I really don’t want to play Go!

Chapter 480 The Chess Player with 0.1%

Inside the competition venue.

"It's stuck?"

Yu Shao was slightly surprised by Honinbo Shinga's move. He had originally thought that Honinbo Shinga would not choose to stick to such a move to ease the situation.

First, sticking together is a sign of weakness; second, the double swallow formation, in any case, always seems to offer a variety of offensive tactics.

However, Yu Shao didn't think too much about it. He looked at the chessboard and pondered for a moment before picking up a piece and placing it on the board again.

Hey!
Twelve columns and fourteen rows, so long!

"long!"

Upon seeing this move, everyone's expression changed.

"This is too much."

"Although Black's external influence has been strengthened, its eye space is still insufficient. White's move is long and forcibly takes away Black's eye space, which will also cause problems for White itself!"

"Black didn't make the first move, yet White still tried to kill Black's pieces!"

Beside them, Zhu Huai'an and Kimura Go, who were in the crowd, also became serious, staring intently at the chessboard.

After forming a double swallow, in most cases, White is on the defensive and can only try to exchange pieces with Black to achieve balance. But this game was completely different!
Black chose to play a defensive move to avoid a fight, but White's move extended the range of Black's stones, taking away Black's eye space and cutting off Black's path to survival. Black had no way to retreat. Since there was no way to avoid it, Black could only fight White to the death!

However, while White is launching a strong attack on Black, its own shape will also be in serious trouble!

What exactly gave White such confidence?

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The sound of pieces being placed began to ring out continuously!
Honinbo Shinho kept reaching into the Go box, grabbing Go stones from it, and dropping them rapidly, while Yu Shao on the other side also kept grabbing Go stones from the box and dropping them like lightning.

"The predictions were all extremely accurate, and the local judgments were absolutely flawless!"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments. Everyone watching the game couldn't help but feel ashamed, realizing the vast difference in skill between them.

Since White chose to extend and launch a strong attack on Black's outer influence, every move by both sides has been aimed at the key points of the opponent's shape. The positions they are vying for are all crucial, and every move is of paramount importance!

As the board becomes increasingly complex, neither side has much time to think, and their moves are quite fast. Even so, both sides often make moves that are difficult for many to understand.

After spending some time thinking and understanding these moves, those on the sidelines began to feel immense pressure. With the pieces being placed so quickly, each move became extremely oppressive!
And yet, the two of them were able to continue playing this game!
Soon, it was Honinbo Shinho's turn to play again.

Honinbo Shingo looked at the Go board in front of him, pondered for a moment, then reached into the Go box again, picked out a Go stone, and placed it quickly!
Hey!
Ten columns, seven rows, turn!

"Put it here?"

Honinbo Shinga's move once again surprised them, and they couldn't help but stare at the board, lost in thought.

But just a second later, the "click" of a piece being grabbed echoed in the quiet chess room.

Yu Shao gazed at the chessboard with a calm expression, picked up a chess piece from the chess box, and slowly placed it down!

Hey!
Ten columns and six rows, block!

Immediately, everyone's expression subtly changed.

"too--"

"It's so beautiful!!!"

In the post-game review room of the Korean Go Association, after seeing Yu Shao's move, a young man could no longer contain his emotions and couldn't help but shout out!

Even though he was a Go player from both North and South Korea, he couldn't help but applaud this move from the bottom of his heart!

"I originally thought that Black's move to gain the upper hand was inevitable. I had considered jumping, small knight's move, large knight's move, and so on. But then Honinbo Shingo directly opened up the board, indicating that he wanted to observe the movement of White's large group of stones!"

"If it were me, I'd probably break out in a cold sweat just seeing that move. If White chooses to hold, Black can directly eliminate White by blocking, then cutting, and then moving away!"

Lee Jun-hyuk and the others fell silent for a moment. They hadn't even noticed the sudden turn of the hand until Honinbo Shin-ho came out, and they were shocked to realize that Kuroko had such a strong opponent!

"If White doesn't play the tiger's mouth move but instead cuts off the opponent's move in advance, Black can exchange the tiger's mouth move for the tiger's mouth move. In this case, White's right side will be entangled and its large group of stones in the lower position will be suppressed. Although it will definitely live, it will probably not be able to gain many points in the subsequent territory!"

The young man continued speaking, his face flushed, veins bulging on his forehead, and his tone becoming increasingly agitated!
"But Yu Shao blocked it!"

"White was originally in a situation that seemed like an impossible choice, where the only option was to choose the lesser of two evils. But this block turned the tide, a strategic retreat that ultimately broke the deadlock!"

"After all, both sides have to defend one side, but White's answer is not to defend either side, but to block the solid top. In this way, although Black can attack from either side, White's top is thick and powerful. In the battle for the top of the board, White has the advantage!"

"In this way, the original dilemma of not being able to balance the two has been resolved!"

"Beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous!"

The young man slapped his thigh hard, completely convinced after seeing this block!

Everyone fell silent, staring intently at the television screen.

On the chessboard, the pieces continue to be placed.

After White blocked that move, Black's situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Although Black was not in immediate danger, once the local dispute was settled, Black was likely to fall behind by three or four points.

A difference of three or four points is not a big deal, but in a game between top players like these, a difference of three or four points can be enough to decide the outcome!
Of course, there are often special cases where even if the score is extremely low, both sides are considered to be evenly matched, or even the side with the lower score has the advantage – that is, potential!

The side with the lower number of points is currently lagging behind, but has unlimited potential and may accumulate more points in the future. The other side has the higher number of points, but has limited potential and fewer opportunities to close out positions. Therefore, the side lagging behind in points still has the advantage!
This is what is meant by the big picture!

Being behind in a local area does not mean being behind in the overall situation; it may even mean being ahead in the overall situation!
However, this game is different. In this game, the black and white pieces are evenly distributed on the outside, and their influence is roughly the same. Therefore, if this continues, the difference of three or four points will be a real difference!

To close that three or four-point gap, you must win by three or four points in other local areas as well, which is extremely difficult when facing top players!
After all, Yu Shao only gained a three- or four-point lead by using the amazing skill of "blocking," and the outcome was still uncertain!

Just then, another black piece was placed on the chessboard under the watchful eyes of the world!
Eighteen columns and thirteen rows, so sharp!

……

……

"tip?"

Inside the competition venue, everyone was stunned.

Yu Shao's hand, which had already reached into the chess box and was about to pick out a chess piece, suddenly stopped inside the box.

A moment later, the people around the chess table looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard and at the black piece that had just been placed, his expression becoming more serious.

This seemingly abrupt move, completely unrelated to the local battle, actually precisely found the balance point between the black and white pieces in the Double Swallow opening! In most people's eyes, the white piece, which is surrounded and attacked from both sides in the Double Swallow opening, is at a slight disadvantage. However, for the sake of strategic objectives, this loss is not unacceptable.

However, in Yu Shao's view, who has experienced the AI ​​era, the Double Swallow variation is never a slightly disadvantageous one. It can be played whenever you want, regardless of the board position. It just requires a high level of understanding of the board position from the player!

Only now did Yu Shao understand why Honinbo Credit Union had compromised by using that "sticky" tactic. That "sticky" tactic, combined with this "sharp" one, was enough to prove—

Yes!

Honinbo Shinho had long understood that the Double Swallow pattern was not a change in which one side lost, but a change in which the two sides were evenly matched!

Although Yu Shao had used the Double Swallow strategy before, he didn't use it often. Even if he won in the end, 99.9% of people wouldn't delve too deeply into the Double Swallow strategy and would still think it was just a slightly unprofitable but acceptable variation.

But clearly, Honinbo Shinkyo is not one of those 99% of people!
After all, he is one of the strongest chess players of this era, one of the top 0.1% of chess players!
That's why he chose to compromise before. No, or rather, it wasn't a compromise, but rather the most calm judgment after assessing the situation. This move was laying the groundwork for the overall development later!

A moment later, Yu Shao finally picked up another chess piece and placed it on the chessboard!
Ten columns and fourteen rows, attack!
"Fighting? The situation is evenly matched..."

Honinbo Shingo looked at the board, assessed the situation, and finally came to a conclusion.

It seems that his black stones are at a disadvantage now, but his previous move, a sharp one, was a strategic move for the whole game. It was a move that seemed effortless but actually affected the outside influence. If it continues to develop, the battle between the two sides from the lower right to the center may end with both sides being wary of each other.

"No, it's not that simple. If White can make the three isolated stones at the bottom live, there will be a slight difference. Even if they don't live, the two sides are still evenly matched, and I don't have any advantage."

Honinbo Shinhe remained calm, raised his head, and couldn't help but look at Yu Shao opposite him, his lips pressed tightly together, his heart also stirred with emotion.

He had never fought Yu Shao before. Although he had never underestimated Yu Shao and had always been on high alert, he was still somewhat incredulous when he actually faced Yu Shao and felt the pressure Yu Shao brought him.

In a daze, he had the illusion that he had faced An Hongshi before.

"The younger generation is truly formidable..."

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing."

Honinbo Shingo composed himself, looked at the Go board again, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.

"To win, you have to break the rules. He is not a player who can win by playing step by step and following the rules."

"We must strike unexpectedly, we must catch him off guard, otherwise if we really get into a close battle and a chaotic fight, I'm afraid I might not be his match."

"Although I am confident in my computing power, I am not good at fierce battles in overly complex game situations. I am better at leveraging the potential of a strong position and finding the real skill in the details in a relatively balanced game."

Honinbo Shingo's brow furrowed more and more tightly.

"so……"

After a long while, Honinbo Shingo fixed his gaze on something before reaching into the Go box again, picking out a Go stone, and quickly placing it down.

"How about this!"

Hey!
Two columns, fifteen rows, stab!
On the chessboard, a black piece landed directly in the middle of the white pieces' formation, as if it had single-handedly stormed into the white pieces' stronghold, creating a strong visual impact!

"prick?"

Upon seeing the location where the black piece landed, everyone watching the live broadcast of the match on their computer screens or televisions was immediately astonished.

"Heizi...he got inside?!"

Upon seeing this move, Zheng Qin stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Why?"

He already didn't quite understand Black's move earlier, and this move was completely unexpected.

"That's too reckless! The battle between the two sides in the lower right corner is still undecided. Although Black has made a living group, it's not completely alive. It clearly has a chance to take a two or three-point lead, yet it's recklessly invading?"

"In such a confined space, the black pieces may not be able to survive, but if they are to sacrifice pieces, what is the intention behind it?"

Zheng Qin was completely bewildered. Although he knew that his chess skills were still far from those of the top players, he was not so bad as to be completely unable to understand the moves. But at this moment, he really couldn't understand them!

Black clearly had the advantage. In this battle with White in the lower right corner, once the shape was finalized, Black would end with a lead of about three or four points. However, Black suddenly created a twist of fate, completely puzzling.

Yu Shao gazed at the black piece that had invaded the white territory on the chessboard, and after a moment, placed another piece.

Hey!
Five columns and fourteen rows, Xiao Fei!

Upon seeing Yu Shao make his move, Honinbo Shingo's eyes sharpened, and he immediately took a piece from the go box and quickly placed it down!
Hey!
One column, fourteen rows, sharp!

Upon seeing this move, everyone swallowed hard, their eyes filled with shock and confusion. They were now completely certain that Honinbo Shingo was not joking; he was genuinely uncertain and intended to continue the local battle!
This protracted struggle may spill over into the entire battlefield!

but why?
After the shape was finalized, Black was clearly in the lead, wasn't he?

Everyone was completely baffled as to why Black, despite having a slight advantage in the lower right corner, would deliberately abandon the possibility of a settled position and venture deep into enemy territory to provoke a protracted battle.

Even Kimura Go and Higashiyama Kaoru, master and apprentice, couldn't help but frown, unable to figure out Honinbo Shingo's thoughts.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
On the chessboard, chess pieces are constantly being placed!
Black and white pieces were originally fighting in the lower right corner, but black suddenly broke away and attacked into the heart of white's corner. White would not sit idly by and wait to be killed. Now it can only turn its forces around and begin to surround and kill black, trying to forcibly cut off black's communication.

If the black pieces cannot survive in the corner of the white pieces and are killed by the white pieces, then the white pieces will not only not be at a disadvantage, but may even turn the tables and gain an advantage!

The two sides continued to take turns placing their pieces, and soon Honinbo Shingo once again placed a piece with black pieces between his and his opponent's pieces.

"Establish?"

Everyone was stunned by this move.

Soon, after watching a few more moves, everyone felt a sense of unease.

"Although the risk of Heizi infiltrating is extremely high... it is true that Heizi's moves are well-ordered and ingenious. Could it be that Heizi can actually make a living in such a narrow space?"

As they watched, everyone held their breath, their mouths dry as they stared at the chessboard, somewhat shocked by the incredible moves made by the black pieces in the corners.

Although they still couldn't understand why Black would do that, they could still calculate the life and death of the pieces. If Black could really live, then it wouldn't be a bad move!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The pieces are placed alternately on the board!

Among the crowd, Higashiyama Kaoru still frowned, not quite understanding the current situation, but Kimura Go seemed to realize something first, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

Soon, it was Honinbo Shinho's turn to play again.

Honinbo Shingo gazed at the Go board, reached into the Go box again, picked up a Go stone, and gently placed it down.

Hey!
Ten columns and fourteen rows, wow!
There was silence for two or three seconds!

Subsequently, the world was in uproar!
　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)