I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 319 Governing an Orphan and Appearance

Higashiyama Kaoru stared intently at the chessboard in front of him, looking at the white stone located at number seventeen, frantically deducing all the possible future variations in his mind!

This break was terrifying. The referee and the scorekeeper were completely stunned. The viewers who were watching the live broadcast on TV or computer were also somewhat dazed!
However, at this moment, Higashiyama Kaoru was surprisingly calm and extremely restrained, with an icy gaze.

"Click!"

A moment later, Higashiyama Kaoru finally reached into the Go box, picked out a Go piece, and quickly placed it down!
Hey!
Eighteen columns, three rows, turn!
"pull!"

Seeing this move, people finally snapped out of their shock at Yu Shao's previous cut, and after carefully considering Dongshan Xun's move, many people changed color again!
"Since capturing with both hands was not feasible, Higashiyama Kaoru took a different approach and actually sacrificed a piece to capture it in the corner!"

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, his expression becoming more serious. After a moment's thought, he immediately picked up a chess piece and quickly placed it on the chessboard.

Hey!
Eighteen columns, two rows, turn!
The instant the white piece was placed, Higashiyama Kaoru also immediately grabbed a piece and placed it down quickly!

Hey!
Seventeen columns, eight rows, fire!
Previously, Black's capture was not feasible, but now with the addition of the move "Wan," the situation is completely different when Black attempts to capture again!
Soon, Yu Shao made his move again.

Eighteen columns and seven rows, stand up!

"Borrowing too many white stones in the upper right corner will affect the battle above. I must make a move to defend!"

Higashiyama Kaoru calmly observed the chessboard and picked up a chess piece.

"However, because of the extra lever he had earlier, he could only return to the top and eat my discarded piece!"

Hey!
The sound of a chess piece being placed on the board is awe-inspiring!
Sixteen columns and eight rows, paste!
Soon, Yu Shao, holding a white piece, placed his piece again.

Eighteen columns, four rows, fire!
This move was entirely within Higashiyama Kaoru's expectations, so Higashiyama Kaoru's expression remained unchanged as he frantically calculated the life and death of black and white in his mind!
"If I play the next move and reinforce my position, that white stone can move to the upper left corner to attack, and I have to connect it. Then the white stone will place itself in the upper left corner... In the end, my black stones don't gain any advantage!"

Higashiyama Kaoru picked up another chess piece, her eyes sharp!

"We must not give Bai Zi any opportunity to take advantage of us. We must use the most ruthless methods and the sharpest fangs to cut off Bai Zi's path to survival!"

Hey!
Seven columns and three rows, so long!

"It actually grows directly?"

Upon seeing this move, the viewers watching the live broadcast were all utterly astonished, and after pondering it for a moment, they were even more shocked!
It wasn't until Higashiyama Kaoru made that long move that they finally realized what would have happened if Kuroko hadn't made that long move directly, but instead had made another one!
……

……

It was late at night in England.

A blond, slightly overweight man stared intently at the computer screen, barely able to look away, his expression a mixture of shock and excitement.

"That was...that was amazing!"

The slightly overweight man took a deep breath, suddenly took out his phone, quickly dialed his friend's number, and then immediately looked up at the computer screen, as if afraid of missing any move!

There was a busy signal on the other end of the phone, and it wasn't until a few moments later that the call was finally connected.

"Hey, why are you calling so late..."

The call had barely connected when the slightly overweight man abruptly interrupted his friend, spitting as he shouted, "Get up! Get up now! Go watch the China-Japan-Korea team match!"

"I'm still not fully awake..." The man's voice sounded a little dazed on the other end of the phone. "I'm planning to watch the replay tomorrow."

"Get up!"

The blond man saw the white pieces fall again on the computer screen, and his tone became even more excited!
"It's fine if you can't watch the game live in Seoul, but if you can't even watch the live broadcast and then watch the replay after the game is over, believe me, you'll regret it!"

"This game of chess is meant to be watched without knowing who will win! Watching it after knowing who will win is pointless!"

"I bet you, this game will shock the world of chess! It will be remembered by the world! It definitely will!"

Hearing the blond man's agitated state, the man on the other end of the phone was completely stunned.

He knows his friend well and knows that his friend is definitely not the type to make wild and outrageous statements.

"I'm getting up right now!"

Soon, the sound of a man getting up and dressing came from the other end of the phone: "Coming right away!"

The blond man hung up the phone, staring at the chess game on the computer screen, still unable to calm his emotions.

On the computer screen, Higashiyama Kaoru once again held a black stone and slowly lowered it.

"Down here?!"

The blond man stared intently at the computer screen, pondered for a moment, his eyes widening gradually until, as if the clouds had parted and the sun had finally broken through, he suddenly understood!
Similar scenes are happening all over the world.

The number of viewers watching the live stream of the China-Japan-Korea team competition has started to surge!
More and more people flooded into the live stream. Even though it was late at night in Europe and America, countless people got out of bed to watch the live stream!

The live stream chat was flooded with comments!

Everyone watching this game of chess was deeply moved. The opening moves were dazzling, each move concealing a hidden strategy and capable of being fatal, leaving everyone in awe!
Soon, under the watchful eyes of the world, the white piece fell once again!

Hey!
Two columns and fourteen rows, attack!
Black made three consecutive moves in the upper left corner, and White made two consecutive moves. With this move, White finally returned to the lower left corner and completely captured the two black stones on the first and second lines!

The game has progressed to this point—

White moves one move at a time, and all four corners are now occupied by White stones, creating a four-corner piercing pattern!
The black stones have an impressive external presence, and their potential in the center is about to be revealed. The overall situation has formed where white stones are effectively fighting against the black stones.
Appearance and the ability to care for orphans!
These two are inherently like fire and water, just like black and white in Go!

The goal is to enclose a large area in the center, because if you enclose an empty area in the center, you will be attacked from all sides, which is extremely difficult. For this reason, there has always been a saying in Go that the best player has control of the center!
Those who can handle the middle abdomen well are all strong!
The purpose of "governing an isolated enemy" is to disrupt the enemy's overall strategy, break the balance between the two sides, and turn the situation in one's own favor. This forces one to fight within the enemy's sphere of influence, where there is no set pattern to follow!
A chess player skilled at managing isolated groups is never weak!
This game of chess is precisely a case of using form to counter a lone opponent!

If Black forms a shape, then Black wins!
If White successfully secures its isolated piece, then White wins!
Everyone stared at the chessboard, which was now radiating an eerie light, and couldn't help but hold their breath!

In just the first sixty moves, both sides had already played an astonishing game. So what about the middle game, which is crucial to the survival of the entire game?
At this moment, the same thought inevitably arose in everyone's mind.

"This might be—"

"The ultimate showdown between appearance and the ability to cure orphans!"

Under the watchful eyes of the world, Higashiyama Kaoru, holding a black stone, placed it down once again.

Hey!
The sound of the piece being placed seemed to resonate throughout the entire world!
Eight columns, two rows, turn down!
This move also has a very high score, and it foreshadows a subsequent initiative to block and connect!
Immediately afterwards, Yu Shao, holding a white piece, slowly lowered it!
Two columns and three rows, stand up!
White's move was also a direct counterattack, neutralizing Black's initiative by blocking and connecting with a single move!
"If Black moves to directly enclose territory, how should they do it?"

"Perhaps it's because of the large knight's move. The small knight's move is a bit too conservative. Although White can hardly launch a strong attack, it is easily restricted by White stones."

"A big jump is also good, just jump directly, but will the white piece follow suit and forcibly separate the black piece?"

In the live stream, the comments flowed like a waterfall!

A moment later, under everyone's watchful eyes!
Black has finally fallen!
Hey!
In the very center of the otherwise empty chessboard, a black piece had been placed!
Ten rows and eight columns, the town!

Upon seeing this lone black stone standing in the center of the chessboard, the once bustling live stream suddenly fell silent, leaving only a deep stillness in the world!

The black piece's encirclement was neither a small flight, nor a large flight, nor a big jump, but rather—

town!
With just one move, the entire game of chess has changed dramatically!

"this….."

"This is……"

"Black's move directly..."

"We're going to surround most of the chessboard!"

A moment later, the live stream room, which had been silent for a while, was suddenly filled with a huge uproar!

Upon seeing this move, everyone felt a chill run down their spines and a sense of unease.

In Go, the outcome is determined by the amount of territory a player can control. However, it's not always better to control as much territory as possible in one move. The larger the territory, the more gaps are exposed, making it easier for the opponent to invade and secure their own group.

The smaller the encirclement, the more secure and solid it is, making it harder for the opponent to launch a strong attack. Once the opponent enters the enemy's formation, they are likely to be reduced to ashes!
Go is full of philosophical dialectics. The saying "too much of a good thing" is fully demonstrated in Go!

But Higashiyama Kaoru just surrounded him like that!
Although they knew that this game of chess would inevitably be a contest between the ruling group and the main group, they never expected that Dongshan Xun would not only not surround, but would surround most of the chessboard!

On the chessboard, the black pieces' encirclement has already unleashed an astonishing killing intent, using a killing formation to lure the white pieces into a trap, wanting to fight the white pieces to the death!
"While enclosing it like this isn't entirely impossible, however..."

Gazing at the chessboard, someone murmured in a daze, "How many people in the world dare to use such overwhelming power to encircle the enemy's territory?"

At this moment, countless people couldn't help but recall that one sentence—

After Higashiyama Kaoru, there has been no more geniuses!

In fact, there is no shortage of geniuses in Go. In fact, any professional Go player can be called a genius. If you are not a genius, you can't even cross the threshold of becoming a professional Go player!
However, even among a multitude of Go geniuses, how many dare to occupy territory with such astonishing momentum?
"So... how should White invade, or rather, how should White invade?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

Inside the competition venue.

Yu Shao gazed at the chessboard in front of him and slowly reached his hand into the chess box.

The next moment, the hand descended from a great height!

Faced with such a large territory encircled by Black, almost every player would probably think about how White could invade and reduce it, or even how White could directly invade to secure Black's territory and destroy its shape.

but……

White pieces—

Eighteen columns and eight rows!
拐！
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