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

Chapter Sixteen: News Chess Invitational Tournament! The Battle for the Throne Title!

"Ah...I..."

Staring incredulously at his right hand, Hikaru Shindo murmured:

"Could it be that just now, Sai... took control of my body?"

in vain.

Hikaru Shindo yelled, grabbed his schoolbag, and ran out of the Go room.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully defeating a peak-level Go master! Calculating your reward...]

[Reward calculation complete. Congratulations, host, you have received:]

[Go talent +10!]

[Go comprehension +1000!]

[Simulated score +10000!]

[Yingzhou Coins +1000000!]

[One chance to win a prize in the simulated shopping mall!]

[The current game is not yet finished. Do you want to activate the simulation environment to replay the game at its peak and store the experience in the host's mind?]

Ok?

This feature is available?

Upon hearing the last sentence, Su Ran was overjoyed; this was a rare opportunity to broaden her horizons!

Without hesitation, Su Ran chose to confirm the deduction.

soon.

This match was a simulation exercise between himself, in a state of perfect harmony with the universe, and Hikaru Shindo, who had mastered the Divine Move.

After the entire game of chess is completed.

Even though Su Ran had witnessed two or three matches between top players, he couldn't help but sigh and sincerely admire Hikaru Shindo, whose skill had reached its peak. His Go ability was indeed terrifying.

Even he himself, who had activated the Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth, could only manage a draw with him in the early stages of the battle.

To truly defeat him, the number of moves even exceeded three hundred at one point!

Using the power of the human brain to compete with a Go simulator is more mind-blowing than a fantasy!

But it must be admitted that Hikaru Shindo at his peak actually did it...

"What... what exactly happened? Why did Hikaru Shindo suddenly run away?"

Su Ran had anticipated Hikaru Shindo's sudden departure.

Inside the Go room, everyone, including Akira Touya, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Everyone was puzzled as to why Hikaru Shindo suddenly ran away when the game was going well.

"Could it be that Su Ran's chess skills are too high, forcing Hikaru Shindo to retreat in just a few moves at the beginning?"

"That's unlikely, isn't it? It's only just begun, what can you possibly learn from that?"

"Could it be that Hikaru Shindo made a mistake with that move just now?"

Thinking of this, everyone quickly looked towards the chessboard.

"It's a perfect setup, without a single flaw, just like the setup of a professional chess player."

"Such a start can only be described as flawless."

Akira Touya analyzed carefully:

"Judging from the current situation, it's hard to see any signs of Shindo Hikaru losing, however, that final move, Tengen..."

At this point, Akira Touya frowned.

To be honest, he couldn't figure out the purpose of this move either.

That's not to say that Hikaru Shindo's last move was bad.

Akira Touya clearly felt that this move seemed to have profound meaning, but he was limited by his own skill level and could not analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this move.

"A very clever move."

Su Ran spoke up:

"At first glance, Hikaru Shindo's last move seems illogical, but it inadvertently opened up the situation, creating a subtle connection between the pieces on the flanks and the center. After 239 moves, it may cause me a lot of trouble."

Wow!

Upon hearing Su Ran's words, the entire chess room erupted in another collective gasp.

"Two hundred and thirty-nine moves... This Su Ran can actually see through the course of the game so far in the future! Just how exaggerated is his skill in chess?"

"Not only that, that Hikaru Shindo is also very strong. Even Akira couldn't last more than fifty moves against Su Ran, but he admitted that he would fight Hikaru Shindo to the 239th move... The young people these days are really getting stronger and stronger!"

"That's right. I used to think Xiao Liang was already very strong, but I never expected that two more guys would emerge today who are even stronger than Xiao Liang. The chess world is bound to be in turmoil soon."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Akira Touya clenched his fists.

Hikaru Shindo.

Su Ran.

Very good. From now on, you will be the targets I, Akira Touya, will strive to catch up with. One day, I will surpass you!

Similar to Akira Touya's thoughts, Su Ran was also watching Hikaru Shindo's final move, lost in thought:

"Hikaru Shindo, you're quite the surprise."

"Judging from the style, this move, Tengen, can definitely not be attributed to Sai, but..."

"But in terms of effectiveness, this move...actually surpassed Sai's judgment of the situation by half a step!"

"Even Go simulators admit that at your peak, you even mastered a golden skill like the Divine Move..."

"If I hadn't transmigrated to this world, you, Hikaru Shindo, might actually have become the one and only true god of this Hikaru no Go world!"

"It's just a pity that you ran into me..."

Just as Su Ran was staring intently at the chessboard in front of him, a cough came from behind him:

"Ahem, um, Su Ran-kun, right? I'm Ohara Namijiro, a reporter from the Yomiuri Shimbun. This is my colleague, Inoshita Koo."

Su Ran looked back and then realized.

The person speaking was the middle-aged man who had been the first to receive his deduction results.

The person next to him, named Jingxia Xiaonan, was the second to view the deduction results and attracted everyone's attention.

"Here's the thing, the Yomiuri Shimbun has held many editions of the News Go Tournament, and the next tournament is starting in three months. We'd like to invite you to participate. Are you available?"

When they said these words, both Ohara and Inoshita had incredibly eager expressions on their faces.

"News chess tournament?"

Su Ran, who is familiar with all the storylines of Hikaru no Go, is naturally no stranger to this tournament.

"News chess tournament" is the official name; in popular usage, it has a more common name—

Title battle!

According to the rules of the Yingzhou Go community, professional Go players, in addition to their own promotion and relegation rankings, want to obtain more honors.

The only option is to acquire more titles.

In the current world of Go, there are only seven titles to compete for.

They are:

Kisei title, Meijin title, Honinbo title, Oza title, Tengen title, Gosei title, Judan title.

The most prestigious and fiercely contested title is the Chess Saint!

Coincidentally, the organizer of the Kisei title battle was the Yomiuri Shimbun.

Therefore, Su Ran had no doubt that the two Yomiuri Shimbun reporters in front of her had the ability to invite her to participate in the competition.

Su Ran naturally longed to compete against more chess masters, but...

"I'm sorry, both of you, although I also really want to compete for the title of Chess Saint."

"But I am not a registered professional player at the Go Academy, and I do not have any rank."

"I'm afraid I'm not qualified to participate in such a top-level competition?"

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Chapter Seventeen: Invincibility is also a kind of torment!

Upon hearing this, both Ohara and Inoue frowned.

Su Ran's concerns were valid.

Under normal circumstances, it is indeed difficult to participate in title battles if one is not a registered player of the chess academy.

But there are always exceptions.

However, if it were to operate that way, Su Ran would have to bear more restrictions from the rules.

Relatively speaking, this is not very fair to Su Ran.

"Actually, if Su Ranjun doesn't mind, we can arrange for you to participate in the competition. However, you will have to play ten games against your opponent in each round. I wonder if you would mind?"

Because they weren't sure if Su Ran would agree to such harsh restrictions.

Therefore, both Ohara and the other person looked embarrassed when they said these words.

"A ten-game match?"

Su Ran pondered for a moment.

The so-called "ten-game match" does not simply mean that Su Ran has to play ten games with each opponent.

It concerns the lifelong honor and disgrace of every chess player.