Hikaru no Go: I taught you Go, and you made the Kisei cry?

"Hmph, I don't care about Hikaru!"

Sai sulked to himself and turned his head away.

"Hey, hey, Tsutsui-senpai, the guy I know isn't here to play around, he's a competitor!"

Hikaru Shindo walked over to the chessboard at Yase Junior High School and tugged at Tsutsui's sleeve: "What should we do?"

Tsutsui was at a loss. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a good solution. He said, "Never mind that, let's play the game first. Kawaji Middle School? They might get beaten by Sawara Middle School. Sawara Middle School is quite strong. At least, judging from their past records, they are much better than Kawaji Middle School."

"is it?"

Hikaru Shindo looked miserable; this was all he could hope for.

A moment later, all the contestants were in their places.

"So, has everyone reached their respective positions?"

Hikaru Shindo kept his head down, not daring to answer, and kept silently repeating "keep a low profile" to himself.

"Hey, what's this?"

Hikaru Shindo's gaze was drawn to the timer on the chessboard: "What's this?"

Thinking this, Hikaru Shindo couldn't help but pat it down.

The student from Yanming Middle School sitting opposite Hikaru Shindo was startled and exclaimed, "What...what are you doing?"

Hikaru Shindo turned his head and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"It hasn't even started yet!"

A student from Yanming Middle School said, "The timer can only be pressed when the game starts!"

Kaga Tetsuo, who was sitting next to Shindo Hikaru, was also startled by Shindo Hikaru's actions.

"Don't press any buttons randomly!"

Kaga Tetsuo pushed back his chair, rushed over, snatched the timer from Shindo Hikaru's hand, and frantically started adjusting it for him.

"This timer can only be pressed when the game starts."

"Timer?"

Hikaru Shindo looked completely bewildered.

"Each person has a total of 45 minutes of playing time. After each move, you have to press this button."

A moment later, Kaga Tetsuo finally helped Shindo Hikaru set the timer back to its initial value, and breathed a sigh of relief before putting the timer back in its original position.

"Do you understand?"

Hikaru Shindo exclaimed in sudden realization, "Oh, it's a timer!"

Kimihiro Tsutsui covered his mouth with his hand: "Hey, didn't you tell us not to attract too much attention?"

Hikaru Shindo gave an awkward laugh, then turned to Sai and complained, "Sai, why didn't you say anything? You should at least have told me that a timer was needed for the match!"

Sai looked at the timer on the chessboard and explained, "But there weren't any like that in Torajiro's time!"

“Moreover!” Sai paused, then moved closer to Hikaru Shindo’s face: “Hikaru was just saying he would personally take care of things, and now he’s begging me. Isn’t that ridiculous?”

"Hmph, what a stingy person."

Hikaru Shindo was speechless, then grumbled, "That's enough, I don't need you anymore, you don't need to come out again!"

"Hmph, I don't care about you, Hikaru."

Sai also turned away unhappily, flicking his sleeve.

Su Ran watched Hikaru Shindo's strange actions from afar and guessed that Hikaru Shindo was probably bickering with Sai again, which made her chuckle.

After calming himself down, Su Ran looked at his opponent and said in a deep voice:

"Please give me more advice."

The person on the other end nodded in response: "Please give me your guidance."

The game of chess has officially begun.

……

Chapter 85 Such an opening, without the slightest weakness!

The game of chess has officially begun.

Su Ran grabbed a handful of chess pieces and placed them on the board: "Two, four, six, eight, nine."

"You go first."

The boy opposite said with a smile.

Su Ran nodded, took the black chess piece box in front of her, and turned to look at Hirosue Naruto and Gouda Takeshi.

"These two guys, are they going to lose?"

Su Ran couldn't help but worry that if they all lost, she wouldn't be able to advance even if she won.

"Then, we can begin."

On the referee's stand, with a command given, Su Ran pressed the timer and placed his first piece.

Three columns and four rows, small eyes.

The boy opposite Su Ran, who was playing white, remained silent for a moment before placing his piece on the star position.

Su Ran followed closely behind, landing near another star, another small eye.

The boy from Sawara Middle School hesitated for a moment, picked up the white piece, and placed it near the black piece.

Five columns, five rows, Xiao Fei.

"Little Fei hangs his horn..."

Go is a game of claiming territory, with the final size of the territory determining the winner.

First occupy the corners, then the sides, and finally the center.

You can understand it this way: the horns represent gold, then they rob silver, and finally they rob copper coins.

However, once the points are captured, they become isolated and defenseless.

Therefore, the other side often takes the initiative to place a piece in the corresponding position near the original corner piece to prevent the corner from being completely defended by the opponent.

This is called hanging corner.

This is a common Go strategy where I believe that if I prevent you from doing what you want to do, I have succeeded.

The boy chose to use Xiaofei to hook the horn.

Su Ran remained silent, as the experience of tens of thousands of matches began to surface in his mind, presenting numerous options.

A moment later, a slight smile appeared on Su Ran's lips.

The fingers reached into the chess box.

Pick up a black stone and quietly place it down.

Four columns and four rows, pointed.

The boy on the other side was clearly taken aback by this move.

Su Ran chose to use the ancient Xiu Ce style to play against the young man!

"Shusaku style...Shusaku's little antagonist..."

The boy's face darkened: "Such an outdated and clichéd approach, who do you think you are..."

Black pieces one, three, and five occupy three small points in a row, and with a small black seven-pointed point, he can see in all directions. This is the famous Shusaku-style opening pattern.

Its characteristics are solidity, offensive capability, defensive capability, adaptability to terrain, ability to target all directions, smooth path to victory, and fearlessness in battle.

The boy clearly knew this too, gritting his teeth as he thought, "I've heard my teacher talk about this game... it's a game without komi (kick points)... This guy looks down on me..."

The boy's teacher stood quietly beside the chessboard, saying nothing.

After hesitating for a long time, the boy picked up a chess piece, pressed it down with a snap, and looked serious.

Su Ran pressed the timer, and the experience of tens of thousands of games flashed through his mind. Combining this with his own understanding, he made his moves with lightning speed.

Time slipped away silently with each move of the chess pieces.

Eight minutes have passed since the start of the game.

Su Ran suddenly stood up, pushed back her chair, and quietly walked behind Hirosue Naruto to watch the game.

The boy who had been playing against him earlier was pale-faced and slumped weakly in his chair, staring at the chessboard in disbelief.

"Honinbo...Honinbo...Shuetse!"

His voice trembled, and he was almost crying.

The teacher behind the boy sighed.

He patted the boy on the shoulder: "You did your best. That boy, he's too strong."

“I watched your entire game, and it really felt like Honinbo Shusaku himself was playing it… You lost, and you deserved it.”

"But..." the boy had something to say: "Teacher, you clearly taught me the weakness of this opening pattern."

The teacher paused for a moment: "This formula has no weaknesses."

How could that be?

The boy turned his head and widened his eyes, arguing, "Then why doesn't anyone choose the Shusaku style now?"

The teacher stared in amazement at the chessboard before him, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

"Generally speaking, although the lower echelons can consider practical interests, their influence in the central government will be relatively weak. That's what I told you back then, right?"

The boy nodded blankly.

"However, there is something I haven't told you yet, because I think it's difficult for you to grasp this level."

The teacher sighed softly.

"Shusaku made small moves in the first, third, fifth, and third positions, while starting on the fourth line of the black seventh position, in order to maintain a balance between practical benefits and power."