Chapter 588
I surrendered, stop fighting.
What's worse is that Lin Ruo seized the opportunity of White's escape and shifted his focus to launch a new wave of attacks on White's right side.
Back and forth, Lin Ruo went up, then down, then up again, having already changed the direction of attack three times in a row.
It would be unreasonable for Yang Dingxin not to be dizzy at this moment. He just wanted to ask one question: Where exactly are you trying to hit, brother? Can't you focus a little?
Of course, Lin Ruo refused.
He's not unfaithful; he just wants to spread his affections evenly between two places. Is that not allowed?
I don't only have one hand.
Black's attack, while effectively reinforcing the large group of stones in the lower right corner, was well-supported.
At this point in the game, White has three large groups of stones that are not alive and are constantly being attacked, making the situation very unfavorable.
Yang Dingxin was also a little confused about how this situation had suddenly come about.
Lin Ruo hit it once from above, once from below, and then once from the middle of the right side.
So all three of these attacks hit his vital points with pinpoint accuracy?
It seems so now. Yang Dingxin, who had charged forward dozens of times, found in the end that his attack was not as sharp as Lin Ruo's three moves.
Of course, for Lin Ruo, all he could say was that this was the consequence of not playing defense.
Under these circumstances, the AI win rate curves of the two sides were compared and the ratio became 70/30. Lin Ruo not only caught up from the lag, but also widened the gap again.
The number of steps required to widen the gap did not exceed five.
"How did you do that? You completely confused Yang Dingxin and turned the situation around?"
Zhang Xuebin took a deep breath in the live broadcast room.
Okay, he admits he shouldn't have questioned Lin Ruo. After defeating Park Jung-hwan and Shin Jin-seo, what level of player is Lin Ruo? Why would he need to question him? It doesn't make sense.
In any case, it is clearly the white side that is now at a disadvantage.
In less than seventy moves, it seemed that Lin Ruo had already firmly grasped the situation.
Lin Ruo had originally planned to play a grueling game and didn't want to take any offensive actions, but his opponent, Yang Dingxin, was so eager to beat him.
Since you've attacked like this, Lin Ruo definitely has no reason not to attack. If she doesn't attack, she'll become a coward.
However, Lin Ruo chose to slow down first and then find the loophole to strike a fatal blow.
Then you can laugh.
"Is Lin Ruo laughing?" The Korean commentators hadn't seen Lin Ruo laugh during the planning phase in a long time, and everyone knew what his laughter meant.
"Oh, then Lin Ruo must think victory is in the bag."
The Korean commentators had to admit this point: if Lin Ruo smiled, the outcome of the match would be a foregone conclusion.
[Damn, is this the price of going toe-to-toe? This brat Lin Ruo will probably beat his opponent into a Muggle next.]
[Park Jung-hwan at least made it to the hundredth hand, surely Yang Dingxin won't even reach the hundredth hand.]
It's hard to say. Defense is useless now; we have to fight. So, if it's an offensive battle, it will definitely end very quickly.
[Ugh, wouldn't it be better to just focus on running the business properly? Why bother with this ridiculous back-and-forth with that brat Lin Ruo?]
...
Yes, why should we fight Lin Ruo head-on? Even Yang Dingxin himself is a little confused about it now.
Did he do something wrong?
Well, when Yang Dingxin saw Lin Ruo's smiling face, he immediately realized that he had really made a mistake.
However, he still had to make the best of a bad situation. At this point, there was no point in backing down. All he could do was fight back with all his might.
Later, he forcefully blocked the black group in the center below, hoping to allow the large black group below to emerge, thus achieving two goals at once and launching a fierce attack on the large black group on the left.
However, Yang Dingxin's actions clearly underestimated Lin Ruo's ability to control the overall situation.
Lin Ruo is still the same. You can hit me anywhere, and I definitely won't stop you. I'll just beat you up in other places so you'll know that hitting me is wrong.
Next, Black makes a flying move in the center.
It appears to be an attack on the large white group in the upper right corner, but in reality, it is using the momentum to strengthen the central area. Then, it flies to the lower area to continue chasing the large white group, and in turn, it coordinates with the thick area formed above.
Yang Dingxin was still attacking on the left when he realized that Lin Ruo had done something incredible again. With two moves, it seemed that the black pieces, using the pieces that were already around, had completely surrounded the center.
So what do we do now? Go back and take care of it?
Yang Dingxin gritted his teeth and continued his strong attack on the left, preparing to devour it in one bite.
Go ahead and hit my right side, because I'm definitely faster at hitting my left side than you are.
I decided to take the offensive approach and fight my way out from the left.
Lin Ruo then took charge, came over and immediately set up camp on the spot.
Yang Dingxin immediately retaliated, connecting after the attack, while launching a strong attack on the large black group on the left side, and also taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the black group to build up his own strong central position.
Just when he thought they were finally going to clash head-on, Lin Ruo suddenly slammed on the brakes and moved directly to the upper left, preparing to attack the large white group on the left.
Should we exchange them?
Yang Dingxin was somewhat unwilling.
I'll go up first to block and make sure the top left is safe, then coming down to take your big dragon on the left won't be a problem.
Anyway, my upper left side is easy to fix, but it's hard to say whether your lower left side is easy to fix, so there's absolutely no reason for me to switch with you.
Therefore, when Yang Dingxin saw Lin Ruo attacking the upper left, he immediately went up.
Then Lin Ruo didn't look at the upper left again and quickly went to the right to fight.
This puts White in a difficult position again, because Lin Ruo has given him a choice on the right side: whether to continue making a living group or to rush out and fight him, though it will be a tough battle.
Realizing that Lin Ruochun was playing coy and stalling, Yang Dingxin, without a second thought, went out and placed a piece in the center to threaten a fight. He didn't believe that the black pieces could escape this time.
I'll hit you in the middle, and I'll hit you in the lower left too. Try running away like a tai chi master and see what happens.
This was exactly what Lin Ruo wanted.
This time, Lin Ruo didn't run away. The expression on her face seemed to be telling Yang Dingxin, "Have you forgotten that hand in the lower right corner? You were fishing to trick me into coming down to fight you and then eating my dragon."
And I'm sorry, this time I've used the same entrapment tactic you used last time.
So when Yang Dingxin attacked, he had already unknowingly fallen into the trap, and it was time for Lin Ruo to launch a counterattack.
Using the previous left-side lean, Lin Ruo instantly unleashed a pre-planned combination punch.
The lever sticks and bounces.
After this whole ordeal, Yang Dingxin was forced to happily accept a loss, meaning he suffered a setback in Lin Ruo's counterattack, which was a win for him.
Yang Dingxin couldn't see where he was making a profit, because behind this jacquard pattern, his path to the top right dragon was completely blocked at this moment, and he was severely lacking in vision.
Now, if they want to make a living on the spot, they'll have to depend on Black's moves.
As a result, Yang Dingxin was clearly somewhat disoriented by this combination of punches. He hadn't expected the trap to be dug so cleanly and efficiently; he really hadn't seen through it at all.
So what kind of strategic vision is this that allows someone to anticipate and dig such a high-probability trap for him, so that he jumps in without thinking?
Somewhat helpless, Yang Dingxin could only try his best to strengthen the dragon, so that although it was not alive, it would not be so weak that it would break at the slightest touch.
However, Lin Ruo also created the possibility of slaying the dragon.
This is the final battle in the upper right corner.
Yang Dingxin then seized the initiative with all his might, returning to the lower left corner to launch an unprecedented attack on the large black group. He had to get everything he wanted here as soon as possible.
This is likely his best chance, as Black's only weakest piece is the large group in the lower left corner.
If he can't even break through to the bottom left, then there's no point in continuing the game; it's meaningless and unnecessary.
White captures, Black connects.
Now it's Lin Ruo's turn to make the black pieces live on the spot, so a major battle is about to break out.
White plays, and Black connects.
Yang Dingxin made a final decision, determined not to give the black pieces any possibility of making a living group.
Lin Ruo needed to be saved, so this place was like the final battlefield, attracting a lot of attention.
It seemed that this was the final battleground, and even Yang Dingxin was racking his brains to figure out how to take down this large black group and turn the tide.
Then, Black suddenly placed a piece, leaving Yang Dingxin stunned for more than ten seconds.
Because Lin Ruo neither fought him nor defended the dragon, but simply ran away…
Lin Ruo chose a compromise: it doesn't matter if my dragon doesn't live, I just need to create a way for it to escape, so that it will be very difficult for you to kill me in a short time.
This proved to be a huge problem. Yang Dingxin discovered that he couldn't stop them at all, and if he tried to stop them, the left flank would be plundered instead.
Once the black pieces are released, Yang Dingxin will absolutely no longer be able to achieve his goal of annihilating all the black pieces in the lower left corner.
Yang Dingxin couldn't take it anymore and looked at Lin Ruo as if she were a scoundrel.
Is it really necessary? You neither fight nor defend, what kind of nonsense is this, just running away?
Can I have half of it?
That's easy for you to say. Who knows if you'll end up back somewhere else after eating half of this?
So Yang Dingxin had had enough. Since the dragon in the lower left corner couldn't survive anyway, he decided to stop fighting for the time being.
You like running around so much, huh? Well then, I'll just stomp on your dragon pit right here in the middle of the map.
I'm asking you, now that I've gotten closer, it's like I've already stormed into your living room, are you still going to defend or run away?
Lin Ruo, of course, didn't run away. Seeing how anxious Bai Qifang was, he could only softly comfort him, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush," and then slammed the door shut.
Okay, now I'm going to clean the house. Everything outside here is trash and I have to sweep it all out.
next second.
Black directly cut off the battle.
At this moment, Yang Dingxin seemed to see that long-awaited emotion in Lin Ruo.
What? You've wanted to hit me for a while now? Then why are you only doing it now? I don't know.
Yang Dingxin only knew that once the fight started, he seemed to have no chance of winning, because he had gone too deep and had become somewhat out of control.
Black made a slight move, leaving the three white stones in the lower right corner with nowhere to go.
Then they were completely surrounded and became a laughing stock.
Yang Dingxin only then realized that Lin Ruo had already ambushed axemen at the breach, waiting for him to come in so they could block the entrance and trap him.
Based on the previous steps, Lin Ruo had long realized that Yang Dingxin was betting very aggressively today. So, as long as he was given a breakthrough point that he could easily exploit, there was no reason why he wouldn't take the plunge.
So after escaping from the left, Lin Ruo waited on the right.
He knew that Yang Dingxin wouldn't put all his energy into the lower left side if he couldn't conquer it, so he would definitely try to sabotage the situation to gain more.
But Lin Ruo only had one sentence to say about this.
Aside from the bottom left corner where you can do whatever you want, no other place is where you should call out.
If the white piece comes over to call, then what awaits him is only a bloody blow to the head.
This blow left Yang Dingxin utterly bewildered, as none of the dragons were alive.
Therefore, after suffering a loss and seeing that the large dragon in the lower right corner was completely doomed, the only option he could take was to try to save the large dragon from the middle right to the left.
Under these circumstances, Yang Dingxin had prepared for the possibility of Lin Ruo's fierce attack and was ready to fight to the death here, both to save the dragon and to try to turn the tide.
However, after taking a couple of steps, Yang Dingxin realized that he had misjudged the person again.
Lin Ruo had no intention of hindering him from saving Da Long; instead, she went about her own business.
Why aren't they pressing their advantage? He couldn't quite understand it.
Lin Ruo understood perfectly well that there was no point in pressing the attack; he was afraid that the enemy would become desperate and act rashly, so he had to take a more measured approach.
Why would I chase after a defeated enemy when I'm already certain of victory? Don't you understand the saying, "Don't chase a cornered enemy"?
So what followed was a very peaceful scene, with White making a large group of stones live in the middle, while Black expanded its territory on both sides, focusing on building a solid point.
They also slightly reduced the mesh count...
Compared to a direct attack, Yang Dingxin clearly finds this method of gradually expanding his advantage and slowly killing him more unacceptable.
You either come over and kill me, or what do you mean by watching me run and charging up your power? Are you planning to drag me out until I can't run anymore and then kick me to death?
do not know.
Yang Dingxin, who was unaware of the situation, only knew one thing: a head-on confrontation was not an option; he was always the one who got hurt. Forget it, it's better not to build up the steel.
I just don't know if it's too late to back down now.
Maybe.
The AI's win rate curve was only 80/20 at this point. Whether it would be too late was unknown, but the people in the Wild Fox live stream were already lining up to apologize.
[I'm sorry, Lin Shen. I was blind to your abilities. How could I question you? That's too much like CS.]
[I knew it would end like this. Who is Lin Shen? He's a man before God. Playing Go is nothing.]
[I've said it before, Lin Shen just doesn't want the game to end so quickly. All this talk about him being a coward, about being possessed by a factory worker, is just nonsense. Watch out, God might come knocking on your door tonight.]
[Yeah, yeah, Lin Shen just wanted to experience what it's like to manage resources. It's so boring to just crush everyone every day. Our Lin Shen is tired of it, so he's trying a different way of playing the game. To be honest, I also think it's time for a change. Constantly crushing everyone and having so much fun is getting boring.]
[Lin Shen just wanted to torture people slowly. What did he do wrong? The problem was that his opponent wasn't cooperating, so Lin Shen had no choice but to kill him.]
[Yeah, Yang Dingxin, what are you doing? Why aren't you cooperating with our Lin Shen and letting things develop slowly? Why are you rushing to find shit? You almost made me misunderstand Lin Shen, you know? It's all your fault!]
[I, Lin Shen, originally wanted to have a friendly match with you, but you put him on the table, so there's nothing I can do. The brothers all saw it; Lin Shen was forced to retaliate, and he almost killed Yang with a slap.]
That's true.
Yang Dingxin really felt like he was about to be killed. He knew he couldn't win in a direct confrontation, so he decisively chose to take the route behind enemy lines.
One shouldn't be too greedy. Let's take it one step at a time and try to play it safe.
Yes.
But Lin Ruo was about to ask, "So you're only now realizing you need to play it safe? Well, I'm sorry, but I've already drawn my sword, and it's hard to put it back, you know?"
Yang Dingxin was definitely unaware of this, and immediately decided to go to the upper left to attack and prepare to rescue both sides at the same time.
But before he could implement any plan, Lin Ruo, who had just arrived calmly, suddenly launched a massive flood.
Black immediately moves forward to launch a pincer attack, aiming to capture White's large dragon on the right side with overwhelming force.
What could Yang Dingxin do? He could only hurry back to set up a defense and then glance at Lin Shen across the table with a numb look.
No, what are you trying to do?
You just beat me up and then left without continuing. Now, I've only just gotten up and taken a couple of steps, and you've already delivered another unexpected backhand elbow strike.
No, it's a game of playing hard to get.
"Never mind, let's save her first," Yang Dingxin thought, as he was at his wit's end and could only try to save her if he could.
However, after Black filled the gap, before Yang Dingxin could make any further moves, White's large group of stones was immediately in a life-or-death situation.
Good grief, you've hit my weak spot every time!
Yang Dingxin was really about to cry at this moment. Couldn't you please stop using such ingenious moves every time? Couldn't you just use a basic or even a common move?
You're putting a lot of pressure on me.
If you don't believe me, look, you, the black stones, have almost a 60-point advantage.
Yang Dingxin felt an urge to cry just looking at the stark reality.
How can we play like this?
Forget it, I'll just launch a counterattack and try to disrupt the situation on the right flank, at least giving myself a chance to catch my breath.
Alright, Lin Ruo, come over here and have a chaotic battle with me. That way, I can at least cling to life and retain a last glimmer of hope.
Yang Dingxin just waited there, saying, "Let's fight on the sidelines, can we pull each other apart?"
However, after looking up at Lin Ruo, he suddenly felt a sense of unease and suspected that Lin Ruo would not follow him.
After all, every time he wanted Lin Ruo to go with him, she would never go, and every time he wanted her not to go, she would definitely go.
The main purpose was to torture him.
So what's the situation this time when Yang Dingxin wants him to come along?
Well, the final result shows that Lin Ruo is still the same familiar boy, like a rebellious child who will always go against Yang Dingxin's opinions.
Lin Ruo didn't follow.
He chose to play the black pieces by extending them directly on the top side.
After taking this step, Yang Dingxin let out a breath and then slowly took a sip of water.
He now has reasonable grounds to suspect that Lin Ruo probably even knows what color his underwear is.
If you don't believe me, just look at this whole game. Black almost never makes a move that aligns with White's intentions. In other words, Yang Dingxin's schemes and tricks against Lin Ruo have failed.
Rather, they were never fooled at all.
Yes, you painstakingly dug a trap, but the other person simply didn't take that path.
Just when you thought he wasn't coming and didn't set up any roadblocks, he showed up in a perfectly legitimate manner.
When people are speechless for a certain period of time, they really do become grateful. Yang Dingxin was like that. After being tormented so many times, he saw that the black pieces were not following, so he could only reluctantly go and stick to them.
Black then played.
If White doesn't reinforce the upper side at this point, it will lose at least five points.
So Yang Dingxin could only follow suit, but the result proved to be completely useless.
The next second, Lin Ruo casually mentioned it, and the large white group on the right was declared dead on the spot, with no need for any rescue.
It was another unexpected and brilliant strike.
Yang Dingxin sighed slowly, and made a last-ditch effort at the top.
What awaited him was a direct cut after Black finished its attack, giving him absolutely no chance.
At this point, the AI win rate comparison between the two sides is 96% to 4%.
[Holy crap, here it comes again! This plot sounds so familiar. Shouldn't Yang Dingxin do something to boost his win rate?]
[I don't know. The plot has been given, but I just don't know which day it is.]
Yang Dingxin has now successfully obtained the script for Lin Ruo's comeback against Shin Jinseo, but is a 4% chance of winning really enough?
I really don't know.
While netizens were still debating whether Yang Dingxin could stage a second act, Yang Dingxin, as the protagonist, had already chosen to surrender.
What's the point of playing this game?
There's no chance of turning things around.
If you could turn the tide every time you were close to zero win rate, that wouldn't be Go.
The current situation is that even if Lin Ruorang makes two moves, he might not be able to win, so Yang Dingxin chose to end the game rather than suffer a long, drawn-out pain.
That's it, just throw the ball.
"The match is over! Lin Ruo easily defeated Yang Dingxin and successfully advanced to the final stop of this year's Samsung Cup!"
Upon seeing Yang Dingxin admit defeat, Zhang Xuebin immediately broadcast the news excitedly in the live stream.
He had assumed that Lin Ruo would most likely win today's match, but he really didn't expect things to turn out this way.
To be honest, it was a bit too easy to win.
At this point, Zhang Xuebin had no choice but to check the situation at the other table. After looking at it, he wanted to ask a question: Is there still any suspense in the final?
If Liao Yuanhe advances, then Zhang Xuebin believes that Lin Ruo is 100% certain to win the championship in this battle of the post-2000 generation.
But if Tang Weixing advances, then at least the final will still have some suspense.
After all, they have buffs; maybe they can hold out for a while. (End of Chapter)