Chapter 506 Phoenix Seeks Its Mate
How is that possible?!
People around the world who were watching this game were completely stunned. No one could remain calm. They all stared at the television screen in disbelief, as if they were witnessing a magnificent miracle.
In the live stream, the screen was filled with comments!
"Why? I don't quite understand!"
"After White's small knight's move, the eye position of Black's large group of stones has become problematic?!"
"Black's next move, a sharp response, should have been a solid move, but for some reason, it doesn't seem to have strengthened the position at all; in fact, it seems a bit heavy!"
"..."
The pieces continued to be placed, and the board became increasingly complex.
Inside the competition venue, professional Go players like Le Haoqiang watched as the black and white stones fiercely attacked each other in the center of the board, seemingly frozen in place, staring blankly at the Go board in front of them.
Calculate the route!
Netizens were confused, but those present at the competition venue were almost all professional Go players who had been eliminated in the world championships, and they seemed to understand why this scene had occurred!
There aren't many reasons; the reason is simple to the point of being brutal!
This is pure mathematical crushing!
White overwhelmed Black in the calculation, anticipating Black's moves, and thus set up a trap to make his move in advance!
While the three large groups of white stones were escaping outwards, white used the opportunity to create an eye and forcefully opened up a hidden ko fight in the lower part of the board. After many moves, the time was ripe for white to launch a sudden attack, using this ko fight as a threat to break the eye of black's large group of stones!
If Black had resolved the ko or found ko threats before White could even begin to form a ko fight, there would still be room for maneuver. But now, the large Black group that had been reborn from the ashes by that one move is now dead again!
"Go is a game of life and death; only those who can calculate every possible outcome on the board can be considered saints..."
Someone murmured in shock, "These are words that Araki-sensei once said, but Araki-sensei himself... has been surpassed again on the path of calculation?"
Araki is known in the Go world for his strength and skill in fighting. Before this, no one thought that anyone's calculation ability could surpass Araki's. Araki has reached the limit of human ability in terms of the depth of his calculation ability, but his breadth is lacking.
However, in the previous game between Araki and Yu Shao, Yu Shao calculated the ko in advance with more than fifty moves, surpassing the world in the depth of his calculations. Everyone felt that this legend could not be replicated!
However, at this moment, Su Yiming once again crushed Araki Nobuo on the path of calculation!
They had no idea how Yu Shao did it, and they knew even less about how Su Yiming did it—after all, even Araki's depth of calculation was an unattainable gap for almost all professional Go players!
But in reality, Yu Shao won by focusing on the big picture and direction, while Su Yiming, this time, was purely detached from worldly concerns!
Just then, another white piece, like a falling meteor, crashed onto the chessboard!
clatter!
Seven columns and eight rows, fire!
Everyone stared blankly at the Go board, even An Hongshi and Honinbo Shinga!
This move was incredibly powerful, swallowing up the vital stones of Black's large group and completely destroying its eye position. The board position became unpredictable once again, and Black needed to find another way to make eyes and live!
On the chessboard, the white pieces, fighting fiercely amidst the encirclement of thousands of black pieces, actually managed to carve out a bloody path, their feet paved with the countless bones of black pieces!
On the chessboard, the black piece is placed again.
"Click!"
On the other side, Su Yiming reached into the chess box again, and the chess pieces inside collided, making a crisp sound!
clatter!
At this moment, it was as if we were falling from a great height into the chessboard, and the chess pieces collided with the chessboard, making a sound that resounded through the ages and shook the heavens!
Behind Su Yiming, the figure that everyone was once so familiar with had become increasingly blurry, and its identity could not be identified at all, because the one who made this move was no longer Shen Yi, nor had it to do with Shen Yi!
It was Su Yiming!
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After seeing that desperate move, most professional Go players would probably lose their fighting spirit. In this situation, what supported him to continue playing?
Ding Huan simply couldn't understand it.
Su Yiming had already struggled through countless rounds in the loser's bracket and should have been exhausted, but he unexpectedly won against An Hongshi.
Now, facing that move that could be described as a masterpiece of the past and present, the white pieces... instead burst forth with a calculation and spirit that could shake mountains and rivers!
With terrifying calculations, he unleashed a stunning and awe-inspiring attack, ultimately creating this epic and unforgettable killing game!
But soon, he suddenly remembered the final of the Yingjiao Cup, the selection tournament for the main player of the China-Japan-Korea team competition, and the two games in the Twin Cup where the two fought fiercely. He seemed to know the answer.
"This is a battle to reach the World Championship finals! He desperately wants to make it to the finals! He absolutely refuses to accept that he can't even sit opposite Yu Shao as an opponent!"
Although it was just a guess, Ding Huan was absolutely certain, his body trembling with excitement, because he had been watching Su Yiming and Yu Shao's first game of chess!
It must be.
That's it!
Even without an answer, Ding Huan watched the two play game after game, and thinking about those games, he became more and more certain of his guess!
"It's just like—"
Ding Huan stared intently at the computer screen, swallowed hard, his face flushed red, and he trembled with excitement, his blood surging upwards.
"Phoenix Seeks Its Mate!"
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A card room in London, England.
"Stalemate...the game has reached a stalemate!"
Someone clenched their fists and shouted uncontrollably, "The situation is so tense that the two sides have started to engage in close combat, and there are no more large-scale, sweeping battles!"
Just now, Black was chasing three large white groups without any worries about their rear, so it was a wide-open and aggressive battle, with pieces constantly spreading across the board. But clearly, at this moment, Black can no longer do that!
In order to make eyes, Black must survive in the cracks and find an eye for the large group of stones!
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"Black has chosen to push forward!"
"This is a desperate move, a do-or-die situation. After the break, White will risk a split in its shape, but Black's large group of stones will become even thinner!"
"At this point, the game is decided by observation alone! I wonder how White will respond!"
"The outcome is still undecided! If Black can make an eye, then Black wins; if White can capture this large Black group, then White wins!"
"This is incredible! The game is still undecided at this point! It's like playing a game of divine chess!"
The internet was abuzz with heated discussion, and everyone's emotions were completely stirred up. They never imagined that watching a game of Go could evoke such excitement!
Watching the two sides constantly exchange moves is like watching a go feast, a truly exhilarating experience!
"Should White jump away from this move? That would be more agile!"
"No, no, no, White must be digging. Jumping is too safe. Digging is the most aggressive move!"
Finally, under the watchful eyes of the world, another white piece was quietly placed.
clatter!
Fourteen columns and seven rows, sandwiched!
Upon seeing this move, Araki, sitting opposite Su Yiming, widened his eyes instantly, his pupils contracted, and he was completely stunned!
On the chessboard in front of me, even this white piece seems to be shining brightly!
"Not a jump"
Araki stared in disbelief at the white piece that had just been placed on the chessboard, a bead of sweat rolling down his face.
"It landed in a place I never dreamed of."
The netizens who were arguing and discussing how Su Yiming would attack or how he would continue the fight fell silent in an instant.
The whole world seemed to have been muted.
"What...what is this?!"
Finally, someone stared at the chessboard and uttered a sound that even he found unfamiliar: "Playing out?!"
"In this crucial situation, so tense it was almost suffocating, White actually disregarded the objective?!"
"I've thought about it countless times: how exactly Su Yiming will attack the black pieces. The simplest way is to jump, or maybe a fierce dig? Or even a double-locking move? I've thought of all of those!"
"But to my utter surprise, the answer was to take it off and then clamp it?!"
Everyone's hearts were filled with a turbulent sea of emotions, deeply moved!
They never dreamed of this move, although upon closer inspection, it wasn't actually bad!
However, they were equally shocked!
"Ignoring the opponent's move will result in local damage, especially in such a tense and entangled battle. A sudden ignoring of the opponent's move will cause even more severe local damage, and it is very likely that the opponent will be attacked by Black in a entangled battle, leaving the opponent vulnerable to attacks from both sides!"
He Yu stared intently at the computer screen, biting his cigarette holder so hard that he crushed it!
"As a result, White took the initiative to play a move that allowed White to move first."
"Of course it's not impossible. This move of discarding the first move is actually very reasonable, and its implications are very profound. It aims to use the other side's large area to influence the corner fight, and may even have the effect of capturing the enemy's pieces!"
"But no one would make that move. Just like that save by Araki-sensei before, no one would consider making that move!"
"Even if many people are willing to think about it, they can actually see this move, but how can you make a move when you're halfway through a match and about to decide the outcome!"
"To put it nicely, it's an unexpected yet logical phenomenon; to put it bluntly, it's utterly illogical! It's insane!"
"Unimaginable."
"How could someone do such a thing!"
The computer's dim blue light shone on He Yu's face, making his pupils appear somewhat unfocused.
"This crucial moment of escape was actually brought out so openly and brazenly!"
"It's time to stop while you're ahead. You've already broken through one of Black's large groups of stones, which is a feat that has shaken the chess world. Whether it's jumping, digging, or connecting, these are all excellent moves!"
"This is how things should proceed! This is the natural course of development! This is the way things should be!"
"Here, they ignore the fierce battlefield, preferring to damage their shape and be countered by Black, in order to seize another large area, completely disregarding Black's position!"
"Utterly insane!"
He Yu's mouth was dry and his forehead was covered in cold sweat!
"This is no longer a question of whether this move is good or bad, right or wrong."
"Incomprehensible! Beyond reason! Unbelievable!"
"No one would play Go like that! Not Araki-sensei, not Yasuhiro-sensei, not even Yu Shao—"
He Yu suddenly paused, "He can?"
He Yu looked at the TV screen again and suddenly felt that this incomprehensible move should have been made by Yu Shao, not Su Yiming, even though the fact was that the move was indeed made by Su Yiming!
Not only He Yu, but people all over the world were speechless upon seeing this move.
Although He Yu believed that the problem with this move was no longer a matter of good or bad, the fact is that once a move is made, there must be a right or wrong. And this move, although shocking, was not bad at all!
"This game of chess is truly solid."
Someone shouted, "That was amazing!"
Su Yiming sat in front of the chessboard, his eyes now calm.
His clear, black-and-white eyes reflected the chessboard before him, as if he were seeing all the chessboards from over 180 years ago to the present.
One hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years...
As time passes and the landscape changes, so too does nature.
Even though humans have already gone into space, even though humans can make long-distance calls through a box called a cell phone.
However, the battles on the chessboard remain unchanged and eternal!
Opposite Su Yiming, Araki stared intently at the chessboard, his face pale, but his eyes were cold and sharp.
"Indeed, it was completely beyond my expectations."
Sweat streamed down his face.
This move was even more unbelievable to him than when Su Yiming broke his dragon eye position before.
"I had considered how he would attack, but I didn't expect him to not attack. Instead, he would try to influence the situation by playing defensively. As a result, my original strategy of hiding on the sidelines became ineffective, and even the external situation became a dilemma!"
In Araki's mind, different choices and variations in move placement quietly emerged.
"This is the only way!"
Finally, Araki took out a chess piece and quickly placed it down!
The moment the chess piece was placed, Araki raised his head and stared intently at Su Yiming sitting opposite him!
This move not only consolidated the thick position on the left and completely suppressed the position of White, but also left White's large group in the upper left corner in a vulnerable state. Meanwhile, Black's large group was balanced and solid, making it the most severe counterattack against the move that ignored the move!
"Click!"
On the other side, Su Yiming picked up a chess piece, slowly placed it down, and gave his response.
Eighteen columns and ten rows, so long!
"Their attitude is very firm; they are determined to use a disengagement tactic to influence the course of the battle and refuse to continue localized fighting!"
Araki took a deep breath, having completely seen through Su Yiming's intentions.
clatter!
Black moves!
Fourteen columns and thirteen rows, jump!
Faced with this long move, Black jumped, showing an extremely aggressive attitude. White stubbornly ignored the move, and after these two exchanges, it seems that White has suffered a loss.
But who can be sure that this wasn't something Bai Zi had planned long ago?
Seeing this move, Su Yiming quickly picked up another piece and placed it down!
"He wanted to gain ground by exchanging strength. My central area was never as well controlled as Bai's. Although his three large groups were not alive, Bai's pieces came up to bite!"
Araki realized this, sweat dripped down his face, he gritted his teeth, and picked up another chess piece to place!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
On the chessboard, black and white pieces were intricately intertwined, falling alternately. Everyone understood that this game had reached its final decisive moment, and the winner was about to be decided!
(End of this chapter)
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