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

Chapter 218 Let the world be first

"Jiang Mobai has also lost, who should we go next?"

Kuroki Teruto watched the black and white pieces on the chessboard being placed at an accelerated pace, and sent a message to the group chat that Jiang Mobai had created earlier that day.

The group consists of top Go players who are preparing to play against AlphaGo tonight. The group was filled with a cheerful atmosphere during the day, and messages were still flooding the chat during Li Junhe's first game. Now, no one is even sending any messages.

Although it may seem like it's not over yet on Jiang Mobai's side, it's actually over.

If they can't win the fight on the right, it's almost impossible to find an opening on the left. In the end, they can only try their luck with one move.

But this attempt is nothing more than a desperate act, a pure suicide attack, ultimately leading to a desperate end.

From wanting to slay the dragon to being completely slayed by the other party, Jiang Mobai's total deficit was about seventy points, making his death quite heroic.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Jiang Mobai performed very well in this game, even better than in his normal state, and there was absolutely no situation where he underperformed.

If Li Junhe was somewhat out of sorts in the first game and only performed at his normal level without reaching his peak, then Jiang Mobai was truly at his peak in this game.

In the early stages, they were constantly chasing and killing AlphaGo, and they didn't completely crush it even while walking a tightrope.

Even Kuroki Teruto didn't feel he could perform better than Jiang Mobai in this game.

This isn't Jiang Mobai's problem; it's that AlphaGo is too strong.

He was stronger than anyone expected, stronger than anyone could possibly be, and he was not someone who should have appeared in the current version.

After Kuroki Teruto sent out his message, the group fell silent, and no one replied in advance.

Everyone was so confident before, thinking, "We're giving each other the first move, how could we not win?" You're kidding! You're underestimating us top players! Do you really think the world's top five are nobody? We're all champions with numerous honors, number one in every continent, the lifelong dream of every chess player.

However, the successive defeats of Jiang Mobai and Li Junhe tonight have made everyone realize a fact: they really can't win!

The strength and honors that I was once proud of were ruthlessly crushed by AlphaGo.

All I want to do now is crawl over there and write a huge "misery" on AlphaGo's thigh!

"You're not planning to back down now, are you?"

Victor quickly sent a message in the group: "Don't joke around, I'm a great chess player! Not French! Don't insult me!"

Only the French would surrender! We, the British, would never do that!

Brave Ox! Unafraid of difficulties!
Alexander inside couldn't help but rub his temples. When the match had just started, it was still early morning there, and he hadn't even woken up yet.

But now that I've seen it, I'm too scared to stay awake. It's outrageous. How could there be such an outrageous person?

Are you sure this isn't some kind of artificial human that China specifically created for the game of Go? What exactly did it take for it to have such strength?

Alexander gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go first. The sooner I die, the sooner I'll be free!"

Just as Alexander made up his mind, Jiang Mobai on the other side seemed to sense something and immediately chose to concede defeat.

There's no way out now; all avenues have been completely blocked.

A fierce battle between black and white, the dragon is killed instantly—listen to that, how utterly despairing!
Jiang Mobai lay helplessly on the chair, feeling that he would need at least a few days to recover.

Seeing Jiang Mobai choose to admit defeat, the comment section exploded again.

[AlphaGo's hands were covered in blood; it went to wash them.]

【goodbye】

Who dares to challenge AlphaGo?

Hurry up, I'm getting impatient!

AlphaGo is a mad dog!

Anyone would be in despair. Jiang Mobai was already one of the top power masters among humans, yet he was the one who slew the dragon.

The opponent's calculations were stronger, and their strength was greater! Originally, others were hoping that some top players might be so scared that they would run away at the last minute, which would allow them to laugh at these people, but in fact, that did not happen.

Alexander from the United States chose to play second and began to lay down a floor with AlphaGo, eventually conceding defeat in the endgame.

Let's not talk about anything else, just tell me if I was the only one who persisted until the endgame! The final difference was only ten points, unlike the previous two guys who lost by dozens of points.

After Victor from Europe entered the game, AlphaGo used three large groups of stones to lure its opponent into attacking, and then saved all of them with its last move. This angered Victor to the point that his blood pressure spiked. "You should at least leave me one!" he thought.

Kuroki Teruto was the last to play, and AlphaGo delivered a super blunder to him, then performed a crazy crawl along the second lane, almost bringing back Kuroki Teruto's psychological trauma.

Kuroki Teruto felt that AlphaGo was definitely doing this on purpose. This thing was definitely not some kind of network program or electronic ghost; it was a person, and a person with a wicked sense of humor!
[When facing the mighty AlphaGo, you should directly click the surrender button in the bottom right corner of the screen; this is your optimal move.]

After five top players were defeated in a row, this was the most frequently mentioned comment in the comment section.

Because everyone is debating where the top players went wrong, which move was problematic, and whether what we consider a good move was a terrible move in AlphaGo's eyes.

However, after the debate ended, the best advice given was to surrender directly.

AlphaGo is invincible, I'm impressed, it's the best in the world!
This truly makes them the first in the world to achieve this.

Many ordinary chess fans cheered, but many professional players were truly shaken. In just one night, it seemed that an insurmountable mountain had suddenly appeared in front of all human chess players.

Even top-tier players couldn't defeat AlphaGo, so what can be done? Where can we retreat to next? Should we give them a two-stone handicap?
it's over...

ended……

It's the end of the world...

Of course, there is also debate about whether other young players, besides these top players, will have a chance to defeat AlphaGo once they grow up.

For example, many people are optimistic about Ethan from the United States. He has such top-notch skills at less than 20 years old. Will he have more opportunities to grow in the future?

But most people are not optimistic. They think that there is no limit to growth. Who can surpass the peak of the previous generation?

We can't surpass it, we simply can't surpass it!

Not to mention that Ethan, who is in the top five in the rankings, didn't even participate in this online match, which proves that he was simply afraid!

How can you expect a player who backs down at crucial moments to surpass AlphaGo?

impossible! Absolutely impossible!
“What does it mean to back down at a crucial moment? That’s wisdom, not being as foolish as others who can’t see AlphaGo’s strength at all.”

To do something knowing it's impossible is not courage; it's the most foolish thing to do.

Ethan glanced at the comments flooding the comment section and said dismissively.

Based on his previous assessment, he believed that giving AlphaGo the first move would give him at most a 30% chance of winning, especially the first time he would give AlphaGo the first move, in which case the probability of losing would be even greater.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as he predicted. Several other top Go players challenged AlphaGo, and all of them failed in the end, forever branded with shame.

"Give me a few more years, and I might still be able to put up a fight."

Ethan silently began to calculate in his mind that AlphaGo, having reached this level of strength, was probably not young anymore, and would definitely start to decline soon.

I'll be on top, he'll be on the bottom; in a few years, I might just be able to step over him and ascend the throne.

Being born at the right time is worse than being born early; youth is my greatest asset and advantage!
Ethan slowly closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and tapped the armrests with his hand.

If AlphaGo wants to become the undisputed world's number one, it will likely become an insurmountable obstacle for everyone in the future.

Then first become the number one in ranking, and then defeat him after you improve your strength.

However, what Ethan needs to do now is prepare for the World Go Championship.

"Yi Zheng, the Three Musketeers, one against five, let you be the glorious achievements of my last competition."

(End of this chapter)