The second game of the Samsung Cup finals finally kicked off under the spotlight.
Countless Go enthusiasts gathered in front of the TV. A series of 'professional' people including professional players, amateur players, teenagers, college students, etc. were all looking forward to today's game.
After all, yesterday's game was so exciting. It is no exaggeration to say that yesterday's game was definitely one of the most thrilling games in the past year.
Therefore, everyone wants to see what kind of game Li Jie and Yu Xiaoyang will play today.
Chinese broadcast room.
The famous chess player Xu Hou Liudan was wearing a formal suit, sitting at the broadcasting station, reading the script seriously.
"Good morning to all the viewers in front of the TV. I am Xu Hou, a professional chess player. Today I will explain to you the second game of the three rounds of the Samsung Cup finals."
"Those who paid attention to yesterday's game should all know the importance of today's game."
"Yesterday, the well-known chess player Yu Xiaoyang lost an upset to the young chess player Duke. The two sides fought fiercely for more than seven hours. Whether it was mental or physical strength, the players faced a huge test."
Because the broadcast screen was always facing the chessboard, Xu Hou did not know what was happening at the game at this time.
If he had seen Yu Xiaoyang's pale complexion, his tone might not be so 'humorous'.
"The broadcast picture ahead came. According to the previous lottery results, the young player Duke is playing black this round, and Yu Xiaoyang is playing white and is playing 9th dan."
"Black's first move is the upper left star, which is a very conventional opening."
"By the way, I forgot to tell everyone. As we all know, the 'point three three' start has gradually become popular, and the young player Duke is the pioneer of the point three three start."
"Everyone can take a guess as to whether the young player Duke will start with point three three today. Interested viewers can send text messages to participate in the prize-winning betting. For the specific betting channel, you can see the scrolling subtitles at the bottom of the screen."
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Bangzi Country, in the battle room.
Yu Xiaoyang was in a very bad mood today. Although his physical condition improved after taking medicine last night, he had gone to the toilet too many times before and was slightly dehydrated.
When he got up this morning, his mouth felt dry and his whole body had no energy.
After a long illness, Yu Xiaoyang had experienced similar situations several times before, as long as he added more saline.
Before the game started, Yu Xiaoyang went to the infirmary and drank everything he needed to drink. His condition did improve.
But the reality was not as good as he expected.
The person sitting opposite him today is no ordinary opponent. If he cannot devote himself wholeheartedly to the game, the result may not be very good.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, seeing more and more beads of sweat leaking out of Yu Xiaoyang's forehead, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh secretly and reminded him.
"Teacher Yu, I think you don't look too good today. Do you want to seal the game first?"
According to the organizer's regulations, if a chess player has a problem with his or her personal health, he or she can apply to suspend the game.
"Need not."
However, Yu Xiaoyang shook his head and did not accept Li Jie's kindness.
He felt that he could still hold on. As long as he waited for a while and the medicine took effect, he should be fine.
Looking at the 'stubborn' Yu Xiaoyang, Li Jie couldn't say anything else.
Yu Xiaoyang is already an adult and knows what he is doing.
At 11:55 in the morning, Yu Xiaoyang, who had stayed up for more than an hour, finally made a small mistake just before closing the game.
Snapped!
As soon as Yu Xiaoyang's 'jump' hand landed, the observation room immediately exploded.
"this……"
Seeing this move, Lao Nie was originally going to criticize it, but when he thought that it was Yu Xiaoyang's doing, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
If it were anyone else, Lao Nie would definitely not do this, but that was Yu Xiaoyang, who has always been the number one Go player in China.
However, there are always people who are quick to talk among the onlookers. Director Ma started speaking almost as soon as the scene came over.
"Isn't Lao Yu's response inappropriate?"
As soon as he said these words, Director Ma clearly noticed that several eyes were focused on him, and for a moment, he hesitated again.
Why is everyone looking at me?
Could it be that I said the wrong thing?
Fortunately, his doubts did not last long, as Zhao Bingfeng spoke first and supported his point of view.
"Yes, Lao Yu's move is indeed not very good. No, to be precise, this move is neither good nor bad. It is an average move."
In a sense, being mediocre also means mediocrity. Although Zhao Bingfeng said it very euphemistically, everyone who understands will understand.
"If it were someone else who made this move, I personally wouldn't be surprised. But the person who made this move was Yu Xiaoyang, so that's a different story."
After listening to Zhao Bingfeng's evaluation, everyone nodded thoughtfully.
Putting this hand on Yu Xiaoyang is indeed out of standard.
The people here are all professional chess players, and they are all high-level chess players. They can easily calculate in their minds that Yu Xiaoyang will lose at least half an eye to an eye with this move.
The half-purpose gap may seem small, but sometimes it is crucial.
How to judge specifically needs to be analyzed based on the strength of both parties.
Obviously, the strength of the two people fighting today is very close. This half-eye gap may be the half-eye that determines the outcome.
Huaxia, Yu family.
When Yu Xiaoyang's 'jumping' hand came into the broadcast room, Yu Liang's expression suddenly changed.
Father...what happened to father today?
The saying that a son knows better than his father also applies in reverse. In terms of understanding of Yu Xiaoyang, I am afraid no one can compare to Yu Liang, who has been playing chess with his father since he was a child.
In fact, from the first few moves today, Yu Liang felt that something was not right with his father today.
Although Yu Xiaoyang responded well at the beginning and made no obvious mistakes, Yu Liang knew that his father could have done better.
In addition, there is another point that confirms Yu Liang's guess: his father fell very slowly this morning.
This "slowness" is completely different from yesterday's "slowness". Yesterday's slowness was because my father was testing and making plans.
But today's "slow", Yu Liang doesn't understand at all.
'Father, what are you thinking about?'
Looking at the stagnant chessboard, Yu Liang fell into deep thought.
At the same time, Li Jie in the game room was also lost in thought.
He was wondering, did Yu Xiaoyang's 'jump' have a deeper meaning?
Although this move seemed like a mistake, Li Jie did not dare to take it lightly.
In yesterday's game of chess, Li Jie was deeply impressed by Yu Xiaoyang's ability to 'disguise' traps.