The white stones had firmly established themselves in the central area of the board!
This magnificent battle of sacrifice stones, spanning over thirty moves, finally concluded with white and black stones standing in balanced opposition at the center!
Everyone stared at the board in awe, their eyes fixed on this unbelievable reversal of fortunes!
From initially having no chance to enter the center, to the massive sacrifice, then transforming to dominate the central plains and achieving balanced opposition against the black stones - the board had undergone a breathtaking upheaval!
Using sacrifices to gain influence and create transformations wasn't unheard of—it was actually quite common—but no one had ever witnessed such a grand sacrifice played out over thirty moves before reaching resolution!
In the Go room.
Yu Shao continuously calculated variations of the ongoing ga in his mind.
"Ultimately, the white stones have successfully ford their frawork."
Facing Su Yiming's dazzling performance, even as his opponent, Yu Shao couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
He had played his strongest move, yet Su Yiming's responses were flawless, each move exquisitely crafted, demonstrating miraculous control over the ga's equilibrium!
To say Yu Shao's heart remained completely calm would be impossible.
"If I play the diagonal move next, it would be solid but sowhat slow. If white forcefully cuts my path and presses with influence, my black stones might be caught in a dilemma!"
Yu Shao studied the board before him, his mind attempting to calculate life and death for both sides.
"If I play the tiger's mouth to test white's response and wait for developnts, white might employ the aggressive tactic of creating a ko. The position would beco complex, but my ko threats aren't sufficient."
"Or perhaps—"
Yu Shao's gaze settled on a particular point on the board. Finally, he reached into the stone container, picked up a black stone between his fingers, and swiftly placed it!
"To strongly kill white's vital stones, I must strike like a raging tidal wave into white's still-unstable formation!"
Clack!
Column 14, row 8 - the invasion!
Seeing this shoulder hit from white, Su Yiming's expression grew more solemn as he calmly assessed the position.
A ntal board seed to materialize in his mind too, where stones kept appearing one after another—just like Yu Shao, he was calculating life and death for both sides!
Or perhaps, the true battlefield between them wasn't this physical board before them, but the invisible one existing solely within their minds!
"He's identified the instability in my white formation, wanting to cut my vital stones and threaten my group's life."
"If I simply bend here, he might connect... Black would then form impregnable mountains, solidifying his position and prolonging the battle..."
"No, that's wrong. He... wouldn't play like that!"
Su Yiming stared at the board, his eyes darkening as he imdiately dismissed that fleeting thought.
"Others might safely connect, but he definitely wouldn't!"
"That area still has weaknesses in white's thickness. With my understanding of thickness, I can exploit it through reduction and engage him in central fighting!"
"Although my white stones have footholds in the center, they're still few in number with unstable foundations. If we truly enter mortal combat, the situation may not develop as I wish!"
Finally, Zhang Dongchen reached into the stone container again, picked up a white stone between his fingers, and swiftly placed it!
"Then I'll simply jump away, luring him into my trap!"
Clack!
Column 12, row 5 - the jump!
"He jumped away!"
Facing this black move, Yu Shao's expression unconsciously grew more solemn.
This move appeared slow but was actually an insightful response that saw through his intentions. If he continued attacking as before, the situation would change dramatically—white might counter-encircle black, reversing their positions!
"At first glance, the poke seems good—directly reducing black's eye potential. But upon reflection, the poke has hidden flaws. If white sacrifices another isolated group later, black could end up full of weaknesses!"
Yu Shao kept calculating subsequent variations in his mind.
If others knew what Yu Shao was considering, they'd be utterly shocked—even the variations he dismissed were moves they couldn't conceive of, moves they'd consider brilliant!
An intangible pressure seed to surge toward Yu Shao from across the board.
Every move was deeply calculated, every placent brimming with mysteries. This midga fighting spirit and skill surpassed any opponent Yu Shao had faced in his past life!
"It seems I must cut off his escape route to test his response!"
After a mont, Yu Shao finally picked up a stone from the container and imdiately placed it!
On the other side, Su Yiming quickly picked up a stone too, following black's move.
Clack!
Clack!
Clack!
Stones alternated on the board, each move brimming with killing intent. Black and white intertwined like clashing swords, sparks flying from their collisions!
Nearby, the female recorder and two referees felt their hearts pounding violently. They nervously watched the board, witnessing this intense central battle!
Now, black and white had each established influence in the center like yin and yang—equally matched. Precisely because both had ford their fraworks, the scale of this life-and-death struggle was terrifying!
"Gulp."
A referee swallowed dryly, his throat parched as he watched this world-shaking killing ga with trepidation.
"Three hundred points..."
He was profoundly shocked by the scale of this fight.
Normally, seventy or eighty-point fights were already considered large. Hundred-point fights were extrely intense. Two-hundred-point fights were exceptionally rare!
But this ga—rough ntal calculation showed it was an astonishing three-hundred-point world-shaking killing ga! Just the number "three hundred" was enough to make one's scalp tingle!
At that mont, Yu Shao picked up another black stone.
The next instant, the stone lightly touched the board.
Clack!
Column 5, row 17 - the tiger's mouth!
"Tiger's mouth!"
Seeing this move, a referee's face montarily showed surprise.
"Black didn't use the diagonal move to reinforce here, but chose the tiger's mouth instead..."
Suddenly, he seed to realize sothing, his mouth falling slightly open!
"The tiger's mouth still threatens white's lower side territory!"
The female recorder also appeared to notice this. After a long pause, she licked her dry lips and finally moved her mouse to record the move on the ga record.
Su Yiming quickly picked up a black stone and swiftly placed it.
Clack!
Column 5, row 18 - the high approach!
"Click!"
Stones clattered in the container again!
Yu Shao's fingers held a black stone as it slowly descended onto the board!
Clack!
Column 6, row 18 - the block!
"He's truly infiltrating the side territory!"
Seeing this move, the female recorder took a deep breath—her earlier speculation was now confird!
......
.......
"Yu Shao is directly infiltrating the side territory!"
In the broadcast room, Zhu Huai'an's expression turned more severe as he spoke without turning his head: "He's not attacking recklessly but using infiltration to observe white's responses!"
"This is a full three-hundred-point fight."
Zhang Dongchen beside him took a deep breath. Even he was deeply shocked watching this three-hundred-point battle. He said solemnly: "But this kind of infiltration affects everything—it's even more difficult than straightforward attacking!"
On the large screen, black and white stones kept alternating.
Both sides played rapidly. The comntators Zhu Huai'an and Zhang Dongchen couldn't even explain each move before the next was played!
They could only stare intently at the large screen behind them, waiting for when one side paused for long consideration to explain the position to viewers.
But this long pause never ca!
As stones kept appearing, Zhu Huai'an and Zhang Dongchen's expressions grew increasingly solemn—even severe—as they sensed the world-shaking killing intent on the board!
The entire board was in upheaval!
Clack!
Finally, another black stone appeared on the large screen!
Column 10, row 6 - the cut!
"Black launches his all-out attack!"
Seeing this move, Zhu Huai'an's eyes sharpened as he said gravely: "This deep central move aims to violently destroy white's frawork!"
Earlier, white had staged a stunning performance that overturned the board's evaluation. Now, black—after patiently infiltrating and accumulating strength—finally revealed his dagger and launched the general offensive!
Black, column 10, row 10 - the approach!
White, column 8, row 13 - the connection!
Black, column 14, row 18 - the atari!
White, column 14, row 19 - the connection!
...
Black and white kept alternating. Zhang Dongchen and Zhu Huai'an, one holding black and the other white, continuously placed stones on the demonstration board following the ga.
"The position grows increasingly complex. Black's attack is extrely fierce, but white counters exquisitely, quietly dissolving black's offensive!"
Zhang Dongchen said while placing stones: "Facing white's shoulder hit here, black didn't reinforce but ignored the attacked isolated stones to boldly jump out—such astonishing courage!" Content originally cos from novᴇlfire
"Only after Su Yiming played this small knight's approach do we realize—had white not approached earlier but solidly reinforced with the diagonal move, black still had ans to continue attacking!"
Zhu Huai'an demonstrated another variation, adding seriously: "If Yu Shao attacks here, white's seemingly impregnable formation suddenly becos very heavy!"
"Because it's too solid, too flawless, it becos heavy, affecting each move's efficiency."
Zhang Dongchen nodded and continued: "That's why Su Yiming chose the small knight's approach."
Just then, another black stone appeared on the large screen.
Zhu Huai'an glanced at it and imdiately placed a black stone on the demonstration board, saying gravely: "However, black's response is also strong!"
"Directly throwing a stone into the tiger's mouth..."
Seeing Yu Shao's move, Zhang Dongchen couldn't help but exhale slowly.
"Indeed."
Zhu Huai'an nodded, focusing on the demonstration board: "He's forcing white to tighten liberties. Though sacrificing a stone, white's eye potential decreases, creating new dangers!"
Zhang Dongchen picked up a white stone and placed it on the board: "This move is strong, but white must also see this bending move!"
As Zhang Dongchen spoke, a white stone appeared on the large screen.
Column 8, row 13 - the bend!
Exactly as predicted!
Zhu Huai'an stood before the demonstration board, his expression severe: "White refuses to follow black's rhythm, directly biting black's isolated stones—eting force with force!"
Everyone watched the ga with intense focus. Previously unclear aspects now beca understandable through Zhu Huai'an and Zhang Dongchen's comntary, allowing them to appreciate how breathtaking this fight truly was!
"This... still hasn't broken through white?"
"Not only that—white even shows counterattacking signs!"
"Too magnificent!"
All involuntarily held their breaths, captivated by the intense confrontation and awed by both sides' brilliant moves!
The three-hundred-point world-shaking killing ga they'd created grew increasingly fierce. Each stone placed seed stained with blood!
Black's storm-like offensive had reached peak intensity, creating trendous pressure just to watch. The overwhelming formation crashing down was like a roc turning the heavens!
After all, black had long established massive presence in the center. Now striking, it carried the montum of dark clouds threatening to crush the city!
Everyone asked themselves: if it were , how long could I hold?
Probably would have collapsed long ago!
Yet astonishingly, despite such pressure, white—having gained central footholds through sacrifices with still-unstable foundations—miraculously held on through each exquisite move!
Like a single person holding up the collapsing sky—it inspired awe!
Finally, another white stone descended under the world's gaze.
Clack!
Column 16, row 7 - the diagonal move!
The world seed to grow quieter.
Everyone understood what this move ant.
"Too bad."
Soone couldn't help but sigh.
"Though the situation is balanced, white sacrificed to enter the center with unstable foundations—the perfect ti to attack white. Yet it wasn't conquered."
"Now white has completely solidified. The offensive-defensive balance is about to shift."
"It's not that Yu Shao played poorly—it's that white played too brilliantly here, step by step dismantling black's offensive with wonderful moves."
"White's formation is now nearly impregnable. Next, if white attacks black, black must survive to the endga for a chance. But this... will be very difficult, no?"
In the live stream, comnts flew by as viewers felt mixed emotions.
In the Go room.
Yu Shao calmly studied the board, not placing a stone for a long ti.
He knew conventional wisdom said white's formation was now unshakable. Once offense and defense reversed, black—having lost the initiative—would face the bitter consequences of weaknesses created during the fierce attack.
This was even more dire than white's earlier predicant—a thousand, ten thousand tis worse.
Or perhaps, already a hopeless position.
"But..."
Yu Shao's mind recalled Su Yiming's words to him before:
"Not seeking fa for eternity, but striving for achievent in this lifeti!"
Perhaps now was the ti to realize those words!
Yu Shao's right hand finally reached into the stone container.
Stones clacked against each other.
His fingertips picked up a stone.
The next mont!
The stone descended!
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