The work of the Go master

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Inside the chess academy, at the end of the corridor, in the main hall.

Xia Yingfu, leaning on his cane, walked into the game room, looked at the dozens of young faces who were still qualified to stay in the room, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good. Those still in this room are all warriors qualified to compete for the second dan, and... the only two qualified to fight for the third dan spot. I hereby declare the final day of the competition officially open!"

Everyone who was still entitled to stand here quickly took their seats.

They have already secured their spots in the first stage, and their morale is high; there is no sign of them being passive or slacking off.

Even so, they probably all knew that the main character in this game room was not themselves, but a game of chess located in the very center of the open space, with all the cameras and spotlights focused on it.

Both of these players are monsters, with a record of 17-0, which means that one side's undefeated myth is about to be broken.

Chapter 55 Which bastard is healing me?!

"Both players were 17-0 at the same time. Putting aside how absurd that win rate is, just considering that these two faced off at the last moment, no one should believe that there wasn't some manipulation involved, right?"

"And I've also noticed something else: Yabu Toshihito's opponents are generally weaker than Koji Mitsuhiro's. Suga Seiichi, 9th Dan, must have gone all out this time, right?"

"If Yabu loses, Suga 9-dan will be demoted to 8-dan, which means he will be kicked out of the power structure."

"Isn't it possible that Suga 9-dan will be so angry that he'll personally kill Yabu?"

"That'll be interesting then."

These six and seven paragraphs were constantly teetering on the edge of self-destruction, and only stopped after a colleague coughed and reminded them.

Besides them, at an even higher vantage point, a group of slightly older but less powerful veteran chess players gathered around an expensive tea set, discussing the same topic.

Chess and tea ceremony are inseparable.

"Here's the question: on one side is Saito's disciple, and on the other is Suga Seiichi's disciple. These two masters have a history. Will their disciples fight to the death on the field, striving to bring glory to their school?"

"That's not necessarily true. I don't know much about Koji Mitsuhiro's personality, but I do know a bit about Yabu Toshihiro. He's not the kind of person who would think about doing something like that. He just wants to prove his abilities."

"So that means he's a battle maniac. I think Ke Zhiguang is very likely the same kind of person. It's said that he even fought against Master Shi Xin and received extremely high praise."

“Yabu is not bad either; he is someone that Oshiro Ki has high hopes for.”

"So, on the surface this game is a contest between Saito and Suga, but in reality it's a battle between the superior Ishishin and Oshiro? Brilliant, truly."

"Enough talk, let's open the betting lines: Koji Hikaru 1-1, Yabu 1-1.5."

"Weren't these two supposed to be about the same level? Why is Ke Zhiguang still getting the lower odds?"

"Intuitively, I feel that Yabu's playing style is very aggressive, which can attract unclean things."

More and more suspense is being poured onto this chessboard, whether it's the boasting and exaggeration of the straight-up Kuranosuke, or the deeper aspects.

Further away, Yu Chengqi was also watching this game, as was the owner of the video store.

This game has been uploaded to the Go channel.

In the past life, this channel was called Shogi and Go, but in this life, Shogi has been drained by Go, so there is no place for it.

The silence before the start of the match was incredibly long. Only formal professional matches have this kind of pre-match quiet ceremony, but the importance of this match is undoubtedly no less than that of the final match of a small tournament.

Koji and Yabu opened their eyes at the same time. One of them moved his chair forward and entered battle mode.

The guessing game begins in an instant!

Just like in a contest of speed, Ke Zhiguang was the first to reach into the chess box and then onto the chessboard, seizing the initiative by shouting "My turn, attack first."

Logically speaking, according to the tradition of guessing first, whoever is older gets to draw a piece, and he is indeed older than his opponent.

I don't care, I'm going to have my fun being the first to attack!

Yabu paused for a moment, then could only barely release the piece in his hand and play a double move – he guessed correctly!

"Ok?"

what does it mean?

Does this mean he guesses that others are likely to be wrong, while others guess that he is likely to be right?

The daily routine is unknown, but White has once again come into play.

The feel for the game is already conveyed before the piece is even placed.

As the first piece was placed, the symbolic spirit behind Yabu appeared in a magnificent manner!

It was actually a lion with... three heads?

[Symbolic Spirit: Three-Headed Lion]

[A fierce and relentless attack, a proud and supreme king, and a triple ability to adapt and switch between strategies]

The lion's three heads simultaneously unleashed a bloody roar at Ke Zhiguang!

Why are you yelling so loudly!

Ke Zhiguang rushed forward and unleashed his amazing cat-petting technique!

Creak, creak, creak—!!

The three lions, which were fierce just moments before, immediately went limp and became more docile than a cat in a coffee shop.

So lions are also felines.

Strange knowledge +1.

After finishing stroking, the three-headed lion immediately turned into Sima's sour face and roared at Ke Zhiguang one by one.

Pulling himself out of his playful thoughts and facing the three majestic lions before him, Ke Zhiguang was acutely aware of their intimidating power, strong enough to make one gasp in fear.

In the past few days, Ke Zhiguang has indeed seriously studied Yabu's recent professional ranking tournament game records, and has roughly understood what Mie's adaptability and transformation ability is all about.

Powerful localized lethality.

The ability to quickly retreat and stop losses when the situation turns unfavorable.

And the ability to make a desperate last stand.

In summary, there are three levels: favorable winds, unfavorable winds, and desperate situations.

To put it simply, the boss has three forms depending on the length of its health bar.

But at least he only has one life, unlike Saito who has four.

"Then, let's begin."

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"Alright, let's continue talking about Koji Hikaru's games today!" Naosaka said cheerfully from the podium.

"Ke Zhiguang got to play white this time. His opponent in this game is Yabu Ruijin, who is also in great form. One thing we should pay attention to is that these two players are 17 and 16 years old respectively. For teenagers who are aiming for professional status, this is actually quite old." Reiko brought out the interesting remarks she had prepared in her speech before the game.

After seven consecutive days of explanations, today is the 18th round. Naosaka has indeed kept his promise to explain 18 games in a row. Although he himself seems to be having a great time, Reiko... is almost sick of talking.

But I have to admit defeat; a 17-game victory is enough to convince anyone.

"As expected, even when playing white, Ke Zhiguang chose to play the Guangliu opening, which is the third time he has done so in these 18 games."

In most opening styles, only Black has the right to move. This is the advantage of moving first, allowing Black to seize the initiative in attack after occupying the four corners. White will then have to consider how to break through the White formation.

However, the applicability of this layout seems to have broken through the scope of the "only black can play this style"; white, as the second player, can also act, and with good results.

As for the name "Light Flow", it had already been given by Naosaka. Although he guessed that Saito might have come up with this opening first, according to the convention of Go, whoever promotes it gets the name, so the name Light Flow naturally came into being.

"I boldly predict that Koji Mitsuaki will defeat Yabu Ruijin within 100 moves!" Seeing that the first few moves seemed to be following Koji Mitsuaki's pace, Naosaka couldn't help but laugh and shouted into the microphone, his voice carrying to several rooms next door.

At the same time, just as Ke Zhiguang was about to make his move, he realized something was wrong.

A strange white substance gushed out from the chessboard.

this......

Why is milk oozing from this chessboard?!

Which bastard is remotely jinxing me?!

Chapter 56 So this is what a debuff is?

【Straight plate Kuranosuke's optimistic view】

【Sasahara Chronicles】

【Narita Shunji is optimistic】

And various kinds of XX are favored.

So who are all these people?

Aside from the first person I recognized, Kuranosuke, I didn't recognize the names of the other players. I can only tentatively assume they are commentators who dare to make judgments while watching this game... oops, professional Go players.

So it turns out the saying that keyboards are "bubbly with good fortune" is actually true...

However, it wasn't labeled as "poisonous milk"; it was just ordinary optimism, so it shouldn't have any negative effects.

So that's how it is. So many people are optimistic about my game; it's incredibly moving and exhilarating!

What a load of rubbish! Bringing so much milk over like that, isn't it disgusting!

Like wielding a chainsaw, Ke Zhiguang angrily hurled his piece into the flying shield that the black pieces were holding in mid-air, breaking through it in one fell swoop!

A loud crash came from the black pieces' formation, as if a siege engine had rammed into them at full speed.

Black pieces flew off the board, landing around them with sparks.

The milk was also sliced ​​open like smoke, revealing the ferocious appearance of the chessboard.

"White made a decisive move at move 42, cutting off the enemy's advance. As expected, it was going to be a very exciting and intense battle!"

The three-headed lion launched a physical attack like Ke Zhiguang!

Ke Zhiguang swung his fist and landed it on the jaw of the three-headed lion!

57 stabs, 59 severances!

Yabu also seemed to feel the pain of that rising dragon punch, and held his cheek as if he had a toothache.

"Has Ke Zhiguang abandoned everything on his side? These are crucial pieces!"