Reading: Beginning as the Dean of the Academy

Chapter 149
"Chen Ke, come out to relax, don't think so much."

"Why are you still frowning? You're not very old, but you're like an old man every day."

In the academy, a middle-aged man was talking to the frowning young man beside him. He brought him to Xinzhou Academy just to refresh his mind.

Six days ago, China, South Korea, and the United States played Go against each other. Chen Ke, as the No.1 Chinese Go player, lost to the American robot.

But then he lost to a Korean chess player, which was a huge blow to Chen Ke.

There are even many comments on the Internet, saying that Chen Ke is old, and he is on TV every day to participate in programs, and his heart has long since given up on the chess game.

When Lin Tanglong saw these comments on the Internet, he felt worthless for Chen Ke. Many netizens who didn't understand Go scolded Chen Ke there, but they didn't know that Go and Xiangqi were different.

In China, it can be said that everyone knows how to play chess, especially the elderly. Therefore, in the eyes of those people, they feel that playing chess only needs to be studied.

But it is not enough to rely on research in Go. Go pays more attention to calculation and energy. After the rules of Go are changed, it is common for the younger generation of low-rank players to overthrow those high-rank old players.

Go, the best age is between 25 and [-].

At Chen Ke's current age, he is already past his peak, while Korean chess player Kim Sun-yang is only 20 years old, at the peak time, it is normal for Chen Ke to lose.

If in order to maintain his reputation, Chen Ke could have refused to fight and let other domestic chess players participate, but Chen Ke did not. He still participated in the battle knowing that he would lose, in order to take the blame for other domestic chess players.

The Go circle is so big, domestic chess players have also played against Jin Shanyang in private, and all lost to Jin Shanyang. At this time, Jin Shanyang, just like the 20-year-old Chen Ke, can sweep the entire Go world.

"Teacher, if you lose, you lose. It's normal for those people on the Internet to criticize me. I didn't take it to heart."

Chen Ke's words made Lin Tanglong puzzled, if it wasn't because of the comments on the Internet, why did he keep frowning?

"What I'm worried about is what will happen after seven days?"

"After seven days?"

Lin Tanglong was also shocked, and said, "World Go Tournament?"

"Yes, the World Go Tournament is held here again. Facing Jin Shanyang, no domestic chess player can match him."

"Could it be that you still want to participate? Chen Ke, please don't." Lin Tanglong seemed to know what Chen Ke was up to, and quickly stopped him.

"You have already protected them once, and then they will have to rely on themselves. You can't rely on you for the rest of your life, and if you lose again this time, it will have a great impact on yourself."

To be honest, playing Go does not make money, and the prize money of various competitions is not high.

Take Chen Ke as an example, the No. 1 Go player in China, but the bonuses he has accumulated over the years are equivalent to the down payment for a house in the capital.

The good thing is that Chen Ke is considered to be out of the circle. With his fame, he has received a few advertisement endorsements and the like, but these advertisers are interested in Chen Ke's fame. If Chen Ke loses again this time, it will inevitably cause domestic competition. Many people's abuse, those advertisers will also break the contract with Chen Ke.

"Chen Ke, you can't do stupid things."

As Chen Ke's Go teacher, Lin Tanglong watched Chen Ke grow step by step. In his opinion, Chen Ke has done enough for the domestic Go world, and now he should think about his own future.

Chen Ke smiled wryly and didn't say anything. If he could, he wouldn't want to, but he was very aware of the national pride of the people in the country.

It's fine if you compare it with other countries, but this time the main opponents are Japan and South Korea. The domestic people don't have a good opinion of these two countries, and it can be said that they are feuds.

If they lost to Japan and South Korea in China, those young chess players would probably be sprayed with bruises by the public, and it would even be normal for them to cause depression.

Because he was someone who came here, if he hadn't carried it over, I'm afraid he would have been abolished by this time.

"Let's not talk about these things, hey, this academy also has a chess building."

Chen Ke listened to Lin Tanglong's words, and looked forward. There was a chess tower in front of them.

"Go and have a look."

Chen Ke walked over curiously, and found many people gathered around the entrance of the chess building, watching two men in ancient costumes play chess.

"This level has about three professional grades."

After watching it for a while, Chen Ke was a little startled. You must know that there are not many people who play Go in China, and those who have a professional level are currently registered at about [-] people.

In this academy, he met two?

"I lost, I lost, congratulations brother Li, you can enter the chess building."

The white chess player conceded defeat, while the black chess player walked into the chess building with a smile. This made Chen Ke, who was watching from the sidelines, a little curious, and couldn't help asking: "Is there any requirement to enter this chess building?"

"That's natural. If you want to enter this chess building, you must beat me."

"Well, can I try it?"

"can."

Chen Ke sat down, and half an hour later, the other party conceded.

"Pass, you can enter the chess building."

"Thank you."

Chen Ke was not very excited about winning the opponent, but what made him puzzled was that this man didn't know himself?
There are only a few people in the Go circle. As No.1 in the domestic Go world, it is reasonable to say that anyone with a professional rank should know himself.

But it's just doubts, Chen Ke prefers this kind of relaxed atmosphere, and immediately walked towards the chess building.

In the chess building, there are many people playing chess at the moment. These people are all in ancient costumes, all staring at the chessboard in front of them, and no one looks up when Chen Ke comes in.

Chen Ke found an empty seat and sat down, and after a while, a man in ancient costume sat down opposite him.

"Brother, next round?"

"Ah."

Go silent...

A few hours later, Chen Ke walked out of the chess building with a satisfied look on his face.

Playing chess in this chess building made him feel like he was back when he was young. His heart was very pure, and there was nothing but the chess game.

"Chen Ke, if you come out or not, I will go in to find you."

"Mr. Lin, I plan to stay in Xinzhou for a few more days."

"Stay a few more days? Do you want to play chess with others in this chess building?"

"Ah."

Lin Tanglong didn't say anything, if playing chess in this chess building can make Chen Ke feel better, then he can stay for a few more days.

"But the strange thing is that everyone in this chess building has a professional level. When did so many professional Go players come out in China?"

Chen Ke was very curious, and none of these professional chess players knew him.

"This shows that there are still a lot of people playing Go in our country, but some people did not participate in the competition for some reason, which is a good thing."

Lin Tanglong thought for a while, and put forward his guess, and Chen Ke also agreed, and only this reason can explain it.

Day two.

Chen Ke came to the chess building again and played chess with the people in the chess building.

Day three.

Still the same.

Fourth day.

Chen Ke didn't play chess anymore, because he had already won all the chess players in the chess building.

"It seems that I should leave too."

To be honest, Chen Ke really didn't want to leave, the atmosphere here was great, but he had no opponents, so it was meaningless to stay in the chess building.

"Brother Tai is very good at chess, you might as well go upstairs and try."

"Climbing upstairs?"

Chen Ke had never been to the second floor of this chess building, and the whole chess building was only on the third floor, but because he hadn't seen anyone going up and down the stairs, Chen Ke felt that there should be no one on the second floor.

Hearing this now, he really wanted to go upstairs and take a look.

On the second floor, unlike so many chess tables on the first floor, there is only one chess table on the entire second floor. In addition to the chess table, there is also a bookshelf with books on it.

"The Endgame Spectrum"

"Zhenlong Chess Game"

"Danghu Ten Bureaus"

……

Seeing these Go-related books on the bookshelf, Chen Ke was more and more surprised. Some of them he had read, but most of them he had never read.

Seeing this, Chen Ke was fascinated.

"Brother, the chess building is about to close."

Chen Ke was awakened by someone's voice. He was immersed in the chess record just now, and there was dissatisfaction on his face when someone woke him up.

"It's dark now?"

Through the window of the attic, Chen Ke realized that it was already sunset.

"Can you accommodate me?"

"I'm afraid this is not possible. This is the dean's rule. The academy closes at five o'clock, and outsiders are not allowed to stay in the academy."

"Ok."

Although Chen Ke regretted it, he also knew that this was his rule, so he had no choice but to put down the game record.

"I see that Xiongtai is very accomplished in Go. Xiongtai can play against our dean. Our dean will come to the chess building once a week. If Xiongtai can beat our dean, he can stay in the chess building forever." Yes, but I think it is very difficult, our dean's attainment in Go has reached the realm of heaven and man."

The words of the man in ancient costume aroused Chen Ke's competitive spirit. Although he has passed the peak now, he is still in the top ten in the world. He does not believe that the dean of an academy can be stronger than him.

"Then I'll come back tomorrow."

……

The next day.

Chen Ke came to the academy early in the morning, went up to the second floor of the chessboard, and continued to read the unfinished chess records yesterday.

"Chen Ke?"

When Su Le came to the second floor of the chess building, he saw Chen Ke fiddling with the chess game while holding the chess record.

Those scholars in Yunshan Academy didn't know Chen Ke, but Su Le still did. After all, he was the No.1 Go player in China.

"Are you the dean of Xinzhou Academy?"

Chen Ke looked at Su Le, and the only one who could appear on the second floor should be the dean of the academy mentioned yesterday.

"Just call me Su Le."

"Dean Su, I wonder if I can play a game with you?"

"can."

Su Le also wanted to try his own level of Go. Since the academy had a chess building, he had watched the chess records here, and the teachers and students of Yunshan Academy were no longer his opponents.

Being able to play chess with Chen Ke, the No. 1 Go player in China, is a good way to test your own level.

Su Le's black son went first, followed by Chen Ke's white son.

……

One child landed one child at a time. At the beginning, both of them played very quickly. Chen Ke was not surprised. He had an estimate of the level of this Dean Su, at least he was above the sixth-level professional.

Regardless of the fact that Go is divided into nine dans, the gap between each dan is actually not that big. The gap between [-] dan and [-] dan is three dans, but even if it is [-] dan, I dare not say how many pieces to give up to [-] dan.

Ten minutes later, the chess game reached the second half, and Chen Ke became more and more frightened as he played each move, because he now had to think for about ten seconds for each move. On the contrary, Dean Su's move speed did not slow down at all.

An hour later, Chen Ke sighed and chose to admit defeat.

In the chess game, although he has not lost the wind, judging from the current situation, he has already exceeded the time limit.

"Principal Su's chess skills are superb, I admire him."

Seeing Chen Ke admitting defeat, Su Le was also a little surprised. His chess skills were even higher than Chen Ke's. Doesn't that mean that he is now No.1 in China?

"Can we have another game?"

But Chen Ke was not reconciled, and wanted to play another round, Su Le nodded and agreed.

What he likes most about playing chess is meeting his opponents. It is no longer fun for him to play chess with the teachers and students of Yunshan Academy, because winning is so easy that he hardly needs to think much.

Second set.

Chen Ke persisted for an hour, but still surrendered.

This time, there was no timeout, but on the chessboard, he had already lost.

"Come again."

In the third round, Chen Ke persisted for an hour and a half. This time he was completely finished, but he also lost, losing two eyes.

It is almost impossible to win or lose with two goals at this level.

He lost all three rounds, Chen Ke didn't mention it again, and the whole person was stunned. Even in the third round of chess with Jin Shanyang not long ago, he lost 1:2, and the two games he lost, They only lost half an eye.

Su Le saw Chen Ke doubting his life, and didn't bother him, just got up and left on his own.

He knew what Chen Ke was thinking at the moment, and it would probably be the same if it were him.

This is like a famous general who fought on the battlefield for many years, but was finally defeated by an old farmer.

After Su Le left, Chen Ke sat quietly in front of the chess game, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"There are days outside the sky, and there are people outside people."

After a long time, Chen Ke laughed at himself, got up, took a last look at the chess game, turned around and went down the second floor.

……

World Go Tournament, opening.

When Chen Ke signed up again, there was an uproar on the Internet.

"How dare he, isn't it enough to lose once?"

"This is to occupy the quota and expand your reputation. It's really selfish."

"You can't say that. Chen Ke's strength is obvious to all. He only lost once."

"It's just that I lost once. It was in a public competition. In private, Chen Ke went down with Jin Shanyang. We lost more than we won."

Go itself is not a public project, but when national feuds are involved, more people pay attention.

China, Japan and South Korea have long-standing grievances.

Influenced by the ancient Chinese civilization, Japan and South Korea are the same as China in many items. Therefore, the competition among the three countries in various items has a long history.

In addition, this time, in order to expand the popularity of Go, the organizer also carried out publicity on various network platforms, and announced the live broadcast, which gathered millions of people on the live broadcast platform in almost a short period of time.

"Chen Ke, forget it... Teacher believes that you can win."

Backstage, Lin Tanglong had a complicated expression on his face. He didn't understand why Chen Ke would come to participate in this tour, since the winning rate was obviously not high.

"Teacher, if I don't make it, will there be anyone else? Besides, I have gained some money recently, so I don't necessarily lose to Jin Shanyang."

"Well, the teacher believes in you."

That's all Lin Tanglong could say, but he didn't believe what Chen Ke said about improving his chess skills. At this level, it was almost difficult to improve his chess skills, and there was no room for improvement.

At this level, the chess game tests the calculation ability of both parties, and there is a limit to the calculation ability. Chen Ke's current calculation ability will only get worse and worse.

"I still think about Chen Ke losing, how should I explain to the media for him."

Lin Tanglong thought of a person, who was the hero of the entire nation back then, and was called the glory of Asia.

But it is such a person, after experiencing the defeat in the 08 World Cup, he still encountered abuse from many netizens.

These netizens don't think about it. Except for him, no one in China can stand in this arena. They just think that if they can't, then don't do it.

It wasn't until that guy retired. After all these years, these netizens found out that there were no Chinese people in that project, and then they realized that they made a mistake back then, and then wanted to apologize to that guy.

That's the case, let alone Chen Ke.

……

In the live broadcast room, the chessboard was already set up, and Chen Ke and Jin Shanyang came in almost at the same time.

On the Internet, after Chen Ke and Jin Shanyang entered the stage, there were more comments in the live broadcast room.

"Come here, I can see Ouba abusing Chen Ke again."

"Ouba, I still have a few more. This chess has not been played yet, and it is not certain who will win or lose."

"These semi-permanents are really arrogant."

"It's not to blame for their arrogance. Jin Shanyang is recognized as the number one in the world now. Chen Ke's chance of winning is not high."

There were a lot of people watching the live broadcast, some who knew Go and some who didn't know Go to watch the excitement. Those professional players were also discussing at the moment, but not many people were optimistic about Chen Ke.

Chen Ke and Jin Shanyang are old rivals, and they sat down in their respective seats without any extra polite words.

As the host, Chen Ke chose the white son, while Jin Shanyang was the black son.

The sunspots fall first, and the whites follow.

"Let's look at the hand. Jin Shanyang obviously chose to hang a small corner to test. Chen Ke's choice is similar. He just leaned in and can attack and defend..."

"The two are also old opponents. They both know each other's strength. They are very cautious at the beginning. This is also very normal. After all, a small mistake may lose the entire game."

Go, for those who don't understand it, looks like reading a book from heaven. Two professional chess players were invited to explain the live commentary on the TV station, but most of the explanations are technical terms.

On the contrary, the narrators on the webcast are much more down-to-earth.

"Teacher Chen's move, it's called upside down, Jin Shanyang's piece of chess is dead, completely blocked."

"You don't understand? It's okay, just follow me and shout awesome."

An hour later, Chen Ke had the upper hand in the chess game, but those professional chess players knew that now was the time to decide the outcome.

The little advantage in the front is nothing, the more you go to the back, the more you need to test your computing power and energy. Chen Ke lost to Jin Shanyang because he didn't have enough computing power and energy in the second half of the loss.

I hope Teacher Chen Ke can keep it.

An hour and a half later, the two professional players in the official commentary finally showed smiles on their faces.

"Well, Teacher Chen Ke's move is very clever. This step has sealed off Jin Shanyang's room for turning around. The number of eyes has already exceeded two."

Liangmu, in this level of competition, has already secured the victory.

The final result was the same. With an hour left in the game, Jin Shanyang conceded.

Online.

"Your Oppa lost, what about people, are you still calling?"

"This is only the first round, there are two more rounds to go, Jin Ouba will definitely not lose."

"We lost both eyes in the first round. With such a big gap, you still think about winning the next two rounds. You people in the universe country are really blindly confident."

"What does Cosmos mean?"

"The whole universe is theirs."

"God, what universe country."

……

People who know Go are full of confidence in Chen Ke at this moment, because Chen Ke won by not relying on half an eye, but on two eyes, which is a huge gap.

"Chen Ke's chess skills have really improved, how is this possible?"

Lin Tanglong was in front of the screen with a look of shock on his face. He was Chen Ke's teacher, and he knew clearly that it wasn't Jin Shanyang's poor performance, but that Chen Ke's strength had improved.

After a 15-minute break, the second round began.

This time, Chen Ke Heizi took the lead, and this time, after only an hour, Jin Shanyang surrendered.

Won.

Chen Ke won Kim Sun Young.

The scene was full of jubilation, and Lin Tanglong clenched his fists excitedly. Chen Ke won this time, so he didn't have to worry about the criticism from netizens.

"How did your chess skills improve so much?"

Backstage, Jin Shanyang looked at Chen Ke in disbelief, but Chen Ke just smiled and said nothing.

His chess skills will improve, there are two reasons, one is to read those chess records in the chess building of Xinzhou Academy, and the second reason is what he realized when he played chess with the dean of Xinzhou Academy.

Jin Shanyang left unwillingly, but Lin Tanglong and others came to celebrate.

"There's another one." Chen Ke stopped the celebration.

"Xinyi Jiulang's chess skills are out there, and it must be easy to beat him."

Lin Tanglong smiled and said that the people present also thought so. In the Go competition between China, Japan and South Korea, in the 90s and early 21st century, there were many Japanese Go masters, but they have declined in recent years.

In the World Go Tournament, China and South Korea compete for the first place, while Japan is third and bottom every time.

Winning Jin Shanyang means being number one.

in the afternoon.

It was the match between Jin Shanyang and Xinyi Jiulang. If Jin Shanyang won, then Chen Ke would be number one. If Jin Shanyang lost, it would be the turn of Chen Ke and Xinyi Jiulang.

However, the result of the afternoon game was beyond everyone's expectations. Jin Shanyang lost two games in a row, and each game was lost within an hour.

The Go world was in an uproar, but netizens who didn't understand Go were in an uproar because of a word from Xinyi Jiulang.

"I originally thought that my final opponent would be Jin Shanyang, and I wanted to save some face for you and make you persist longer. I didn't expect you to lose to Chen Ke, which really disappointed me."

Xinyi Jiulang's words obviously looked down on Chen Ke.

Facing the questioning of domestic reporters, Xinyi Jiulang also said bluntly: "That's right, that's what I mean. A person who is on the program every day and doesn't concentrate on studying chess records is not worthy of being valued by me."

(End of this chapter)