Silhouette of Lee Sedol's "One Hand of God"
At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 18, Li Sedol's "First Man-Machine War Fourth Game 'God's Hand'" NFT was successfully auctioned at 60 cents on Ethereum's NFT trading platform OpenSea, equivalent to 250 million won (about 1.43 million yuan) at the time of 60 cents on May 18.
Lee Sedol
On March 13, 2016, Lee Sedol won the 180th hand game in the fourth game of the first Go man-machine war with Google AlphaGo, which was the first and last victory of human players in the official first game since the birth of Google Artificial Intelligence AlphaGo. In the game, Lee Sedol's 78th hand, which collapsed AlphaGo, was hailed as the "One Hand of God", and Lee Sedol defended the last dignity of human chess players with this "One Hand of God".
Lee Sedol's "One Hand of God" NFT includes a chess score marking the 78th hand, an image of Lee Sedol, a signature, and a virtual certificate indicating the unique authenticity.
NFT is the abbreviation of "non-homogeneous token" based on blockchain technology, which has the characteristics of non-homogeneous and inseparable, and is a digital asset issued on the blockchain, which can be game props, digital artwork, tickets, etc., and has uniqueness and non-replicability.
"Jin Douhan" masked for an interview
The NFT auction of Lee Sedol's "One Hand of God" began at 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 11, and finally bid for 60 ether by the ID of "'Doohan Capital" at 9:00 a.m. on May 18. "Doohan Capital", a South Korean virtual currency trader, bid on his digital wallet worth $7 million at the time.
'Doohan Capital' was interviewed under the pseudonym 'Kim Doo Han', who said: "I don't know Go, but Lee Sedol is a symbol of the times and the only human player to have defeated AlphaGo, and the 'Hand of God' NFT condenses this classic moment."
I'm not going to resell the 'God's Hand' NFT, which I think has a long-standing collection. ”
Lee Sedol retired in 2019 and then fell silent in the chess world, but as a "winning and losing master", he never gave up his attitude of fighting. At the age of 36, Lee Sedol resolutely gave up the livelihood he relied on to open up new habitats, and strived to be at the forefront of the new wave.
On May 12, Lee Sedol was interviewed by the media about the release of the "One Hand of God" NFT. Lee Sedol said: "People who don't understand Go may have a hard time understanding that Go is an art. But when the chessboard is placed on the chessboard, people can imagine what the chess players were thinking at that time, what the atmosphere of the scene was, and so on. If you are immersed in this process, you can generally understand why Go is art.
I should belong to the last generation to learn About Go as an art. With the release of the 'God One Hand' NFT this time, I hope to bring a new opportunity for Go to return to art." If You want to survive, You Can only take the road of art. ”
Lee Sedol also said: "I retired from 1995 to 2019, and I have played thousands of games of chess in the past twenty-five years. The matchup with AlphaGo is overwhelmingly significant both broad (popular) and symbolic.
Since it is necessary to leave a permanent trace on the blockchain, it should be more valuable to leave the game I won than the few games I lost (1 win and 4 losses). I was the last generation to learn about Go as an art, and perhaps even the last. Even the chess players of my generation are rare people who use Go as an art to learn. ”
Regarding the "unilateral" production of NFTs, Lee Sedol said: "Regardless of winning or losing, the artistic value of chess is jointly created by the two people (two parties) involved in the game. Simply put, the artistic value of chess does not belong solely to the winning party. From another point of view, if the chess opponent I lost was made into an NFT release, I might not feel very happy.
However, although there are countless people behind AlphaGo who develop it, AlphaGo itself is nothing more than a program. And what I poured into was my whole Go life. ”
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On whether the new "art form" of NFTs can further broaden the boundaries, Lee said: "Now at least the first step has been taken. Michael Jordan's final dunk remains in the memory of many people, but only in memory.
But now, this memory can be made into something symbolic. Of course, there are countless images and artwork about Michael Jordan's 'Last Dunk' right now, but NFTs are more capable of giving something symbolic. I think the NFT market will be further expanded in the future. ”
If the "God Hand" NFT bid is successful, Lee Sedol said: "I don't know how much Ether is worth now." If I could sell it, I would sell a portion of the Ether and keep a portion of it. ”
Lee Sedol "One Hand of God" NFT
If it can sell a huge amount, Lee Sedol said: "I currently have no plans to spend on Go-related activities. The last thing I want to emphasize is that with this release of NFT as an opportunity, I hope that Go can get closer to art. If it is a chess fan who shoots it, I believe he can share his symbolic and commemorative value with me.
Since he spent a huge amount of money to buy the NFT that I poured into my Go life, it would be a great pleasure for me to talk to him about a game. Even if we don't know Go, it doesn't matter, we can still talk happily. ”
Blue Spirit compiled