Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 132: Mentality

"But this match has the biggest advantage. I don't have to deal with jet lag if I fly to other places, but I can sleep until I wake up naturally at home and then compete. It's awesome!"

Yan Honglang couldn't help but stretch, looked at the people from the opposite team at the competition site, and sighed to the teammates around him.

Flying around Asia is not a big deal, after all, the team reimburses the first-class fares, so it won’t be too hard as long as the flight isn’t too bad.

But if you fly to Europe or the United States, you will suffer from jet lag, which is quite uncomfortable. If you get a minor illness due to the unfamiliar climate, it will be quite uncomfortable.

Gu Zhengyu listened to his teammates' complaints and straightened his clothes slightly. "The A-League double round-robin system is divided into home and away games plus two team matches. It's much better than the B-League, but you can't make the cut either. Stop complaining so much."

When Yan Honglang heard what Gu Zhengyu said, he didn't care: "I can't play, Xiao Yi, I feel it's only a matter of time. In today's game, I just happened to meet the guy who is in direct competition with him for the best newcomer.

"After I win the Best Newcomer award, I'll replace you as the main player next year. After that, I'll win the Best Main Player award and be promoted to the Weiqi League. Perfect. I'm rooting for you!"

Yi Zheng just smiled when he heard that, but then he seemed to think of something and asked, "I haven't seen Shi Yu in the past few days. Isn't he coming to the team for training?"

"It seems like Mr. Jin pulled him out for some individual training. He wasn't very happy after the national youth team tryouts. After all, he didn't make the team."

Gu Zhengyu explained after hearing this, but there were some things he didn't say out loud, for example, after Shi Yu returned to the team after the national youth team selection, he often hid in a corner, drawing circles and talking to himself.

Something like Yi Zheng, am I no longer worthy to be your opponent?

Anyway, it’s quite…tsk…

Gu Zhengyu couldn't help but shook his head when he thought of this. Young people are still energetic, unlike himself, who doesn't care at all if he is overtaken.

Seeing that the game time was approaching, the players of both teams took their seats and prepared to start the official game.

There is no need to guess the first move in the Go League. In the home and away system, the captain of the home team can freely choose black or white.

There is no doubt that even under the adjusted league rules, Gu Zhengyu at home did not hesitate to choose white chess pieces, because in the eyes of Chinese chess players, white is easier to play.

Even though some people have statistical data that shows that the difference in the winning rate between black and white is not particularly large, everyone still trusts their own feelings more.

There's no other reason, I just like being passive.

According to the rules, the Shouyin team's first player, Yan Honglang, plays black in rapid chess, the second player, Gu Zhengyu, plays white, the third player, Zhang Laoxi, plays black, and the fourth player, Yi Zheng, plays white.

In the league, there is no distinction between the four positions except the main player. After all, the main player counts for 1.5 points and is more important than other positions.

It is even more unlikely that any team will play in the order of one, two, three, and four according to their strength, because the coach of each team has the right to freely arrange the troops and lineups, which is an open opportunity for others to target them.

Both teams will hand over their own lists to the organizing committee without knowing each other's lists, and then the match schedule will be announced.

So theoretically, before the match list is announced, you don’t know who your opponent will be tomorrow, just like before the first game of Yi Zheng B League, you could never guess that the opponent would be a ninth dan.

Therefore, if there is a team that is foolishly arranged according to strength, even if all four players are at the level of main generals, there is no way to play the game of Tian Ji's horse racing, and there will be a risk of being targeted by the style.

Not to mention, Tian Ji's horse racing is a completely common tactic in team competitions.

However, sometimes the inferior horses sent out as cannon fodder defeat the opponent's superior horses. This shows the value of 2.

Yi Zheng looked at the foreigner named Oliver sitting opposite him and nodded. White people were not uncommon in the second-tier league. Even Yi Zheng couldn't count the number of European and American chess players he had played against on his two hands.

However, such young European and American chess players are relatively rare, mainly because Yi Zheng, except for Ethan, does not care much about his young peers abroad.

After all, in Yi Zheng's opinion, the quality and quantity of chess players of the same generation in China can basically be regarded as the sum of chess players of the same age in other countries, so as long as you are at the top in China, you will also be at the top in the world.

After all, with China's size and population, as long as there are no major problems and the economy is normal, it will not be absolutely ahead in some key development projects, but at least it will not lag behind too much, not to mention projects that originated in its own country.

Except football, of course.

So Yi Zheng didn't know that the person sitting opposite him was England's so-called number one young genius, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care too much.

The same was true for the opponent. Oliver only knew that Yi Zheng was a Chinese chess player who suddenly emerged and made a breakthrough in the second-tier league, and even affected his own consecutive wins of the Best Newcomer Award, but he did not know much about Yi Zheng in detail.

Most countries still focus on the Three Musketeers of China's new generation, believing them to be China's future top power and even beginning targeted training. Therefore, in terms of international reputation, Yi Zheng lags far behind them, at least not by a significant margin.

Hearing the sound of the game starting, Oliver made his move without any hesitation.

First move, Black, three threes.

It’s not about clicking on 33, but about placing it above the position of 33.

Point 33 means to attack the opponent's star position with the position of 33, and the opening 33 means to place the piece directly at the position of 33.

The position of 33 is also quite magical. Not only is 33 considered a problematic position at the start now, but hundreds of years ago, starting with 33 was controversial for quite a long time.

Even in Japan, the Honinbo of that time directly declared San San a "forbidden move" and even called it the "ghost gate". If any disciple dared to make it, he would be expelled on the spot.

It was not until the new layout concept in modern times that the opening three-three appeared in the layout.

Seeing this move, Yi Zheng also made a three-three move in the diagonal position.

Seeing this, Oliver didn't care too much and continued to make moves.

Small eyes.

Small eyes.

Oliver: The direction is different, that's normal.

Small eye hanging corner.

Small eye hanging corner.

Looking at Yi Zheng who was performing the same moves as himself, Oliver couldn't help but frown, but theoretically it was normal.

Xiao Fei press!
Seeing this step, Yi Zheng directly made a tactical retreat.

We have to admit that not only in China, but also AlphaGo, the reincarnation of Ko, has had a huge impact on the world chess world.

Recently, Xiaomu and Xiaofei have been used to trick the opponent into losing the advantage, and then Xiaofei is used to suppress the opponent. Because of AlphaGo's chess records, its appearance rate in the professional world is not low.

After all, this move is quite understandable to many people, and is much easier to accept than clicking on three or three and then climbing up the second road.

So many people are learning it, and it is even more popular recently than the great changes in the Heavenly Demon caused by the great pressure of the short route.

After all, the transformation of the demon is too complicated, and sometimes even professional players may not be able to grasp it.

Yi Zheng also chose Xiao Fei's pressure.

Seeing Yi Zheng's move, Oliver's expression became obviously puzzled.

Although theoretically there is no problem with Yi Zheng’s move, no one would start the game exactly the same as their opponent.

It would be fine if you really said it was an imitation chess, but the direction of Yi Zheng's small eye in the second move was also different, so it was not an imitation chess. So what was the Chinese opponent doing?
"I'm messing with your mentality."

Yi Zheng looked at the somewhat impatient expression on the opposite side and silently replied in his heart.

I learned some insider tricks from someone, which is to change the opponent's mentality through the way he plays.

Oliver was extremely annoyed when he saw the opponent making the same move as him but in a different direction, because he could not understand Yi Zheng's intention. It was not until Yi Zheng changed his move at the eighteenth move that Oliver relaxed.

But what Oliver didn't know was that his emotions were already being directed.

PS: The weather has been fluctuating a lot recently, and I feel a little unwell. I will post another update in the evening, so everyone should take care of their health.

(End of this chapter)