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

Chapter 254 Would you call yourself a young person if you weren't impetuous?

Lan Bai, an 8-dan professional Go player in East China, has achieved excellent results in various competitions.

He was also one of the opponents that Yi Zheng focused on studying before the competition, because his style was very unique.

Or rather... disgusting.

Yi Zheng has been described by many professional players as an opponent they don't want to face, a disgusting guy.

Because Yi Zheng was so good at disrupting the game in the second half, even when everyone felt that the game was in the bag, he ended up losing in the end.

Many older comrades exclaimed that this lack of sportsmanship was unacceptable; how could anyone play Go like this! Traditional Go values ​​harmony, and these young people are showing no sportsmanship! They're trying to deceive us!

Your piece is already dead, why are you still using Monster Resurrection? This is Go, not Yu-Gi-Oh!, you idiot! Put away your Shadowy Deck right now!

However, the disgust of blue and white is a stylistic one.

Muddy stream.

This style is arguably the most hated style by most chess players, and sometimes it's even the least hated style.

His style is completely different from the so-called Chinese style, mini Chinese style, and Kobayashi style. The latter are all layout styles, which are simply martial arts moves or formation combination techniques.

Muddy flow and zombie flow, on the other hand, are personal styles.

It is a tactical style that focuses on complicating situations and creating chaos. Its essence lies in dragging the opponent into an uncontrollable melee by disrupting conventional shapes and refusing to establish simple patterns, ultimately achieving victory through rich experience in chaotic battles and precise calculations.

In layman's terms, this style of player will try to put you in an extremely disgusting and complicated situation throughout the game, completely muddying up the game and making everyone feel like they are fighting in a quagmire.

It can even become so complex that even artificial intelligence might struggle to calculate it clearly. In that case, it becomes a competition of who is more likely to make a mistake in the end, and the one who makes the mistake in the end will be eliminated.

Miao Jun, for example, particularly pursues a simple situation, one that everyone seems to be able to understand and grasp.

The muddy flow aims to make the situation "difficult for both sides" rather than "easy for both sides," using complex battles to lead the situation into unfamiliar territory for both sides, and taking advantage of experience to "fish in troubled waters."

Therefore, Lan Bai's strength is often criticized by many people as not being very strong. In fact, his ranking score has always been low most of the time, and his current ranking score is even lower than Yi Zheng's.

However, in terms of actual performance, he defeated many strong opponents in various competitions and even won many major championships. He obtained his 8th dan rank through the National Championship.

He always manages to bring others down to his level, and then uses his extensive experience to defeat them.

Therefore, it is often criticized by many losers as "winning unfairly" because it relies on the opponent's mistakes rather than pure strength.

However, Lan Bai didn't care at all. If you're bad, practice more. If you can't handle it, don't play.

The essence of muddy flow is not to suffocate your opponent in the quagmire, but to teach yourself to breathe in the mud.

Lan Bai was quite interested in Yi Zheng, after all, Yi Zheng's zombie strategy in desperate situations inspired him a lot and even helped him improve many of his own ideas.

Therefore, he actually prefers Yi Zheng's games to AlphaGo's, because AlphaGo's games are often uninteresting and represent a deep sense of despair.

Looking at the young man sitting in front of him, Lan Bai couldn't help but sigh. These people were truly child prodigies, having made it to this place in their teens, while he himself was in his late twenties and almost thirty before finally stepping onto the Challenger Decision Tournament for the first time.

The pinnacle of your life might just be someone else's starting point. But defeating such a genius is what gives you a greater sense of accomplishment! It gives you more to brag about later.

Lan Bai touched his thinning hair: "Yi Zheng, I started playing a little earlier than you, but I also know a little about your reputation as a little chess master. I heard that you are very good at stirring up trouble. I have also made some achievements in this area. In the future, we can discuss things together."

"Have the opportunity."

Yi Zheng smiled and nodded when he heard this, but he was not particularly interested in this kind of research, let alone putting all his energy into it.

In Yi Zheng's view, whether it's the zombie flow or the mud flow, these are not conventional tactics, but rather survival strategies under adversity.

Essentially, it's because you lack the strength or have some flaws that you need this kind of thing to turn defeat into victory.

If you can dominate the entire board like Master Ke, your skill level will be a level above other players, and you won't need to think about these things at all.

Ultimate values ​​are the ultimate pursuit!
"That's great, I love your temper! But it's a pity there are no brothers on the chessboard. I'll take the challenger position today. Young people always have to pay their dues sometimes, it's not a bad thing."

Lan Bai said this with great confidence, after all, his style would be particularly uncomfortable and difficult to get used to if you faced it for the first time.

With just this one trick, Lan Bai has used it to ambush countless top experts. A young man like him is not yet up to the task.

Yi Zheng naturally retaliated against the opponent's provocation: "But it's a pity, I am determined to win this challenger championship as well."

You can probably only go this far with your blue and white 8th dan, but this is probably your best result so far, and you should be satisfied.

After all, you're already this age, so you probably know what it means to be content with what you have. But it's different for us young people.

Lan Bai narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. Most of the younger generation were quite modest, but he hadn't expected to encounter someone with such a unique personality.

To be honest, the pre-match strategy of the Blue and White team was originally a psychological tactic used to suppress the momentum of the younger players.

Unexpectedly, not only did you fail to win, but the young people also launched a counterattack.

"Zhengzi, brother, let me give you a piece of advice: young man, don't be too arrogant!"

"What kind of young person isn't spirited!"

Yi Zheng replied without hesitation, because this was a contest of momentum.

When someone is on a winning streak, they can overcome any obstacle, and even the most difficult situation can be turned around in an instant, because at this time their momentum has reached its peak.

However, once this momentum is broken, it is very likely that the situation will collapse rapidly, and it may take several months, a year, or even longer to recover.

Countless young people have lost their momentum and become discouraged for a long time because their upward momentum was disrupted.

Yi Zheng is exactly like that now. He wants to take advantage of his current soaring momentum to directly reach the Chess Saint level, or even higher. How could he possibly stay here?

My goal is to be number one in the world!

P.S.: This will probably be the only chapter tonight. I'll make up for it tomorrow. I need to adjust my sleep schedule; it always gets messed up during holidays. Also, I'd like to ask for monthly votes at the beginning of the month, everyone!
(End of this chapter)