After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Cao Mingxun 9th Dan, long time no see."

Zhan Lang did not arrive early for the final of the Yingshi Cup. Instead, he had a very peaceful sleep. After waking up in the morning, he got up and washed according to the routine, and even went to the toilet after breakfast before coming.

So when Zhan Lang arrived, there were basically only two minutes left before the start of the game, and his opponent Cao Mingxun had been waiting for a long time.

Cao Mingxun looked at Zhan Lang who was sitting opposite him and said politely: "It's been a long time since we last met. We didn't have time to communicate much during the last competition in Japan.

Although I have always wanted to invite you to visit Korea again, there seem to be some problems and this matter has been delayed for quite some time.

If there is still a chance after this competition, I still hope you can visit Korea for exchange again.

After all, the distance between China and South Korea is closer than that between China and Japan, and we also have common enemies."

"I will definitely go if I have the chance. After all, I am quite interested in your apprentice. Recently, someone showed me his chess records from a competition in Korea. This kid must have reached a high level, right?
This kid seems to be only thirteen years old? It's really terrifying that he already has such strength. "

The high level that Zhan Lang mentioned is naturally evaluated based on the current level. Of course, there will not be this level in the future.

But even so, it is still a terrifying situation.

Because even in later times, becoming a professional player at the age of thirteen has a certain possibility of challenging for the world championship, let alone in the current environment.

Because the average age of Chinese Go world champions was estimated to be around thirteen years old, the fact that Li Shiqing could reach this level in the existing Korean environment was proof of his terrifying talent.

Zhan Lang naturally didn't have any strong feelings towards him, but what was certain was that Li Shiqing was definitely a big enemy for the next generation of China.

If this were put into a fantasy novel, this kid must not be allowed to stay!
Hearing Zhan Lang's words, Cao Mingxun laughed and said, "It's just that he performs better sometimes. I guess you saw some of the games he won, so you slightly raised his evaluation.

In fact, although he has made rapid progress, he is not at that level yet. He still has a lot to learn. It would be even better if you could give him some guidance. "

"Definitely next time."

"Then it's settled."

Cao Mingxun didn’t understand what the Chinese word “next time for sure” meant, and thought Zhan Lang had agreed to what he said.

In fact, Cao Mingxun has always had extremely high hopes for his apprentice. If he could receive some guidance from other masters, Cao Mingxun would naturally be more than happy. He would not just treat his apprentice as a tool that could only learn from him.

Looking at the game that was about to start in one minute, Zhan Lang smiled and said, "But there is an old Chinese saying that says 'the ugly things should be said first'.

Cho Myung-Hsun, 9th Dan, I have to remind you that in addition to the rules of the Go board, the Yingshi Cup also has a complete set of rules governing the players' behavior.

Japan and South Korea seem to have imperfect rules in this area, but China, including the Yingshi rules, has made further requirements.

Although the referee will not make an independent judgment if the player does not respond, if the player appeals, some actions will inevitably be judged as violations.

You and Lin Xiaofeng performed the symphony there before, and as contestants from the other side, it is difficult for us to complain. However, if it happened in this competition, I would definitely complain without hesitation.

If you commit too many fouls, you will be directly judged as losing the game. I hope you can understand it in advance, so that you don’t lose because you didn’t understand the rules and don’t know why you lost. "

Hearing this, Cao Mingxun looked calm and didn't say much, nor did he try to be stubborn. He just listened to the referee next to him explaining the rules of the game, and then guessed who would go first with Zhan Lang.

Zhan Lang guessed that it was black chess in the first game, and without any hesitation, he placed the piece at the small eye in the upper right corner.

After seeing this move, Cao Mingxun did not rush to make the next move. After thinking for half a minute, Cao Mingxun unexpectedly placed the piece at the star position in the lower right corner of the chessboard.

Theoretically speaking, the first move in Go by the black player will be made near the star position in the upper right corner.

The reason for this is to leave the space in the upper left corner, which is closest to the opponent's right hand, for the opponent's chess player, so that the opponent will feel more comfortable when making the first move, to show respect for the opponent.

It can be said that this is a commonly accepted way of playing. Other moves such as playing in Tianyuan can normally no longer be described as provocative.

If you place your bet at position 11 like in some TV dramas, your opponent will probably let you know what it means when the chessboard is off the table and is called scenery!

However, after Zhan Lang placed his piece in the upper right corner, Cao Mingxun placed his piece in the lower right corner of the board. To some extent, this was a provocation, suggesting that Zhan Lang dared to make a diagonal layout to fight him.

In ancient Chinese chess, all four positions are set before the game begins, and they are all arranged diagonally, which is more conducive to turning the situation into a battle state. Therefore, ancient chess is basically based on fighting, and it is basically a look that the opponent will not stop until he is completely defeated.

Cao Mingxun also hopes to engage in a large-scale and complex battle directly with Zhan Lang, in which there is a considerable possibility of mistakes.

In this case, Cao Mingxun feels that in the field he is familiar with, once the opponent makes a mistake and gives him an opportunity, he may have a chance to defeat Zhan Lang with his soft wind and quick gun.

Cao Mingxun himself is a pure Go player, with off-board moves as an auxiliary means. Naturally, he hopes to rely on his own efforts and strength to defeat the seemingly insurmountable mountain of battle waves.

If this is the case, Cao Mingxun feels that his ability will improve at least a lot, and he may even truly enter the top-notch stage.

So in this first round, Cao Mingxun is going to fight with Zhan Lang!
Although you are very powerful, I am not made of clay either. I may have the possibility of defeating you.

Once we really fight on the chessboard, I may not be afraid of you!
Seeing Cao Mingxun's obvious intention, Zhan Lang, adhering to the spirit of international friendship, went directly in line with the other party's intention.

Zhan Lang directly made a small diagonal eye to cooperate with Da Fei to guard the corner, while Cao Mingxun was the diagonal star.

When Cao Mingxun was hanging in the upper right corner, Zhan Lang unexpectedly used the Shusaku Tip which had been eliminated for some time.

Seeing this move, Cao Mingxun could not help but frown, although this move was rated as a move that would never be eliminated in the 19-line chessboard created by the greatest chess master in history.

However, due to the introduction of the black chess point handicap rule, this move was considered inefficient and was gradually eliminated from the chessboard.

But now Zhan Lang picked up this trick from the garbage dump of history. Although Cao Mingxun asked his apprentice to believe in Zhan Lang, he really didn't understand the current value of this trick.

However, Cao Mingxun didn't have anything to worry about. It didn't matter if he didn't understand. Anyway, I would respond normally and there wouldn't be any big problems.

Dismantle two!

Zhan Lang didn't hesitate at all, and his next move was to click 33 in the lower right corner.

Isn’t the layout of these two star positions by Cao Mingxun meant to entice me to click on the number 33?
Of course, this was naturally within Cao Mingxun's own expectations. Compared with Japan's love-hate attitude towards this move, Cao Mingxun had already accepted it completely and studied it in depth.

Even after the last match, Cao Mingxun, after returning, immediately conducted a thorough study with his apprentice and South Korea's second-best player Xu Zhixi on Zhan Lang's sudden appearance of the point-three-three and subsequent flying knife techniques.

The research results show that this is a large and extremely complex flying knife pattern, which will probably take one or two generations to perfect.

There's nothing we can do about it, human efficiency is just so low.

The three major complex patterns of Go were previously invented, but after continuous improvements, they have led to the numerous variations we have today.

Now this flying knife is no exception.

Therefore, regarding the research on Point 33, Cao Mingxun has always believed that South Korea must have surpassed Japan. After all, South Korea is definitely not like Japan, which is a whore and still wants to be a virtuous woman.

What famous and authentic one?!

In Korean Go, we emphasize just winning!
So Cao Mingxun dared to directly challenge Zhan Lang with a flying knife, but Zhan Lang ignored him. After resisting, he and Cao Mingxun made a common move.

Cao Mingxun had naturally learned it from Zhan Lang's study of chess records a long time ago, but Zhan Lang naturally also had new changes.

PS: Tomorrow will be the King of Kings final, Xuan Gong will face Ri Tian.

It’s actually a happy thing, but I still want to complain that some people are too outrageous. Let’s call them Xuanxiao.

I originally thought that Ke Xiao’s role as the last human chess master was stupid enough, but I didn’t expect Xuan Xiao to be equally stupid.

Can’t Xuan Gong’s greatness be measured by the number of world championships?

I am really speechless. They even use the example that Lao Nie doesn't have a world championship but is the best in modern China. Is there any comparison between the two?

For a chess player, the number of world championships is the most critical measure of honor. Otherwise, Lao Nie would not have been obsessed with the Yingshi Cup all his life, Shen Zi would not have been talking about exceeding eight world championships every day, and domestic officials would not have urged Lao Ke every day to break the Chinese record of eight world championships.

(End of this chapter)