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

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Uh...as expected...

Although the general public is expressing their support with great enthusiasm, it's hard for these old Deng guys to be optimistic!
Meanwhile, in a studio at the Huaxia Chess Academy in Dajing City.

Seeing that all four guests looked dejected, Song Jin, who was about to start today's live broadcast, couldn't help but mutter to herself—even though Xiong Siyi still looked like a teenager, he didn't look like an old man at all.

Actually, Song Jin had been wondering why the four guests seemed so energetic during the first two games—didn't they know that Rui Zhao was facing an AI?!

After reading the information disclosed on the foreign website, Song finally understood: the four of them had probably been involved in helping Rui Zhao build the flying knife warehouse beforehand, so they had some confidence and were still looking forward to it.

But now that Rui Zhao has lost all his trump cards and has to fight the rest of the competition bare-handed, the four of them are instantly as dejected as wilted eggplants, and it is hard for them to be optimistic anymore.

Every professional Go player knows perfectly well just how powerful AI is!

Although Rui Zhao's strength is so great that he can "give the world a two-stone handicap," which is already outrageous enough, artificial intelligence is enough to guarantee a 99% win rate when facing top players, even with a two-stone handicap – ultimately, the two are not on the same level.

The reason why Rui Zhao was able to win two games against AI was simply because China used national-level resources to forcefully find subtle flaws in the vast intricacies of the AI, which were almost imperceptible, and thus found the opportunity to win.

However, now that the divine weapons that China has painstakingly crafted for its national princess have all been stolen, facing the extremely powerful artificial intelligence would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

However… despite fully understanding the guests’ feelings, as the official host of this battle of the century, Song Jin knew that she absolutely could not let her emotions run wild at this moment.

"...Hey hey!"
"My fellow champions, let's all cheer up!"

Song, the second-dan, clapped his hands, waking the four ninth-dan masters from their reverie:
"Rui Zhao herself is very confident in herself and dares to issue a statement to challenge AI!"

"How come you guys, a bunch of grown men, have no confidence at all?!"

The group exchanged glances and understood what Song Erduan meant.

In any case... we can't afford to embarrass ourselves in front of the entire nation!
"Uh, I understand!"

Elder Du, the most worldly and tactful of the four, took over the conversation on their behalf, while also making a sarcastic remark:

"But Song Jin, don't compare us to Rui Zhao!"

"Go is now a representative sport of gender equality, so don't try to morally blackmail us!"

"Uh……"

Song Jin was speechless for a moment!

If I had to say something... Du Weichen was absolutely right!
Under Rui Zhao's influence, young girls learning chess nowadays all aim to surpass their male peers. It is rumored that the chess association has already been discussing whether to abolish the male and female divisions of the professional ranking tournament in two years.

In this situation, making high demands on the male chess player through her words does indeed seem like moral blackmail...

Seeing that Abbot Song was momentarily speechless, Elder Du shrugged and said:
"See! I told you I wanted to find a man more manly than Rui Zhao, but there simply isn't one in the entire world of Go!"

"At least, when I'm facing her..."

"But she certainly doesn't have the same imposing presence she has when facing AI!"

At this point, Du Weichen slightly raised his chin towards the large live broadcast screen in front of him.

Song Jin and the other three guests looked in that direction and saw the heavy wooden door being pushed open on the screen in the chess room!

A tall and slender figure, like a black royal banner, gracefully descended into the battlefield within the small space of the chessboard!

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hiss--

I feel like she's even more murderous today than she was the day before!
Five minutes later, in the chess room of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jiangdong.

Kessler, who had just sat down at the chessboard, now felt a chill run down his spine.

The reason is simple—even before the game started, the aura emanating from the Athena of the chess world had already made him catch his breath!
Today, Rui Zhao, sitting opposite me, was wearing a well-tailored, exquisitely made pure black suit skirt. The collar was crisp and sharp, the shoulder line was smooth and arched, and a very thin silver trim on the cuffs was like a quenched blade, gleaming with a cold light in the soft light!
At her slender waist, a gleaming metal belt, like a coiled silver dragon, clung tightly to her delicate frame. In the center of the belt, an antique-style silver buckle, inlaid with dark gemstones, radiated a deep and majestic light, like the eye of a dragon.

The entire outfit had no superfluous decorations; the pure black, sharp lines, and that dazzling silver made the jade-like beauty before her seem like a queen ruling the world, or a killing god on an ancient battlefield!
He clearly remembered that during the second game two days ago, the sharpness and pressure contained in Rui Zhao's calm and composed eyes had already made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles! However, at this moment, that pressure not only did not lessen in the slightest because his throwing knife magazine was ineffective, but it even seemed to have been amplified several times! Right now, it was like a heavy hammer pressing down on his chest, making it almost impossible for Kessler to breathe!
This is this...

What's going on here?!

At this moment, Kessler's expression twisted involuntarily.

Doesn't she realize that her trump card, the throwing knife arsenal, is completely useless, and she must face the AI ​​head-on with her true strength?!
But why is she giving off such a strong sense of pressure compared to the last round?! Could it be that she has some hidden trump card up her sleeve?!

Kessler's chaotic mind was filled with all sorts of random thoughts, and it took him a while to calm himself down.

Fortunately, he was only making moves for the AI; otherwise, just that aggressive aura would have scared him so much that his strength would have been halved.

My goodness! This Eternal Zhaojun probably has a built-in "intimidation" trait, right?!
But where is there any claim that Milotic can "intimidate"?

Kessler couldn't help but mentally groan again, but he didn't dare look at his opponent again! It wasn't until the referee officially announced the start of the game that he nervously exchanged greetings with his opponent.

The salute had barely finished when Yong Shi Zhaojun placed her first move at the upper right star position, and for some reason, Kessler felt that the oppressive aura emanating from her seemed to have intensified! This gave him a strange feeling…

It was as if he was facing not only Rui Zhao, but also hundreds of millions of Zhao fans around the world who had transformed their expectations into invisible forces, gathering in this chess room in some supernatural way to jointly confront the electronic soul that was roaring softly inside the host computer case!
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"...Alright! The game has now begun!"
"In the third game, the two sides switched black and white again. In this game, Sister Rui Zhao took the black pieces again, and OMEGA GO switched to white. Let's get into the game!"

"Both sides started with two stars, then Rui Zhao chose to use a small flying attack in the upper right corner, and OMEGA GO immediately used the lower right corner."

"After the initial setup on both sides, Sister Rui Zhao, who had the first move, executed a double swallow attack on the upper left..."

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"...A two-star start?"
"It's been so long since I've seen Rui Zhao come down!"

Meanwhile, in Dongjiang City, Huaxia, at the Wendao Go Club.

Hearing the live commentary from the "Go Xiao Zhao" livestream on the big screen, Yu Qingguang, who was watching the game with his old friend, frowned and gave a brief comment on Rui Zhao's opening choices.

"Since Rui Zhao retired from professional competition, she has mostly played 3v3 and small-moment games in the challenger matches, and rarely plays star positions! I really didn't expect her to choose two star positions in a row in such a crucial game!"

"Although Rui Zhao also opened with a two-star opening in the last game, he had a flying knife prepared in that game. But in this game, Rui Zhao has no trump cards left, so this choice is quite surprising."

"It's normal."

Li Wangyuan, who was standing to the side, chimed in:

"The reason why Rui Zhao chose to play a more ground-oriented opening like 3-3 or small eye was clearly because he was playing against a weaker opponent with the first move, and he was implementing a strategy of securing the first move and then washing away the opponent's weaknesses."

"To put it bluntly: that's just bullying kids—except that the 'kids' she's referring to are the world's top chess players."

"But in the end, the strategy of 'scooping first and then washing' is too extreme. In terms of efficiency, this deliberate approach is bound to have problems."

"Rui Zhao can play like this against human players, but when playing against AI, you naturally have to pursue the highest possible piece efficiency with every move. Otherwise, if the AI ​​finds a weakness, it's no joke."

"I agree with Lao Li!"

While Lei Jingming is unlikely to be optimistic about the upcoming game, when it comes to blindly supporting his students, Old Lei 9-dan is probably second to none.

"We still have to believe in Rui Zhao. Even without the 'flying knife' arsenal that we have given her, she is still the strongest player in the history of Go in terms of opening moves!"
"At least in the initial planning stage, I don't believe OMEGA GO can create a significant gap!"

"Yeah, I think so too... Eh?!"

Li Wangyuan wanted to agree, but halfway through his sentence, his gaze was drawn to the changes in the upper left corner of the plate.

After Rui Zhao played a double swallow move in the upper left corner, OMEGA GO responded with a classic joseki – from White's 12th move to Black's 19th move, a small point, all of which are standard moves.

However, according to the normal way of playing the standard opening, White should jump out smoothly at this moment.

However, here, OMEGA GO chose a move that was unexpected, yet extremely familiar to Li Wangyuan.

Move 20: White's large knight's shoulder hit! (End of Chapter)