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After Park Jung-hwan finished repairing the pieces, Lin Ruo finally thought about going down to the board, but the problem clearly still existed on the board.

That means he still can't go down to the corner.

Therefore, Lin Ruo then played a move in which both sides attacked the black pieces located at the star point from both sides with a swallow-shaped attack.

The so-called "double swallow" means forming a symmetrical pincer attack around the star position piece below. Lin Ruo already had a bottom corner move, and now he only needs to place a piece on top.

At this point, a pincer attack is the right move to put defensive pressure on the Black side.

The double swallow is also a fixed pattern, so Park Jung-hwan is faced with the question of whether or not to follow the pattern.

There are many variations in the standard opening moves for both sides, and for top-level players, whether or not to stick to a fixed pattern depends entirely on the coordination of the players in specific situations.

In Park Jung-hwan's view, he absolutely cannot follow the established pattern at this point, because the following part is not conducive to him following any established procedure.

He's the one who's likely to lose out if he actually makes a move.

For example, in the most conventional way, by pressing down, after a few fixed moves, it will be easy to see that the white stones have surrounded the black stones by at least twenty points.

In this way, the effect of the thickness formed by Black on the top will approach zero.

But if you turn your hand over, the result isn't much better.

Although White gains some points after the opening sequence compared to pressing Black's stones earlier, White's stones are now alive.

White has created a very large territory on the bottom, which is still disadvantageous to Black.

Therefore, after five minutes of deliberation, Park Jung-hwan did not stick to any particular walking style, but instead chose to fly down.

Which one to fly?
Naturally, it's like the wings on a pair of swallows flying together, and the shogi piece flies to the 18th column, 5th row.

This is a completely unconventional move, especially when Black has a very strong position.

However, Park Jung-hwan saw through the essence of the matter, which was that he must not let White play easily in the corner, so he had to put enough pressure on White to make his moves.

To be more specific, that is, searching for the root.

No matter how you move down there, as long as you make any upward movement, I'll fly out and cut you off. As long as you keep both sides alive, there won't be any problems.

Lin Ruo could also see that this flying move had indeed greatly restricted his near corner, leaving the only option for the white stones to block.

Park Jung-hwan then decisively thrust out a sharp point, further increasing the pressure of cutting off the white stones. This move perfectly aligns with the style of entangling and attacking, effectively restricting the white stones on the left, right, top, and bottom, preventing them from forming an effective whole.

At this point, because both sides need to be dealt with, White is left with a considerable predicament.

Lin Ruo definitely couldn't sit idly by and wait to die; charging was the best course of action.

If you stick your tongue out, then I'll go for the one inside you.

Seeing this situation, Park Jung-hwan thought for a moment and decided that he might as well continue to surround and capture his opponent's pieces. It would be petty to dwell on such small attacks.

So Black then changed its attacking direction and made a big jump to break up the board.

The target of this dismantling is the star position that Lin Ruo targeted in the previous steps, which is located at the lower corner.

Therefore, Park Jung-hwan's moves immediately shifted towards the left side area, where there was a black stone that had previously been used to clamp the corner between the white stones and the corner stone.

Enclosed on top of enclosed.

Seeing this, Lin Ruo naturally couldn't sit idly by. "With such a bad temper, how can I tolerate you?"
Therefore, White's next move is to press down on Black's stone, specifically on top of the Black stone used for the trap.

Black then retreated to the side of the trap, but in reality, he was still building up his strength.

Lin Ruo relaxed her brows as she reached this point, shook her head, and smiled slightly.

I finally sprained my ankle.

He didn't expect Park Jung-hwan to continue his predatory tactics, but since you've continued, you're finished.

At this moment, Park Jung-hwan was still lost in thought, and he did not notice the change in Lin Ruo's expression.

But the media outside the venue could see it clearly.

"Did Lin Ruo smile? I remember Lin Ruo's smile meant something like that."

The Wild Fox reporter thought for a moment and confirmed it without a doubt; a glint of light appeared behind him.

The South Korean media reporters looked rather displeased.

They also knew what Lin Ruo's smile meant; could it be that Park Jung-hwan had gone to the wrong place?

Those who didn't know much about Go didn't realize that Lin Ruo's next move was quite decisive.

White moves.

It flies to the bottom right of the sixteenth column, in the second position.

Now it was Park Jung-hwan's turn to worry. Suddenly becoming more alert, he frowned and looked up, sensing that the situation was getting worse.

The balance based on black and white seemed to be broken at this moment.

This move cleverly disrupted the black stones' eye position while simultaneously breaking through their territory.

Moreover, it seems to complement the shape of White's eyes very well.

After flying over, it returns.

The next few simple defensive maneuvers by Park Jung-hwan had little effect.

As for the white pieces, Lin Ruo found an opening in just a few moves, and the white pieces were about to escape, looking as if they were about to survive.

Because the black stones at the bottom are scattered and not very thick, it is difficult to stop the white stones' moves so far.

It wasn't that Lin Ruo played the moves particularly well, but rather that Park Jung-hwan went too far with the demolition.

He was trying to encircle and capture, but he didn't expect that just one mistake—neglecting the bottom—would prevent him from effectively continuing to hinder the White stones' convergence.

Lin Ruo easily laid a lifeline for Bai Qi.

While the black stones in the upper right corner have a strong position, the black stones at the bottom are completely lifeless, creating two drastically different trends.

This is also the brilliance of Lin Ruo's sudden move, which broke the conventional eye position of the black pieces and then gave himself a chance to win.

It's definitely killing two birds with one stone.

Since Black has no living stones, Park Jung-hwan's attacking options on the lower side are also limited, and he seems unable to find a suitable opportunity to capture any White stones.

Yes, at this point, forget about food; first, find a way to survive.

So the most important thing Park Jung-hwan should do right now is to stand up for himself.

With no other option, he could only squeeze into the most well-organized spot, which was naturally a point on the row of black stones formed to encircle and capture the white stones.

At least here it's a cluster, so if he squeezes in, there are some countermeasures to test the waters.

The countermeasures will depend on what White does next.

If White squeezes, then Black can extend and connect, which will leave Black with a disadvantageous move, but at least it will allow Black to make a move.

If it were a tiger, he could also make use of it.

Despite all that thought, Park Jung-hwan finally realized that Lin Ruo didn't have any of those thoughts at all; his approach was simply to stick to her honestly and straightforwardly.

At this point, with my penis already erect, is there any need for me to take any risky actions?
I can just stick it on my hand in the most basic way, right?

That's right, just stick it on.

Undeterred, Park Jung-hwan then chose to fight; he wanted to fight, because if he didn't fight now, he wouldn't have another chance.

If he makes the first move, White will definitely be on the defensive later.

However, in terms of the overall situation, White has now undoubtedly gained the lead.

The so-called leading point is mainly reflected in the actual territory, and the key to Lin Ruo winning this game is how to make the six living white stones below play their role.

Lin Ruo's approach was not to create distance between himself and the black stones, but to play close to the black stones on the outside, mainly following the trend, which could also be called using the black stones to gain an advantage.

I'm not only going to stand out, I'm going to stand out by stepping on you.

You also want to stand out, so let's stand together and stand out together, okay?

The downside is that there's bound to be a higher one, and I, as a living white piece, will definitely have my head held higher than yours.

Park Jung-hwan wouldn't be happy about that, so he forcefully pushed the board up, blocking the path for the white stones to break through.

Lin Ruo then continued to push forward, thinking, "You're pushing me, huh? Then I'll push you back. Anyway, as long as I take one step forward, I'll still be the one standing out."

Using the opponent's strength to your advantage will never be a loss.

"Lin Ruo is too good at taking advantage of the environment to strengthen herself by exploiting the opponent's weaknesses. This would be an even better approach in the context of dealing with isolated opponents."

In the Wild Fox live stream, the commentators grew increasingly impressed.

At first glance, you might think Lin Ruo is a very strong Go player, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that he is indeed very strong, even unparalleled in his strength.

Even now, Park Jung-hwan has made some mistakes in the game, but Lin Ruo has not. The reason he is able to maintain the advantage is that he can take advantage of his opponent's mistakes while not giving his opponent any room to make mistakes.

Park Jung-hwan himself is keenly aware of this.

He really couldn't find any faults in Lin Ruo's actions; on the contrary, Lin Ruo was just too good at playing games.

Other players' moves are dynamic, requiring them to both avoid direct confrontation and escape danger.

However, Lin Ruo's living pieces were growing wildly by drawing nutrients from the wounds of his black pieces.

The latter is obviously much more efficient, much more efficient than ordinary.

At this point, Park Jung-hwan will really have to embark on the path of eating again.

They've taken advantage of you. Now you either have to eat them or be manipulated by them.

Lin Ruo was just that relaxed and measured, because his approach was to choose to sacrifice a pawn with great magnanimity.

You want some, right? Here you go.

I'm not in a hurry to stand out anymore. I'll shift my focus and build up my strength. I'll use the time you spend attacking and encircling me to seize the key points for building up my strength and create another opportunity to stand out later.

After all, who says that going out means you have to go out from the top? I can go out from the left, it's still going out.

With these few moves, White's advantage has clearly grown larger and larger, even greater than before.

Park Jung-hwan had to realize and admit that he had been doing unprecedentedly useless work, and he had never managed to block the white pieces during this period.

But what can we do?

He had thought five moves ahead, but his opponent could have predicted ten moves ahead. At this point, all Park Jung-hwan could do was continue attacking the white stones, preventing them from surviving.

As for what other tricks White might have up its sleeve, he could only have a big question mark in his mind.

However, what he should know most right now is that he has very few goals.

Yes.

Park Jung-hwan only just realized this biggest problem: as White escaped, it also compressed the score and environment of Black to the minimum.

There are only four eyes at the corners, and at most six eyes at the bottom. There seems to be only one eye in the left area, not to mention the upper right.

There are a total of three areas where battles have taken place, which seem to be around twenty-five points.

Black's score is pitifully low.

Without comparison, there is no difference. Look at the white pieces; the upper right corner alone has sixteen points.

Park Jung-hwan then realized the most terrifying thing: no matter what the situation was, Lin Ruo always maintained an absolute lead over him in points.

However, the external forces he advocated are now of little use.

In this way, with one advancing and the other retreating, the gap will undoubtedly be enormous.

He let out a breath and adjusted his glasses, trying his best to calm himself down.

The more he thought about it, the more chaotic his thoughts became. If there were a bucket of cold water right now, he would love to pour it over his head to calm himself down.

However, Park Jung-hwan couldn't calm down when he thought about the current situation.

He couldn't understand.

Why hasn't the opponent made a single mistake so far, while his slightest mistake has been magnified and he's been beaten like this?

It seems like only a perfect machine can win a game, but he can't. He's not a perfect machine, so he'll make mistakes more or less during the process.

But it seemed that when Park Jung-hwan looked up at Lin Ruo again, it was as if he were looking at an AI machine.

It's similar, but not quite.

AI machines are indeed perfect at playing chess, but Lin Ruo's chess playing is not only perfect, but also humane.

You can see innovative moves, risky strategies, and masterful strategies in him.

Okay, Lin Ruo isn't a robot, but just like a robot, she's really hard to defeat.

By this point, Park Jung-hwan was somewhat bewildered; he still couldn't quite believe that a single mistake had led to such a severe beating.

Perhaps the South Korean Go commentators are just as confused as him; everyone knows what it's like to have a terrible mentality when the situation is difficult.

Therefore, they could see Park Jung-hwan's feelings at this moment, and naturally they also felt moved.

"This game has been really tough so far, but there's still time, and there's a chance to make a comeback in the middle game."

The commentator frowned as he spoke, saying that he seemed unsure of how to exert his strength.

Sigh, maybe my level of understanding is too low.

South Korean netizens are much more straightforward; at this point, they are naturally pessimistic.

[What the hell is this? Everything was fine before, how come we're being suppressed again? Is it still not working?]

To be honest, I didn't see Park Jung-hwan make any major mistakes, but somehow he just seemed to fall apart for no reason.

Looks like I'll have to say it again: Lin Ruo is truly insane. Regardless of Park Jung-hwan's performance, he hasn't made a single mistake so far.

[Ugh, are we really going to get stomped on the head by that brat Lin Ruo again on our home turf in Korea? No way, I can't take this!]

As someone who comes from League of Legends, I'm completely able to accept this result.

[Is it possible that we Go fans can't accept this? Don't forget, the previous three Samsung Cup champions were all Chinese. We're used to it, okay? It's only a problem if we're not used to it.]

That's true, but it's really hard to accept if Lin Ruo wins. How can you tolerate the nightmare of fear running rampant in your own world?

[It's only the round of 16 yet, why are you already so self-deprecating as to say you've won the championship? Oh, so his opponent is Park Jung-hwan. If he beats him, then it's indeed equivalent to winning the championship.]

Although South Korean viewers dare not imagine it, if Lin Ruozhen defeats Park Jung-hwan, will there really be any South Korean players who can stop her?

Xiao Shen is one of them.

But he's still so young, yet he seems easier to bully than Park Jung-hwan.

Forget it, let's watch the game first. Yes, let's see just how badly Park Jung-hwan is feeling right now.

Park Jung-hwan, who still advocated attacking the white stones, paused for a moment before choosing to place the stone that Lin Ruo had just placed.

There's no way around it; a new problem has arisen.

That means the white stones that went out seemed to want to connect with the left side, so his goal, in addition to attacking the white stones, was further refined to blocking the white stones from moving to the left.

If the white stones on the right and left connect, then his miserable days will be over.

Therefore, it is inevitable to play a move that involves cutting off the white stones.

Park Jung-hwan, who still held firm to his principles, did not sit idly by and wait for his doom. He first divided his forces into sections and then took the initiative to shift the battlefield to attack the right flank.

He can't keep being led by the nose.

Lin Ruo might not lead others by the nose, but she certainly wouldn't let others lead her by the nose. So, by pressing back and then making a flying move, she easily interrupted Black's idea on the right side.

Park Jung-hwan couldn't see Lin Ruo's mistakes at all, even though he had supposedly expanded his influence quite a bit.

After all, as long as Lin Ruo comes over and makes a move by connecting or blocking, he can make a move on this basic point. According to his idea, it will be difficult for White to fight a ko in this area in the end, because there are no ko threats.

But now he doesn't need to think that way at all. The other party neither blocked nor stuck, but instead pressed down first and then flew away.

This left Park Jung-hwan completely at a loss. He just wanted to see Lin Ruo give him a chance. Was that so difficult?

Well, it's incredibly difficult. People who come here clearly know they need to have their eyes done first.

Now, Park Jung-hwan, who had initiated the initiative, was hesitant to respond. If he did, he would most likely be trapped here and die without a trace.

White has already moved over to make an eye, leaving him in a dilemma. With no other option, he can only push forward and wait for his opponent to counter.

Following the same method, Lin Ruo once again made Park Jung-hwan experience what despair truly meant.

You want to hit me, right? Then I won't fight back. Yes, I'll just sacrifice a piece.

This is the best way for Lin Ruo to deal with Black's attack: sacrifice the small for the big.

With this sacrifice, Park Jung-hwan had no choice but to look again. After another four or five moves, he was surprised to find that the white stones seemed to have survived for a while.

Yes, White sacrifices these two stones on this side. On the surface, I'm using them to surround you, but actually, I'm using them to block. Then, I make a move on the side and the pieces live.

Now, the white piece on the far right has also emerged.

After all that fuss, Park Jung-hwan realized that his biggest gain was just a few more points.

But is it useful? Not at all.

Because the white pieces had a large group of stones that were alive, and the worst was yet to come.

Park Jung-hwan knew he couldn't play here, but before he could change sides, Lin Ruo had already helped him move to another location.

You can fly over here, but I can't fly back?

Lin Ruo's final move was still a pursuit of a simple answer: I need to continue to connect with the left and right sides, and then I can cleanly and decisively connect with the black pieces.

Park Jung-hwan could only passively break the chain; he couldn't continue because his waist couldn't support him.

Then, Lin Ruo, who was in complete control, turned the tables again, working with perfect clarity using her breath on the corner.

...

"Lin Ruo, my goodness, every step you take is so methodical!"

In the Wild Fox live stream, the commentator, seeing Black's winning percentage drop to less than 20%, was already beaming with pride.

The most troublesome thing for a Go player is not having a clear strategy, but Lin Ruo has one every minute and every second.

This is a huge difference from Park Jung-hwan's previous approach; he had a strategy, but it changed midway through.

It was precisely that attempt to encircle and annihilate from the left that led Lin Ruo to seize the most fatal opportunity, and it seemed that defeat was already evident at that moment.

This is the person who has the clearest and most definite thinking from beginning to end.

The commentators felt that Lin Ruo was no longer a rookie; in the match against Park Jung-hwan, he was even more experienced than his opponent.

Given the current situation, does Black still have a chance?

It's probably gone.

The commentators were practically popping champagne, not to mention the viewers in the live stream.

[Holy crap, is Lin Shen about to defeat Park Jung-hwan again? Is he really that invincible?]

[Is this the number one player in Korea? He got beaten so badly by our Lin Shen! This feels so familiar... haven't I seen this somewhere before? So this is how it is at the Mengbaihe Cup too.]

[It's different. In the Mengbaihe Cup, Lin Shen was easily crushed by Park Jung-hwan. This time, playing on their home turf, they were being quite lenient, beating him relatively gently throughout.]

[Indeed, Lin didn't launch a fierce attack today, but that didn't stop him from beating Park Jung-hwan so hard he vomited. When is Park Jung-hwan going to the toilet?]

[I don't know, but Lin Gou shouldn't be arrogant. Beating Park Jung-hwan is nothing. Shin is currently the number one player in Korea, so when will we both get crushed? I advise the Korean organizers to have some foresight and face him in the next round, thank you.]

[Haha, I feel like Park Jung-hwan is about to have a breakdown. Is there any math class representative here? I'm begging you to tell me the size of Park Jung-hwan's psychological trauma.]

[I've already found out; it's all shadows.]

[That's about it, it looks like there's a lot of shadow on my face.]

...

Although Park Jung-hwan hasn't surrendered yet, does surrendering or not make any difference to losing the game? Even LPL viewers who don't understand Go know that there's no difference.

All that's left for Park Jung-hwan now is time; he can do it whenever he feels he has enough time.

Well, that's probably it.

As for the idea of ​​turning things around, forget it, don't even dream about it during the day.

Perhaps what Park Jung-hwan should really do now is seriously think about when Yoo Jae-suk voted in that round.

(End of this chapter)