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

Chapter 356 Like a Dog
Move 98, White captures.

Move 100, White, point.

Watching Li Zongrui ponder for a long time before making his move, Yi Zheng couldn't help but think to himself, "What's there to think about here? It takes him so long. I really don't understand. And after thinking for so long, he still made the wrong move."

Yi Zheng really didn't feel there was much to think about in this place, especially since his final thoughts were actually wrong. Yi Zheng could only say that Li Zongrui might be overthinking things. If he had just gone with his first instinct, things might have been better than they are now.

Yi Zheng couldn't help but glance at Li Zongrui. The other man seemed to be on edge, his eyes fixed on the chessboard, as if he was about to collapse at any moment.

To be honest, Yi Zheng felt that Li Zongrui was completely trapped in his trap, and he had basically won this round.

However, the situation on the court shouldn't be so bad that it would make Lee Zongrui so nervous; it seems that Lee Zongrui is under too much pressure.

When did Li Zongrui's mentality become so bad? He's not Ethan Ruanji.

Moreover, Li Zongrui's move seems like he's stepping up from below and indirectly supporting the central government, but if I do this, won't you be in trouble?
Move 101, Black moves, extend!

"boom!"

The sound of Yi Zheng placing his piece wasn't very loud, but it seemed to be a deafening thud, as if a nerve in Li Zongrui's skull had snapped, a sound only Li Zongrui could hear.

Watching the black stone that had been broken off grow back towards the center, Li Zongrui felt as if his head, which was already as big as a watermelon, had split open.

"...My central government was originally very strong and there was nothing to worry about. How could it be completely dismantled by Yi Zheng with just one move?"

How could my perceived strength be so easily dismantled in a single step?!
Li Zongrui really didn't know what to say. From now on, if anyone says Yi Zheng isn't strong, he'll slap them twice.

This is what you call not strong?
This middle step is incredibly powerful, with immense strength!

It's like they were already at Gaixia, and then Xiang Yu suddenly carried Yu Ji on his back and charged straight into the enemy lines, breaking through the ambush. Not only did he not run away, but he continued to charge, as if he were trying to single-handedly defeat an army of 800,000.

Furthermore, at least one of the four routes—east, west, south, and north—is likely to be wiped out by the enemy!
Dude, there's something wrong with your portrayal of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu! You're using a cheat engine, aren't you?!
"Li Zongrui is in a difficult situation. The white stones on the top are not fully alive, the white stones on the right are not alive either, and there is also the problem of losing liberties on the bottom. It is basically very difficult."

Chu Tianjiao couldn't help but shake his head in the research room: "Yi Zheng is still too abnormal. Li Zongrui's game wasn't bad either, but it just doesn't feel right. It seems like the situation is gradually deteriorating."

"Wasn't this expected? Do you really think Li Zongrui can beat Yi Zheng?"

Yun Linglei completely disregarded these words. After all, Yi Zheng had already thoroughly defeated him, so defeating a mere Li Zongrui would be a piece of cake. There was nothing to be surprised about.

Upon hearing Yun Linglei's words, Shen Guhong couldn't help but glance at him. He was a rather composed person (actually, he was a bit of a closet pervert), and he wouldn't say certain things to someone's face.

But Shen Guhong silently made a mental note of those old guys who looked down on young people, and vowed to kill them all in next year's title fight!
"Calm down. If we handle these few groups of stones well, Yi Zheng will need to give seven and a half points. The difference in points is not big, only about five or six points. We may still have a chance in the endgame."

Li Zongrui could only console himself with this thought, and then tried to stabilize the situation by selling some food. But today he cut off five eyes, tomorrow he cut off ten, and then he could get a night's rest. When he looked around, the enemy's territory was already under attack. However, the enemy's territory was limited, but their desire for conquest was insatiable. The more they paid, the more they were invaded.

Looking at Li Zongrui, who seemed intent on stabilizing the situation, Yi Zheng saw an opportunity to deliver the decisive blow: "At this point, you haven't even considered the middle? You still want to gain an advantage elsewhere?"

Move 107, Black, move!
Li Zongrui didn't hesitate at all and forcefully stopped it, but Yi Zheng didn't hesitate at all either and snapped it off!
"It's over. One fatal blow to the throat."

After making his move, Yi Zheng immediately got up to watch the game between the two players next to him, because he knew that Li Zongrui would probably be thinking about it for a long time.

Li Zongrui was stunned, because he found that his several dragons had died in an instant.

"It can't extend, otherwise the white stones below will be captured directly, and all the previous gains will be lost!"
"We can't attack it, otherwise the dragon below will survive while the dragon above will be completely dead!"

The current situation on the board is that Yi Zheng has forcibly cut off the large group of stones, and it seems that the game can only end when one of the large groups of stones dies.

Li Zongrui felt a sense of despair for no apparent reason, because he didn't feel like he had made any mistakes in the game from beginning to end, and even felt that he was doing quite well. But after just one move, the situation was completely over.

Li Zongrui felt that he had never felt this way before, whether he was facing Ethan, who was supposedly invincible and destined to become the world's number one, or Li Junhe and Jiang Mobai, who were the world's number one and top players in the past.

I've only ever felt bloated in one person.

AlphaGo!

Li Zongrui felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this name. Had Yi Zheng really reached this level?!
Is he really close to AlphaGo?
If someone resembles you even slightly, I panic!

This is no joke. AlphaGo really broke the mentality of many people in the Go world, especially if you didn't even know who it was. It never stepped into the limelight and seemed to disdain competing with the world's best players.

However, it seems that everyone thinks his behavior is normal. After all, if he can fight to the point of being the best in the world, how can others be qualified to be on par with him?

But Yi Zheng now seems to be proving that he has begun to touch the threshold of AlphaGo.

Li Zongrui seemed a little dazed, and forgot to press the clock after placing his piece. When Yi Zheng returned, he found that Li Zongrui's timer was still running and couldn't help but remind him.

"Zong Rui, you made your move but didn't press the clock!"

Upon hearing Yi Zheng's words, Li Zongrui seemed to wake up as if from a dream, his whole body jolting as if he had been startled awake from a nightmare, or as if he had suddenly realized that his teacher had walked up to his desk.

Li Zongrui exclaimed in a panic, "Huh?" His face showed undisguised bewilderment and embarrassment as he hurriedly pressed the timer, which was almost at the countdown timer.

(End of this chapter)