"Pa!" Bai Zi fell down, causing a crisp sound of wood and stone hitting each other.
Looking at the beautiful formation that was closed, Kong Jie let out a long sigh of relief, and finally a smile appeared on his face that had been solemn from beginning to end.
On the other hand, his opponent Li Changhao, who was sitting opposite, had a solemn look on his face, with sweat dripping from his forehead.
The black piece was twisted in his hand, and his eyes wandered around the chessboard, but he couldn't make a move.
"Okay! Another great move!
Today's game was so exciting, it was indeed the pinnacle showdown of professional ninth-dan!
I thought that Kong Jiuduan would be in a tough battle against Li Changhao, a player from the Southern Peninsula known as the ‘Stone Buddha’, but I didn’t expect that Teacher Kong today was so inspired that he kept coming up with endless tricks!”
"That's right, with this move, the previously seemingly useless layout immediately became one.
Even the 'zombie stream', which is known for its ferocious offensives, would be hard-pressed to find any flaws in the face of such a tight defense.
Teacher Kong’s performance today is really amazing. I think it is expected to end the opponent’s ten-game winning streak and break the long-standing ‘Buddhist fear’!”
"Yes, I was not optimistic about Teacher Kong before the game started. After all, the opponent is a world champion player who is known as the second generation Go master of the Southern Peninsula.
From the previous nine games between the two, Teacher Kong had no victory, which shows that there is a certain gap in strength between the two.
And the disadvantage of age cannot be ignored.
Kong Jiuduan, whose physical fitness and thinking has gradually failed to keep up, has even been rumored to be retiring soon.
But I just found out today that Teacher Kong has actually improved his chess skills and developed his own style!
The original "Honge-ryu", which was quite satisfactory, was actually given a new idea, and it smelled like an iron wall!
So far, many moves in this game are still refreshing to me and have endless aftertaste..."
"We can talk about the aftertaste later. Now it depends on whether Teacher Kong can avenge his humiliation today because of his hard work and courage!"
"..."
With the commentary from two off-site guests, the chess game on the court finally came to its final stage.
When the referee announced that Kong Jie had won by a narrow margin of half an eye, Go enthusiasts from all over the country, both inside and outside the court, all applauded and cheered excitedly!
Don’t underestimate China’s Go market.
At present, the number of Go enthusiasts in the country is about 40 million, including more than 500 professional players, and the scale is still expanding.
This is a market with huge potential.
Today's match was of a higher rank, so it naturally attracted more attention, with the number of viewers easily reaching millions.
"Teacher Kong is mighty!"
"I'm sorry, I said before that you are getting older, but Teacher Kong, you are getting stronger with age!"
"Finally, we didn't let the opponent win ten consecutive games!"
"It's not easy. The result of this game is really unexpected."
"Following teachers Ke and Yang, our country has another ninth-dan player who can defeat Shi Buddha!"
"congratulations!"
On the other hand, the Southern Peninsula delegation present was clapping their hands and saying congratulatory words, but their smiles were obviously a little forced.
Although this professional competition is not an elimination system, in the points system, even the champion cannot achieve a 100% winning rate.
However, their number one chess player was defeated by a Chinese chess player other than Ke and Yang, which was a minor setback for them.
"Congratulations! I have benefited a lot from this game of chess!" Li Changhao shook hands with Kong Jie in a very graceful manner to congratulate him.
"Both each other!" Kong Jie smiled and nodded.
"Your chess style has changed a lot. For a moment, I couldn't help but think of some memories of playing against AlphaGo last year..."
Kong Jie was stunned.
As expected of a top chess player in the world, his vision and intuition are quite accurate...
However, Li Shifo just spoke casually and did not think deeply about it. After another polite word, he left the competition site with the South Peninsula delegation in a somewhat dull atmosphere.
As usual, reporters from the Beijing Metropolis Daily conducted a post-match interview with Kong Jie.
"Teacher Kong, how do you feel after winning the competition today?"
"Well...the opponent is very strong. I was able to win today. It was a bit of a fluke."
"Teacher Kong, you are being humble. Your chess style has changed a lot compared to before. It can be said that it amazes the whole audience. It also seems to have broken away from the category of 'original style' and has a feeling of its own.
I would like to ask Teacher Kong, is this chess style your own creation, or is it an imitation of some school?"
"Haha! You can call it originality, you can call it imitation, or you can call it fusion.
If we insist on classifying it into one genre...it should be called 'Star Formation Style'."
Kong Jie replied with a smile.
"Star formation flow?" The Beijing Metropolis Daily reporter, who is considered an amateur, searched in his mind for a long time, but he seemed to have never heard of such a style in Go.
Could it be that I am ignorant?
"Sure enough, it sounds very powerful at first sight! So, may I ask, is this 'Star Formation Flow' a trump card that you have carefully prepared to avenge your shame?"
The reporter asked a tricky question that caught the audience's attention.
“It’s not a trump card. In fact, I didn’t expect such surprising progress beforehand. I need to express my special thanks to a good mentor and friend.
It has taught me a lot in the past two days, and I seem to see my future path from it..."
Seeing the admiration on Kong Jie's face, the curiosity of reporters and all the audience was piqued.
Nine-dan professional players are already at the pinnacle of the Go world.
Is there anyone that Teacher Kong can admire so highly?
"Is this good teacher and helpful friend you are talking about a teacher in the chess academy?"
Kong Jie suddenly showed a strange smile.
"No, it's just a Go game software that people love and hate..."
…
"Mr. Hu, our backend shows that the search volume and visits to our Star Array V5 have suddenly skyrocketed..."
"What's all the fuss about? Hasn't it been rising sharply in the past two days?
We are busy, don't bother us with such trivial matters."
Hu Yifei was watching several programmers debugging the program with concentration on his face, and waved his hands indifferently.
"No, Mr. Hu, before it skyrocketed, the number of new users every day was only around five or six thousand.
But today, the number of newly registered users exceeded 30,000 in just one hour, and our servers are almost running out of space!”
"What?" Hu Yifei was startled.
30,000 people an hour?
It's shameful to say that after they had been struggling for so long, the number of active users of Star Array V4 was less than 30,000...
But they haven’t done much publicity at all, so how come there are so many users suddenly?
Hu Yifei quickly took out his mobile phone and clicked to search for "Star Array"...
It turns out that this keyword has actually been mentioned in the bib super talk, and the topic index is still soaring!
"Being called a good mentor and helpful friend by the ninth-level professional, who exactly is the 'Star Formation'?"
"Shocking! The Go AI can defeat Li Shifo without taking any action!"
"My first experience with the Star Formation!"
"..."
Just click on a topic and there will be a large number of comments from netizens.
"The first Go teaching AI that amazes professional ninth-dan players? Is it that exaggerated?"
"The domestic AIs on the market are basically made of foreign open source code shells, and there are many that can fight. I find it hard to believe that treasures can be found in the garbage."
"I admit that I can't beat AI, but teaching... haha! Alpha dogs are all rubbish!"
"Marketing, right? Kong Jiuduan has also fallen."
“The official teaching AI of Huaguo Chess Club seems to be Penguin Cloud’s ‘unique skill’, right?
Is Kong Jiuduan holding up a Pepsi and saying that Coca-Cola tastes good?"
“Nanshan Pizza Hut must refuse to accept it!”
"Alas! People who like Go basically do it for love. It seems that capital has finally begun to intervene in this pure land. What a shame!"
"Well... without investigation, you have no right to speak. I am an old user of Star Array, so I will speak.
How should I put it, the latest version of Star Array V5...
It is said that it is the number one teaching AI in the market, and it is worthy of its name!”
"Haha! Fifty-cent party upstairs!"
"As long as you add more attributives, everyone will be ranked first."
"There are too few rational voices, Star Array users, amateurs passing by.
All I can say is that after using this AI, you will only have one feeling.
From now on, in the field of Go, people will become more and more like AI, and AI will become more and more like people..."
"Great talent upstairs! This AI is absolutely stunning in its ability to run in both directions!"
"Boss of the Star Formation, let's discuss it. Instead of opening it 50-50, can we open it 30-70?"