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

Chapter 242 Formulas Make Problem Solving Faster

"Diagonal small eyes".

Kawaguchi was slightly surprised to see Yi Zheng use an uncommon move at the start of the game.

After all, in the era of komi, diagonal openings were relatively rare, since the choice of diagonal openings was basically in Black's hands. However, Black did not have any good advantage in diagonal openings and it was difficult for Black to play effectively.

Therefore, Yi Zheng's choice of a diagonal layout was somewhat unexpected by Kawaguchi.

Kawaguchi couldn't help but mutter to himself, "A diagonal opening, does my opponent want to fight me directly?"
However, based on intelligence and by looking at the opponent's game records, the opponent doesn't seem to be the type of player who engages in extreme combat.

After Yi Zheng's fifth high pick, Kawaguchi opted for a simple push-back. Instead of a simple three-way split, Yi Zheng chose a super-large knight's move in the corner, which looked like both a side split and a corner defense.

Meanwhile, Coach Ke began his tour of the field once again.

"Edogawa Heiji? Nohara Obito? Yamashita Tetsuya? Will the Prime Minister of Japan in this world also be laughing heartily? Or are they preparing to let their imaginations run wild?"

Seeing the names of the other team members, Ke Lao didn't know where to begin criticizing. If this world was created by someone in a novel, then that author really doesn't know how to come up with names and just knows how to use tired tropes.

"Instead of extending downwards, it came directly to the middle to trap my white stones and protect my eye area?"

Kawaguchi silently made a judgment based on the situation on the board. Theoretically speaking, if someone attacks from the third line, he should definitely extend downwards to prevent the opponent from capturing it in one move.

However, Yi Zheng was concerned that if he grew up, the choice would fall into the hands of that kid Kawaguchi.

If he attacks from the right, Yi Zheng will have no choice but to turn outwards, and the outcome of the game will depend on whether he can successfully secure his group of stones on the right.

If it succeeds, that's great, and you'll make an extra profit. But if it fails, the game is over.

Yi Zheng is actually quite gambler, but he dares to gamble because he feels his chances of winning are high, rather than just blindly betting on a big dragon without thinking. Gambling is a means, not an end.

Of course, there are also some who are purely driven by ambition, and from the very beginning, everyone is willing to bet everything! Let's see who dies first!
If Kawaguchi were to block the left side, the process would proceed normally, and there would be nothing to say about it.

Kawaguchi's style is indeed typical of Japanese Go. Yi Zheng didn't move to the back, so Kawaguchi immediately played a solid jacquard move, which is a standard orthodox style.

Yi Zheng decisively chose to cross the two windows next to him, determined to take down this one.

Yi Zheng began to think for a moment after seeing this. He was playing a slow game with a normal time limit, which gave him two hours to think.

After spending a considerable amount of time, Yi Zheng finally made his move.

Move 47, Black, push!

"That's right, it should be a local selection."

Old Ke glanced at where Yi Zheng placed his piece, nodded, and silently made his judgment in his mind.

That was a pretty good move, putting the opponent in a difficult position once again.

Yi Zheng is becoming more and more skilled. In terms of hard skills, he seems to have basically reached the position of a true pillar and has basically entered the first-class level.

Kawaguchi also felt a bit of a headache when he saw this step, because there was no way to use force here, otherwise Yi Zheng could easily turn around and simply make a move in the corner.

In this way, Yi Zheng has plundered most of the lower right corner, and the black stones in the middle are dead but not dead, and can be abandoned or taken. It is likely that the situation will once again enter a position that Yi Zheng is good at.

Kawaguchi had seen countless times how Yi Zheng would win by thoroughly annoying his opponent in similar situations.

Kawaguchi had no interest in his opponent not only losing but also being disgusted by him.

However, if they establish a position, Yi Zheng will benefit from this, and there is even a good chance that Yi Zheng can directly take control of the middle.

Yi Zheng's long deliberation gave Kawaguchi roughly twice as much time to think, and in the end, Kawaguchi chose to withdraw his own move to strengthen himself and prevent Yi Zheng from turning the tables.

No matter what, I'll take one of your two pieces!
"They actually sacrificed this piece?"

If we were to abandon the Yizheng sector, it would amount to at least 20 or 30, but the current market gap isn't particularly large.

Yun Linglei couldn't help but come over and take a look. Although he had been complaining that Yi Zheng's flags weren't very interesting and that neither advantages nor disadvantages could be used as a reference, he was sure that he would win after he finished playing.

However, Yun Linglei still couldn't help but come over and take a look at Kawaguchi, that kid, out of concern.

After all, Kawaguchi is a typical orthodox style. His style lacks impact but is more than capable of maintaining the status quo.

Simply put, he lacks the ability to initiate attacks, but he is very stable when facing attacks from below.

Yi Zheng's chances of winning are not any easier than his chances against Ethan, because Ethan is young and sometimes easily swayed by Yi Zheng's tactical maneuvering.

In comparison, Kawaguchi is much more composed and won't be so easily hooked.

"This is tough. Kawaguchi played very well and smoothly, and Yi Zheng's sacrifice operation below was not successful."

Yun Linglei couldn't help but shake his head. Why did he feel like he was back in the familiar situation where Yi Zheng was in a desperate predicament?

Is it really possible for Yi Zheng to deliver his victory speech and turn the tide?
"He wants to kill my black pieces on top and win the game directly."

Yi Zheng, observing Kawaguchi's ninety-second step of flight, keenly sensed the other party's intention.

"Since you want to kill, then I'll let you kill them all."

Yi Zheng glanced at the situation above, silently began to calculate in his mind, and finally made a decision: this part should also be abandoned!
If anyone in a normal profession knew what Yi Zheng was thinking, they would probably call him a lunatic. You've abandoned everything below and above, and everyone's dead, what are you still betting on? You might as well just admit defeat.

But Yi Zheng knew that only by giving up enough things could he achieve final victory!

Just as Yi Zheng had predicted, Kawaguchi made a series of moves in the upper area to forcefully break through the eyes. In his opinion, it was not difficult to kill the black stones in this group, and as long as they were killed, the game would basically be won. So why not kill them?
However, Kawaguchi's haste in attack left him vulnerable.

Move 101, Black moves, top!

Kawaguchi had no choice but to forcefully cut off and kill Yi Zheng's black stones, while Yi Zheng immediately jumped to seal off the center.

Only after finishing the killing did Kawaguchi realize that something was wrong. The black stones that Yi Zheng had blocked outside looked like they had many weak points and their liberties were very tight. It felt like he could easily break them apart with a few quick moves.

But in reality, Kawaguchi had no way to break through this defense.

Kawaguchi noticed that a ko fight had formed on the top, and Yi Zheng had directly sealed himself off by sacrificing a piece, greatly increasing the potential of Black's entire center, and forming a huge territory in the upper right area.

Before we knew it, the situation had completely reversed.

"Has it really become a formula?"

After Yun Linglei pushed his opponent aside, he couldn't help but complain when he saw the situation on Yi Zheng's chessboard.

Yi Zheng's situation is dire → Yi Zheng is in a fierce battle → Yi Zheng is struggling to survive → Yi Zheng's defeat is inevitable → Yi Zheng delivers his acceptance speech.

He abandoned two pieces, yet the game was won?
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PS: Koreans are such idiots. In one game, players all over the world united to defend Shanghai against the game's official developers, and New York completely fell. All the American soldiers came, but the Koreans were backstabbing them. In group PvE, they could kill other players.

India is a racial low point, and South Korea is a moral low point. I now seriously suspect that the people who least want Shanghai to survive might not be game companies, but South Koreans. The thought that three hundred years ago, South Koreans fought a great war against the Jurchens for the Ming Dynasty and were ultimately defeated makes me wonder if all the good South Koreans died back then. (P.S. Words are free.)
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