I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 323 Avalanche...Not true?

Long after the game ended, the people in the commentary room finally began to disperse.

There's an awards ceremony later, but most people aren't very interested in it anymore.

"The game is captivating from the very beginning of the strategic clashes, and the battle in the middle game, which revolves around the survival of the isolated player and the formation of a formidable opponent, is the essence of the entire game."

"No, if we look back, what put Higashiyama Kaoru at a disadvantage was not the strategy of securing a lone group, but rather those seemingly unrelated moves in the encirclement that left too many openings for Black to exploit, making it impossible for Black to continue."

"That's true, but if we work backwards like this, our initial understanding was also wrong."

"How to say?"

"During the opening phase, we thought Black and White were evenly matched, but in reality... while they were evenly matched locally, looking at the overall board, Black's position was already quite unfavorable."

"...but we were all completely unaware at the time."

"However, Higashiyama Kaoru did a good job too; he was still honorable in defeat."

"But he still lost to Yu Shao. He was simply...unbeatable."

"No matter what, both of them are really...very strong."

"I look forward to their next match. In the meantime, they will continue to improve, enrich themselves, and move forward. What kind of game will that be?"

As everyone left, they discussed the game. When they left the commentary room, they were all filled with mixed emotions.

Go is like a world. When a wonderful game comes to an end, all the attacks, defenses, and clashes in the game vanish like a dream, leaving one feeling melancholy.

The team match ended with a score of 4 to 1.

Because North and South Korea lost two matches, Japan lost one match, and China won both matches, the final team rankings were naturally China as champion, Japan as runner-up, and North and South Korea as third place.

After the awards ceremony, the Chinese team players returned to the Chinese discussion room to review the game between Yu Shao and Higashiyama Kaoru.

"If it were me, I might play the nineteenth move and then immediately fly the knight's move to create a siege with White."

Su Yiming gazed at the chessboard, pondered for a moment, moved the pieces, and said, "White directly cuts off the opponent's pieces, initiating a complex battle. It's not bad, but it feels difficult to control."

Hearing Su Yiming's words, Yu Shao was slightly surprised. He nodded and said, "Fly right after placing the pieces? That's certainly feasible. This doesn't seem like a normal approach. Almost all the players here would be fighting, right?"

"Only by not contending can one be free from all things."

Su Yiming smiled and said, "Rushing to compete here will only put you in a difficult position. Sometimes, leaving the other party a way out is also leaving yourself a way out."

Su Yiming quickly picked up the chess pieces from the board and continued to set them up according to the original score, saying as he did so, "After Black cut off the pieces, your move of touching was an amazing move that surprised everyone."

"However, if Higashiyama Kaoru surrounds you, you will have no choice but to surround him in return and wait and see what happens."

Yu Shao pondered for a moment and said, "That's true, but the move of cutting off the opponent's stones is not bad either; it's just that Black's subsequent handling of the situation is problematic."

"Follow-up procedures?"

Su Yiming frowned slightly: "Which trick?"

"His handling of the bottom left corner was somewhat unexpected. There were no flaws there, and he was very thoughtful. The problem lies in the top right corner."

Yu Shao reached into the chess box, picked out a chess piece, and after making several moves, he slowly placed the piece down again.

Hey!
Black, 13th column, 6th row, big knight's move!
Looking at the chessboard, Yu Shao said, "This move is problematic."

Upon hearing Yu Shao's words, a look of astonishment instantly appeared on the faces of everyone around them. They stared at each other, bewildered.

Even Su Yiming was stunned when he heard this, staring at the chess piece that Yu Shao had just placed.

"Was this a problematic move?"

After a moment, Zheng Qin stared at the chessboard with disbelief, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

You should know that when they saw Higashiyama Kaoru make that move in the seminar room, they were all shocked and felt that it was elegant and brilliant.

This move not only aims for the left flank but also seeks to expand the center to the maximum extent. It is so subtle that it is difficult to detect. Without a solid foundation, one simply cannot play this move, which is truly exquisite.

It could even be said that the ensuing all-out battle was set off by this one move.

However, Yu Shao said it was a problem hand?

Yu Shao stared silently at the chessboard, his feelings somewhat complicated.

This move, the "Big Kick," is a typical example of human thinking. From the perspective of human Go players, this move is exquisite and unconventional, balancing attack and development potential, making it an absolutely excellent move.

However, from an AI perspective, this move failed to fully grasp the importance of territory and influence, and also failed to accurately assess the value of the center. It was inefficient and difficult to compete with White.

“Here, the strongest and best move for Black is to extend its territory in the upper left corner.”

Yu Shao quickly picked up a chess piece and made a move.

Seven columns and three rows, so long!

"Growing in the upper left corner?"

Seeing this move, everyone was even more bewildered.

Yu Shao continued to pick up pieces, quickly setting up another variation, and said, "If White climbs again, Black will jump and continue to expand its position on the left side significantly."

"In this way, the shape of the black stones on the left side will be extremely terrifying. White has not much to rely on and can only venture deep into the territory alone to forcefully attack and defend its own group. The fate of both sides is uncertain."

After Yu Shao finished speaking, everyone around him looked at each other in bewilderment.

"But Yu Shao, there's a problem!"

Looking at the chessboard, Wu Zhixuan said with a puzzled expression, "Black's shape is big, but it's too loose. White has clearly invaded, and Black's risk is very high. How could this be better than a large knight's move?"

Upon hearing Wu Zhixuan's words, everyone's eyes turned to Yu Shao, clearly sharing the same thoughts as Wu Zhixuan.

With this move, Black's territory on the left is indeed enormous, but precisely because of this, White's invasion is extremely severe. Once White successfully secures its group, Black might collapse in an instant.
This method of beating is excessive.

Higashiyama Kaoru's attempt to surround half the board in the middle game was already astonishing, but Yu Shao's move to surround half the board in the opening stage is simply incomprehensible!
"White did make an incursion, but White may not have successfully secured its group. The consequence of being risk-averse is often that it will fall into even greater risks later on."

Yu Shao looked down at the chessboard and said, "I think it's better to pursue overall efficiency than local efficiency."

"In order to pursue a better move, one must take greater risks. If White invades, Black will be unable to respond, and Black should lose anyway."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone was speechless, and Su Yiming stared at the chessboard in front of him without saying a word.

After a long pause, Le Hao finally asked, "But the biggest problem is, how do you determine that overall efficiency is better than local efficiency?"

"This is what I'm going to do now."

Yu Shao gazed quietly at the chessboard and spoke.

Hearing this, Le Haoqiang was even more dumbfounded. After a long while, he said, "You think you are definitely right? This way of playing is too inexplicable. If you ask a hundred people, a hundred people will think that Dafei is better, and that the one who doesn't look like a good player is not?"

Just then, Su Yiming suddenly shook his head and denied it, saying, "No."

Le Haoqiang looked puzzled and turned to look at Su Yiming.

Su Yiming gazed intently at the chessboard before him, took a black piece from the chess box, and slowly placed it on the board.

“At least you asked me…” Su Yiming looked at the chess piece he had just placed, his eyes flickering, and continued, “I think it would be better if it grew longer.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Shao's heart stirred slightly, and he raised his head to look at Su Yiming.

Su Yiming then raised his head and looked at Yu Shao as well.

……

....
One day after the team competition ended, the Chinese team, led by Ma Zhengyu, arrived at the airport to board a plane to leave Seoul and return to Gangneung.

"Su Yiming, I heard you played a game of chess with Dongshan Xun in private last night?"

On the way to the airport, the male chess player who was in the same car as Su Yiming and Yu Shao asked curiously, "So, who won?"

"I won."

Su Yiming looked out the window and answered.

"You won? How was the game?" the male chess player asked curiously.

Yu Shao also looked at Su Yiming curiously, wanting to know what exactly happened in the game of chess between Su Yiming and Dongshan Xun yesterday.

"Snowing."

Su Yiming did not answer directly, but looked out the window and spoke in a somewhat cryptic tone.

"Snowing?"

The male chess player who had just asked the question looked puzzled and asked, "Didn't it snow yesterday?"

"In that game of chess, Higashiyama Kaoru's move triggered a massive avalanche."

Su Yiming, still gazing out the window, said, "So he lost."

"what?"

The male chess player who asked the question was completely dumbfounded. Not only him, but everyone else also looked at Su Yiming with puzzled expressions, not knowing what Su Yiming meant.

Is there any necessary connection between the massive avalanche and Higashiyama Kaoru's defeat?
Yu Shao was also slightly taken aback, and looked at Su Yiming, but his expression did not seem too surprised.

He couldn't help but recall the game he played against Su Yiming during the professional ranking tournament.

That game of chess happened a long time ago, so Yu Shao wasn't surprised by Su Yiming's words.

"Big avalanche..."

Su Yiming turned his gaze away from the window and slowly said, "Actually, that's not true."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the car was completely stunned, their eyes widening in disbelief!

"After the basic shape of the avalanche is formed, the black pieces can capture on the second line and then block. In the end, the black pieces can only press on the third line, while the white pieces can climb on the second line."

Su Yiming explained calmly, "Since point 33 proves that climbing two routes is feasible, then the same applies to a major avalanche."

“In the past, players were reluctant to choose variations like the Great Avalanche because climbing the second line would be a huge loss. But the situation is different now. If you play it this way, Black will naturally collapse.”

Upon hearing this, it was as if a thunderbolt struck the minds of everyone on the bus, freezing them in place.

Point thirty-three?
Big avalanche?
No one had ever connected these two things before, but now, Su Yiming's words have brought up the connection between Point 33 and the Great Avalanche...

After everyone mentally calculated for a moment, the entire bus fell into complete silence, a deathly stillness!

Yes!

Their understanding of the 3-3 point move was far from thorough, and only after Su Yiming pointed it out did they suddenly realize—

If we apply the problem of thickness of a 33 point to a massive avalanche, what astonishing changes will occur!
After the avalanche, the white stones can indeed climb two lines in a row, while the black stones can only press three lines in a row. The white stones seem to be at a loss, but in reality, the black stones on the outside are not very thick, but rather a group of isolated stones!
In the future, this isolated piece could be attacked by the white pieces!
Human beings tend to have a strong impression of things that result in losses, but a very weak impression of things that result in gains. This is a blind spot in human thinking.

Therefore, if we also consider that in this change, white captured a corner of black's piece, then after the avalanche, black's situation wasn't simply one of being at a disadvantage, but rather...

After Kuroko finishes his massive avalanche, he will be immediately in a losing position!
Thinking about this, everyone's mind went blank!

Even though I know it's true, I still find it hard to believe, or rather, I don't want to believe it at all!

All those years of massive avalanches, and it turns out they were wrong?!
For a chess player, there is nothing more shocking than this.

The Demon Blade theory is invalid, and the Great Avalanche theory is also invalid!
The three most difficult opening moves in Go, if even one of them is broken or proven to be invalid, will shake the Go world. And now, two of them are wrong.

They could hardly imagine the uproar this news would cause once it got out!

A male chess player stiffly twisted his neck and looked at Yu Shao.

He suddenly remembered something Yu Shao had said at the opening ceremony of this team competition—

Before me, there wasn't a single game of chess that could be considered a good game.

He suddenly understood why Yu Shao had said that.

If the Great Avalanche is wrong, then... can all those brilliant games derived from the Great Avalanche really be considered masterpieces?
A famous game built on a flawed foundation, no matter how brilliant the subsequent attacks and battles are, does it all seem somewhat ridiculous and laughable?
"No!"

He suddenly realized something and stared blankly at Yu Shao's profile.

"He never denied those famous games; he just felt..."

"Those games cannot be called good games; they cannot be... they cannot be considered good!"

The entire car fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at Yu Shao, their mouths agape, but they didn't know what to say.

For a moment, a crazy idea even popped into their heads—

Neither the massive avalanche nor the demonic sword theory applies.

So, are the remaining large oblique patterns also wrong?

However, they quickly dismissed this absurd idea.

If none of the three most difficult opening moves in Go hold true, then what is the point of Go's four-thousand-year history?
Is this a joke?!

Over the years, countless Go players have sat in front of the Go board, unable to decipher these three difficult opening moves in Go. If all three difficult opening moves in Go are wrong, how ironic that would be.

"Yu Shao".

Just then, Su Yiming suddenly called out Yu Shao's name.

Hearing Su Yiming call his name, Yu Shao turned his head and looked at Su Yiming with a puzzled expression.

"I want to face you again on the field. Regular matches are really not very interesting."

Su Yiming stared intently at Yu Shao and said, "Let's play another game after we both win the title. If I lose, I'll hand over the title!"

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P.S.: I haven't been feeling really energetic lately. I was even thinking of taking the day off today, but I'll update the 4K version first to get back into shape. Sorry.

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
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