After the advent of artificial intelligence, Go has become more interesting, and now the god of Go seems to be around. --Seo Bong-so
Until now, Seo Bong-so Jiudan still thinks Go is "fun" and never thinks to give up. Born in 1953, he is 66 years old this year and still works hard in front of the chessboard. Xu Bongsu said: "It is very happy to do what you like. Because I love it, I can stick to it."
At the Samsung Fire Cup, which opened at the end of August, Xu Fengsu, who entered the round of 32, defeated the young Chinese chess player Guo Xinyi Wudan, who was 42 years younger than himself. After a reporter interviewed the next goal, Xu Fengsu replied: "We should not look for happiness in the future, first of all, we must enjoy the present with a happy mood." "Enjoy the happy things, and forget the bad things." The future is open, and this is the stereotype of life. After everyone listened, they couldn't help but applaud.
Xu Bong-so nine-dan in the Samsung Cup Round of 32
―By today's standards, it seems that you started learning chess very late?
It was the first grade of junior high school, and our family lived in Seoul. My father worked at a chess academy not far from home, and once when I was waiting for my father at the chess academy, I met the dean of the chess academy, who was bored and taught me the rules of Go. There were no Go classes, no teachers, not even Go books. At that time, high school students would play a little Bit of Go, and they would all be called talents, which was very different from the current environment. So even if you learn chess at a younger age, the level will not change much.
―How did you improve your strength?
Later, in other chess academies, I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Lee Won-sik, who was 4-5 years older than me and learned a lot from him. I've always wanted to meet once and buy him a cup of shochu, but I couldn't get in touch. After becoming a professional chess player, I practiced through actual combat, and I learned the most from Cao Xuanxuan Jiudan.
―You're a genius chess player, right?
No, I'm an effort type. I was mediocre in my Go talent. Compared with the talented chess players, I am weaker tactically and the calculation speed is not fast enough. What I'm good at is perseverance, and at my age, are there any players who work as hard as I do? Being able to work hard in an area is a talent in itself.
After entering the round of 32, Xu Fengsu discussed the chess game with young chess players in the research room
―Heard that I recently got inspiration from artificial intelligence?
The level of AI displayed is amazing, but artificial intelligence also has places that cannot be counted, so it cannot blindly trust AI's moves. Ultimately, humans and ARTIFICIAL intelligence should work together, that's my idea.
―What does it take to become a master?
Only effort. Only those who keep working hard can become masters. Be sure to love it from the bottom of your heart so that you can stick to it. If you want to become a master in a short period of time, you must receive good guidance. In a good learning environment, learning from powerful people is easy to become a master. Fortunately, the Korean Chess Academy formed a national team. Recently, the strength of Korean female chess players has become stronger, thanks to this environment.
―It's really remarkable that a 66-year-old can reach the round of 16 in a world competition, and at what world championship will he show his strength next time?
The amount of learning is far from enough, and if you want to challenge the World Series again, you will have to work three times harder than you do now.
―After you won the 2nd Ying's Cup, unlike Cho Hwan-hyun, there was no team parade at that time, will you have regrets?
People will only remember the first time, and the second time the heat will drop. Even so, it feels good to be able to win the World Series. But the wish of life, this is the moment to realize the dream. I'm happy, it has nothing to do with whether there is a convoy parade or not.
―What should I do if I want to be the first person?
Open your ears and listen. If you want to have a listening ear, you must first open your heart. At the same time, be humble, if you are arrogant in any field, it is difficult to survive, even if you become the first, it will not last long. Self-reflection is also necessary, to have a "I will not know a lot of things, to learn from anyone" attitude. I learned a lot from the young players in the lab, and I taught them something.
Seo Bong-so and Park Young-hwan, who have dinner together after the Round of 32, discuss the game on their mobile phones
―Who do you think is the first person in the world to play Go at the moment?
It's hard to say who it is. To see the amount of learning, the most diligent is the first person. How the 24 hours of the day are spent, the number of chess games, the time spent playing chess, etc., all the data are put together and compared, you can know who the first person is.
―Some people say that you belonged to an angular personality when you were young?
It's not true, I'm not that kind of character. When I was a child, I felt that being nagged was torture, so I wouldn't nag my children. Bullying others is never done. If the other party wants to provoke an incident, just avoid it. If you can't dodge, you won't say anything, and you'll keep putting up with it.
―What are your favorite foods to eat lately?
The "caramel cake" made with a spoon as a child was the best, and I can't forget the taste until now, which is a sweet taste that no chocolate can match. When I was young, I liked to eat fried sauce noodles the most, if I went out with 100 yuan at that time, 10 yuan was used as a fare, and the remaining 90 would be used to buy fried sauce noodles. Sometimes I get tired of eating it, but whenever I come back from abroad, the first thing I eat is fried sauce noodles. Now because of physical problems can not eat a lot of pasta, usually at home mainly vegetarian food, will cook kimchi soup or miso soup. Who do it, you ask? I'm a professional chess player outside the home, but I've been a professional cook at home for 15 years.
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