Special correspondent Guca reported on the 26th LG Cup final three pieces of chess, Shen Zhenchen nine dan two consecutive cities, 2-0 defeat of Chinese chess player Yang Dingxin jiudan, in the world championship triple crown at the same time, but also achieved a 21-game winning streak against Chinese players.
Shen Zhenchen last lost to Chinese chess players on June 7, 2021, the sixth round of the Chinese Weijia League, Shen Zhenchen lost to Qi Yuting Jiudan, plus the previous third round of defeat to Ke Jie Jiudan, the fifth round lost to Ding Hao jiudan, the first six rounds 3 wins and 3 losses, the performance was mediocre, but on June 8, Shen Zhenchen became undefeated after reversing the defeat of Yang Dingxin Jiudan in the seventh round of the Weijia League, and then remained unbeaten against Chinese chess players, reaching 21 consecutive wins at the end of the second set of this LG Cup final.
In this round of 21 consecutive wins, the statistics are all official matches, so the results of the TWT Tencent Go Championship final three chess are not included. Otherwise, Shin's winning streak ended on January 2, 2022.
Over the past eight months, Shen Zhenchen's victories over Chinese chess players include Ke Jie, Ding Hao, Gu Zihao, Yang Dingxin, Mi Yuting, Fan Tingyu, who are ranked high in the rankings, as well as new talents such as Jin Yucheng, who have almost won Chinese masters over and over again, compared with the consecutive victories of Li Changhao and Li Shishi against Chinese chess players in a certain period of that year.
Shen Zhenchen's 21-game winning streak:
1, On June 8, 2021, the 7th round of the 2021 China Siege, the black 3/4 sub-victory over Yang Dingxin
2, June 11, 2021, 2021 China Siege A Round 9, the black mid-set victory over Ding Shixiong
3, June 12, 2021, 2021 China Weijia Round 10, the white mid-set victory over Tong Mengcheng
4, On September 13, 2021, the first set of the 13th Chunlan Cup final, Zhibai defeated Tang Weixing by 1/4
5, September 15, 2021, the second set of the 13th Chunlan Cup final, the black mid-set defeated Tang Weixing
6, September 25, 2021, 2021 China Siege A Round 11, the black mid-game victory over Jiang Weijie
7, September 26, 2021, 2021 China Siege A Round 12, the white mid-game victory over Guo Xinyi
8, September 28, 2021, 2021 China Siege A Round 13, the black mid-set victory over Hu Yuhan
9, September 29, 2021, 2021 China Weijia Round 14, the white mid-set victory over Xu Jiayang
10, September 30, 2021, 2021 China Weijia Round 15, the black mid-set victory over Tao Xinran
11, On October 20, 2021, the 26th Samsung Cup round of 32, the white mid-set defeated Shelho
12, On October 23, 2021, the 26th Samsung Cup Round of 16, the white mid-set defeated Fan Tingyu
13, On October 28, 2021, the semi-finals of the 26th Samsung Cup, the black mid-game victory over Yang Dingxin
14, On November 10, 2021, the semi-finals of the 26th LG Cup, The White 3-eye victory over Ke Jie
15, On December 11, 2021, the semi-finals of the 7th National Hand Mountain Cup, the white mid-game victory over Xu Jiayang
16, January 16, 2022, 2021 China Weijia Playoffs Third Round 1, 1st Round, defeated Zhao Chenyu in the black mid-set
17, January 17, 2022, 2021 China Weijia Playoffs Round 3, Round 2, 2nd Round, defeated Mi Yuting in the middle of the white set
18, January 19, 2022, the first leg of the 2021 China Weijia Finals, Zhibai 1 and 1/4 son defeated Jin Yucheng
19, January 20, 2022, the 2021 China Weijia Finals Round 2, the white mid-game victory over Ding Hao
20, On February 7, 2022, the 1st game of the 26th LG Cup final, he defeated Yang Dingxin in the middle of the game
21, On February 9, 2022, the 26th LG Cup final, in the second set, the black mid-game defeated Yang Dingxin
However, it is completely impossible to say that Shin Zhenchen has reached the same dominance as Lee Chang-ho and Lee Sedol did. First, the heyday of today's professional masters is far less than in the past, Cao Xuanxuan nine dan, Lin Haifeng nine dan, Dazhu hero nine dan, Zhao Zhixun nine dan these veteran super first-class masters can still win the world championship at the age of 50 or so, where is the possibility today? Chess players are veterans in their 30s and are simply unable to compete with young players. Lee Chang-ho Jiudan was crowned the Toyo Securities Cup in 1992 at the age of 16 until he reached the summit of the Chunlan Cup in 2005, a heyday for 13 years; Lee Sedol Jiudan won the Fujitsu Cup for the first time in 2002, and won the Samsung Cup in 2012, peaking for 10 years. But now, because young chess players debut too quickly, the intensity of the upward rush is not comparable to the past, and the peak period of the masters is constantly shortening. In 2020, Shen Zhenchen won the first crown at the age of 20, with his current average frequency of two crowns a year, to reach Lee Sedol's 14 crowns and Lee Chang-ho's 17 crowns, it will take at least 7 years and 9 years, and in 2027 or even 2029, Shen Zhenchen is still a front-line leader, who dares to imagine?
In terms of time dimension, Shin Zhenchen did not reach the height of the second Li; the strength was the same, Lee Chang-ho was invincible in the chess world at his peak, and the masters of the same era were all runners; Lee Sedol had few opponents from 2002 to 2006, until the 2005 LG Cup semi-final was defeated by the "enemy of life" Gu Li Jiudan, the chess world ushered in the era of twin peaks.
Shen Zhenchen's 21 consecutive wins against Chinese chess players are all carried out on the Internet, which must have factors that he is used to and good at online games, but the advantages in this regard have greatly discounted Wang Xinghao's sixth dan and Jin Yucheng's fourth dan after 04, who grew up in the network game, and Shen Zhenchen's age advantage has been challenged and has been shaken.
Shen Zhenchen is known as "Shengong Intelligence", and his ability to understand AI is extraordinary, accompanied by long-term perseverance and perseverance, which is the biggest beneficiary of AI. However, in the ERA of AI, there are no secrets to go technology, and the advantages of innate elements such as talent have been weakened, and super geniuses like Wu Qingyuan and Cao Xuanxuan no longer have any advantages in the face of high technology. Therefore, the competition between masters is how to skillfully understand AI, and how to be immovable in the big victory and defeat. Shin Jin-chan has been devastated in the 2016 LG Cup semi-finals, the 2018 Tianfu Cup, the 2019 Lark Cup and other major wars, wasting the special Peisheng treatment given to him by the Korean Chess Academy again and again, and has also been ridiculed and laughed at again and again, but what is rare is that he insisted on using AI training in adversity, and also trained a big heart of victory and defeat.
Even so, because of the gradual approach of technological advantages in the AI era, in Shen Zhenchen's 21 consecutive wins, at least nearly half of the chess games won with difficult reversals, such as the first set of the 2021 Chunlan Cup final against Tang Weixing Jiudan, the 2021 Three Star Cup semifinals against Yang Dingxin Jiudan, the 2021 Weijia Playoff Finals against Ding Haojiudan, and the 2022 LG Cup Finals against Yang Dingxin Jiudan. He is young and simple, so his mental strength can be consistent; he has no distractions, so he has a normal heart in the big victory and defeat, and can calmly find the opportunity to turn the game with one hit.
In the ordinary network duel, Gu Zihao's nine duan, Fan Tingyu's nine duan, Zhao Chenyu's nine duan, and Wang Xinghao's six duan all defeated Shen Zhenchen, but the big victory and defeat needed to have a big heart, and once the big victory and defeat, Shen Zhenchen experienced countless heavy blows with a big heart, and Yang Dingxin repeatedly played a role since Chen Yi read the second and the second half of the set, so that Shen Zhenchen frequently counterattacked. In contrast, what Chinese masters lack is spiritual strength and common sense.
Tu Xiaoyu, Wang Xinghao, and Jin Yucheng grew up in AI after 03, and they have a pure original love for chess, what they lack more than Shen Zhenchen is actually the experience of the great war. As soon as the opportunity comes, Shen Zhenchen's current advantages will become extremely limited, and the humiliation brought to Chinese Go by the lee chang-ho and Lee Sedol eras for more than a decade cannot be repeated.