Chapter 582
Is a 310 win rate enough in Chapter 582?
However, Lin Ruo's train of thought soon stalled, because Shin Jinseo made a brilliant move in the upper right corner, which belonged to him.
This move was a lightning-fast attack, one step equivalent to three.
Lin Ruo's initial plan was that although there was an offensive threat in the upper right, it would take at least several steps to accumulate strength before reaching that goal.
Therefore, there is no need to manage it for the time being.
However, the result was somewhat unexpected. Shin Jinseo accomplished the threat that should have taken no more than three steps with just one peculiar pressure.
This move threatens the right side, and at the same time, it seems that with just one more move, it could threaten the center, representing an absolute balance between the left and right.
Then the situation becomes somewhat unfavorable.
The upper right corner appears to be partially surrounded.
No, not just some, but a situation that's about to explode if left unchecked.
Liao Yuanhe, who had just arrived, was also surprised that in less than two minutes, the situation for the white side had immediately deteriorated from a stalemate to a critical one.
No, Lin Ruozhen is really going to lose? He could hardly believe it.
"Oh no, it's already 91! That hand was too good. Shin Jinseo took a step that most people wouldn't have thought of, a top AI pick."
Zhang Xuebin, who was in the Wild Fox live stream, could no longer sit still. The win rate curve of the 7:3 ratio on the board showed that the black and white sides were currently at a huge disadvantage, with the black side at 91% to 9%.
A 90/10 split is practically a betting opportunity.
That's really difficult.
Zhang Xuebin shook his head. He didn't want to jump to conclusions too soon, but this was really shocking.
If Lin Ruo doesn't handle the next few steps perfectly, he might be killed by the dragon in the upper right corner, and then he won't be able to continue.
And now he doesn't know how to continue watching.
[No way, is Lin Gou really going to die? Are our children going to perish?]
[Forget it, Lin Gou should just come back to playing League of Legends. Playing League of Legends is fine, but playing Go is a bit more challenging.]
[I can't believe it, is it possible that Lin Gengxin will make a comeback from this desperate situation?]
harm.
People who hadn't even seen the fun of Lin Ruo losing were also full of doubt, typing question marks in the live stream to express their feelings.
How could Lin Ruo lose? Lin Ruo has never lost before.
I don't know.
However, the Korean commentators didn't see this brilliant move and had already swiftly delivered the verdict.
"Nice! This move is undoubtedly a huge blow to White. The situation has completely turned in our favor. Should we congratulate Shin Jinseo on advancing to the semifinals?"
Actually, there's only one thing left: how Lin Ruo will respond to Shin Jinseo's sudden attack.
So the South Korean audience held their breath and continued to watch the unfolding events that could be considered the end of the match.
Faced with the predicament that suddenly appeared in the upper right corner, Lin Ru pondered for a moment, her expression becoming slightly serious, and went to the side to make a move to survive.
To the surrounding players, this move was already a brilliant attempt to salvage the situation.
However, Shin Jinseo, with his keen sense of smell, was able to see the loopholes in this situation.
With the situation now at this point, Shin Jinseo knew he had to change his style; it was time to launch his fiercest attack to end the game once and for all.
Therefore, Shin Jinseo chose to attack and capture the white stone on the lower side of the upper right corner to break the eye.
He cannot allow White to establish an eye, otherwise it would have the effect of a withered tree coming back to life, and this move can achieve his goal very well.
Especially since the white pieces only have one eye here, Lin Ruo naturally couldn't just give it up. So the two sides went from the previous operational confrontation to a life-or-death struggle in the blink of an eye.
The battle became the main attraction in the upper right corner.
At the very beginning of this ko fight, due to the situation in the upper right corner, Black inevitably gained a major initial advantage.
Shin Jinseo then demonstrated his excellent local combat skills in the following moves to stabilize the situation.
Black first broke through White's eye, and after White captured, Black quickly attacked and captured again.
In just a few moves, White has created a fatal blockade in a confined space, undoubtedly putting White in an even greater predicament than before.
No, it should be called a desperate situation now.
There are only a few options available to Lin Ruo. One is to stick to the three stones on the side. However, once Black captures the ko, it will be difficult for White to find a good opportunity to create an equal ko threat.
At that time, Black will inevitably capture the three stones on the right side, thus achieving the effect of completely annihilating White's large group.
This doesn't seem right.
However, if Black directly captures the stones to resolve the ko, Black is very likely to take this opportunity to move and capture the three stones in the center. In that case, Black's main force will break through the last barrier on the upper side and enter an uninhabited area.
In contrast, this situation...
Even if the white stones on the right side manage to live, the territory they gain is negligible compared to the area in the center.
After all, if you fight back from the right flank, the wide central area is far more strategically important than the surrounding terrain.
At this point, Lin Ruo seemed to have no choice but to look at her lower left area, where at least she had a slightly larger number of pieces.
Therefore, in the final moments, Lin Ruo could only move the white pieces to the left flank, planning to sacrifice three stones in the center to gain an advantage on the left flank first, and see if he could maximize his advantage to pave the way for the attack and defense in the center.
This was Lin Ruo's idea.
He can temporarily set aside the central region, but he must immediately return to his base to organize an offensive strategy to prevent the crisis in the central region from escalating further.
Immediately afterwards, eliminate the ko fight on the right and replenish the basic territory. This might allow you to gain enough points to turn the tide.
However, Shin Jinseo, who was becoming increasingly formidable in battle, had clearly reached a level of understanding of the situation that rivaled that of AI, and he had no intention of allowing Lin Ruo to do things on the left.
Normally, if White ignores the situation, Black should quickly open up the center to take control of the game.
However, Shin Jinseo's plan was too comprehensive. He went straight to the left and aggressively extended his position, strengthening the left flank, which was the area he lacked the most.
There's not much we can do then.
Seeing that her train of thought was also disrupted on the left flank, Lin Ruo had no choice but to bite the bullet and move out the three pieces in the center to prevent them from being eaten.
Black captures the piece.
Lin Ruo then moved to the left flank to find another ko and prepare to put up a fight, but by this time Black had already captured the three stones on the right by reclaiming solid ground.
Having just finished managing the central area and having no time to attend to it, Lin Ruo could only watch helplessly as the large dragon on the right was completely wiped out, and then stuck to the left to continue her own strategy.
The situation on the field had changed again and again by this time.
Black not only gained a large amount of territory in the upper right corner, but also its large group of stones entered the sea from the river, suddenly having the widest space to roam freely.
Connected to the central region in this way, even if Lin Ruo has just made a move, the central region will still find it difficult to stop the approaching army.
At this point, it seemed like Black had secured the victory. Every commentator and spectator could see that Black's winning percentage had risen to 97%, a purely certain win.
At this moment, the South Korean commentators finally couldn't hold back any longer in the live broadcast room.
"Ahhh, that was amazing! Shin Jinseo's moves were almost entirely following the AI's first pick; he's going to advance!"
They couldn't fathom what chance White had of turning the tide in this situation; clearly, there was absolutely no chance for them to win.
[Hahaha, congratulations to Shin Jinseo! He finally took down Lin Ruo. He still dared to act wildly on our Korean turf. Shiba, accept your punishment!]
[If I were Lin Ruo, I would have willingly surrendered if I didn't want to lose too badly. I wouldn't have believed there was any chance of turning the game around, let alone succeeding. I would have smashed the computer in front of me to pieces.]
[It's okay, it's okay. Let him keep going. The worse he loses, the happier I'll be.]
[Oh, what we should be even happier about is that Shin Jinseo has finally matured and will truly be able to shoulder the responsibility of the Korean Go world in the future. He should strive to become the next Lee Jae-suk.]
[Does getting past Lin Ruo guarantee the championship, guys? I feel like I haven't heard of the other Chinese players much, ah, Shiba.]
[If you can beat that brat Lin Ruo, isn't winning the championship a piece of cake?]
At this point, the Korean audience was clearly discussing more than just Shin Jinseo's certain advancement, given his near-perfect performance in this match so far.
Therefore, they have reason to believe that Shin Jinseo has completed his transformation, and the next step is to lift the trophy that symbolizes this transformation to prove himself.
But before that, we need to deliver another blow to knock this contestant named Lin Ruo down.
...
On the competition field.
Yang Dingxin and the others, who were also observing the situation, shook their heads to varying degrees, believing that the match, which was so close at hand, was about to come to an end.
So they didn't linger and left the game area, leaving the last bit of time for the two players to compete. Even Liao Yuanhe thought that Lin Ruo probably couldn't win at this point.
If it were him, Liao Yuanhe would probably have already gotten up, admitted defeat, bowed, and prepared to review the game.
Even Yu Lijun, who is usually very cautious in her words in the Wild Fox live stream, spoke with certainty for the first time: "It seems that Teacher Lin Ruo doesn't have much of a chance."
She was always afraid of saying the wrong thing when commentating on such high-level matches because she felt her level wasn't up to par, but given the current situation, saying that there was no hope shouldn't be considered a mistake.
"Ugh, this is troublesome." Zhang Xuebin shook his head heavily as he listened.
Everyone was filled with despair and fear.
Only Lin Ruo, as a chess player, was not flustered. At this moment, he could only be described as slightly flustered, but not much.
He was still waiting for Shin Jinseo's next move.
Shin Jinseo's next reaction was naturally to press on relentlessly, intending to strike while the iron was hot and end the game. He used the two groups of black stones on the left side that were not yet alive as a link to launch a fierce pincer attack on the last white stones in that area.
Then, by using the powerful offensive in the middle, they secured the life of the large dragon in the upper left corner.
As Black adds another living dragon, the territorial gap between the two sides widens further.
White's only hope of turning the game around at this point is to completely annihilate Black's large, uninhabited group in the lower left corner. Only by fully converting this advantageous area in the lower left corner into its own territory can White have a final chance.
The problem is...
Although the large black group of stones is not alive, it is spread out widely, and its head has already emerged.
It would be twice as difficult for Lin Ruo to annihilate them all.
Therefore, Lin Ruo could only continue to wait, waiting for Shin Jinseo to attack, and see if he could find a possibility of a counterattack from the attack.
Lin Ruo always felt there was still a chance.
Because he could see that Shin Jinseo's steady playing style had begun to become more aggressive under such a large advantage.
When things are going well, it's easiest to get carried away and make a mistake at any time; Shin Jinseo was no exception.
At least from the moment he swallowed the middle part, he didn't manage to use more than a few moves.
The so-called "natural move" refers to a measured and proper way of playing, which can also be seen as a steady approach, gradually reducing mistakes and whittling down the opponent.
Shin Jinseo clearly hasn't done this in the last five steps.
For him, sticking to his usual moves at this point might be too risky, and it's possible that Lin Ruo, with her keen eye, might see a chance to turn the tide through some of the moves.
Therefore, Shin Jinseo used his advantages to his advantage to completely overwhelm Lin Ruo.
He then moved down, intending to launch an offensive against the white stones in the lower left area, hoping to nip all of his opponent's ideas in the bud.
This certainly stifled all of Lin Ruo's previous ideas, but it also gave Lin Ruo new ideas.
A winning idea.
"Has it finally come?"
After a long silence, Lin Ruo slowly revealed a long-lost smile, which surprised all the South Korean media reporters around her, including Shin Jinseo.
You laughed?
Although Lin Ruo's smile always meant that he had found the best opportunity to break the deadlock.
This time, however, the South Korean media and commentators could only secretly think, "Are they crazy?"
Indeed, being unable to accept the outcome could drive someone insane.
Only Shin Jinseo's brow furrowed in alarm at Lin Ruo's smile, prompting him to examine his own move, and a bead of sweat appeared on his forehead.
In hindsight, this move was indeed too aggressive.
It's not that there's a major problem, but a comparison will reveal a difference.
As mentioned before, the large black group in the lower left corner extends very wide. What if he didn't choose to launch an attack and support at this point, but instead manipulated the black pieces to run away?
If I manage to escape successfully, and White cannot eventually encircle me, then White's plan in the lower left corner will be completely thwarted.
And running away is not difficult.
In this way.
The lower left corner is no longer under White's control. So, if Shin Jinseo plays steadily based on this point, wouldn't it be easy for him to win later?
After all, you, White, have no advantage in any area, while I, Black, have advantages everywhere. Although it may take some time to grind, it is clearly the safest option.
Therefore, this comparison highlights the weakness of Black's move, which is that it is not stable enough.
The most vulnerable point is that it gives White a chance to make a move.
If you choose to run, Lin Ruo can't guarantee he'll be able to hit you, but if you choose to fight me head-on, Lin Ruo can guarantee he'll definitely be able to throw a punch.
In the current unfavorable situation, being able to throw a punch and fight back is definitely a good thing.
Furthermore, the bottom left is different from the top right. In the top right, I was under pressure and forced to fight back, but in the bottom left, whoever is in control depends on their tactics. (End of Chapter)