Jimu News reporter Deng Pengwei
On February 23, Beijing time, the fifth game (the 14th game in total) of the Shanghai Station of the 25th Nongshim Cup Three Kingdoms Go Tournament (hereinafter referred to as the Three Kingdoms Tournament) was held at the Shanghai Hotel. , the Chinese team leader Gu Zihao lost to the Korean team leader Shin Jin-soo in the 9th dan with 249 hands. Shin Jin-seok not only won 6 consecutive victories in this Nongshim Cup, but also achieved 16 consecutive victories across the seasons, helping the Korean team win four consecutive championships.
South Korean chess player Shin Jin-seok
After the Chinese team's pioneer Sher Hao achieved a wave of seven consecutive victories, the Chinese team still had four generals Zhao Chenyu, Ke Jie, Ding Hao and Gu Zihao in the final stage of the game. After the Japanese team was eliminated early, South Korea only had Shin Jin-seok as a "bare commander", and the situation became 4 vs. 1, which was in favor of the Chinese team. But in the end, no one expected that Shen Zhenzhen "skewered" the Chinese team and completed an almost impossible task.
What is even more disappointing is that Shen Zhenzhen won the match with Zhao Chenyu, Ke Jie, and Ding Hao without exerting much effort, except that Gu Zihao still had a fight with Shen Zhenzhen in the last game. , the other three people known as "China's Thickness" are no longer Xiaoshen's opponents. In particular, Ke Jie, the former "No. 1 player in Chinese Go", completely lost his former agility in this game with Xiao Shen. He was at a disadvantage and had almost no struggle.
Is Xiao Shen a genius? From the perspective of Go, he is indeed a genius, but there are more geniuses like this in China. Ke Jie was hailed as a genius when he first debuted, but after winning 8 world championships, this genius put more energy into After university studies, the Internet and social media, Ke Jie, who appeared at the Three Kingdoms Arena this time, had yellow hair and looked fashionable. However, this appearance was unanimously "disdained" by chess fans: He did not focus on chess. What's the use of playing these "flower activities"? !
Xiao Shen is a genius, but he is more diligent. According to Korean media, although Xiao Shen has now become the "first person in the world", he spends more than 8 hours a day playing chess. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain that today, when modern AI technology is widely used, Xiao Shen spends more than 8 hours on chess every day. Shen Neng beat many top players in China within 100 or even 50 hands. We can't find any other explanation except hard work.
In the world of Go, South Korea has always been known for its "sharpness". After Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol, Shin Jin-soo rose again and single-handedly defended the dignity of Korean Go, and Go happens to be a "solo" sport. In a competition like the ring competition, large numbers of people are of little use. Lee Chang-ho before and Xiao Shen now have proven this.
Many years ago, Nie Weiping pointed out that we should pay attention to Shen Zhenzhen. At that time, many people disagreed. Until today, Xiao Shen has made us suffer the bitter pill again. In Chinese Go, we can only calm down, explore the advantages of our team, and find ways to defeat the enemy as soon as possible; and for each of our national players, we must spend more time on the main business of Go in order to complete the sniper attack on Xiao Shen. There is no other way.
(Picture source: Xinhua News Agency)
(Source: Jimu News)
