Chapter 475: Rise is rapid, fall is sudden
clatter.
clatter.
clatter.
The chess pieces began to fall alternately on the chessboard again.
The effect of that hanging move is not just for a short time. If we only look at this move, it certainly cannot be considered a good move, and it is difficult to understand. The beauty of this hanging move lies in its far-reaching impact on the entire game.
Therefore, as more and more chess pieces were placed on the chessboard, their effects began to slowly become apparent. Gradually, some people finally began to realize something, and a look of shock appeared on their faces.
"Is it an illusion?"
Everyone's eyes were filled with disbelief, some even couldn't help swallowing, and some had dry throats!
"That hanging move was originally meaningless, but now it seems to have the effect of attracting troops. Even if we put the attraction aside, if we want to divide the battlefield, that hanging move actually seems to be of considerable help!"
"Even in the case of a kill, the hanging piece seems to echo the other pieces from a distance, leaving a retreat for White to form a formation in the middle."
"Of course, we can't say that these three options are very helpful, but the strange thing is that no matter what White chooses, this move seems to work!"
Everyone was in complete disbelief and even felt a little scared!
If we look at this point and the current market situation, then the previous move was absolutely correct, and it can even be said to be a very good move, but the problem is that this is the answer they got by reverse calculation!
In the previous game, I would never have thought of playing the "hanging" move, because... this kind of thinking is too jumpy, completely contrary to the principles of chess, and even more inconsistent with the inertia of human thinking!
"Ander is so strong? No wonder he was able to defeat Zhang Dongchen. It's unbelievable..."
Someone was sweating profusely as he stared at the chessboard, unable to help but silently think, "How the board develops now depends entirely on White. While Black is capable of competing, the initiative will remain in White's hands!"
"If we seize the initiative, then even if Black and White are currently evenly matched, as time goes on, Black will gradually fall into a disadvantage."
"It looks like it will be a tug-of-war!"
At this moment, Ender looked at the chessboard, a faint confident smile appeared on his face, and he placed the chess piece again.
clatter!
Seven columns and five elements, pull!
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard with a focused and serious expression, but his gaze was very calm.
The initiative of the next chess game will be well controlled by White. This is why, under similar board conditions, methods such as hanging pieces, which can harmonize the entire board, were once popular in the past.
After all, even Go AI once affirmed the value of this move!
However, this similar method of harmonizing the entire board, which was once adopted by Go AI, rose rapidly and fell suddenly, and there was a reason for this!
Since this method of play is aimed at harmonizing the entire board, it must be supported by a strong sense of overall balance. Secondly, through a large number of games and research, as well as iterative AI analysis, this method of play will make the opponent feel less vulnerable!
Yes!
When this kind of move first appeared, because they didn't know how to deal with it, facing the pressure of the opponent's overall balance, almost all chess players' first instinct was to play heavy, form a thick position, and make the opponent's overall balance useless.
And this is exactly what the opponent wants!
After going thick, it is indeed difficult to play a role in overall balance, but the thickness itself has also become thick, and thickness must be heavy, and heaviness cannot be abandoned.
In this case, it will be extremely difficult to turn around.
Later, through a large number of games and AI analysis, a group of top chess players discovered that it was not necessary to play heavy moves. Faced with this kind of move, the best response is actually to play lightly, leaving yourself vulnerable on all sides!
It sounds incredible and counterintuitive, but that’s the beauty of Go!
If the pieces are light, they are thin and easy to be attacked. Logically speaking, we should be afraid of the opponent's overall balanced formation. However, when the pieces are light and thin, we can easily give up the pieces!
Although sacrificing a pawn is a tactical means, it is inherently anti-human, because no one is willing to sacrifice a pawn for no reason.
However, to play this way, one needs to build up an offensive through a series of sacrifices, causing a shocking upheaval on the entire board. That is why, at the beginning, no one can notice this!
This is also why Yu Shao commented on the "hanging" move, saying that this method was too extreme.
Of course, the overall coordination of the game, such as the "hanging" move, was once recognized and adopted by Go AI, but it does not mean that one can simply gain an advantage by taking the game lightly and then sacrificing pieces to attack.
In fact, even if the player underestimates the chess and goes away, and fights with the opponent, the two sides are still roughly evenly matched, but the changes are very complicated, and both sides will inevitably have a series of complex attacks and defenses.
Although the side that coordinated the whole game played well and the situation was not bad, generally speaking, in this attack and defense, the side that sacrificed pieces would still have a better chance of playing, with many first moves and active pieces. Therefore, this way of playing has gradually become less common, but some players still occasionally use it as a cool move.
Thinking of this, Yu Shao finally reached into the chess box.
“Click!”
With a crisp sound, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece and slowly dropped it.
clatter!
Four columns and eleven rows, press!
"Do you choose to press this step?"
In the crowd, Kimura Go couldn't help but be stunned.
The others also noticed this step, and each of them looked surprised.
"No need to make up for the chess here?"
"Choosing to press forward and lock down the white piece is indeed a good move, but the chessboard isn't thick enough."
"Are you confident that you can withstand White's next attack?"
Everyone was talking about it for a while.
Ander looked at this move with a slightly fixed gaze. After thinking for a moment, he finally made another move.
Five columns and thirteen rows, bang!
Yu Shao lowered his eyes and made another move.
Eight columns and six rows, dig!
"Dig? Why don't you fill it here?"
When Ander saw this move, he was stunned.
It was understandable that he didn't make another move just now. After all, if he wanted to attack the black chess piece, it would take some moves, and after he made his move, the black chess piece would still have time to make another move.
Others couldn't figure it out, but he could.
Of course, if you want to be safe, it is best to make the next move directly.
But now, he has already taken an offensive stance, and Black still ignores him. This is a bit unreasonable.
"Do you really think you can do the job?"
Ander's expression became a little gloomy. He thought that Yu Shao was confident enough in his ability to deal with the isolated enemy, so even if Yu Shao showed an attitude of siege, he turned a blind eye.
"Jump?"
Ender looked at the chessboard, and his first reaction was to jump in and force the black chess piece to express its position, but he quickly rejected this idea.
"No, that's too aggressive. If it were anyone else, they could just jump in and attack. Even if the surrounding pieces aren't strong, they might still be able to cause damage. But he's different."
"You must remain calm, make sufficient preparations first, and then decide the outcome in one fell swoop!"
"If you are truly confident that you can cure me, then don't bother making up for it. Just show me how to cure me!"
After thinking for a long time, Ander pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, a fierce look appeared in his eyes, and finally he reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and put it down quickly!
Nine columns and thirteen rows, Xiaofei!
Yu Shao seemed to have anticipated this and made his move right after Ander did.
Eight columns and ten rows, jump!
"Jump?"
Seeing this move, Ander's eyes twitched and his expression suddenly became extremely ugly!
You really don't plan to make up for it?!
Although what he was thinking just now was, if you have the ability, then don't make up for it, just show me how to cure the orphan, but no matter what he thought, he really didn't expect that Yu Shao would not make up for it!
Ander suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart. He didn't know why Yu Shao didn't make up for it, so he thought that Yu Shao really believed that he could successfully deal with the isolated enemy, so this move was tantamount to a provocation!
Ander gritted his teeth and took out the chess piece again!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The sounds of pieces dropping began to rise again!
As more and more chess pieces fell, Ander's expression became worse and worse, but...
Everything has a limit, and quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.
At first, Ander's face flushed with anger, but gradually, his pupils shrank, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and he was a little bit incredulous.
Not only Ander, but everyone else around was also completely stunned and couldn't believe their eyes!
"What's the meaning?"
Someone looked at the chessboard in shock: "Apart from patching up the broken point of the chessboard, there was almost no patching up at all!"
"He just keeps getting away and turning around... It doesn't look like he's going to cure the orphan..." someone murmured in shock.
"It's not that he doesn't want to cure me, it's just that he doesn't seem to want to leave at all!"
Someone, with a look of disbelief on their face, said in astonishment, "He's throwing everything in, trying to seize key points. But if White invades or breaks through, Black will be in danger of being completely wiped out!"
"Although I don't understand...but it should be my problem, right? After all, it's Yu Shao?"
The chess pieces continue to fall onto the board.
The crisp sound of the chess pieces falling echoed in everyone's ears.
Ander looked at the chessboard in front of him. The scattered black pieces seemed to be shaky and vulnerable in front of the white pieces that were coordinated all over the board.
Compared with Black's thick play and stubborn efforts to eliminate isolated pieces and make them alive, this situation seems to be more favorable for White.
This was the board scene he wanted to see the most, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a great sense of crisis in his heart.
He didn't know where this sense of crisis came from, so he could only subconsciously grit his teeth and fall into deep thought.
Looking at this leap, Ander fell into deep thought.
One minute...
Two minutes...
Time ticks by.
Finally, after five minutes, Ander looked up at Yu Shao, but still couldn't figure out what was going on with that sense of crisis in his heart, so he could only reach into the chess box again.
He picked up the chess piece and dropped it again!
Bang!
Eight columns and eleven rows, bang!
"White had everything ready, so he cut off Black's long pieces. In the end, he couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to attack Black!"
Everyone around couldn't help but hold their breath.
Everyone realized that the game had entered the most intense and complex stage of attack and kill. Both sides attacked one wing each. It was either you die or I live!
If Black has a backup plan, then it must be exposed now, which will also answer everyone's confusion!
Then, the next moment!
Under the gaze of everyone, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Six columns and twelve rows, big fly!
"this?"
Seeing this move, everyone's eyes widened!
"Just abandon it?"
However, someone soon reacted.
"Indeed, it's a very calm judgment. This piece of black isn't that important. Facing the siege of white pieces, it's extremely difficult to deal with the isolated piece. It's better to give it up in exchange for the initiative."
“Although it was a helpless move, it was also a good move.”
Ander looked at the chessboard, calculating the subsequent changes in his mind, but the feeling of unease in his heart became more and more serious. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and continued to make moves.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
Soon, the expressions of the people around looked at the chessboard and changed suddenly.
"Black, gave up another piece..."
Ander took a deep breath, a little impatient, and with a click, he reached into the chess box and took out the chess piece, with a fierce look between his brows!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
Someone looked at the chessboard and said in amazement, "Are you giving up this piece too?"
The chess pieces continued to fall, and there was silence all around.
The two sides have been fighting each other, the board situation is becoming more and more complicated, and the tense atmosphere makes everyone dare not breathe. They stare at the chessboard tightly and deduce the situation in their minds, just to barely keep up with the thinking of both sides.
Watching the chess pieces falling one after another, everyone's hearts were in turmoil!
A series of sacrifices!
They originally thought that Black was going to sacrifice pieces to gain the initiative, and eventually find the most important piece to cure the isolated piece, but the facts seemed not to be the case!
Black is constantly sacrificing pieces, but because these pieces are very light, even though a lot of them are sacrificed, overall, the damage to Black is not that great!
but--
Black is very active across the board. Although the current losses are not big, if they continue like this, they will still collapse!
More importantly, even they felt an inexplicable sense of unease in their hearts at this moment.
clatter.
At this moment, another crisp sound of falling pieces was heard.
Black chess piece falls.
Eight columns and thirteen rows, bang!
The whole audience was silent for a moment. Everyone was a little puzzled, wondering why the black chess piece was suddenly placed here. This was the white formation, and if the black chess piece went deep into the enemy's territory alone, it would be tantamount to seeking death.
However, Kimura Go was the first to react, followed by Zheng Qin, and then the others—
When they re-examined the chess game, suddenly, they felt a chill down their spines!
"W-What's going on?!"
Someone's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but lose his voice. He seemed to have seen a ghost, and he was almost speechless. His pupils suddenly contracted: "White chess... White chess's shape has cracked!"
"Impossible! How could this happen? Wasn't the white chess piece just now clearly still—"
Someone murmured in disbelief, but suddenly stopped talking halfway through. He stared at the black chess pieces on the chessboard, and his vision seemed to be in a trance.
In his mind, every move made by Black chess before this appeared one by one.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The board seemed to be constantly moving backwards, until it returned to the very beginning. They originally thought they would make up for the loss, but in the end there was no way to make up for it!
The others also realized the problem and were all stunned for a moment!
Even Kimura Go, who had remained calm throughout the crowd, seemed to have realized something when he looked at the chessboard, and a look of shock appeared on his face!
"From that time on, it started..."
Zheng Qin stared blankly at the chessboard, his mouth feeling dry.
At this moment, he seemed to understand something.
“It’s completely the opposite.”
"Yu Shao, you never even thought about making up for the loss. Facing White's move, Black actually took it lightly, dispersing all his strength!"
"Under that situation, Black should naturally play thick and active, making it difficult for White to attack, but White's hanging power is active. But now, Black has sacrificed a lot of pieces, and of course the points are greatly lost, but-"
"Black's pieces are scattered across the board, giving them great flexibility and a fierce attack!"
"Yu Shao actually avoided the strategy of going thick and active to eliminate the isolated opponent, and took an unconventional approach, giving an answer that shouldn't have happened!"
"Too much to ask for such a change... It completely breaks the rules and goes against common sense!"
“It’s… unbelievable!”
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