Who asked him to play Go!

Chapter 309: Chess Players’ Requiem

My heart is beating.

The nerves felt like they were being burned by a branding iron.

The vortex of fate is becoming more and more intense, attracting attention from all over the world.

The last of the man-machine battles.

In the next game, which will last no more than half an hour, it will decide whether a legend... no, a legend will be born or not.

Compared with this glory recorded in history, the ten million dollars seems insignificant.

At this point, it has become an art!
"The tenth and final round of the man-machine battle begins!"

After a short lunch break, both sides sat down again and exchanged black and white.

Zero plays black.

Shi Yu held Bai.

The chess pieces fell quickly, just like in the previous nine games.

"Is Shi Yu going to be able to play this game? He didn't even have lunch just now!"

Nie Lan felt an unprecedented pressure on his heart, and he was in a trance.

After the previous few rounds, Shi Yu had a very enjoyable lunch, as if he had not played chess in the morning and did not need to play chess in the afternoon.

But on the last day, at the crucial moment of the game to decide the outcome, he actually didn't eat. He stayed in the game room for the whole afternoon and just ate a few bites of chocolate.

Such seriousness also made Nie Lan's heart tighten. It had been a long time since she felt the pressure on her heart, and it was unprecedented.

"Quick! Bring me my oxygen tank. I feel I may need it again this time!" Nie Lan waved his hand.

"And there are ours, one for each person! Take them all!" The chess fans in the audience also shouted loudly.

Again.

I had comforted myself countless times before, telling myself not to have too high expectations, but as Shi Yu won more and more and got closer to the finish line, the evil thoughts that I had deliberately suppressed finally erupted.

As expectations get higher and higher, the pressure on the heart naturally increases.

Want to win!

We must win!

Move 45, Black is cut off!

At the top of the chessboard, there is still the corner of the Double Flying Swallow. The black chess piece is twisted like a cross and steps on the accelerator hard in the direction of complexity.

This time it's Zero's turn to actively seek a fight!

40.2%!

41.3%!

42.5%!

Seeing that the winning rate was on the rise again, Dr. Wang became more and more excited, and the blue veins on the back of his hands jumped like snakes.

Shi Yu was right.

In a sense, after all the failures up to this point, he not only had no way to drop out of the course, but was practically homeless. He could only enjoy the competition like a true warrior!

With a low initial win rate as black, zero went all out from the very beginning, giving people the feeling that it was the challenger.

The pressure is still very great.

Although I played with white in this game, I had an advantage of more than 12% from the beginning.

But it can be clearly felt from the last game that its strength has been increasing.

By the tenth game, its state had already entered the final mode!
Move 76, flying!

Shi Yu also decisively met the enemy and took off to fight
"A fine chess pattern! This game is going to be a fine chess pattern again!"

After watching so many chess games, everyone has gained some experience.

If a pattern of large-scale killing cannot be formed before the hundredth move, then the game will inevitably lead to a subtle endgame battle.

Although Zero's attitude was unprecedentedly fierce from the beginning of this game, it should have been easy for him and Shi Yu to play a game of mutual attack with each other.

But unfortunately, Zero was in the upper hand in this round. Shi Yu tried many times to use the chaotic fighting technique of making several chess pieces dead, but without exception he ran into the indestructible computing power matrix like the Wall of Sighs.

“We’re about to be overtaken!”

51.4%!

Finally, at the 93rd move, Zero's winning rate finally took an ideal curve and he overtook White and jumped ahead of her.

"It's finally possible now. It's finally possible now," Dr. Wang said breathlessly.

Not only was there beads of sweat dripping down his face, but the few hairs on his head were also falling down in strings, evidence of his long-standing exhaustion.

In the first nine games, this winning rate was far from safe, but after seeing Zero's performance in the previous game, he was sure that Zero had exceeded Shi Yu's critical point.

It was not Shi Yu's current limit, but the peak of his entire life! It was like the end point!
Under pressure, Shi Yu made his moves in an orderly manner.

His heartbeat was always beating violently, always looking for a chance to win.

can't feel
The scene where you can’t feel your own failure!
That place must exist, there must be a winning point!

Under this creed, the flow of time seemed to be slowed down for him, passing through the entire chessboard like light, penetrating hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of variations, reaching the deepest part of the calculation!

“3, 2, —”

The countdown sounded like a magic spell. With every 0.1 second that passed, Shi Yu's chest contracted a little. The circuits in his mind sparked and his soul became uncertain.

Oh no, I’m almost reaching my limit at this very moment.

For five consecutive days, he had played ten games of extremely high intensity in a row. The endless load was impacting his fatigue value, almost breaking it through.

Can't fall down
We tried our best to force a draw in the last game just to decide the final winner.

If I choose to give up now, why did I persist in the first place?

"0--"

When the countdown was about to reach zero, Shi Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

The halos were stacked up layer by layer, and he saw a mirage of an oasis in the desert. He smashed towards it without hesitation, and shot a bell!

"Oh my god! I'm so scared!"

Nie Lan almost gasped again.

It is conceivable that if his heart rate was also broadcast live, the program would be even more exciting.

Now, everyone is paying more attention to Shi Yu's expression in front of the camera than the situation on the chessboard that is changing every minute.

As a result, everyone was so scared that their hearts almost stopped when they saw him almost exceeding the time limit.

Dr. Wang was also shocked by this.

What was that just now?

From his perspective, Shi Yu's moves and racket speed just now could only be described as the speed of light, with traces lingering in the air that were invisible to the naked eye.

This hand speed is truly a challenge to human limits!

The chess move he made at his maximum speed just now was:
"What the hell is this? Isn't this jump a clear back-up move?"

Nie Lan was stunned when he saw this chess move.

It looks like it is threatening the connection of Black pieces, but in fact it cannot be separated at all.

The defensive effect is also minimal.

As for other chess pieces, even if he couldn’t tell how good they were, at least he couldn’t tell how bad they were.

The only difference is that I can't see any benefit from this move, only disadvantages!

Isn't this a pure back-up plan?
62.4%!

Zero also gave the same opinion and did not take this move seriously.

Dr. Wang carefully examined the situation.

With his level of skill, he could see that this game would never turn into a large-scale fight like the previous game, which would allow him to grab the opportunity of a draw.

Move 105, Fly out! Cure the lone creature!
The chess game is still going on!

5 lots.
10 lots.
15 lots.
The time has come!
126 hands, nose-tip in the air!

Then, two roads and one support!
[Emotion value from Shi Yu +777! ]

A ghostly chaotic energy suddenly erupted on the chessboard, and everyone from opponents to chess fans exclaimed "Nani".

Dr. Wang was also shocked.

The scene that worried him finally happened.

72.8%→38.6%!

"What a great move in this connection! It formed a perfect coordination with the previous jump move, and immediately cut off the tail of the black chess piece!" Nie Lan exclaimed in disbelief.

Within a dozen moves, what was just considered an inexplicable jump after the move, now accurately hit the "shape" of the black chess pieces and played a crucial role!

"Damn it, how did Shi Yu come up with this idea? I must ask him after the game!" Nie Lan stomped her feet.

"Then he can only answer that it was a sudden inspiration," said Lu Sizhu.

"That's true."

Ten seconds of thinking time can only be a godsend, a devilish flash of inspiration.

A smile from the God of Go.

The favor from the goddess of fate.

Everyone is visiting him now!

"It's time to enter the official battle!"

Suddenly, the last battle was over, and the game had lasted for more than 200 moves. White entered the endgame with an advantage that was so slight that it was almost transparent.

If it was the first generation, or even the second generation AI, at this level, this advantage would be enough for Shi Yu to win the last half point.

But this is the third generation of AI, and I’m not sure if I can guarantee that Shi Yu will win!

38.6%!

47.7%!

50.2%!

A hideous smile appeared on Dr. Wang's face again.

So what if he makes a few more moves that surpass the AI?

The previous advantages accumulated were big enough, and coupled with the fact that Zero's official moves were indeed watertight and airtight, it was extremely easy to make up for this disadvantage!
You have already missed the chance to win this game, so just accept your fate.

Move 289, get two pieces back!

99.8%!

Black is leading by 0.5 points!
Win! This time, victory was within reach for Zero!

Dr. Wang confirmed that everything was foolproof and was just waiting for Shi Yu to resign and admit defeat.

But when he looked up and observed Shi Yu's movements, he found that he did not look frustrated at all about losing the game. Instead, he became more and more confident, as if victory was just around the corner.

what happened?

Didn't he realize at all that he was going to lose?

Or did he misjudge the situation?

A bad premonition was brewing in Dr. Wang's heart.

however.

Except for him, everyone outside the field saw clearly what was going on in this game of chess.

"Is this... after the sticky robbery?" Nie Lan widened his eyes.

"Yes, it was after the robbery." Lu Sizhu nodded.

After the sticky robbery was collected.

This is a victory condition that only holds true under the number method.

It is also the most extreme way to win in Go.

The final half point is determined by fighting for the last single piece of ko.

Compared with the one-point chess game, this seemingly half-point ko fight must of course be delayed until the end.

But as the fight for the capture continues, the party that has exhausted all the materials for the capture first will inevitably have to watch the opponent holding on to this half point, while he has no more moves to make on the whole board and can only stop on his own initiative.

Under the Chinese rules, that is, the counting method, each chess piece is equivalent to one point.

It was this move, a difference of just one point, that turned a game that was about to lose half a point into a win of half a point.

This is also the only difference between the number method and the Japanese and Korean number methods.

Many Japanese and Korean chess players often ignore this rule when they come to China to play chess, and end up being defeated by their opponents by half a point for unknown reasons.

After all, the situation after the sticky robbery is really rare.

Unexpectedly, it would happen in the final round of this epic man-machine battle!
Raise the tribulation!

Shi Yu was the first to remove this single piece of robbery.

Zero was not to be outdone, he looked for a robbery and counter-claimed!
At this point, Dr. Wang finally figured out what was going on.

Even though the win rate still shows 100.0%, it no longer means anything.

In internal testing, the situation of sticky robbery has occurred many times.

Although zero will respond correctly, on the display it will only show 100.0%.

Once the robbery fails, it will quickly return to 0.

In a sense, this is also a bug.

Dr. Wang can no longer see the true winning rate.

After losing the tangible numbers, he was enveloped by an empty fear.

Raise the tribulation!

Looking for disaster!

Raise the tribulation!

Looking for disaster!

The world finally became clear.

Clouds began to flow, light and shadows began to shuttle, the scenery outside the chessboard became clearer and clearer, the world was no longer monotonous black and white, and the cheers of the crowd outside the field became clearer and clearer.
Everything is becoming beautiful, but my consciousness is becoming increasingly blurred, as if I am being sucked into bottomless sea water.

"It's a... beautiful war."

Shi Yu sighed in a low voice.

The last move——

Move 339, rob!

[From Shi Yu's emotion value +Max! ]

This is Black's last piece of material for capture.

And the white chess pieces just happen to have no material for capture.

The cruel number 0 is displayed on zero's panel.

The last game
The last robbery.
The last single-chip robbery
The smallest, most extreme victory wins the most expensive game.

"Is this how victory or defeat is determined? It's so cruel," Dr. Wang said dejectedly, as if he had aged several decades.

There is no difference between winning by hundreds of points and winning by half a point.

Likewise, there is no difference between a disastrous defeat of hundreds of points and a disappointing defeat of half a point.

There is no middle ground between the two.

This is the true meaning of the Wall of Sighs.

The god could only sigh and leave.

As if he had understood the cruelest law in the world, Dr. Wang fell backwards from the chessboard.

"Shi Yu wins this round! The man-machine battle has come to an end, with the human side defeating Alaphgo Zero with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie!"

When the verdict was announced, Nie Lan took the lead in pushing the door open and walked in joyfully.

"Well done, I knew it - damn! Why did Shi Yu fall down?"

Looking at Shi Yu lying on the floor, Nie Lan was shocked.

It seems that the intensity of the competition in these five days was too great, and the moment the string broke, the whole person was exhausted.

Such things have also happened in the history of Go.

Far away there is the famous game in which Chixing vomited blood.

The most recent one was during the Nongshim Cup. After winning several consecutive games, Jiang Changhao fainted in his hotel room.

By the way, it is understandable that Shi Yu fell down, but why did Dr. Wang also fall down?

You only have one carbon-based arm, right? Why do you consume so much energy?
That's fine. Only a game like this where both sides fight to exhaustion can be called such a legendary game.

"Quick, hurry up and bring over the oxygen cylinder I prepared in advance! Bring back my good buddy Shi Yu!"

Suddenly remembering that he had been prepared, Nie Lan couldn't help but feel proud of his foresight and strategic planning.

"That's not necessary. Save the oxygen tank for the other side."

As Lu Sizhu spoke, she took off the headphones that were still on the side of her head and tied up her hair.

"Huh?" Nie Lan was stunned.

She took a step forward and walked straight towards the unconscious Shi Yu.

His chest rose and fell, and he took a deep breath.

Like a white deer drinking water, she bent down in full view of everyone, revealing her swan-like neck, and kissed it.

Artificial respiration.

"Ok?"

"Ok?"

"Ok?"

Everyone's thoughts went blank, even the photographer's hands that were holding the camera were shaking.

A beam of light broke through the darkness at the bottom of the sea, causing Shi Yu to open his eyes slightly.

Then a pair of white and gentle hands hugged me tightly.

soft.

warm
Familiar with.

Shi Yu also subconsciously responded to this force and was pulled out of the lonely deep sea by it, and saw that reassuring face at a glance.

"Am I playing chess and getting dizzy?"

Shi Yu opened his eyes dazedly and found himself lying on the ground, surrounded by people.

"Welcome back."

Lu Sizhu turned around and spoke in profile. His voice was a little strange, like lemonade mixed with honey, sweet with a strange shyness.

Shi Yu wanted to go around and take a look at her front, but unexpectedly she turned her back to him.

Not only her, but other people's reactions were equally unnatural. For example, when he was a kid reading the Doraemon comics with his friends, he happened to see the page where Shizuka was taking a bath. He clearly wanted to look away and pretend to be a gentleman, but he couldn't help but sneak a peek out of the corner of his eye.

Nie Lan put his hands behind his back and faced the brilliant sunset outside the window: "Youth is so damn good! This is what young people should be like!"

Li Xiantie's eyes were filled with tears, and he spoke incoherently: "It's really touching! Shi Yu! I admit that in this aspect, I am still a long way from you!"

Jiang Changhao muttered awkwardly: "I suggest that it is better to be more subtle."

Ye Shen Liao was also wiping tears: "Damn, I want this too"

Shi Yu was confused.

My goodness, what happened just now? You all turned into innocent boys!
"Shi Yu."

A trembling voice came from the front.

With the help of Nie Lan's oxygen cylinder, Dr. Wang also managed to survive, looking exhausted.

"Well done. You created a miracle."

After he said this, Shi Yu's thoughts were pulled away from the strange atmosphere around him.

Yes, I won.

Defeated an opponent that was impossible to defeat.

Created an impossible miracle.

His mission has completely come to an end.

After a moment of enlightenment, he raised his hand high, made a V sign of victory, and shouted as usual:
"Take it!"

It was still just two simple words, as if it was no different from the chess game he had won before.

Man vs. Machine Ten-game Match.

It ended successfully.

(End of this chapter)