After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 359 358. World Champion
"Your Black Cosmic Flow, forcing your formation to come out, is already inferior in itself, because you have this space that you deliberately surrounded, and the middle is so big, how can I resist not coming in?

You are clearly tempting me to commit a crime. To be honest, you can't blame me. You are basically seducing me! Naked seduction! I don't want to do it, but you are really like this...

No, this is a trap, right? You wanted to lure me in, but you didn't expect that the trap you set up would be a flaw!"

As Zhan Lang was talking, he felt something was not right. Why did it feel like Wu Gong Zhengping's cosmic style was like a trap designed to seduce people?

It’s just that when other people faced this trap, they were powerless to resist and ended up being defrauded, but I knew the flaws of this trap in advance and was able to defraud the other party instead.

Hearing Zhan Lang's dirty talk, Wu Gong Zhengping couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he didn't refute it, because it was indeed he who seduced her on purpose.

After all, even if the cosmic flow is formed deliberately, it must have a complete set of logic.

It is impossible that Takemiya Masahiro just practices the cosmic flow for the sake of the cosmic flow, let alone the super-first-rate flow. No normal person can be so abstract.

Cosmic flow is only a means, not an end.

The reason why Takemiya Masahei used the Cosmic Flow and explored the Cosmic Flow is because he has his own complete set of logic and believes that the Cosmic Flow can help him win the game.

The Tao-seeking faction is also seeking the Tao of Go. They believe that this method can help them win more games, so they explore this aspect.

Otherwise, even if Wu Gong Zhengping was ill, he would not have deliberately put it in.

The reason why Takemiya Masahei forced himself to use the Cosmic Flow was to fight with others, whether at home or outside. Takemiya Masahei wanted to use his strength to strangle his opponent and annihilate him completely.

To put it bluntly, Takemiya Masahiro's Cosmic Flow was a trap from the beginning. He lured people in and then took advantage of them.

But in the end, the honey trap did lure people in, but not only did they not get rid of them completely, but they locked the door and got rid of them completely.

Even though you cry out that you are innocent, you can't find anyone to reason with.

But in fact, this kind of person is the most difficult to deal with because there is something wrong with Takemiya Masahira's understanding.

If he doesn't have a good understanding of chess, you can give him guidance and analyze the chess theory. If he has a wrong understanding, you can point it out. If his thoughts are not coherent, you can point out the incoherent parts and teach him how to connect the previous and next thoughts.

However, Takemiya Masahei's logic is tight, and even when his thoughts are incoherent, he can still come up with a smooth and logical way to explain why he thinks that way. Although there are problems with understanding, his way of explaining his understanding is also very logical.

And although Takemiya Shohei had problems with his understanding of chess, sometimes his power was so great that bricks flew flying and combined with the cooperation of his opponent, he still reached the top level in Japan.

This also makes his logic more self-consistent, because theoretically if this logic is wrong, how is it possible to reach the pinnacle level of human beings?
But after reaching this point, Takemiya Masahira encountered a huge bottleneck when he wanted to make further breakthroughs.

This forms a closed loop. You can't make a breakthrough unless you break the existing logic. But if there is something wrong with my existing logic, how can I reach my current level?

So even if Takemiya Masahei lost today, he would not think that there was something wrong with his own universe style.

"I was not as skilled this time, I won't do it again next time."

"No, it's your approach that's problematic."

Zhan Lang felt a little helpless when he heard this. To put it bluntly, the game of Go is about turning the situation around to what you are best at. This idea is definitely not wrong!
But you can't just play to your strengths too deliberately and completely ignore the situation. Otherwise, you will give others the opportunity to take advantage of you.

When Wu Gong Zhengping heard this, he just shook his head and did not comment on Zhan Lang's words.

In his opinion, he lost to Zhan Lang only because he was not as skilled as his opponent, and it had nothing to do with his way of playing chess.

Moreover, when reviewing the game, Takemiya Masahei recently discovered where his problem lies, because he was too greedy and did not want the battle wave to get thicker, so he wanted to control the pieces that were inserted.

I didn't continue to press forward, and now I really regret it.

If I hadn't made that bad move, this game wouldn't have fallen into a bad state so early.

But there is no point in regretting. As long as it is a chess sport, the key is to make sure you don’t regret your moves.

To put it bluntly, who hasn’t regretted a game?

The Lao Ke New Year Cup was able to produce a spoon that even an amateur could not possibly produce, contributing a game that could not possibly fail, and also contributed the famous scene of chess pieces being thrown.

If you regret it after making a move, there is nothing you can do except slap yourself in the face.

You can't just follow the example of a certain anchor who, when playing live against artificial intelligence, directly uses the time rule, regrets his moves, and regrets dozens of moves at a time.

Masahei Takemiya does not shy away from his problems and admits his failures, but he absolutely does not think that there is anything wrong with his overall style.

Because this is what he has formed over decades, and if he says it is wrong, it would be tantamount to denying most of his life.

It is really too difficult to make someone deny half a lifetime of research results and beliefs.

Of course, Takemiya Masahira would never admit this.

After all, very few people can change their thinking for most of their lives, because that is who they are.

How could I deny myself?

Monster! Don't even think about disturbing my heart!
Moreover, Takemiya Masahei himself said that he could see those normal chess moves, but he did not want to play such chess, so the Cosmic Flow was born.

To some extent, Masahiro Takemiya is also a "truth seeker" and he is pursuing his own way of playing Go.

I also firmly believe that this path can bring me victory.

Now may be the best era for Go for him. Japanese Go is flourishing but the competition is not particularly fierce. China and South Korea are not yet at the level that can completely overwhelm them, and the army of involution has not yet swept the Go world.

Therefore, no matter how much Masahira Takemiya pursues, it will not have a big impact on his overall winning rate. It will only simply affect his ability to reach a higher level.

If it were later, even in an era without artificial intelligence, the dojo system and the era of online Go would have seen a sharp increase in training volume, and China would have experienced a blowout.

If Shohei Takemiya were living in that era and had not given up his own style, he would probably still be in a passive position in the world of Go.

After all, in Zhan Lang's opinion, if Masahiro Takemiya did not pursue the so-called romantic cosmic flow, he could definitely get rid of the other five super players and become the real number one Japanese Go player.

Even if there was no Zhan Lang, he would be the world's number one Go player.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs, only results.

Zhan Lang also knew that there was no way to convince Wu Gong Zhengping with words, so he could only look forward to a few more matches in the future to see if he could break his defense.

Sometimes, fists are the most useful thing.

Physical persuasion is more real than anything else.

But that's not necessarily the case. After all, everyone else has also lost to Zhan Lang. Even if he loses more, Wu Gong Zhengping may still think that he has the same technical gap with Zhan Lang as everyone else, and will not think about his own way of playing chess.

Thinking of this, Zhan Lang could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.

There is no hope, just wait for death and say goodbye.

I originally thought that if Takemiya Masahei could reach a higher level, I might not be so lonely in the future. However, I feel that helping him improve is more difficult than making progress myself.

Zhan Lang and Wu Gong Zhengping were still reviewing the game, but Wu Yuanmin, who was waiting outside, was getting anxious. Why wasn't the review over yet? Hurry up and come out to claim the prize!

The world champion's trophy is waiting for you outside! How can you still be in the mood to review the game with others with a smile on your face?

If I were you, I would be so angry that I couldn't sit still!
This is the world champion!

The first world champion in history!
Wu Yuanmin is now a little worried that the Japanese will go back on their word and be unwilling to give away the championship trophy.

If it were me, I wouldn't even be in the mood to review the game. I would just rush out and hug the championship trophy in my arms.

Isn't Zhan Lang in a hurry at all?
The glory of the world champion was waiting for him outside, but he was still taking his time inside.

Staff, why don’t you remind these two people? Isn’t the award ceremony waiting for them to attend?

The staff of the Japan Chess Institute outside wished that time would go slower, and it would be best if they could stay in there forever reviewing the game and never come out.

In this way, the glory of the world championship will not be given to the Chinese from the hands of Japan.

When they thought of this scene, the staff of the Japan Chess Association couldn't help but show pain on their faces.

The Japanese handed the world championship trophy to the Chinese Zhanlang. Why does it feel like Japan handed the world Go crown to China?
Could it be that the dragon and tiger energies of chess have been dislocated?
Is Japan no longer the center of world Go? !
This was the case in two or three tournaments, so why is it still the same in the World Championships?
Why is there such a war wave in China!
If it weren't for him, maybe there wouldn't be anything like today!

Why can't a meteorite fall from the sky and collapse the game room? Then there won't be any need for an award ceremony.

Everyone is willing to sacrifice Takemiya Masahiro to seal the evil demon king Zhan Lang.

We all believe that Wu Gong Zhengping is definitely willing to do so! Seal the demon with his own body!

But unfortunately, Liu Xiu was a Chinese, and since him, no one has learned the technique of summoning giant meteorites.

After Zhan Lang and Takemiya Masahiro finished their discussion, Zhan Lang walked out of the game room while chatting with Takemiya Masahiro.

As soon as he went out, Zhan Lang saw a large group of people waiting at the door, staring at the two of them.

Seeing the two people coming out, Sakamoto, as the official representative of the Japan Chess Association, also knew that some things could not be avoided: "Please go to the side and rest for a while. There will be an award ceremony for you two later."

The championship trophy still has to be given out, but the runner-up and third-place trophies are still in Japan. Perhaps this is the final consolation.

The Fujitsu Cup not only has the finals for the championship and runner-up, but also the finals for the third, fourth, third and fourth place. Mitsuba Kenichi defeated Lin Xiaofeng and won the third place in this competition.

At the award ceremony later, all three of them will go on stage to receive their awards.

But no one really cares who the runner-up is. All we can see is that the championship was taken away by the evil Zhan Lang again.

"it is good."

Zhan Lang nodded when he heard this, and followed the staff's instructions to walk to the side.

Zhan Lang felt as if he didn't know what happened and he suddenly became the world champion.

There is no way. There are only sixteen teams in this competition, and each game is just one round. You can win the championship if you win four games in a row.

Not to mention the comparison with the Japanese title match which has a very complicated procedure, even the LG Cup which Prince Ding later thought was too easy to win, it was only after they won five games in a row that Zhan Lang won it, and he lost one game less than them.

As the accompanying person, Wu Yuanmin naturally followed immediately: "It takes so long to review the game? I think Wu Gong Zhengping died early this time, didn't he?"

"Takemiya Masahei's chess style is really problematic. I wanted to try to persuade him, but it didn't work.

Doesn't he feel that his White chess moves are so good and Black chess moves are so weak? He should be able to sense it, it feels like he is avoiding the problem. "

Zhan Lang could not help but shook his head. Wu Gong Zhengping insisted that he was not using the cosmic flow but the natural flow. If you were the white chess piece, it would be fine for you to say this, but forget it for the black chess piece, as you cannot advance and retreat as naturally and tensely as the white chess piece.

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Although Wu Yuanmin also felt that Takemiya Masahei was sometimes too abstract, because what one learns from the very beginning in Go is gold corners, silver edges and grass belly, but Takemiya Masahei does not want the gold, and is more focused on developing the grass belly.

It is indeed against the principles of chess, and it is hard for ordinary people to understand. However, since Takemiya Shohei has been ranked among the top players in Japan for such a long time, everyone naturally thinks that although he does not conform to common sense, there must be some truth in it.

Otherwise, wouldn't Takemiya Shohei have been defeated long ago? How could he have been ranked among the top six in Japan?

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this: "It's just that the current competition pressure is too small, and there are only a few competitors of the same level as Wu Gong Zhengping.

They are said to be one of Japan's top six, but I feel like they were just put together to make up the numbers. Although they are of the same generation, the age difference is too big and they are not from the same generation at all.

And it's not just Takemiya Masahira. Everyone else has some problems to a greater or lesser extent, but they're not as serious as his.

And if there are about 40 to 50 top-notch people of similar age in the world, do you think he will change under such competitive pressure? "

To put it bluntly, even though Japanese Go is now in the best state in the world, with countless major competitions, it seems to be thriving and in full swing.

It has even been considered by many to be the peak era of world Go, and they believe that there has never been an era in history that is more prosperous than the current Go world.

This is indeed the case. If compared with the past, the current Japanese Go world can definitely be called number one.

Because in the past, Go itself was a tool for a very small number of people to cultivate their sentiments. After all, who would play Go if they couldn't even get enough food? Even fewer people who could get enough food would regard Go as a great path.

There are very few people who are truly dedicated to studying Go, and even fewer who are talented.

It is only in this era in Japan that a series of systems such as the dojo have promoted the professionalization of Go. The concept of professional Go players was born, which led to the prosperous professional Go world we have today.

But in reality, the competitive pressure in Japanese Go is not enough.

After all, Japan's population is just over 100 million. Regardless of acquired learning, the number of geniuses with innate talent born sometimes still depends on the base number.

This is also why when China's market of 1.3 billion people fully joined the Go world, it directly brought about the impact of the golden generation.

Later, the top thirty or forty Chinese countries would basically be ranked in the top five in Japan and South Korea.

Don't be unconvinced. Kim Ja, who is ranked fifth in Korean Go, is a bad player chosen by Ko. He basically performs well in every competition. The Korean duo of Ka and Kim was even insulted by 8u as Ko Yi'er.

8u has its own set of evaluation criteria. The one who can beat a lousy chess player in a chess game is a real chess player, and the one who can't even beat a lousy chess player is a waste.

Japan does not even have its own national rating ranking, so it can only refer to the world Go rating rankings, which is what everyone calls the wild rankings. Ranked fifth is Lao Ke's cousin, a chess player from the Chinese island of Taiwan who is living in Japan.

You can't say that they are not strong, but if they were placed in a country like China with so much internal competition, they would probably only be ranked 30th or 40th.

So even though my friend learned chess in China, he found a way to go directly to Japan and started wearing a Rolex.

Moreover, the age gaps among those ranked in the top dozens are very small, especially as one moves up the ranking points, the age gaps are basically even smaller.

The age difference between the oldest and youngest of Japan's six top-notch players is as much as fourteen years, which is basically unimaginable in later times.

With such an age gap, how can they still compete on the same stage? Or are they considered to be of the same generation?
Just like the four kings of Korean Go later, it sounds like they are of the same generation, but in fact the age difference is an astonishing twenty-two years. The master and the apprentice are also listed as the four kings.

To be able to win the world championship in their fifties or sixties, honestly, it cannot be said that the veterans are too good or that the Ivy League is good enough. It can only be said that the younger generation of chess players are not good enough and they themselves are not good enough.

Later on, a three-year age difference in Go could be considered a generation apart.

If there is a six or seven year age difference between you and someone, you will have to call him/her "old man" when you see him/her. It means that you are not from the same generation.

After all, there was only a three-year age difference between the deposed emperor and the crown prince, and a four-year age difference between the crown prince and the crown prince's grandson.

This is the era of involution.

This is also why when the golden generation of the 1990s came to power, they immediately drove away all the old players. Even players aged 30 were considered to be too old for chess and it was difficult for them to participate in high-intensity competitions.

It is because the young people are so awesome that the old men have no room to survive unless they have to play professional games, otherwise it is impossible for them to continue playing.

In the past, there would not be such great competitive pressure. There were many people who continued to shine in their careers in their forties and fifties. At least ten years was considered a generation.

After all, the age difference between the Deposed Emperor's previous generation, the Great Power Emperor, and the first transitional person, Brother Long, is 8 years. The age difference between the Great Power Emperor and the previous generation, the Ritian, is also years.

If Takemiya Masahei were in that era, under that kind of internal pressure, as long as he wanted to win and maintain his first-class position, he would have to force himself to change.

If you don’t change, you will be eliminated. This is the reality of the times.

All I can say is that this era is indeed too friendly to chess players like Takemiya Masahei who blindly pursue "Tao" and style.

Later, everyone experienced an era of internal circulation, and everything was played for the sake of winning. Style would never override victory or defeat.

The reason why people like Takemiya Masahira can put their style above victory or defeat is essentially because the style does not have much impact on the current victory or defeat.

To put it bluntly, the loss was too little.

Since you pay less tuition in reality, you will naturally feel more confident.

"Well, I'm still looking forward to playing against the perfect form of Takemiya Shohei, otherwise it will really become boring."

Zhan Lang couldn't help but shook his head. Wu Gong Zhengping, playing with white, could be considered half complete and could be said to be smooth as flowing water, but unfortunately he still couldn't completely get rid of the influence.

Go still needs opponents. Zhan Lang feels that with his rate of improvement, the old masters in the Japanese Go world may soon be unable to keep up.

What should I do then?
Then you can only be invincible in the world.

How, how lonely it is to be invincible!

How invincible! How empty!

Zhan Lang couldn't help but start singing as he thought about it, then I will be invincible in the world.

Looking at Zhan Lang humming a tune, Wu Yuanmin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhan Lang clearly won the championship, but he didn't look too excited after coming out.

Now it seems that I am happy to have won the world championship.

Oh, right, I almost forgot!
We need to send a telegram to China! Tell them that Zhan Lang won the championship!

The first Go world champion in history was born!

On the other side, at the Chinese Go Association, everyone was waiting anxiously as well.

Because there is no way to broadcast it in real time, and the chess records are not transmitted regularly.

Everyone can only wait anxiously for the result of the game.

Even many members of the national junior team had no intention of training. Although everyone was confident in Zhan Lang, since it was about the first world championship, everyone was still very anxious.

After all, the possibility of the outcome being decided in one game is too great, and it is not impossible for Zhan Lang to lose to Wu Gong Zhengping.

After all, Masahiro Takemiya is one of the strongest top-notch players in Japan, which is currently at the peak of its power.

"What are you all doing!? You both look so listless."

Chen Long was also extremely anxious. Although he had made a long-distance call before to confirm that Zhan Lang had a lot of advantages, he was still worried.

Now seeing the lazy members of the national youth team, the anxious Chen Long can vent his anger.

"Everyone is waiting for the results, so I'm not in the mood."

Lu Hao had already returned to the national team from Japan at this time, but he felt that it would be better for him to stay in Japan and accompany his master, so that he could at least know the results first.

The waiting is so painful!
The first world champion!

"What does this have to do with you? What you need to do now is to train well! Are you very strong now?!

If you could make it to the World Series finals, would you still be waiting here for any results?

Instead, you are fighting hard in the arena! Fighting for the title of world champion! We are waiting for your results!
The key to playing Go is to be as still as a mountain and keep your inner composure at all times. Only in this way can you win every battle!

Besides, it's just past noon now, and the game is probably closed. If we want to get any news, we have to wait until at least three or four in the afternoon. Why rush? "

Although Chen Long said this, he was already preparing to make a phone call to ask about the current situation of the game.

If international long-distance calls were not difficult to make, Chen Long would really like to keep his phone open so that someone can broadcast the game live to him.

The waiting is too anxiety-inducing.

When Chen Long was about to leave, a staff member nearby ran over panting.

"Dean, Dean! The results are out!"

"Result? What result?"

When Chen Long heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, but it seemed a little impossible. He couldn't help but ask the staff who reported the news a question.

After all, the Fujitsu Cup has a three-hour retention period for both sides, so a normal game should last at least six hours, and the morning game lasted less than three hours.

Besides, his opponent is Japan's top-notch player Masahira Takemiya, so how could he possibly end the game before the closing time?
"The results of the Fujitsu Cup are out! Zhan Lang 9th Dan defeated Wu Gong Zhengping 9th Dan in the middle game and won the championship!"

When Chen Long heard this, he froze in place. He took a deep breath and nodded.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

On the other side in Japan, Zhan Lang was holding the Fujitsu Cup trophy and a bouquet of flowers and posing for photos with reporters.

Originally, Zhan Lang wanted to lift the trophy up directly, but the trophy was really difficult to lift with one hand. There was not even a handle, so it would fall down easily.

Another thing is that this trophy is really a bit... too ugly. It feels like a vegetable jar.

However, according to the host's introduction during the award ceremony, the Fujitsu Cup World Go Championship trophy was designed for the first Fujitsu Cup in 1987 by Professor Daiyu Nishi, who is known as "Japan's No. gold caster."

Professor Daiyu Nishi is the president of the Japan Metalcasters Association and professor emeritus of Tokyo University of the Arts. His metal casting works enjoy high praise and artistic value in Japan and even internationally.

As a trophy for an international professional Go tournament, its conception and design must be a work of art that represents Japanese customs and fully embodies the Go worldview of "Go is the universe."

Although she is indeed very beautiful, she really looks too much like a vegetable jar! Zhan Lang felt a little embarrassed when he held her in his arms.

Has the Japanese aesthetic always been so abstract?
PS: No chess news today, there will be the Weiqi League on the 23rd, and the King of Kings on the 25th.

The Foxes lost five games in a row
(End of this chapter)