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

Chapter 363 I don't agree!

What exactly is the current situation?

The reporters watching the game broke the silence in the research room and began to ask the top chess players next to them what their current situation was, and why everyone suddenly seemed to be silent.
"The situation is now about the same for both sides. As long as White can handle the middle part on the right side and break all the territory on the right side, it will undoubtedly gain an advantage!"
Not to mention that the Chinese players in the upper left corner are still one move behind, so Kuroki Teruto has a high probability of winning!

Especially considering the Chinese player made several slow moves in the opening sequence, it's clear his fundamentals are very weak! Even with exceptional talent and strong calculation skills, neglecting fundamentals renders everything a castle in the air.

This is Takenouchi Katsuya's opinion. In his view, the situation is at most 50/50, or even Kuroki Teruto's advantage!

His assertion that "the advantage is mine" carried the unquestionable confidence of a veteran of the Japanese Go world. Several Japanese reporters accompanying him nodded frequently and quickly took notes.

However, the perspective from the Chinese side on the other side of the research lab was completely different.

"Pfft!"

Even upon hearing the comments from the Japanese people nearby, Tashi Sangye couldn't help but let out a strange exhale.

I've been professionally trained; I won't laugh no matter how funny it is! Unless I can't help it!
Jiang Mobai shook his head from the side: "Takeuchi-senpai's optimistic spirit is indeed worth learning from. As long as I think it's a 50/50 chance, we can continue playing. It doesn't violate the spirit of Japanese Go that you can't disrupt the game."

However, Kuroki Teruto is no longer at his best; the group of white stones in the middle of the right side is no longer viable.

Yun Linglei nodded in agreement. As professionals in their prime, they undoubtedly saw things more clearly: "Even if White escapes directly now, Yi Zheng still has the initiative to cut. After strengthening his connection with the Black stones below, White will have too much room to survive."

Once this group of white stones is captured, the game can be said to be completely over.

Chu Tianjiao looked at the chessboard and suggested another approach: "Ling Lei's analysis is very thorough. Even if we choose another approach of connecting upwards,..."

Black even has other moves to make; all the clues left unsaid earlier are now apparent. White's largest territory in the lower area could be broken, leading to its complete defeat.

"Actually, all of these are outrageous. What's outrageous are Yi Zheng's first two moves, which felt like those of a beginner, but from the back, the position didn't seem too bad."

But if it's online Go, I'd suspect my opponent might have slipped their mouse.

"I understand Go less and less. It feels like the version update didn't take me with it. We're still using the equipment and tactics from the previous version to play this version. It's too difficult."

Yi Zheng seems to have been the first to try this method and has already figured it out. Is it any wonder that young people these days are so terrifying?

Yun Linglei couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the entertainment industry was easier to navigate than Go. After all, as long as you had good looks, people would still think about you even if you were working on a sewing machine.

Just as everyone was joking around, the door to the research room was pushed open, and the referee wearing a headset poked his head in and said, "Reporting to everyone, the match is over. Kuroki Teruto 9-dan lost due to timeout."

"What?! We're overtime?!"

Takenouchi's body straightened instantly as if she had been electrocuted, and even her reading glasses slipped down to the tip of her nose due to the violent movement.

For the first time, that usually composed face, imbued with the dignity of an elder statesman, was filled with disbelief and an almost uncontrollable astonishment.

He almost reflexively stood up and left the research room, rushing to the game room immediately.

Inside the game room, Yi Zheng and Kuroki Teruto were already reviewing the game. Kuroki Teruto was not in a good mood. He felt he had played very well at the beginning, but every move he thought was a good move turned into a burial in the end.

Not to mention that Yi Zheng's subsequent steps were very slow, and at that time I even felt that there was a hint of persuasion to surrender.

Kuroki Teruto couldn't understand why Yi Zheng would try to persuade him to surrender at that time, as it seemed that the difference between them wasn't that great.

However, Yi Zheng quickly provided an answer, stating that he had completely exhausted himself after just over thirty moves.

It was definitely very painful, and later it even felt like I had been tricked and lost.

The contrast between the beginning and the end was so great that Kuroki Teruto's mentality seemed to collapse towards the end; he was truly numb.

Kuroki Teruto really didn't have the will to continue. Based on the education he received from childhood, he was taught that if the situation was almost hopeless, he could admit defeat.

There's no need to make such a fuss; we should leave behind a clean record of the game.

At that moment, Takenouchi Katsuya pushed open the door and walked in, sitting down next to Kuroki Teruto and starting a conversation.

The two of them were talking in Japanese, but Yi Zheng couldn't understand a word they were saying. After all, Yi Zheng's Japanese vocabulary was limited, but it was better than his English.

However, it was clear that Takenouchi Katsuya seemed a bit agitated and kept saying something to Kuroki Teruto, who seemed to be giving a helpless explanation.

Meanwhile, several members of the Chinese team also came over. They wanted to ask Yi Zheng some questions, mainly because there were many things they didn't understand about the game.

"It's nothing, I just feel like this game is almost over and I want to try to persuade Kuroki Teruto to surrender."

Hearing Yi Zheng's confident reply, the others didn't know where to begin their criticism: "...I don't see where it's going to end."

Looking at the two people still arguing, Yi Zheng couldn't help but ask Yun Linglei, the only one present who could speak Japanese, "What are they saying?"

Yun Linglei whispered, "This senior thinks the current situation is still 50/50. It's unwise for Kuroki Teruto to admit defeat; he hasn't assessed the situation at all."

Kuroki Teruto said that it was really too late to continue, and there was no need to go on, and then Takenouchi-senpai was pretty much convinced.

But... he said that although you won, he doesn't acknowledge it.

Hearing this, Yi Zheng didn't know where to begin complaining. This game was played one by one by Kuroki Teruto, it wasn't like I forced him to make a move at gunpoint, and I didn't use anything to declare me the winner, so why don't you acknowledge it?

Yi Zheng had absolutely no intention of indulging the other party and directly told Yun Linglei, "Senior Brother Yun, just tell him in Japanese that there's an old Chinese saying: 'If you're bad, practice more! If you can't handle it, don't play!'"

Upon hearing Yi Zheng's words, Takenouchi Katsuya immediately turned around, his brows furrowed: "Young man, don't be so arrogant! Go is an art!"

Mr. Ke: "Explosions are art! Art is Patrick Star!"

(End of this chapter)