save the bachelors

Chapter 4297 [Betting on a Round]

After dinner, the two set up the chessboard, black played first and white played second, and they began to fight.

Xiang Nan had inherited Ji Xiaolan's skills in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs. Later in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he became friends with Huang Yaoshi, and learned a lot from him.

Later in the world of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", he learned the skills of playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, gardening and civil engineering from Wuyazi and the Eight Friends of Hangu; later he inherited the talents of Li Xunhuan, the third place winner of the imperial examination, and Gu Xichao... and he was already very proficient in the art of chess.

In addition, his IQ has reached the limit of ordinary people, which makes it easier for him to plan and layout, and is beneficial to the improvement of his chess skills.

What's more terrifying is that he also secretly put on photon computer glasses. The photon computer can calculate 10,000 Kbps per second, far exceeding today's supercomputers.

By 2020, AI will have already surpassed all chess players. By 2078, AI's capabilities will naturally be even stronger, reaching an unimaginable level.

Therefore, Xiang Nan now has the three combined into one, and torturing Chai Shao is as easy as pie.

Chai Shaoze thought Xiang Nan was born in a poor family and didn't even know what Go was. He had never read the chess records of famous masters, the "Go Classics", "Go Disease Methods", "Go Review Essentials", and even less the "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Tai Gong's Art of War", "Seven Military Classics"...

Therefore, in terms of chess skills and strategy, he should be far inferior to himself, so he planned to beat Xiang Nan well and enhance his own prestige.

At the beginning of the game, Xiang Nan placed the chess piece directly in the middle, completely unaware of the so-called "gold corners, silver edges, and grass belly" in Go. Chai Shao could not help but believe more and more that he was a fool.

……

Li Xiuning and Song Yuzhi were watching the game. They couldn't help but frown when they saw Xiang Nan put the chess piece in the center at the beginning.

Because the central position is connected in all directions and is difficult to be surrounded, experts in chess always try to seize the four corners first, then the four sides, and finally place their pieces in the center.

Xiang Nan placed the chess piece in the center from the beginning, which shows that he did not know how to play chess at all and did not even know the most basic principles of Go.

"Master Chai, why don't we play chess?" Li Xiuning saw this and advised, "The weather is nice today, let's go out for a walk."

"Yeah, playing chess is boring, why don't we go out for a walk. I've been in Yangzhou for several days and haven't had a good time out." Song Yuzhi also laughed.

"It's okay if he doesn't surrender, but it's fine as long as he is willing to admit defeat." Chai Shao pointed at Xiang Nan and said.

"Mr. Chai seems to be sure that he will beat me." Xiang Nan saw this and said with a smile, "In that case, why not make a bet?"

"Bet? What to bet on? What do you have?" Chai Shao said with a disdainful smile.

Xiang Nan and Xu Ziling were penniless, even the clothes they wore were gifts from Li Xiuning. What could they use to gamble with him?

"If I lose, this golden armor containing the supreme secret book "The Secret of Immortality" will be lost to Master Chai." Xiang Nan took out the golden armor from his arms, "If Master Chai loses, how about giving me 100,000 taels of silver?"

"Okay, it's a deal." Chai Shao nodded immediately.

He had also heard of the name of "The Secret of Immortality", and its value was much more than a mere 100,000 taels. Moreover, he was sure to win this chess game, so even if he had to bet 10 million taels of silver, he would not be afraid at all.

……

The game continues.

But the following chess game was very strange, as Xiang Nan and Chai Shao almost made their own moves.

Chai Shao focused on the four corners, following the chess principle of "gold corners, silver edges, and grass belly"; however, Xiang Nan was scattering chess pieces here and there, making it completely difficult to understand.

Li Xiuning felt a little worried when she saw this.

To be honest, although Chai Shao had always been good to her and was her loyal licker, she had no feelings for him at all. On the contrary, although Xiang Nan had only known her for a few days, her conversation, manners, and talent made her somewhat attracted to him.

In her opinion, although this young man came from a humble background, he had unlimited potential, just like a latent dragon ready to take off.

He is much stronger than Chai Shao who only relies on his family power.

So now that I see him at a disadvantage, I can't help but feel worried for him.

"What's going on? Do you know how to play?" The straightforward Song Yuzhi asked directly.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan smiled at her and continued to make his move.

Song Yuzhi was stunned by his laughter.

……

After a while, as the number of chess pieces on the board increased, everyone was suddenly surprised to find that the situation on the chessboard seemed to have reversed.

The chess pieces that Xiang Nan had placed seemingly randomly before were actually placed in very critical positions, and each one blocked Chai Shao's chess path.

As the saying goes, hit the snake at its most vulnerable part. Every chess piece Xiang Nan placed was right at Chai Shao's vulnerable part, leaving him unable to advance or retreat and putting him in a dilemma.

In comparison, Xiang Nan's chess moves became smoother and smoother, without any hindrance.

"..." Li Xiuning and Song Yuzhi were both surprised.

They didn't expect Xiang Nan to be able to turn the tide. No, to be exact, he had already won. They just didn't realize it at the time.

"How is it possible? How could he predict that Chai Shao would place the chess piece in this position a hundred moves later, and therefore grab the position in advance? Could he calculate the chess moves a hundred moves later?" Li Xiuning and Song Yuzhi both speculated in surprise.

Playing chess requires calculation, which means predicting the opponent's moves and making arrangements in advance.

A skilled chess player can often predict more than ten moves ahead, so he can lay out his moves calmly and let his opponent slowly get into his game. But Xiang Nan could predict a hundred moves ahead. It was incredible how shrewd and strategic he was.

As nobles, Li Xiuning and Song Yuzhi naturally knew how to play chess and calculate the moves, but they could only calculate up to 20 to 30 steps.

Twenty or thirty steps may seem only four or five times slower than a hundred steps, but in fact the difficulty increases exponentially.

Therefore, Xiang Nan's chess skills are dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than theirs. It is simply incalculable, unimaginable, and extremely terrifying.

……

Chai Shao's moves became increasingly difficult and slower. He felt that the chessboard was full of dangers and murderous aura, which made him feel helpless and powerless. He was sweating profusely and had a headache.

Looking at the chess pieces in front of us, they are no longer black and white pieces, but branches and competitors.

I saw my own store being attacked and eaten by competitors, resulting in shrinking business, loss of customers, sharp drop in revenue, insufficient income, bankruptcy, and employee dispersal...

The Chai family, once the richest in the world, was burdened with huge debts and lost everything. His father died of grief and anger, and his mother and sisters were sold into slavery and even sold into brothels to become prostitutes.

The eldest son of the Chai family was forced to live on the streets, begging for a living, being humiliated and suffering terribly.

"I, Chai Shao, have fallen to this point. Life is worse than death. How can I continue to live in this world?" Suddenly, he sighed and slapped his forehead.

Although he was not a top master, this palm strike had a force of a thousand pounds. If he was hit by it, he would definitely die.