Chapter 66 The Most Talented Person
Chapter 66 The Most Talented Person
Handicap chess is a part that almost every Go enthusiast must go through in the process of learning the game. Otherwise, when facing the instruction of a strong player, it can easily turn into a one-sided massacre.
But in the professional Go stage, it is extremely rare to let two pieces play against each other.
——Ah, the prerequisite is that the players on both sides are of the same gender.
If men play against women, there are not many female players who can beat the top male players by two pieces.
A few decades ago, it was generally believed in the Go community that the difference between professional male players was at most one point.
In recent years, due to factors such as AI-assisted masters becoming stronger and low-rank players becoming weaker, although everyone knows that top male chess players are far more likely to give up the first move when playing against low-rank mediocre players...
But giving up two pieces, isn't this too much?
You have to understand that the general value of giving the first hand is generally considered to be more than seven points.
As for giving two pieces, most studies believe that the value is around 20 points, with a difference of 13 points!
Although it was widely rumored that Lin Ruixin had said privately that "I felt I could give the professional team two sons", when all this really appeared in front of people, everyone was still stunned.
This is [Yizhao Qiyi]!
Based on the games played in the past few days, everyone agreed that it should be a low-level profession!
And facing such an opponent...he actually played slow chess and gave up two pieces?
So crazy?!
For a time, the chess world was shaken, and the number of people coming to watch the game was no less than the day before.
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"Well, I don't quite understand why everyone is so shocked..."
Inside the Muhu Dojo, Li Wangyuan was watching the online chess game that had just started on his computer while checking the messages in various Go groups.
"Didn't Xiao Lei give up two of Rui Zhao's sons a few days ago? Why are all these people acting like they've never seen the world before?"
"This is different!"
While watching the chess pieces, Yu Qingguang explained to the researcher who had a slow mind outside the chessboard.
"Although Xiao Lei played two games with Rui Zhao, in one game Rui Zhao just played defensively, and in the other game Xiao Lei was clearly out of his element, so there was no reference value. Even if a professional chess player above the mid-level level said that You Feng Lai Yi was quite strong, everyone would think that it was a way for Xiao Lei to save face.
“So in the eyes of low-level players and amateurs, [You Feng Lai Yi] doesn’t have professional strength. It’s not surprising that a top professional like Xiao Lei defeated a non-professional player.
"But now [Yizhao Qiyi] is different. After the four games in the past two days, everyone thinks that she is at least at the level of a low-level professional. And Lin Ruixin dares to play slowly and give two pieces when playing professionally, so naturally she has attracted a lot of attention..."
"That's it..."
Li Wangyuan nodded slightly.
"...But can't Lin Ruixin see Rui Zhao's strength? With his current strength, it will be difficult for Rui Zhao to move his two pieces. He will most likely lose this game!"
Yu Qingguang blinked several times when he heard this, lowered his eyelids and guessed:
"Perhaps... it's because he saw through Rui Zhao's strength?"
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This [Gou Gou can't jump]... is so arrogant!
Rui Zhao, who was sitting in front of the computer at this time, rarely showed some changes in his expression while playing chess.
The last time she encountered this situation... was when she and Lei Qi were playing a game of chess with two handicaps.
However, this time the opponent gave Rui Zhao a different feeling.
Compared to the frequent flying knives during the first game of handicap chess with Lei Qi, this time the opponent seemed much more brutal.
Although the chess moves made by Lei Qi at that time were full of evil spirits, one could still quickly feel the sharpness of his flying knife.
That was why Rui Zhao decisively avoided the enemy's attack and chose to stay alive to the end, using the advantage of giving up two pieces to wear Lei Qi down.
But the opponent in front of him was even more outrageous, his moves were completely against common sense!
Isn’t the upper right corner your own thickness?
Why would he cut off the defense in two moves and attack his own strong position as a lone piece?
This feeling is actually somewhat similar to the second game of chess between her and Lei Qi.
However, this time Rui Zhao was not as decisive as last time.
The reason was simple: the flaws Lei Qi showed last time were quite obvious, and she could roughly calculate many of them. That's why she dared to seize them decisively. But now these seemingly unreasonable moves of the opponent... can't be calculated at all!
Various isolated pieces and unstable pieces are mixed together, and even conquering pieces and robbing pieces are hidden everywhere!
Rui Zhao could only say that, according to chess theory, once he started to fight back, the opponent would be in trouble.
But what the actual trend will be... We really don’t know unless we take it step by step!
This person, can't he really be confident in handling such a situation...
Rui Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly and made a prompt decision.
There is no way I know, I can only keep going like this!
Unlike her usual cute and adorable self, once she concentrates on playing chess, the only thing on her mind is winning on the chessboard!
No matter which style of chess or method you use!
The last time she chose to avoid Lei Qi and stay alive to the end, the main reason was because she judged that under that situation, staying alive was the best way for her to win.
But now, if he doesn't even dare to fight back when the external forces attack him as a lone piece, then he won't be able to survive the start of the game and all his two-piece advantage will be surrendered!
Then come and take a look!
I really don't know, but you...
It may not be possible to see through it all!
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"Yeah! Not bad! This little girl is definitely not just a sly person!"
As the black pieces decisively counterattacked in the face of the white pieces' relentless pressure, the whole game suddenly became a mess.
The two sides fought two consecutive robberies, fighting back and forth, neither side giving in.
Lei Jingming, who was always known for his strong fighting skills, was very satisfied after seeing this game. He felt that he had made the right decision in accepting this only student so far.
"...I was worried that with an old pervert like you and a research dog here to teach, the little girl would only be taught to wait for a spoon and to bully people. Now it seems that it is still me, the great teacher, who has the greatest influence on her!"
"What?! There's nothing we can do about it!"
Faced with the squeeze from his bad friends, Yu Qingguang immediately rolled his eyes.
“When playing chess with Lin Ruixin, you basically have to follow his rhythm. You can’t let him ride on your head!
"When he was at his peak, Lin Ruixin's most powerful skill was that people's counterattacks against his 'irrational moves' were justified and in line with chess principles. However, he was able to completely reverse the original unfavorable situation by swallowing up or nibbling at the opponent's rhythm, so his chess was both wild and beautiful.
"As seven-time champions, there is a reason why Lin Ruixin is so much more popular than Lao Shang."
"Hmm... Take this game for example. There were two consecutive captures and transformations. It was really overwhelming and enjoyable to watch!"
Li Wangyuan also responded.
"Didn't Old Shang say that? When it comes to playing chess alone, Lin Ruixin is the most talented person he has ever seen, bar none. Even Xiao Lei is almost there...ah, Old Lei, don't be unhappy!"
Lei Jingming smiled bitterly: "What's the big deal! I can even send my son to Lao Shang, am I such a petty person?
"Lin Ruixin's talent is beyond doubt. Anyone who has had more contact with him will have to admit this."
“Yeah, I agree with that too.
"At his peak, Lin Ruixin was truly a man who could kill any god or Buddha that stood in his way. Back then, Old Shang didn't have the same dominance as him..."
Yu Qingguang nodded, and then turned his gaze back to the board in front of him.
“It’s a pity…
"He hasn't won a world title in more than two years."
【Continue to stack armor】【About the chess strength of this game】
Taking advantage of the opportunity of another game of giving two stones, let’s talk about the combat power setting.
First of all, the setting of this work is to be based on reality as much as possible, but the problem is that there are many different opinions on the gap in combat power in reality, so I can only consider it comprehensively and try to balance the reality and novel creation.
1. First of all, there is the difference in strength between the top players and the average low-rank mediocre players (not considering players like Zhan Lao who are ridiculously weak). In reality, in super-fast chess, the top players have a slight advantage of handicap two pieces (refer to the famous peak Ko handicap chess), but the gap will definitely narrow in slow chess. In actual situation, it is estimated that the difference is between 7.5 points and 15 pieces (about 20-20 points in terms of points). For the convenience of writing and dramatic effect, this article adopts the setting of exactly points (i.e. handicap two pieces).
2. There is actually controversy about the difference in strength between men and women of the same level (top vs. top, middle vs. middle), but it is generally believed that giving up the point is not enough, and it is estimated that they need to lose 2-3 points to have a good victory (that is, a difference of about 9-10 points). This article basically adopts this setting.
If you have any disputes about the above settings, you can discuss them, but unless there is something particularly outrageous, I don’t intend to change it. If you have different opinions, please treat it as a setting in a parallel world.
(End of this chapter)