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

Chapter 308: Speeding through Mr. Ke

"What's the point of giving up two stones? My chances of winning are too high."

Upon seeing the mode that Master Ke had set for him, Yi Zheng couldn't help but purse his lips and mutter a complaint.

Giving him a two-piece handicap means he's already beaten Ke Lao a long time ago, and now they're using the same old trick on him again. Isn't that just asking him to get a beating?

Could it be that Old Ke has awakened some strange attribute, or is he just itching for a beating?

Old Ke didn't seem to care at all when he heard this: "Don't think that just because we have a connection, we can get in through the back door. I've been giving people a two-point advantage all along. You know how to level up and fight monsters, right? You have to do it step by step."

Mr. Ke would occasionally log on to play chess online, but he stopped playing with so-called masters much later on.

Old Ke said that after those five finished, he felt it wasn't very interesting, and those guys were already set in their ways and had no potential for development, so it would be better to spend some time cultivating the next generation.

Of course, Mr. Ke stated that it was absolutely not because he liked fried fish, it had nothing to do with that, it was purely for the purpose of cultivating the younger generation!

I don't know if it's because the players are less skilled or for some other reason, but Master Ke's winning rate is quite high even when he gives a two-piece handicap, and very few people actually win.

"Who would use your back door?"

Yi Zheng couldn't help but purse his lips: "One hundred hands! One hundred hands to beat you!"

"Are you being this arrogant today?"

Master Ke felt that Yi Zheng had really gotten cocky. Yi Zheng's chances of winning were indeed very high if he gave Yi Zheng two pieces, but if we were to talk about a hundred moves...

Yi Zheng leaned back in his newly bought ergonomic chair with a tactical backbend: "Arrogance requires ability! And I happen to have it!"

"Arrogance only requires backup and hidden personnel. Don't let me be released one day as a broken piece of trash."

The last person to say that has already been beaten to a pulp.

Old Ke felt he had to give Yi Zheng a little bit of a shock from the game: "Stop talking, go for the corner."

The two were having a great time bickering, but people elsewhere quickly received the news.

"They've gone head-to-head?"

Li Zongrui couldn't help but gasp as he watched Yi Zheng and AlphaGo face off. It seemed that Yi Zheng and AlphaGo had never actually played against each other before.

Since its last losing streak against the world's top five players, AlphaGo has basically stopped accepting matches from other players. Even when it goes online, it only occasionally invites some junior players to play against it.

Many young players invited to play against AlphaGo have been given AlphaGo-certified titles, such as "AlphaGo-certified potential star" or "the one chosen by AlphaGo."

Many people believe that these players will have a bright future, which is why AlphaGo played against them, and even chess associations in various regions have been focusing on training them.

At the same time, everyone believes that AlphaGo is not only highly skilled in Go, but also actively mentors younger players. It is a model of Go, with both talent and virtue!

"If it were AlphaGo..."

Li Zongrui couldn't help but sigh. If it were AlphaGo, it would be normal for Yi Zheng to abandon him.

The reason why Yi Zheng could so calmly, even nonchalantly, "stand him up" and openly challenge others to a duel was because he had encountered an even stronger opponent.

Is it a symbol of a peak that Li Zongrui can never reach now?

It's all because I'm not strong enough. If I were strong, would Yi Zheng still openly play chess with others?
Ugh!
Not only Li Zongrui, but many Go players around the world have received news that Yi Zheng will face off against AlphaGo.

One is AlphaGo, which previously swept the world of Go, and the other is Yi Zheng, a rising star. The match between these two on the Internet naturally attracted a lot of attention.

The first screen in the website's rooms is basically dominated by verified accounts with the Golden Crown, which are international champion-level chess players.

"Given a two-stone handicap, Yi Zheng has a very high probability of winning."

Seeing the game between the two players, most people had this thought: Although AlphaGo is very strong, Yi Zheng is definitely a world-class player now, and his probability of winning with a two-stone handicap is still very high.

The key question is whether Yi Zheng can defeat AlphaGo with a handicap, since all of the world's top five players have failed when given a handicap.

Eleventh move, White, Fly!

Old Master Ke has extended an invitation to you to play the role of Mi Dao!
You son of a bitch!
Refuse!

Yi Zheng refused without even thinking. Let alone how many places this flying knife could potentially hit, just considering how many moves Mi Dao would have to make to complete the basic variations, half of the chessboard would already be gone.

Old Ke clearly had his own ulterior motives. If Yi Zheng took the bait, then Bai Shou and the like would have virtually no chance of winning.

Therefore, Yi Zheng will not use a knife, since he is determined to defeat Elder Ke within a hundred moves.

If Mi Dao really leaves, then there will be no chance at all. Yi Zheng naturally did not hesitate at all and adopted a simple and straightforward approach.

This gave Ke Lao the first move, allowing him to move to the bottom left corner and land in a double-flying swallow formation.

"Such a simple technique."

Seeing that Yi Zheng, who had chosen to suppress Jian Ming instead of attacking from both sides, Old Ke realized that he had underestimated him.

I originally thought that Yi Zheng would be angry and might even take the initiative to attack in order to win the Hundred Hands Quick Victory, but the more he did that, the more he would expose his flaws. This was Ke Lao's opportunity, and Ke Lao was the best at seizing such opportunities.

If Yi Zheng is particularly anxious and still wants to slay the dragon, then Master Ke might feel that he still has a chance to win.

However, to everyone's surprise, Yi Zheng, despite his seemingly fiery temper, displayed the most unexpected fluidity in his movements, showing no signs of impatience whatsoever.

"Having grown to this level, I'm getting a little cocky."

Old Ke felt as if he had been fooled by Yi Zheng's superficial appearance. Yi Zheng seemed arrogant, but in reality, he was not arrogant at all.

Is this a scheme to deceive others? But first, it's about deceiving oneself.

Now, Yi Zheng's left and bottom sides have formed a truce, and Ke Lao needs to choose one side to fill in the gaps.

After a moment's thought, Old Ke said, "Left side, Xiao Fei."

Since Master Ke had chosen the left side, Yi Zheng didn't hesitate to squeeze in from below.

"Trying to test me?"

Yi Zheng shrugged: "I just want your attitude."

Old Ke glanced at the chessboard and couldn't help but purse his lips. It was all my moves: "If I want to slip past you, I can turn around from above. That way, no matter if you're on the left or below, you'll always have some pieces."

Forget it, I won't do what you want, I'll just push it!

Not only did Mr. Ke not give Yi Zheng an answer, he actually demanded an answer from Yi Zheng instead.

Yi Zheng's attitude was also very clear.

长！
Old Ke was also a little surprised to see this step. He originally thought that Yi Zheng would stand up, which would destroy his eye position.

However, if it's longer, it's clearly more forceful, and it's obvious that it wants to cut itself off.

"Do we have to fight right from the start? But that's what I was thinking too. If we don't fight, we won't have a chance."

Master Ke naturally knew Yi Zheng's current strength, and if Yi Zheng played both pieces to a draw, Master Ke would have very little chance of winning.

However, if the fight becomes a protracted battle that culminates in a decisive victory, then things might be different.

(End of this chapter)