[Soul of Chess] What if

After a long warm-up, the battle on the board has finally entered a fierce stage.

In order to get rid of the disadvantage as soon as possible, black made a cheap move first, then took two stabs in a row, and launched a fierce attack on the white chess in the lower right corner.

It's just that after a lot of fighting, although black's chess is thick, it still can't kill white.

Therefore, the current disadvantage of black is still obvious.

The celebrity himself realized this, so he turned to attack the upper Baizi, hoping to stir up some disputes and save the situation.

Of course White did not stand still.It reversed its previous defensive posture, and pointed into the black sky with a very tough attitude.

After the white stone in the center cleared the move first, sai turned to deal with the left side again.

"These two moves made the separated white pieces on the left start to take the eye on the spot. Even if the black pieces are cut off again at 2-twelve in the future, and the white pieces are still alive after the 3-six support."

"Teacher, then the piece of white chess in the upper left corner is...?"

Although Emi Nishikawa didn't finish her words, Kurata still understood what she meant.

"As expected, these white pieces should be sacrificial pieces specially prepared by Sai to make this piece alive." He replied in a positive tone.

"..."

After hearing this, Xi Chuan paused for a moment, and then couldn't help sighing: "I didn't expect Sai to start preparing for the battle here so early..."

"After all, sai's judgment and calculation are very outstanding." Kurata smiled, and then continued to explain the game, "To be honest, the current situation of black seems to be not very good. Although the black power in the center has increased, But the black land on the left was broken by Bai again..."

Up to White 174, the white chess piece on the left not only survived, but also encircled 7 points.

Although black has gained something in the center, it is not enough to compete with it. In addition, the ground on the left has also been breached by white. Therefore, black's attempt to gain some cheapness from the attack is almost nothing.

At this point in the chess game, white can already post black's 5 points upside down.

When Black sticks to 175, White makes the top chess set, and then makes up to the right side of 186. In this way, the situation of the chess will not change any more.

That is to say, black has no possibility of winning.

Review room.

Everyone looked at the chessboard on the screen with mixed emotions.

"It's over here..." Yiliu tightened the folding fan in his hand, "The gap between the boards is a bit big, and celebrities can't recover from the disadvantage no matter what."

"It's really surprising, this sai can push Mr. Taya to such an extent..." Awara murmured in disbelief.

"Every trick of a celebrity is not a bad move, and he has always taken an aggressive attitude..." Ogata only felt his heart fluctuate violently, "Unexpectedly, without knowing it, he was mastered by Bai." The initiative of the situation..."

Game room.

Celebrities look gravely at the staggered pieces on the chessboard.

Now there is only Xiaoguan left, if it is speculated to the end according to this...

I……

Lost 11 and a half...

He unconsciously tightened his right hand on his left arm.

The ending is a completely different route from the previous offense and defense. Not only is the hand sequence complicated and easy to make mistakes, but there is only one correct route.

This sai must have calculated the final result like me, right?

……

After a short pause, a dialog box appeared in people's field of vision.

It says:

"Black has resigned.

Whitewon."

"..."

Until the celebrity had chosen to admit defeat, Frank still hadn't recovered from the shock of the match.With his mouth half open, he stared at the two lines in astonishment.

"Won……"

"Sai won..."

Frank stared blankly at the screen, and he murmured softly in disbelief.

"Sai won!!" After finally buffering himself from the news, he couldn't help cheering.

Sai's victory in this round meant that the four-day decisive battle between the strongest chess players had officially come to an end, and the final score between the two sides was fixed as Sai won 3-1.

Not only Frank, but the entire forum of the God of Go has also boiled over.

Sai chess fans no longer know what words to use to express their mood at this moment would be more appropriate, so, such as:

"Sai wins!"

"It was Sai who won!"

"Sai is amazing!"

"Sai is simply too handsome!"

This kind of simple and rude exclamation that can best show his excitement keeps swiping the screen.

Different from the noise on the Internet, the atmosphere in the examination room was unusually quiet.

Even Mr. Kuwahara, who has always been calm and calm, looked a little dignified.

After a moment of silence, Amano said with emotion in a complex tone: "Unexpectedly, in front of Sai, even the four-time crowned Toya celebrity is helpless."

"Although I had expected such a situation before, but... when it really happened, I still felt a little unbelievable..." Ogata covered his mouth with his hands, and said with a little difficulty.

Perhaps it was too shocking, Ogata's pupils were a little dizzy, and his forehead was already covered with fine and dense sweat.

Seeing this result, Taya, who was sitting on the side, unconsciously tightened his hands on his knees.

The commentary venue, which accommodated hundreds of people, was completely silent at this moment.

11 and a half mesh, this is not a small number.

Not only the crowd of celebrities, even the chess fans of sai couldn't believe it after seeing this result.In any case, they never imagined that Taya, the No. 1 celebrity in the chess world, would lose by such a big gap.

The same is true for the staff responsible for the layout of the venue.

Although they haven't completely calmed down yet, they have to speed up the work process.

Because, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of this event will be held in half an hour.

As soon as the market explanation ended, several staff members in formal suits and armbands stepped onto the rostrum.

Two of them stepped forward and quietly but quickly packed the trays.While those two were sorting out, some of the other people hung the dark crimson curtain on the wall of the rostrum, and some of them hung the words "The Most Powerful Chess Player Decisive Match Awards Ceremony and The banner with the words "Closing Ceremony", and some people are responsible for the layout of the leadership and VIP seats.

In less than 10 minutes, the original commentary venue had the flavor of an awards ceremony.

Then, the group took the time to move all the prizes and certificates to the left side of the rostrum. While arranging them in order according to the categories, they reconfirmed the positions and division of labor of the etiquette staff to ensure that the awarding process can be done well. to foolproof.

After that, they placed the table signs carefully, and then carefully checked the names of the leaders.

After completing the inspection of the on-site equipment and adjusting the audio, they arranged for media reporters to enter the venue.

"Thank you to all the guests. I took time out of my busy schedule to come here today. The award ceremony and closing ceremony are now officially started. I will be the emcee of today's conference, Tomoko Sano. Please give me your advice."

On the rostrum, a young woman in formal attire is hosting the ceremony: "After four days of intense competition, the 'Strongest Chess Players Decisive Tournament' has officially come to an end today. Please allow me to introduce the attendees. Distinguished guests at the closing ceremony..."

"It's really surprising... Teacher Taya also lost?!" Bei Dao still couldn't believe it until now.

Hirose wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with deep concern, "Yeah, I really can't believe it..."

"I must see who is the one who can beat Teacher Taya!" Bei Dao gritted his teeth and stared at the rostrum with unusual concentration.

Regarding Bei Dao's fiery temper, Hirose smiled helplessly, and then turned his gaze back to the rostrum.

After the chief referee Shigeo Morishita Kudan announced the results of the competition, it was time for the awarding session.

The first person to take the stage was Master Taya.

The celebrity's expression is as serious as ever, so people don't know exactly what kind of mood he is in to participate in this awards ceremony now.

He received the prize from Mr. Kuwahara with a normal expression. After a moment of silence, he picked up the microphone: "Thank you for hosting this event, I enjoyed the game very much. Although I lost the game."

"Among all the chess players I have played against, sai is the strongest. Therefore, I am very happy and honored to be able to challenge him."

The celebrity calmly looked at the people seated under the rostrum, and continued to speak slowly: "In a game of Go, it is not just a contest between chess skills, it is also a competition of will, cultivation, physical strength, and personality. A comprehensive contest."

"Although I lost this time against Sai, I don't think the reason for my failure was not because I was not good at chess, nor because my character and will were not strong enough, but because Sai was stronger than me."

Then, he changed the subject: "However, I am determined not to let him continue to be so strong."

"I will continue to sharpen my chess skills and continuously improve my level. I look forward to a showdown with sai again in the future."

In the background, listening to the endless applause from the venue, Mr. Matsuo Toshimitsu, the chairman of the executive committee of the conference and the director of Nihon Ki Academy, showed a heartfelt smile on his face.

This is the celebrity Taya!

Although he failed to defeat Sai, his fighting spirit did not decrease by half, but became even more high-spirited.Such a celebrity should be even more difficult to defeat in future competitions.

With the backing of famous people, even if there is no injection of new power for the time being, the Weiqi world will be able to stabilize for a period of time...

and--

Listening to the staff's report on the ratings, the smile on Rimitsu Matsuo's face widened a bit.

During the decisive battle of the strongest chess player this time, reports about the battle filled the "headlines" of various domestic media, and major mainstream media also reported the game in detail.

With their promotion, more and more people who usually don't care about Go or don't even understand the rules of Go have begun to understand and care about this sport because of this.

Through this activity, many people began to understand and pay attention to Go, and many people fell in love with this ancient and wise game after feeling the essence of Go in the game.

I believe that under the impetus of this event, the definition of Go can usher in a new spring!

Thinking about it this way, I always feel that the future is full of expectations.

The author has something to say:

Finally finished this chapter. (●_●)

Chess book materials:

Fourth round:

1982. 6, 30

Round 37 of the 7th Honinbo Challenge 4 rounds

Black: Kobayashi Koichi vs Zhao Zhixun

Black stickers 5 and a half mesh

There were a total of 267 moves in this game, and Bai won 11 and a half goals.