Chapter 474 When the Young Eagle Cries
Hearing An Hongshi's words, Zhuang Weisheng was silent for a moment, then he also pulled out a chair and said, "I didn't expect that Teacher An Hongshi, you are still so motivated now."
Zhuang Weisheng sat down on the chair, raised his head, looked at An Hongshi opposite him, and said again: "But, Teacher An Hongshi, you are not old, and I am still in my prime!"
Just now the two were chatting like old friends, but at this moment the atmosphere between them suddenly became tense, with each of them confronting each other and refusing to give in!
There was only a little over a minute left before the start of the game at nine o'clock. A group of amateur chess players and previously eliminated chess players came to the chess tables and watched.
The whole place was silent, and everyone was waiting for the moment when the clock pointed to nine o'clock.
finally--
“It’s game time!”
Zhao Zhengyang raised his head and looked at the professional chess players who were still present at the competition venue. He said in a deep voice, "The competition time is two and a half hours per side, with a one-minute countdown. Black has a seven-and-a-half-point handicap. Now, contestants, please start guessing the first move!"
The moment Zhao Zhengyang finished speaking, all the chess players in the venue reached into the chess box at the same time, and the "clicking" sounds of grabbing pieces suddenly rang out one after another in the competition venue!
"Eight."
Yu Shao counted the white pieces on the chessboard, then slowly raised his head and looked at Ander opposite him.
Ander looked at the black piece on his side of the chessboard, nodded, and said with a more serious expression, "I guessed wrong. You play black."
He thinks he can win, which means that he has the confidence to win, but it does not mean that he thinks he can definitely win.
In fact, facing Yu Shao, a chess player who is almost a monster in the eyes of the world, the pressure in his heart is not small at all, it can even be said to be huge.
"Please advise me."
"Please advise me."
The two of them quickly packed up their chess pieces, then exchanged chess boxes and nodded to each other.
The chess game begins.
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, quickly picked up the chess piece, and placed it in the upper right corner of the board.
clatter!
Sixteen columns and four rows, stars!
"One-handed Star..."
Ander looked at the chessboard with a puzzled look in his eyes, then quickly reached into the chess box, picked up a chess piece, and placed it on the chessboard.
clatter!
Four columns and seventeen rows, small eyes!
Yu Shao's expression showed extreme concentration, and he quickly made the second move of the black piece.
Sixteen columns and sixteen rows, stars!
Ander responded quickly.
Four columns and four rows, stars!
After the first four moves, the two sides have formed a layout of two consecutive stars against small stars. This kind of local flexibility is extremely challenging for the chess players. Where the game will eventually lead to, no one will know until that moment.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…
Both sides began to make moves at a rapid pace.
There were not many players left in the winner's group, and Ander had defeated Zhang Dongchen before. Although the game between An Hongshi and Zhuang Weisheng at the second table attracted most people's attention, there were also many people paying attention to the game between Yu Shao and Ander.
Everyone was watching the chess game intently, some even holding their breath, immersed in the world of black and white, almost forgetting themselves.
Time passes by with the sound of chess pieces falling.
Not long after, more than thirty moves had been made on the chessboard, and the pattern of confrontation between black and white had gradually emerged on the board, but it was still too early to tell the outcome.
"The local area is very familiar and quite stable, without any major flaws. If I must say, it may be a bit too biased towards the ground. The previous move was good, but jumping out would be better."
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, thinking silently in his mind.
After hearing Ander's words before the match, he originally thought that Ander must have something, but judging from the past few encounters, it seems...
"It's certainly not weak, but if you say strong, I don't think it's that strong either. The situation is roughly even right now, but if I have to say, my black pieces have a slight advantage."
"How did he defeat Zhang Dongchen? Or perhaps... the middle game is where he excels?"
At this time, Ander picked up the chess piece again and placed it on the chessboard.
clatter!
Seven columns and fourteen rows, jump!
"Did he jump..."
Seeing Ande make another move, Yu Shao didn't think too much about it. He collected his thoughts, thought for a moment, then took out the chess piece and gently put it down.
clatter!
Seven columns and thirteen rows, bang!
"We ran into each other directly. We didn't get ahead just now, so now we have no chance to get ahead. If we continue to fight here, I'm afraid White will be at a disadvantage. So we can only continue to take advantage of the empty space?"
Seeing this, Ander's expression became even uglier. He couldn't help but glance at Yu Shao opposite him, and a deep fear arose in his heart.
"Yu Shao, your reputation is well-deserved."
"However, if you think you can easily gain the upper hand this way, you are underestimating me."
Ender looked at the chessboard, his eyes twinkling.
"It seems that this is the only way to go..."
In his mind, a series of complicated changes emerged. That was what he believed to be the future of Go, and it told him a path. This was also the reason why he felt confident that he could win!
Amateur Go players may be optimistic about computers conquering Go.
However, professional chess players are completely different. Almost all of them hold the view that "it is impossible to succeed in research on Go AI" and "computers can defeat all chess games, but they can never defeat Go."
There is a reason for this.
Because the more you understand Go and the more you comprehend its mechanisms, the more you will be shocked by its complexity and vastness, the more you will feel your own insignificance, and even feel awe for Go itself.
After all, almost all chess games in the world are eventually cracked by computers, relying on the exhaustive method, calculating all variations and finally finding the only answer.
But Go is different. There are about 10^170 to 10^808 variations in Go, and the total number of observable atoms in the universe is about 10^80. Therefore, the variations in Go are even greater than the total number of observable atoms in the universe.
It is amazing that such a small chessboard is larger than the total number of atoms in the observable universe, but this is the fact. Perhaps this is the reason why so many people have been conquered and obsessed with Go for two thousand years.
It is impossible to rely on a computer to calculate all the variations in Go!
It’s not that no one has thought about letting the computer calculate the best, that is, to choose the pros and cons of each move, only calculate the good one, and discard the bad one, which can greatly reduce the amount of calculation.
But the problem is that this is also impossible.
Because computers cannot judge the pros and cons of each move like humans. If a computer wants to judge the pros and cons of each move, it must calculate all the variations. Computers do not have things like "overall view" and "chess sense" like humans.
Wanting a computer to have a sense of the overall situation and a sense of chess is equivalent to giving the computer emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. This is almost impossible to achieve, at least with current technology, it is absolutely impossible.
As a professional chess player, he originally held the same views as other professional chess players.
After the China-U.S. Go competition ended, Apollo Technologies, funded by the U.S. government, decided to develop a Go AI called "Eaglet" because of the disastrous defeat. They eventually approached him and pointed out another path for him.
Neural network.
By inputting all the chess records of humans in the past, the "Eaglet" can see a whole tree with countless branches in the sky, and then calculate the probability distribution of each move based on the branches of the trunk.
Of course, this sounds unlikely to succeed, and there are many difficulties. For example, after inputting all the past game records, will the Go AI mistakenly inherit the errors in these records?
However, he finally accepted the invitation from Apollo Technologies and decided to give it a try.
So far, the Eaglet project has not been successfully developed. As a Go consultant, he has played many games with the Eaglet. In front of him, the Eaglet has no ability to resist at all. It is defeated miserably, its wings are constantly broken, and it cries out in pain.
Not to mention him, even when facing amateur third or fourth dan players, it would be very difficult for the young eagle to win. Only when facing some amateur first or second dan players could the young eagle win with a high probability, and he dare not even guarantee it.
Logically speaking, the government has injected a huge amount of funds into this project, but after so long it still performs so poorly. He should have given up the fantasy that the Eaglet Project could be successful long ago.
But, that’s not the case!
Although the Eaglet has not yet been able to spread its wings, after so many games with the Eaglet, although the Eaglet has not won a single game against him so far, it has made some changes that have surprised him very much!
At first, he was completely unable to understand these changes. He felt that they were completely random moves, completely against the principles of chess, and simply unbelievable.
It was so difficult for Young Eagle to beat an amateur third or fourth dan. He was about to completely reject Young Eagle because of these changes, but after thinking about these changes carefully, he was a little horrified!
It is precisely because of the changes made by these young eagles that he, who was originally a ninth-dan player and whose record was not bad but not good either, has made rapid progress in this year, from the European and American Rookie King Tournaments, all the way to the third round of the double elimination tournament in the World Championship!
This is also the reason why he still believes that the future of Go lies in computers, and that the young eagle will surely spread its wings and soar in the Go sky, hunting the world and looking down on the heroes!
“Click!”
Ander's hand slowly reached into the chess box, and the chess pieces in the box suddenly collided with a sound!
The chess piece is clamped out.
Then--
"Just listen to the high-pitched cry of a young eagle!"
The chess piece falls on the chessboard!
clatter!
Fourteen columns and twelve rows, hanging!
But when the chess piece landed on the chessboard, the crowd who had just been concentrating on watching the game were all stunned. Even Yu Shao was stunned.
Time seemed to freeze for two or three seconds.
"this……"
The people around finally came to their senses, and then their eyes widened little by little, staring at this huge flying move. They were almost speechless, as if there was something stuck in their throat. They almost spit it out several times, but in the end they found that they couldn't spit it out at all!
In the end, everyone could only stare at the white piece on the chessboard with their mouths wide open, in a daze!
Even Kimura Go in the crowd could no longer remain calm after seeing Ander's move. It was as if his head was hit hard by a sledgehammer. He widened his eyes in disbelief and was completely stunned!
Zheng Qin rubbed his eyes, his mind went blank, and he stared at the chessboard stupidly.
At this moment, the only thing that could be seen in everyone's eyes was the white chess piece that had just landed on the chessboard!
This move is extremely visually impactful and incredible. It is beyond the imagination of human chess players and beyond everyone's understanding!
"No, down...down here?!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Wrong move? A completely meaningless move?!"
Everyone couldn't believe their eyes for a moment. Their first reaction after seeing this move was to even think that it was made in the wrong position!
If it is a complicated middle game and a move is made that they cannot understand at all, they can still explain it as the move is unfathomable and that they are too bad to understand it, but at this point, only more than 30 moves have been made!
In this case, it should be understandable, but why is it completely incomprehensible?
Some people couldn't help but look up and look at Ander, but they saw that Ander had a calm expression, as if he had no idea what shocking move he had just made, and he didn't feel any regret at all.
Moreover, some people even feel that looking at Ander's expression, he seems to think that he has made a good move?
so……
Didn’t make a mistake?
Is it really here?
Why?!
What is this for?
"Gudong!"
I don't know who it was, but someone swallowed their saliva, and their voice sounded particularly loud in the silent crowd.
Shocked, confused, and bewildered!
You should know that hanging refers to a tactical means of invading or flexibly responding within the enemy's sphere of influence, and it also has the function of shallowly reducing the enemy's territory.
Generally speaking, the hanging move requires the support of surrounding pieces before it can be played. However, under the current market conditions, this hanging move is extremely empty.
More importantly, the outer position of the black pieces may not be complete yet, there is only a vague outline, and the white pieces don’t know what they are invading or eliminating, and even the effect is inexplicable and unclear!
"Hang?"
Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and frowned slightly: "Not bad, but... a little extreme."
In his previous life, Yu Shao had seen too many AI flying fairies flying in the air and flying at huge speeds, so he was no longer surprised by it. Naturally, he didn't think this move was strange.
In this situation, this kind of similar technique is used to harmonize the whole situation. In fact, it has quite a wonderful taste. The effect is not immediately apparent. The artistic conception is very profound and worth savoring repeatedly.
In the past, similar playing methods were once adopted by top players, but later it was generally felt that this method was too intense, and was gradually abandoned by both players and Go AI.
Of course, although almost no chess players played like this in the past, it is still a method that can be used occasionally, and it is not bad. If the opponent is not familiar with this kind of suspended battle, the opponent is likely to suffer a loss.
"He can actually come down and hang himself. Is this his own research... He said he's very strong, it seems he's not just talking."
Yu Shao's expression became more serious: "We really can't underestimate the enemy!"
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