with more than twenty referees moving between the numerous games.

If a contestant has a question, they can raise their hand to signal the referee immediately.

With the ringing of a bell inside the stadium, the competition officially began.

Red player Luo Zhengyi adopted the common "opening shot" opening.

Shen Qiushan did not adopt conventional defensive tactics, but instead sacrificed his central pawn...

Luo Zhengyi had naturally seen this opening move where the central pawn moves first; several so-called "dead ends" in chess records all started with this opening.

So he was quite cautious.

Even so, 10 minutes later, he was outnumbered by one car and one horse by Shen Qiushan, putting him at a complete disadvantage.

After struggling for another 5 minutes, Luo Zhengyi lost the first set!
1 is better than 0!

Shen Qiushan is in the lead.

In this best-of-three match, Shen Qiushan only needs to win one more game to advance to the next round.

Although we lost the first game.

But Luo Zhengyi was very unconvinced: "I was careless. I didn't expect you to actually have some skills."

"You're definitely going to lose this second game!"

In the first game, Luo Zhengyi did not take Shen Qiushan seriously and was somewhat complacent.

By the time he realized what was happening, Shen Qiushan had already gained a complete advantage, and the situation was difficult to reverse.

Therefore, at the start of the second game, Luo Zhengyi used his most proficient strategy.

Thinking of winning the first game to tie the score, and then taking the decisive game to defeat Shen Qiushan.

As it turned out, Luo Zhengyi was clearly overthinking things. Although he used his best tactics, he was still utterly defeated after several rounds of combat.

2 is better than 0!

Shen Qiushan wins and advances!
The two games of chess took less than half an hour.

"Concession."

"Uncle Luo, you should go back to the hospital with your granddaughter as soon as possible!"

Shen Qiushan smiled and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Whether I go back to the hospital or not is none of your business!

Luo Zhengyi rolled his eyes. Although he had lost two games in a row, he was still not convinced.

Just now, he silently reviewed the game in his mind. He lost the first game because he underestimated his opponent, and he lost the second game because he was too cautious.

His moves were hesitant and restrained, completely failing to showcase his bold and expansive style.

"Do you dare come back to the hospital with me and continue?"

Luo Zhengyi looked indignant.

"Uncle Luo, I'm here to participate in the competition."

"And you've already been eliminated by me."

Shen Qiushan smiled and shrugged: "If you want revenge, you can only leave it to fate."

"If we're lucky, we might meet again in future competitions."

Luo Zhengyi rolled his eyes: "Fine, don't be scared then!"

"Uncle Luo, even your provocation won't work."

Shen Qiushan shrugged: "You should go back to the hospital and rest!"

"Row!"

"I'll remember you, you brat!"

Luo Zhengyi snorted coldly, his face darkening as he left the competition area and went up to the stands.

Meanwhile, his granddaughter Roman had already seen the results of the first round of preliminary matches on the big screen.

Grandpa Luo Zhengyi was the third contestant to be eliminated!

Roman was quite surprised by the result. She knew that her grandfather was very good at chess and that he could easily make it to the finals of an amateur competition like the Qingyang Cup.

They could even make it to the quarterfinals or semifinals, which is why Roman didn't want his grandfather to participate in the competition.

Because from the preliminary rounds to the finals, you have to play many games, which is very energy-consuming.

Luo Zhengyi had just recovered from a serious illness and was in the right place to rest and recuperate. The doctor had advised him not to overexert himself.

But the result of the match made Roman breathe a sigh of relief.

He was eliminated in the first round, which is great. Grandpa can now go back to the hospital with me without worry.

There's no need to focus on the competition anymore.

Walking up to the audience seats, Luo Zhengyi sat down next to his granddaughter with a dark face: "We underestimated him, and actually lost to that kid!"

"Grandpa, can we go back now?"

Roman asked with a smile.

"Wait a minute."

"I want to see if that kid can make it to the finals."

Luo Zhengyi waved his hand.

"what?"

Roman exclaimed in surprise: "There are three rounds in the preliminaries, right?!"

"The third round won't finish until the afternoon at the earliest!"

"This afternoon it is then." "If you have work to do, go ahead and do it, don't worry about me!"

Luo Zhengyi waved his hand dismissively.

"That won't work."

Roman shook his head: "If we're going to leave, we'll leave together!"

"Then you can sit here with me."

Luo Zhengyi patted his granddaughter on the shoulder, looked at Shen Qiushan in the arena, and muttered to himself, "This kid seems to have some skills. No matter what the reason, he still lost two games."

"Grandpa, I have something to tell you."

"I think I know the person who beat you."

After a moment of silence, Roman pointed at Shen Qiushan, who was standing on the field.

"Ok?"

"Do you know that boy?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhengyi immediately became interested.

"Hmm, he seems to be a writer."

"writer?"

Luo Zhengyi looked on with suspicion: "A writer who plays chess so well??"

"It should be him!"

"The name Shen Qiushan shouldn't be very common, and I just searched for it online."

"It must be him!"

Roman analyzed as he looked at Shen Qiushan in the arena.

"After all this talk, who exactly is it?"

What books have you written?

Luo Zhengyi asked, frowning.

"Shen Qiushan, the author of 'The Three-Body Problem,' you even praised him before!"

"They say 'The Three-Body Problem' is a book with great depth!"

Roman shared his guess.

"what?"

"He's the author of 'The Three-Body Problem'??"

Upon hearing his granddaughter's words, Luo Zhengyi was immediately shocked, his eyes widening in disbelief.

He pointed incredulously at Shen Qiushan in the arena: "He's actually the author of 'The Three-Body Problem'?"

"You mean the author of 'The Three-Body Problem' eliminated me in the Qingyang Cup competition??"

"How can there be such a person, who can write a book like 'The Three-Body Problem' and is also so good at chess!"

Roman nodded: "When I first saw him, I felt like I recognized him."

"But I couldn't figure out who he was for a moment, until the match information for the first round of the preliminaries was displayed on the big screen."

Luo Zhengyi rubbed his temples, his gaze sweeping over Shen Qiushan in the arena once more, and complained, "A writer coming to participate in a chess competition, isn't that neglecting his proper profession!"

"Grandpa, you were right about that."

Roman chuckled and chimed in, "Shen Qiushan is notorious for being a ne'er-do-well. Besides writing books, he also writes songs!"

"I also participated in a variety show not long ago."

"Oh, by the way, besides writing songs and participating in variety shows, he also won an award a few days ago!"

"National Undergraduate Electronic Technology Contest, Special Prize!"

News about Shen Qiushan was quite popular before, and Luo Man, as a young person who often goes online, was aware of it.

After hearing his granddaughter's introduction, Luo Zhengyi nodded and remarked, "This kid is really something!"

"It's amazing that one person can do so many things and achieve such good results."

"That's right, he was also the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Sanjiang Province last year!"

"And he is the oldest top scorer in the national college entrance examination on record."

Roman added.

Luo Zhengyi remembered this news. He nodded, becoming even more interested in Shen Qiushan, his opponent who had defeated him.

The first round of matches has concluded.

The contestants rested for half an hour before starting the second round of preliminary matches.

The rules for this second round are no different from those for the first round.

It remains a best-of-three series.

Shen Qiushan's opponent in this round was a college student who wore black-rimmed glasses and had the face of a top student.

She is the kind of person who looks like she has excellent academic performance.

This is true.

The opponent is a top student from Tsinghua University and the president of the chess club. He came to participate in the competition for the generous prize money, and he is very strong!

Unfortunately, he encountered Shen Qiushan, who had cheat codes, in the second round.

They lost the game without any suspense.

0 is better than 2!

Complete defeat!

"Great!"

Having lost the game, he reached up and pushed up his black-rimmed glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, his gaze sweeping over Shen Qiushan from top to bottom before settling on the nameplate on the corner of the table.

【2049 Shen Qiushan】

"You wouldn't happen to be Shen Qiushan, the author of 'The Three-Body Problem' and the oldest top scorer in the national college entrance examination in history, would you?"

The bespectacled boy looked shocked.

Shen Qiushan nodded with a smile: "It's me!"

"It's really you!"

"Brilliant!!"

The bespectacled boy sighed and gave a thumbs up.

Then, he took out his phone from his pocket: "Can we take a picture together?"

"of course."

Shen Qiushan naturally wouldn't refuse such a small request, and immediately cooperated by taking a group photo with the other party.

The two's actions left the other players dumbfounded. They were supposed to be opponents in the competition, so why were they taking a photo together?

The second round of preliminary matches has ended.

It's time for lunch.

The third round of the preliminary rounds will begin at 2 PM.

The organizers did not provide meals, so Shen Qiushan stretched and left the competition venue, intending to find a place outside the stadium to have lunch.

However, before he could even leave the stadium, Luo Zhengyi and his grandson Luo Man caught up with him from behind.

"Teacher Shen, please wait a moment."

Roman waved with a smile.

Shen Qiushan naturally remembered this beautiful woman. He stopped and looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Is there something you need?"

"My grandfather admires your chess skills and would like to invite you to lunch."

Roman extended an invitation directly.

"You're treating, right?"

"That's no problem!"

Shen Qiushan was just thinking about what to eat, and since someone was treating him, he decided not to be polite.

"I heard you're the author of 'The Three-Body Problem'?"

At this moment, Luo Zhengyi spoke up.

"Well, it's me."

Shen Qiushan nodded with a smile: "Grandpa Luo has read my book?"

"I've read it, and it's well-written!"

"Winning the Nebula Award is well-deserved!"

Luo Zhengyi nodded slightly, then asked curiously, "Who taught you chess?"

“When you were playing, I reviewed our two games, and I don’t think I’ve encountered your style before.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiushan laughed heartily: "That's right, you haven't encountered it before. I'm just reinventing the wheel and doing my own random research!"

"You mean, you're operating your own school of thought?"

Luo Zhengyi's lips twitched slightly.

When he was young, he would carry a chessboard and knock on doors to challenge the chess masters in the compound.

He thought he was already pretty arrogant, but years later, he met an even arrogant Shen Qiushan.

This guy actually claimed to have formed his own school of thought!
(End of this chapter)