"Xu Yinchuan: Chess as Its People" Author: Grandmaster Zhuang Yuting
The first time I heard the name Xu Yinchuan was at the 1986 Guangdong Provincial Chess Games, and I was a little surprised to see him play, is this a chess game played by ordinary young players?
In my impression, forgetting the drastic opening changes that others have gone through, and then making bold attacks, is the unique style of young chess players.
But Xu Yinchuan is completely different, he always chooses to fly the game. This kind of "dense clouds and no rain" position is usually considered to be used only by experienced chess players, which is difficult for elementary school students to master.
However, Xu Yinchuan's ability to comprehend the theory of war is much higher than that of his peers, and his mood is surprisingly stable, and he does not like to win chess.
In this way, Xu Yinchuan, who was born in the cold door, won a gold medal (junior group) for Shantou City, and then he carefully came to the Guangdong Provincial Team for training, wearing autumn clothes and spending the first cold winter month in Guangzhou.
The Guangdong chess team is located in the scenic Ersha Island of Guangzhou City, Xu Yinchuan has always come to the training room on time for ten years, and he gives the impression of shyness, quietness and respect.
The most interesting thing about the review with Xu Yinchuan is that you would have thought that his performance in the game was already excellent, but he still pursued a more perfect result, and then methodically laid out a precise move, and his deep conception was very impressive.
The dining method of the sports team canteen is self-service, athletes of various sports gather together, whenever the popular dishes are baked, others will rush to grab it, but Xu Yinchuan always stands silently and waits, and then very restrained to clip a small number of things, taste slowly, and finally eat the food in the dishes clean.
However, if someone concludes that Xu Yinchuan is slow in everything, it would be wrong. Usually, when we go out to eat, almost every time Xu Yinchuan secretly settles the account in advance, and he is not slow at all in this regard.
After the afternoon training, in addition to the coaches insisting on running, the male players like to play football. Xu Yinchuan always plays as a defender, but you don't think that Xu Yinchuan also likes to defend and counterattack, the real reason is that his teammates are all competing for the front, so he chose to be humble.
In the process of playing, it is rare to see him accelerating and rushing to assist, but it is also rare to see him make low-level mistakes. He likes to watch brazil's football matches the most, where his teammates coordinate their positions, meet each other left and right, cooperate in an all-round way, and invade the opposing camp without hurry.
One of the phrases that Xu Yinchuan often says is "do something, do something and don't do something." He was often invited by some units to help perform wheel wars or something, but if there was a difference in principle, he seemed very tough, and sometimes preferred to refuse generous remuneration rather than give commercial performances for bosses who did not know chess.
The dormitory he lived in was less than 10 square meters, with two bunk beds, and he himself placed a writing desk and a large bookcase, and the room was almost full. When night fell, he turned on the lamp and traveled the sea of books, which was also pleasant.
Xu Yinchuan is well aware of the endless truth of art. When people praise him, he may be agonizing over not having reached the state he is seeking. When an entertainment ceases to be "entertainment" but becomes a person's lifelong occupation, many confusing questions are bound to occur.
In front of the chess game, no matter whether the chess player has a title or honor, everyone is equal. Players must prove their strength again and again through chess games.
For Xu Yinchuan, the titles have become a thing of the past, and he is walking on thin ice every day, preparing for the game and meeting tomorrow's huge challenges at any time. This is the pace of the trekker, and it is also the charm of chess.