Chapter 341: Changes in Cognition (asking for monthly tickets)
A week later, Donghai City.
Inside the hotel, Yu Shao stared intently at the chessboard in front of him. After a moment, he finally reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and gently placed it on the chessboard.
He was reviewing the previous game between him and Li Congyou. Even though this game might not be as good as the others he had played before, it was indeed the first game in which he completely lost control.
"It's still a little bit lacking..."
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and fell into deep thought.
"In the past, water did not compete for the first place, but for the continuous flow. This life has changed. It competes for the first place in everything. However, after gaining an advantage, it still subconsciously wants to control the situation."
"If I stick to it here, the changes will be more drastic. Baizi will indeed have the means to counterattack, and he may fight me to the death."
"It is precisely because of this that I did not stick it on the top, but on the bottom."
"But because I didn't stick to the top, I ignored the counterattack of the white chess pieces, and I didn't see the trick of the white chess elephant taking root, so I completely lost control of the board..."
Yu Shao frowned slightly, summing up his shortcomings.
“But this is finally starting to get interesting.”
Yu Shao stared at the chess board in front of him and slowly exhaled.
He had indeed been winning the previous chess games, but he actually felt that they were somewhat...boring.
Because in those chess games, even if not every move was within his expectations, he was able to predict the general direction and grasp the context of the entire game.
In such a game, even if he won, he actually felt that it didn't mean much.
The charm of Go lies in the countless possibilities beneath the complex board. If one could completely master the game, or even find no opponent, then Go would really be meaningless.
Today, although some people may not be able to notice it, in fact, the way of playing Go has undergone earth-shaking changes imperceptibly.
And it's not just the way of playing Go that has changed. In this world, besides Su Yiming, there are also talented Go players like Li Congyou.
Although this game of chess made him realize his own shortcomings, it was only in this way that he would have the opportunity to improve his chess skills to a higher level.
"It is said that Shen Yi died of depression more than a hundred years ago because he had no rivals after his chess skills reached perfection..."
Yu Shao suddenly remembered Shen Yi's story, and a smile appeared on his face: "So, Shen Yi and I are actually a bit similar?"
If you think about it carefully, there is indeed a point.
The difference is that in his previous life, just a few years after he reached the top of the chess world, Go AI suddenly emerged and crushed the chess world.
At that time, he was depressed for a long time. Later, he finally shook off his decadence and began to learn Go again. When he ranked among the top five in the world again, he traveled to this world.
Today, the understanding of Go among the chess players in the world has finally begun to change. Not only that, because the world is full of Go styles, there are more than just one or two talented chess players.
"The National Championship is a double-elimination tournament. Players who enter the tournament will fight all the way to the end, and the winners of the winners and losers will compete for the qualification for the title challenge."
"If you make it to the title match, you will enter the game. Some titles have seven games, some even ten games, but the national players' match is a three-game match."
"In this three-game match, if you can win two games, you will be awarded the title of national champion..."
Yu Shao thought about it, and finally withdrew his gaze from the chessboard. He stood up, walked to the computer, turned it on, and quickly logged into the official website of the chess academy.
The pace of the entire title battle is very slow, and this tournament is no exception. Only one game is scheduled every day, they will not be played at the same time, and there will be a few days between each game.
Today is the last game of the first round of the title match, with Zhuang Weisheng Tianyuan playing against Feng He 9th dan. After this game is over, the first round of the title match will be over.
Judging from the time, the game between Zhuang Weisheng and Feng He should be over.
Just as Yu Shao expected, he had just logged onto the official website of the Chess Academy when he saw the announcement that the Academy had published more than 20 minutes ago.
[The first round of the national team competition is over!] 】
Yu Shao slid the mouse, clicked the announcement link, and quickly jumped to the announcement page, and then opened the list of the first round of results.
"The winners: Yu Shao, Chen Shan, Zhuang Weisheng, Zhu Xinyuan, Le Yankun..."
"Loser group: Li Congyou, Feng He..."
Seeing the name "Zhuang Weisheng" in the winner group, Yu Shao was thoughtful.
"Did Zhuang Weisheng win today's game of chess?"
He did not watch the live broadcast of today's game between Zhuang Weisheng and Feng He. After all, he woke up at almost noon, so he waited for the game to end and read the chess records.
Ever since his defeat in the 10th dan tournament, Zhuang Weisheng's competition results have been less than ideal. This time, Zhuang Weisheng met Feng He, 9th dan, in the first round. Before the game, many people believed that Feng He, 9th dan, had a greater chance of winning.
After all, Feng He Jiudan is also a veteran who has been through many battles. He is now in his fifties and has more experience than Zhuang Weisheng. He can be regarded as Zhuang Weisheng's predecessor.
Although Feng He is old, his style of play is delicate and slow, without any obvious weaknesses, so his chess skills have rarely declined.
Even because of his age, Feng He, the 9th dan, has become more thoughtful in his thinking. When it comes to closing the game and fighting for small endgame pieces with his opponent, he is determined to not give up an inch of ground, and it is hard to match his level of closing the game.
Therefore, many people even think that compared to his peak period at the age of 40, Feng He seems to have become even stronger now.
However, what no one expected was that in today's game, Feng He lost to Zhuang Weisheng, who seemed to be in poor form recently.
Yu Shao pondered for a moment, quickly found the chess record of today's game between Zhuang Weisheng and Feng He, and then began to read it attentively.
"Wrong little eyes, right little eyes..."
"Then, Zhuang Weisheng came out and jumped to guard the corner?"
Yu Shao was a little surprised to see that Zhuang Weisheng made a mistake but chose to make a big jump to defend the corner.
Although he has played this kind of layout before, he has not played it too many times so far. Although his chess games have been reviewed and analyzed by countless chess players, many of his moves have also attracted the study of many chess players.
For example, San San Shoujiao, because of him, the number of people there has gradually increased.
However, almost no one has ever played a move like the small eye, big jump and guarding the corner. After all, this move is very strange no matter how you look at it. It cannot be said to be bad, but it always feels like it is not a good move.
When facing a small eye, there are actually three ways of defending the corners recommended by Go AI, namely big jump, single pass, and big flying. Among these three methods, Yu Shao prefers big flying to defend the corners.
Previously, when faced with the small eye, the Wuyou Corner, which was widely sought after by human chess players, was discarded by AI.
The reason is very simple. AI has completely overturned the overall situation and efficiency. The traditional view that "defending the corner means winning the game" has been overturned by AI, which believes that external forces and speed are more important in the layout stage.
Although Cape Wuyou is solid, it is considered to be at a slight disadvantage by AI due to its lack of external potential and subsequent development.
However, the Worry-Free Corner has not been denied and is still a completely viable move. After all, the winning rate is only reduced by one point, a gap that human chess players cannot feel at all.
Yu Shao never thought that Wuyoujiao could no longer be played, and he would occasionally play Wuyoujiao himself.
After all, even a powerful Go AI cannot prove that it is right. Perhaps with further development of Go, Cape Wuyou will be revitalized again.
Therefore, when facing the small eye guarding the corner, Yu Shao only played variations of big jump, big flying, and single pass to tell others that they could play this way.
However, currently, when faced with a small eye, if they want to defend a corner, most chess players still prefer to choose a worry-free corner rather than a big jump, single pass, or big flying.
Since most chess players in this world still prefer to play Wuyoujiao, Yu Shao has no intention of correcting it. After all, even the Go AI can't convince him that Wuyoujiao is wrong.
However, in such a crucial match between the national players and the main tournament, Zhuang Weisheng played a small eye and a big jump to defend the corner.
Yu Shao's expression became more serious and he continued reading.
Time passes by every second.
After a while, Yu Shao finally finished watching the entire game of chess.
"This game of chess..."
Yu Shao looked at the intricate chess game on the computer screen, his expression becoming more serious, but he still gave his evaluation in his heart: "Excellent!"
Even he couldn't help but express his sincere admiration for this game of chess.
Zhuang Weisheng made almost no mistakes throughout the whole game, and he made many moves that impressed him. More importantly, in this game, Zhuang Weisheng's moves were completely different from before.
This difference is not in the style of chess.
Zhuang Weisheng's chess style is almost the same as before. His moves are solid and his style is majestic, especially his overall situation and weight.
Not only can he reasonably grasp the balance between terrain and momentum, and use coordinated methods to put pressure on his opponent, he is also powerful in protracted warfare, has a keen sense, is good at sacrificing pieces and making full use of his strengths and attack efficiency to win with a certain level of realm.
But, perceptions changed.
In this game of chess, Zhuang Weisheng's understanding of the situation was obviously different from before.
This change in cognition resulted in the fact that even though Zhuang Weisheng's chess style did not change, the chess he played seemed to be reborn and he was completely different from before.
Seeing Zhuang Weisheng's transformation, even Yu Shao felt a deep sense of urgency! After reading the game from beginning to end again, Yu Shao finally closed the chess record, slid the mouse, and searched for the match schedule for the second round of his next title match.
The first round of the title match has ended, so the schedule for the second round should have been released.
Soon, Yu Shao found his next opponent.
[Yu Shao 3rd Dan, yes, Zhu Xinyuan 9th Dan! 】
"Zhu Xinyuan ninth stage?"
Seeing this familiar name, Yu Shao was slightly startled.
"My next national champion opponent is... Jiang Xiahua's master."
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