Chapter 1140
Chapter 1140: Zhang Ye plays the second of the three most complex josekis!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
Things were in full swing online!
Zhang Ye's Great Slant Joseki had dumbfounded countless people!
"Beautiful!"
"That was so godly of Teacher Zhang!"
"This fellow has managed to pull something off again!"
"Hahaha, Peter can't react anymore!"
"This joseki probably has more than several thousand variations!"
"Peter is still thinking! Adding the time it took for its earlier moves, it has already used up half an hour of its clock. This strange joseki must not be in its database of game records!"
"Zhang Ye is amazing!"
"Take the game in one fell swoop, Teacher Zhang!"
"Who was it that said yesterday that Teacher Zhang would not be able to come up with another style?"
"Any casual move by Zhang Ye is an earth-shattering move!"
"In terms of face smacking, I have to give it to Zhang Ye!"
"Yeah, that guy's brain is totally more computerized than the computer!"
There was exhilaration all around!
Everyone could again see hope in winning a game!
Finally, Peter played. It was a very strong move!
Zhang Ye thought for two minutes before responding!
Peter slipped back into thinking mode again and played its stone after another four or so minutes!
Zhang Ye bumped on his turn!
Peter thought again for a minute before playing its stone!
A lot of people watching TV had been dazzled. It was wonderful!
Commentator Chen Ying said, "The corner of the board is seeing a heated confrontation between the two players. Neither of them can pull back now! It's just do or die from here! The number of possible variations is increasing as well. We can't figure out who has the upper hand. But if we judge by the time left on each player's clock, it's clear that Professor Zhang has used up less time. Meanwhile, Peter has spent longer thinking and has already used up a quarter of its allocated time!"
Xiang Rong 9-dan said, "If Peter does not quickly break the structure apart, it will have an even harder fight waiting. It has been mired here for too long by Professor Zhang!"
Chen Ying said, "Peter has stopped again. Let's see what kind of reply it can come up with this time….Oh, Peter has played! This is a very beautiful move!"
Peter bumped!
Just this move alone caused Zhang Ye to be relegated into a passive state!
Zhang Ye replied!
Peter attacked again!
Zhang Ye played a cut!
Peter called an atari!
After another eight moves have been exchanged, the board state in the bottom left corner drastically changed!
Xiang Rong said stonily, "Peter has broken through the structure."
Chen Ying looked disgusted!
Yu Yingyi said in surprise, "Broke through?"
Chen Ying gasped and said, "Not only has it broken through, Peter has practically surrounded the territory in this corner of the board. Professor Zhang's stones are all dead!"
"What?" Yu Yingyi said in shock.
Xiang Rong said, "This is the worst possible scenario. In localized battle, Peter has already showcased its extraordinary computational power. Today's upgraded version of Peter is obviously far superior, with many of the localized territories being handled very well and reinforcing their attacks as well. Professor Zhang has clearly suffered a huge loss over here. He had actually been trying to drag Peter into a battle, but the outcome turned out for the worst. Not only did Peter manage to get away, it even gained an advantage of more than a dozen points! It won't be easy at all for the white stones! Professor Zhang's joseki play is very strong, but Peter's computational ability is even better!"
Over a dozen points?
Gaining an advantage of two or three points in the opening was already considered very advantageous and rare. But in just a short time, he was already behind by over a dozen points? All of the white stones in the corner were as good as dead?
The Qiyuan's people all looked as pale as sheets!
Hu Liang cried out, "We're done for!"
Xu Han said bitterly, "The gap has opened up!"
"How can he still play like this?" Li Yi 9-dan was sweating in worry for Zhang Ye.
Wu Changhe said angrily, "I said that we couldn't let the kid try out those tricks of his! But he still didn't pay heed to my advice!"
"What do we do now?"
"He's behind by too much. How can he catch up?"
"An upgraded Peter is really this strong? If it were before, even if it could manage to break through the structure, it would not be possible for it to grab an advantage of over a dozen points in such a complex board state!"
When the Americans saw that state of the board, they heaved a sigh of relief and looked relieved. Although it had taken some time, which was not to their expectations, the end result was something they were willing to accept. Peter had gained an absolute advantage, and it was still just the opening!
The American representative looked over to Zhang Ye, who was seated not too far away, and thought to himself, Now you know just how strong Peter is after getting an upgrade? No matter what moves you try today, no matter what kind of new playstyles you come up with, Peter can analyze all of them and not get led by the nose!
It would only get simpler from here!
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