Chapter 318: Heavenly Path and Military Path, Shooting at the Ruins of Niu Dou!

【Placing the first move at Tianyuan!】

【This move seems extremely domineering; to a layman, it is as mysterious and shocking as "Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth."】

【However, it is circulated in the chess world: "Those who dare to play Tianyuan must also have the ability to win."】

【Otherwise, it will only become a laughingstock for everyone after tea and dinner, increasing laughter.】

【The first move at Tianyuan is no different from giving up half a move.】

【In terms of chess logic, it is a great taboo; falling in the center, there is no corner advantage to map, it is difficult to live and form a shape, and it is impossible to effectively surround space.】

【If compared to Chinese chess, this move is like moving the general and commander in the first move, which is truly unwise.】

【Not only is it of no benefit to the chess game, but it also wastes a first-move opportunity in vain.】

【True masters do not just rely on chess skill to override their opponents; otherwise, how would they dare to play Tianyuan rashly.】

【What is particularly worth mentioning is!】

【Since Xie Jing emerged, he has redefined the opening path of Go with his unique insights.】

【He subverted the traditional theories of his predecessors; during the periods when Go was flourishing in Yan, Tang, and other places, several generations of predecessors summarized the "Theory of Ten Strategies," paying particular attention to the "Small Eye" in the opening, like an immortal pointing the way, leading the chess game.】

【The subsequent changes in the chess game were endless, and masters of the chess world expressed their own opinions. Those good at attacking would "hang the corner," not giving the opponent any breathing room; while those good at layout would grab the "empty corner," or even create a "worry-free corner," laying a solid foundation for the subsequent "struggle for territory."】

【However, this Fourth Master of the Academy walked a different chess path.】

【He adhered to the principle of "planning before moving," taking care of the overall situation, not sticking to the gains and losses of one city or one pool.】

【The chess game should focus on the overall situation, not on the local area.】

【Fourth Master won against the chess players of the world based on this, and the chess world for nearly fifty years has been following his path.】

【Therefore, there is the popular saying in the chess world: "Gold corner, silver edge, grass belly."】

【When grabbing territory, first grab the corner to seek stability, then grab the edge to plan development, and finally insert directly into the middle abdomen, completely controlling the chess game and subduing the opponent.】

【You did not place a piece immediately, looking at the woman's first move at Tianyuan.】

【Xie Xuan could not help but ask: "Chess path, heavenly path?"】

【Chen Jiuyan responded: "The stars in the night sky are not concentrated in one place, but spread all over the starry sky, which is what Fourth Master said, not caring about the gains and losses of one place, but caring about the overall situation; the two are the same."】

【The woman seems to have great patience, with a bit more solemnity on her face.】

【"Since playing chess and astronomy are the same, the flow of the sun, moon, and stars also has rules; if you master the path within it, you are walking the heavenly path."】

【You look at the chessboard above, lost in thought.】

【"The rules of the flow of the sun, moon, and stars?"】

【Chen Jiuyan's voice is distant: "All the stars in the sky revolve around Beichen, which is also called the Ziwei star, Yaoguang, or Gouchen. In ancient times, ancestors observed this star, which often symbolized heaven's mandate."】

【"Beichen on the chessboard corresponds to Tianyuan."】

【Xie Xuan cannot help but look at the piece occupying the center; Tianyuan, pulling one hair and moving the whole body, all sides are roads, and all directions respond.】

【The woman says faintly: "Those who get Tianyuan first are holding the heavenly path."】

【Xie Xuan is still confused, seemingly unable to fully understand the Tianyuan layout mentioned by the woman.】

【Su Yun is different; his brows are tightly locked, clearly he has long experienced the power of this Tianyuan layout.】

【Thinking back then!】

【It was precisely by relying on this set of chess logic that Chen Jiuyan defeated the masters in the Su Mansion one by one, making the elders and old people in the Su family still feel uneasy, and even feel uneasy when seeing others play Tianyuan for the first time.】

【The woman suddenly changed the subject and asked Xie Guan: "What do you think playing chess is?"】

【As soon as this question came out, Su Yun and Xie Xuan both cast their gazes at you involuntarily.】

【This is no longer a simple discussion about the chess game, but involves chess logic.】

【Your right hand picks up a white piece gently, your left hand rolls up your sleeve, revealing slender and fair fingers, slowly placing the white piece on the "outside the eye of the lower right corner" of the chessboard.】

【Your face is calm: "Playing chess is just playing chess, there is no difference; if you really want to say what it is like, it's just a struggle of soldiers!"】

【The woman hears this and shakes her head lightly.】

【"Go is not military strategy; it is the heavenly path."】

【She held the black pieces and played at the Tianyuan position, never losing to anyone, except for the teacher she respected.】

【The woman shakes her head; she has already set the center of all things, Beichen, the "master of life numbers," in the empty "universe."】

【The woman holds the black pieces and plays first, and you hold the white pieces to respond.】

【Only the crisp sound of the two playing pieces remains in the room; Su Yun and Xie Xuan just watch the chess quietly, no longer speaking.】

【This game is not played impatiently, but advances slowly.】

【Your way of playing this game is like marching and fighting.】

【Regardless of the wind from all sides, you still sail the boat.】

【In the eyes of Su Yun and Xie Guan, the Tianyuan move emphasizes fighting for momentum, while your few dozen moves are equivalent to handing over the momentum to others.】

【But in the case of losing momentum, you also respond freely.】

【Su Yun understands at this moment that your chess skill has entered the first grade.】

【First grade entering the god, unpredictable changes, able to know in advance, essence entering the god, the best of the best chess.】

【In your eyes, the Tianyuan piece is just a violent strong army, occupying the high ground, not to be indulged, but to be deliberately provoked, letting the enemy show flaws.】

【Military strategy says: Prepare for it when it is full, and disturb it when it is angry.】

【But!】

【In the woman's eyes, your move is like an insignificant star falling in the universe.】

【It just deviated from its original position.】

【All things in the universe must revolve around Beichen; this is the heavenly path.】

【She places a piece, outside the eye of the upper left corner.】

【You continue to place pieces; you stick to the upper right corner again, seemingly intending to exchange pieces.】

【After a dozen more moves!】

【Chen Jiuyan shakes her head and laughs: "You really don't understand the heavenly path; the movement of stars is not fixed."】

【She continues to place pieces, not outside the eye but on the edge.】

【Xie Xuan's eyes light up, exclaiming: "Wonderful chess, the chess is alive!"】

【Not only guarding the large space but also attacking the white pieces.】

【This piece seems to revolve around Beichen like stars, and all the white pieces around are included in it.】

【You continue to place pieces.】

【You make a few moves of attacking chess, the black pieces respond freely, and also echo with the previous pieces.】

【Xie Xuan watches with fiery eyes; he finally understands what is the chess of the heavenly path.】

【This is the chess style he pursues; as long as the layout is unfolded, no matter how the opponent responds, in the end, they are only helpless.】

【The woman says faintly: "The chess of the heavenly path conforms to the principles of heaven; within the heavenly path, no piece is a weak piece, and no chess piece is an isolated piece."】

【After a few dozen more moves!】

【It's already the middle game.】

【The black pieces have already become strong on the lower board, forming a black formation, and also have beauty.】

【If the stars are divided into wings and the balance is connected, the dragon light shoots at the ruins of Niu Dou, and the atmosphere has been formed.】

【In the eyes of Su Yun and Xie Guan, Chen Jiuyan has already played a great dragon and is about to finish the game.】

【Your defeat is set!】

(End of Chapter) CHAPTER 319