Chapter 478: Four Thousand Years of Go Completely Negated
After the four games in the winner's group were finalized, the players in the loser's group also went on stage and began to draw lots.
Compared with the players in the winner's group, the players in the loser's group had heavier expressions and looked more tired. After all, they had no way out.
Not long after, after the lots were drawn, the match arrangements for the loser group were finalized.
Suddenly, many people's eyes turned to Ander in the crowd, and Ander's expression became a little ugly.
The reason is simple. Yesterday his opponent was Yu Shao, and today, after falling into the first game of the loser group, his opponent after the draw happened to be Su Yiming again!
You know, there has always been a saying about Yu and Su in the chess world today.
"Alright, contestants, please get ready. The competition will start at nine o'clock sharp."
After saying that, Zhao Zhengyang walked off the stage, and the chess players also walked towards their own chess tables.
Ander looked at Su Yiming, his eyes darkened slightly, and his fists clenched unconsciously.
After a moment, the fist quietly loosened.
Then Ander strode towards Su Yiming, quickly came to Su Yiming's opposite, pulled out a chair and sat down.
On the other side, Honinbo Shin'ei also came to the opposite side of Yu Shao.
"Good morning, Honinbo Shin'ai-sensei."
Yu Shao was the first to greet Honinbo Shin'ei.
Honinbo Shinka was silent. He glanced at Yu Shao without a trace of disdain in his eyes. After a moment, he finally pulled out a chair and slowly sat down opposite Yu Shao. "Good morning, national player Yu Shao."
This scene instantly attracted a lot of people's attention.
Honinbo Shinkazu was just sitting in his seat, but he seemed to bring a sense of oppression with him.
Everyone looked at each other and immediately walked quickly towards Table Number 4 where the two were sitting. Soon, they surrounded Table Number 4 and Dongshan Xun was also among them.
Leaving aside the loser group, the most watched game in the winner group today is undoubtedly the one between Yu Shao and Honinbo Shingo!
If you ask who is the strongest chess player now, everyone will answer An Hongshi without hesitation, but if you ask who is the second strongest chess player, there will be different opinions on the answer.
But among all the different answers, there must be one name -
Honinbo Shinai!
More than a year ago, Yu Shao was still unknown, but more than a year later, in this competition representing the highest level of Go, Yu Shao is already competing with Honinbo Shingo for points!
Looking back over the past year or so, Yu Shao's journey can be described as legendary. From the Xinhuo Battle Point 33, to the destruction of the three difficult formulas, and then to the subversion of thick and thin, it can be said that he has turned the chess world upside down with his own efforts.
Many people think that Yu Shao’s strongest period was when he just became a professional chess player. At that time, even An Hongshi would be beaten to a pulp and be confused when facing Yu Shao.
Because at that time, Yu Shao's understanding and cognition of Go were far ahead of his time, but today, other players have gradually accepted this understanding and cognition through reviewing and learning.
In this situation, can Yu Shao still make rapid progress as before and maintain his dominance?
Some people are optimistic, while others are not so optimistic.
None of this matters, because the game will give everyone the answer.
Even if other people gradually accept the new understanding and cognition of Go, they cannot stop Yu Shao. But among those who may be able to stop Yu Shao, Honinbo Shin'ei must be one of them!
Time passes by every second.
The huge competition venue gradually became quiet.
Jiang Hanen, yes, Martin!
Araki, yes, Zhao Canye!
Honyinfang Xinhe, yes, Yu Shao!
Ande, yes, Su Yiming.
Zhang Dongchen, yes, Zheng Cui.
…
In the silent competition venue, more than 30 chess players sat opposite each other, facing each other silently and competing with each other. The atmosphere suddenly became tense and intense.
On the side, Toyama Xun stood in the crowd, looking at Yu Shao and Honinbo Shin'ei sitting opposite each other, his expression also became solemn.
In a review room of the North Korean Go Institute, Li Junhe and others were sitting in front of the TV and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
In the studio, the two chess players in charge of commentary also cast their eyes towards the big screen behind them. At this time, there was no piece on the chessboard.
finally--
"Time is up!"
Zhao Zhengyang's voice rang out again: "Dear contestants, please start guessing!"
As soon as the referee finished speaking, Honinbo Shingo immediately reached into the chess box, grabbed the white piece from the box, and held it tightly in his palm.
Yu Shao immediately took out two black pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard.
"Nine white pieces, I play black."
Soon, after counting the chess pieces, Honinbo Shinkazu raised his head, looked at Yu Shao, and spoke in fluent Chinese.
Yu Shao nodded, put away the chess pieces, exchanged chess boxes with Honinbo Shingo, and then bowed his head and said, "Please give me your guidance."
"Please advise me."
Honinbo Shinai immediately returned the gift.
Seeing the two of them finish their guesses and exchange greetings first, the crowd around, the audience in front of the TV, the chess fans in the live broadcast room, and all the people who were paying attention to this game of chess couldn't help but calm down.
They looked at the chessboard, and even though there was no chess piece on it, their expressions were extremely focused and serious.
Chess game——
here we go!
“Click!”
The crisp sound of chess pieces colliding was heard, and the next moment, Honinbo Shingo took out the black piece from the chess box and made the first move.
clatter!
Seventeen columns and four rows, small eyes!
Two or three seconds after the black piece fell, Yu Shao also reached into the chess box, picked up the white piece from the box, and slowly dropped it.
clatter!
Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!
Seeing the white piece placed at the star position, Honinbo Shin'ei quickly reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and slowly put it down.
clatter!
Four columns and four rows, stars!
On the other side, seeing the black piece fall, Yu Shao also quickly picked out the white piece and dropped it.
clatter!
Three columns and sixteen rows, small eyes!
"Xing Xiaomu versus Xing Xiaomu..."
Seeing the white piece place at the small eye, Honinbo Shin'ai looked at the chessboard and pinched his nose habitually.
In the first four moves, both sides placed pieces at star positions and small eyes respectively, forming a star-small-eye versus star-small-eye layout, which is also the most classic layout in the past thirty years. It can be used to take advantage of the situation to form a pattern, and it can also be used to play small pieces underground, winning with full flexibility!
"At this age, to have achieved what he has today is truly unprecedented and will never be surpassed..."
Honinbo Shin'ei quickly reached his right hand into the chess box and took out the chess piece with a clicking sound.
The next moment, the chess piece fell quickly!
clatter!
Fourteen columns and four rows, big jump to guard the corner!
"However, we will never just sit there and wait and watch those who come after us catch up!"
Honinbo Shingo withdrew his hand, then slowly raised his head and looked at Yu Shao opposite him. There was only calmness on his face, but he was intimidating without being angry. The gaze in his eyes was like a sword, so sharp!
"In the World Championship, even An Hongshi often suffers defeat, and other geniuses are no exception!"
"bring it on!"
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On the other side, inside the review room.
"Master Honinbo Shingo, is this the big jump guard corner?"
Seeing Heizi's move on the computer screen, everyone's expressions were moved, and they were extremely shocked in their hearts!
There are many ways for Xiaomu to defend the corner, the most common of which is to establish the Wuyou Corner. Although the appearance of Yu Shao has brought many structures and subversions to the Wuyou Corner, even Yu Shao cannot deny the value of the Wuyou Corner!
"Among the current methods of guarding corners with small eyes, the Worry-Free Corner still dominates."
Someone stared intently at the TV screen and said in a deep voice, "The only other way to defend a corner is the single-pass corner defense, but it's quite rare. Most players just consider it a cold move. The big jump corner defense is even rarer, and it was first used by Yu Shao..."
"Many of Yu Shao's moves are now recognized, but some of them are still questioned by many chess players, and the big jump guarding the corner is one of them."
"The reason is simple. When you place a small eye, you want to secure the corner. If you want speed and momentum, you won't place a small eye, but a star from the beginning!"
"Since we want a solid formation, then the Worry-Free Corner after the small flight is the most solid chess shape. The big jump guarding corner is neither fish nor fowl, or perhaps it's insatiable, because it's too fast."
"A small eye plus a big jump seems powerful and solid, but it's actually just cleverness. You can't have your cake and eat it, too. How can such a good thing happen?"
“If you want both, you often get neither.”
Upon hearing this, Lee Jun Hyuk, who had been silent until then, spoke up: "But, Honinbo Shingo Sensei still chose the big jump to defend the corner..."
"Why?"
Someone puzzled, "This method of defending the corner with a big jump is completely different from the original intention of setting a small goal. It is equivalent to violating the original strategic intention."
Lee Jun Hyuk didn't answer the question immediately. After a moment's silence, he said, "Actually, it's not just Honinbo Shingo. I've noticed that over the past month or two, other top players have also been increasingly using large jumps to defend corners."
"So why is this?"
Hearing this, everyone was even more confused. Someone couldn't help but ask, "Is the Great Jumping Guarding Angle better than the Di Wuyou Angle? That's impossible. Maintaining coherence in thought is basic common sense in Go."
"I don't know either. If I knew the reason, the big jump guarding corner method would have been recognized by the world long ago."
Li Junhe shook his head and said bluntly, "I'm afraid even if you ask Honinbo Shinko, who is currently performing this big jump and guard angle move, Honinbo Shinko himself can't explain why the big jump and guard angle move is better than the worry-free angle move."
"That--"
Someone else was about to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Junhe interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"Having no reason is the scariest thing, isn't it?"
Li Junhe asked back.
The man's words were stuck in his throat. He looked puzzled at first, then he seemed to realize something and his expression suddenly changed in shock. The same happened to other people in the chess world.
"Even I can't convince myself that the big jump guard angle is better than the worry angle, but top players like Honinbo Shingo Sensei and Yasu Hiroseki Sensei are all playing it."
Li Junhe took a deep breath and said, "If you say Wuyoujiao is better than Daejoshoujiao, then you are right, because you have a point and they don't."
"But when they are asked to play, they will play a big jump to defend the corner. If you ask me why, I don't know. They just feel that a big jump to defend the corner is better."
"If it were just one or two players like this, it would be fine, but unfortunately, more and more players, and they are all top players like Honinbo Shingo, Yasu Hiroshi, and Yu Shao, have started to play big jumps to defend the corners without any reason."
"This...maybe the most terrifying thing."
Gulp.
Some people couldn't help swallowing, their scalps felt numb, and their hair stood up.
It's just a different way of defending the corner. It seems like just a move, nothing big. Although jumping to defend the corner is not a good move, it is a way of defending the corner after all, and it's not that bad. If you insist on playing it, no one can say anything about it.
But the scary thing is that when there is no reason to do so, more and more top players are adopting this method of play. This is terrifying, and it is not just about whether the big jump guarding corner or the worry-free corner is better.
Because this is more likely to mean that—
The principles that previously guided all chess players in playing chess were wrong, even though they could not be refuted.
This is really terrifying when you think about it.
The emergence of such moves as the inversion of thickness and thinness, the overturning of terrain, the destruction of the three most difficult fixed patterns, and the collision of pointed tops and shoulders has brought an unprecedented impact to the previous Go.
Now these methods have all been confirmed, and people can accept that the previous methods were wrong because they have reasons to rely on. These reasons can convince people that this is the right way to do it.
However, if a move appears that cannot be found in any way that can convince others, and it is still correct, it is equivalent to completely and totally denying the four thousand years of Go!
This is the true root of Go!
Human chess players play chess based on experience and logic. If experience and logic are not trustworthy, then what should be used to determine right and wrong?
Then no one will know.
From now on, modern Go will become something completely different from the Go of the past!
"I have a hunch."
Li Junhe spoke again, "It won't be long before the big jump corner defense will become the mainstream method of small-moment corner defense. The worry-free corner will not disappear. It will still exist, but it will gradually be adopted by fewer and fewer players."
"When Worry-Free Corner was right, it gradually became wrong..."
The whole place was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
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At this moment, inside the competition venue.
"Big jump guard corner..."
When everyone at the scene saw this move, they were also uneasy. Not only Li Junhe, but many others also vaguely realized this problem.
Yu Shao lowered his eyes and looked at the chessboard quietly. After a moment, he reached into the chess box and took out another chess piece.
The chess piece falls gently!
clatter!
The sound of the pieces falling is crisp and pleasant.
The next second, everyone's expressions changed uncontrollably!
Just see the chessboard!
Bottom left corner!
There is an extra white piece next to the two white pieces at the small eye position!
Six columns and sixteen rows, big jump to guard the corner!
Facing the black chess piece's small eye and big jump to defend the corner, the white chess piece's response is also to make a small eye and big jump to defend the corner, as if the worry-free corner has completely become a thing of the past!
(End of this chapter)
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