Chapter 480: 0.1% Chess Player
Inside the competition venue.
"Sticky?"
Seeing Honinbo Shinkazu's move, Yu Shao was a little surprised. He had originally thought that Honinbo Shinkazu would not choose this kind of move to ease the situation.
First, sticking is a sign of weakness, and second, the double flying swallow pattern. In any case, there always seem to be many means of attack.
However, Yu Shao didn't think too much about it. He looked at the chessboard and thought for a moment, then picked up the chess piece and put it on the board again.
clatter!
Twelve columns and fourteen rows, long!
"long!"
Seeing this move, everyone's face changed.
"This is too much."
"Although Black's external strength has been strengthened, his eye position is still insufficient. White's long hand has forcibly taken Black's eye position, and he will also have problems!"
"Black didn't make the first move, but White actually tried to kill Black!"
On the side, Zhu Huaian and Kimura Go in the crowd also became serious in expression, and looked at the chess game intently.
After forming the Double Flying Swallows, in most cases, White is on the defensive and can only find ways to exchange pieces with Black to achieve a balance, but this game is completely the opposite!
Black chose to make up for the loss by moving his chess piece, but the white piece made a long move, taking away the black piece's eye position and cutting off the black piece's way of survival. The black piece had no possibility of retreating, and since there was no escape, he could only fight to the death with the white piece!
However, when the white pieces are attacking the black pieces, their own chess shape will also have great problems!
What on earth gave White such confidence?
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The sound of pieces falling began to ring out continuously!
Honinbo Shingo kept reaching into the chess box, picking up chess pieces from the box and dropping them at high speed, while on the other side Yu Shao also kept picking up chess pieces from the box and dropping them at high speed.
"The moves were all very precise, and the local judgments were absolutely flawless!"
Barrages of comments kept flying across the live broadcast room, and everyone watching the chess game felt a little ashamed, feeling the huge gap between them.
Ever since the white piece chose to go long and forcefully attack the black piece's outer position, each move by both sides has been aimed directly at the key points of the other side's chess shape. The positions being fought for are all crucial, and each move is of vital importance!
As the board becomes increasingly complex, both sides do not take long to think, and their moves are even quite fast. However, even so, both sides often make moves that many people cannot understand at first.
After spending some time thinking and understanding these moves, those around them began to feel tremendous pressure. With the moves happening so quickly, every move became extremely oppressive!
And these two people can actually play such a game of chess!
Soon, it was Honinbo Shin's turn to play again.
Honinbo Shin'aku looked at the chessboard in front of him, thought for a moment, then reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and placed it quickly!
clatter!
Ten columns and seven rows, pull!
"Pull it here?"
Honinbo Shin's move once again surprised them. They could not help but look at the chessboard and fell into deep thought.
But just the next second, the "click" sound of grabbing the pieces echoed in the quiet chess room.
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard with a calm expression. He took out the chess piece from the chess box and slowly put it down!
clatter!
Ten columns and six rows, block!
Suddenly, everyone's expression changed slightly.
"too--"
“So beautiful!!!”
In the review room of the North Korean Go Institute, after seeing Yu Shao's move, a young man could no longer suppress his emotions and couldn't help but shout out!
Even though he is a North Korean chess player, after seeing this move, he couldn't help but applaud it from the bottom of his heart!
"I originally thought that the Black piece's emergence in this move was inevitable. I considered jumping, small flying, and large flying. But Honinbo Shingo Sensei simply turned it around and told us to wait and see what the White dragon would do!"
"If it were me, I'd probably be sweating profusely after seeing this move. If the white piece chooses to hold the tiger, the black piece can directly destroy the white piece by sticking and then breaking through!"
Li Junhe and others on the side were silent for a while. They also did not notice this move. It was not until Honinbo Shin'ei came out that they realized that Kuroko had such a strong opponent!
"If White doesn't use the Tiger move, but instead breaks through early, Black can trade for the Tiger move. This way, White's right side will be entangled, and the bottom will be pressed low. Although the dragon will definitely survive, I'm afraid it won't be able to capture many empty spaces later!"
The young man continued to speak, his face flushed, veins on his forehead bulging, and his tone became more and more excited!
"But, in the end, Yu Shao blocked it!"
"White was originally in a seemingly impossible situation, with no choice but to choose the lesser of two evils. However, this blocking move turned the situation into something magical, allowing White to retreat in order to advance and ultimately break the deadlock!"
"After all, both sides must be defended, but White's answer is to defend neither side, only the solid upper part. This way, although Black can attack from either side, the white pieces above are thick and powerful. The battle for the upper part of the board is in White's favor!"
"In this way, the original dilemma of being unable to take care of both things has been eliminated!"
"Beautiful! So beautiful!"
The young man slapped his thigh hard. After seeing this blocking move, he was convinced!
Everyone suddenly became even more silent, staring at the TV screen.
On the chessboard, chess pieces continue to fall.
After the white chess piece's blocking move, the black chess piece's situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Although there was no danger of life and death, after the local dispute was settled, the white chess piece would probably open up a gap of three or four points.
The difference of three or four points is not that big, but in a game between top chess players, the difference of three or four points is enough to decide the outcome!
Of course, there are often some special cases. Even if the score is extremely low, it is believed that both sides are evenly matched, or even that the side with the low score has the advantage - that is potential!
The number of points on the board is temporarily behind, but the potential is unlimited, and more points may be formed in the future. The other side is ahead in the number of points, but the potential is not great, and there are few spaces that can be surrounded in the future. In this case, the side with the backward number of points still has the advantage!
This is what is called the overall situation!
Local backwardness does not mean overall backwardness; it may even mean overall advancement!
But this game is different. In this game, the black and white pieces are evenly distributed on the periphery, and the external forces are almost the same. Therefore, if it continues like this, the difference of three or four points will be a real difference!
If you want to make up for the gap of three or four points, you must win three or four points in other areas as well, but this is extremely difficult when facing top players!
After all, Yu Shao only managed to gain a three or four point lead by using the amazing skill of "blocking", and the outcome was not yet a foregone conclusion!
At this moment, another black piece fell on the chessboard under the gaze of everyone!
Eighteen columns and thirteen rows, sharp!
…
…
"tip?"
Inside the competition venue, everyone was stunned.
Yu Shao's hand, which had already reached into the chess box and was about to take out the chess piece, suddenly stopped in the box.
After a moment, everyone around the chess table looked at each other in confusion.
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and the black piece that had just fallen, and his expression became more serious.
This tip of the hand seems abrupt and has nothing to do with the local fight, but in fact it accurately finds the balance point between the black and white sides in the Double Flying Swallow pattern!
In the eyes of most people, in the Double Flying Swallow pattern, the white piece that is surrounded on both sides is the one at a slight disadvantage, but for the sake of strategic goals, this loss is not unacceptable.
But in the eyes of Yu Shao, who has experienced the AI era, the Double Flying Swallow move is never a slightly unfavorable variation. No matter what the board situation is, you can play it if you want. It just requires a very high understanding of the board situation from the player!
Until now, Yu Shao finally understood why Honinbo Shin'ei had compromised and used that "sticky" move. That "sticky" move plus this "sharp" move were enough to prove that—
Yes!
Honinbo Shin'ei had actually long understood that the Double Flying Swallow pattern was not a variation in which one side suffered a loss, but rather a variation in which two sides were evenly matched!
Although Yu Shao had played Double Flying Swallow before, the number of times was not many. Even if he won in the end, 99.9% of people would not think too much about Double Flying Swallow, and still think that it was just a slight loss but acceptable change.
But obviously, Honinbo Shin'ei was not one of these 99% of people!
After all, he is one of the strongest chess players of this era, one in 0.1 percent!
It was for this reason that he chose to compromise before. No, or rather, it was not a compromise, but the calmest judgment after assessing the situation. This move was to pave the way for the subsequent overall development!
After a moment, Yu Shao finally picked up the chess piece again and placed it on the chessboard!
Ten columns and fourteen rows, fight!
"Fight, the situation is divided into two..."
Honinbo Shin'ai looked at the chessboard, judged the situation of the game, and finally came to a conclusion.
It seems that his black chess pieces are at a disadvantage now, but the previous move was sharp and for the sake of the overall situation. It was a move that made light work of a heavy matter, which affected the external situation. If it continues to develop, the confrontation between the two sides from the lower right to the middle of the board may end with each side being wary of each other.
"No, it's not that simple. If White can bring the three isolated pieces below to life, there will be a slight advantage. Even if it doesn't, the two sides are still evenly matched, and I don't have any advantage at all."
Honinbo Shinkazu remained calm, raised his head, and couldn't help but look at Yu Shao opposite him. He pursed his lips tightly, and his heart was also a little moved.
He had never fought with Yu Shao. Although he had never underestimated Yu Shao and could even be said to have always been on high alert, when he really faced Yu Shao and felt the pressure Yu Shao brought to him, he still felt a little bit unbelievable from the bottom of his heart.
In a trance, he had the illusion that he had faced An Hongshi before.
"The young are truly formidable..."
"I don't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing."
Honinbo Shin'aka collected his thoughts, looked at the chessboard again, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.
"If you want to win, you have to break the rules. He is not a chess player who can win by playing step by step and following the rules."
"We must take him by surprise and attack him when he's unprepared. Otherwise, if the two sides are evenly matched and a bloody fight breaks out, I'm afraid I won't be his match."
"Although I'm confident in my computing power, intense battles on overly complex boards aren't my forte. I'm better at leveraging the potential of a strong position and seeing the true potential in the subtleties of a relatively balanced board."
Honinbo Shin'ai's brows furrowed more and more.
"so……"
After a long time, Honinbo Shingo fixed his eyes, then reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and put it down quickly.
“Let’s do this!”
clatter!
Two columns and fifteen rows, stab!
On the chessboard, a black piece suddenly landed directly in the middle of the white pieces' formation, just like a black piece had single-handedly rushed into the white pieces' base camp, which was extremely visually impactful!
"prick?"
When they saw where the black dot landed, everyone who was watching the live broadcast of the game in front of their computer screens or TVs was shocked.
"Heizi hit...hit it in?!"
Seeing this move, Zheng Qin's eyes widened in disbelief: "Why?"
He hadn't quite understood the black chess piece's tip just now, and this move was completely beyond his expectations.
"That's too reckless! The offensive and defensive situation in the lower right corner is still unresolved. Black's piece is alive, but not completely. They clearly have a chance to take a two or three point lead, yet they're desperately trying to break in?"
"In such a small space, the black piece may not be able to survive, but if he wants to sacrifice a piece, what is his intention?"
Zheng Qin was completely bewildered. Although he knew that his chess skills were still far behind the best, he knew that there would not be any chess moves that he could not understand at all. But at this moment, he was really confused!
Black clearly has the advantage. As long as the battle with White in the lower right corner is settled, Black will end up leading by about three or four points. However, Black suddenly creates trouble, and the reason is completely unclear.
Yu Shao looked at the black piece on the chessboard that had penetrated the white piece's territory, and after a moment, he made another move.
clatter!
Five columns and fourteen rows, Xiaofei!
Seeing Yu Shao make his move, Honinbo Shingo's eyes flashed fiercely, and he immediately took out a chess piece from the chess box and dropped it at a high speed!
clatter!
One column and fourteen rows, sharp!
Seeing this move, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva, their eyes full of shock and confusion. They were completely sure that Honinbo Shin'ei was not joking, he was really uncertain and wanted to continue fighting in the local area!
This fight may spread to the whole place!
But why?
After the move was finalized, Black was clearly ahead?
No one could understand why the black chess piece, which clearly had a slight advantage in the battle in the lower right corner, would voluntarily give up the possibility of establishing a decisive position, advance alone, and charge into the enemy's formation to provoke a fight.
Even the master and disciple, Kimura Go and Toyama Xun, could not help but frown, and for a moment they could not understand Honinbo Shin'ai's thoughts.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
On the chessboard, chess pieces keep falling!
The black and white pieces were originally fighting in the lower right corner, but the black piece suddenly broke away and rushed into the heart of the white piece's corner. The white piece naturally would not sit still and wait for death. Now it could only turn its troops around and start to encircle the black piece, in order to forcibly cut off the black piece's communication.
Once the black pieces fail to survive in the white pieces' corners and are killed by the white pieces, the white pieces will not only not be at a disadvantage, but may even be turned into an advantage!
The two sides kept taking turns placing pieces, and soon, Honinbo Shingo placed the black piece again.
"Stand?"
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
Soon, after watching a few more moves, everyone couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"Although Kuroko's move is extremely risky... it's true that Kuroko's moves are well-executed and executed with exquisite precision. Could it be that Kuroko can actually execute a move directly in such a confined area?"
As they watched, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, staring at the chessboard with some mouths dry. They were shocked by the incredible moves made by the black pieces in the corners of the board.
Although they still couldn't understand why Black would do this, they could still calculate life and death. If Black could really survive, that would be a way to play!
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The chess pieces fall on the board one after another!
In the crowd, Toyama Xun was still frowning, not quite understanding the current situation, but Kimura Go seemed to be the first to realize something, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
Soon, it was Honinbo Shin's turn to play again.
Honinbo Shin'aku looked at the chessboard, reached into the chess box again, picked up the chess piece, and gently put it down.
clatter!
Ten columns and fourteen rows, awesome!
There was silence for two or three seconds!
Then, the whole world was in an uproar!
(End of this chapter)
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