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

Chapter 226 Yi Zheng's defeat is inevitable; Yi Zheng delivers his acceptance speech [Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader]

"I feel the situation is getting out of hand."

Looking at the situation laid out on the chessboard, Qi Ling couldn't help but shake his head. This is a perfect example of how a small leak can sink a great ship.

Yi Zheng only chose to stay, and the situation immediately turned around completely.

In a stalemate in the middle game, sometimes a single mistake can lead to a loss of overall advantage. However, if Yi Zheng makes a mistake, it means that he is at a disadvantage.

Although the gap in the odds isn't particularly large right now, everyone is pretty much certain of the outcome.

"The second turn down below was timed wrong and got washed away..."

Shen Guhong couldn't help but shake his head: "Now, it seems there's no way to continue..."

The difference in the odds may seem small, but in reality, given the current situation, the outcome is already clear for most professionals.

Especially now that there's no way to turn things around, this game can only go this far. What we're thinking about now is who should continue to play against Ethan tomorrow.

Miao Jun felt it was a pity but there was nothing he could do: "A Zheng has done quite well. He applied enough pressure in the early game and kept the game close in the middle game. By the end of this game, Ethan will have lost at least 30% to 50% of his health."

Adding to the previous nine-game winning streak, this is more than enough for a striker. Now it's up to us to make the most of the favorable situation created by A-Zheng.

Yi Zheng didn't give Ethan a massage today; he played Go. In the eyes of others, even if he lost, he still managed to exhaust Ethan's energy. For most of the game, Ethan had a serious expression. The vanguard had already done his best.

Other top chess players who were also watching the game couldn't help but shake their heads. In a sense, the outcome was already decided, and the rest was just garbage time.

The current situation is that Black cannot gain any points on the board, and there are no good positions left to play.

When Kuroki Teruto came over to take a look at the match representing the Unlimited Group, he shook his head: "His progress is already very fast, but he is still a little behind the world's top players. It's a pity, and it will probably take a year or two to make up for that shortcoming."

Almost everyone assumed the game was nearing its end, and even the two players sped up, seemingly wanting to end the game quickly.

But changes always happen unexpectedly.

Ethan felt he had the game in the bag. After taking down the two black pieces in the center, he was in a winning position no matter where he went. He couldn't think of any way to score.

So Ethan casually stuck on the first move, thinking he could get an advantage. The win rate of this move didn't fluctuate much, only changing from 99% to a little over 94%, which theoretically wasn't a big problem.

But sometimes, many people just lack an opportunity.

Yi Zheng is also waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to completely disrupt the situation!

I want to prove myself, not to show how great I am, but to tell people that I can do it too!

Move 211, Black, clamp!

Upon seeing this, Ethan's expression immediately changed. It wasn't that Yi Zheng had turned the tables on him, but rather that the situation, which had been a sure win, had suddenly become chaotic.

This is the last thing the side with the advantage, which could have easily won, wants to see.

Because victory was already within reach, if things go wrong now, the situation will veer completely in an unpredictable direction and become utterly strange.

But Ethan was already counting down the seconds and didn't have time to think before digging out. "He's still not calm enough, or rather, he panics when faced with unexpected situations. Just as Yi Zheng said, if he can't improve in this aspect, it will be too difficult for him to become number one in the world."

Old Ke sat outside watching the TV broadcast and couldn't help but shake his head. If Ethan could still calm down here, he would still be able to win the final victory in this match.

Because the previous advantage was indeed very large, even a small mistake would not have ruined the advantage. However, this time there was only one countdown, and the opponent's mood fluctuated, so the most stable move was not made.

"But it's still hard to say. If I were to take over, Bai would still have a very good chance of winning."

The further we go, the lower Yi Zheng's chances of winning become, but it's up to me to win!

Watching the situation on TV, Ke Lao silently made a judgment: Yi Zheng had already steered the situation towards the most complex and closest possible scenario.

At least for now, many of the top players watching the game are basically unable to calculate the outcome, as the situation has become very close.

So Ethan, who was playing the game, was also feeling incredibly frustrated. How did things turn out like this when he thought he had a sure win?
I can't even figure out whose advantage it is.
"No matter how you count, it's impossible to tell who won. Ah Zheng has actually managed to create another chance."

Miao Jun couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at the situation on the chessboard. He thought the game was over, but it turned out to be a last gasp.

Old Ke silently made his own judgment in his mind: "It depends on whether Yi Zheng can make the right move in the last round, but this is not the first move, so it will be difficult for him to make it."

What was a deadlock has now become a complete 50/50 situation. Now it all depends on whether these two can hold on until the end. Whoever can hold on until the end will be the winner.

Move 241, Black connects.

"It's out."

When Old Ke saw Yi Zheng place a piece on the TV, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up. Sure enough, he could predict where Yi Zheng would place his piece.

"If Ethan clears the ko, this game will be over."

Just as Old Master Ke had predicted, Ethan returned to the top to resolve the ko, seemingly wanting to simplify the situation, as he seemed unable to calculate it any further.

As the scales of victory gradually tipped in their favor, Ethan truly transformed from a white man into a red man, his entire face visibly turning red.

"How could this be? How could we have lost this game?"

Ethan couldn't understand how a situation that seemed like a sure win had somehow turned into a situation where the opponent had won by half a point.
why is it like this?

Now, looking at the key points, it seems that the seventh position is unshakeable.

If the point system were used, Ethan would be the winner. Unfortunately, the rules are those of the World League, so Ethan inevitably faces a half-point loss.

Half an eye.

Just a little bit different.

But it's a world of difference between winning and losing.

P.S.: Please vote for me, dear readers!
On weekdays, updates are done at 10:00 AM, while on weekends, updates will be a little later.

(End of this chapter)