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

Chapter 370 Sweet Sweet

"Takenouchi 9-dan actually showed up?"

"I thought he wouldn't dare to come."

Upon seeing Katsuya Takenouchi sitting down in the research lab, the Chinese team on the other side couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Although everyone deliberately avoided looking in that direction, their constant peripheral vision still betrayed their thoughts.

Everyone was quite surprised to see Takenouchi 9-dan here; before coming, everyone thought he definitely wouldn't come.

After all, Takenouchi 9-dan ran faster than anyone else before the end of the match the day before yesterday, making him arguably the champion of going down the stairs in Tokyo.

It's unclear who leaked the news. Although Takenouchi 9-dan didn't leave any photos or videos of himself going downstairs, netizens were quick to Photoshop them.

The animated GIF of Takenouchi 9-dan going downstairs in three seconds has gone viral in various Go groups, and some of the people present even saved the GIF.

Moreover, today is the final decisive game. If Kuroki Teruto loses, he will lose 0-3 to Yi Zheng in this Asian Cup final.

Although everyone was shut out every time, Jiang Mobai had just experienced the exact same scenario last month, so they were all in the same boat.

However, it's still a bit embarrassing for Kuroki Teruto to be shut out in his hometown, and Takenouchi 9-dan is still able to come over.

Not to mention the Chinese team, even the members of the Dongying Go Association were a bit surprised. After all, many of the senior members of the Dongying Go Association did not come today, obviously because they did not want to witness a disastrous defeat and were afraid that today would be another humiliating loss.

Takenouchi, however, remained calm and composed, even sporting a mysteriously confident smile. Upon entering, she immediately took her seat on the sofa in the main seat.

Because he also accomplished something significant on his day off, and in his opinion, no matter who wins today, he will ultimately win!
Yi Zheng had absolutely no idea what he had done.

Meanwhile, in the game room, Kuroki Teruto was feeling immense pressure. He finally understood why Jiang Mobai had been in such poor form lately.

After this final match, I'm definitely not in better shape than Jiang Mobai.

It might take several months for them to recover.

It hurts! It hurts so much!

Yi Zheng, sitting opposite him, still looked restless. He simply couldn't get used to this so-called tatami mat. After all, even if he wasn't kneeling, he couldn't stand sitting cross-legged for five or six hours. What was the point of inventing a chair?

In the third game today, there was no coin toss, with Teruto Kuroki playing white and Yi Zheng playing black. As the referee's voice rang out, what everyone thought was the final game began.

Yi Zheng adopted a small-eye, large-knight opening to defend the corner. Both sides placed their pieces very quickly at the start, as if neither wanted to waste any time.

Today's match was naturally broadcast live in its entirety, but the Japanese organizers were very considerate and did not provide the live video feed. The commentators in the live stream could only provide commentary based on the transmitted chessboard data.

Chess fans could only stare wide-eyed at the cold lines and numbers on the chess notation, imagining the fierce battles taking place in the game room.

Surprisingly, Lee Zongrui, a foreign player, was invited to be a guest commentator for this game, while the other guest was none other than the ever-present straight man, Teacher Anjing.

Looking at the board quietly, he said, "Let's take a look at the progress of the game. Now, Kuroki Teruto 9-dan has directly pushed up on the eighteenth move. Yi Zheng 9-dan should be able to grow his head."

In his view, this was definitely a path leading outwards, and there couldn't be any other way down, so he spoke with great confidence. Even a beginner knows this, let alone a professional.

Li Zongrui couldn't help but shake his head: "Kuroki Teruto 9-dan still didn't pay special attention to Yi Zheng, otherwise he should have known about this part."

His lack of understanding of Yi Zheng was the biggest reason for his failure.

"what?"

Anjing was taken aback by these words. What did he mean by "he should know about this part"? Shouldn't this part grow outwards?

Li Zongrui gave a somewhat bitter smile: "In a game of online chess between me and Yi Zheng, there was a similar variation. Instead of expanding outwards, he tried to 'tiger' inwards."

However, it's understandable that 9-dan Kuroki Teruto doesn't know, since Yi Zheng and I have played so many online games, and they weren't official matches, so it's impossible for him to see them all.

At his peak, Li Zongrui once played seven online games against Yi Zheng in a single day. Although he suffered seven consecutive defeats and was even demoted in the online rankings, Li Zongrui still enjoyed playing.

As soon as Yi Zheng goes online, he can see Li Zongrui's game requests without fail. Yi Zheng even sometimes wonders if Li Zongrui is online 24/7.

Viewers in the live stream who saw Li Zongrui like this immediately flooded the chat with "sweet, sweet, sweet!"

After all, Go is an indispensable part of the game, and Yi Zheng and Li Zongrui have long been considered a top online Go couple by many people, and they are even cross-border!
"Go in there like a tiger?"

An Jing, a third-dan player, was clearly focused on Go, because he couldn't understand how one could possibly make such a bold move.
unbelievable!

Wouldn't this just be captured by White and turned into a foolish shape?

Is Yi Zheng, 9-dan, trying to annoy people again? I deliberately played like that to prove you still can't beat me.

However, even Anjing Sandan felt that this was purely humiliating, and that this person was clearly not a skilled fighter.

This only proves that Yi Zheng 9-dan is indeed a level above Kuroki Teruto 9-dan. I can still win if I deliberately play badly at the start, but that doesn't mean that playing badly is the right thing to do.

Li Zongrui seemed to be keeping everyone in suspense: "You'll find out as you read on."

Kuroki Teruto also clearly had high blood pressure, and Yi Zheng seemed to be deliberately trying to provoke Takenouchi 9-dan outside the arena by using the "foolish style" move, but he was clearly more provoked!
After all, in a duel between top masters, who would dare to deliberately play a dirty trick, simply courting death and wanting to lose?

After all, sometimes the outcome of a game hinges on a single slow move, let alone a bad one.

But Yi Zheng dared to do this to me, which to some extent meant that I was no longer an opponent on the same level in his eyes.

Even with his high moral character and a deep-seated awareness that this might indeed be reality, Kuroki Teruto still found it difficult to accept.

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Looking at the shape formed by the two people in the upper left corner, Takenouchi Kyudan's nerves twitched involuntarily. Actually, the shape in this area wasn't particularly ugly, but knowing that someone was deliberately provoking him made the feeling completely different.

Takenouchi could only silently curse Yi Zheng in the corner of her mind, wishing him a quick downfall!
After all, if they don't crash and burn after all this recklessness, then there would truly be no justice in the world!

(End of this chapter)