A Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens-like Press

"That's amazing..."

Someone couldn't help but shake their head and sigh, feeling an immense gap.

"That high school student named Yu Shao is a bit unbelievable. Is he really not from a training hall?"

"Yeah, at his age, to play like this... if you told me he had no professional training, I really wouldn't believe it. This Tenuki move, his calculation is too deep, his overall board vision is too good!"

"But didn't Little Zheng also not go to a training hall?"

"That's different. Little Zheng has been playing since he was a child and often participates in competitions, so he's already honed his skills. If Little Zheng hadn't wanted to aim for professional status in university, he probably would have turned pro by now, right?"

"If that kid really had no professional training before, then calling him a genius might not even be enough, right?"

The people around chattered amongst themselves. Xu Ziqin gazed at the Go board, her expression unreadable.

"A Professional Go Player..."

Just then, Yu Shao placed another stone.

Tap.

The sound of the stone landing was like that of metal striking stone.

Fourth column, eleventh row, Press!

"He chose to Press here?"

Xu Ziqin was slightly taken aback.

At this moment, everyone else also noticed the Press move, and they were all a bit surprised.

"He actually chose to Press? Instead of Contact Play to attack directly, he's just observing silently?"

"It's a probing move, he wants to see how Black responds? But isn't this a bit slow?"

The crowd began to discuss animatedly.

Zheng Qin's eyes narrowed as he looked at the Press move. After a moment of thought, he finally placed his stone again.

Fifth column, twelfth row, Cut!

Yu Shao lowered his gaze and placed another stone.

Eighth column, sixth row, Point!

"Point. Is he going to Stretch next?"

Zheng Qin's first reaction to this move was to Stretch, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

"No, if I Stretch, and White retreats with a Connect, I'll just have to Connect back. Then the situation will be too unpredictable. If he's calculated something I haven't seen, I could easily be exploited."

"Without a doubt, he... has that ability!"

"Then, the only option is Small jump."

"If he Charges and Cuts directly, I can directly invade White's left wing. Then it will be a race, with both sides attacking one wing, a battle of speed!"

"Even if my Black stones on the right wing are invaded, I'll get compensation on the right side, and the situation will still be balanced!"

After a long period of thought, Zheng Qin finally placed his stone again.

Ninth column, thirteenth row, Small jump!

Yu Shao seemed to have anticipated this. The moment Zheng Qin placed his stone, he immediately followed up.

Eighth column, tenth row, Jump!

"Jump?!"

Seeing this move, Zheng Qin's pupils contracted sharply, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn't believe it.

The White stone wasn't placed where he had expected, but chose to Jump into a position he had never considered!

The onlookers also couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the Jump.

"He jumped out?"

"White has already sacrificed stones. What he needs to do now is attack, otherwise, he'll only be defeated!"

"But if he wants to attack Black, then choosing Press here would be the most reasonable move, yet he chose... to Jump out?"

Someone looked utterly bewildered.

"He's not only trying to attack Black's right wing, but also trying to build territory. How is that possible? That's too greedy!"

"That kid's mind is clouded by White's current offensive pressure. He's too greedy! Does he think he can gain territory by relying on local initiative?!"

Staring at the Jump move, Zheng Qin fell into a long thinking process.

One minute...

Two minutes...

Time ticked by.

Finally, after five minutes had passed, Zheng Qin looked up at Yu Shao before reaching into the stone box again.

He took out a stone and placed it down!

Snap!

Eight columns, eleven rows, Contact Play!

"It blocked the direction of the White Stone's Press, and the Black Stone is also preparing to attack!"

The surrounding crowd couldn't help but hold their breath.

Everyone realized that the game had reached the most intense and complex attack and kill phase. Both sides were attacking one flank; it was either life or death!

Yu Shao placed a stone.

Six columns, twelve rows, Large Flying!

Zheng Qin also immediately placed a stone.

Seven columns, fifteen rows, Cut!

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

The chess room was silent, with only the sound of stones being placed echoing!

The two sides had already engaged in a fierce battle. The board was so complex and tense that everyone was afraid to breathe. They could only keep deducing the game in their minds to barely keep up with the players' thoughts.

However, even so, many of the Black and White moves were incomprehensible at first glance. It was only as the game progressed to a certain point that people suddenly understood.

But as stones continued to be placed, the onlookers' brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

The White Stone had sacrificed stones to gain influence. Originally, it should have held the initiative on the left flank, but that White move of jumping was truly a case of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," causing the Black Stone's formation to become thicker and thicker.

At first, they thought the White Stone might have a brilliant move, but now it seemed like the White Stone had no tricks up its sleeve!

In contrast, the Black Stone's formation was clearly becoming more and more impregnable!

Tap.

Just then, another crisp sound of a stone being placed rang out.

The White Stone landed on eight columns, six rows.

"Playing here?"

"What does that mean?"

The entire venue fell silent for a moment, everyone somewhat confused, not understanding why the White Stone had suddenly played there.

But as they frowned and re-examined the board, they suddenly discovered a fact that sent a chill down their spines!

"Wh-what's going on?!"

Someone's eyes widened, and they couldn't help but exclaim. They looked as if they had seen a ghost, no longer able to control their volume: "The Black Stone... how did the Black Stone's formation suddenly crack!"

"Impossible! How could something like this happen? Didn't the Black Stone clearly still—"

He stopped halfway through, his eyes fixed on another White Stone on the board.

That move, he had previously thought it was just a probing move.

Four columns, eleven rows, Press.

Others also realized the problem and looked towards the White Stone at four columns, eleven rows.

That White Stone, at this moment, shone like a star!

This move of Press, in conjunction with the previous move at eight columns, six rows, actually formed a kind of echo, cutting off the Black Stone from the perspective of influence!

Even Xu Ziqin, who had remained calm, couldn't help but show a look of shock as she gazed at the Press at four columns, eleven rows!

"It started from that moment..."

A middle-aged man in a jacket stared blankly at the board, his mouth dry.

In this instant, he seemed to understand something.

"Wrong, it was all wrong!"

"That child, the Tenuki wasn't to make the Shicho more advantageous. Because even if White played Tenuki, as long as Black noticed and followed up, White's plan would be doomed to fail!"

"The only reason White chose Tenuki was... was simply because he was certain that Black had no severe moves that could immediately inflict devastating damage on White!"

"That's why he chose Tenuki. He played Tenuki, just expecting the game to develop new variations before making a decision!"

"New variations indeed appeared later in the game, and he chose to Press at that step... because he calculated that after more than ten moves, he could play at eight columns, six rows, to respond to Black's Pincer!"

"He avoided the variations of the Shicho, and used Tenuki to provide an answer that was originally impossible!"

"This is truly... a fantastical way of playing!"

The entire venue fell silent.

At this moment, they finally understood why, after Black's Small Jump, White had chosen to Jump.

Because...

If they had known that Black would inevitably crack later, White would definitely have to rely on local sente to gain territory!

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