Rebirth of the Great Power

After finishing the layout stage of the prologue, enter the middle battle.

Lu Zijun is not a fierce chess player, he likes to win by surprise.For the same chess pattern, the position he chooses to place the pieces is often unexpected, and in places that most people have never thought of, after a careful taste, he feels that he is not a good player.Playing chess with him can often develop different ideas.

At this moment, white's corners are not secure, and the middle is lonely. Most people will choose to make up first, but white chooses to enter on the edge of black.The black piece came to attack naturally, but the white piece discarded this piece and went thick to the center first, then turned back and hit the right side, stabilizing the corner.After this conversion, White has a slight advantage.

The eyes of the onlookers lit up, and they clapped their hands and said, "This hand strikes east and west, it's wonderful."

At this time, the few people who had just gone out also came back, and they all gathered around to watch, discussing in a low voice while watching the battle, and then they even played a game of chess beside them, and directly calculated the value of each move on the chessboard. Strengths and weaknesses, is there a better way to go?

Lu Zijun's slapping hands aroused everyone's enthusiasm even more. Everyone looked at Mu Yuan, wondering how he would respond next.

Lu Zijun's peachy eyes were wide open, and his face was also slightly smug.After his defeat in Yangzhou last time, he studied Mu Yuan's chess with his teacher after returning home.Before Yangzhou Lunping, Mu Yuan was unheard of in the Jianghuai area, so the chess records that can be obtained are those few games in Lunping.It can be roughly seen from these few games that Mu Yuan is very good at calculation, and the calculation is so deep and far away that it is difficult for ordinary people to match.However, his style of chess is soft, and he is basically in the position of defensive counterattack, with few strong methods.In this case, if he can break his calculation, maybe there will be a better chance of winning.

Lu Zijun himself is not good at physical combat, he is good at surprise attacks, and likes to disrupt the opponent's layout in unexpected ways.During this period of time, he has studied this way more and more deeply, and he has long been looking forward to meeting Mu Yuan again to try it out.

What the master and apprentice did not expect was that their analysis of Mu Yuan could not be wrong, but it was not comprehensive.

Anyone who knows Wang Zheng will know that he is a very comprehensive and superb chess player who can handle various styles with ease.Ability warfare can be roundabout, can calculate and see the overall situation, can not only face the enemy head-on, but also be good at defending from the side.Which combat method to adopt depends more on the current game.After becoming Mu Yuan, in the chess games so far, he mostly strikes late.First, the thinking of chess players in this era is very different from the era he was in. He likes to make decisions before moving; second, his ability to control the chess game is enough to support him after calculating the efficiency of each chess piece. Choose a softer way to win the game.This is also the reason why his final victory and defeat are almost the same when facing players of different chess strengths.It wasn't that he released the water on purpose, it was precisely the result of his full calculation.

As for such misunderstandings, it can only be said that it is because of the serious inequality of information.After all, Mu Yuan has thousands of years of accumulation of chess games, while Lu Zijun and his apprentice have only seen a few games of Mu Yuan.Even if they had watched Mu Yuan and Fan Shixuan's "Nine Dragons Playing Pearl" game in advance, their judgment on his chess strength and style would be quite different.

At this moment, Mu Yuan smiled lightly, facing Bai Qi's provocation, he was not in a hurry to fight back.The black chess jump not only expands the appearance on the left side but also supports the lone chess piece above. It is a good player for self-complementation.The white piece is broken, the black piece is pointed, and after exchanging with the white piece, it breaks down the second piece and grabs the key point, which not only strengthens the right side, but also hides the emptiness in the upper right corner of the white piece and supports the second piece on the top.

The situation was once again divided into two points.

After that, white chess made strange moves one after another, black chess saw the tricks and broke them, you come and go, it's really beautiful.

Those who play chess have a great time, and those who watch chess are also full of excitement.

In the end, only the lower right area remained.Black made a move and seized the main point.White can only fly two-way, black's blockade is an important move, white relies on, and black pulls.Although white has captured one of black's solitons, black's overall situation has taken advantage.

Lu Zijun was convinced.Different from the previous round in Yangzhou, this time he came prepared, it can be said that he showed his full ability, and thought that there was nothing wrong with the overall situation, but he still lost.It can only show that the other party is indeed much smarter than himself.

Lu Zijun: "It's already past noon, Brother Mu must be hungry too. Why don't you seal the chess first, and after lunch, I want to ask Brother Mu for some official skills."

Mu Yuan nodded.

The two invited Sun Maofu as a guarantee.

The next move happened to be black's turn, so Mu Yuan took a pen to write out the next move, sealed it and handed it to Sun Maofu.

There is a dining room in the Imperial City dedicated to the staff of the Hanlin Academy. Every day, a simple lunch will be prepared for the staff working in the courtyard, whether they are candidates or candidates.If you are not used to simple meals and want to have a tooth sacrifice, you can also order it yourself, of course, you will have to pay extra money.Those who can concentrate on chess skills are generally not too poor. There are no real poor families in the current chess order, and they are not too poor with the imperial salary.Playing chess is not only mental work, but also physical work. Only when you eat well and have enough energy can you play better chess and have a better way out.Chess waiters don't treat themselves badly, most of the time they choose to open a small stove and order a few good dishes.

The main candidates and the candidates seem to have a clear distinction. In fact, because of the annual challenge, the candidates want to know more about the chess strength and style of the main candidates, so that they can make the most beneficial choice when the challenge comes; The candidates will also inquire about which alternatives are stronger and may pose a threat to themselves, so they can respond in advance.In addition, after the annual challenge, some of the candidates were promoted to the main candidates, and some of the main candidates were picked off and became the candidates. However, the previous friendship is still there, so there are not many exchanges between the two sides.

Chu Zizhou just passed the challenge competition a few years ago and became the candidate for the main selection. He has the lowest qualifications in the main selection, so he worked very hard. Today, because he studied the chess records, he didn't eat until after noon. At this moment, he ordered a few small dishes to sacrifice Offering sacrifices to the five internal organs temple.

While eating, he remembered a wonderful move in the chess record just now, and his thoughts were wandering, when he saw a group of candidates rushing into the dining hall like a gust of wind, took their respective simple meals, finished them in a stormy manner, and then A gust of wind rushed out.

Chu Zizhou was dumbfounded, he forgot to swallow the food that was brought to his mouth.

There are only a dozen or so people in the backup office every three days, and half of them are seen at the same time on weekdays. This number has already exceeded half, and everyone is in a hurry. What happened? what?

Curious, Chu Zizhou stretched out his hand to grab it, stopped an old acquaintance who just ran past, and asked, "Brother Ying Ming, what's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Qi Yingming was pulled to a halt, turned around and saw that it was Chu Zizhou, and although he was anxious, he couldn't shake him off, so he cupped his hands and said, "It's Brother Zizhou, we are going back to watch chess."

"Watching chess?" Chu Zizhou was even more puzzled.They either play scores or play games every day. There is nothing rare about a game of chess, let alone in the backup center.It's not that Chu Zizhou underestimated his background. He was considered a leader in the reserve school. He had a winning rate of [-]% against everyone in the school, but his winning rate was less than [-]% in the primary school.It can be seen that the difference between the main selection and the backup is only one word, but the strength is very different. The match between the main selection has not yet caused such a sensation.

Qi Yingming didn't want to say more, but hurriedly said: "It's a new candidate for today, a match against Lu Zijun. We just finished the game for dinner, and we also came out to fill our stomachs. Not much to say, the chess game is over, Brother, copy a chess record and send it to Brother Zizhou to have a look."

Qi Ying made it clear and left. Chu Zizhou still stretched out one hand. Seeing that the person had already run away, he shook his head and sat down to continue eating.But he seemed to have lost his appetite, he swallowed a few mouthfuls casually and returned to the main selection office.

When he walked in, he was still a little dazed, He Pingshan, who was quite friendly with him in the institute, saw him and said, "Zizhou, why are you so lost?"

Chu Zizhou said the matter.

He Pingshan said with a smile: "This Lu Zijun is indeed very good at chess. It is said that he has been very talented since he was a child, and he was taught by Lin Yufu before the edict. His chess style is also a strange way, which will inevitably attract people's attention. Speaking of him It should be the one who is most likely to hit the main election next year among the current candidates. As for the newcomer today, I heard that it was recommended by Yan Shangshu, which naturally makes people curious. Don't worry too much about Zizhou, you It’s because I’ve never seen the grand occasion when Brother Yuan entered the office, that’s what it’s called.” He Pingshan said in a low voice, “Zizhou don’t need to worry too much. It is said that Chief Liu is about to retire, and next year’s main election will be held. There is one more place. You are familiar with most of the players in the reserve, but their chess skills are not as good as yours. Of the three newcomers this year, in my opinion, only Lu Zijun needs more attention."

Chu Zizhou breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, he was indeed worried about next year's challenge.In the main election, his current strength is considered to be at the bottom, and he is the most likely to be targeted and challenged, so it is inevitable that he pays special attention to the situation of the alternate.

As for who will become the new chief after Chief Liu retires, it is too far away from me, and I have exhausted my energy just wanting to stay in the main election.

After all, it is not as good as human beings!

Chu Zizhou couldn't help cast his envious eyes on the empty seat in the middle.In terms of talent, how can Lu Zijun compare to Cheng Shiyuan, this is the one who is truly favored by heaven.The only time Chu Zizhou asked Cheng Shiyuan for advice gave him a deep sense of frustration, and even for a long time he wondered if he was not suitable for playing chess at all.

This person not only played chess well, but also won the holy family.Since Chu Zizhou entered the main election, almost every time there was an imperial edict, it was Cheng Shiyuan.But his chess strength is much higher than theirs, so that everyone can't even feel a little bit jealous, they can only look up.

That's all, these are not what I should think about, let's try to keep my position.Chu Zizhou opened the chess record again.

When Qi Yingming hurried back to the selection office, Sun Maofu was putting the chess hand that Mu Yuan gave him before on the chessboard.

Fortunately, we caught up.Qi Ying said clearly.