At night.
"The Americans are too arrogant!"
"Damn, they're still saying that Teacher Zhang is only so-so?"
"You guys just don't know when Zhang Ye was awesome!"
"When Teacher Zhang went on a rampage, wasn't he even more awesome than you guys?"
"Didn't he just beat Teacher Zhang in a game of Go! What's so great about that! Don't you people know what your surnames are? If you're so capable, then compete in something else! Teacher Zhang was never a professional Go player to begin with! "
"That's right!"
"Do you dare to compete in math?"
"Do you dare to compete in calligraphy?"
"Do you dare to compete in flying a plane?"
"Face-smacking Zhang will crush you in every way! Fuck! "
The outside world was abuzz with heated discussions. The news was also filled with these comments.
Some people were angered by the foreigners and were cheering for Zhang Ye.
Some people were still pessimistic. After all, no matter what the reason was, Zhang Ye had indeed lost the first game.
…
At home.
Zhang Ye ate three bowls of rice in a row that night.
His father said, "Eat more and replenish your energy!"
His mother said, "Right, let's fight it out with it tomorrow!"
His eldest younger sister picked some food for him. "Brother, eat more meat."
"OK." Zhang Ye did not reject any of it.
His fighting spirit had been rekindled. Wasn't it just a crappy computer? He had always believed that this was something created by humans. No matter what, a computer could not possibly have the intelligence of a human. Even if it had the advantage in all aspects, such as having computing and analytical abilities that humans could not achieve, it would definitely have a weakness. What he needed to do now was to find out where PeterGo's weakness was so that he could win the game tomorrow. He could not afford to lose again. At the very least, he had to level the score tomorrow to have a chance of winning!
Weakness?
Where was it?
Where was it?
After dinner, some of his friends called him.
Yao Jiancai: "Zhang 'er, beat it!"
Zhang Ye: "I know."
Yao Jiancai: "You can do it, we're all watching you!"
Some of his friends advised him to just forfeit, saying that since Zhang Ye was not a member of the Go world, it wouldn't be shameful even if he lost. It was already heaven-defying for him to be able to play against PeterGo this well!
But Zhang Ye did not say anything!
Forfeit? That word did not exist in his dictionary!
Back in his room, Zhang Ye turned on his computer and started to study the game he had played with the AI today. From start to finish, he replayed the game three times! Now, it seemed that there were a few flaws in the way he handled the situation. There should be a better way to deal with it. Of course, this was all after the fact. It was useless to say anything. In that kind of tense atmosphere, it was impossible for a person to be flawless.
Speaking of which, there was no such thing as a flawless plan in Go. The game was too complicated. Sometimes, you might think that a move was very good and that everything had been accounted for, but after a dozen moves on the board, this move might become useless and become a hidden move. Conversely, you might make a bad move, but after the mid-game, you might suddenly realize that this move had played a decisive role in the overall situation and was a good move. All of these were possible, and this was determined by the complexity of Go!
They studied it for a full two hours.
The more they analyzed it, the more they could not find a weakness. Almost every move that Peter made was pressuring Zhang Ye. It always had a slight advantage in the overall situation and was always able to beat Zhang Ye by a step. The only exception was a move that happened not too long after the game started. That was the only time that Zhang Ye was able to suppress PeterGo. As such, Zhang Ye kept watching this move over and over again for a long time.
Why did it take the lead here?
Why did Peter not manage to predict this move?
The more Zhang Ye thought about it, the more puzzled he became. Logically speaking, this shouldn't have happened. The AI's computing power was so strong that it could predict so many moves later on, so it shouldn't have been unable to predict this move, right?
Zhang Ye's keen intuition told him that the breakthrough point was here!
After some thought, Zhang Ye called Wu Changhe's house.
Li Qinqin answered the call. "Hello?"
"Auntie, it's Little Zhang." Zhang Ye said, "Is Uncle home?"
Li Qinqin said, "He's here. I'll get him for you."
A moment later, Wu Changhe's voice rang out. "What is it?"
Zhang Ye immediately said, "Uncle, there's something. I just analyzed the game. Peter and I made a 'flying' move in the opening corner. Do you know about that?"
When Wu Changhe heard that it was a serious matter, he did not get impatient with Zhang Ye for once. "I know. That move was the only move that you had the advantage in. Peter did not manage to predict it either."
Zhang Ye asked, "Why couldn't it tell?"
"Why?" Wu Changhe was taken aback. "Actually, none of us could have predicted this move of yours. Your first few moves were very deviated. Actually, it was only after you made that 'flying' move that we understood what your previous moves meant. No one has ever used such a non-deterministic move before, so even Peter fell for it. It probably did not expect that you would attack that way either. That move of yours was considered a surprise move that won the game."
"No one has ever used it before?"
"Yeah."
"Are you sure?"
"I've played Go for so many years, so of course I'm sure."
Non-joseki?
How was that possible!
After hanging up, Zhang Ye immediately browsed through a lot of Go records online. Indeed, none of them had a similar joseki! As everyone knew, there were many josekis and mnemonics for Go. There were too many of them, and they had all been summarized and analyzed by everyone. When Wu Changhe said that none of them had seen the josekis that Zhang Ye had played before, Zhang Ye was very shocked. That was because this josekis was a very common one in Zhang Ye's previous world. If he remembered correctly, it should have been first played by a Go master in the 90s. After so many years of trial and error, it had long since become a fixed pattern.
But in this world, no one had actually seen it before?
And because there was no data on this, PeterGo could not calculate it either?
After being stunned for a few seconds, Zhang Ye slammed the table and stood up!
I know it!
I know Peter's weakness now!
Zhang Ye threw his head back and laughed. "Hahahahaha!"
His mother opened the door and came in. "What are you doing? Are you crazy? "
Zhang Ye immediately got dressed. "Mom, I can't talk anymore. I'm going out for a bit!"
Zhang Ye got into his car and headed straight for China Qiyuan.
Why was he going there? Because this was the place with the most comprehensive information on Go!
…
At the Qiyuan.
It was already past 9 PM.
Compared to the liveliness of the day, the Qiyuan at night was a little quiet. Many of the lights were turned off!
When Zhang Ye arrived, there were only a few staff members on duty at the Qiyuan. When they saw that it was Zhang Ye, they opened the door for him. He quickly walked over to the Go hall and pushed open the door!
There were actually still people inside who had not left yet.
They were Chen Ying 7-dan, Xu Han 8-dan, and five other professional Go players. They were gathered there and seemed to be discussing the game between Zhang Ye and Peter today.
Xu Han said, "He's too strong."
Chen Ying said, "How can he win like that?"
When they heard the voices behind them, they all turned around.
"Eh?"
"Professor Zhang?"
"What are you doing here?"
The few of them were taken aback.
Zhang Ye immediately said loudly, "Quick, help me out! I need all the information on the past games of the professional Go players in this world and all the josekis! "
Xu Han was stunned. "All the games? All the josekis? "
Chen Ying said in a daze, "What are you trying to do?"
A 5-dan player said, "All the games? That would require hundreds of thousands to millions of games! "
"I want to learn! Quickly help me out! "Zhang Ye said as he looked around." Where's the reference room? Hurry up, bros! It's too late! "
The few of them were even more stunned!
Learn?
Learn now?
Damn, that's already too late! You're only playing the second game tomorrow! Even if others were to cram at the last minute, they wouldn't do it like you!
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