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

He rubbed his blurry eyes and looked again at the hazy chessboard in front of him.

Even though I was unwilling to accept it.

But he still understood that he had no hope of winning this game.

It's not that every move Black makes is particularly ingenious, but the terrifying pressure coming from all directions is something only the player in the game can truly feel.

Each move was neither the best nor the strongest.

But unfortunately, the opponent's tightly linked and relentless attacks left him completely unable to find a direction to counterattack.

Whether in the center, left flank, or right flank, he can only passively defend.

Even with the advantage of having a single unit, there's simply no way to connect that advantage.

because.

At this crucial point where the three armies converge, there are always a few black pieces, like maggots clinging to bones, stubbornly stuck there!

The breath has stopped...

While all three paths offered local advantages, from a global perspective, the white pieces were at a disadvantage.

If you continue playing, Black's encirclement will become tighter and tighter. If you make the slightest mistake, your opponent will pounce on you like a hungry wolf that has smelled blood, tearing you to shreds!

At first glance, each move seems to have no particular method.

But now that I've calmed down and looked at it again...

Kobayashi Koichi was suddenly shocked to realize that his opponent had unknowingly taken control of all the important passes!

For White to make a living group, it must break through that invisible encirclement and gather its pieces on all three lines into a mighty river, flowing endlessly like a hundred rivers converging into one.

but……

Can I still do it?

Kobayashi Hikaru looked up and saw that all around him were intricately intertwined black stones, not very thick, but...

Enough to be fatal!

"Heh, that nineteenth move, you want to touch it?"

Koichi Kobayashi chuckled self-deprecatingly, then casually raised his hand and clicked the surrender button on the game interface.

next moment.

The entire online forum was in an uproar!

"What? They...they surrendered?"

"Bai Zi actually conceded? This... I'm not seeing things, am I?"

"Why concede? There are still plenty of other positions to play. Here, and here, aren't these all excellent formations? Why concede?"

"Damn it, Black's style of play is too aggressive. Although White seems to have the upper hand, it can't defend effectively indefinitely... If you look closely, you'll see that White's army on all three lines has been divided up. Even if White plays another hundred moves, it won't be able to break through Black's blockade. If White doesn't resign, what other choice does it have?"

"Huh? What that person said earlier makes sense. White has lost momentum, and it's only a matter of time before they lose the game... But I still can't figure out when exactly Black started to gain the upper hand?"

"It should be the nineteenth move. That touch, followed by a counter-attack, brought the entire game into a situation that confused everyone."

"So, Black's seemingly unconventional thinking was actually a trap that had already been laid for White?"

"It was probably just a sudden idea at first, but unexpectedly, Bai Zi actually took away the three sons in the middle, which gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

"Damn it... those cunning Chinese are so insidious!"

"THESAI won again... This is their ninth consecutive victory..."

The online uproar didn't affect Kobayashi Koichi's emotions too much.

At this moment.

He turned off his computer and sat quietly in front of a meditation cushion, some images flashing through his mind.

That was probably more than seventy years ago, his first game of chess, in which he was defeated by a terrifying Chinese man.

"Qingyuan Sang, are you really from China?"

"Are there many chess players as strong as you in China?"

"I always thought that Go was invented by the people of Yingzhou (Japan), but I never imagined that its birthplace was actually China..."

"Could you tell me more about the stories of China?"

"Qingyuan Sang, don't worry, the way of chess in Shenzhou will not fall into such a desolate state. You have such a vast territory and so many unparalleled geniuses. Even if you can't witness that grand occasion with your own eyes, I believe that the way of chess in Shenzhou will surely shine again in the future!"

"Qingyuan Sang, this parting may be our last farewell... goodbye in the afterlife."

Scenes flashed through his mind one after another, and Kobayashi Koichi's eyes unconsciously welled up with a slight moisture.

"Qingyuan Sang, did you see that? This boy, this boy who also comes from China."

"He inherited your will and the way of chess in your land. I believe that if you could see this scene, you would feel just as gratified as I do now, wouldn't you?"

He took a few pills from the medicine box, gently mixed them with water, and swallowed them. Kobayashi Koichi closed his eyes and sighed:

"The tallest tree in the forest will surely be felled by the wind..."

“I originally wanted to protect this young man from China, but he was too sharp and ambitious… Now, he has attracted the attention of many people with ulterior motives.”

"That's why I said those things to him."

"That's why I pretended to be an amateur player and challenged him."

"I wanted to show those people that this young man from China isn't actually as outstanding as everyone imagines, but..."

At this point, a hint of relief appeared in Kobayashi Hikaru's eyes, which quickly turned into confusion:

"But I never expected that he would actually defeat me."

"and!"

"Still with this kind of unpretentious, overwhelming dominance!"

"He's too strong, so strong that even I can't make him feel any setback, this..."

Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

"Kiyoyuan-san, could you... tell me the answer?"

……

On the other end of the computer.

Su Ran looked at the glaring surrender icon sent by her opponent, her whole body went limp, and she slumped heavily into her computer chair!

At this moment.

His vest was already soaked with fine beads of cold sweat.

but.

The waves of exhaustion that washed over him prevented him from even raising his hand to wipe away the sweat!

"This opponent is too strong...too strong!"

"If he goes another ten—no, just five more moves, I'll be completely unable to fight anymore..."

"That sudden burst of incredible chess sense was something I couldn't remember for long. Towards the end of the game, I wasn't even sure if my memory was playing correctly..."

"This opponent... is he really only an amateur third dan?"

Su Ran took a few deep breaths before feeling herself come back to life.

The result of his brain working overtime just now made him feel like he was drowning, and he could barely breathe.

That suffocating, despairing feeling pressed down on him from all sides.

If his opponent had held on for just a few more seconds, he had no doubt that he would have fainted on the spot!

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Su Ran looked at the computer with lingering fear, silently warning herself.

From now on, unless it's a critical moment, I must never force my brain to memorize the locations of those star points.

The reason why the divine move is so irresistible is that it is so powerful because of the instantaneous flash of inspiration.

But Su Ran insisted on using her memories to immortalize that fleeting moment of breathtaking beauty...

The star wheel spins endlessly... It is no ordinary human being who can shake or stop it!

Thanks to the past week, Su Ran's Go talent has been greatly increased to over 70 by the simulator.

This was barely enough to withstand the crushing force of the star wheel.

But even so.

After this battle, it will probably take him at least several months to recover his superb chess sense.

"Next time, I absolutely mustn't make the same mistake again..."

Su Ran rubbed her still throbbing temples and nervously clicked on the next match.

This time, he doesn't intend to rely on his own strength to compete with his opponent.

First, his brain no longer allows him to continue to be distressed.

Secondly, the "terrifying" amateur third-dan player he just met also caused him great psychological trauma.

At the very least.

At this moment.

It indicates a deep doubt about one's own abilities!

"I used to think that professional Go players were nothing special when I saw them dominating on simulators, but now, an amateur 3-dan can beat me like this..."

"It seems I still need to use my cheat code to practice for a few hundred more matches before I can reach the level of an average amateur player..."

That's right.

Su Ran was indeed misled by Kobayashi Koichi.

In fact, his current skill level, while not as good as professional players, is enough to easily defeat amateur players below the fifth dan level.

Unfortunately, the time he actually spent learning chess was far too short...