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

Chapter 359 The Youngest Finalist!
"Yi Zheng, 9th Dan, sorry to bother you. The tournament committee has notified us that they need you to come over now."

The results of that competition will be released soon, followed by a press conference for the finalists.

Furthermore, several major media outlets, especially Japan's NHK, hope to take advantage of the break before the press conference to conduct a brief, focused interview with you on the upcoming finals.

As several people were lamenting that Jiang Mobai had ultimately missed the chance to enter the finals by a single move, a staff member knocked on the door and pushed it open a crack. She immediately spotted Yi Zheng's position and quickly slipped in like a wary deer, then squatted down next to Yi Zheng's seat.

His voice was kept extremely low, carrying a well-trained respect and a hint of barely perceptible tension, ensuring that his voice was only conveyed to the young 9-dan player in front of him.

Hearing this, Yi Zheng nodded: "Okay, I'll be right there."

At this point, there's nothing worth watching anymore. Anyone can see that Jiang Mobai is finished, and the tournament committee is already preparing to wrap things up.

Even though Kuroki Teruto on the field showed no mercy and was ready to completely destroy the center, Jiang Mobai is probably adjusting his mood now, and it's likely that he will concede defeat in about ten moves.

"Then I'll go there first."

After saying goodbye to the people in the research lab, Yi Zheng left the room.

As the heavy door of the research lab gently closed behind Yi Zheng, shutting out his upright figure, someone visibly let out a long sigh of relief, as if an invisible boulder had been removed from their chest.

Chu Tianjiao couldn't help but scratch his hair: "For some reason, I feel more and more pressure when I'm with Yi Zheng. Sigh, shouldn't it be the younger generation who feel more pressure when they're with us old folks?"

"That's because we can't get down there now."

Upon hearing this, Yun Linglei couldn't help but shake his head: "Every time I say something should change, we discuss it together, but Yi Zheng immediately gives me a different opinion to refute it."

We're acting like elementary school students in a classroom, afraid to speak up for fear of being called on by the teacher for saying something wrong. How can we not feel pressured?

At first, everyone was enthusiastically displaying the changes, but after a while, everyone fell silent, leaving only Yi Zheng talking.

There's nothing you can do about it. If Yi Zheng makes one wrong move in the next step, what the hell are you going to do?!

You can't exactly say, "Teacher, this question is too difficult! I don't know how!"

Especially if you can't find a way to refute Yi Zheng, because if you continue to place the pieces on the board, you'll be out of options.

You can be stubborn, but your chess skills are anything but!

"It can only be said that Yi Zheng may have really surpassed us by a lot, but we just didn't realize it before."

After these words were spoken, the people present immediately fell silent.

In the first half of his career, he faced the dark and terrifying Li Junhe, but in the second half, an even more terrifying Yi Zheng emerged.

Why do all the "good things" happen to our generation?

Are you just trying to take advantage of us?
"Speaking of which, Yi Zheng should be the youngest person to reach the Asian Cup final, right?"

“He turned eighteen last month, and he is eighteen years and one month old this month. The youngest before him was Li Junhe, who was over nineteen. However, the competition was postponed for too long, and he was already twenty years and one month old when he won the championship.”

"If Yi Zheng wins the championship, he will be the youngest Asian Cup winner. However, he will probably break many records in the following competitions. When I was eighteen, I was still striving for the title and struggling to achieve it."

"Stop thinking about it, it just gets angrier. The gap between people is bigger than the gap between a person and a pig!" "Whatever, I'll retire in a few more years anyway! Screw my Go dream!"

Yi Zheng had no idea that his few extra words had upset several senior colleagues, but even if he did, he wouldn't care too much.

Because he knew that these guys were just complaining and talking big right now, and they would definitely not want to retire.

If they couldn't even handle this kind of setback, they would have given up on their careers long ago and wouldn't be where they are now.

On the other side of the competition venue, Jiang Mobai looked at the situation on the chessboard and made a foul sound again.

Looking at Jiang Mobai across from him, who couldn't hide his emotions, Kuroki Teruto's smile was harder to suppress than an AK.

I want to see that expression on your face! That pained look on your face after losing!

Well, the pained expression on your face after defeating your opponent is also a trophy, and it can make you feel even happier.

Some people remain calm and indifferent even after losing, which greatly diminishes the joy of being a winner.

That's the good thing about playing chess with Jiang Mobai. When you win, he puts on a smug face, and when you lose, he wears a pain mask. Losing is a terrible experience, but winning is a really good one!

"If I win this game, I will face Yi Zheng in the finals."

Thinking of this, Kuroki Teruto suddenly couldn't laugh anymore. He really hadn't expected that Yi Zheng would actually walk up to him so quickly.

Furthermore, he defeated his long-time rival Jiang Mobai 3-0 in a best-of-five series. Now, facing Yi Zheng in the finals on home soil, Kuroki Teruto can't help but feel a lot of pressure.

The main problem is that Japanese Go has lacked results in world-class competitions in the past two years. Kuroki Teruto has managed to keep things going, but the results of others have been too lackluster. They really need a championship to boost their confidence.

"Yi Zheng's condition is really good, but he can't stay in such a good condition forever."

Kuroki Teruto hopes to break Yi Zheng's winning streak. If he can break his opponent's form and momentum, his chances of winning in the best-of-three series are actually quite high.

Just as Kuroki Teruto was deep in thought, Jiang Mobai on the other side also felt that there was no hope at all, so he stopped the clock next to him and admitted defeat.

"Damn it, your record is now 17 wins and 18 losses! I'll definitely win the next game I'm behind you!"

Seeing that he was one game behind again, Jiang Mobai said something fierce to Kuroki Teruto.

Upon hearing this, Kuroki Teruto couldn't help but chuckle: "Then I'll look forward to running into you again next time."

Having someone to accompany you on your Go journey is always a blessing.

Thinking of this, Kuroki Teruto couldn't help but shake his head. Yi Zheng might dominate an era in the future, and who would be his rival?
The Three Musketeers? Li Zongrui? Ethan? But none of them had ever won against him.

Or rather, it's that mysterious...

AlphaGo?

(End of this chapter)