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

Chapter 270 Chaos! War!
Since Yi Zheng had chosen to fill in the gaps, Yun Linglei could not hesitate at all. He immediately jumped down to divide the two groups of stones that Yi Zheng had previously separated into two groups, thus creating an exchange with Yi Zheng.

Yi Zheng, on the other hand, continues to implement the strategy of transformation, and tries to encircle the central government again.

"This guy, he's passed the buck to me again."

Seeing Yi Zheng kick the ball back to him again, Yun Linglei frowned slightly and muttered a small complaint to himself.

Yi Zheng's "you choose, I can accept" attitude made him feel like he was playing a never-ending game of "Pictionary".

Every time he was forced to make a choice, he seemed to see Yi Zheng waving at him with a flamboyant gesture: "Come on, come on, choose this or that?"

This feeling slightly displeased Yun Linglei, who was used to controlling the pace.

If we choose to switch now, Yun Linglei can directly take down the two small black guys from below, while Yi Zheng can directly block them from the second route above.

However, if this were the case, the efficiency of the conversion would be too high. Yun Linglei was not satisfied with the conversion result, which was equivalent to exchanging 100 yuan for 80 yuan. Others would make a profit while he would lose.

However, if Yun Linglei chooses to jump into the void now, Yi Zheng still has a good hand to stab and then fly directly to the center, because the two white pieces that Yun Linglei cut off have not survived, and a complex battle will inevitably form in the center.

No matter how you look at it, neither of the two options that come to mind seems satisfactory.

"That's why only children make choices! I want it all!"

Move 48, White, play a hook!

You're talking about A and B, but I'm going to choose C!

Yun Linglei directly countered Yi Zheng. If Yi Zheng were to surround the top now, because of this extra white piece, Yun Linglei would jump in again, and Yi Zheng would then stab outwards. With an extra white piece, they would have an extra advantage in the battle in the center.

Yi Zheng immediately saw through this simple trick and blocked it from the top two routes.

Yun Linglei did not rush to fly out and rescue the two white pieces that were trapped above, because if he rescued them directly now, he would be cut off by Yi Zheng.

Therefore, Yun Linglei flew out to make contact only after making ample preparations.

If Yi Zheng were to cut again now, Yun Linglei would have an extra trick up his sleeve, and various other ways to utilize the remaining white stones on the left.

Yi Zheng had to be careful of Yun Linglei's various actions in the center. Although the center had become thicker, the void above it had been directly broken by Yun Linglei. This was the most satisfactory result Yun Linglei had envisioned.

However, his satisfaction does not mean that Yi Zheng will agree. Yi Zheng, putting himself in others' shoes and considering the various disgusting ways that were being used, chose to fill the gap himself in the central government.

Yun Linglei then added from above: "Now, as long as Yi Zheng backs down, I can finish this here immediately."

But how could Yi Zheng be so willing to let Yun Linglei leave so easily? As Old Ke once said, "If you endure for a moment, you'll get angrier the more you think about it; if you back down, you'll feel like you've lost out."

If Yun Linglei dares to ask me to back down now, he'll just declare himself the winner next time. How can I tolerate that?
Yi Zheng launched a direct and forceful attack.

Back down? Back down my ass!

The calamity begins.

Let the calamity begin!
At this moment, the fuse that had been igniting the powder keg finally went out, and a silent thunderclap seemed to resound in the quiet game room as a crucial ko fight erupted instantly!

Both sides continued to search for various calamity materials. In the end, when Yun Ling Lei Chong took his step, Yi Zheng knew that he could no longer respond, so he directly eliminated the calamity, forcibly bringing this calamity to a close.

Yi Zheng had already realized that if the fight continued, he would be the one who suffered a loss.

Before the aftershocks of the ko had subsided, Yi Zheng's gaze swept across the chessboard like a hawk's, instantly focusing on a promising opportunity in the upper left corner.

Move 83, Black, crawl.

Seeing Yi Zheng climbing directly on the corner, Old Ke, who had also appeared in the dean's office at some point, couldn't help but ask, "Did you miscalculate?"

Old Ke's tone still seemed to carry disbelief: "That shouldn't be the case, didn't he see this part?"

Yi Zheng's move gave Yun Linglei an excellent opportunity. Yun Linglei could now directly capture the black stones in the center. If Yi Zheng continued to reinforce in the corner, Yun Linglei could then directly connect all his stones in the center.

If this exchange occurs, White can escape directly. Since the Black stones in the center are not completely alive, White cannot escape simultaneously with the Black stones below, leading to a situation where one side has to defend while the other loses, inevitably resulting in the loss of a group. Yun Linglei will gain an advantage simply and easily; it's practically a generous handicap from the dealer.

Yi Zheng could see it, but he knew that Yun Linglei would definitely do things his way.

Yi Zheng's purpose in climbing up the corner was simple: after Yun Linglei blocked Yi Zheng, he would have more leverage to use the lever.

Yun Linglei definitely wouldn't want to lose points in the corner, so he would definitely block it.

This is the experience and trickery that Yi Zheng summarized after studying countless game records by Yun Linglei.

Defeating Yun Linglei with black won't be easy; you'll have to take an unconventional approach.

Risk and opportunity go hand in hand. How can you expect to make money if you don't take risks?

As it turns out, Yi Zheng made the right bet.

Yun Linglei was unwilling to lose points in the upper left corner, so he chose to block it directly in the corner. Yi Zheng did not hesitate and immediately grew in the center.

Both of them looked very unwell, their faces even turning red.

Yi Zheng realized that if Yun Linglei abandoned his pawn, he would face great difficulties.

Yun Linglei had never considered the possibility of sacrificing a pawn. He felt that he had been constantly suppressed by Yi Zheng and was struggling to breathe.

In other words, both of them felt that they were no longer up to par.

Unfortunately, the complexity of this game of chess is extremely high. Even artificial intelligence would need some time to make a clear judgment, let alone human players.

This situation has long since exceeded the boundaries of human intuitive judgment.

Of course, some people are not human.

After a brief moment of suffocation, Yun Linglei forced himself to calm down. Impatience was a major taboo. He refocused his gaze on the chessboard.

"They can survive in the area above."

Yun Linglei looked at the situation on the chessboard and pondered for a moment. He picked up a piece and continued to grow and capture.

Yi Zheng had no choice but to grow, while Yun Linglei simply turned downwards.

Yi Zheng naturally couldn't let his key stones be killed like that, so he had to turn outwards. Yun Linglei's double attack on the top was the first move. After Yi Zheng connected, Yun Linglei only needed to retreat, and the white stones would naturally live.

Ma Zhaoxu let out a long sigh of relief in his office, finally relaxing as he leaned back in his chair. The thrilling close-quarters combat he had just witnessed had even made this seasoned veteran's palms sweat.

"Brilliant... Absolutely brilliant!"

Looking at the current situation on the chessboard, Ma Zhaoxu couldn't help but comment: "So far, both sides have played very well. Xiaoyun has not been affected by the loss in the first game; on the contrary, she has played quite well."

As the loser who squandered a good opportunity in the first game, Yun Linglei was able to withstand the intense and unpredictable pressure from Yi Zheng in the second game of the life-or-death battle, and deliver such high-quality offensive and defensive transitions. His will and skills are impeccable.

Ma Zhaoxu could say with absolute certainty: "This game is definitely a contender for one of this year's top ten games; it was brilliant."

Upon hearing this, the dean of Yunyi Chess Academy smiled knowingly, a smile carrying the harsh reality unique to the professional chess world: "I just wonder whose masterpiece this is."

The subtext of this statement is clear to everyone: in this world of chess, where victory and defeat are like gladiatorial arenas, the rule of the victor is king and the loser is villain is an eternal iron law.

Or to put it another way, whoever wins, that's their moment in the spotlight; the other is just a supporting character.

All the magnificent music ultimately crowns the victor.

Even in Ke Lao's original timeline, whoever loses will end up in jail; only the champion is the center of attention.

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(End of this chapter)