Chapter 461 Confrontation
After a moment, Arakino finally came to his senses, finally took out the chess piece and put it down again.
Dongshan Xun's expression was extremely serious. He quickly picked up the chess piece and responded.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
Both sides made moves very quickly, and soon more than thirty moves were made. A pattern of confrontation between black and white pieces gradually formed on the board. The black and white pieces were already in close combat, and it seemed that a war was about to break out.
Looking at the situation of the chess game, many people were slightly surprised, and the Internet suddenly became a hot topic of discussion.
"Dongshan Xun's move was truly exceptional. I thought Black would cut, but in the end, it cut. If you think about it, even if it cut, it would have been counterattacked by White. But Dongshan Xun made it in an instant. Clearly, he didn't do much calculation, just based on his instincts. He's incredibly perceptive."
"But Mr. Arakino also came on strong, his moves were tricky and ruthless. After a long absence from the competition, his demeanor seems to have not lost its former charm. This is really surprising."
"Although both sides used the ancient chess layout in this game, things were obviously different later on. For example, when White's pieces were sticking, a traditional player would have definitely made a stand, but Toyama Xun chose a shoulder charge. This is how I understand it now."
In the official live broadcast room of the Phoenix Cup, barrages of comments kept flying by.
At the competition venue, the people watching around watched the chess game progress, and their expressions became more and more focused.
At this moment, Dongshan Xun picked up the chess piece again and placed it on the chessboard!
clatter.
Two columns and nine rows, stab!
Seeing the position where the black chess piece landed, everyone's thoughts were instantly interrupted and they were all stunned.
"Stab, this move is so powerful!"
Soon someone realized the sharpness of the stab and stared at the black spot that had just fallen with a look of shock on his face.
"When facing White's tiger-shaped move, Black's conventional strategy is to look for White's weak points and then slowly advance. However, here Black directly pierces White's weak point, preserving the aftertaste of White's weak shape in order to gain greater benefits!"
It was obvious that the white pieces took the initiative to attack during the layout phase, but the black pieces were not willing to be outdone. They actually counterattacked the white pieces and attacked the white pieces in the upper left corner ruthlessly, which was completely beyond their expectations.
However, everything has two sides, and this is especially true for Go, which is full of the philosophy of yin and yang dialectics.
If Black chooses to stab and does not look for other breakpoints of White, then White can directly fill the gap. In this way, even if White is hindered by Black's stab and has a slight taste, after White successfully reshapes, the counterattack will be extremely terrifying!
Moreover, because the white pieces are not separated in time, the life and death of the black pieces in the upper left corner will also be a problem. If you are not careful, a large number of them will die!
Where there is loss, there is gain.
The victory or defeat in Go actually depends on how to lose as little as possible and gain as much as possible!
Seeing Toyama Xun's move, Arakino frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he finally took out the chess piece again and put it down.
clatter!
Three columns and seven rows, press!
Dongshan Xun stared at the chessboard closely, and soon with a "click", he picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly onto the chessboard!
The two sides began to make moves alternately, and the people around them couldn't help but become more and more serious, so that their expressions became solemn.
The people online who watched this scene through the live broadcast became more and more shocked.
"Faced with Black's thorn, Mr. Arakino's response was quite surprising!"
"If White really wants to kill Black, then directly advancing all the way forward is undoubtedly the safest approach. After all, Black's stabbing comes at the expense of White's expansion!"
"But... Mr. Arakino didn't make up for it. Faced with the meat that Black had delivered to his mouth, he actually turned a blind eye and took the initiative to squeeze, threatening the black pieces on the right wing!"
"This way, White has left Black with a flaw in his chess formation, and they might be surrounded and annihilated!"
"Therefore, Black must consider the possibility of his piece becoming isolated, but instead, there is the possibility that Black will spread to the center of the board!"
In this game, White took the lead in laying out the second move of hanging the corner, which directly showed his desperate attitude and forcibly provoked a war, which was astonishing!
But the black chess piece was not scared and did not retreat blindly. Instead, it took the risk to counterattack the white chess piece. The white chess piece could obviously avoid it, but shockingly, it took the black chess piece's attack and then bit the black chess piece back!
In this way, both sides were in a difficult situation and were ready to fight to the death!
However, you have to know that the white chess layout directly hangs the corner, which naturally lacks the support of the first move in the corner. Even if the black chess has a handicap, the value of a star position can completely offset it!
Seeing this, Dongshan Xun's expression also changed slightly.
After thinking for two minutes, he finally picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Thirteen columns and nine rows, bang!
Arakino also picked up the chess piece and dropped it!
Fourteen columns and nine rows, broken!
Black chess pieces, seven columns and twelve rows, fly!
White chess pieces, seven columns and thirteen rows, damn!
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Time keeps passing!
Watching each move made by both sides, the audience watching the game live were first surprised, then delighted, and then -
A look of shock gradually appeared on everyone's face!
Everyone stared at the chess game intently, without even blinking, and they held their breath unconsciously!
"Wonderful!"
Someone in the crowd, not knowing who it was, looked at the chessboard and couldn't help but whispered in shock.
The white piece's move was ferocious and terrifying, exchanging injuries for injuries without any compromise, but the black piece did not sit still and wait for death, and his response was very precise. The two sides competed against each other and refused to give in.
The two sides in the upper left corner are fighting fiercely. If they are not careful, the whole army will be wiped out. In this kind of situation, victory or defeat can often be overturned like a tide in a single move and cannot be controlled.
However, because both sides played with incredible precision, the initially tense and intense situation gradually turned into a complex confrontation with mutual restraint.
The white pieces seem to be in danger, but the black pieces cannot do anything to the white pieces for a while, and the configuration of the white pieces in the middle seems to have the potential to counterattack the black dragon!
Even at this point in the game, it could already be considered a peak battle between two peerless masters, but this game was played between two players who were not originally favored!
The excitement of the confrontation was simply dazzling!
The tense atmosphere seemed to have spread from the chessboard to the entire competition venue!
Dongshan Xun's expression was a little ugly. He obviously realized how difficult his opponent was and placed his chess piece again.
clatter!
Eight columns and five elements, jump!
Araki Noya responded immediately and the chess piece fell on the chessboard!
clatter!
Ten columns and eleven rows, big fly!
Everyone has seen that the game between the two sides may not be able to be determined for the time being. Both of them have their own concerns. Although they are fighting for their lives from the beginning, the battle line may be very long, and the victory may even be decided in the endgame!
At this moment, Dongshan Xun reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he made a move quickly!
clatter!
The chess pieces fell onto the chessboard, making a crisp sound that echoed throughout the entire competition venue!
Seeing this move, Zheng Qin in the crowd was stunned.
The next moment, Zheng Qin's expression changed drastically, and his body couldn't help but lean forward slightly. He couldn't believe his eyes at all!
“It’s actually here—”
"Abandoned?!"
Not only Zheng Qin, but also the others around him stood still.
After coming back to their senses, everyone's eyes widened little by little, staring at the chessboard stupidly. Because of the severe impact, they were unable to think for a moment!
"this……"
Everyone was stunned and their hearts trembled!
On the chessboard with nineteen crisscrossing lines, the black pieces in the eleventh column and fourteenth row are shining brightly!
This move is not difficult to understand.
However, before Dongshan Xun made this move, no one had ever considered it, but when it came out, everyone was deeply shocked by it!
For a moment, they didn't even know whether this was a sacrifice or a wrong move.
Under this situation, the originally intense and tense situation between the two sides has eased slightly, because there are actually quite a few positions where black can place his pieces, but no one would think of this position.
If you say it is abandoning a piece, but... the so-called abandoning a piece means abandoning a "piece", and when this move was made, a dragon with a length of nearly thirty eyes was killed!
If it is a wrong move, after the white piece captures the big dragon, the black piece can rely on the configuration of the central pieces and the suppression of the white piece on the right wing to have something to do!
But even if there are subsequent moves to be made, it will require extremely complex and fierce battles, and I am afraid no one can see it clearly. Moreover, if it is finally discovered that it is all in vain and a big dragon dies, the black chess piece will be completely wiped out!
This kind of determination is not something most people can possess.
Kong Zi also stood in the crowd and watched the fight, remaining calm from beginning to end.
But when he saw this move, even his expression changed. He didn't see that there was such a move. Even if he had seen it, he might not dare to use it. This one was too fierce.
Opposite Toyama Fumio, Arakino silently looked at the chess piece that Toyama Fumio had just placed on the chessboard.
“Click!”
After a moment, Araki finally reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Seven columns and ten rows, pounce!
The white chess piece raised its butcher knife against the black chess dragon!
Black will hand over the big dragon and will not allow White to retreat. If White is afraid of the possible flower-pulling attack by Black in the future and allows the big dragon that was originally doomed to die to revive, then White will be beaten all the way!
Therefore, the White chess piece's move to slay the dragon is naturally on the verge of being fired!
clatter!
Black chess piece, fall!
Seventeen columns and eleven rows, clamp!
This is purely a move to seize the initiative, and it is a necessary move after sacrificing a piece. If you don't fight for the initiative here, the white pieces will be weakened and the black pieces will be like fish on the chopping board!
Arakino thought for a moment, then took out the chess piece again and dropped it!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The sound of pieces falling began to echo again!
Everyone stared at the fierce game closely, not daring to move their eyes even a little, as if they were afraid of missing any move. Every time a chess piece fell, it was like the flash of swords and sabers!
Time keeps passing.
At some point, beads of sweat appeared on the faces of many people around, as if they were on Bai Zi's side.
"Mr. Arakino didn't sit still and wait for death, and he deserved it without a drop of water!"
"but…."
"Black cleverly exploited its own dead pieces to hinder White's originally aggressive attack. White's pieces have become heavier, and even if they move, they won't be able to achieve the desired effect!"
Someone couldn't help swallowing, raised his head, and looked at Dongshan Xun in shock.
"He can actually do it."
This scene on the chessboard seemed familiar to him. Someone had used a similar method before, at the cost of the sudden death of the big dragon, and forced the board into the official game, playing the game of abandoning the dragon that horrified the world!
That game took place in the Yingjiao Cup, and the last chess player who achieved this is also sitting here today. His name is Su Yiming.
In that game, Su Yiming lost in the end, but that was a desperate counterattack when he was at a disadvantage. In this game, he was looking for a chance to win by sacrificing the dragon when the two sides were evenly matched!
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
The chess pieces continued to fall, and the white pieces responded quite tenaciously, with each move making people applaud.
However, everyone's expression was somewhat gloomy, and their mood was inexplicably complicated.
"White's chess formation is about to collapse."
"Mr. Arakino, after ten years away from the professional arena, even after making a comeback, he still can't fulfill his wish..."
"There's no other way. White has collapsed. The outcome is decided."
"White's center has been significantly destroyed, and the upper left and lower right corners are also in poor shape. The only valuable piece is the isolated piece in the lower left corner. No matter how you play, there's no way to stop it."
Seeing Toyama Xun place the chess piece again, Arakino stopped placing the chess piece. He just looked at the chessboard in silence. After a moment, he slowly closed his eyes.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt mixed emotions.
Although they didn't know what Arakino was thinking at the moment, they could probably guess that as the uncrowned king ten years ago, he must feel very uncomfortable being forced into this situation by a junior like Toyama Xun.
In their opinion, Arakino was obviously not brave enough to face this game.
"Mr. Arakino, you played very well, worthy of the legendary chess player who competed with Mr. Yasuhiro Seki ten years ago. But... Toyama Xun, he's not bad either."
Someone looked reluctant and looked at Arakino and then at Toyama Xun.
At this moment, Arakino opened his eyes again, his gaze was extremely calm, and the next moment, he reached into the chess box again.
Seeing this scene, everyone was slightly stunned.
"Do you want to go down again?"
The next moment, Araki took out the chess piece and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Xiaofei!
…
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The other side.
"I lost."
Zhu Huaian looked extremely regretful and scratched his hair unwillingly, but he finally chose to surrender and lowered his head to Su Yiming.
"Thank you for your advice."
Su Yiming nodded slightly at Zhu Huaian and spoke.
Zhu Huaian's face was full of self-blame. He gritted his teeth but still replied: "Thank you for your advice."
The people around were also disappointed to see the game of chess end so abruptly.
After all, they originally thought that a thrilling battle would break out between Zhu Huaian and Su Yiming, but just in the middle of the game, Zhu Huaian made an extremely outrageous mistake.
On that board, the first instinctive move was to pull the ball, but if you think about it a little more deeply, even an amateur chess player would find that pulling the ball should be done first and then in the middle. In the end, Zhu Huaian still played it that way.
Sometimes, trusting your chess sense too much can be a bad thing.
Su Yiming continued to attack fiercely. In this situation, Zhu Huaian showed amazing tenacity and managed to hold on until now. However, this made those who were looking forward to seeing the exciting confrontation between the two even more disappointed.
Because judging from Zhu Huaian's performance in the second half of the game, the exciting confrontation they expected could have happened.
"I was so careless. I made such a big mistake."
"After all, it's the World Championship. This is Zhu Huaian's first time reaching the top 64 of the World Championship, so his mentality is a bit unstable."
"I hope this game won't affect my subsequent performance. After falling into the loser's bracket, the pressure is even greater."
Everyone was whispering to each other.
They were not surprised that Zhu Huaian made such a shocking mistake. After all, there is no chess player who has never made a mistake. Even in the world competition, it is not uncommon to make big mistakes.
Soon, after putting away the chess pieces, Su Yiming stood up, looked in the direction of Yu Shao, and then looked in the direction of Dongshan Xun and Araki No.
Su Yiming thought about it and finally walked towards Dongshanxun who was closer to him.
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