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

Chapter 180 Battle to the Peak
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Qi Ling looked at Yi Zhengjian's two hands on the chessboard and couldn't help but shake his head. Although Yi Zhengjian often made some "abnormal" moves, those moves were very similar to his style.

But this move today is completely unlike his usual style.

Contradictions, conflicts, chaos, disorder...

Yi Zheng's chess moves became increasingly strange, to the point that Qi Ling didn't know how to describe them.

In this game, Yi Zheng, playing black, made the first move and started with a small opening move, while Qi Ling started with a small opening move.

Yi Zheng then decisively played a 3-3 move, which is already a fairly common move in professional matches. Everyone knows the basic variations, and they are still trying out various new variations.

However, when Qi Ling attacked Yi Zheng's two small points, Yi Zheng chose to counter with the Xiu Ce Jian move.

It's not that this move is particularly advanced or surprising, but rather that it's so outdated that it's surprising; it's a move that has long been obsolete.

Moreover, this ancient method of playing is generally recognized as inefficient and no longer suitable for the era of Tiemu, but Yizheng just played it that way.

Leaving aside the others, Yi Zheng's various chess games all highlight the idea of ​​prioritizing efficiency above all else, even to the point of recklessness.

But why would they play such an inefficient game? This seems a bit contradictory.

I don't understand, I don't understand...

Qi Ling couldn't help but shake her head. Sometimes, the more she understood Yi Zheng, the less she felt she could understand him.

Some things are theoretically contradictory, but Yizheng is able to put these contradictory things together harmoniously, align the granularity, and form a powerful combination.

Yi Zheng, on the other hand, felt it was normal, because although this move was theoretically slower in terms of efficiency, it was completely different from the theories that had been developed so far in terms of thickness, attack, and defense.

The reason why others cannot understand Yi Zheng's moves is that they try to understand his moves using current theories.

However, after being taught by Master Ke, Yi Zheng's understanding of Go is completely different from that of current players. The underlying operating code of everyone is different, so what they see is naturally completely different.

What you consider thick, I consider thin; what you consider strict, I consider loose. If others don't change, sometimes communication barriers can even arise during debriefing sessions.

Yi Zheng: A pitifully thick barrier has already separated me from you.

Both sides played very smoothly at the beginning, each going their own way. But when Qi Ling needed to make up for his mistakes, that's when his style really came into play.

20th move, White, extend one piece!

Offense is the best form of defense; defeat the enemy and defend our borders!
Yi Zheng seemed to hear a strange sound. He looked around and, after confirming that Old Ke wasn't at the competition venue, couldn't help but rub his head.

How could I be hallucinating?

Damn it, when I played chess with that guy Ke, he always made some weird noises. Now when I play chess with other people, those noises just play automatically in my head.

Seeing Yi Zheng's troubled expression, Qi Ling assumed that he was somewhat at a loss in the face of her attack.

Indeed, anyone else would have reacted the same way, probably thinking to themselves that he's crazy, that the chessboard is so big and he's already going to start a fight.

But that's Qi Ling's style. Don't talk about anything else, just get to work from the start!

Yi Zheng didn't think that way, because with his advanced technique, he wasn't afraid of fighting.

Move 21, Black, Flying Down!
Yi Zheng once again passed the problem to Qi Ling.

In Yi Zheng's view, Qi Ling only needs to make one move, and everyone can live in peace without having to fight anymore.

It would be so much better if everyone could move on to other places peacefully and continue making their moves without any trouble. But...

Qi Ling: You just said "fight," right? I heard those two words! Since you want to fight, then I'll fight you!

fighting! Cool!

Move 22, White, crawl!

Even as Yi Zheng was climbing, Qi Ling stubbornly continued to follow, sticking close to Yi Zheng from the start and demanding hand-to-hand combat.

Yi Zheng: Can't you just avoid fighting? You could have just jumped!

Qi Ling: We must fight! I can feel your determination!
Yi Zheng looked at the situation on the chessboard. Although he was a little numb, it was all within his expectations. After all, he had played so many training games with Qi Ling, so he could roughly guess these things.

Even though he guessed it, Yi Zheng still thought to himself: Don't you think you're being a bit too extreme?

Qi Ling: I'm not extreme? Then I'll show you something extreme!

Because of Qi Ling's extreme actions, Yi Zheng had no other choice in this area, especially after Qi Ling broke through, leaving both sides with only one path: direct confrontation.

Less than forty moves into the game, a five-group attacking situation had already formed in the upper right corner. Yun Linglei, who was patrolling the field, felt that he really couldn't understand the chess moves played by young people these days.

Are young people really that hot-tempered?

"He actually took the lead here. No way, I have to seize the initiative and not let him get the first move."

Qi Ling frowned as he looked at the situation on the chessboard and tapped the table. He could easily clean up his own position with a single move, but Yi Zheng's move to surround the center after gaining the initiative was too much.

Thinking of this, Qi Ling was already resorting to any means necessary to gain the initiative, even if it meant using unethical methods.

"He doesn't think he's getting a free meal, does he...?"

Yi Zheng glanced at the chess piece shape in the upper right corner and silently memorized it.

Yi Zheng only glanced at it and realized that if Qi Ling wasn't prepared, he would definitely be able to make a move in the upper right corner.

However, he felt that Qi Ling had not noticed.

So Yi Zheng only glanced at the basic shape and then silently started calculating in his mind, without looking at the upper right corner for too long.

Because you keep looking at the upper right corner, your intentions are bound to be noticed by your opponent. But if you don't look at them, they might not notice.

You're saying how can you calculate it if you don't look at it?

Do you really think you can't remember the games you played? Post-game analysis is a basic skill, let alone for professionals, even for amateurs with a certain level of skill.

If you can't even remember the shapes you've played for so long, and you can't calculate them in your mind without looking at the board, then you shouldn't be a professional player. You should go home and sell potatoes.

Let alone world champions, even second-level riders can definitely do this.

Surely some world champions aren't even as good as second-tier riders, right? Really?

Qi Ling's attempt to seize the initiative naturally had its own purpose. As the ancients said, it is better to lose several pieces than to lose the initiative. Today, Qi Ling is willing to be continuously suppressed in order to seize the initiative, so that the white stones on the left can make a move.

PS: Five updates today.

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