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

Chapter 198 I would like to call you the strongest

"Get ready, he should be requesting a match soon."

Looking at the constantly flooded comment section on his computer screen, and then glancing at the time displayed on the screen, Mr. Ke adjusted his state of mind.

After only closing his eyes for three seconds and then opening them again, Old Ke's entire demeanor was completely different, unlike his usual carefree and nonchalant self.

The world's number one has a world's number one way to die. How can he be killed with swords and spears? He should die with more dignity and be given enough respect.

Yi Zheng nodded upon hearing this, but still asked, "Should we just award points first? But if we do that..."

Yi Zheng recalled that a few days ago, when Ke Lao watched Li Junhe play chess online, he shook his head and said that if he didn't let his opponent go first, it would be impossible for the opponent to win.

In the first place, Coach Ke said that unless he made a huge blunder, he couldn't see anyone who had any hope of beating him.

The version difference is too big, and I'm not even human yet, so I can't win. The other side simply can't win either!
Upon hearing this, Elder Ke shook his head: "After all, he is the number one person on your side. Let alone the number one person, even if you can be among the top few in the world, which one of you doesn't have your own pride?"

He won't accept it if you tell him this directly from the beginning. He might even feel so humiliated that he'll just walk away and turn on you on the spot.

I made some other professional players give up the first move in advance so that these top players could gradually accept the gap and prepare them in advance.

Let's play one or two games first. After that, he'll realize the gap between us. He'll only understand after we've actually played all the games.

Li Junhe has never officially played against Master Ke. He has only seen other people's game records and heard other people's evaluations, so he has no way to truly and intuitively feel Master Ke's strength.

One must eat one meal at a time, and walk one road at a time. Every number one has inner pride, but these three games today will completely shatter that pride.

"It's not bad at all; the fact that it was me who met you is lucky enough."

Mr. Ke recalled the indescribable things he encountered when he was young. In his current state, is there any hope for him?
Difficult! Very difficult! Extremely difficult! Difficult as to ascend to heaven!

"Are you ready?"

Upon seeing the private message that had just arrived, Old Ke immediately shouted, "Transform!"

"what?"

Master Ke simply smiled and said, "Let's begin! The rules of victory have been established! I will now rewrite the course of Go in this world."

"it is good!"

Meanwhile, the Go website Muyefox also prepared a special live broadcast for this online match.

After all, this match attracted far more attention than any other world championship final, making it a highly anticipated event!

With such massive traffic, there's no shortage of sponsors; in fact, sponsors are practically scrambling to send money over.

Many people have contacted both China and South Korea hoping to be the exclusive sponsors of this match, but unfortunately, they cannot reach Mr. Ke and he does not reply to private messages.

The main problem is the sheer volume of private messages. Yi Zheng even noticed that many brands want "AlphaGo" to endorse their products, and the prices they've offered are among the highest in the world.

Although AlphaGo has never participated in any real-world competitions, it has, to some extent, become synonymous with Go in the internet age.

Online chess master.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the special live broadcast of Muye Fox Go, the ultimate battle on the night of the full moon."

Today we will be broadcasting live three special online games between Lee Jun-hyuk, currently ranked number one in the world Go rankings, and AlphaGo, the most mysterious online Go god on Muye Fox Go.

On this festive occasion, we also wish people all over the world a happy reunion. For this live broadcast, we have invited Jiang Mobai, the world's second-ranked Go master, as our special guest commentator.

With his world-class skill and insightful analysis, he brought us a glimpse into the prowess of this pinnacle of world chess, allowing us to witness the brilliance of the world's top players. Let's welcome him!

When the camera focused on Jiang Mobai, he was facing away from the camera, and then a slightly pretentious voice slowly came through.

"Know that a young man's ambition is to soar to the clouds, and he once vowed to be the best among men." After reciting the poem with his back to the camera, Jiang Mobai used his foot to push off, and the swivel chair spun him around to face the camera. Then he took a fan and kept fanning his clothes lightly.

"Ah, everyone welcomes him."

Anjing Sanduan, the host, awkwardly clapped her hands to support this pretentious guy who had deliberately struck a pose.

"As we all know, last month Jiang Mobai 9-dan briefly surpassed Li Junhe 9-dan to become the world's number one ranked player, but this month he is ranked second by two points. What is your opinion on the match between Li Junhe and AlphaGo this time?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mobai fanned himself with his fan and said, "I once said that if the heavens had not given birth to me, Jiang Mobai, the way of chess would have been shrouded in eternal darkness. Now I want to say, AlphaGo, I would call you the strongest! As things stand, you are the number one in the world."

"Does Jiang Mobai, a 9-dan player, think that Li Junhe, a 9-dan player, has a high probability of losing today?"

"One thousand percent!"

"Is there absolutely no hope of winning?"

"Without a doubt."

Hearing this, Anjing Sanduan didn't know what to say. "You're making it seem like the competition is over now. Won't that affect the ratings?"

However, after glancing quietly at the screen displaying the number of online viewers on the live stream stage, which was still steadily increasing, she silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though many people are not optimistic about Li Junhe, it does not affect everyone's enthusiasm.

Jiang Mobai patted the fan in his hand: "Instead of expecting Li Junhe to win, we should think about how many rounds Li Junhe can last and in what way he can lose gracefully."

"Is the gap really that big? I've seen many players say that AlphaGo isn't that terrifying, and they've analyzed previous game records and believe that in many situations, players still have the upper hand."

"Only after experiencing it firsthand can one truly understand its terror; others can only glimpse the whole picture through a small part, unable to even grasp the essence of the matter like blind men touching an elephant."

An incomprehensible opening, a precise mid-game prediction—the endgame was no longer of any value to him.

Not to mention that he had been playing handicap games against professional players recently and had not lost a single one.

Horrible, terrifying, I can't find the words to describe him.

Jiang Mobai couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed like only one sticker had been removed, but the actual difference was too great.

So, Li Junhe dared to play against Jiang Mobai like that, and Jiang Mobai said he could win a hundred games if he played a hundred.

Furthermore, AlphaGo didn't just let ordinary low-ranked professionals win; it let many young up-and-coming players who had already reached the seventh dan level win.

Jiang Mobai believed that he had a high probability of defeating a player of this level; if he were given a handicap, he would have at most a 5% chance of winning.

However, AlphaGo still managed to win every game.

Although there is a large gap in skill level among professional Go players, Jiang Mobai believes that when facing ordinary professional players with a two-stone handicap, the odds are still slightly higher, with a 60/40/70 split. This is still at the level of the number one player in China.

If a professional player can be beaten to a three-stone handicap, then they shouldn't be a professional player; they should just switch tracks.

However, AlphaGo seems to be one step behind these top players.

Jiang Mobai vaguely sensed something, but dared not say it, or rather, felt that the truth was too unbelievable.

So he could only shake his head and sigh, wondering how fortunate and how tragic it was to live in the same era as such people.

Unfortunately, this person is elusive, appearing and disappearing without a trace; no one knows whether they are male or female, human or ghost.

Anjing Sandan watched the changes on the large screen of his computer and quickly said, holding up the prompt: "The match has officially started, and both sides have entered the game interface!"

This competition uses the number-based Go rules, with Black receiving a 3.5/4 komi. Both players have one hour of time remaining, plus three one-minute overtime periods. AlphaGo plays Black and moves first!

(End of this chapter)