"what?!"

Hua Ran's exclamation was short and filled with pure shock!

After repeatedly confirming that she hadn't misread Rui Zhao's latest move, she suddenly turned to look at the guest beside her, her face filled with disbelief:
"Sister Rui Zhao really gave birth!!!"

Sitting in the guest seat, Zeng Guangwen's calm and composed smile carried a smug "I told you so" vibe, with his mouth almost reaching his ears!

Let's take a look at the chat section in the live stream!
Just moments ago, when Zeng Guangwen was enthusiastically promoting his "Queen of Pop's Loyal Dog Theory," the comments "Shut up, Guangwen!" and "The old puppy is bragging again!" were flooding the screen, but they've vanished without a trace!

Instead, a torrent of exclamations and praises erupted like a volcanic eruption: "666!" and "Brother Zeng is awesome!" The screen was instantly flooded with a dense barrage of exclamation marks and compliments!
Zeng Guangwen glanced at the frantically scrolling praise out of the corner of his eye, and the smugness in his heart was indescribable! It was even more satisfying than if he had done the brilliant thing himself!
Then he straightened his back, cleared his throat, and spoke into the microphone with a strong voice:

Look! Look!

"What did I tell you!"

He tapped the dazzling white piece on the screen forcefully:

"The diva is now going to challenge AI! This level of chess is no challenge for her?!"

"Those who thought the Queen wouldn't make this move should go back and strengthen their loyalty to her!"

Of course, Zeng Guangwen was not some kind of "prophet".

The reason he was so confident was that he had already experienced this similar encirclement situation twice in his game against Rui Zhao, where he gave Rui Zhao the first move!

Previously, when Zeng Guangwen was practicing against Rui Zhao in Zhigao City, he racked his brains to win a game against his master in order to keep his "dog position"!
He knew all too well that in a chaotic battle, he, this soft and cute old dog, was no match for that god of war of the time!

After in-depth analysis, he quickly decided on a strategic approach of "trying to encircle and simplify the situation as much as possible"! He attempted to use the advantage of having the first move in points to steadily encircle territory and compete with Rui Zhao in the endgame, hoping to survive until the end by relying on the advantage of a point advantage!
It's all about the result...

Thinking of this, Zeng Guangwen glanced at Lei Qi's gradually furrowed brows and solemn expression on the live broadcast screen, and couldn't help but feel a little bit of schadenfreude and sympathy.

This moment is just like that moment!
In the newly crowned South China Sea Cup champion, he seemed to see his own tragic self who once tried to use the "encirclement" tactic to fight against the world's number one player!
"...Let me explain to everyone: Black's position at the bottom looks like it has many pieces, but if it gets invaded, it's a matter of life and death."

"But upon closer inspection, the two remaining white stones still have some strength, while the black stones in the lower right corner are weak in liberties."

Seeing that Hua Ran had begun to look at him with a slightly complicated look of admiration, Zeng Xigou naturally took over the conversation and began to analyze:
"If Xiao Lei chooses a conservative approach and captures both white stones first, then the stone that the Queen just invaded will be under almost no pressure. By maneuvering, he can probably make a group of living stones on the bottom without much trouble."

"But what if Xiao Lei intends to rely on the strength of his surroundings to force his way in..."

"I'm afraid the Queen is about to teach me a lesson!"

Just as Zeng Guangwen predicted!
In the live broadcast, Lei Qi clearly couldn't tolerate Rui Zhao taking advantage of him so blatantly in his territory!

The next move, 63, was a strong move that simultaneously addressed the pressure on the lower right side and put pressure on White!
But Rui Zhao did not flinch in the face of this heavy punch!
White immediately chose to move to the left to cut off, and Black's shape below suddenly became very complicated!
It was only at this moment that Lei Qi finally realized that his seemingly abundant surrounding forces actually had obvious weaknesses on both sides! There were concerns about where to grow or where to attack.

The opponent has only made two moves, and it seems like I'm about to lose control of them!
As expected, Xiao Lei, a 9-dan player, pondered for a long time at this point. Finally, on move 67, Black chose to play from above, intending to first protect the side territory, stabilize the position, and then gradually make an advance!
What he didn't know was that after this concession, Black's winning percentage had dropped to 74.1%!

On the other hand, the current god of war, who had wiped out the young master of the Liu family in the previous game, showed no sign of stopping!
On move 76, Rui Zhao did not choose to capture or press down again, but instead went for a solid central position, pushing out the two stones below, which were right into AI's pick!
Black had no choice but to retreat two moves, but White then made a small, quick move to connect two remaining stones. It looks like this...

It seems they're trying to turn the tables and defeat the black stones in the lower right corner!
...

...

"...Ah, this..."

"Is Rui Zhao trying to counterattack and kill the black stones in the lower right corner?!"

Meanwhile, at the Huaxia Chess Academy in Dajing City.

Seeing Rui Zhao's 80th move, a small point, the white stones, which were heavily surrounded, actually managed to encircle the black stones in the lower right corner. Song Jin was so surprised that his eyes widened!

Just over ten moves ago, Black seemed poised to completely enclose the entire area below. But in just over ten moves, Huaxia Longjie completely turned Black's territory upside down!
Its power was so great that even with the numerous black pieces around it, Lei Qi, who was recognized as the second best player in the world, was somewhat overwhelmed!

"Could it be that this game of chess..."

"Could she pull off another solo kill against a strong opponent?"

"Uh... probably not."

Xie Minghe, who had just adjusted his position following the AI's prompt, continued:
"If the black group in the lower right corner can seize the key point of jumping on the second line to make an eye, it can live on the spot, without having to fight to the death with the white group... Ah, as expected, Xiao Lei had already prepared a response!"

"That second jump was incredibly fast!"

As Xie Minghe said, seeing that Rui Zhao chose to counter-encircle his black stones in the lower right corner, Lei Qi quickly played a second-line jump down, occupying the vital eye position in the lower right corner.

Upon closer inspection, it turns out that the black stones have already made a clean living group!
Upon seeing this, Song Jin was somewhat bewildered!

"Hey, the black stones in the lower right corner are already alive?!"

Song Erduan's voice was full of astonishment:
"After all that effort by Rui Zhao... isn't he going to die in the black pieces?"
"But all the choices she just placed were number one!"

"However, Lei Qi's 79th move was inexplicably penalized by the AI, and his win rate has now dropped to 56.3%, basically a 50/50 situation! Even if Rui Zhao made a mistake here, could it be that the AI ​​has also made a blind spot?!"

"Well……"

At this moment, Xie Minghe also began to ponder, somewhat unable to understand the situation.

Just as he was about to use the AI ​​to continue running, Rui Zhao calmly continued to move on.

Following the AI's recommendation, she first made a move to capture and threaten the life or death of the black pieces.

However, when Black's 85th move, which seemed to be an absolute first move, appeared on the board, the winning probability fluctuated wildly again!
With just this one move, Black's winning percentage plummeted from 58% to 32.7%! The situation has been completely reversed!

Upon seeing this, Song Jin was stunned once again!

"Uh... Teacher Xie..."

"What went wrong with this move?!"

However, the current situation was clearly beyond Xie Minghe's comprehension. He could only stare blankly at the variation diagram given by the AI, trying to find a way to explain the sharp drop in Black's winning percentage.

But while the two commentators were still confused, Rui and Lei on the live stream were already rapidly placing their pieces.

Faced with this sharp move, Rui Zhao inevitably connects, while Black reinforces the eyes. White then makes a preemptive move threatening the eyes, and Black immediately places a move on the spot, opening the eyes wide.

The above options are all AI's top choices!
At this point, the black stones in the lower right corner are all alive, while the white stones have no eyes at all!
However, it is clear that Empress Zhaojun had already devised a countermeasure.

On move 90, White suddenly stepped out on the right side and began to break through!
Normally, Black should simply cut off Black's pieces in this move. If White manages to cut Black's pieces, then Black should retreat one move to play it safe.

Just as Lei Qi was about to take a piece to cut off the enemy's advance, the captain of the Da Jing team seemed to have suddenly discovered something extraordinary. He froze on the spot, then slowly put the piece back and began to think for a long time.

And this long deliberation...

It'll only take half an hour!

...

...

"……ah?!
"Uncle Long, you're saying... Xiao Lei's game is over?!"

At 3:30 p.m. on the same day, in a seaside villa in Qiongzhou Province.

At this moment, outside the villa window, the sea was azure and the sand was fine white, and the sun was shining brightly. But after hearing the confident voice of Uncle Long coming from the computer in the study, he, who had finally moved into his own wintering house this year, couldn't help but ask a question.

Although the Lunar New Year is approaching and most players have already gone home for the holidays, the members of the group naturally couldn't miss this special match where the second-best player in the world was challenging the best player in the world. They all went online to watch the match and chatted as they watched.

After all, the fermented bean curd group has been rebuilt under the wise leadership of the Empress. The capital has been built, and everyone can watch and study the battle together as before. In any case, the Empress encourages everyone to do so, and even hopes that everyone can work together to come up with some effective countermeasures.

However, Rui Zhao has not been able to achieve her wish so far.

Of the three tiers of rewards initially created—upper, middle, and lower—only Zhu Yuanjun and Li Zhaokai received the lower reward twice. The rest of the group of "fermented bean curd" players were truly getting tired of being treated as playthings by Empress Zhao. They could only continue to work hard to improve their chess skills, hoping to prove their worth one day...

When the squad leader asked, Uncle Long began to analyze the situation in detail over the voice message:

"That's how it is. Now, Xiao Lei is powerless to change anything."

"Don't be fooled by the 32.7% win rate that the AI ​​is currently giving; it's all fake!"

"If we continue running the AI, we'll quickly discover that no matter how the game is played, the large white group has already escaped, and even..."

"We must also counterattack and defeat Black!!!"

However... when Longbo excitedly presented his research results, an eerie silence fell over the voice channel!

The expected gasps of amazement did not materialize. The dozen or so avatars in the live chat simply lit up silently, without any reaction! It was as if Huang Bo Nan's earth-shattering analysis had been plunged into an abyss.

"Uh... everyone, please give us some feedback!"

After enthusiastically presenting his research findings, Huang Bonan, finding that the group of fermented bean curd enthusiasts showed no reaction, had some reservations:

"Our Dragon God's lone piece charged into the enemy's formation, not only escaping unscathed but also turning the tables on Black's strong position!"

"Isn't such a magnificent performance worthy of amazement?!"

A variety of hesitant voices immediately came from the live stream, as if everyone was unsure how to describe their feelings.

Finally, the alliance leader reluctantly spoke up:
"Logically, we should be amazed... but the problem is, how many times has Empress Zhao done this already?!"
"Not to mention normal dragon slaying, just the thick groups she's killed with her lone pieces in the last two years, there must be at least seven or eight of them, right?!"
"We're completely numb!!!" (End of Chapter)

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