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Chapter 1177 - 1171 Easily Win a Game

Chapter 1177: Chapter 1171 Easily Win a Game

However, this was actually a trap. Being the Olympic runner-up, Liushui Suifeng could hardly be fooled by Li Changlin’s smokescreen.

In fact, Li Changlin’s real strategy was deceptive, like making superficial repairs while tunneling through Chen Cang secretly; his true intention was to move the horse to the position where his chariot had just been stationed.

Liushui Suifeng certainly wouldn’t fall for it and immediately moved his cannon up, blocking Li Changlin’s horse’s path at the corner.

This move was also anticipated by Li Changlin. If Liushui Suifeng couldn’t even spot such an obvious flaw, then his reputation might as well have been built on hot air.

Therefore, Li Changlin started to move the chariot at home that hadn’t been touched before, plunging directly into Liushui Suifeng’s territory, aiming to capture the elephant.

With the side pawn moved horizontally, there were no longer any obstacles in the middle; Li Changlin could naturally charge all the way.

Once the elephant was killed, the other was rendered practically useless, especially now that Liushui Suifeng’s central position still occupied the elephant’s spot, leaving him no chance to move the central cannon.

With no other choice, Liushui Suifeng could only opt to move his horse away to protect his elephant.

When Li Changlin had previously moved his horse to capture the chariot, Liushui Suifeng moved his chariot above the horse, because Li Changlin’s first chariot was there, and naturally, Liushui Suifeng wouldn’t go there—it was merely a swap of pieces and didn’t hold much interest.

But as soon as he made the horse jump move, he instantly regretted it because Li Changlin directly leapt his horse away from there.

Double capture, targeting both the horse and the chariot

"Damn, Li Changlin is so cunning!"

"Damn it, this move just sacrificed a horse for nothing!"

"Damn, I had already spotted this, I didn’t expect that Li Changlin would make his move after skipping one; I thought he hadn’t thought of it at all!"

"It’s just an exchange of pieces anyway, might as well exchange a chariot for a cannon and a horse, and perhaps even break through Li Changlin’s connected cannons while I’m at it!"

"Seems like there’s no other choice, wonder what Follow The Wind will go for!"

The double capture move was exceedingly ruthless; Liushui Suifeng, having just moved his horse, also suddenly realized this, but he was still puzzled, wondering why Li Changlin had waited two turns before making this move—whether he had never thought of it, or Li Changlin had other calculations.

But now wasn’t the time to consider these things, the best choice was simply to exchange a chariot for a horse and a cannon.

If his only intention was to save his chariot, then the best choice would be to immediately advance his chariot and then wait for an opportunity.

But in doing so, after stepping on his horse, Li Changlin would likely make another horse jump to capture the chariot, potentially setting up a cascade of horse moves.

By doing so, it would increase his danger, especially because the two elephants had not yet been connected, making it easy for Li Changlin to exploit and target each vulnerability.

Even, when Li Changlin moves his cannon horizontally, it might place him in a checkmate situation.

If he was not willing to be checkmated, then he could only go with Flying Elephant, but that would certainly lead to Li Changlin stepping on it, resulting inevitably in a doomed scenario.

So, with no options left, a reluctant Liushui Suifeng had to settle for exchanging a chariot for a horse and a cannon.

"Alas, what a pity, this was careless!"

"Indeed it was carelessness, Li Changlin hadn’t seen it coming just yet, it would have been better if Follow The Wind had made a move first."

"No helping it, every move of Li Changlin carries a deadly threat, Follow The Wind had no choice but to do this."

"What a pity!"

Watching Liushui Suifeng employ the tactic of sacrificing much to kill the enemy, his fans and many players from his camp all let out sighs in bursts.

"I didn’t expect Liushui Suifeng’s chess skills to be nothing special!"

"Exactly, I thought he was really strong before, since people hyped him up so much!"

"Hehe, I finally understand now, Liushui Suifeng’s chess skills were just all talk!"

Watching Li Changlin trade a horse and a cannon for a chariot, the spectators from his camp were instantly energized.

Many players had placed their bets on Li Changlin; if he really won later, they would be able to get thirty times their bet, which means they would really hit it big!

After Liushui Suifeng captured his cannon, it was Li Changlin’s turn. He immediately moved his horse down, landing on the position of the second pawn on Liushui Suifeng’s left side.

"What is Li Changlin planning to do, going after the cannon?"

As Li Changlin spoke, many people began to discuss with doubt and suspicion.

Liushui Suifeng also felt a chill inside; exchanging pieces with Li Changlin at this time clearly had no advantage, although it seemed like he had one more major piece than Li Changlin, Li Changlin now had two chariots, while his own chariot still had to watch out for the Flying Elephant.

But now was not the time to think about the cannon; he needed to prevent Li Changlin from trapping his horse at home.

Therefore, Liushui Suifeng chose to move his horse, landing below Li Changlin’s horse.

Moving the horse to Advisor’s Corner isn’t something Liushui Suifeng would do, because Li Changlin might exchange pieces with him again. Swapping the horse as well would render his side too vulnerable, allowing Li Changlin’s chariot to come over and slaughter freely, which would be a bad deal.

Seeing Liushui Suifeng’s move, a slight smile immediately appeared on Li Changlin’s lips; he chose to advance a pawn.

Liushui Suifeng thought he could maintain balance by not exchanging pieces, but things aren’t always as favorable.

As Li Changlin’s pawn advanced, Liushui Suifeng had two choices; first, he could directly attack with his pawn and exchange it with Li Changlin’s; second, he could elevate his elephant, but Li Changlin’s horse was right there, so mounting the elephant was undoubtedly akin to committing suicide.

No choice, he had to move forward.

Liushui Suifeng advanced his pawn, capturing Li Changlin’s, then Li Changlin’s chariot swept across horizontally.

At that moment, Liushui Suifeng quickly moved his center to Advisor’s Corner, realizing that Li Changlin was about to move his horse to capture his horse.

Seeing him move the cannon away, Li Changlin’s face again revealed a hint of a smile, followed by moving his horse, stepping on the cannon.

Liushui Suifeng’s cannon was right over the central pawn, now Li Changlin stepped on the cannon with his horse while his chariot still targeted Liushui Suifeng’s horse.

To save his own horse, Liushui Suifeng could choose to move the Flying Elephant, thereby using the cannon at Advisor’s Corner for protection.

However, the horse that just stepped on the cannon was now threatening Liushui Suifeng’s chariot; to lose a chariot for a horse, Liushui Suifeng might as well bang his head against a wall.

With no other choice, Liushui Suifeng had to use his central pawn to capture Li Changlin’s horse, and naturally his horse was also taken by Li Changlin.

Afterward, Liushui Suifeng pulled the cannon at Advisor’s Corner to the rear rank to capture Li Changlin’s chariot, while Li Changlin retreated to the first rank to capture the central pawn.

Liushui Suifeng did not care, hurriedly moved the elephant, and Li Changlin captured the central pawn.