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

Chapter 269 It turned into the shape of a dog

The second game of the final match for the Divine Calculator title challenge.

In this game, the two sides no longer need to guess who goes first; they directly switch black and white, with Yi Zheng taking the black pieces and going first.

The referee didn't go into detail about the rules like he did in the first game; he simply said, "The match begins."

The sound was short and clear, almost instantaneous, and the chess clock clicked softly, signaling the start of the black player's timer.

The black numbers on the LCD screen began to jump precisely—01:59:59. As the numbers jumped, a silent contest concerning the highest honor had begun.

Yi Zheng held the fan inscribed with "Unmoved by the Eight Winds" and placed his piece without any hesitation.

During his day off, Yi Zheng had already prepared his strategy for the day and made several preparations.

Star Small Eye.

Yun Linglei also has small eyes.

Seeing that Yun Linglei also started with a small eye, Yi Zheng did not hesitate and immediately used his small flying attack on the opponent's small eye.

Under the rules of the point system, Black has to give a 7.5 komi. With such a large komi, if the skill gap between the two players is not large, Black must take the initiative to attack, and even adopt some aggressive moves, or even take risks.

Yun Linglei's approach was extremely simple: he used his small eye to gain the initiative and then moved to the top left corner to make a three-point cut.

When Yi Zheng continued his small flying hook in the lower left corner, Yun Linglei chose to complete the fixed pattern in the upper left corner. This way, if Yi Zheng used Double Flying Swallow, Yun Linglei could directly press out.

Because there are white stones to capture on the top, the value on the left has decreased.

"Both sides are quite cautious in the planning stage, but this kind of planning is looking more and more like AlphaGo."

As always, Ma Zhaoxu sat in the dean's office, looking at the huge screen TV and couldn't help but say something.

Since the specter codenamed AlphaGo burst onto the scene, its shadow has loomed over the entire hall of human Go, like a rock. Its influence is ubiquitous and is increasingly penetrating to the bone.

Especially in the initial opening stage, it acts like a prophet with absolute authority, reshaping the players' thinking.

As for why we only talk about the initial layout and not the mid-to-late game?
Because of some of AlphaGo's ingenious ideas in the mid-to-late game, no one really has the ability to learn them.

It's not that I don't want to learn, it's that I simply can't understand it! It's not that I can't understand it at all, but there's a significant portion of it that I have no idea why he plays it that way.

Many Go players have even publicly stated that they simply cannot understand AlphaGo's moves, which are no longer within the realm of human understanding.

However, there is still a lot to learn from the opening moves, especially when a bunch of opening moves that people didn't agree with actually worked well in actual combat, many people have already mindlessly accepted them all.

This was perfectly demonstrated in this game.

The move is a three-pointer, a small eye pointed at the top, facing a jump spike followed by a flying into the corner. This kind of move was unthinkable in the past.

A few years ago, anyone who dared to do that would have been in for a beating.

"Senior Brother Yun is as conservative as expected."

Looking at the layout of the chessboard, Yi Zheng couldn't help but silently complain to himself.

He understood Yun Linglei's idea: to play steadily and cautiously, not seeking merit but avoiding mistakes, and to lead the game into a long and protracted game of endgame skill.

This is also the situation he excels at: enduring!
The game has now reached a point where both sides are encircling one side of the board. Yi Zheng is expanding his territory on the top, while Yun Linglei is securing his territory on the left side.

Move 38, White, sharp attack!
"Not only do you want to suppress my forces, but you also want to provoke an attack?"

Yi Zheng glanced at the white stones that had invaded directly. Yun Linglei was clearly increasing his efficiency, no longer satisfied with the slow pace of "traditional Go." This latest standard injected into Go by AlphaGo was driving the top players to squeeze every last drop of value from every little detail.

We live in an era known for efficiency; whoever is faster wins.

After a moment's thought, Yi Zheng chose to stick to the wall, a proactive and confrontational tactic.

He was envisioning a scene in his mind: Yun Linglei could fly out smoothly, and once the white piece flew out, the unresolved capture point would be like a clever bait, forcing Yi to immediately play a capture move to reinforce the capture.

In that instant of filling the gap, Yun Linglei could seize the opportunity to turn the tide and gain overwhelming momentum. Yi Zheng's choice would inevitably be to cut! Once White cuts and Black cuts, the collision of these two pieces would be like igniting a fuse, instantly sparking a fierce struggle in an area, which could then easily escalate into an extremely complex melee.

In the midst of the chaos, Yi Zheng felt that his calculation ability was better and that he was more likely to gain the upper hand.

However, Yun Linglei didn't have a diagram of such chaotic combat in his mind, and even if he did, he couldn't possibly create one.

Engage in a chaotic battle with you? Am I out of my mind?
Everyone knows that the more chaotic things are, the easier it is to conquer and the stronger the forces become.

Fortieth move, White, jump!
Upright!

"It's so perfect."

Yi Zheng didn't know what to say. Yun Linglei's style was just as upright as his love life. He never cheated on his partner, even though his "emotional gap" was surprisingly short.

As soon as Yi Zheng extended his hand outwards, almost before the last sound of Yi Zheng's move had faded, Yun Linglei's finger had already slammed a white piece heavily onto the small eye in the upper right corner without hesitation—damn!

Without any hesitation, Yun Linglei leaned against the small eye in the upper right corner.

"Depend on!"

Yi Zheng was speechless when he saw these. These were all my moves! How did Yun Linglei steal them all?

Yun Linglei didn't care at all. What's yours or mine? Once it's downloaded, it's mine!
Yun Linglei felt really comfortable after playing this move. No wonder Yi Zheng liked it so much. This kind of move, which probes the opponent's response, really gives you a feeling of looking down on your opponent from a high position.

It's like a goddess giving her simps a multiple-choice question: choose correctly and there's no reward, choose wrong and your legs will go numb.

Just like now, if Black makes a tiger's mouth move, Yun Linglei can immediately play elsewhere. This area still retains various uses, which could lead to endless troubles, especially in crucial situations, and could even become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

As a master of disgusting people, Yi Zheng naturally knows what he can and cannot do. Since the other party has made it clear that he wants to act like a hooligan, Yi Zheng will not be polite and will also choose the most ruthless way to deal with it.

Without any hesitation, Yun Linglei lowered his hand and placed it below, still carrying a hint of provocation.

Yi Zheng naturally had no way to supplement from below, so he had to supplement the Zheng Zi above.

Yi Zheng chose to reinforce the center not only to contain the Zheng piece, but also to put pressure on the two white pieces above.

Ma Zhaoxu exhaled a long puff of smoke, his eyes fixed on the screen. The game had passed the initial probing phase, and the smoke of battle was spreading from the corners to the vast center.

The entanglement and binding of the black and white chess pieces began to emerge. He spoke slowly, with the unique感慨 of a professional chess player, and also with deep awe for that invisible ghost: "It really looks like two low-level AlphaGo playing chess."

He shook his head. AlphaGo was like an insurmountable totem, an unparalleled source of memes.

It single-handedly reshaped the rules, strategies, and aesthetic standards of the entire Go world.

"It has truly transformed all the world's top chess players into its own shape all by itself."

Who on earth is this guy?!

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(End of this chapter)