Chapter 434 Who are these two?
"Are you really determined to make sure everyone comes and leaves in order?"
When the people around saw the two of them guess the first move and get ready to start playing chess, they couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"There's nothing we can do. The gap is too big. Who is she? Her chess skills..."
"I suspect it's a professional chess player."
"Are you kidding me? How can you doubt this? With this level, I even think most professional chess players are no match for her. Too strong! How can a female chess player be so strong?"
"Japanese female Go players? I know a lot of Japanese male Go players, but I don't know much about Japanese female Go players..."
Although the girl was wearing a mask and had not yet revealed her identity, the previous three games of chess had already explained a lot of things, and everyone had already guessed the girl's identity.
Some people even accurately guessed that the girl was a chess player participating in the Phoenix Cup World Championship, but it was impossible to confirm. After all, how could the professional chess players participating in the Phoenix Cup have so much free time to come to the chess hall to play chess?
But no matter what, the girl could never be just an ordinary amateur chess player.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Yu Shao and his group with a bit of pity.
The voices of the people around him were very low, and Yu Shao did not hear them. He looked at the chessboard in front of him, thought for a moment, and finally took out the chess piece and gently made the first move.
clatter!
Seventeen columns and seventeen rows, three three!
Seeing Yu Shao make his move, the people around him calmed down, stopped whispering, and turned their eyes to the chessboard to watch the game.
"Three three?"
The girl was a little surprised when she saw Yu Shao play 33 on the first move.
Although the three-three move is no longer considered a bad move nowadays, it is still a relatively rare layout and not many players use it.
"I feel that there are too many star position layouts and small eye layouts, making it difficult to profit, so I want to come up with a new strategy to achieve a surprise victory?"
The girl felt that her guess was almost right, and a faint smile appeared on her face. She finally took the chess piece out of the chess box and put it down gently.
"Well, let's give it a try, then?"
clatter!
Four columns and sixteen rows, stars!
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, quickly picked up the chess piece, and put it down again.
Sixteen columns and seventeen rows, small eyes!
A three-three hand is very rare. Generally speaking, after a three-three hand, the second hand will place the star position to form a three-star layout, and the combination of three-three small goals is even rarer.
The girl didn't think much about it, and followed suit, picking up the chess piece and dropping it quickly.
Four columns and four rows, stars!
After both sides played four moves, the black chess piece played out an extremely rare layout of three small eyes, while the girl played out the most common and popular two-star layout, with an attitude of remaining unchanged in the face of all changes and quietly observing the movements of the black chess piece.
Yu Shao lowered his eyes and stared at the chessboard in front of him. After a few seconds, he picked up the chess piece again and put it down gently.
clatter!
Seventeen columns and fourteen rows, Dafei guards the corner!
The girl then picked up the chess piece and responded quickly.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
The two sides began to make moves alternately, and the sounds of dropping pieces continued to rise and fall, and the whole chess hall was filled with
Soon, both sides made more than thirty moves, and the pattern of confrontation between black and white gradually emerged on the chessboard.
"Black is playing very well so far."
Someone in the crowd frowned slightly as they stared at the chessboard, musing, "At least in terms of layout, the black pieces don't seem to be at a disadvantage, and they're fighting on equal terms with the white pieces."
"The two friends he was traveling with were actually quite strong at chess, so he's naturally no worse off. It's just a pity his opponent was even stronger."
Hearing this, the person next to him looked at the chessboard and nodded slightly. He seemed not surprised by this and said softly, "But, I don't know how long he can hold on."
"Layout relies on accumulation. If you delve deeply into it, many amateur players are as good as professional players in layout, and sometimes they can even gain an advantage."
The burly man said in a deep voice, "However, the midgame and endgame rely on basic skills. It's often the midgame and endgame that separate professional and amateur players."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but calm down, their expressions became more focused, and they stared at the chessboard closely.
What the burly man said was true. There are three stages in Go: layout, middle game, and endgame. The difference in the layout stage is often relatively small as long as both players have studied it.
There are even some amateur chess players who have done extremely in-depth research on a certain layout, causing professional chess players to be hit by flying knives from the very beginning and fall into a disadvantage in the layout stage.
For example, a person has never played Go before, but he has memorized a rare and complex Go pattern. If his opponent is a professional Go player, the professional Go player will still be at a disadvantage if he does not understand the pattern and uses it.
However, in most cases, when facing amateur players, even if a professional player is hit by a flying knife, as long as he is not seriously injured or the knife hits too deep, the professional player will usually win in the end.
Because the middle game and endgame are where the difference between professional chess players and amateur chess players lies.
The middle game is too complicated, there are not many rules to follow, and it is impossible to memorize it like the layout. It depends on the player's understanding of the situation, and each move needs to change according to the situation.
The difference in power in the middle game is enough for a professional chess player to turn the tide and save the collapsing building even when he is stabbed and bleeding!
Because of this, everyone is very curious. At this point, the black chess player's level is obviously not bad, so how will that girl widen the gap?
The process of widening the gap must be the essence of this game, and they can also learn something from it.
They themselves didn't realize that after watching the first three games, they had quietly been convinced by the girl.
clatter!
At this moment, the girl picked up the chess piece and put it down gently.
"flutter?"
Seeing this move, everyone was stunned at first, and then suddenly shocked.
"She went straight into the enemy camp. How bold!"
The burly man stared at the chessboard without blinking.
"Does it start from now?"
This move was beyond everyone's expectations. The white chess pieces penetrated deep into the black chess formation, not giving the black pieces a chance to breathe, nor allowing the black pieces to respond. The black chess pieces' next response will change the development of the entire game!
Yu Shao looked at this move, thought for a while, quickly picked up the chess piece and put it down gently.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
Soon, after more than ten moves, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
"Just now, the white chess piece launched a surprise attack on the black piece with a small target, but the black chess piece ignored it. However... the white chess piece returned empty-handed in the end..." someone said hesitantly.
"No, rather than returning empty-handed, it would be better to say..."
The person next to him looked at the chessboard in shock and said, "Black seems to be playing on its own, but these few moves have silently neutralized White's offensive!"
"At this point, White still has no advantage!"
Behind the girl, the young man who was walking with her remained silent from beginning to end. When he saw this, he finally raised his head and looked at Yu Shao for a second longer, but quickly retracted his gaze and continued watching the chess game.
At this moment, the girl looked at the chessboard in front of her and was a little surprised.
"I thought he would make up for it, but he actually moved to the left and took over a larger area."
"It looks like Black has left a gap, but if I really penetrate it, my piece might become heavier. So I can only step back and withdraw my pawns to make up for it."
"It's quite interesting."
The girl seemed to be thinking about something. After thinking for a while, she picked up the chess piece again and put it down gently.
"Well, what about this?"
clatter!
Seven columns and twelve rows, clamp!
Seeing the girl's move, Yu Shao pondered for a moment, then picked up the chess piece again and put it down gently.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
The two sides took turns placing their pieces, and the sounds of dropping pieces began to ring out again.
Soon, after more than twenty moves, a look of astonishment appeared on the faces of the people around.
At this time, the girl held the white piece and placed it on the board again.
And when the white piece fell, Yu Shao glanced at the chessboard, then immediately picked up the chess piece and placed it down like flying!
clatter!
Ten columns and twelve rows, jump!
"this……"
Seeing this move, everyone was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, everyone's eyes widened.
The whole audience was silent for two or three seconds.
After two or three seconds, someone finally stared at the chessboard with eyes wide open in shock, unable to help but exclaim, "White's retreat was a truly beautiful move, a true masterpiece!"
"After White retreated, through the coordination of the surrounding pieces, the external force has become extremely impressive, forming a towering mountain range. It can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to shake!"
He raised his head and looked at Yu Shao in disbelief: "But, he... after he jumped, the surrounding black pieces actually formed a strange echo with this seemingly empty and groundless jump!"
"White, this time the black piece is holding you back!"
Not only him, everyone was extremely shocked and looked at the chessboard in disbelief.
They originally thought that after entering the middle game, the gap between the two sides would widen rapidly.
but--
The facts were completely different from what they expected!
At this point, the white pieces still have no advantage. Instead, the black pieces show their strength and directly bite back at the white pieces, showing their intention to compete with the white pieces for supremacy!
"Jump……"
When the girl saw Yu Shao's jump, she couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
"His judgment was very accurate and his calculations were profound. He seemed to know what I was thinking, and every move he made accurately hit the pain points of my white pieces."
"After the jump, my outer forces have been damaged, and there is a possibility that the black pieces will force their way into the middle!"
The girl's expression finally changed at this time. Looking at the chessboard in front of her, her eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"He's...very strong."
The girl raised her head and looked at Yu Shao deeply before she collected her thoughts. There was a hint of sharpness in her eyes as she finally picked up the chess piece again and dropped it quickly!
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
Both sides made moves quickly.
I don’t know when, in addition to a sharp look, the girl’s eyes also showed more murderous intent. It was because she felt a strong threat, so she had to kill!
Black and white pieces began to spread across the chessboard.
It can be clearly felt that the atmosphere in the chess hall at this time has become completely different from before.
The people watching the game were in a relatively relaxed mood before. After watching the first three games, they felt that there was not much suspense in this game.
Therefore, they would occasionally whisper to each other, discussing every move of chess and the girl, but at this time, almost no one spoke.
There was a bit more solemnity and tension in the air!
Even the young man walking behind the girl looked at the chessboard with a look that gradually became extremely serious.
clatter.
clatter.
clatter.
The sound of chess pieces dropping continued to ring out in the chess hall.
Everyone around was silent, staring at the chessboard, their minds completely immersed in the game. Watching the chess pieces fall one by one, it was as if they saw endless swords and shadows.
Quiet.
It's getting quieter and quieter.
Even the sound of breathing has become inaudible, and between heaven and earth, only the sound of chess pieces falling echoes for a long time!
I don't know how long it took, but after the girl stared at the chessboard and fell into deep thought, someone finally spoke again.
“So strong…”
He looked at the chessboard with a lingering fear on his face and said in shock, "It's too advanced. Many of the moves were completely incomprehensible. It wasn't until very late in the game that I gradually understood."
A thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead as he spoke, "After White's move, Black's pull was a natural move, so White should have extended it. But instead, White jumped out, making a foolish move without any scruples!"
"Faced with White's foolishness, Black didn't even attack, but instead marched directly towards the center with a large flying move. This was another brilliant move that I never dreamed of!"
"But during the attack and defense in the center, White's foolish appearance unexpectedly unleashed unimaginable power!"
"Only after playing this far did I understand that the reason White isn't afraid of playing foolishly is because after this piece is dead, it has a dead piece that can be used as a tesuji!"
"And Black actually saw through this a long time ago!"
He said in disbelief, "They've all calculated things too far ahead... They're actually fighting on this kind of board. It's a shame they kept going!"
"It's unbelievable that it has reached this level. Who are these two people?" Someone couldn't help but ask in shock.
"I don't know. There are just magical moves everywhere. I even feel like I'm watching a title fight. Without commentary, I can't understand it at all. Who's better now?"
"I can't tell. Sometimes I feel that white is better, and sometimes I feel that black is better."
“…”
In the crowd, a young man in his early twenties frowned deeply. After a moment, he finally roughly assessed the situation. Even so, he was still a little uncertain.
He took a deep breath and said, "If I'm not mistaken, black should be better."
"Although White has large, open spaces in the corners that are difficult to penetrate or penetrate, Black also has a plan in the center. Although it hasn't taken shape yet, the potential of this plan is truly terrifying!"
"So, the best outcome for White is to break Black's pattern and enter the endgame to decide the outcome. If White can't break Black's pattern, then there's only one way out for White!"
"The key to victory or defeat on the board should be here!"
(End of this chapter)
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