Go: I’m 50-50 against the AI

Chapter 255 254. Beat the clock

Fanqi.

It refers to a way for two Go players to compete through multiple games to determine the winner of the game.

Usually there are odd-numbered rounds to facilitate the determination of the winner.

In China, the most famous Banqi game is, of course, the ten games played by two national players Shi Fan during the Qing Dynasty.

Although in a strict sense, it is still controversial whether this kind of ancient game similar to an invitational tournament can be regarded as Banqi.

But in terms of fame, this classic game is the most famous.

Even people who have never learned chess have occasionally heard this allusion.

The final of the World Series is naturally a duel between chess and chess.

And some top-level world competitions, such as the Yingshi Cup and the Menglily Cup, are already three rounds of chess in the semi-finals, and five rounds of chess in the finals.

Because the outcome is determined by one game, there are some fluctuations. The top chess players all win or lose, so it is normal for whoever loses to win.

However, Fanqi can not only reduce the uncertainty of the situation between both parties, but also test a player's mentality and other comprehensive qualities in various aspects.

For example, someone can always come back and win in key games of the World Series.

And a certain Shen has never won a key game in the World Series finals.

In a sense, Fanqi can indeed reflect the all-round strength and quality of a chess player.

The semi-finals of the Ying's Cup that Ying Jie is about to participate in is a three-game showdown.

The venue for the competition was set to be held in the Magic City. A building that the Ying Group invested in the Magic City was the location of today's competition.

"We are only one step away from the World Series finals, are you nervous?"

Ying Jie shook his head when he heard the words of Shi Mingzhi 9th Dan who came with him to participate in the semi-finals.

"Why are you nervous? Cui Ze has never been cruel to me until now."

Hearing this, Shi Mingzhi's ninth section fell into silence.

"..."

Damn, that bitch is showing off again.

It seems that there is still less fighting.

Until now, no one has ever teased you.

Shi Mingzhi couldn't help but smile when he saw Ying Jie rubbing his thumbs together.

He said he was not nervous, but he was still a teenager after all, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was still nervous in this situation.

Ying Jie watched the dinner speech at the beginning of the semi-finals and took a deep breath to calm down his mood.

Not nervous, but excited.

In my previous life, even if I was number one in the overall chess and card game career, I would be elusive.

But now, Ying Jie holds the title of great chess player, and also has the right to challenge the chess master and national player.

In the World Series, Ying Jie successfully entered the quarter-finals of the Dream Lily Cup World Series and the semi-finals of the Ying's Cup.

After winning the third round of Ying's Cup, Ying Jie successfully entered the finals of the World Series.

In his previous life, Ying Jie would not have dared to think about this.

Don't talk about it, if you dare to dream this dream, Ying Jie will slap himself twice when he wakes up, saying that he doesn't deserve to dream.

At that time, he was just an older amateur watching Nicole and the others play chess in the live broadcast room, trying to understand their thinking.

But now, everything has changed.

The world championship is just around the corner.

"Now, we invite the semi-finalists of this Yingshi Cup to come on stage and take a group photo."

After hearing this, Ying Jie, who was still sighing in the audience, was patted by Shi Mingzhi and followed him onto the stage.

After shaking hands and taking photos with tomorrow's opponent Cui Ze, there were no pre-match visits arranged, so a few people went down.

"Hello, regarding this semi-final and subsequent finals, the official would like to seek the opinions of several participating players.

When you are playing, do you want to ring the bell yourself when you make your moves, or do you want the official to arrange for someone to ring the bell after you have finished your moves. "

Ying Jie and the others had just come down when a young lady with an official work badge came over and asked.

Upon hearing this, Ying Jie and Shi Mingzhi looked at each other and said in unison.

"Let's press it ourselves."

The Yingshi Cup is different from other world competitions in that time is extremely important.

Although there is enough time in theory, like other games, there is a countdown. Once the timeout is exceeded, there will be a penalty.

So every second is extra precious.

It sounds like the staff rings the bell for you after you make your move, which seems to save you time.

But in fact, every professional player, especially those who have practiced many times in the World Series, will press the clock very quickly when making moves at critical moments, even faster than the speed at which others press the bell when making moves.

Muscle memory engraved in DNA has long been formed.

The hand speed of being single for thirty years is no more than this.

Especially according to the official arrangements, some unexpected situations may happen.

If the person responsible for ringing the bell gets distracted and fails to ring the bell in time after you make a move, you will be distracted to remind him.

At that time, no more time will be wasted, and it will even disturb your own thinking of playing chess.

You know, once the idea of ​​​​playing chess at a critical moment is disturbed, at a critical point, it may be fatal.

Instead of taking all kinds of risks and worrying about everything during the game, it is better to make your own decisions just like in normal games.

"I'm sorry, I want to ask, what did they say in South Korea?"

Upon hearing this, the official staff replied: "Oh, the two Korean chess players made the same choice as you, they also pressed the bell by themselves.

Since everyone likes it so much, I guess it should be carried out normally according to your choice. "

"OK, thanks."

Hearing this, Shi Mingzhi nodded and said thanks.

Shi Mingzhi was a little worried at first, what if someone had other ideas and wanted the staff to ring the bell.

No need to think about it, the Ying Cup will definitely give priority to the suggestions of Chinese chess players.

I'm afraid that after the competition, other people will have various arguments.

Especially in South Korea, it can be said that they solicit opinions but do not implement them. It is because of this that the Korean national players will lose.

If you follow the opinions of Korean chess players, you will not lose.

Chinese chess players are unable to win.

But now that the four people are in agreement, there is nothing more to say.

There will be no troublesome arguments after the game.

On the other hand, the Korean coach looked at the two players who followed him: "There is a game tomorrow, so you must have a good rest tonight.

You just made the right choice. The right to ring the bell cannot be given to the officials. Maybe they will secretly poke you slower and deliberately delay your time.

The Chinese often do some tricks in sports competitions, so you have to be extra careful.

But I believe in you two. Remember, you are representing the country now. We have been in the cold in this year's World Series so far.

If the two of you can enter the finals together, it will mean that Korean Go proves to the world that South Korea is the real Go hegemon. "

Cui Ze and Park Zhenghuan nodded at the same time when they heard this: "We will try our best."

Ps: South Korea really thinks that China’s sports competitions will involve cheating. I remember they held a meeting some time ago and said they should be careful about the Chinese Asian Games using cheating on them, and how to deal with it...