Chapter 393 Soft
Next, the [Wuhu Sima] in the camera sat upright and started to play seriously. Before starting the second game with Gu Qingge, he said: "On this day, I, Wuhu Sima, return to the realm of immortals on earth!"
Of course, the audience couldn't help but make fun of it -
"The host isn't very good at playing Go, but he's quite good at making up stories."
"Please trust the host. The value of a professional ninth-dan is definitely there!"
"Returning to the immortal realm on land, only to be beaten up again, that would be interesting..."
"Don't be so stubborn. Prove yourself with your actions."
"I feel like the other player is the real master, because the streamer chose to challenge him again, and the other player immediately accepted. This shows that the other player completely treats the streamer as a dish, the perfect target for points."
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[Wuhu Sima] indeed used the "Cosmic Style" that he is best at. Although this style was created by a top chess player in Japan, it does not prevent Chinese chess players from learning it.
Anyway, no matter what, Japan is a vassal state of China. Even if its culture is developed in some aspects, its cultural heritage, which can be traced back to ancient times, also comes from China.
[Wuhu Sima] I feel like after using the "Cosmic Flow", my chess playing has become more handsome. I feel like I am showing off, and I feel very elegant and free...
Gu Qingge's response, however, was to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Because she possessed the "Program Wizard", her style of play was more like that of the early AlphaGo, which was particularly gentle and steady. She did not like to rob because it would make the situation more complicated. In Go, "defeating the enemy without fighting" is undoubtedly amazing.
Of course, the fact that she doesn't like robbing doesn't mean she has poor skills in this area. On the contrary, she has her own artificial intelligence and her computing power is so strong that she has no problem engaging in close combat in Go.
If we use a style to describe Gu Qingge's chess playing style, it would be "steady control style". She does not need to deliberately pursue any brilliant moves or god-like moves. She can make her opponent be calculated to death step by step just through ordinary moves.
Of course, what she considers to be an "ordinary" way of playing chess may be seen as a strange move by others.
Why is it weird? Because sometimes she could earn more by going to a certain place, but the place she chose could only earn a small amount.
To many people who understand chess, this is a weird move, but as the two play further, everyone will realize that her choice of a small profit was absolutely right, completely blocking the opponent's hope of a comeback!
This extremely steady way of playing is like a system issuing three rewards, but she always chooses the one that increases basic attributes. The further she plays, the stronger she becomes!
It must be said that this extremely cautious style of play is unique in the current Go world. It can also give opponents the illusion that they can counterattack, because Gu Qingge only pursues victory in the game, not the number of winning pieces...
At this time, [Wuhu Sima] took out his best skill, "Cosmic Flow", but it didn't make Gu Qingge feel any pressure at all, but she was very happy playing chess.
Because Gu Qingge felt like she was playing a game of farming and climbing the technology tree. She didn't care how the other party played fancy tricks. She just farmed her own land, slowly accumulated her own strength, and the technology tree continued to rise.
There are concepts of "thin" and "thick" in Go layout. Gu Qingge's layout appears to be very "thick", just like an iron bucket formation, and appears to be particularly stable.
[Wuhu Sima] used the "Cosmic Flow" at the beginning, and he felt very good about himself. He was full of energy and vigor. During the layout stage, he clearly felt that he had the advantage, and the opponent's response seemed "ordinary".
In the middle game, [Wuhu Sima] took the initiative to provoke a fight for the ko, hoping to defeat the opponent with a fierce offensive, so as to avenge his defeat in the middle game.
He discovered, however, that his opponent wasn't willing to go head-to-head. This invigorated him, and he couldn't help but boast to the audience, "I've completely seen through his opponent's weaknesses. His Go fundamentals are solid, but his play lacks ingenuity. He makes many irrational moves, and when he could clearly expand his advantage, he chooses to play it safe. I suspect he's an elderly player, too worn out and always afraid of being robbed. How could such a veteran possibly withstand me, who has returned to the realm of a terrestrial immortal today?"
When the audience saw Wuhu Sima's smug look, they naturally wanted to complain about him -
"You have no moral principles in chess. You're so proud of bullying the veteran players?"
"Although the opponent doesn't like to rob, I don't think the host's active attack has gained much. Instead, it has made the opponent's chess position even stronger. This is a hidden danger."
"What's there to be proud of? Win it in the end if you have the guts. The way the anchor is acting right now is just setting a new record!"
"Stop whining about the livestream effect! We're here to watch you play chess, not to see you act crazy and stupid!"
"To be honest, I feel like the host's opponent has a very gentle style of play. He seems to be a very calm and Buddhist person. Such a person may become a Go master, but I'm afraid he won't be the top winner."
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[Wuhu Sima]'s attack in the middle game was indeed fierce, but as he played, his originally high spirits cooled down because he found that his fists, which he swung with force, seemed to hit cotton. The final result was that he felt like he had made a profit, but after careful calculation, he found that he had suffered a small loss.
But no matter what, he did not surrender in the middle game, but played until the endgame.
In the final stage, [Wuhu Sima]'s mood was high for a while, because he felt that the opponent's level in the endgame was not very good and he gave away a lot of money. Anyway, it gave him hope of "counterattack".
However, when the final result came out, after taking into account the handicap, he still lost by 2 points. He was stunned in front of the computer.
It was because he really felt that his condition was better than ever in this game, and he even felt that he had returned to his peak period as a professional chess player!
But the final result of the game made him feel very powerless. Why did he still lose?
He clearly felt that he was in high spirits, dominating the entire match, and even in the endgame, he played perfectly, while the opponent made a "mistake"...
But now that the winner has been decided, he felt a chill in his heart. Did the other party really make a "mistake"?
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