After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 99 98. Kill Through Guanxi

"Are you Zhan Lang?"

"Yeah, don't you know me?"

Zhan Lang looked at Yu Zhengcai who was looking at him with surprise, and said something inexplicably.

Although the other party did not show up at the welcome dinner hosted by Kansai Chess Institute yesterday, the two of them had just played chess together the day before yesterday.

How come after two days it’s like I’m getting to know myself for the first time?
Looking at Zhan Lang who appeared in front of him again, Yu Zhengcai fell into confusion.

Yuantang and I thought we had encountered some urban legend, and we were so scared that we couldn't sleep when we got home.

After all this time, I realized I recognized the wrong person?
Is it that simple?

I didn't sleep well for two nights.

Yu Zhengcai heard this and said awkwardly: "Nothing, the last game was very intense. In today's exchange match, I am the first one you meet. I didn't expect to play against you again so soon."

"That's very good."

Zhan Lang nodded when he heard this. The exchanges between China and Japan are basically matches between people of similar levels. For example, players of Zhan Lang's level will basically play against low-level professional players from Kansai, while players of Fang Yuan and others' level will basically play against high-level professional players.

If it is the Japanese Shogi Association, they will occasionally let the game go, but there are only a few hundred professional players registered with the Kansai Shogi Association, and their overall strength is not much stronger than that of China.

When the two sides communicate, basically, although they don't send out all their forces, they do bring out their top strengths to compare with each other.

"Yuan Tang, does Yu Zhengcai know this Zhan Lang?"

Seeing the two people chatting as if they were familiar with each other, someone nearby asked Yuantang Erdan a question.

After all, because of Yu Zhengcai's identity as a foreigner, most people have little communication with Yu Zhengcai, and even feel a little repulsed by him.

"Both of them are Chinese, so it's not normal for them to know each other."

"Didn't they say that the mainland and the island have no intersection?"

Hearing other people's comments, Yuantang couldn't help but say, "A few days ago, Zhan Lang from the Chinese exchange group came to the chess academy for some reason. We just played a game together, but ended up losing two big dragons."

Of course, Yuantang still kept some things unsaid.

For example, the two of them thought Zhan Lang was the chess spirit in some room, the urban legend of the Kansai Chess Academy. The more they thought about it, the more scared they became. So when they went back home at night, they always went together and didn't dare to go alone.

But Yuantang said he would keep this secret in his heart forever.

"Killed two big dragons?"

Hearing this, people around immediately started talking.

"That's right, and it's a two-dragon kill with one move!"

When Yuantang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded and said that he was still impressed by that step, after all, it was too rare.

"So good? Isn't Yu Zhengcai a 3rd dan? He can't even beat a Chinese amateur?"

"They just won the amateur championship. Several amateur kings have professional-level strength. The fact that this Chinese kid can beat them proves that he also has professional level."

“But Yu Zhengcai is too inexperienced. If I were to take over, there would definitely be no problem.

Amateurs are amateurs after all. They can occasionally beat professionals, but their actual level is just that.”

Yuantang looked at the other low-level professionals bragging to him and couldn't help curling his lips: "Don't brag, I was there at the time.

You don't know, this kid's moves are particularly weird, and he'll use an "unreasonable move" from time to time, but afterwards that move always plays an unexpected role.

I can only say that this guy's level is really high, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do this. "

After hearing what he said, the people around him couldn't help but whisper. However, it seemed that not many people believed what Yuantang said.

After all, we are all professional chess players, and we always look down on our amateur opponents.

What is an amateur king at a professional level?
How come you don't dare to play against us in professional matches when you have professional level? Why play amateur matches?
In the final analysis, it is because of my lack of skills or lack of determination. I have already overwhelmed my opponent with my momentum.

"I accepted the defeat sincerely, but I still have many questions, so I want to consult you again."

Yu Zhengcai glanced at Zhan Lang who was sitting opposite him. Although he had previously thought that the other party was an urban legend, the game he played was actually right in front of him.

After Yu Zhengcai went back and reviewed the game carefully, he always felt that his opponent's level was not much better than his own, but he was always one step faster and more powerful than him. It seemed that he was always a little worse than his opponent in the game.

But this shortcoming is like a huge chasm that is difficult to cross.

Yu Zhengcai reviewed the situation many times but just couldn't figure out where his problem lay.

Because of this game, Yu Zhengcai lost his appetite and thought carefully for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the problem.

After hearing the other party's question, Zhan Lang didn't say much, because this involved a problem of concept.

In the era of artificial intelligence, it is not so much that Kobayashi Style has been dissolved, but rather that the concept of terrain and momentum has changed in the era of artificial intelligence. After the change from point three-three to the recognized two-point system, the requirements for external momentum have become increasingly stringent.

If the so-called external forces are not thick enough, then they will be constrained in subsequent battles, which is something the AI ​​does not want to see. When it should be thick, it must be thick; when it should be light, it must be light; never go heavy. If the external forces that are neither thick nor thin are exchanged with the opponent's real territory, it will easily become an isolated piece.

"Then let's play another game. Isn't communication just a game?"

Looking at Yu Zhengcai who was facing him with a serious face, Zhan Lang said with a smile.

"But if you want to find the answer, it's not just about playing again. The important thing is to change your mindset."

"Concept?"

"Feel it with your heart and you will know."

Zhan Lang, who played black, didn't say much, but just made his move silently.

An hour later.

Zhan Lang, playing black, won the middle game against Yu Zhengcai, 3rd dan.

On the second day, Zhan Lang, playing with white, won the middle game against Yuan Tang 2nd Dan.

On the third day, Zhan Lang, playing with white, defeated Abe Nobuyuki, who was in the first dan position, by 5.5 points.

On the fourth day, Zhan Lang, playing with white, defeated Ogata Kenichi 3rd Dan in the middle game.

On the fifth day, Zhan Lang, playing black, won the middle game against You Ma Huangyou, 4th dan.

Looking at the chess players from Kansai Ki-in who were defeated one after another, Inoue, who was in charge of the reception, couldn't help but frown.

After all, it would be a bit embarrassing to lose seven consecutive games to a Chinese teenager in your own home.

No matter what, we must win the next game and defeat the opponent.

Otherwise, I don’t know how those newspapers related to the Japan Chess Association will report it.

Hattori, who was sitting in Inoue's office, just smiled slightly at the sad-looking Director Inoue.

"It doesn't matter, I will take action!"

As soon as I make a move, I reach the limit that young Chinese chess players can hardly reach!

(End of this chapter)