Playing chess with Qin Yu was trickier than with Qin Jiale, perhaps due to the difference in personality and age. Qin Yu could see further and had more elaborate moves than Qin Jiale.
If you weren't careful, a whole group of pieces could be captured. That's how it is in Go – planning ten steps or more ahead.
Mr. Qin was at a loss, struggling to figure out what to do.
Mr. Qin had no other choice. After teaching his grandson how to play chess, they rarely played together.
Usually, it was the granddaughter who played with him, while the grandson watched from the side, never saying anything, just quietly observing.
Taking the rule of not speaking while observing the game to an extreme, he had now revealed his cunningness in this one game.
His strategies were indeed good enough to make an experienced chess player cautious.
Qin Yu picked up his tea and took a sip, watching Mr. Qin struggle to figure out a solution.