The work of the Go master

Forget it, let's just order a corner.

Taught by Shuicheng Xiyue.

With a crisp sound, a beam of white light landed on the black chess piece at position 3-3.

[Standard Opening: 33]

Are they really that eager to make a comeback? But then again, how many people will actually discover the secret of the "33" point?

Huh?

The moment I placed the 3-3, a dialog box popped up on the chessboard.

But what's with that tone? It sounds so irritating.

"Didn't I tell you not to pick 3-3 right off the bat!" Mizuki Yuuki shouted in her heart, her demeanor turning into a scene from "The Scream."

Hasegawa Takashi was taken aback at first, but then relaxed.

It seems the opponent really isn't very good at chess.

—Why don't you try that one?

Break!

click-

A crisp, clean cutting sound rang out.

On the fifth move of the standard opening sequence, Hasegawa Kamiya suddenly deviated from the standard opening and directly cut off the white stones at the second line.

Black mist surged in from all directions, enveloping Ke Zhiguang on both sides; this was a special effect caused by the "severance" of his hand.

The background music also changed slightly, turning into a somewhat eerie, empty noise.

Ke Zhiguang's pupils narrowed slightly.

The [Tanuki] has disappeared.

It appeared behind Ke Zhiguang in the black mist, set up a huge animal trap, and the eerie laughter disappeared into the black mist.

"A deceptive tactic, that's definitely Hasegawa's style."

"Using deception to target newcomers is truly despicable."

"It's alright, it's not some great trick. White only suffers a small loss, but the pieces can still live."

"I think I'm at a huge disadvantage, but people who immediately pick three points probably won't care about that."

Whispers arose around them, the voices were kept very low, at least the two people on the chessboard couldn't hear them.

Scam.

Ke Zhiguang also thought of this.

The so-called deceptive moves in Go are those moves that set traps. On the surface, they play a bad move that seems unreasonable, luring you to a "seemingly good" move, but in reality, this good move is a trap carefully prepared by the opponent.

This kind of tactic often appears in set patterns. When you set a pattern, you inevitably fall into a fixed mindset. When you feel that this is the only way to play, your opponent insists on playing an unconventional move. You get angry that he doesn't follow the pattern and want to punish him, but you end up being punished instead.

This is a deceptive tactic in Go.

Experienced players love to use deceptive tactics to bully weaker players. Sometimes they can even fool players of the same level, but these experienced players have a very low ceiling; their actual skill level is just so-so.

"So, this is the Tanuki Demon, deception is its nature..." Ke Zhiguang repeated the dialog box that had just popped up, somewhat understanding.

Ke Zhiguang examined the chessboard for several seconds, and every second revealed several possible variations.

Make your move calmly.

Two routes, single length.

A bright flash of light slashed out, cutting through the black smoke.

After the black mist dissipated, the [Tanuki Demon] stepped into a bear trap and let out a painful scream.

Hase Kamiya's expression twitched.

A deception also has this characteristic: when the deception is exposed, the perpetrator will be punished. If the deception goes unpunished, it is not a deception, but a clever move or a good move.

Hase Kamiya clenched his fist and shook his head.

—Has the scam been exposed? No, we need to try a few more times.

Black moves down along White's two stones! The sound effect also resembles a heavy punch.

White moves first, Black continues to move!

"Hey, Hasegawa, what's with your trickery being exposed? Why are you still playing?"

"Perhaps he was frustrated and angry because his scam failed..."

"His campaign is going badly!"

After several moves, Hase Kamiya's moves were very fast and powerful. At this point, one can only overwhelm the opponent with momentum, pretend to be confident, and force the opponent to back down.

He used this tactic to scare away many young players, especially those who were actually quite young. They would feel intimidated by Hase Kamiya's imposing moves, doubt their own abilities, and end up making bad moves.

If something can't be resolved on the chessboard, then resolve it outside the chessboard; this is commonly known as "off-board strategy."

Now it seems that this tactic is working, as Ke Zhiguang is intimidated by his momentum and slows down his move.

But the force with which the piece was placed increased.

He slapped her across the face with his backhand!

Another slap.

Another slap!

[Triple hit complete!]

A set of fighting game-like subtitle effects flashed.

Hasegawa Takashi looked at the collapsed area with a grim expression, touched his cheek, and had the illusion that he had been slapped and had a bruised and swollen face.

You must stop your losses promptly after committing fraud, otherwise you will only lose more and more money.

"Turn on the light for me, it's getting dark, playing chess like this is bad for your eyes." Hase Kamiya waved to the younger students watching.

Just consider it a way to ease the awkward atmosphere.

The younger students awkwardly complied.

Hasegawa Kamiya adjusted his mindset and glanced at Koichi Hikaru on the other side of the board.

The sense of oppression was even stronger.

Chapter Twelve: Thank You for Your Guidance

The air is getting drier, and the temperature is rising.

Hasegawa Kamishiro composed himself and continued playing, and the [Tanuki] became much more well-behaved.

The game of chess proceeded slowly as time went by.

The vice president quietly approached Mizuki Yuuki: "I have something I want to ask you, Mizuki."

"Vice President, what is it?" Mizuki Yuuki looked at the other party with confusion.

"What is this person's skill level exactly?" the vice president asked.

“I’m not quite sure either.” Mizuki Yuuki shook her head.

"I'm not blaming you for bringing him. After all, he didn't come here to cause trouble; he came to properly register for the club... although he certainly seemed like he was here to cause trouble." The vice president thought about Ke Zhiguang's series of actions earlier and could only make this judgment.

Mizuki Yuzuki shook her head again: "I really don't know. He suddenly came to me today and said he wanted to join the Go club. I thought he was just here to collect credits, so I brought him along. A few days ago, he showed no signs of wanting to learn Go. Just now, he came to me to learn joseki, and he really wanted to learn joseki. But there is one thing that I find very unusual. When Teacher Aohashi was explaining the game on NHK yesterday, he was also dictating the game to someone below."

"What's the result?"

"As it turned out, he got everything right, even pointing out the mistakes that Mr. Aobashi made in setting up the chess score," said Mizuki Yuzuki in an incredulous tone.

"This is really... it feels like we've encountered an incredible monster," the vice president said with a hint of chill in his voice.

......

.......

At seven o'clock in the evening, the last cherry blossoms fell in the evening breeze, and the school was quiet.

Only the stadium was still lit.

No one expected that this student-organized "challenge" game would last for an hour. After the 30 minutes were up, it stretched to an hour with the countdown.

If teachers knew that their students were so motivated even outside of class, they would definitely be very moved.

Some students couldn't sit still any longer and went straight home, leaving less than ten people watching.

The game is now coming to an end.

The final outcome hinges on the life or death of a single piece.

On the left side, black and white are separated. Two black stones are cut off in white's territory. In despair, black makes a move on one line. At this point, if black gently taps these two white stones on the left, black will die.

but--

This is exactly what Takashi Hase wanted.

Because on the right side, it's a shape that's attacking the second line and blocking the first line, and the piece he moved just tightly bound the white stones on the right side to two liberties.

There is a clever, devilish, one-line attack on the right side, which can capture the single white stone connecting the two groups of white stones, thereby killing the rightmost group of white stones.

That's right. On the surface, they're targeting the left side, but in reality, they're aiming for the right side.

This was his final move in the entire game.

To this end, he even put on a frustrated expression while playing chess, as if he had already lost.

Come on, step into the trap! Ke Zhiguang!

However, a few seconds later...

Ke Zhiguang's eyes narrowed slightly as he placed his piece.

Snapped.

He calmly stuck to the right flank, covering the last weak point.