Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 57 No More Worry
"Speechless."

Wang Teng looked at Yi Zheng who was sitting opposite him and didn't know what to say. Last night at the opening ceremony, Wang Teng went on stage to draw lots and directly drew Yi Zheng.

Anyway, Wang Teng's face turned ugly after he drew the number. As for what he was thinking, no one else knew.

What is this called?
Unlucky or lucky?

Or is it a bad fate?

"Please give me more advice."

Yi Zheng looked at Wang Teng sitting opposite him and nodded awkwardly. The probability was one in thirty-one, but the two of them still bumped into each other. It could only be said that it was fate.

But there is no way. It is normal to draw anyone in this kind of competition. Sometimes the more you try not to meet someone, the more likely you are to meet him or her.

Thinking of this, Wang Teng shook his head: "It's just right for me to see how much progress you have made."

Wang Teng went back and slept for a night, but he still couldn't believe that Yi Zheng had gone from Class D to a perfect team in the exchange qualifying tournament in just half a year. This speed of progress was completely unscientific.

No, even the scientific timeline can’t explain it!

But Yi Zheng couldn't lie about such a thing. After all, it was too easy to expose. It wasn't a top-secret document. Wang Teng could find out by just asking around.

Unless Yi Zheng has already had this ability but has been hiding it, isn’t that a problem?
The more Wang Teng thought about it, the more puzzled he felt. In the end, he could only attribute it to the fact that only novels have to follow logic, while reality is completely unreasonable.

Otherwise, why would Yi Zheng, like a genius, fall and then return like lightning?

Yi Zheng originally wanted to chat with Wang Teng before the game started, but seeing that the other party was shaking his head, sighing and frowning, Yi Zheng did not speak.

Yi Zheng turned his head to look at Mr. Ke who was patrolling the area next to him and nodded with satisfaction. He even had the illusion that his child had grown up.

It was a rare occasion that Mr. Ke didn't stay in the hotel room playing with his mobile phone. Instead, he took the initiative to help Yi Zheng patrol the field, watch the chess games, and collect information, although it was for the mobile phone and computer that Yi Zheng had agreed to.

Yi Zheng felt a headache just thinking about it. Yesterday, Mr. Ke forced him to write a letter of guarantee, which stated that if he won the championship, he must buy him a mobile phone and a computer. He even asked Yi Zheng to put his fingerprints on it.

Yi Zheng thought that even if he bought a computer, Mr. Ke would only be able to watch him play, and he himself would not be able to play.

It's impossible that Mr. Ke can possess computers and mobile phones and become a cyber spirit, right?
Just when both sides were preoccupied with their own thoughts, the staff and referees finished their rounds. After confirming that all the contestants were present and the competition was on time, the host took the microphone and started speaking.

"I declare the first round of the 45th Huangshan Cup National Amateur Go Tournament officially commenced!"

"This match will follow Chinese Go rules. Black will be given a 3 3/4 stone handicap. Each player will have a 45-minute timer, with three 20-second countdowns."

"The competition has officially begun! Please guess who will go first!"

Hearing the sound coming from the field, Yi Zheng and Wang Teng, who were originally leaning on their chairs, straightened up unconsciously, quickly cleared the distracting thoughts in their heads and entered the game state.

After looking at each other, the two men quickly completed the guessing process as if it was an instinctive reaction. Yi Zheng guessed wrong and played with white.

Seeing Yi Zheng holding the white chess piece, Wang Teng took a deep breath silently.

According to the current rules, China's minimum bet is 3 and 3/4 points, which is one point more than the Japanese and Korean rules. This is because China uses a number system, which only allows a minimum bet of 5.5 or 7.5 points.

As for why there is such a difference, it is because when Go was introduced to Japan, China still used the number system. Later, as China developed further, it discovered the defects of the number system and adopted the number system.

However, the difference of seven and a half points made many professional players realize that white chess has an advantage over black chess.

This gap is not a big deal among ordinary amateur players, but it starts to have some impact among chess players at around professional level, and the impact is even greater among top professionals.

Although Yi Zheng had pressed the clock to start the game, Wang Teng's first move was still not made. He was thinking about how to deal with Yi Zheng.

If Yi Zheng really won all the round-robin matches among the young players, Wang Teng could be sure that the opponent must be stronger than himself, so he would have to formulate a good strategy.

After thinking for a few minutes, Wang Teng chose the Xing Wuyou Corner opening. Yi Zheng made the same choice, but the directions of the Wuyou Corners of both sides were different.

This kind of layout is very common in today's professional Go. Go master Jiang Mobai likes to play the Star Wuyou Corner opening.

The Wuyoujiao opening can be said to be a classic in Go with a long history. The first move is made at a small eye, and the second move is made outside the eye to form a defense.

This layout is believed to be flawless and worry-free once formed, so it is called the Worry-Free Corner.

Mr. Ke also explained the Worry-Free Corner to Yi Zheng in detail. According to Mr. Ke, after the emergence of artificial intelligence, the Worry-Free Corner has new ways of coping and is no longer worry-free.

It’s an interesting thing to say. In another world, due to the development of computers and the emergence of artificial intelligence, the Worry-Free Corner was cracked. In this world, Mr. Ke taught the cracker method of the Worry-Free Corner in order to buy a computer.

I can only say that computers are really the enemy of Go.

That's an evil computer.

Nowadays, many methods to deal with Xing Wuyoujiao are to choose to split the shot in the middle, which is also a common method in many professional competitions.

But Wang Teng did not choose this way, but chose Xiao Fei, the star position on the other side, to guard the corner.

The reason is very simple. Wang Teng thinks that competing in computing power with young players like Yi Zheng is not a very rational thing to do.

Although these guys lack experience in competition, they are young and their brains are fresh and quick. We old people can be easily deceived and attacked!
Therefore, Wang Teng’s strategy is to first form a stable formation, and then use his abundant competition experience to defeat Yi Zheng.

So when Yi Zheng also chose Xiao Fei to guard the corner, Wang Teng decisively made a big move from the top first.

Looking at the big shape that Wang Teng had formed, Yi Zheng picked up a piece and placed it on the chessboard.

The tenth move, White, sharp charge!
Seeing the white piece fall on the chessboard, Yi Zheng sighed.

From now on, there will be no more worries!
Seeing this step, Wang Teng was stunned. He pointed at my Wuyou corner. Is he crazy?

Is Yi Zheng having a hysterical episode?

Wang Teng looked at the chessboard and then at Yi Zheng, completely unable to understand what the other party was doing. Isn't this just helping him to strengthen himself?
If Yi Zheng heard what Wang Teng said, he would say with certainty, yes, I will help you make it thicker, and even thicker!
The Worry-Free Corner is really too strong, but it is precisely because of this strength that it can be harassed unscrupulously, bumped against and hit by sharp points, making you thicker and your efficiency reduced!
(End of this chapter)