Chapter 27 Killing Him Until He Questions Life
A little after 7:30 in the evening, after completing a new change that had never appeared in this era, Li Xiangping smiled and said to Lao Shi:
"Okay, brother Ding'an, my mission is now complete, and the next step is up to you."
"Hmm? Why don't you play it yourself, little friend Xiang Ping? I see that your moves this time are precise and rigorous, like the vast ocean, implicit and profound, and also like an old horse galloping without losing the steps. Such a brilliant move, Ding An is ashamed of himself, so why do you let me play it now?"
Li Xiangping was delighted when he heard this, thinking to himself, who are you praising? Isn't this what Deng Yuansui said about you, Mr. Shi? Haven't you heard it yourself?
But to be honest, it is not surprising that the previous dozens of moves were praised by you, the great chess master Shi. After all, this is an authentic "dog move". Although this new variation of "Big Avalanche" has never officially appeared in the game, it is the latest research result of the "third generation dog" AlphaZero, which reflects the Go thinking of Go AI. Therefore, the moves are of course exquisite and worthy of your praise.
Although the move is a high-level one, I cannot continue on my own, because just like the last “bad move”, I know the result but not the reason behind this change.
Apart from knowing that the Go AI recommends playing this way, and that it also gives a similar judgment to the one you just gave, believing that White's play in this way "opens up the situation and is fully combatable", I have no idea of the deeper meaning, so I actually have no idea what to do next.
Moreover, I also know that although this change was evaluated by the Go AI as "white pieces are fully viable", it is not the traditional "flying knife". It does not mean that white pieces have gained a great advantage at this point. At most, it can only be called "white pieces are slightly better", or even "two points". So if you want to win this game today, you still have to trouble old Shi to make a move.
Of course, although Li Xiangping thought so in his heart, he certainly couldn't say it out loud:
"Well... Brother Ding'an, I noticed that you are not familiar with the small-eye chess. This opportunity is rare. You can use this situation to practice."
"Ding'an is truly grateful for the hard work of my friend Xiangping..."
Perhaps he was really intimidated by Li Xiangping's previous moves, so today the chess master Shi seemed quite polite:
"This is Ding'an's fault. If there is anything inappropriate later, please point it out to me, Xiangping."
"Don't dare, don't dare, Brother Ding'an, let's encourage each other." Li Xiangping suppressed his laughter and finally reminded:
"Brother Ding'an, please pay attention. I see that today's opponent's moves are very precise and well-organized. He must not be an ordinary person. Brother Ding'an needs to be careful in dealing with him. Remember not to underestimate the enemy."
Li Xiangping certainly didn't know who was sitting opposite him at this time. However, in the previous dozens of moves, the opponent was able to cooperate with him to complete a "dog pattern", which made Li Xiangping alert.
You know that I can memorize the game, but the opponent doesn't. Although the "Big Avalanche" is more realistic and doesn't have many "virtual calculations", the way Black has played so far is actually completely consistent with the "Dog Move", which is one of the changes recommended by the Go AI. This surprised Li Xiangping a little. He judged that the opponent was not only a master, but also a first-class master in the front line, otherwise he would not be so familiar with the game, so he reminded Lao Shi.
"Don't worry, little friend Xiangping, Ding'an will save you money."
After handing the task of playing chess to Lao Shi, Li Xiangping not only paid attention to the progress of the game, but also had time to pay attention to the chat in the dialog box.
He found that the central topic of discussion was still "playing the wrong pattern". As for whether this new change was valid? What was the situation of both sides so far? No one mentioned such topics at all, and it seemed that there was no need to mention them at all - since even the pattern was played wrong, what was the point of judging the situation? Of course, black chess was better.
"Open, open. Betting is now accepted. Bet on how many hands this unique skill can last."
"I bet 50 cents. I think this Jue Yi won't last 100 hands today..."
"I bet 50 cents on this skill, and it won't last more than 100 hands..."
"50 cents, I can't hold on for 100 lots..."
"50 cents..."
Seeing this, Li Xiangping became playful again. He typed a line of words and sent it to the chat box:
"I'll bet 50 cents too. I bet this Zhuan Zhu from the Lei Alliance won't last more than 200 hands."
"Psycho... Ha, it turns out to be the opponent himself, Master Jueyi, are you really that confident?"
"It's not that I don't have confidence, it's mainly because I have a thick skin."
"Haha, this is fun, Jueyi Boss, just because of what you said today, I will support you in Qingfeng from now on..."
So how will this game of chess turn out?
At around 8 o'clock in the evening, when the game was over 80 moves, Li Xiangping asked Lao Shi:
"Brother Ding'an, how do you feel now? Which situation is better or worse? Oh, and what do you think of today's opponent? Compared with the man from yesterday, who is stronger?"
Lao Shi did not say what the situation was, but briefly commented on today's opponent:
"Well, this guy's chess style today is fierce, but compared to yesterday's opponent, Ding'an thinks that yesterday's opponent is more difficult to deal with."
"haha."
Hearing what Lao Shi said, Li Xiangping felt relieved. Of course, this is something that can only be said if one believes that he has an advantage. As for Lao Shi's belief that today's "Zhuan Zhu" may not be as good as yesterday's "Yao Li", Li Xiangping thought about it and felt that this was normal.
In addition to the fact that today's opponent did not put Lao Shi in a tough fight at the start, Li Xiangping believed that a more important reason was that his "wrong move" just now must have affected his opponent's mentality.
I don't say he would despise himself, but after seeing that move, he would definitely feel relaxed, thinking that his opponent was nothing special, and thus developing a strong sense of superiority. And this sense of superiority would probably last for a long time, even until he was unable to react when the situation was no longer favorable.
So the chess played with this mentality, especially since it is an online game, naturally cannot bring much pressure to a master like Lao Shi.
"Haha, that's fine. Brother Ding'an, keep up the good work and try to kill your opponent to the point where he doubts his life today."
What Li Xiangping himself did not expect was that as time went by, when the game was over, his words just now really came true.
At 8:30 in the evening, when the game had just passed 100 moves, Li Xiangping was able to make a very clear assessment of the situation. He believed that White had a clear advantage at this time.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, the game had just reached 120 moves. As for why the game was so slow during this period, Li Xiangping guessed that his opponent must have reacted and realized that his situation was not good, which was why he played so slowly.
At about 9:15 pm, even Li Xiangping could see that his opponent had made several bad moves in a row. Li Xiangping guessed that his opponent's mentality was unbalanced and he was very likely about to enter a state of "doubting his life".
By this time, most of the spectators could make a clearer judgment on the game, so the entire chat box exploded again, and the majority of spectators were discussing:
"Where is the expert? Is there an expert in the room who can come out and talk? Who can tell me what's going on? White clearly made a wrong move, but how come he has such a big advantage now..."
"Same question, same question. Have pity on my 50 cents. I won't be able to rest in peace until I figure this out today..."
"Same question, same question, heartbroken for 50 cents, can't close my eyes in death..."
Of course, no one stood up to answer such a question. In fact, in Li Xiangping's opinion, although the black player made many problematic moves today, there were only a few small mistakes and no serious mistakes. In this case, it would be difficult for ordinary people to find the cause of the defeat.
And at this moment, someone finally thought of the player himself:
"I guess only the players themselves know questions like this. Master Jueyi, can you tell us why you think Black lost?"
"Haha, I can't find the reason why Black lost, I only know the reason why I won."
"Ha, this Z-9 is quite interesting..."
"Then tell us, Boss Jueyi, why do you think you won?"
"Of course I won because of the 'Big Avalanche' at the beginning. In fact, after that change, I was already in an advantageous position. Does anyone believe me when I say this?"
"I don't believe you, Master Jueyi, please don't fool me..."
"9494, please tell me the truth, don't hurt my feelings..."
"Haha, forget it if you don't believe me. I'll tell you the truth. I really didn't make a wrong move at that time. Today's change is the latest result of my 18 years of hard work..."
"Haha, I didn't expect that this Zhi9 called Jueyi is not only good at playing chess, but also seems to be quite humorous in his speech..."
"Hey! This Jueyi said it took him 18 years, so does that prove he is at least 18 years old..."
Amidst everyone's nonsense, the game finally came to an end.
Around 10 o'clock in the evening, after nearly three hours of resistance, although he seemed extremely unwilling, seeing the gap between the two sides getting bigger and bigger, "Zhuan Zhu" finally felt embarrassed to continue, and he chose to resign when "Jueyi" had just made the 200th move of the game.
Just as Li Xiangping guessed, at the Qingfeng.com headquarters in Beijing, Wang Lei, 8th Dan, who had just pressed the surrender button, had a dull look in his eyes. He stared at the computer screen for a long time without saying a word, with a typical "doubting life" look.
The situation of Shao Weigang, Luo Xihe and others who had been watching the game was not much better. They were obviously shocked by Wang Lei's loss.
"Haha, interesting, this guy's chess is quite interesting..." In the end, it was "Divine Pig" Luo Xihe who came to his senses first:
"We have to play another game today, right? Then I'll play the game... Hey, this guy ran away."
Just as Luo Xihe said this, he saw Li Xiangping's words:
"Damn, today's game lasted more than three hours. Okay, that's it for today. Let's continue the game tomorrow. Is there anyone from the Thunder Alliance here? If so, please send a message. It would be best if you could send a more capable expert tomorrow."
