A Clash of Worlds: Chess and Go

Lang Lang, a satisfied expression on his face, carefully stowed away the documents. Observing from the sidelines, Qin Li couldn't help but smile and remark, "Old Lang, I can see that you consider this professor title a significant achievement. Yuan Shi is indeed exceptional, but if you don't want it, there's no need to force it upon someone else."

Lang Lang, waving his hand dismissively, glared at Qin Li, and with a touch of emotion, responded, "You don't understand! Obtaining the professor title is an arduous task, requiring years of experience and age well into the forties or even retirement. But Yuan Shi is different. He is our piano master, the youngest inheritor of our past and future. With his extraordinary talents, special circumstances call for special treatment. He is directly granted the professor title, bypassing the associate professor rank. It aligns with his identity and ability."

Interrupting Qin Li before he could speak, Lang Lang impatiently waved his hand and exclaimed, "Alright, you chess fanatic. Instead of meddling in our piano industry, focus on sorting out the mess in your Go world. It's a disaster! Tsk, tsk."

As Lang Lang spoke, a gleam of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, a hint of gloating evident.

"Yes!" prompted by Lang Lang's reminder, Hanshan's father chimed in, "President Qin, Mr. Gu, haven't there been numerous man-machine battles in the Go world lately? I heard that the runner-up in the World Go Tournament was defeated by an AI. What's the current state of affairs?"

Gu Yi furrowed his brow, a puzzled expression crossing his face, and inquired, "Old Mr. Qin, what's happening? I've been browsing the internet lately. Is something amiss in the Go world?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Li, momentarily diverted from teasing Lang Lang, shook his head and sighed. "To be honest, Mr. Gu, I came here today to discuss precisely this matter with you."

He continued, "Here's the situation: Last month, a US technology company developed an AI boasting tremendous computing power. It surpassed humans in certain aspects and challenged the World Go Tournament runner-up. Surprisingly, it was vanquished by the Grand Dragon, securing the second place. More recently, our reigning Go champion, Liu Xing, faced off against the AI called AlphaGo, only to meet defeat once again."

"The outside world is closely scrutinizing the world of Go now, and the reviews are less than favorable. As you know, our Go world has always struggled to gain popularity due to its complexity, only experiencing a resurgence in recent years. If this negative attention persists, it may hamper our economic development and networking efforts in the Go world."

Qin Li said, "I'm here this time to invite you, Mr. Gu, to come out and play a game against AlphaGo. I hope to turn the situation around and win the game back, and also let the outside world have more confidence and interest in our Go world!"

Hearing this, Gu Yi couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "Old Mr. Qin, it's not that you don't know my situation in recent years. My physical condition is not as good as before. Let me play a high-intensity game again. To be able to die suddenly on the chessboard, if it had been a few years earlier, I would never have postponed it, but now... I am really determined but powerless!"

Hearing Gu Yi's words, several old men in the venue couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing.

But at this time, Gu Yi suddenly said, "Old Mr. Qin, if you really want to find a Go master, isn't this little friend Yuan in front of you the one? His chess skills are very advanced. I was in the middle of the game just now Zhong still doesn't know, but thinking about it now, I feel more and more that Yuan Shi's chess proficiency is unbelievable! Even in my heyday, I am no match for him!"

"If you want someone to deal with that alphaGo, I think you should ask friend Yuan Shi to do it!" Gu Yi recommended.

Hearing this, Qin Li glanced at Yuan Shi, and then deliberately said, "Little friend Yuan Shi is a piano master, who knows if he has time to help us in the Go world! Hey... Mr. Gu, I think our Go The world is doomed this time!"

Hearing Qin Li's deliberately provocative words, Yuan Shi couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said, "Old Mr. Qin, don't run on me, why don't I promise it!"

"Really!" Hearing Yuan Shi's words, Qin Li's originally sad face suddenly turned into excitement and surprise, and even jumped up all of a sudden, excitedly saying, "Great! This is really great!"

"But Mr. Mr. Qin, don't be too happy! Although I help you out, I'm not sure if I can win!" Yuan Shi took the precautions in advance

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"It's okay, judging by Yuan Shi's chess strength, you are definitely the number one chess player in the world. If even you can't beat AlphaGo, it means that our Go world should be doomed, and no one can blame you!" Qin Li waved He waved his hand and said.

"It's good that Mr. Mr. Qin has this idea! I don't have to worry about it!" Yuan Shi said.

After solving the important matter in his heart, Mr. Mr. Qin seemed much more relaxed, and began to invite several people present to have dinner together, but at this moment, Qin Li suddenly thought of something, and asked quickly, "By the way, Little Yuan, what do you want eat? which meals? do you have Weibo or QQ?"

"Weibo? I really don't have this!" Yuan Shi said.

Although Weibo is very popular, Yuan Shi doesn't know much about these things on the Internet. His mobile phone only passes through a few communication software, and other than that, he just makes calls and sends messages!

"If you don't have one, then hurry up and register! It just so happens that we can also contact you on Weibo and help you make an appointment together and face AlphaGo!" Qin Li said.

"Yes, you register a Weibo, and our Pianist Group will also help you open the Verification!" Lang Lang said, "Now the Internet is indeed a good thing, allowing people from all over the world to sit together and communicate in real time. They have already registered on Weibo. Many piano lovers have asked us questions. people learn! How our wall is still guarded by the party"

"Ssshhh, Old Lang. We don't want to be marked" As Gu panicked and tried to silence Lang Lang.