Chapter 18 Five and Six Flying Attacks
"Oh, what's going on?"
Hearing what Old Shi suddenly said, Li Xiangping stopped nagging and focused his attention back on the game. When he saw the move that Li Yuanhu, who was playing black, had just made, Li Xiangping was happy again:
"Brother Ding'an, are you saying that there is something wrong with the move 'Five, Six Flying Attack' that Black just made?"
"Huh? I didn't expect that friend Xiang Ping has such a good sense of chess and can see the problem at a glance. Indeed, choosing 'Five, Six Flying Attacks' here is not appropriate. If White responds correctly, Black will most likely suffer a great loss."
After receiving another free compliment from Old Shi, Li Xiangping's smugness flashed away. He thought to himself, "I have a good sense of chess, but it's just an old pattern in medieval chess. The "five and six flying attacks" have long been eliminated. No, it can't be said to be eliminated. It can only be said that this method of play has been completely denied by the later Go theory. It's no exaggeration to say that it has been criticized.
Not only do those who despise the ancients think that this kind of chess is not a good chess at all, but also that it is a clear proof that the medieval chess moves are "amateur". Even the vast majority of those who admire the ancients do not take this pattern seriously. Whenever they mention this "five and six flying attacks", the most polite way to describe it is "ancient habits".
It is precisely for this reason that such moves are rarely seen in modern chess games, especially in formal professional chess games. Only extreme admirers of the ancients like my old man like to use this kind of moves in such games.
Moreover, Li Xiangping knew that the reason why his old man played chess in this way was not because he was familiar with this kind of change. To put it bluntly, the way he played chess today was purely a show-off, a show-off behavior to attract attention.
However, during the following game, Li Xiangping did not make any comments on this move. This was not because the one playing chess today was his old man, nor because there was an ancient chess master beside him, but mainly because since the emergence of Go AI, his view on this pattern has changed to a certain extent.
In the past, although there were many Go AIs in the world, there were countless big and small, foreign and local. However, the most recognized one was the "AlphaGo" series developed by Google. And in the "AlphaGo" series, the strongest one was naturally the "third generation" AlphaGo.
Google once conducted an internal test, letting the third-generation dog play against the first-generation dog and the second-generation dog. The result of the test was that the third-generation dog defeated the first-generation dog 200 to 0 and crushed the second-generation dog 281 to 19. Google made this test result public because they have the highest level, so these 400 chess records have become the object of observation and learning for many people.
Li Xiangping had also seen these chess records before. Of course, for him at that time, there was no need for "observation and learning". He simply watched these chess records with an attitude of curiosity and appreciation.
However, when looking at these chess records, Li Xiangping found a very interesting phenomenon. That is, in these chess records, especially those test chess games that started with "Two Stars" against "Two Stars", many of the variations played by AlphaGo were extremely similar to the two fixed patterns of medieval chess.
These two medieval chess patterns are called "Two-Split Flying Attack" and "Five-Six Flying Attack".
It is for this reason that when Li Xiangping saw this move today, even though he subconsciously thought it was not a good move, and even though Lao Shi next to him also said it was not a good move, he still did not dare to speak rashly.
A move that is denied by human Go theory appears in Go AI games - and it does not appear by chance, but in large quantities and frequently. At least Li Xiangping has seen similar chess patterns appear in several games. What does this situation mean?
Li Xiangping believes that this way of playing has at least been recognized by the Go AI, otherwise how could such a situation occur in the battle between two top "dogs"?
But what's interesting is that ever since the "Five, Six Flying Attack" move appeared on the chessboard, Li Xiangping was afraid of making a fool of himself and didn't dare to comment. At this time, Shi Xiangxia turned into a chatterbox. For a while, he kept commenting on the moves of both sides:
"Hey, the white piece should be here? This is wrong. In this case, the black side has turned a disaster into a blessing. The bad move has turned into a good move..."
"Ah?! Black's move, what...what does it mean? My dear Xiangping, I now know that your father's love for ancient chess is really like Ye Gong's love for dragons. This change is explained very clearly in Brother Xiping's "Taohuaquan Chess Manual". Why didn't your father know it?"
"I don't understand! This chess piece is completely incomprehensible. Alas, I thought this Vaisravana was at least a 'third hand' level before, but now it seems that my judgment was wrong. This person can only be ranked as a 'fourth hand' at best..."
Li Xiangping found it funny to listen to this. Although he didn't know which chess pieces Lao Shi was talking about, the meaning was clear when they were put together. Lao Shi's words were very obvious: he was clearly saying that both sides were making mistakes.
Of course, Li Xiangping also understood why Lao Shi suddenly became a chatterbox, because he is an expert in "Five, Six Flying Attacks". Not only is he an expert, Lao Shi also likes to play this variation very much. Whether it is the "Ten Games of Danghu" or the games between Lao Shi and other masters, this pattern appears most frequently.
When talking about the most representative Go patterns in the Middle Ages, many people may immediately think of patterns with nice names such as "Double Flying Swallows", "Golden Well Fence" and "Inverted Lotus". In fact, it is not true. The most representative patterns in the Middle Ages should be "Split Two Flying Attack" and "Five, Six Flying Attacks".
How to describe it? If the three major patterns developed from Japanese Go, namely "Big Avalanche", "Big Oblique Variation" and "Muramasa Demon Sword", can be regarded as the representatives of "Small Eye Pattern" in Go, then "Two-Split Flying Attack" and "Five and Six Flying Attack" can be regarded as the representatives of "Star Pattern", and they should have the same status as the other three patterns.
It is only because of the long-term arrogance and prejudice of modern people that these two patterns have been ignored. This is also the experience that Li Xiangping gained after watching the 400 Go AI test games.
Of course, Li Xiangping knows his own business. He knows that his level is limited and he doesn't know whether his understanding is correct. Therefore, his "experiences" have never been known to outsiders.
Time passed quickly, and while Li Xiangping was still recalling the test games he had watched, the game came to an end unknowingly.
After all, Li Yuanhu's strength is slightly inferior, so even though Lao Shi thinks today's game is just like two bad chess players throwing stones, Duo Wen Tian Wang still throws more accurately.
Before 8:30 in the evening, after more than 180 moves, the "evil gentleman" representing "Yipintang" admitted defeat in the middle of the game.
There is nothing special about an online game. The real key is the conversation between the two players in the dialog box.
Vaisravana: "Haha, gentleman, admit it."
Evil Gentleman: "Fuck, Duo Wen, why are you so proud? I was in a bad state today, so you picked up a plate."
Vaisravana: "Haha, I know, I know that when you play chess with me, you are never in good shape, otherwise how come you never win a game with me? I see that not only are you in bad shape today, but you also let me win this game on purpose, right? You even used those despicable moves..."
Evil Gentleman: "Who is so mean..."
When the two talked about "the three lowly moves", they were referring to the "five and six flying attacks" move.
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Vaisravana: "...How dare you play such a chess game? You really don't take me, the village chief, seriously. You are deliberately trying to lose the game."
Evil Gentleman: "Don't be so arrogant, wait for the people behind me to deal with you."
Duowen Tianwang: "Haha, just come on, brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if you only know how to use such despicable tricks, then no matter how many of you come, it will be useless. I'll chop one for each one I come, and I'll kill a pair for a pair. Even if you have the ability to revive Fan Shi, we in the Thunder Alliance will still chop him up..."
This was the first time that Li Xiangping saw his old man bickering with someone online, so even though Li Yuanhu was clearly at a disadvantage, Li Xiangping still watched with great interest.
"My dear Xiang Ping, my dear Xiang Ping."
"Ah, what's the matter, Brother Ding'an?"
"Can you find a way to let me play the next round?"
Li Xiangping was stunned at first, but when he came to his senses he was overjoyed:
"Brother Ding'an, please wait a moment."
After saying this, Li Xiangping excitedly went to have a private chat with his old man.
Such matches usually involve two games in one night. 15 minutes later, the second game officially began.
Apart from the organizers of the competition, few people noticed that it seemed that a new person had appeared at Yipintang.
It was replaced with a Qingfeng 7D named "Jueyi".
