Chapter 466: Fight or Not Fight
After a long time, Ed clenched his fist, picked up the chess piece again, and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Fifteen columns and nine rows, pull!
This move not only launches a counterattack against the weak right wing of the black chess pieces, but also hides a trap to trap the back end of the black chess pieces. It is also the strongest response in the current local area!
Obviously, even though he realized that the board was out of control and the situation did not develop as he expected, Ed refused to give up and tried his best to save the situation, trying to provoke another fierce battle locally and fight the black chess to the death!
"Pull it."
Yu Shao thought for a moment, then also picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The sound of pieces falling began to echo again.
"The small eye is threatened. Using a double attack might be faster, but the white piece might be able to infiltrate with a jump."
As the chess pieces continued to fall, Yu Shao's expression gradually became colder.
Although the board was already tilting in favor of Black, Ed's tenacity also exceeded his expectations. Under this situation, each of his responses was extremely powerful and quite difficult to deal with.
Even he had to keep thinking, considering various ways to defeat the enemy.
"So, we can only disconnect, wait for the white pieces to break in, and then use the lingering influence on the left side to fight a decisive battle with the white pieces."
Feeling the difficulty and amazing tenacity of the white chess pieces, Yu Shao's eyes grew colder. He picked up the chess piece again and quickly placed it on the board.
clatter!
Seventeen columns and thirteen rows, broken!
Seeing Yu Shao's move, Ed couldn't help but bite his thumb nail, his face covered with sweat. He thought for a long time before picking up the chess piece and placing it down again.
clatter!
Twelve columns and nine rows, charge!
The white chess piece finally took the risk of breaking into the black formation, ignoring the weakness of its own chess shape, risking its life and fortune, trying to not only escape by eliminating the isolated chess piece, but also to counterattack the black chess piece!
The people who were watching the game between Yu Shao and Ed couldn't help but feel nervous about the complicated situation where one move could affect the entire body, and they held their breath nervously.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Ed looked at the chessboard in front of him, his face pale, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching.
He covered his face with one hand, gritted his teeth, and finally let out a dejected sigh and chose to surrender.
"I lost."
Ed spoke up and finally resigned himself to the defeat.
The winner has been decided.
Yu Shao, wins in the middle game!
Hearing this, Yu Shao couldn't help but feel relieved.
Perhaps it was the subconscious prejudice from his previous life that was at work. Since his opponent was a European chess player, he had not been too serious about this game. As a result, this game turned out to be unexpectedly difficult.
He had never expected that it would take so much effort to win this game. Ed's level was even comparable to that of the Japanese chess player Takeru Sato, whom he had played against before, and might even be better.
In this game, it looked like White was in a very miserable situation in the end, with the pieces shattered all over the floor and surrendered in the middle of the game. But in fact, it was because White, in order to win, did not leave any room for himself.
The white chess piece does not leave any room for itself, which is equivalent to not giving the black chess piece any way to retreat. It must fight hand-to-hand, and it is either you die or I die.
Otherwise, with Ed's level, he could have easily held on to the endgame and ultimately won the game.
Fortunately, although this game was unexpectedly difficult, it was eventually won without too much trouble.
Yu Shao glanced at the chessboard again, then collected his thoughts, bowed his head and saluted Ed, saying, "Thank you for your guidance."
"Thank you for your advice."
After the bet, Ed was obviously calmer and quickly returned the gift.
Seeing that the winner had been decided, the expressions of everyone who had watched the entire game were slightly complicated.
"I never expected that White would even try to do this under those circumstances. It was a truly astonishing move. The judgment was so precise and the feeling so sharp. I hadn't even considered it that way."
"He's really strong. Maybe he can make it all the way and win the championship."
"I don't know what kind of game it would be if he faced off against Mr. An Hongshi, and who would win."
The crowd couldn't help but whisper to each other.
Soon, after putting away the chess pieces, Yu Shao stood up, glanced at the ninth table where Su Yiming and Arakino were, thought for a while, and then walked towards Chapter 9.
"Why did you only make so few moves?"
As soon as he arrived at the ninth table and saw the chess game, Yu Shao couldn't help but be a little surprised.
It was all over on his side, even though it ended in the middle and late stages of the game, and both sides played very quickly, but this game had only been played for about sixty or seventy moves, and had just entered the middle stage.
However, Yu Shao didn't think much about it. He quickly looked at the chessboard and began to think.
"Su Yiming plays black, Arakino plays white. It looks like both teams should set up their formations with Star Small Eyes against Star Small Eyes. Then Black will use Small Flying to hang, White will use Small Flying to respond, Black will break the edge, White will use Small Flying to hang, and Black will use High Breaking and Pinning."
"Bai...didn't jump, but instead hung up from the second room?"
Yu Shao was a little surprised. Here, the white chess piece jumped out directly, which was a common way of playing, but the two-space reverse hang was a completely new move. Originally, this move was often used in the black two-space low clamp, but now it was used in the two-space high clamp.
From the perspective of chess theory, this move is a bit too strong. It does not provide enough protection for the white pieces in the corners and its foundation is unstable. However, it does put a lot of pressure on the black pieces in the star positions, so it is hard to say whether it is better or worse.
"No wonder it rains so slowly."
Yu Shao immediately understood one thing. After all, the layout was out of the ordinary and the move had never appeared in any previous chess records. There was no past pattern or variation to support it, so it all depended on the player's on-the-spot performance.
Although it wouldn't be that slow, and the explanation was a bit far-fetched, Yu Shao couldn't think of any other explanation.
"And wasn't it said that Araki only casts Star Positions? So now he can cast Star Small Eyes as well?"
Yu Shao was thinking leisurely while looking at the chess board, judging the order of moves of both sides.
Because we have just entered the middle game, both sides have just preliminarily determined the outline of each other's chassis and have not yet entered into a fierce competition for "space", so the overall situation is not clear.
"However, judging from the layout, even facing Araki's new move, Su Yiming actually responded... quite fiercely."
Yu Shao fell into deep thought. Even without looking at the previous chess game, he was able to deduce the order of moves made by both sides in the upper right corner of the chessboard based on the current situation.
"If we're looking for a safe approach, Su Yiming's best strategy is to suppress the White piece in the corner. To keep it alive, White will have to make a three-three turn. Then Black will make another tiger move, breaking the White piece's connection. White will stick back, and Black will then capture the White piece in the corner. White can then retake it. This way, the situation will be eased and both sides will be satisfied."
"However, Su Yiming actually played so forcefully, directly piercing the top, cutting off the retreat of the white chess piece's point three-three turn. The white chess piece will inevitably grow, and the black chess piece will counterattack with another piercing move."
"The subsequent White move was also very aggressive, and Black refused to give in. He pushed the three-way block, directly asking White to express his position."
"Your attitude is so tough?"
Yu Shao couldn't help but look at Su Yiming again. In his impression, except for the few games he played with him, Su Yiming would not be too "competitive" in the layout stage of other chess games.
Because layout is not his home ground, sometimes even if the layout has a slight loss, as long as the overall direction is correct and the loss is not large, Su Yiming can often accept it and not be too picky.
This is not necessarily wrong, and can also be seen as a reflection of the overall situation. For example, there are local losses, but the overall situation is developing towards a central struggle. For Su Yiming personally, this may be an advantage.
This is a more personal view of the overall situation. If others follow suit, without Su Yiming's understanding of the mid-game and strong fighting ability, they will probably suffer a great loss.
It is precisely because Su Yiming's character is indeed in line with the central chess method of not sticking to the corners and looking at the central sky, so Su Yiming's ability to fight in the middle of the board is beyond ordinary people.
This is Su Yiming's strength and also his weakness. Su Yiming seems to have gradually realized this, so in the game with him, even in the layout stage, his attitude is very firm and he is unwilling to fall behind at all.
"Maybe it's because of the World Championship?"
Yu Shao didn't think much about it, and continued to follow the current situation on the board and continue to deduce the subsequent order of moves.
After White's consecutive victories, Black's first instinctive move is to cut, but it is actually a trap.
If the black pieces are cut, it seems that they have gained an advantage, but in fact the white pieces have the first move in the next move. When the black pieces stick, the white pieces will play again. The black pieces are long and the white pieces stick, so the black pieces still need to make up for the losses. Overall, the black pieces suffer a great loss in the local area.
Even some high-level chess players could fall into the trap if they were not careful in this situation. It was obviously impossible for Su Yiming to fall into the trap so easily. He did not break, but made a long move, pushing his head towards the center.
Subsequently, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides at the beginning of the layout. Su Yiming followed his own chess strategy, constantly moving on the periphery and placing pieces in high positions, both to prepare for the fight for the center and to try to block the white pieces.
Of course, the black chess piece is not willing to sit and wait for death. After rushing out and being blocked by the white chess piece, it should directly choose to move forward to threaten the two isolated black chess pieces on the right.
After this confrontation, the final result showed that both sides were safe and sound. At first glance, the situation even seemed to have eased, and no fierce battle that could have overturned the entire situation broke out.
It seemed that both sides were just constantly testing each other, but in fact, both sides put a lot of thought into every move. Although it seemed that there was no smoke of war in the end, in fact, after each move, both sides had probably experienced a bloody battle in their minds that was invisible to everyone.
It was the outcome of these bloody battles, which were invisible to everyone, that led to constant compromises between the two sides. Amidst the intrigues and deceptions, this complex situation was eventually formed with no smoke of war left.
However, at this point, overall, the two sides are roughly evenly matched and are taking each other into consideration. The outcome will depend on the battle in the middle game.
But in Yu Shao's opinion, layout has always been Su Yiming's weakness, and the middle game is where Su Yiming really excels. If you enter the middle game with a balanced position, then facing Su Yiming, it will be quite difficult to play later.
"Judging from the current situation, Su Yiming won't let this situation last too long. He should take action soon."
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard quietly, thinking silently in his heart.
Sure enough, just as Yu Shao expected, after playing three or four moves, accompanied by a "click", Su Yiming picked up the chess piece from the chess box and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
With a crisp sound of a chess piece dropping, a black piece suddenly landed on the chessboard!
Sixteen columns and eleven rows, break through!
"This move precisely severed the connection between the white pieces above and below the right wing, isolating the white piece below the right wing and directly demanding a decisive battle!"
Yu Shao immediately saw the intention of the chess move. As the piece fell on the board, the situation, which had just been relatively peaceful, suddenly became tense and extremely tense!
Not only Yu Shao, but others also realized the power contained in this move and felt the tense atmosphere. Their expressions changed slightly, their hearts were lifted, and their expressions became tense.
They had never expected that the black piece would either not make a move, or once it did, it would determine the life and death of the white piece in half the game. The timing was perfect, and it could be said to be the strongest move on the current board!
Araki couldn't help but frown slightly, his expression was slightly solemn. After thinking for a while, he finally took out the chess piece and responded!
clatter!
Fifteen columns and fourteen rows, jump!
The black pieces have already cut off the white pieces' connection, and the life and death of the white pieces below has become a problem. If left unchecked, the white pieces will make a touch or a small flying move in the next move to completely block the black pieces, and these black pieces will surely die.
Therefore, in this situation, Black must respond. This jump is a move to escape outside and prepare for making an eye, which is also an inevitable move.
Su Yiming had obviously expected this, his expression remained unchanged, and he immediately picked up the chess piece and placed it back on the chessboard!
clatter!
Fourteen columns and twelve rows, long!
"It's not Xiaofei directly, but long?"
Seeing this move, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then someone quickly reacted first, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Generally speaking, since White escapes to the left, Black will always seize the opportunity to pursue and block White's escape route, then wait and see how White responds!"
"As a result, the black piece didn't block but extended. It looks extremely strange, but if you think about it carefully, the black piece has a big plan!"
"If White continues to flee outward, Black will follow suit, constantly putting pressure on White, and White will have no choice but to continue fleeing to the left—"
"But in the end, due to the problem with the placement of the pieces on the left, White's escape ended up crossing the entire board, blocking its path forward. That left Black completely trapped!"
"This move may seem powerless, but it's actually incredibly clever and powerful!"
This move is actually not difficult to understand or think of.
However, this is not the most intuitive way to play, because there are more intuitive ways to block, so most people will not think of other options, causing this move to be ignored!
If the current situation does not allow you to use the most intuitive and easiest way to block the situation, you must find another way out. In fact, many people should be able to think of this!
But this move happened to be launched when there was a way to block it, which was like a wake-up call to everyone, and they felt the incomparable gap in an instant!
(End of this chapter)
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