Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

Chapter 1121 Drawing and Avoiding the Blade
"this……

"It's actually Ni Dao?!"

At the same time, in Ni Jue's home in Qiantang City, Zhejiang Province.

Seeing Lei Qi accept Rui Zhao's invitation to Ni Dao in the lower left corner, Xiao Mingran, who was watching the battle with her husband, blinked several times in astonishment. After confirming that she hadn't misread the change, she asked her husband with great confusion:
"Why did Lei Qi... in such a crucial match..."

However, before Xiao Mingran could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ni Jue's calm and confident voice:
"I can kind of understand it!"

Ni Jue's posture remained largely unchanged, his gaze still focused on the chessboard, and his voice was almost monotone, conveying the insight of a top chess player into the essence of decision-making:
"In the last game, he played white, and his move to create a ko in the middle game was so ingenious that even the AI ​​was fooled by him!"
"But what was the result? Even exploiting blind spots that even AI couldn't detect, they still couldn't defeat Rui Zhao!"

Ni Jue shook his head slightly, his tone carrying a sense of helplessness towards that kind of absolute power:

"It can be said that he had prepared and exerted himself to the fullest extent, but he still couldn't do anything about Rui Zhao."

"He's fighting with his back against the wall in this game! If he continues to play methodically, he'll have almost no chance against Rui Zhao's terrifying stability and terrifying offensive threat!"
"If you want to create an opportunity that could overturn the situation, there is undoubtedly only one way—throwing knives!"

"But even if he wanted to use a throwing knife... shouldn't he have used a derivative throwing knife that Ni Dao had transformed into?"

Xiao Mingran listened attentively, his brows still furrowed:
"Didn't you say before that Rui Zhao's research on the changes of the Ni Dao had reached a terrifying level, and that even you didn't dare to use the Ni Dao against her?"

"There's no way around it, Xiao Lei is different from Rui Zhao—in fact, most chess players can't be as good as Rui Zhao when it comes to the 'flying knife' technique."

"None of them have a knife storage!"

Ni Jue continued her analysis, calmly and objectively:
"Without a throwing knife inventory, if he wants to have a higher probability of using a throwing knife, then he has no choice but to enter the Ni Dao transformation!"

"Including the only time he has ever managed to defeat Rui Zhao, it was through the Ni Dao variation—the first game of last year's best-of-three match in the Celebrity Tournament!"

"Since we know that there is almost no chance under normal circumstances, we might as well use the transformation of the Ni Blade to make a desperate attempt. It has to be said that this is a very bold idea!"

After offering a brief compliment to the reigning Go Saint of his country, the former Meijin Tengen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued:
"...As for the depth of Rui Zhao's research on the changes of the Ni Dao, it is indeed extremely terrifying! But..."

"That's only in comparison to other human chess players!"

He deliberately emphasized the words "human player," then turned his attention to the AI ​​win rate analysis displayed simultaneously in the corner of the screen:

"Even the top Go AI, whose chess sense and computing power surpass those of humans, dare not say that it can completely and 100% figure out all the variations and traps in Ni Dao's moves, let alone Rui Zhao, who is human!"

"Therefore, for Lei Qi, fighting Rui Zhao in the Ni Dao transformation is extremely dangerous! But when there is no other way, it is indeed a chance to live against all odds."

"I just don't know... whether he can actually win!"

At this point, Ni Jue turned his gaze back to the television screen, where Rui and Lei had already swiftly moved Ni Dao to the 25th move.

Seeing that Black had connected, Rui Zhao did not choose the most common option of filling the three-line cut, but instead actively moved down according to the configuration of the two corners around him, hitting the target!
But Lei Qi was not to be outdone, and Black's move of cutting was also a viable option!
After that, White connects, Black cuts on three lines, White extends... all are viable options!
By the 30th move, both players had made perfect moves with the Ni Dao technique in the lower left corner! Both demonstrated a deep understanding of the Ni Dao technique.

But at that moment, Lei Qi suddenly changed his move!

Moreover, this change directly removed it from the top three choices selected by AI!
In move 31, Black directly ignores the initiative...

Instead, it landed on the star position in the upper left corner!
...

...

"……ah?!
"Ni Dao didn't even finish his transformation before heading straight for the top left corner?!"

Dongjiang City, Huaxia, Muhu Go Academy.

Seeing Lei Qi suddenly touch the upper left corner, Li Wangyuan, also an expert in layout research, blinked several times in disbelief, completely baffled:
"this……

"That's really rare!"

As Li Wangyuan said, although in the AI ​​era, this move, which was originally considered extremely inelegant, can still be made, in general, few people would choose to do so directly in the case of a single small eye.

Not to mention, Lei Qi suddenly chose to use a Star Position Touch after he had only played half of the changes in the lower left corner of the Ni Dao and had not continued!

The AI ​​didn't hesitate to give this bold move a poor rating, and the win rate dropped further to just over 30%.

Faced with this unexpected move that the AI ​​deemed "poor," the master of the center position, who usually moves his pieces swiftly in the opening stages, stopped for once, clearly not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Seeing this, Yu Qingguang quickly looked at Lei Jingming, his body unconsciously leaning forward:
"Old Lei, is your son hiding here?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Jingming's face showed a blank expression, his eyes were somewhat vacant, and he shrugged:
"Ah, this..."

"I-I don't know..."

"Uh, no, how can you, as a father, be so uncaring towards your son?!"

Yu Qingguang immediately wore an incredulous expression, his eyebrows raised, and his tone of reproach carried a hint of mockery:

"You don't care at all about your son's preparations for the competition? You really drank 'Forget-Your-Child Milk'?!" "What do you mean 'really drank 'Forget-Your-Child Milk'?! Old Yu, where's your manners?!"

Lei Jingming's eyes widened immediately, he straightened his back, looking offended, and retorted repeatedly:
"I really want to help my son! He's offered to help with things several times..."

But as he spoke, his voice lowered, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he added uncertainly:

"My son has been politely declining, I don't know if he thinks I'm too incompetent..."

After listening to his old friend's explanation, Yu Qingguang remained silent for a moment, then a speechless expression appeared on his face, and he sighed softly.
"...You don't have to say that so confidently..."

He then turned to Li Wangyuan, and asked softly with a seeking expression:
"Old Li, can you tell what kind of medicine Little Thunder is up to here?"

"How could it be that fast!"

Li Wangyuan's gaze remained fixed on the live stream, his brows furrowing even deeper. His fingers unconsciously tapped lightly on the table, while he gestured with his chin towards the screen.

"This touch was so sudden, it was completely inexplicable! Judging from the scene, even someone like Rui Zhao, who has a deep understanding of the changes in the Ni Dao, clearly didn't have much knowledge of it!"
"Personally, I feel that this move is very likely a throwing knife that Lei Qi prepared specifically for Rui Zhao."

"The timing of their moves is so tricky that it's completely outside the scope of conventional research; it's all about making a gamble in such a crucial situation!"
"However... I think Rui Zhao can definitely sense that the other party is up to no good. Now the main thing is whether Xiao Lei can outsmart Rui Zhao!"

"It's foreseeable that Rui Zhao will have a long test here... Huh?"

Just as Li Wangyuan thought that Rui Zhao would inevitably have to take a long time to think, Rui Zhao in the picture had already placed the piece!

On move 32, White extended its territory by one move.

The speed at which the pieces were placed made the three people in front of the screen pause for a moment, exchanging bewildered glances.

But Lei Qi on the screen reacted quickly!

On move 33, Black chose to stand, but the meaning remained unclear.

After seeing this move, Meijin Tengen no longer hesitated!

On move 34, White directly makes a small point on the second line – but this move is not a typical response from Ni Dao!
Moreover, from AI's perspective, this move by the world's number one player is not a good choice!

With the AI ​​giving a "poor" rating, after this move, White's winning percentage dropped to 50% - Rui Zhao's advantage of playing White at the start has vanished!

Faced with these moves, the three elders watching the live stream were completely dumbfounded!

After several seconds, Yu Qingguang cautiously asked:
"then……

"Can anyone tell me what these inexplicable moves mean?!"

...

...

"this……

"What's the meaning behind these inexplicable moves?!"

While the three elders at the Mokuho Go Dojo were staring at each other in bewilderment, in a live broadcast room at the South Korean Go Association in Seoul, South Korea...

Rei Uesaka, who was in charge of explaining the game, was equally puzzled by the clash between the world's top two players in just two rounds, and couldn't find any explanation for it.

Fortunately, she was paired with a strong commentator today – just like how [Weiqi Xiaozhao] brought in the highly talked-about young couple Chu Yang as commentators, the South Korean Baduk Association also brought in two of the most popular Go players in South Korea to provide commentary for this highly anticipated match.

"...Brother Shixian, do you have any ideas?" Kosaka couldn't help but ask the executive vice president GOAT for help.

"what……

"I'd say so!"

Liu Shixian narrowed his eyes and then stated his opinion:
"To be honest, even with AI, I still don't know exactly what Lei Qi has prepared—and I believe Rui Zhao probably won't be able to confirm Lei Qi's intentions anytime soon either."

"But... I feel that Rui Zhao's meaning is already very clear!"

"Is it... really that obvious?!"

Despite having reached the quarterfinals of this year's Spring Orchid Cup, Uesaka Rei, still lacking experience, naturally doesn't have the same sharp eye as the seasoned veteran, Yanagi.
"What...what does this mean?"

"It's very simple, Rui Zhao's moves..."

Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows slightly and said:

"...I was avoiding the knife."

(End of this chapter)