Xu Zhenglei rushed out excitedly and went next door to get chess equipment.

Soon I came back carrying a simple black woven bag, which felt heavy.

He carefully placed the bag on the coffee table and took out the contents one by one.

A chessboard and two chess pots.

The texture is delicate and beautiful, the material is special, and it looks expensive to make.

The finest golden sandalwood chessboard, chess pot and top-quality black and white agate chess pieces.

Seeing Ye Xiaofan's bright eyes, Xu Zhenglei introduced with a smile: "This thing cost 2.3 million yuan and is the work of Master Xie Yunchen."

2.3 million?

Ye Xiaofan thought deeply, if he had left it three or four months ago, he would definitely have made a fuss.

But now... I sell 6 taels of tea for 500,000 yuan, and a pill that costs less than tens of thousands of yuan is sold for a sky-high price of 2 million yuan.

It is not surprising that a chess set made by a master and made of precious materials costs 2.3 million.

Xu Zhenglei looked at it lightly, but in fact there was a bit of pride in his expression.

At that time, there was fierce bidding at the auction, and I finally got this chess set.

Master Xie Yunchen has been dead for many years. His chess sets are out of print and are now worth twice as much.

Xu Zhenglei secretly paid attention to Ye Xiaofan's reaction and saw that his expression did not change. He immediately determined that Ye Xiaofan's chess skills were really not that good and he had no contact with the Go circle. Otherwise, how could he not have heard of Xie Yunchen's name?

Two chess jars filled with exquisite chess pieces are placed on one side.

"You don't need me to introduce the basic rules of Go, right? Black stones go first.

"The decision will be made by guessing, but if the visitor is a guest, I will let you hold the black piece."

Xu Zhenglei generously placed the black chess jar in front of Ye Xiaofan.

He has a bright smile. Apart from his demeanor, he mainly feels that his level is higher than that of Ye Xiaofan, and he should be somewhat inferior to others.

The first move is stronger, and the same is true in Go. The first move advantage has a great impact on top players, and it must be offset by thinking about setting up kneeling.

"Okay, thank you."

It's entertainment, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose.

It has nothing to do with face or interests.

Ye Xiaofan was not polite and opened the lid of the chess jar.

Pick up a black chess piece and place it in the middle of the chessboard, which is the Tianyuan position.

"The first one to play Tianyuan? Alas, obviously you haven't played Go for a long time.

"If you bet this piece on Tianyuan, the black stone's first move advantage will be completely gone, which is equivalent to giving the opponent a piece.

"Go's gold horn is silver-edged, grass belly, Tianyuan leaks wind from all sides,

"The efficiency is low, the winning rate is 6% lower than the normal star position!

"Normally, only when a master expresses contempt would he play this move against a rookie!

"Another situation is to imitate the way chess is played.

"Imitation chess, also known as Dongpo chess, is said to have originated from Su Dongpo.

"Heizi plays on Tianyuan, and then he plays in a symmetrical position according to where his opponent's men are.

"It has appeared many times in professional competitions and is a well-known layout in Go."

Xu Zhenglei acted like a Go master, which seemed to be showing off, and he talked eloquently, shaking his head and pointing out Ye Xiaofan's omissions in this move.

He reached out to take back the sunspot from the chessboard and handed it to Ye Xiaofan, "I'll give you a chance to play again. If you don't know where it will fall, just be more regular and place it in the star position."

"Well, you have no regrets. It's all about entertainment anyway. If you're looking for a competitive opponent, then find someone else."

Ye Xiaofan stubbornly put the sunspot back on the Tianyuan,

"You..." Xu Zhenglei was a little helpless, "Okay. But without the will to win or lose, playing chess would be too boring."

He felt he had found the wrong person.

Ye Xiaofan smiled and said nothing.

"Do you really want to play imitation chess?"

When Xu Zhenglei followed closely behind and finished placing the chess pieces, he noticed that Ye Xiaofan quickly placed the chess pieces in symmetrical positions, and was suddenly startled.

Ye Xiaofan shrugged, acquiescing.

"You kid...Oh, imitation chess is too easy to crack.

"Newbies always like to play like this, but in modern Go, the black pieces have to be close to each other, which means you will always be slower than me.

"Even if we fight to the end and the territory is almost the same, Heizi will lose."

Xu Zhenglei is full of confidence.

As a senior Go player, I only have an amateur 6th Dan certificate, but I once defeated a professional player.

He already had several different responses to imitation chess.

If you follow the routine, you can form a duel and break the imitation chess in just a few rounds.

The two of them moved very quickly.

Ye Xiaofan was calm and gentle, he just made one move and hit it in a symmetrical position.

Xu Zhenglei didn't panic at all, and even showed a faint sly smile, already making plans.

If Ye Xiaofan still imitates this step, he is throwing himself into a trap and will definitely lose.

Bang~

The chess pieces fell, and Ye Xiaofan changed the chess pieces that were supposed to be in symmetrical positions.

Xu Zhenglei was a little disappointed, but smiled and said: "Why don't you continue to imitate?"

"Well, you're going to lose, so of course you don't have to imitate." Ye Xiaofan seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"What?"

Xu Zhenglei didn't react. After two or three seconds, he frowned and looked at the chessboard.

Quietly staring at the position of Ye Xiaofan's last son.

He pondered for a while, then his eyes widened suddenly, "You...have you seen through my plan earlier?"

Ye Xiaofan didn't answer, it was just to use his strength.

Taking advantage of Xu Zhenglei's underestimation of the enemy and the flaws in his layout, he turned around and dealt with him first.

If Ye Xiaofan didn't remind him and Xu Zhenglei was careless and made the move as planned, he would have lost 6 pieces.

"Haha, I underestimated you. I lose this round.

"But just taking 6 pieces from me doesn't count as a win. Until the last moment, there is a chance to turn defeat into victory. Don't do this next game, don't remind me!"

Xu Zhenglei was a little unhappy and immediately admitted defeat.

Ye Xiaofan scratched his head in embarrassment.

He couldn't say that his powerful mental arithmetic ability had predicted the possibility of Xu Zhenglei's subsequent plans?

One wrong move and the whole game is lost.

These 6 pieces are the beginning of the opponent's defeat, and victory or defeat can be determined within the next 10 rounds.

But Xu Zhenglei didn't think so.

It is normal to eat and be eaten in Go.

The competition is in the end, whoever gathers the most people and has no more to lose will be the winner.

Even if he loses 6 pieces, he is confident that he can regain the situation.

But Ye Xiaofan was a little annoyed when he was reminded like this.

I would rather play the game over again than to win this game with Ye Xiaofan's reminder. It would be an dishonorable and incomplete victory.

"..."

In the first game, Ye Xiaofan wins.

Ye Xiaofan was a little helpless. Xu Zhenglei seemed to be a different person. When playing chess, his temper became a little hotter...

In the second set, Xu Zhenglei's white pieces won 4 pieces.

In the third set, Xu Zhenglei's white piece won 5 pieces.

After three sets, it was already 6pm.

The housekeeper knocked on the door and came in, "Mr. Xu, Brother Ye, it's time to eat... Hey, Mr. Xu, why are you sweating and you look bad, should I ask Dr. Lin to come over?"

He noticed that Xu Zhenglei was sweating and his expression was solemn, which seemed a little abnormal.
To be continued...