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

Chapter 340 Hanging

The chess pieces struck the board, producing a decisive and clear echo.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Mobai relaxed, turned slightly to the side, and leaned against what was supposedly an antique chair, but was actually from last week. A smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

This technique relies on my own research findings.

Since Yi Zheng and Li Junhe introduced the new variation of the 3-3 flying knife, this variation has gone from speculation to reality and has officially entered the professional stage.

Many professional players study the variations in private and try them out in matches. If you prepare your throwing knives well, it can potentially determine the outcome of a match.

However, there are also instances where well-prepared professional players find themselves digging their own graves while playing, which just goes to show that this throwing knife is too complicated.

Some even call this throwing knife Schrödinger's knife, because until it is completely thrown, no one knows who will die in the end.

Even if you are prepared, all your final preparations may be useless, and the probability of death is still fifty percent.

Jiang Mobai was also studying this throwing knife. After all, this was a topic for many professional ninth-dan players. Everyone basically agreed that the initial shape that Yi Zheng and Li Junhe threw was the preliminary standard shape, but many subsequent changes needed to be studied, as there were simply too many branching paths.

However, Jiang Mobai's perspective was broader, not limited to the throwing knife itself, but also considering how to utilize these "peripheral configurations" to cleverly enhance the "throwing knife" and make it easier and more lethal when it was thrown.

Jiang Mobai pondered for a long time but couldn't find an answer, so he turned his attention to AlphaGo.

People often say that if you have any questions, just look back at the AlphaGo game records online; you might find the answers to five out of ten questions there.

Of course, the main point is to find ways to borrow ideas from them, not to encounter the exact same scenario. After all, there are no two identical games in Go throughout history.

After studying the classics, Jiang Mobai finally found the answer: AlphaGo and Yi Zheng both liked the same one trick the most. Damn!

When the stones are placed on the small eye, the most common variation is to block. Black will naturally follow suit and block as well, which will lead to a common variation where the stones are captured and then stuck together.

However, this common variation gives Black three more pieces to rely on on the left side. At this point, Jiang Mobai plays the most complex flying knife move among the three-three points.

This combination, along with the black pieces on the left, allows for rapid alignment of granularity, unblocking of underlying logic, and the formation of a powerful synergy.

Regardless of how things unfold, it can definitely be said to be twice as effective with half the effort.

Yi Zheng couldn't help but smile as he looked at this step; Jiang Mobai's development in this area was quite impressive.

If it were someone else, they might really suffer a great loss!
Unfortunately, Jiang Mobai encountered someone like himself who was taking an open-book exam.

Without any hesitation, Yi Zheng immediately grew a new one, not letting Jiang Mobai borrow it, and used it to protect his lower left corner before returning to his lower right corner to hold it in place.

Jiang Mobai watched Yi Zheng avoid the changes and couldn't help but think to himself: Is he that perceptive? Or has he become so familiar with the changes here? This was a surprise I prepared especially for him, and he actually noticed it right away.

However, Jiang Mobai showed no emotional fluctuation and silently placed his piece, forming a simple three-three joseki in the lower right corner.

Jiang Mobai was generally satisfied with the start of the game. The shape on the left side was gradually taking shape, and the shape below echoed the two jumps above.

This is undoubtedly the layout I like, but...

Jiang Mobai couldn't help but shake his head: Yi Zheng must be satisfied with this situation. He gained a lot of territory and made my black pieces heavier on the left, which might become easy targets in the future. However, Jiang Mobai didn't care. Yi Zheng was meditating in Longchang on his rest day, and Jiang Mobai wasn't idle either. He was reviewing the gains and losses of his first two games with everyone. No one would give up the chance to win in the middle of a game, even if the hope was slim.

After much research, the conclusion reached was that although Yi Zheng was very strong, Jiang Mobai still had to leverage his own strengths, even if it meant entering Yi Zheng's area of ​​strength.

But only by playing to his strengths can Jiang Mobai possibly win the battle.

In terms of weaknesses, Jiang Mobai is clearly inferior to Yi Zheng. If they compete on weaknesses, Jiang Mobai will definitely suffer more. It's better to compete on who has the longest range.

As the two players made their moves, today's guest, Qi Ling, explained the moves to the other viewers in the live stream.

Looking at the constantly changing situation, Old Ke couldn't help but sigh, "These two are really quite good in this area. They're basically always the top picks. They're in top form. I don't know if they're not on or not."

Fortieth move, White attacks with a flying attack!

Seeing this move, Jiang Mobai's gaze narrowed slightly, and he muttered, "Here it comes."

From the moment Yi Zheng started by making this area heavy, Jiang Mobai knew that Yi Zheng would definitely attack this area.

An attack doesn't necessarily have to be aimed at capturing that group of black stones. As long as you continuously expand your territory during the attack and gain substantial profits, you've already made a profit.

Jiang Mobai looked at the three black pieces that had been attacked, pondered for a moment, then picked up a black piece and launched it onto the chessboard.

Seeing Jiang Mobai trying to escape, Yi Zheng didn't hesitate and jumped into the middle again to chase after Jiang Mobai.

Jiang Mobai could only block it, and then Yi Zheng quickly countered from below.

"You want to fight me?"

Jiang Mobai felt that Yi Zheng's thinking was becoming more and more incisive. This move was not only about fighting, but also about taking away the empty space below and preventing Jiang Mobai from blocking the middle from above.

Jiang Mobai had no other choice but to turn out from the top to prevent Yi Zheng from turning.

Yi Zheng stared at the chessboard, lost in thought. Now it was his turn to decide which direction the chessboard should take.

The simplest approach is to jump or plant a spike on the left side to continue protecting the airspace, which might lead to a similar situation to the previous game.

Yi Zheng is still very confident of winning, but he feels he could have played better.

Here, there is an even better step.

Yi Zheng took out a piece and placed it directly on the chessboard, without calculation, purely by instinct.

But Jiang Mobai, sitting opposite him, tensed up instantly, as if he had been struck by a high-voltage electric shock.

He stared intently at the white piece suspended above the black formation, his brain seemingly struck by a giant hammer, instantly shutting down.

Move 46, White, hook!

That was a brilliant move, awesome!
(End of this chapter)