Chapter 512 It just wasn't calculated
"It touched a star position."
Yu Shao lowered his eyes and looked at the chessboard, focusing on the black piece that had touched the star point and was located at the small eye position. After a moment, he finally reached into the chess box, picked up the piece, and slowly placed it on the board.
clatter!
Three columns and fifteen rows, turn!
Seeing the newly placed white piece on the chessboard, Su Yiming's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected it.
"The direction of your moves... is still quite correct. You even thought of the move to touch the star point?"
This move seems like White can play either up or down, but there's a subtle difference. Because Black's lower side is a hard line, playing down doesn't have much potential for development. White's only correct move is playing up!
If you don't understand the true intention of this "pinch" move and only regard it as an unreasonable move to break free, then you are very likely to end up with a downward block. Only by knowing why the "pinch" move was made can you accurately and flawlessly execute an upward block move like you are now!
Su Yiming quickly moved the black pieces again, placing them on the board right after the white pieces.
clatter!
Three columns and three rows, so long!
Yu Shao immediately picked up a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard!
Two columns and fifteen rows, stand up!
This move is quite strong, not allowing Black to cross over and break the territory of White on the left side of the board. However, Black also has its own counter-move!
clatter!
Four columns and seventeen rows, turn!
This is undoubtedly the first move. Faced with this turn, White cannot refuse and must extend, otherwise Black will kill White in the next move!
Five columns and sixteen rows, how long!
Then, in the next moment, Su Yiming took a chess piece from the chess box and placed it quickly!
clatter!
Six columns and eighteen rows, Little Fly!
The conflict between the black and white stones in the lower left corner of the board was temporarily brought to a close with this small knight's move, and there was almost no trace of tension.
But behind these few moves lies a hidden battle, in fact, countless battles have already been fought. Ordinary people can only see the calm surface, while only those with profound chess skills can see the undercurrents hidden on the chessboard!
Yu Shao looked down at the chessboard, not making a move immediately. His gaze was deep and calm as he fell into deep thought in the stillness.
No one was surprised that Yu Shao was deep in thought here.
Because after Black's small knight's move.
White also faces a choice!
Standing in front of the referee's table, Zhao Zhengyang stared at the chessboard, his mind racing.
White's most desired move is probably to play a flying move to capture the two black stones at the bottom.
However, facing White's "flying" move, Black also has a way to turn out. White jumps, Black then stabs, and after White fills in, Black makes a large "flying" move.
With this change, the white stones on the left side are broken, the two white stones in the upper left corner become weak, while the white stones in the lower left corner are relatively strong. Although the white stones have captured the black stones, it is hard to say how much of an advantage the white stones have gained!
Zhao Zhengyang believed that Yu Shao must have noticed this as well.
But the question is, if White doesn't play the small knight's move, what choice will White make?
Are there any other good spots on the chessboard?
Time passed slowly, and the competition venue became so quiet that even breathing could not be heard.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes.
"Click!"
Five minutes later, Yu Shao reached into the chess box again, picked out a white piece, and in the silence, slowly placed it on the chessboard, making a crisp sound as the piece was placed!
clatter--!
Eleven columns and sixteen rows, press down!
The moment Zhao Zhengyang saw the chess piece, he instantly realized something, and his pupils suddenly contracted!
"He still has ideas about the two black stones at the bottom, but—this method is not a capture or hold move, but rather a method of swallowing them whole!"
In a daze, Zhao Zhengyang seemed to see the distant future!
This move doesn't involve a straightforward capture; instead, it maintains high pressure on the two black stones, aiming to swallow them whole. If the black stones escape, the white stones will then pursue them relentlessly!
The so-called "whale swallowing" means to devour a larger territory while inadvertently swallowing a smaller one, with the ultimate goal of achieving something even bigger!
Once White's lower and central areas completely connect during the pursuit, White will actually be able to surround a huge territory of almost one-third of the board! This move is based on a strategic vision!
Click!
Just then, the black piece squeezed out and then placed its piece again!
Ten columns and sixteen rows, press!
Tap, tap, tap...
On the chessboard, black and white pieces are placed alternately.
Everyone stared intently at the chessboard. White made a move, Black blocked it, White cut off Black's connection, Black connected, and when White cut again, Black captured, and the white pieces in the seventeenth row became dead!
But Yu Shao didn't care at all. He reached into the chess box and took it out again, with an extra white chess piece between his fingers!
clatter!
Ten columns and fifteen rows, attack!
"etc--!"
Suddenly, the music notator and the judges present paused, as if they had all noticed something!
"Although if White continues to play like this, White can indeed solidify and strengthen the center and lower area, Black will also need to close in on the lower territory!"
In an instant, the black piece was placed!
Nine columns and sixteen rows, how long!
Then White makes another move!
Nine columns and fifteen rows, press down!
Seeing this, Su Yiming picked up a chess piece and placed it with lightning speed!
clatter!
Eight columns and sixteen rows, so long!
Looking at the board now, White has suppressed Black's stones on the bottom through continuous pressure and encirclement. White has not only built up a solid position on the outside, but also subtly echoed the three isolated White stones on the right side of the board!
but!
On the other hand, at the bottom of the board, although the black stones were pushed down by the white stones, they also gained real territory, and the large dragons on the left and right are about to merge!
However, just as the black stones were about to form a dragon in the empty space below, a white stone, like a flying knife, slashed through the sky and pierced the heart of the black dragon!
clatter!
White pieces —
Descending from a great height, the piece falls like thunder and lightning!
Seven columns and seventeen rows!
Pierce an elephant's eye!
Instantly, the two judges in front of the judges' table, Chief Judge Zhao Zhengyang, and the music notator in front of the computer all widened their eyes!
quiet!
All was quiet!
The female notary even forgot to write the move down in the score immediately, and just stared blankly at the chessboard.
The two ordinary referees and Chief Referee Zhao Zhengyang stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape, barely able to close, their eyes wide open without blinking!
In that instant, time seemed to stand still!
Here, they're using a method like piercing an elephant's eye?!
"he--"
Seeing the white piece that had just been placed on the board, Su Yiming's expression instantly turned extremely serious: "With a completely unexpected move, they've begun their attack!"
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Phoenix Cup World Championship, post-match analysis room.
Everyone present stared at the television screen in astonishment!
"Actually, my first instinct was to get an elephant eye!"
Some people were sweating profusely and couldn't control their emotions: "This position is too good, too good, too good! One move and the black dragon is cut in half! There's no other position as perfect as this! This is a one-of-a-kind move!"
"I know, my first instinct was also to attack the elephant's eye! This is the first move that everyone who knows how to play Go would instinctively make, but the question is, what are the subsequent variations!"
A person nearby broke out in a cold sweat and exclaimed in shock, "Piercing through the elephant's eye can certainly cut the black dragon in two, but it's far more dangerous than most other methods!"
"Infiltrating deep into the enemy's main formation makes sense, since it's a formation, meaning there's still a lot of space, and our side can still deal with isolated enemies!"
"However, there's no reason to infiltrate the enemy's Baron Nashor!"
"The reason why the dragon is a dragon is because almost every part of it is connected, forming a whole, and the space is small!"
"Although the first instinct that comes to everyone's mind is to try to capture the elephant's eye, it is obvious without even thinking that actually capturing the elephant's eye is tantamount to suicide. Moreover, looking at this area, there are several variations where White would be at a disadvantage!"
"How could it really be possible to wear an elephant's eye?!"
They had even gotten somewhat used to the two of them playing games that they couldn't understand at all.
Now that Yu Shao has suddenly made a move that they can completely understand, and in fact, they themselves had the idea to make that move, they find it even more incredible!
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Apollo Technologies, New York, USA.
All the researchers stared at the fledgling eagle, completely dumbfounded.
"This move—"
"The fledgling eagle didn't provide the win rate?!"
"What happened?"
"There's a bug? Quick, check the backend, what's wrong?"
They were completely dumbfounded. In fact, before Black played the move that cut through the elephant's eye, after Black played the extension move, Young Eagle had already given several possible moves.
Among the various moves suggested by the young eagle, there is a variation that involves passing through the elephant's eye. This variation ranks third among all the options, making it the young eagle's third choice. In other words, the young eagle believes that this move is viable.
But after Yu Shao made that move, they simultaneously followed suit on the fledgling eagle, and a scene that left them utterly astonished unfolded—
The fledgling eagle suddenly crashed!
Not only did it not provide any change charts, but it also stopped displaying the win rate, and kept giving various recommended moves, which kept changing!
A young man took a deep breath, swiped the mouse, and immediately brought up the background of the fledgling eagle. Without even glancing at the keyboard, his fingers danced across the keyboard.
Suddenly, the young man paused for a moment.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the program?"
Someone nearby immediately asked, "The fledgling is indeed still unstable and needs further adjustments..."
"No."
The young man licked his dry lips and shook his head: "Even though Araki Noshita's move regarding the fledgling eagle was completely unexpected, the fledgling eagle didn't have any problems. Moreover, it was expedited and tested yesterday. How could it suddenly have problems?"
"What happened?"
Someone frowned and asked.
The young man stared blankly at the computer screen, his lips slightly parted as if he wanted to explain something, but in the end he only said, "Wait a moment... and it will be fine."
It'll be fine in a little while?
Everyone present was stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Some of the programmers who were also responsible for code calculations couldn't resist their curiosity and went over to take a look at the backend of the fledgling eagle. Then... they were all stunned.
Sudden--
The Go interface for the fledgling player has returned to normal, and it once again displays the win rate and variation chart.
Young eagle, reconnect.
"Wait, what's going on?!"
Looking at the Young Eagle Go interface, someone couldn't help but exclaim, "How did Black's winning percentage drop by 2.35%?!"
Immediately, everyone turned their gaze to the fledgling eagle, and then, everyone's eyes widened little by little!
The fledgling eagle suddenly dropped its winning percentage for Black by 2.35 percent!
However, among the variations given by the fledgling eagle, even in the first variation chosen by the fledgling eagle, Black's winning percentage only dropped by 0.38%, which is equivalent to no drop!
This move, which involves piercing the elephant's eye, is just one of the three choices given by the fledgling eagle. If White plays this move, it even slightly lowers its chances of winning.
Why did the winning probability given by the fledgling eagle change when faced with three choices?
And you still say it's not a bug?!
The young man seemed to sense what his colleague was thinking and said hesitantly, "There was no bug... it's just that they played too fast in the first few moves, and you played too fast too."
Upon hearing this, apart from the few programmers who were also responsible for code calculations, whose expressions didn't change much and who were still staring blankly at the Young Eagle backend, the others were even more bewildered.
Burns frowned deeply; had they acted too quickly in their first few moves?
What's the meaning?
Suddenly, a chill ran from Burns' tailbone straight to the top of his head. He jolted awake, his eyes widening in disbelief, and he shouted, "Go back to the previous hand! Go back to the previous hand!"
The people around were completely bewildered. They didn't even realize what was happening when Burns told them to go back to the previous move.
Seeing this, Burns didn't bother to waste any more words. He pushed aside his colleague who was in charge of controlling the fledgling and placing pieces according to the chessboard, then slid the mouse and clicked "next move".
The fledgling eagle's interface immediately reverted to before this move that pierced through the elephant's eye.
Then, a scene that horrified everyone unfolded.
The young eagle presented several moves, but the first option was no longer the one previously suggested; instead, it was to "pierce the elephant's eye!"
The standard answer has changed!
Not only that, the first pick that originally increased the win rate has become the fourth pick that decreased the win rate, and the third pick that originally decreased the win rate has actually become the second pick that increased the win rate!
"this……"
Some people were already incoherent, exclaiming in shock, "How...how could this be!"
The bugs are getting worse?!
Seeing this, Burns was not surprised. He took a deep breath and said in a tone of shock and disbelief, "There isn't enough time."
"They played too fast... and as soon as they played, we immediately followed suit... We played too fast too..."
"The first and second choices given by the fledgling eagle are not fixed. Go changes with the game, and the fledgling eagle also calculates in real time. As its calculation time increases and its calculation scope expands and deepens, the answer given by the fledgling eagle will naturally change accordingly."
"The answer given by the fledgling eagle was that within that limited time, the result calculated by the fledgling eagle was not accurate or deep enough."
Burns' voice was somewhat hoarse: "We, no, they, failed to give the fledgling enough time to think."
Instantly, everyone was struck dumb, staring blankly at the Go interface of the fledgling eagle, staring intently at the first, second, and third choices given by the fledgling eagle... and the winning rates.
Then they saw that the fledgling eagle's original seven choices had suddenly disappeared, replaced by another placement position that the fledgling eagle had not given at all.
Yes.
The fledgling eagle has no bugs.
It just couldn't calculate it.
It felt that passing through the elephant's eye was a good move, but in such a short time, it couldn't calculate it clearly.
(End of this chapter)
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