I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 475 Rise and fall are sudden and swift.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

The pieces began to be placed on the board in a continuous alternation.

That hook move had an effect that wasn't immediate. If you only look at that one move, it certainly wouldn't be considered a good move, and it would be difficult to understand. The beauty of that hook move lies in its profound impact on the entire game.

Therefore, as more and more pieces were placed on the chessboard, their effects began to slowly become apparent, and gradually some people finally realized something, a look of shock appearing on their faces.

"Is it an illusion?"

The crowd stared in disbelief, some even swallowing hard, their throats feeling dry!

"That hook, which was originally meaningless, now seems to have a role in drawing out the enemy. Even putting aside the role of drawing out the enemy, if we want to divide the battlefield, that hook seems to be of considerable help!"

"Even in a direct confrontation, the 'hanging' move seems to echo the other pieces from afar, leaving a way out for White to form a position in the center."

"Of course, it can't be said that these three options are very helpful, but what's strange is that no matter what White chooses, this move seems to always be effective!"

Everyone was completely incredulous, and some even felt a chill run down their spines!
If we look at the current market situation, then that previous move was absolutely right, and could even be considered a very good move. But the problem is that this is the answer they arrived at through reverse calculation!
In the previous game, there was no way I would have thought of playing the "hanging" move, because... such thinking is too abrupt, completely violates the principles of chess, and does not conform to the inertia of human thinking!
"Ander is actually this strong? No wonder he was able to defeat Zhang Dongchen, it's simply unbelievable..."

Some people were sweating profusely, staring at the chessboard, and couldn't help but think to themselves: "How the game unfolds now depends entirely on White. Although Black is strong enough to fight back, the initiative will be in White's hands!"

"If you take the initiative, even if black and white are evenly matched now, as time goes on, black will gradually fall into a disadvantage."

"It seems like this will be a protracted battle!"

Just then, Ander looked at the chessboard, a faint smile of confidence appearing on his face, and placed another piece.

Hey!
Seven columns and five rows, turn!

Yu Shao stared at the chessboard with a focused and serious expression, but his gaze towards the board was quite calm.

White will likely maintain control of the game going forward, which is why, in similar board positions, techniques like the "hanging move" (or "hanging move"), which involve placing a single point in mid-air to harmonize the entire board, were once very popular in the past.

After all, even Go AI once affirmed the value of this move!
However, this kind of approach of harmonizing the whole situation, which was once used by Go AI, rose and fell suddenly, and this was not without reason!
Since this approach aims to harmonize the entire game, it must be supported by an extremely strong sense of overall balance. Furthermore, through extensive gameplay and research, as well as iterative AI analysis, this approach will weaken the opponent's defenses!

Yes!

When this kind of move first appeared, because they didn't know how to deal with it, almost all players' first instinct was to play a heavy move to create a strong position, rendering the opponent's overall balance useless, when faced with the opponent's overwhelming pressure.

And this is exactly what the opponent wants!

Once you've built up a solid foundation, it's indeed difficult for overall balance to play a role. But once you've built up a solid foundation, you inevitably become heavy, and once you become heavy, you can't abandon anything.

Therefore, turning around again would be extremely difficult.

Later, through numerous games and AI analysis, a group of top players discovered that it is not necessary to play heavily. In fact, the best response to this move is to play lightly, leaving oneself vulnerable on all sides!
It sounds unbelievable and counterintuitive, but that's the beauty of Go!
If your pieces are too light, they become weak and vulnerable to attack. Logically, you should be very afraid of an opponent's balanced formation. However, by making your pieces light and weak, you can easily sacrifice your pieces!
While sacrificing a pawn can be a tactical tactic, it is inherently against human nature, because no one would willingly sacrifice a pawn for no reason.

However, this move requires a series of sacrifices to build an offensive and create a huge upheaval in the game. That's why no one could detect it at first!
This is why Yu Shao's assessment of that "hanging" move was that the technique was too extreme.

Of course, the "hanging" move, which harmonizes the whole board, was once recognized and adopted by Go AI. However, it is not something that can be easily gained by simply underestimating the stones and then sacrificing them to attack.

In fact, even if the game is played lightly and the pieces are scattered, and the two sides fight fiercely, the situation is still roughly even. However, the variations are very complex, and there will inevitably be a series of complex attacks and defenses between the two sides.

Although the side that balanced the whole game played well and the situation wasn't bad, overall, the side that sacrificed pieces still had a better chance in this attack and defense, with more initiative and more active pieces. Therefore, this approach has gradually become less common, but it is still occasionally used by players as a surprise move.

With that thought in mind, Yu Shao finally reached into the chess box.

"Click!"

With a crisp sound, Yu Shao picked up the chess piece and slowly placed it down.

Hey!
Four columns and eleven rows, press down!
"Should we choose to press this step?"

Kimura Go was slightly taken aback by the crowd.

Everyone else noticed this step as well, and they all looked surprised.

"Aren't we going to finish the game here?"

"Choosing to press down and lock the white stones is indeed a good move, but the shape is not thick enough."

"Are you confident that you can withstand White's next attack?"

The crowd immediately began to discuss the matter.

Ander's gaze sharpened slightly as he saw this move, and after a moment's thought, he finally placed his piece again.

Five columns and thirteen rows, bang!
Yu Shao lowered his eyes and placed his piece again.

Eight columns and six rows, dig!

"Dig? Aren't you going to patch this up yet?"

Ander was stunned when he saw this move.

He could understand why he didn't make a move earlier, since it would take him several moves to attack Black, and Black could make a move later if he did.

Others couldn't figure it out, but he could.

Of course, if you want to be on the safe side, it's best to play the next move directly to fill in the gaps.

But now that he has already adopted an offensive stance, it is somewhat incomprehensible that Black is still ignoring him.

Do you really think you can definitely make a living?

Ander's expression turned somewhat gloomy, thinking that Yu Shao was confident enough in his ability to manage the orphan, so he ignored him even though he adopted a besieging attitude.

"Jump?"

Looking at the chessboard, Ander's first thought was to jump in and force Black to make a move, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

"No, that's too reckless. If it were anyone else, they could just jump in and attack. Even if the surrounding forces weren't strong, they might still be able to cause damage. But he's different."

"We must remain calm, make sufficient preparations first, and then decide the outcome in one fell swoop!"

"If you're truly confident you can cure orphans, then don't bother with supplements, just show me how!"

After pondering for a long time, Ander pushed up his glasses, a fierce look appearing in his eyes. He finally reached into the chess box again, picked out a chess piece, and quickly placed it down!

Nine columns and thirteen rows, Xiao Fei!

As if he had anticipated this, Yu Shao immediately placed his own piece after Ande had just made his move.

Eight columns, ten rows, jump!

"Jump?"

Upon seeing this move, Ander's eye twitched, and his expression instantly turned extremely ugly!

You really don't plan to make up for it?!
Although he was thinking, "If you're so capable, then don't bother with the make-up, just show me how to cure the orphan," he really didn't expect Yu Shao to actually refuse to make the make-up!
A sudden surge of anger rose in Ander's heart. He didn't know why Yu Shao didn't make up for it, so he assumed that Yu Shao really thought he could successfully cure the orphan. Therefore, this move was tantamount to a provocation!
Ander gritted his teeth and placed the chess piece down again!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The sounds of pieces being placed on the board began to rise and fall again!
As more and more pieces were placed, Ander's expression grew increasingly grim, but...

Everything has its limits; quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. At first, Ander's face flushed red with anger, but gradually, his pupils contracted, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and he seemed somewhat incredulous.

Not only Ander, but everyone else around was also completely stunned, unable to believe their eyes!
"What do you mean?"

Someone stared at the chessboard in shock: "Apart from making one move to fill the gap at the break point of the key stone, he has hardly made any other moves to fill the gap!"

“He just keeps turning around and taking off his clothes... This doesn’t seem like he’s trying to cure an orphan…” someone murmured in shock.

"It's not that he doesn't want to help the orphan; it seems he has no intention of leaving the country at all!"

Someone looked on incredulously and exclaimed, "He resigned completely to seize key points, but if White invades or reduces the territory, Black is in danger of being completely wiped out!"

"I don't understand... but it must be my problem, right? After all, it's Yu Shao, isn't it?"

The pieces continue to be placed on the chessboard.

The crisp sound of the pieces being placed echoed in everyone's ears.

Looking at the chessboard in front of him, Ander saw that the scattered black pieces seemed to be on the verge of collapse and vulnerable in the face of the white pieces, which were all in sync.

Compared to Black's strategy of building a thick base and tenaciously securing their own group and making a living group, this situation seems to be more advantageous for White.

This was the situation he most wanted to see, but for some reason, a great sense of crisis arose in his heart.

He didn't know where this sense of crisis came from, so he could only subconsciously clench his teeth and fall into deep thought.

Watching this leap, Ander fell into deep thought.

One minute……

Two minutes...

Time ticked by.

Finally, after five minutes, Ander looked up at Yu Shao, still unable to figure out what was causing the sense of crisis in his heart, and could only reach into the chess box again.

He picked up a chess piece and placed it down again!

Snapped!
Eight columns and eleven rows, bang!
"White had everything ready, so it cut off Black's extension, but in the end, it couldn't hold back and wanted to make a move against Black!"

The people around couldn't help but hold their breath.

Everyone realized that the game had now reached its most intense and complex stage, with both sides attacking one flank at a time, a fight to the death!
If Black has a hidden move, then it must be revealed now, which will also answer everyone's questions!
Then, the next moment!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yu Shao picked up a chess piece and quickly placed it down!
Hey!
Six columns and twelve rows, a giant flight!

"this?"

Upon seeing this move, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment!
"They just abandoned their piece?"

However, someone quickly realized what was happening.

"Indeed, based on a very calm assessment, this group of black stones is not very heavy. Facing the siege of white stones, it is extremely difficult to secure a group of black stones. It would be better to abandon it and gain the initiative."

"Although it was a last resort, it was also a very good move."

Ander stared at the chessboard, calculating the subsequent changes in his mind, but the unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and continued to place his piece.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Soon, the expressions on the faces of everyone around, who were looking at the chessboard, changed drastically.

"Black has sacrificed another piece..."

Ander took a deep breath, his composure waning. With a click, he reached into the chess box, picked out a chess piece, and a fierce look appeared between his brows.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Someone stared at the chessboard, stunned, and said, "This area, too, is it abandoned?"

The chess pieces kept falling, and all around was silent.

The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, and the board was becoming increasingly complex. The tense atmosphere made everyone hold their breath, their eyes fixed on the board, constantly deducing the game in their minds, just to barely keep up with the thinking of the two players.

As the chess pieces were continuously placed, everyone's hearts were in turmoil!

A series of expendable pawns!
They originally thought that Black would try to gain the initiative by sacrificing pieces, and eventually find the most important piece to save the group of pieces and make it live, but it seems that this is not the case!

Black is constantly sacrificing stones. However, because these stones are all very weak, although a lot of them are sacrificed, overall, Black's damage is not significant!
but--

Black's overall strength is active, and although the losses are not significant at present, if this continues, the game will still collapse!
More importantly, even they felt a strange sense of unease creeping into their hearts.

Hey.

Just then, another crisp sound of a piece being placed rang out.

The black piece is placed.

Eight columns and thirteen rows, bang!
The room fell silent for a moment, everyone puzzled, wondering why Black had suddenly placed his pieces there. This was White's territory, and Black was advancing alone, which was tantamount to suicide.

However, Kimura Go was the first to react, followed by Zheng Qin, and then the others—

As they re-examined the game, a chill suddenly ran down their spines!

"W-what's going on?!"

Someone stared wide-eyed, unable to contain their shock. It was as if they had seen a ghost; they were almost speechless, their pupils suddenly contracting: "White... White's shape has cracked!"

"Impossible! How could such a thing happen? Just now, White clearly still—"

Some people murmured in disbelief, but stopped abruptly halfway through their sentences, their eyes fixed on the black pieces on the chessboard, as if they were seeing stars.

In his mind, every move that Black had made before came to mind.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The board seemed to be constantly regressing, until it regressed to the very beginning, where they thought they were going to reinforce their position, but they couldn't reinforce it with a press!
The others also realized the problem and were all stunned for a moment!
Even Kimura Go, who had remained calm throughout, seemed to realize something as he looked at the chessboard, and a look of shock appeared on his face!
"It started from that time..."

Zheng Qin stared blankly at the chessboard, his mouth dry.

In that instant, he seemed to understand something.

"This is completely the opposite of what we were looking for."

"Yu Shao never even considered making up for the loss. Faced with White's move, Black actually underestimated the entire board's strength!"

"In that situation, Black should naturally play a solid, life-giving move, making it difficult for White to attack. However, White's trailing stones are active. But now, Black has sacrificed a series of stones, resulting in a significant point deficit, but—"

"Black's pieces are scattered throughout the board, making them highly flexible and capable of launching a fierce attack!"

"Yu Shao actually avoided the changes of 'strengthening the foundation, making things work, and governing the orphaned,' and instead took an unconventional approach, giving an answer that should never have appeared!"

"This kind of change is unbelievable... It completely breaks with convention and defies common sense!"

"It's...unbelievable!"

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