After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Zhao Chikun is also the type who prefers to be practical, but sometimes he is a little too extreme.

Especially his method of dealing with solitude, it was really amazing! He dared to drill into any hole! And the most outrageous thing was that sometimes he was like a loach, and he really drilled something out of it.

It's outrageous, but most of the time his excessive methods will be punished by others, but overall, he is the kind of person who can disgust people.

Because you clearly felt that it was your empty space, but in the end he took it away. Not only did he take the empty space, but he also took away the victory of the game."

While playing chess with Zhan Lang, Fang Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Zhao Chikun is indeed too extreme."

Zhao Chikun not only likes to gain ground, but also likes to survive in the midst of heavy encirclement by opponents, and sometimes he manages to survive.

There is even a saying in the Japanese Go community that as long as there is a crack on your chess piece, Zhao Chikun can immediately get in and make it his home.

And this kind of thing had happened every time Fang Yuan played against him before.

I clearly felt that it was definitely my home and I had already settled down there, but then a lot of things were taken away from me. How could I not feel bad?

Fang Yuan felt that playing chess with Zhao Chikun was like having a girlfriend you have been in love with for many years, and Zhao Chikun suddenly intervenes to steal her away. You try your best but still cannot stop him from taking her away.

Although sometimes they are not taken away completely, but their children are left behind in the middle, leaving you alone to be disheveled in the wind.

So disgusting! So disgusting! You minotaurs!
"I think that style is interesting, and I think there's more to him than just scooping up the ground.

His style is completely different from Sanye's subway style. He doesn't value practical benefits, but gives me the feeling that he values ​​something unique.

Something that is related to the life and death of Go, let's call it the root."

Zhan Lang couldn't help shaking his head as he looked at the chess records of Zhao Chikun. Unlike the era of artificial intelligence, everyone's styles were beginning to become similar.

Or you can call it artificial intelligence style. Nowadays, every top chess player can be said to have a distinct personality.

Especially the top-notch ones in Japan, each of them has different styles.

Katsuya Takenouchi, a doctor of aesthetics.

Cosmic Style Takemiya Masahiro!
Subway style Mitsuha Kenichi!

The damn star Toya Masao!
Second waist Lin Xiaofeng!

Fighting Spirit Zhao Chikun!
You can completely understand their chess style just by listening to their nicknames, and to some extent, the nicknames have even influenced their chess style.

For example, the Cosmic Style's Masahiro Takemiya, his style is extremely different from everyone's perception.

Zhan Lang feels that sometimes Takemiya Masahira is too obsessed with pursuing his nickname, especially when he plays with black, because he can take the initiative to decide how to move.

He forced the cosmic flow with black pieces, completely disregarding the actual situation at the time. It did look distinctive and entertaining, and everyone was applauding and cheering for him, but in fact, it sometimes had the opposite effect and made the situation worse.

The final victory was achieved by force, thanks more to Takemiya Masahira's superhuman calculation ability, which enabled him to forcibly defeat the opponent.

Zhan Lang used artificial intelligence to run through Wu Gong Zhengping's chess records. He was directly defeated in many opening moves, but in the end he fought back relying on his own computing power.

To a certain extent, Zhan Lang even felt that when Wu Gong Zhengping played black, he was dragged down by his nickname. He was so obsessed with the shadow of his nickname that he forgot the correct way to play.

By excessively pursuing one's own style, one forgets the most essential things about Go.

Victory or defeat.

On the contrary, when Wu Gong Zhengping played with white pieces, he could move freely with the second move, because the opponent had the right to choose the first move, and Wu Gong Zhengping, who was playing second, could easily control both the external situation and the actual situation, and the logic of each step was very beautiful.

This is also the reason why he thinks he is a natural flow, because in fact he can handle every aspect.

Zhan Lang felt that even if the handicap was 7.5 points, Wu Gong Zhengping, playing with white, would be able to adapt well. This was his true natural flow, going with the flow instead of forcing himself to take the initiative and running out right at the start.

The most important thing in Go is to go with the flow rather than trying to stand out, as this will only lead to loopholes.

The same is true for Zhao Chikun. Zhi Gu Zhi Lang, Dou Hun, the Seven-Game Chess Devil, and Zhan Lang feel that the opponent seems to be looking for something in every step.

It's not real.

Rather, it is the foundation of survival.

“You are one of the few top Japanese players who have never played against Zhan Lang. Theoretically, he doesn’t know much about you.

This is a good thing for you. Even if he can see your chess records, what he can see from the records is always limited. Without actual competition, he cannot fully adapt to your style. "

Katsuya Takenouchi couldn't help but sigh as he looked at his junior fellow student in front of him. Zhao Chikun was a rare Japanese chess player who had not lost to Zhan Lang, even though he was not a pureblood.

To be fair, he certainly hopes that a pure-blooded Japanese can defeat Zhan Lang, so as to boost Japan's confidence.

But it has come to this point, and it is already a very good result that Zhao Chikun, the Japanese disciple, was able to defeat Zhan Lang.

If Zhan Lang is really allowed to enter the game, the worst outcome would be for him to win the world championship. At least he should win first, and only after winning can he think about other things.

"I don't know him very well, so we can only communicate with each other by comparing our chess records.

Although he may not be able to adapt to my style, I may not be able to adapt to his either.

We are all still standing at the same starting line, so don't take what everyone has as your advantage. "

Zhao Chikun held in his hand all the chess records of Zhan Lang from the China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament prepared for him by Takenouchi Katsu.

The chess records of these key competitions are the focus of Japan's research.

In fact, these chess records have been studied by Japan's top players a long time ago, especially after Zhan Lang won the first challenge tournament and became Japan's biggest enemy, Zhao Chikun was no exception.

Although he could not participate in the competition, he was still very interested in the young Chinese man who was beginning to sweep the Japanese Go world.

Zhao Chikun had a feeling that sooner or later he would have a match with this young man, so he started preparing early.

Now it seems that my preparations were correct.

Zhan Lang had already memorized all the chess records that were publicly available, so there was no need for his senior brother to call him over and give him instructions with the chess records.

It can only be said that it is a waste of time.

"Although Zhan Lang's style is varied, he tends to be more practical, which seems to conflict with you."

Zhao Chikun couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this: "Big Brother, I don't like the field, it's just that the field is sometimes beneficial to my performance, that's all.

If the periphery is beneficial to my performance, I will not hesitate to give up the so-called corner space.

What I pursue is completely different from what they pursue, not the reality. "

Zhao Chikun himself does not feel that he likes any kind of real territory, or forcibly destroying isolated pieces. What he pursues has always been the root of Go.

Zhao Chikun's basic concepts about Go come from his childhood experiences and have remained so to this day.

When he was young, people or senior brothers who were better at chess than Zhao Chikun would try to break into his chessboard. As a result, Zhao Chikun's chess pieces would be shattered into pieces and he would be on the verge of despair.

At that time, if Zhao Chikun could make a good move and completely surround and kill the opponent's chess piece, perhaps his style of play would be different, and he would become a chess player who believed in strength and was absolutely confident in any situation. For example, like Takemiya Masahiro.

But the actual situation is just the opposite. Zhao Chikun's starting point for Go is that he has no confidence and is defeated by others time and time again.

Zhao Chikun's starting point has always been that his strength is higher than his own record, so Zhao Chikun has no confidence in his chess at all. This is the shadow left by his childhood when he just got to know Go.

Under such circumstances, an idea emerged in the mind of the young Zhao Chikuntong.

He began to explore something, something called the root of the chess piece.

The chess pieces must have roots, because Zhao Chikun really wants something real, solid, and indestructible.

With this thing, no one else can destroy your chess pieces.

Zhao Chikun had had many teachers, some of whom were great masters, but no one had ever taught him in this area, and he had to rely on his own experience from the beginning.

Compared with his teacher, Zhao Chikun's view on Go is:
“Go is all about making the pieces ingrained.”

Although I have always thought so, I don’t dare to call it Zhao Chikun’s Go philosophy.

This is an idea that has formed naturally after a long career in Go, and can only be regarded as the experience of a Go player.

1. To pose a certain threat to the opponent.

2. Pull out the roots of the opponent's chess pieces.

3. Let your pieces become deeply rooted.

From this standpoint, it doesn't matter whether the chess piece is up or down.

No matter whether the chess piece is at the top (center) or at the bottom (corner), the most important thing is only one. People who like the center and people who like the corner can do what they like, it just depends on what you need more at the time.

But no matter what you like, there must be a solid foundation at the root, and there can be no deviation.

To this end, Zhao Chikun particularly emphasizes the spirit of perseverance, especially for professional chess players.

It is also for this reason that Zhao Chikun believes that he is different from Sanye Kenichi and Lin Xiaofeng. What they pursue is reality.

And what I pursue is - roots! (End of this chapter)