Hikaru no Go: I taught you Go, and you made the Kisei cry?

SAI and YUAN were matched together?!

Upon seeing the bright red title, Su Ran's eyes twitched, and without the slightest hesitation, she clicked to watch the match.

next moment.

The chessboard, with its nineteen horizontal lines and profound intricacy resembling the universe, suddenly came into Su Ran's view!

It has to be said that Su Ran had good luck today.

At this moment.

The game between SAI and YUAN had only just reached the coin toss stage when the system made a random judgment and the result was quickly announced.

In this game, YUAN plays black and moves first, while SAI plays white and responds with the second move!

……

Saiichiro Ichigo: This game might be my last dance!

"Yuan……"

As Touya Kouhiro recounted that bizarre "future," Ogata Seiji's forehead was constantly beaded with cold sweat.

As a professional Go player who personally witnessed the development process of AlphaGo, Ogata had to admit that artificial intelligence has a learning speed that far surpasses that of human Go players.

However, he never imagined that in the near future, artificial intelligence would completely replace humans and bring such a profound disaster to the world.

can.

If you calm down and think about it, all of this might not be impossible.

"AlphaGo..."

Carefully recalling his entire visit to the US military's laboratories, Ogata Seiji suddenly felt a jolt in his eye, as a phrase came to mind:

“Mr. Ogata, the first generation of artificial intelligence is still quite clumsy, so we plan to launch a new second-generation model within the next one to two years.”

"As far as I know, in ancient times in China, there was a great philosopher named Lao Tzu who wrote a book called the Tao Te Ching."

"There is a saying: 'The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things.'"

“In ancient Chinese texts, ‘元’ means ‘original’ or ‘initial,’ so…”

"We plan to name this second-generation aircraft... Yuan."

"AlphaZen".

boom!

As this memory came flooding back, Ogata Seiji was struck dumb, taking two steps back.

next moment.

He gasped sharply, then pointed shakily at his laptop:

"Teacher... I understand now. That mysterious chess player who has recently emerged online, it is... it is..."

"The US's latest second-generation artificial intelligence!"

At this point, Ogata Seiji went berserk, hurriedly opening his laptop and logging into his account on the World Go Network.

He wanted to check YUAN's game records. If the opponent was indeed an artificial intelligence, then its playing style would definitely show traces of his own.

after all.

When the US designed its first-generation AI, it provided most of the game data itself!

With trembling hands, Ogata entered the password and, in front of Touya Kouhiro, began searching for YUAN's personal information.

soon.

The message "[The player is currently in a match]" appeared prominently before the master and apprentice.

"Huh? Yuan is playing chess with someone?"

Although exhausted, Touya Kouhiro couldn't take his eyes off Yuan when he saw him playing against others. The innate competitive spirit of a chess player made it impossible for him to look away.

"Whether he's playing a game or not, it's a good opportunity to observe his playing style."

Ogata Seiji clenched his fists tightly, his eyes also fixed on the chessboard.

He wanted to see carefully whether there were any traces of his own style in Yuan's playing style.

……

World Go Online.

With the official large-screen recommendation, almost all chess fans who enjoy playing online have gathered in YUAN and SAI's room, eagerly anticipating their match.

"Speaking of which, SAI's ninety-nine-game winning streak was broken after his last loss to THESAI..."

"That's right. Although SAI is strong, his playing style is too old-fashioned. He is indeed at a disadvantage against a new generation of players like THESAI who are ruthless and aggressive."

"If I remember correctly, YUAN recently achieved a 99-game winning streak, right? If he beats SAI this time, he will become the second legendary player after THESAI to achieve a 100-game winning streak online."

"It's hard to say. Although SAI lost to THESAI once, his skill level is far beyond that of an ordinary 9-dan player. Although YUAN has an impressive record, he had not played against any very strong players before meeting SAI. It's difficult to judge who would win between them at the moment."

"I feel that SAI is still stronger. His last game against THESAI was absolutely earth-shattering. I doubt YUAN has that kind of strength..."

"I'm really looking forward to this game. Will SAI return to his peak, or will YUAN rise to become a new god?"

"I can't wait any longer, let's get started!"

"Look, YUAN has made his move!"

Just when everyone was filled with anticipation, YUAN, playing black, finally placed his first black stone under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Hey.

First move, seventeen columns and sixteen rows, small eyelet!

"Xiao Mu?"

Gazing at the incredibly familiar small eye on the chessboard, Sai's right hand, gripping the folding fan, tightened involuntarily.

"Why would this YUAN choose the small path that I'm best at?"

"He must have watched my game against Thesai, right? Knowing that I excel at small-scale attacks, is that why he's even more eager to defeat me using my own techniques?"

"Just who... is this YUAN?"

During this period, Sai and Hikaru Shindo have been playing Go online frequently, and they have also studied the games of other players, especially the recently emerging YUAN and YIXING, who are the focus of their attention.

In Sai's memory, YUAN's greatest strength was opening with a star position.

Compared to the small eye opening, the star position opening is faster and advances into the center with the force of thunder, full of killing power. The only drawback is that it does not protect the corner well. It is an offensive-oriented opening!

Moreover, this fixed pattern has relatively few variations and is easy to master.

The small eye opening provides better protection for the diagonal, and is a type of back-control opening, often observing the situation and waiting for the right opportunity to act!

This results in a situation where a seemingly peaceful opening like the small eye can, in the end, lead to a complex and dramatic battle!

The meaning of YUAN is quite obvious.

He wants to drag the situation into the most complex and intense phase, and find the killing opportunity there!

As Sai watched Yuan's first move, he fell into deep thought, constantly calculating the complex changes in the game.

A moment later, he instructed Hikaru Shindo to move the mouse to a certain spot on the chessboard.

Snapped!

Sai finally made his first move.

Four columns and four rows, stars!

After Sai made his move, on the other end of the computer, Yuan responded almost without hesitation.

Click.

The black chess piece landed on the computer's virtual chessboard with a sound like metal clashing against metal.

Second move, sixteen columns and seventeen rows, small eye!

"Still Xiaomu."

When Sai saw that Yuan's second move landed on Komoe, he was taken aback.

He thought that YUAN's quick response must have been because he had anticipated a day when he would play against him, and therefore, the move he made must be some amazing move. He even thought that Sai had considered the recently popular 3-3 point move.

Unexpectedly, YUAN simply chose the most ordinary Zhan Xiaomu again.

However, although the small eye is ordinary, it is not a bad move.

On the contrary, it is precisely because this method is so excellent that it has been used for thousands of years!

However, due to the addition of komi (komoku) restrictions in modern Go rules, the small eye (komoku), which has lost its speed advantage, seems somewhat ordinary.

But no matter what.

Black's second move is to occupy a small point. No matter how White responds, Black has a corresponding move and can completely compete with White!

In his mind, Sai quickly calculated several suitable landing points.

After a moment's thought, Sai chose one of them and instructed Hikaru Shindo to move the mouse over it.

Seventeen columns in three rows, hanging at the corner!

This time, YUAN still made his moves swiftly!

Almost immediately, on the computer, YUAN placed the black piece on the board again.

Three columns and sixteen rows, small eyes!

It seems that during the half minute that Sai was thinking, Yuan had already anticipated his move!

With three moves made, Yuan has secured three small points, putting him in a predatory position against the white stones.

"Next step... seventeen columns and fifteen rows, small flying hanger."

Hikaru Shindo scanned the Go board with his eyes, silently counting the squares in his mind, and soon found the spot that Sai had pointed to.

"here."

Hikaru Shindo reached out, clicked the mouse, and placed a white piece diagonally above the black piece.