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

Chapter 167 Let's talk to my insurance company.
"Don't be stressed, Ryan. Although this guy has won three in a row, yesterday's game with the European guy dragged it out to more than 370 moves. His stamina can't be completely depleted."

Even if he's a young man with great stamina, he's definitely exhausted by now, so don't worry, just perform normally.

Before the game, Benjamin, the coach of the Americas team, gave his player Ryan tactical instructions: "Your goal today is to prolong the game as much as possible. There is no need to decide the outcome with him right away. As long as you drag it out to the second half, given his physical condition, he will inevitably make a blunder later on."

If we take him down in the final round of this stage, and then eliminate one or two more Chinese players in the next stage, our mission will be complete. This match will once again see Team America take the final championship!

Benjamin had to admit that the Asian team, or essentially the Chinese team, consisted of five exceptionally strong junior players, each with a solid pentagonal skill level.

None of the five players have any obvious weaknesses, unlike other teams where some players are strong and some are weak.

Theoretically speaking, excluding Ethan, these five players from the Chinese team are all capable of being captains in other teams.

In a way, the Chinese youth team can be considered a dream team. It's just that there's a bug like Ethan on Alica's side, otherwise there would be no hope of winning at all.

Therefore, the strategy of the Americas team is also very simple: unite with the European team to eliminate as many of the Chinese team's players as possible, take out two or three Chinese players before Ethan enters the game, and then let Ethan finish off the rest.

Of course, it would be even better if he could take down a few more, which would greatly reduce the pressure on Ethan.

Finally, we must avoid an extreme situation where Ethan faces five Chinese players alone in the final round. In that case, Ethan could easily become the one who gets worn down in a series of matches.

As long as the last extreme scenario is avoided, Team America does not feel that they have any chance of losing the game.

"In this kind of gauntlet game, the last round is when he is at his weakest. We must finish him off in this round and not let him advance to the next stage."

After all, if they enter the next stage in a few months, Yi Zheng's stamina will be back to full strength, and he might win one or two more games, which would not be good news for Team America.

Therefore, try to eliminate the vanguard in the first stage, and then eliminate the second general of China in the next stage, preferably with the third general.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely take him down today!"

Ryan nodded. He was already second in strength in the Americas team, only behind Ethan. Letting him play early was to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Ryan believed that he was at least on par with the Three Musketeers, and that Yi Zheng was at most about the same level as him. After fighting for three days straight, his stamina must have been depleted.

If we don't teach this young Chinese kid, who just debuted and is so arrogant, to a lesson now, when will we ever get another chance?

"What's wrong, Zheng? You don't seem to be feeling well."

Seeing Yi Zheng yawning while sitting in the chair, Miao Jun quickly massaged his shoulders to relax him.

Sitting to the side, Qi Ling couldn't help but say, "You must be tired after playing for three days in a row, not to mention that yesterday's game where that European bastard dragged it out for almost an hour with a single Zed."

I'm speechless. They ran out of pieces and still called a timeout to get more. They have no shame whatsoever.

There are 19 lines and 361 intersections on the chessboard, so theoretically the number of pieces in the box cannot exceed this number, and a normal game cannot exceed this number either.

A game that can go beyond 361 moves is rare, even in a thousand games. If my opponent hadn't held on so hard yesterday, I would have conceded defeat around move 170 or 180.

However, this is also a strategy for them in the arena; even if they can't win, they should try to exhaust their opponent's stamina. Yi Zheng stretched his body: "It's all okay. The main problem was that there was no hot water during yesterday's match, only coffee. I kept drinking and drinking, which made me have insomnia last night. I didn't fall asleep until after 3 a.m.

Foreign coffee seems a bit too strong; drinking too much of it affects my sleep.

"No!"

Miao Jun didn't know what to say when he heard this: "If you didn't sleep well, then you're doomed."

Even if the guy on the other side is slightly weaker than Yi Zheng, he's not that much weaker. Yi Zheng has been fighting for three days straight, and he didn't sleep well last night because he had insomnia. What should we do?
Yi Zheng didn't seem to care much about what he heard: "It's nothing. I've heard people say that sometimes if you don't sleep well the night before, you'll perform better the next day."

"Don't joke around, there's no such person."

Duoduo, standing beside him, comforted him, saying, "It's okay, don't be stressed. The Vanguard has already done a great job with three consecutive wins."

"It's time to go on stage, you guys can go now."

Yi Zheng glanced at the time on his watch, then got up and walked towards the game table.

The three groups—old, middle-aged, and young—are all competing in the same place, with all three matches taking place simultaneously. When the match time is up, all other unrelated personnel must leave the venue.

Ryan looked at Yi Zheng, who was sitting across from him yawning and looking like he hadn't slept well, and said with a smile, "Looks like you didn't get enough rest yesterday. But it's okay, this game will be over soon, and you'll be able to get some rest soon."

"kindness."

Yi Zheng seemed to be absentmindedly grunting in response, and Ryan couldn't hide his smile when he saw Yi Zheng's state.

In this state, theoretically, the game could be over within 100 moves—no, to be on the safe side, 150 moves.

Upon hearing the referee's voice, Yi Zheng picked up the chess piece next to him and placed it on the chessboard. The two sides gambled on who would go first, with Rui An playing black and making the first move.

Both sides played quickly during the setup phase, and there were no unexpected developments.

Ryan glanced at the situation on the chessboard and, without any hesitation, made a move at the top.

No matter what, even if Yi Zheng has external support on the left, we have a three-on-one advantage in the upper right corner, so the advantage is in our hands!
Yi Zheng glanced at the opponent who had directly invaded the game, and had to admit that he had encountered far too many players like this.

The Go of the new century is dominated by a violent style, with almost everyone advocating violent aesthetics.

It's always a one-time thing, like winning with a self-draw.

However, Yi Zheng also made a swift move and launched a counterattack. Since his opponent had already done this, he naturally had no reason to back down.

After the initial exchange, Yi Zheng decisively went directly to the upper flying town, where Ruian Xiaofei stepped forward, and Yi Zheng then took over the town!
Taishan meteorite falls!
We are all living hard!

Go talk to my insurance company!

(End of this chapter)