Chapter 580
Charge! South Korea's Last Hope
And to be honest...
Since White didn't fall for the trap, Shin Jinseo felt that he was actually at a disadvantage.
Because the white stones on the right side have already extended their reach along the edge.
This makes the black pieces' connected pieces somewhat incomplete and rather strange.
Now, White has essentially posed a question here and then gracefully left.
Shin Jinseo would then be forced to solve this problem first before he could deal with the white stones jumping to the bottom.
Therefore, all he can do is place a stone in a straight line from below to force the white stone on the upper right, and in the midst of this pincer attack, keep the white stone unable to move for a short period of time.
That's really well done.
However, there is one downside: Lin Ruo, who was below, got another chance to go one more step.
There's no way around it; Black has to deal with White's side moves first.
Lin Ruo then followed the trend and chose to jump and attach another piece on the bottom side.
This hand-painted sticker is quite large.
Judging from the current shape of the stones, the white stones are actually gathering into empty space from left to right at the bottom, while the black stones are showing a tendency to form empty space from the upper right to the lower right.
In the case where the two form an L-shape, the point where the horizontal and vertical lines intersect is the point that must be contested.
Black would definitely try to seize the opportunity, but due to White's move on the right side, Shin Jinseo's action was a step slower.
After all, if he ignores the white stones on the right and goes down to seize the L-shaped connection, and if the white stones move in the opposite direction to create a double split, then he'll be in big trouble.
If it's cut in half, you can't play anymore.
Therefore, Shin Jinseo, who went down later, had to admit that he was already finding it difficult to compete with White.
Since that's the case, Shin Jinseo immediately came up with the idea of not wanting to go down.
I don't want the horizontal and vertical intersections of this L.
Instead of going down there and putting yourself at a disadvantage, it's better to find an opportunity to take the initiative elsewhere.
Therefore, Black then moved to the upper left corner and forced a move.
Actually, Shin Jinseo's initial idea was to make a large knight's move, directly encircling the upper left corner from the outside. White's only option would be to counter-encircle, while he could continue to encircle.
However, making such a large-scale move is still too difficult for chess players.
Even if AI makes recommendations based on a strategic perspective, most players probably won't follow them.
Shin Jinseo felt he wasn't quite in control, so he decided to push the issue first and see what happened next.
In the past, White would have jumped after making a sharp move at the top.
Lin Ruo jumped at the right time. He could tell that if he didn't jump, the black pieces would immediately close in on this area. Although there were other techniques like cutting off pieces later, it was still easy to leave a weakness.
Shin Jinseo, who was seen shortly after, immediately made a move to play two-in-three. He actually wanted to go down and hang in the corner, but thinking about his match against Lin Ruo and Park Jung-hwan, he felt that it was better to play it safe and steady.
The key point is that this move of establishing two and splitting three completely frees up space for Black.
After all, Lin Ruo had already jumped down a certain distance from the upper left corner, so he probably wouldn't fly down if he didn't want to leave the main battlefield.
The truth is that Lin Ruo did not fly down; he thought it was too conservative to fly down.
Shin Jinseo has indeed found a very safe vacuum zone to place his pieces and prepare to take control of the entire situation, but he has only made a few moves and it is too early to think about these things now.
Lin Ruo's thoughts differed from Shin Jinseo's; his gaze remained fixed on the letter L.
The area from the bottom left to the right is his controlled area, while the area from the top right to the bottom right is Black's controlled area. Therefore, Lin Ruo's idea is very straightforward: just break it up.
Once the upper right area is completely cleared, everything is almost finished.
So now that you've temporarily suspended your bombardment of my upper left, I'm going to take over the spiked club.
In his twenty-sixth move, Lin Ruo swiftly moved to the upper right and executed a unique hanging move.
By subtly encroaching on the opponent's sphere of influence, disrupting their original territorial plans, and weakening their potential practical gains.
In addition, the position and subsequent moves of the "hanging" move are quite flexible, allowing the player to choose to continue advancing or change direction based on the situation, thus maintaining the initiative.
This is the real reason why Lin Ruo chose to hang himself; having the initiative is extremely important.
As a move similar to the new big fly guarding the corner, Lin Ruo's method of gaining the initiative by using the drop shot is quite simple: he uses the drop shot to exchange with the opponent's point shot.
Currently, White has a large knight's move to defend the corner on the right side. Lin Ruo only needs to wait for Black to make a basic point, then he can use this initiative to place a stone on the right side and occupy the position.
In this way, Black's shape on the top side is somewhat restricted.
Therefore, the vertical line of this L-shaped pattern may bend, which would naturally favor the direction of White.
However, Shin Jinseo wasn't stupid. He quickly realized that whether he played a standard move like a sharp point or a close-up, it would easily hand over the outside influence to White.
If his upper right side is restricted, the situation will indeed be quite bad.
After thinking it over, Shin Jinseo still chose to go for the point, but it wasn't an ordinary point.
Instead, it's an outward-pointing move, which seems to be a common shape in the upper right corner, but it's actually very special in the current situation.
Shin Jinseo's plan was that after Black made a sharp move, Black would try to close the gap, and then White would follow up with a push. After that, White would make another sharp move. If these two moves were executed flawlessly, White's advantage would be very limited.
If the point is placed on the outside, White almost always has to follow suit.
Because if White doesn't rely on its own stones, Black can rely on its own stones. After White relies on its own stones, Black can extend its own stones. If White chooses to extend its own stones, Black can connect its own stones. The subsequent defenses are very good.
This is the advantage of being sharp in five directions.
If Black places its stones on the third or fourth line, it clearly follows White's moves, creating an inside-outside exchange.
Black pieces are inside, white pieces are outside.
That would undoubtedly be White's advantage, so the fifth line move makes perfect sense.
The Five Roads Point doesn't really count as an exchange between inside and outside, because my pieces are also outside. We're all outside, so what are you going to exchange?
This was Shin Jin-seo's response, handling Lin Ruo's scheme with remarkable ease.
"They've been making progress all along, no wonder they'll be able to crush Jaguar in less than two years."
Lin Ruo let out a breath.
It wasn't because I was disappointed at being exposed, but because I suddenly felt that if we played like this, the game would probably last a long time.
Is he also planning to have a bladder-burning session?
In the past, Lin Ruo would have already changed his approach to find the fastest way to end the game, but now?
Bladder it is, I didn't drink any water this morning and I went to the toilet before I came here.
Lin Ruo likes it this way.
For no other reason than that if someone fights to the very last moment but loses the game by a single misstep, it must be even more painful than being completely crushed.
After all, just being dissatisfied is enough to make one angry for many days.
A narrow-minded person might remember it for a lifetime.
Sigh, we'll take it slow. Lin Ruo knew that Shin Jinseo wouldn't fall for anything easily, and he wouldn't fall into any traps either.
So in fact, after these first few dozen steps, it was like the two sides were digging pits in the details, which was quite like a duel between masters, but the two sides were evenly matched.
"The two sides seem to be in a stable state, but in reality, they have been fighting each other's brains countless times."
In the Wild Fox live stream, Zhang Xuebin didn't brag about anything today.
Previously, he actively interacted with the audience because he had free time, but now he doesn't. The two of them are constantly setting traps and plotting against each other. As a professional sixth-dan Go player, if Zhang Xuebin doesn't watch carefully from beginning to end, he might also fall into their trap.
Then he won't be able to get distracted.
However, he didn't really expect today's match to be like this; he had almost the same thoughts as Shin Jinseo at the start of the game.
Lin Ruo isn't that kind of person.
Weren't you a passionate young man who dared to love and hate? How come you've turned into a cunning old man with white hair, and you're even scheming with Shin Jinseo?
It's time to compare judgment or details...
Anyway, the plot shouldn't have gone this way. Although the rhythm and tone of yesterday's match against Park Jung-hwan already showed it, most people would just think it was an accident.
They still believed that Lin Ruo would launch a powerful attack next, rather than proceed cautiously.
But it seems like things are going to stay this way now, so what can we do? We'll just have to wait and see.
While there may be less speed and passion, there is more competition hidden in the shadows.
But the musicians had something to say.
[Holy crap, Lin Gou has regressed. He should have already gained the advantage by now, what's going on today? Why is he dragging things out with the opponent?]
[I don't know, this isn't right. When is Lin Gengxin going to unleash his full potential with a smile? Smile already, I'm really uncomfortable if you don't.]
Ugh, I've been watching the AI's win rate the whole time, and it seems like the two sides are still evenly matched. I'm getting sleepy.
...
People who don't understand the fun of Go might find it a bit boring to watch like this, and even if Lin Ruo plays very aggressively, they probably still won't understand it.
However, they can watch AI and get excited or thrilled by the AI's win rate curve.
But if it drags on like this, the AI curve will be stuck in limbo, and we won't be able to get to the core of the plot. How long will it take to reach that point?
do not know.
However, for viewers who understand Go, such a match is still incredibly exciting.
After all, compared to Lin Ruo's previous way of bullying novices, this is actually the rhythm of a duel between experts that they are familiar with.
Lin Ruo's fast attacks used to seem unrealistic to them. After all, they were all top-tier players, so why could he crush them? It didn't make sense.
It was incredibly fun.
Now that they've entered what they consider a clash of masters, the so-called "watching desire" remains, so tell me, isn't it exciting?
wonderful.
The South Korean commentators felt the same way, and they were very happy to see this situation.
no way.
In the past, their top players suffered crushing defeats against Lin Ruo, so now that the early game is evenly matched...
Should they not cheer and jump for joy, or should they weep and wail?
Yes, that deserves praise.
How to praise.
Of course, Shin Jinseo is in excellent form. He performed much better than when he faced Lin Ruo at the last Mlily Cup. It seems he has made significant progress in just six months. No wonder he quickly became the number one ranked player.
If you don't believe me, look, even after Lin Ruo made so many moves, she didn't launch any strong attacks.
Let's keep the pace like this; they think it's a good thing for Shin Jinseo.
After all, Shin Jinseo is good at this kind of move. If you use some strange tricks, Shin Jinseo might not be able to handle it. If you play a protracted game, you have to rely on judgment and details.
I'm sorry.
Shin Jinseo will show you what professionalism is.
If this momentum continues, Shin Jinseo's situation will only get better and better.
That makes sense.
However, the Korean commentators clearly overlooked one point: Lin Ruo had already demonstrated a solid and reliable ability in the previous game against Park Jung-hwan.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to pin Park Jung-hwan to the bed with just one mistake, leaving him powerless to fight back.
If you were to ask Park Jung-hwan, who is currently questioning the meaning of life, he would definitely say the same thing.
Of course, the Korean commentators might not have fully grasped the situation yet, or perhaps they were unwilling to realize that Lin Ruo's move was also due to his confidence.
Just like the South Korean audience who suddenly regained their fighting spirit, confidence always stems from arrogance.
At this moment, the live broadcast room was also a rare scene of prosperity.
[Shiba, you're doing great! Shin Jinseo played really well at the beginning. Just keep playing steadily, and we'll definitely win if we drag it out.]
[Oh dear, is Lin Ruo starting to get frustrated too? He hasn't even taken the lead yet. Doesn't he like to attack? Haha.]
[If Shin Jinseo can withstand Lin Ruo's initial offensive, his chances of winning are extremely high. It's time for Shin Jinseo to break through and rise from the ashes.]
[Charge! Charge! Defend our home turf! We absolutely cannot lose to Lin Ruo again!]
Korean fans are very confident right now, and this confidence stems not only from blind faith but also from the situation in another match.
That is, the other two quarterfinal matches played at the same time actually had players in very bad shape.
They all fell into a disadvantageous position within the first fifty moves.
That means that Shin Jinseo's table is actually the most likely to win the game right now, since the pace of the game is moving in the direction he is best at.
The situation is also evenly matched with no one at a disadvantage.
Then there's nothing they can do. If they don't trust Shin Jinseo, are they going to trust the other two matches where they're already at a disadvantage?
forget it.
The only hope for South Korean viewers is that Shin Jinseo can break through Lin Ruo's defenses and then sweep through the Chinese players' encirclement to win the championship and achieve legendary status.
Only in this way can it be the best script.
Of course, if all else fails, helping the South Korean team secure a spot in the semifinals is also an option. But if the Chinese team were to sweep all four semifinal spots in the Samsung Cup, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
Yes, definitely!
Then we can only rely on Shin Jinseo, and maintain absolute confidence that Shin Jinseo will be able to complete this difficult task.
You are our last hope, Shin Jinseo! Charge, Shin Jinseo! (End of Chapter)