Chapter 1030: Xu Xiaoguang's girlfriend

The layout phase of the two's game gradually ended, and they entered the middle game. In this game, Hou Guangbi had basically occupied all four corners. The key to victory or defeat currently lay in whether the large pattern Su Xinghui built from the lower left to the center could successfully become territory. If it successfully became territory, he would win; if this large pattern was successfully invaded by Hou Guangbi, then Su Xinghui would lose.

This is the reason for the golden rule in Go—"Golden corners, silver sides, grass belly." To form territory in the corner, it takes the fewest moves because the corner has two sides of the board, while on the side, there is only one side, and forming territory takes slightly more moves.

And in the center, there is no side to rely on, which takes the most moves, and the loopholes are also the largest. If the chess skill is insufficient, it is easy to be broken through by the opponent. Once broken through, all previous efforts are wasted. No matter how grand the pattern you build is, it is in vain.

From the middle game on, both sides launched a fierce battle. Although Hou Guangbi was already a seventy-year-old man, the nature of ginger and cinnamon is that they get spicier with age; his chess style was very fierce, and he did not give an inch.

Finally, the game evolved into a question of the life and death of a large dragon that Hou Guangbi had invaded into Su Xinghui's large center pattern. Once this large dragon lived, Su Xinghui would lose; once the large dragon was killed, Su Xinghui's chances of winning would be very high.

Hou Dajun watched from the side without even blinking. His hands were clenched into fists in tension. The battle was too fierce, and who would win or lose was not yet known.

When the game reached the 224th move, Hou Guangbi was old after all. He had a soft move, and there was a mistake in the order of play. As a result, the large dragon only formed one eye, and this large dragon died in anger.

Hou Guangbi smiled, "I am old after all, and I still misread a move."

Su Xinghui said, "You haven't lost yet. If the endgame is played well, there is still a chance to win."

Hou Guangbi nodded, "Yes."

Hou Guangbi gathered his spirits and continued the endgame. The current situation was that the middle game had just ended, and there were still many large endgame moves on the board. Some of the large endgame moves were worth more than a dozen points. Of course, which endgame move was the most valuable depended on one's own accurate judgment.

Su Xinghui's judgment was very precise, and his endgame sequence was flawless. Finally, Hou Guangbi saw that the gap on the board was too large, threw the chess pieces in his hand onto the board, and said, "Fine, I lost." ===== CHAPTER 1032 =====