Chapter 501 I don't know
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The pieces are continuously placed on the chessboard.
Replays from indoor venues, competition sites, and locations around the world...
Everyone watching this game held their breath, their eyes glued to the board, witnessing every piece placed, as if they were witnessing a fierce, large-scale battle!
White begins a desperate fight through a fierce single-game battle. Although Black has an advantage, it is not significant, and Black faces immense pressure from a series of strong moves by White.
Therefore, no one dares to predict the final outcome of this game!
Da, da, da.
"Teacher An Hongshi's move of cutting off the tiger's mouth and then moving in the tiger's mouth is a brilliant sequence. Compared to moving in the tiger's mouth first, cutting off the tiger's mouth first and exchanging it with Black's small knight's move creates more opportunities for Black to break through."
A North Korean Go player's eyes lit up, and he was about to say something more, but a black piece fell on the board on the TV screen, instantly stopping him from speaking.
"Black, is it dug here?"
He thought about it carefully, then seemed to realize something, and his eye twitched involuntarily.
In the end, he could only grit his teeth, suppress his restless emotions, take a deep breath, and continue watching quietly.
As time passed, so did the number of chess pieces, which accumulated on the board.
I don't know how much time has passed.
"The mid-to-late game was completely...flawless."
In the debriefing room, several North and South Korean Go players stared blankly at the game, their faces pale, completely unable to believe it.
Their impression of Su Yiming was that he was extremely strong in mid-game combat, able to fully utilize the potential of his thick position and shape, and adept at pressuring his opponents through large shape and external influence. He was very difficult to defeat in central battles where the opponent was in a precarious position.
Only now did they realize that Su Yiming's ability in the middle and later stages of the game seemed to be stronger than they had imagined. An Hongshi's fierce counterattack, launched with a single move, was completely unable to defeat Su Yiming's black pieces!
Even Chinese Go players like Wu Zhixuan, Xu Zijin, and Le Haoqiang were staring at the television screen with deeply moved expressions, as if their eyes were firmly drawn to the screen and they couldn't look away even for a moment.
The current market situation...
"The lines between right and wrong have been roughly drawn, the boundaries have been established, and both sides—"
"The endgame is about to begin!"
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This is a battle of wits.
It was also the final battle that would determine the outcome.
The gap between the black and white stones is not large. Although white failed to turn the tide through a single move, black also failed to expand its advantage. The situation is very close, which means that the advantage or disadvantage could be reversed at any time in the endgame!
quiet.
Everyone was too nervous to speak, their eyes glued to the game, as if you could hear their hearts pounding with each move.
Originally, after learning that Su Yiming's opponent in this round was An Hongshi, almost everyone thought that Su Yiming had little chance of winning.
However, even now, as the game progresses into the endgame, Su Yiming still holds the advantage!
Admittedly, An Hongshi still has a chance to turn the tide in the endgame, and Su Yiming may be defeated in the endgame battle, but at this moment everyone can't help but feel hopeful that Su Yiming will win!
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As the number of endgame moves dwindled and the game drew ever closer to its end, everyone grew increasingly tense, and the world grew quieter and quieter!
Some people clenched their fists involuntarily, while others were completely unaware that the cigarette in their mouths had burned to the end!
In everyone's eyes, it seemed that only this game of chess could be contained, and nothing else could affect their minds.
Soon after, the major endgame was finally over, and now it was time for the minor endgame. White hadn't gained much advantage in the major endgame, and it would be even more difficult for White to reverse the situation in the minor endgame.
This means that Black's chances of winning are now even greater!
Time keeps passing.
The overall structure of the game is becoming increasingly clear, and the points on the board are becoming more and more distinct.
finally!
"Sir, that's all!"
In that instant, many people were still caught up in the game, seemingly still engrossed in the game and unaware that it had entered its final stage.
After a moment, everyone finally realized what was happening.
"Who's winning?!"
"How many points did you win? How many points did you lose?"
Did Su Yiming win? Or did An Hongshi win?
In the endgame, Su Yiming continued to play flawlessly, demonstrating exceptional patience and attention to detail. Despite White's various attempts, White ultimately failed to gain an advantage in the endgame.
Therefore, Black should have won this game.
However, because the game was very complex and the territory was scattered and difficult to count, the score of both sides looked very close at first glance. So before the score was counted, no one dared to say for sure which side would win in the end.
"One eye, two eyes, three eyes..."
Even before the referee could determine the winner, thousands of viewers in front of their televisions and computers spontaneously began counting the points, growing increasingly tense as they counted, their palms sweating.
After counting the black pieces, count the white pieces next.
"One eye, five eyes, ten eyes..."
After counting the points of black and white stones once, everyone tacitly went through the process again before finally arriving at a definite answer.
After deducting the seven and a half points.
Black still has a 1.5-point advantage!
Black won!
"Su Yiming won!"
Instantly, the entire internet was abuzz!
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Southern Chess Academy, Reporter's Office.
"Su Yiming won!"
Upon witnessing this scene, reporter Ding Huan couldn't help but stand up, overwhelmed with surprise and shock, and even blurted out a curse: "Holy crap, they actually won?!"
Su Yiming has already played so many rounds in the loser's bracket, so his form should be quite poor. This round he's facing An Hongshi, and frankly, I don't have high hopes for Su Yiming in this game; I think Su Yiming's chances are slim.
As it turned out, Su Yiming actually won, and won quite impressively!
Although Su Yiming did not have a significant advantage throughout the game between Su Yiming and An Hongshi, he remarkably maintained the advantage from beginning to end!
Although he hoped to see Su Yiming win, he was dumbfounded when he saw that Su Yiming actually won!
It took Ding Huan a while to react. He quickly opened the document and began writing an article about the two games in the losers' bracket that day.
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At this time.
The World Championship debriefing room.
"We won! We won!"
Wu Zhixuan's joy was practically overflowing: "Su Yiming won, by one and a half points!"
"incredible."
Le Haoqiang nodded, looking alarmed: "To be honest, I never thought Su Yiming could continue to win this round, after all, his opponent is Teacher An Hongshi."
That's why it's so amazing!
Wu Zhixuan was greatly encouraged. Her pretty face turned red, and she clenched her little fists, saying, "I actually won against Teacher An Hongshi!"
Yu Shao was still staring at the chessboard in front of him, quite surprised. He hadn't expected that after so many rounds in the loser's bracket, Su Yiming would still be able to win against An Hongshi in this round.
Unlike the Chinese players who were ecstatic, the North and South Korean players were pale, their eyes were dull, and their faces were filled with disappointment.
"Mr. An Hongshi...lost?"
Kim Sun-eun stared at the television screen, finding it even harder to accept, as she watched the final game of the game.
In this round, not only did Kang Han-eun lose, but even Ahn Hong-seok lost, which means that all the North and South Korean players have been eliminated in this round.
Although An Hongshi is strong, he is not invincible. In Go, the strong are not necessarily the winners. There are too many uncontrollable factors, let alone just losing a game.
Most Go players consider it an honor to win a game against Ahn Hong-seok, which shows that defeating Ahn Hong-seok in at least one game, while difficult, is not impossible. However, winning a best-of-three series against Ahn Hong-seok is extremely difficult.
Even so, in best-of-three matches, Ahn Hiroshi did lose to players such as Sho Misaki, Han Si, and Honinbo Shingo, but the number of times Ahn Hiroshi lost in best-of-three matches was extremely small.
When An Hongshi lost to Araki and fell into the loser's bracket, they were surprised but didn't find it hard to accept.
If Su Yiming had also just fallen into the loser's bracket and faced off against An Hongshi, and Su Yiming ultimately won, they could accept it. But the problem is that Su Yiming did not win.
Su Yiming fell into the loser's bracket in the second round. He is exhausted and mentally drained now. How could he possibly be a match for An Hongshi?
But the problem is, no matter how unwilling they are to believe it, the fact is that Su Yiming ultimately won, and won without a doubt, even though An Hongshi did not make any obvious mistakes in his game!
Compared to previous World Championships, they didn't even have a player reach the finals this time, which can be described as a huge defeat.
Over the years, there have been very few instances in world championships where neither of the two players in the final has been from North or South Korea.
The cheers from the Chinese chess players nearby felt like needles piercing their hearts, making their faces turn incredibly ugly.
"It's like they've already made it to the finals."
Finally, one of the North and South Korean Go players said rather indignantly, "There's still another round tomorrow, and the opponent is Araki-sensei again."
"Then you don't need to worry about it."
Wu Zhixuan didn't care at all and said with a smile, "At least there's still a chance to make it to the finals."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the North and South Korean Go players instantly turned even uglier. Wu Zhixuan was saying that regardless of whether Su Yiming could make it to the finals, they were already completely out of the running.
This is tantamount to rubbing salt into their wounds, but it is the truth, and there is no way to refute it.
"The World Championship is not a one-time event."
Finally, one of the North Korean and South Korean Go players said this and left the review room without looking back. The others exchanged glances and then followed him out.
Today's match is over, and they were about to leave anyway. Seeing that both North and South Korean teams were eliminated in this round, they were all a little annoyed, so they decided to leave together.
After all the North and South Korean Go players had left, Wu Zhixuan's smile gradually faded, and she frowned as she looked at the group of Japanese Go players not far away.
The Japanese players paid no attention to the dispute between Wu Zhixuan and the North and South Korean players.
They were still enthusiastically reviewing the game between Araki and Jiang Han'en today, and they all seemed unusually excited, chattering away in Japanese.
Although Wu Zhixuan couldn't understand Japanese, she could guess that they were talking about how well Arakino played the game, how wonderful his move was, and that it was also true.
Araki won this game quickly, but that doesn’t mean Jiang Han’en is weak. If we say Jiang Han’en is weak, then what are Honinbo Shinho and Sho Misei?
Araki was able to win quickly simply because he was very strong.
Just as the North and South Korean Go players said, although Su Yiming unexpectedly won this round, there is still another match tomorrow, and the opponent in the final has already been decided.
Arakino.
Su Yiming fell into the loser's bracket because he lost to Araki. And Araki's performance in today's game was also obvious to all. In tomorrow's loser's bracket final between Su Yiming and Araki, can Su Yiming win again?
Thinking about this, Wu Zhixuan couldn't help but feel worried.
The others had obviously thought of this as well, and their initial joy at Su Yiming's successful victory over An Hongshi and advancement to the loser's bracket final vanished in an instant.
At this moment, Yu Shao finally looked away from the chessboard in front of him. Now that both games were over, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Yu Shao, are you leaving?"
Seeing this, Wu Zhixuan couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah, aren't you leaving?"
Yu Shao was a little puzzled and asked, "The competition is over, are you going to sleep here?"
"Oh, the match is over, I almost forgot."
Wu Zhixuan finally realized that she had been thinking about tomorrow's competition and had forgotten that today's competition was over. She quickly nodded and said, "Then I have to go back too."
Yu Shao couldn't help but chuckle and walked towards the review room.
Seeing this, the group of Chinese chess players also prepared to leave, so they followed Yu Shao and left the review room together.
After walking a short distance together, Wu Zhixuan finally couldn't hold back any longer. She turned to Yu Shao and asked, "Yu Shao, do you think Su Yiming can win tomorrow's match?"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Yu Shao, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Yu Shao has faced both Su Yiming and Araki, so having Yu Shao predict the outcome of Su Yiming and Araki's match tomorrow is undoubtedly more convincing than having them speculate here.
"I have no idea."
Faced with Wu Zhixuan's question, Yu Shao shook his head and gave his own answer.
"I don't know..."
Everyone was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but Yu Shao's answer was within their expectations, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
However, Xu Zijin paused slightly, her steps faltering.
But soon, Xu Zijin started walking again and caught up with the others.
She recalled that before the match today, when Wu Zhixuan asked Yu Shao, "I'm afraid Su Yiming will have a hard time winning," Yu Shao remained silent.
This time, when Wu Zhixuan asked a similar question again, Yu Shao gave an answer, although the answer was—he didn't know.
(End of this chapter)
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