Chapter 481 How is this possible? !
"Hang?"
In the seminar room, Wu Zhixuan, who had already taken the chess piece out of the chess box and was about to place it down, was stunned when she saw this move, staring blankly at the TV screen.
"Honinbo Shingo-sensei, got the lead?!"
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"Black's chess piece here isn't guaranteed to survive, so why not just turn around and hang it in the center?"
In the review room of the North Korean and South Korean Go Institute, everyone was staring at the big screen, completely stunned.
Before, Black clearly had the opportunity to take the lead after making a clean move, but he chose to provoke another battle. But here, when he saw another chance to make a move, Black took the lead and made a move in the middle of the belly!
In this way, the black chess pieces that might have been stable before are no longer stable, and can even be said to be in danger!
"wrong!"
At this moment, Li Junhe's expression suddenly changed. He looked at the TV screen in disbelief and said, "That's not the case!"
"Honinbo Shingo Sensei has completely given up on these two pieces. They can no longer survive. This hanging move echoes the two sacrificed pieces!"
Li Junhe broke out in a cold sweat: "Master Honinbo Shingo is actually planning to encircle the middle part of the board. This is the true intention of Black!"
After hearing what Li Junhe said, everyone was stunned and turned to look at the TV screen again. Then, their expressions gradually changed.
With this move, Black escapes the initiative and flies to the center, completely abandoning the empty space in the corners and edges, fighting for the initiative and surrounding the center!
The middle part of the belly of the golden-horned and silver-edged grass is the most difficult to encircle, because there is no precise purpose in encircling the middle part. It is hard to say where to encircle it, and it seems that up, down, left, and right are all possible. That is why there is a saying that the best is in the belly.
Here, it is incredible that Black left two pieces that have a high probability of becoming empty and tried to seize the middle part of the board.
Indeed, at first glance, it is completely unreasonable for Black to lose the initiative, because both black pieces are not alive. In this already dangerous situation, if he loses the initiative again, it is very likely that he will be doomed!
But what if Black never wanted to live?
What if these pieces are just sacrifices?
From this perspective, the situation is completely different!
The two pieces are thick and big, and it is difficult to keep them alive completely, but it is also difficult to kill them immediately. Moreover, the white pieces on the periphery are not thick, and the black pieces' sacrifices and this hanging move have created a large triangular space!
So... one can even say that the white chess pieces that were originally attacking from the outside are now trapped in a net and are instantly on the defensive, while those abandoned pieces that were previously defending have now become attacking pieces!
The middle is indeed difficult to encircle and is easily attacked, but the encircled white pieces are too heavy to be left to die, so only the black pieces can attack the white pieces.
In an instant, everything turned upside down!
"As expected of Honinbo Shin'aku-sensei."
Some people's eyes twitched slightly, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and they were completely shocked. They muttered, "I thought I was promoted to 6th dan last month and could compete with players like Honinbo Shingo Sensei, but now it seems... We are at a completely different level."
The higher his Go skills became and the deeper his understanding of Go became, the more he felt that players like Honinbo Shin'ei and Yasu Hiroseki were out of his reach, and the more he thought that these people were geniuses.
"Otherwise, why do they say that Honinbo Shin'ai is an insurmountable mountain in the Japanese Go world?"
Someone sighed and said, "We still have a long way to go."
"Although the seven major titles are theoretically equal, Honinbo, as the oldest title in Japanese Go, actually holds a different status among Japanese Go players."
"In the past ten years, Mr. Shingo has won the Honinbo title for a total of seven years. He only failed to successfully defend the title three years ago: four, seven, and eight years ago."
There was silence in the review room for a moment.
"Now, White is in some danger."
Li Junhe exhaled, looked at the TV screen, and spoke to break the silence.
Just now, even though he saw that Black was ahead by three or four points, Li Junhe did not feel that White was in danger. But in the current situation, although White could swallow up two of Black's sacrificed pieces, it was also surrounded on three sides.
After sacrificing the piece, White is now far ahead in terms of points, but the potential of Black in the middle is too great!
Everyone waited for a while and saw that Yu Shao had not made any move and was lost in deep thought. They were not surprised, as such a board situation did require careful consideration, so they all turned their attention to other chess games.
"The game between Ander and Su Yiming seems to be quite interesting!"
Suddenly, a voice interrupted everyone's thoughts. Everyone was slightly stunned and turned their heads to look at the live broadcast of the chess game between Ander and Su Yiming.
"This is?"
Everyone was slightly shocked.
They had also paid attention to the game between Su Yiming and Ander before, but the situation at this time was completely different from what they expected!
"The isolated white piece in the middle of the board has actually become a strong position, and the dead black piece in the upper left corner has not only been revived, but also a flower has been pulled out?"
Someone couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Why is this happening?"
The situation they just saw should have been that Su Yiming's black chess pieces had a slight advantage, but now the situation was confusing again, and the white chess pieces were actually competing against the black chess pieces again!
"White's middle piece is relatively light, so logically, it should have been discarded. However, not only did White not discard it, but he also used the 'cut' move.
A young man pointed at the TV screen and said, "This cut-off move should have been crushed by the black pieces' fierce attack, but it doesn't seem to have had the desired effect. Instead, the black pieces themselves played too thickly, forming a condensed shape."
"However, Su Yiming should have gradually realized this. Although the condensed shape is not very efficient, it is extremely oppressive. After blocking the white pieces, he used the conquering pieces to forcibly revive the dead piece in the upper left corner!"
"Black also counterattacked. Although it was blocked by White, it also exchanged pieces to the large area in the middle, thus turning the isolated piece into a thick position!"
"If Su Yiming hadn't pulled out a flower from the previously dead piece in the upper left corner, even Black would have come out on top!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in disbelief.
"Is Ander so strong?"
A long-haired young man frowned and said, "Three years ago, I played a game with him. At that time, I was a professional 6th dan and he was an 8th dan."
"Although I lost in the end, that game was a back-and-forth contest. He didn't put too much pressure on me. I think if I try hard, I can still win."
"He performed extremely well this year and even made it to the World Championship, which was already surprising to me. I didn't expect him to reach the round of 64 and even persist until now. I can't believe it."
Someone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this: "Hahaha, Li Mingcan, you're jealous because you saw others achieve this result in the World Championship, but you couldn't make it to the main tournament this year?"
"A little bit."
Li Mingcan nodded and admitted frankly: "After all, I always felt that he was on the same level as me, not much stronger. The fact that he suddenly left me so far behind is somewhat unacceptable."
At this moment, a black chess piece fell on the chessboard on the TV screen, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"dig?"
Everyone was suddenly shocked.
"Su Yiming is sacrificing a piece here to dig deep, intending to advance alone and use the aftertaste to forcibly break through the white chess defense?!"
"This is too bold!"
Everyone looked at each other, then held their breath and looked at the chessboard in shock.
The pieces of both sides were tightly entangled. The normal idea was to keep fighting locally and divide the territory. However, Su Yiming's method of sacrificing pieces to dig was an unconventional move that surprised everyone.
On the TV screen, black and white pieces began to fall.
The solemn and murderous atmosphere on the chessboard seemed to be able to penetrate the screen and spread into the review room. Both sides were competing against each other and were determined to fight to the death!
Soon, another black chess piece fell on the chessboard!
clatter!
Five columns and seven rows, break through!
"Break through?"
Seeing this move, Li Junhe was stunned and stood there.
The next moment, Li Junhe's expression changed instantly, and a storm surged in his heart. He exclaimed in shock, "I thought the black piece was helpless, but after breaking through, it actually bit the white piece to death. It's actually more severe than I imagined!"
Not only Li Junhe, the expressions of others also changed drastically, and they all looked shocked.
As soon as one piece is placed, the whole situation changes drastically!
The value of pulling out the flower is extremely great. Even if the location of pulling out the flower is not in the middle, but in the upper left corner, it still has far-reaching strategic significance. White obviously knows this, and he previously dissipated shallowly on the periphery to neutralize the effect of pulling out the flower.
Because of this, almost everyone ignored the flower-pulling move, thinking that the flower-pulling move could no longer play its role. As a result, this move suddenly broke through, and the white chess pieces that had originally blocked the flower-pulling move were actually leaking!
Obviously, Ander also realized the seriousness of the problem. After thinking for a long time, he finally made the move.
"A beautiful response! This tiger move threatens the Black dragon's eye position. Black might be hesitant to act rashly!"
Someone's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but speak.
However, Li Junhe's expression was still heavy, and the situation for White did not seem optimistic!
The next moment, another black piece fell on the chessboard!
"Pull the second child's head?"
Seeing the position where Su Yiming's move landed, the person who had just spoken suddenly changed his expression and exclaimed in shock: "Su Yiming ignores the big dragon eye position and wants to force the white piece to be empty?!"
"He has figured it out..."
Li Junhe took a deep breath and spoke.
Before the white tiger, he had a vague feeling that the black dragon would not be so easy to capture, but the changes were a bit too complicated, and he couldn't say whether it would work.
If the black dragon can still survive even if one of its eyes is broken, then the white chess will collapse, but if the black dragon cannot survive, the black chess will be destroyed!
"It's so complicated, just calculate it directly?"
Everyone was a little bit unbelieving. This game was too complicated and could not be figured out in a short time. Even if it was figured out, who could be sure that they were right and there would be no other variables?
The chess pieces fell one after another, and soon another twelve moves were made.
"The black pieces have penetrated the gaps left by the white pieces. The thick space formed by the black pieces' flower removal has already joined forces with the black pieces. This piece of black pieces can no longer be killed!"
Seeing this, some people's emotions were surging wildly. They couldn't help but stand up directly, their faces full of shock!
How is this possible? !
The others were also stunned, with waves of shock rising in their hearts!
Li Junhe was biting his thumb nail, and sweat kept coming out of his forehead.
He was eligible to participate in the Phoenix Cup World Championship this year, but due to a schedule conflict, another competition in the preliminary stage was about to go to the finals, so he had to give up.
So while watching the game, he often wondered if he could win if he participated in the competition and met these opponents.
In this game of chess, he put himself in the perspective of both sides and felt that... no matter whether he played white or black, he was destined to lose!
How did White think of not abandoning the light pieces when he was at a disadvantage, but instead using "cutting" to make heavy moves, and finally turning the isolated pieces into a thick position?
He still cannot fully understand it, so this can only be due to the difference in his understanding of Go!
However, facing the tactics of the white chess pieces, the black chess pieces can actually use their inefficient thick position to revive the dead pieces and even pull out the flowers!
Here, what kind of calculations does Black need to make in order to use the break and the two-piece pull to force White into a desperate situation?!
No matter which point, he, who is known as a "genius", can't do it!
Li Junhe looked at the chessboard and couldn't help but clench his fists, his face full of unwillingness.
Soon, several more moves were made.
"White's chess formation has been shattered. The upper left corner is already in danger of life and death. Even the dragon on the right is in danger of being captured!"
Someone couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and said in shock, "I'm afraid the outcome of this game is already decided. Su Yiming is going to win!"
The review room was extremely quiet, and everyone knew that this was true. Although it would take some time to decide the winner, the white pieces had very little room to fight back on the board.
On the chessboard, the white chess piece was slow to move, obviously lost in deep thought.
Everyone waited patiently for a few minutes, but still didn't see Ander make a move, so they turned their heads to look at other chess games.
The young man named Li Mingcan first looked at the chess game between Yu Shao and Honinbo Shingo. As soon as his gaze moved over, he was suddenly frozen in place!
"Mingcan? You—"
The people next to Li Mingcan were a little confused when they saw Li Mingcan's look, so they followed Li Mingcan's gaze to look at the TV screen, and then the sound stopped abruptly!
The next moment, they felt as if their heads were hit hard by a stick, their brains went blank, their hearts skipped a beat, and they all stood still!
What's this?!
It was not until then that Li Junhe gradually regained his focus from the game of chess between Su Yiming and Ande. His expression was still slightly unwilling. He suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Mingcan and others out of the corner of his eye, was slightly startled, and then also cast his gaze towards the TV screen.
When Li Junhe saw the chessboard, he was stunned at first. The next moment, his pupils suddenly contracted and he looked at the big screen in front of him in disbelief!
Not only Li Junhe, Li Mingcan and others, but everyone else also noticed the chess game at this moment. They all stared at the screen blankly, their brains unable to wrap around!
Time seemed to freeze for two or three seconds!
Li Junhe looked at the TV screen, and for a moment, his vision seemed to be in a trance.
"How is this possible?!"
(End of this chapter)
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