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

Chapter 217 Counterattack
"Now it's time to wage an offensive and defensive battle on the outside."

Jiang Mobai silently made a judgment based on the situation on the chessboard. The current situation was that if he killed the opponent and escaped, he would be finished. On the contrary, if he killed the opponent, he would probably win this game.

In this situation, it all comes down to who has the better skills.

A battle between his peak dragon-slaying prowess and the opponent's unparalleled ability to heal the orphaned!
Jiang Mobai began to silently calculate in his mind: AlphaGo's previous move was a commanding move, and he had to connect with it, but AlphaGo also attacked. The problem now is how to block White's moves.

77th move, Black, point!

With external communication blocked, Jiang Mobai, after a moment's thought, chose a less-than-ideal approach, a step that most people would consider perfectly acceptable.

This includes other top players watching the game, because the shape of this move was quite good, meaning the intuitive feeling was that it was a good move.

But Old Ke on the other side of the screen shook his head: "There's still a problem. If he had made a mistake, the outcome of this round would still be uncertain. We would probably have had a long tug-of-war. What a pity."

The pointed shape seems better, but it left many hidden dangers. I've stopped being a monkey; instead, I'll directly counterattack!

Upon hearing this, Yi Zheng subconsciously replied, "The outcome is still undecided? I thought you would say you won from the very first step."

"Heroes of the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river; who knows, one of them might let me win first someday. But this round is not going to work. Yi Zheng, turn it around! Seize it and refine it in an instant!"

Jiang Mobai was slightly taken aback when he saw AlphaGo turn the tables so ruthlessly, leaving him with a critical point of attack.

Anyone's first instinct would be to cut off the dragon and kill AlphaGo's dragon, but Jiang Mobai did a quick calculation and found that cutting off the dragon didn't actually kill it!

Thinking of this, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but frown. Was this also part of your calculations, AlphaGo?

How come they couldn't kill him even after all that?

If that didn't work, and there wasn't a good way, Jiang Mobai could only try to find a solution from below. AlphaGo jumped out without any hesitation.

Jiang Mobai is now realizing that his previous sharp hand technique had a problem. He regrets not turning his head earlier; it might have looked clumsy, but the effect would have been much better.

Although the tip looks very elastic, it now has many flaws.

At least there won't be a situation like AlphaGo's current situation, where it gets completely immobilized after relying on AlphaGo.

Master Ke: Do you like the sharp, angular Iron Mountain Lean? This is the long-lost ancient martial art – Kun Fist!
"Oh my god! What's going on?!"

Jiang Mobai couldn't help but start muttering to himself, "I can't rush it yet, otherwise my lower body will be completely wrecked. I still can't get the Lovesickness Severance right now, so I can only turn it around..."

I'm numb. How come I feel like I can't go on again after only a short time? I'm caught in a dilemma again.

Move 84, White, cuts and captures!
"Just who is AlphaGo? He's incredibly audacious. Why isn't he stepping forward here? Has he gone mad?"

The other top players watching the game began to mutter to themselves as AlphaGo chose to cut off its opponent's moves. They thought, "AlphaGo's move is too greedy."

It's outrageous that they're trying to take advantage of the situation when the dragon hasn't even been completely cleaned up!
Isn't this risking your own dragon? Saving your dragon is the most important thing right now!

"That's really wild."

Yi Zheng shared the same assessment: Ke Lao is either riding the wave or on his way to riding the wave; he can create waves even without wind.

The problem is that right now, including Yi Zheng himself, there's no one who can kill him when he's being reckless.

So this situation has actually encouraged Ke Lao's increasingly flamboyant style. Yi Zheng feels that he could be renamed Ke Tailang (meaning "Ke the Too Flamboyant").

Mr. Ke responded, "This isn't me being reckless, it's just being nonchalant! It's because I've already seen the path to victory!"
Next step, Tianyuan, squeeze!

Move 94, White, squeeze!

Even Kuroki Teruto, who was watching the match, couldn't help but change his sitting posture. This move was just too fierce, an extremely brilliant tesuji.

The obvious choice now is to capture this stone, but the problem is that AlphaGo can continue its attack from below. Jiang Mobai is now in a dilemma. If he captures the stone inside, AlphaGo can stop the attack. If Jiang Mobai captures the white stone below, his two key stones above will be gone, and White will live.

However, if AlphaGo moves to the outside, it can easily grow out, and the black stones below will be completely trapped.

Jiang Mobai was naturally aware of this, so he could only forcefully attack from the outside.

Others in the comments section were still spamming the chat, with many believing that AlphaGo, after all that effort, had only managed to create one second eye, and was probably about to burn out.

Bullshit.

Jiang Mobai was having a terrible headache. It seemed like this piece was a hidden danger, but after careful calculation, he realized he couldn't eliminate it!

It appears that after the exchange, AlphaGo has only captured the three black stones in the middle, forming a second eye.

However, if Jiang Mobai tries to fill in the middle, there will be problems below, and there might even be a problem that the killing intent is not strong enough, which is simply a contradiction!

Jiang Mobai felt as helpless as a man and slumped back in his chair.

Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in my mind: Go had lost its appeal.

AlphaGo always had the perfect balance, always having the most suitable force configuration.

It seems like no matter what I do, I'm always just a little short.

"Is there still hope?"

Not only Jiang Mobai, but other top Go players watching the game were also silently praying that Jiang Mobai could defeat AlphaGo.

In this game so far, Jiang Mobai has clearly unleashed his super power to the fullest, relentlessly attacking AlphaGo's dragon from start to finish.

Although the current situation is not very good, I still feel that there is still some chance.

Now both sides are locked in a fierce battle, and in the end, it will often be a one-shot deal; who lives or dies may be determined by a single move.

Move 112, White, capture!

"That's ruthless! If anyone ever says that AlphaGo isn't good at close combat, I'll slap them twice across the face!"

Jiang Mobai felt his head was about to explode as he watched the white stones rush in. In theory, AlphaGo should have either pressed down or moved upwards to block the black stones' escape route.

However, AlphaGo was willing to sacrifice the first move to tighten its defenses.

After Jiang Mobai made a few more moves, he realized that it wasn't just a matter of controlling his breath anymore. After AlphaGo twisted his head and made him turn around, getting back up became a problem again.

With the groundwork laid by AlphaGo's earlier attack, the external threats became its first move, leaving it with only a narrow escape route to crawl out, and it couldn't gain much strength.

Despair, every move conveyed an overwhelming sense of despair.

Jiang Mobai realized that the situation had already shifted unnoticed from him fiercely attacking the opponent's Baron to the opponent fiercely attacking his Baron.

Furthermore, their own dragon was rendered weak and scattered by the opponent's attacks.

Jiang Mobai had previously felt that there were many options available, and that he had at least nine ways to survive, but now all of those options were blocked.

It's over, it's all over!
In the despair of being endlessly hunted, perhaps surrender is the only glimmer of hope.

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(End of this chapter)