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

Chapter 445 Unexpected Strength

“If Yi Zheng had chosen his own move at this point, it would have been safer to play a move on the side to reinforce the position. However, he did not play that way. Instead, he chose to move from below, which put more pressure on Black and forced the opponent to respond.”

Artificial intelligence immediately retaliated, refusing to back down. In this way, a very fair balance could be achieved, with neither side clearly lagging behind.

As Jiang Mobai explained, he casually demonstrated a fairly simple variation of the game on the demonstration board. But he knew in his heart that if he were in that position, he would never play like that.

However, this change is relatively simple and suitable for explaining to the audience.

Watching Yi Zheng place another piece on the chessboard on the studio screen, Jiang Mobai was slightly surprised: "I really didn't expect that Yi Zheng would choose to counterattack from below this time. It's somewhat like my usual style. It feels like he's been quite proactive and even a bit aggressive since the beginning of the game."

Jiang Mobai vaguely sensed that Yi Zheng's playing rhythm was different from usual today, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different; it was an innate feeling.

However, only about thirty moves have been played so far, and it's too early to see much in-depth information.

After all, a player's personal style is more reflected in the handling and judgment in the middle and late stages. In the early opening stage, players mostly follow established patterns and principles, and rarely show strong personal characteristics.

Not everyone will act like some extreme-style chess players, who immediately engage in a fierce, head-on attack with their opponent.

Even Jiang Mobai himself, a chess player known for his fierce battles, had to say that you were too extreme.

Move 35, Black, dig!

Seeing this, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but frown, pinching his chin as he pondered: "I have to admit that, judging from this step, artificial intelligence has indeed made progress, and it seems to be progressing quite well."

If it were the AI ​​I dealt with a few months ago, it would never have used such a clever tactic; it's a skillful move with a probing element.

At this point, Yi Zheng's correct response is to attack from the second line. If he chooses to attack from the fourth line, he will fall into the opponent's trap. His small eye and large knight's move to defend the corner is likely to be broken through by Black in one fell swoop.

However, if White chooses to connect and aggressively establish a fighting position, it will actually give Black a more advantageous position.

Quietly observing the evolution of the game on the stage, Jiang Mobai silently raised his estimate of the AI's strength by one level, believing that the opponent was no longer just a low-level professional as before.

Even so, he didn't care too much.

No matter how powerful artificial intelligence becomes, how powerful can it really be? How much stronger can it become with further improvements? Can it possibly defeat itself?

happy.

The thought flashed through his mind so quickly that even he found it somewhat amusing.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but smile slightly, realizing how ridiculous his absurd idea had been just moments before.

Meanwhile, both sides were still steadily advancing their opening moves. After gaining the initiative in a local area, FineArt decisively made a jump move in the upper area. This move not only expanded its own territory but also put pressure on the white stones in the upper right corner, achieving two goals at once.

Looking at the current situation on the chessboard, Master Ke silently calculated in his mind, quickly deduced several possible future changes, and then quickly made up his mind: "Move up from the top right corner!" Upon hearing the instruction, Yi Zheng did not hesitate at all, immediately picked up a white piece, and placed it steadily on the side of the upper right star position.

This tactic of maneuvering to secure a lone position is precisely the area where Master Ke excels, so Yi Zheng was not at all surprised by Master Ke's choice.

In the battle in the upper right corner, Ke Lao once again directly seized the corner territory, and now three of the four corners have been occupied by Ke Lao.

The white stones in the upper right corner appear very light, clearly in a favorable position.

Seeing that both sides had completely settled their positions in the upper and lower right corners, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but pinch his chin, pondering the current situation.

Seeing Jiang Mobai suddenly fall silent, the female host couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Mobai, 9th Dan, what's the situation on the field now?"

As the only professional Go player invited to provide commentary, she naturally hoped that Jiang Mobai could share more of his insights.

After all, her role is more about supporting the commentary, just a straight man, and she needs professionals to provide in-depth analysis.

Upon hearing the host's reminder, Jiang Mobai slowly nodded and said, "The current situation can still be described as 50/50, evenly matched. The fact that this artificial intelligence can maintain such a balance with Yi Zheng around the 50th move does indeed exceed my initial expectations."

"Is it really that difficult to maintain a 50/50 chance against Yi Zheng in fifty moves?"

The female host was a little puzzled when she heard this. After all, Go has basic opening patterns. If you just follow the patterns and make a few moves in the corners, it would take more than fifty moves. Is this something that is so difficult?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but sigh: "Theoretically, that's true, but in reality, maintaining a 50/50 situation with Yi Zheng in the first half of the game is a very difficult thing in actual combat."

Yi Zheng didn't exert much effort at the start of this game, but even so, it's still quite good that this AI can maintain this level. It seems that he has already reached a good professional level.

"The fact that it has developed to this level shows that Kinokuseki has indeed invested a lot in research and development, and its strength has completely exceeded everyone's expectations in the Go world."

Upon hearing this, the female host immediately perked up and asked, "Since the strength of artificial intelligence has exceeded the expectations of the Go world, do you think it is possible for it to defeat Yi Zheng, the Go master?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mobai couldn't help but shake his head, his tone quite certain, indicating that the other party was overthinking it: "His ability to reach this level is indeed beyond my expectations regarding the progress of artificial intelligence in Go. However, with such strength, it is simply impossible for him to defeat Yi Zheng."

Yi Zheng's strength has reached an unprecedented level. He has no weaknesses in any aspect, including his overall strategy, combat ability, chess sense, and calculation ability. He can be called the strongest all-rounder in history.

Moreover, despite the surprising performance of artificial intelligence, I don't believe it's already powerful enough to reach the level of a professional ninth-dan player. Therefore, please don't harbor unrealistic expectations.

This artificial intelligence is powerful, of course.

But in Jiang Mobai's view, the idea of ​​defeating Yi Zheng was simply wishful thinking.

(End of this chapter)