Go: 50-50 split between me and AI

“I won… If you count it this way, our record is eighteen wins, eighteen losses, and no wins or losses.

In the end it was a 50-50 match, no one was better than the other. Of course I have more championships than you, so I am still better.

So in the end I win, Lu Li."

Gao Yongxia looked at the finished game and said something to Lu Li who was sitting opposite him with a smile.

This is my last game of chess, and also my retirement ceremony.

After this game, Gao Yongxia will at least not participate in any related professional competitions anymore.

From then on, there was no longer a professional ninth-dan player like Gao Yongxia in the world of professional Go.

As a leading figure of the previous generation in South Korea, Gao Yongxia was far ahead of the second place in the number of world championships before Ying Jie, reaching fourteen world championships.

His arch-rival is Lu Li, a 9th-dan player from China.

Lu Li can be said to be a player who started to show his strength relatively late, especially in the world competitions.

Of course, this is a late start compared to other talents of the same level as him.

Because Lu Li just won his first world championship at the age of 23, compared with Gao Yongxia and Ying Jie who won the championship at the age of 16 or 17, he is far behind.

But there is a saying that goes "late bloomer". Lu Li started to work hard from the time he won his first world championship at the age of 23, which can be regarded as his peak period.

From that moment on, Lu Li and Gao Yongxia were basically evenly matched, and the two could be said to be like arch-enemies.

Not only did the two people's overall record reach an astonishing 50-50, but there was also a legendary game of four disaster cycles with no winners or losers.

Even if we count from the year when Lu Li won his first world championship, both of them have won eight world championships since then.

That's right, during the time when Ying Jie was recuperating, Lu Li actually made it into the world competition and defeated a young man 3 to 2, winning the world championship at the age of over 30.

Many people even called him an old horse in the stable with great ambitions. Lu Li himself did not expect that after leaving Fudan University, he could still reach the final of the world championship and actually win the championship.

Although from the perspective of artificial intelligence analysis, he revealed a big spoon in the end, and if the opponent had caught it, he would have been killed, but the opponent did not catch it.

In recent years, Lu Li can be said to be the oldest chess player to win the world championship and was successfully crowned eight times.

At the same time, it also made the championships of both players in the later stages of their careers eight to eight.

Therefore, the two people are often regarded by many people as a lifelong pair in Go.

After all, there are too many coincidences between the two people. They are of similar age and have been competing in the World Series for a long time.

Moreover, Go has always been a two-person sport, and only two people of equal ability can write a chess record that will be passed down through the ages.

Ying Jie is far behind in this regard, as he has no one to accompany him throughout his career.

Although South Korea has always wanted to portray Choi Taek as Ying Jie's arch-enemy, the two men's records are indeed too different.

However, there are still many people who recognize the strength of Executive Vice President Cui Ze GOAT.

After all, the other party almost defeated all the others during the time when Ying Jie was away.

"I shouldn't have come if I had known. This way I could have won one more game against you."

Lu Li couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard this. He came all the way here and just gave away his life. What a shame.

"Let's pack up and get ready to go drink tonight. Let's go to the usual place and have a drink while eating barbecue."

Gao Yongxia was in a good mood. Before retiring, he tied the record with Lu Li. After all, it was something to be happy about.

It's because this guy won his eighth world championship some time ago, tying the number of world championships he had won in the same period as himself.

And it was not just a happy thing. When he retired, the Korean Go Institute specially took out the newly developed Korean Go artificial intelligence to play three games with Ko Young-ha. In the second game, Ko Young-ha successfully defeated the Korean Go artificial intelligence Han Dou. Although he lost 2-1 in the end, it was still a happy thing.

However, there are actually quite a few human chess players who have defeated artificial intelligence.

Since the publication of the AlphaGo paper, various countries have been researching Go artificial intelligence, but the progress of development is different.

For example, Japan's earthquake dogs are jokingly called the shame among dogs by many people.

Not only did it win a place in the world championship, but the second game of the world championship, the first time artificial intelligence was introduced, was won by an ordinary Chinese chess player.

In addition, the newly established World Mini Go Tournament in Japan, which involves China, Japan, South Korea and artificial intelligence, has been frequently defeated.

And at its retirement ceremony, it lost 2-1 to the 60-year-old Japanese top player.

It can be said that compared to his predecessors AlphaGo and BetaGo, Dog's life is full of shame, and he has even been nailed to the pillar of shame.

At the same time, it can also be seen that Japan, which used to be an IT powerhouse, has fallen far behind other countries in terms of the Internet and artificial intelligence.

Although the most powerful Go artificial intelligence is still developed by Tengzhong and has been renamed BetaGo of Fine Art, artificial intelligence in other countries is also developing in full swing.

Although it has not yet reached the level of entering thousands of households, it has indeed become an indispensable tool for all professional chess players.

Of course, this is also accompanied by some helplessness of many professionals towards artificial intelligence.

Gao Yongxia even said that Go artificial intelligence has destroyed his fantasy about Go, and the cold machine has pierced the art created by two people.

He also said this was one of the important reasons for his retirement.

"After you retire, I guess I'll be there soon too."

Lu Li said this while talking to Gao Yongxia about the chess pieces.

There is actually no clear signal for the retirement of professional chess players. Most of them gradually begin to reduce their participation in competitions as they reach a certain age, and eventually basically stop participating in professional competitions.

For example, a national team coach once said that when he reached a certain age and found that his winning rate against other young people was less than 40%, he suddenly didn't want to train every day.

Once you stop training, your career status will plummet and you will soon reach retirement.

Of course, even after retiring, if there are occasional invitations, everyone will still participate.

Even if I suddenly feel like it one day, it is not impossible to play games frequently again. After all, my professional identity is still there.

But it cannot be said that there are only a few people like Gao Yongxia who directly and publicly announced their retirement and held a ceremony. He is probably the only one in recent years.

This can be said to have completely cut off the possibility of Gao Yongxia returning to professional Go. Gao Yongxia has formally submitted her resignation to the Korea Go Association. Perhaps to some extent, Gao Yongxia will no longer be considered a professional Go player.

If Gao Yongxia wants to participate in professional competitions again in the future, he will even have to re-participate in the professional ranking tournament and obtain professional status before he can participate.

Therefore, after Gao Yongxia's retirement ceremony, she has completely isolated herself from the world of professional competitions.

After playing the retirement memorial match with Lu Li, Gao Yongxia and Lu Li went on stage to be interviewed by reporters and talked about their feelings about their professional careers over the years.

The Korean female host looked at the two people opposite and said with a smile: "I am very grateful to Ko Young-ha for his contribution to Korean Go over the years. Lu Li also came from afar to attend this retirement ceremony.

However, we also invited a special guest to present flowers to commemorate Gao Yongxia's retirement. "

Hearing this, Gao Yongxia looked towards the door in the direction of the host's finger. Seeing the person coming out with flowers, Gao Yongxia's face, which was originally full of smiles, suddenly fell.

Damn it, it’s the big day of retirement, who called this bastard here?

(End of this chapter)