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

[Your playing style is steady. Even if your opponent opens with an old, fixed opening like the small eye, you still dare not let your guard down. Instead of taking advantage of the enemy's unstable position to engage in a fierce battle, you chose a more defensive position with a 16x16 grid and a star point... Against a player of lower skill level, this move would undoubtedly allow you to slowly whittle down your opponent's strength through accumulated experience. However, against a skilled player, they might seize this opportunity to launch a rapid attack.]

[Your opponent is very formidable. He seized this fleeting opportunity and, with his second move, directly occupied the star position in the fourth row and sixteenth column. This not only completely stabilized his position on the right flank but also gradually gave him the resources to launch an offensive against you.]

[You sensed your opponent's strength and knew that a hasty attack on the right flank might not break through their defenses. To play it safe, you placed your second piece in the third row and fourth column, again using a small eye-shaped move, hoping to use stillness to counter movement.]

[Your opponent possesses exceptionally keen intuition, sensing your growing apprehension. Using a jump move in the third row, sixteenth column as a signal, they launch a relentless and aggressive attack!]

[Your opponent's attack has put you under immense pressure. You're trying to break free of this pressure, and on your third move, you begin to show your fighting spirit, executing a block with three rows and sixteen columns, seeking a direct confrontation with your opponent.]

[The opponent's momentum is unstoppable. With their fourth move, they forcefully press down on the fourth row and sixteenth column. This attack directly penetrates your weak left-side defense. You are greatly alarmed. On your fourth move, you quickly reinforce the third row and fifteenth column with a small point, hoping this defensive move can stop the opponent's offensive. However, in your haste, you seem to be showing signs of weakness.]

[Your opponent's playing style is ruthless, giving you no chance to breathe. Their fifth move landed in the third row, sixth column, choosing a small knight's move to approach the corner, preparing to encircle and annihilate you.]

After about ten moves, you found yourself at a significant disadvantage in the opening. At the same time, you began devising a sacrifice strategy, preparing to abandon the upper right corner and shift your focus to the center to open up the game.

If successful, you will turn the tide of the battle and regain the initiative.

[Your opponent seems to have anticipated your plan, preemptively blocking your path to sacrifice pieces. You have no choice but to continue observing the situation while devising new sacrifice tactics.]

[You displayed immense resilience in your tenacious resistance against the encroaching influence of the villains, moving everyone present.]

……

Finally, on the thirty-sixth move, you found an opportunity to sacrifice a piece. You resolutely chose to give up a group of white stones, gaining a speed advantage. As the saying goes, a skilled player focuses on the overall situation, while a novice focuses on individual pieces. Your sacrifice earned you thunderous applause.

[Your sacrifice of a piece put some pressure on your opponent, but their strength was too great. Their next move not only blocked your attack but also subtly set a trap for you!]

[Your keen observation allowed you to spot your opponent's carefully laid trap. Not only that, but you also made a brilliant move, finally averting defeat!]

Seeing that he couldn't defeat you in one fell swoop, the opponent showed no signs of impatience. Instead, he chose to temporarily back down, using a backhand pull to create distance and successfully lead you into a complex situation, beginning a delicate and exciting grappling battle!

[As the pressure from your opponent intensifies, you gradually lose confidence and begin making frequent mistakes. Soon, you fall behind in the online battle and are relentlessly attacked by your opponent.]

You are determined to regroup and do everything in your power to find weaknesses in your opponent's defenses, but it's all in vain. They have defended every point flawlessly, giving you no chance whatsoever. You feel like you're stuck in a quagmire, suffering terribly.

[On move 99, a moment of carelessness led to your opponent capturing your large group of stones, resulting in a complete loss before the endgame could even begin.]

[The game is over. Unfortunately, you lost by twelve and a half points.]

[Do you want to re-simulate this game? Current available simulation attempts: 1/3]

In this simulation, after only ninety-nine moves, they fell behind by a large margin of twelve and a half points and suffered a miserable defeat.

have to say.

As the foremost Go player of the Heian period, Sai's domineering and unparalleled Go-playing style was incredibly intimidating.

In the past, when I watched others play chess with my father, I always thought those people were nothing special.

But now, he is personally facing off against a master who is also a chess saint.

Su Ran then realized this.

Just how suffocating is that omnipresent pressure!

To know.

He's using the skill level of Akira Touya, a professional 3-dan player!

If it were him...

They probably won't even last fifty rounds.

not to mention.

Sai's strength is slightly inferior to his father's.

No wonder those top chess players from Yingzhou all regard their fathers as a monstrous threat.

It's not that they're bad at it, it's just that their father has a Gundam!

He wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

Su Ran felt that Sai was about to shatter her Dao heart.

In order not to affect his mindset for the next game, he decided to wait about ten minutes before starting the next simulation.

at the moment.

Let's watch Akira Touya get tortured first to soothe our wounded little hearts.

Thinking about this...

Su Ran temporarily exited the simulation mode.

Meanwhile, the outside world...

Time has returned to normal.

now.

Akira Touya, playing white, has just made his first move, in row 16, column 16, at the star point.

"That's a rather conservative approach."

In the real world, just as the simulator calculated, Akira Touya placed his first move on the star position.

Su Ran couldn't help but shake her head slightly, and subconsciously voiced her thoughts.

After the simulation, he already knew.

Akira Touya was so passive in the middle of the game because he was too conservative in his first two moves and failed to take advantage of Sai's unstable position to get close and fight him.

That's why they were at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

"Ok?"

As a place for Go enthusiasts to relax, the Go club does not explicitly require spectators to remain silent.

However, according to established customs and conventions.

Unless a truly brilliant move or an absolutely terrible move occurs, few people will take the initiative to speak.

And that is precisely why.

Su Ran's words immediately shattered the quiet atmosphere of the clubhouse.

At the same time, he also drew everyone's attention to himself.

"Hey, if a kid doesn't understand chess, please don't make random comments, okay?"

"Exactly, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. The more skilled a Go player is, the more cautious they are when making moves than ordinary people like us. This is called the opening strategy, you know?"

"That's right. Masters value the early game strategy the most. Only by accumulating enough momentum in the early stages can they deliver a decisive blow and defeat their opponent in the mid-game. You're still too young and can't see the bigger picture..."

Hearing these people's rebukes, Su Ran couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

Yes.

His Go skills are indeed average.

But the simulator is tens of thousands of times stronger than the best chess player.

The match between Akira Touya and Sai has been perfectly simulated by the simulator.

now.

He was simply stating the simulation results as they were.

Even if these people have excellent judgment, can they compare to a simulator?

Thinking of this, Su Ran, being a child at heart, couldn't help but argue logically:

"What you're saying may be true, but what if White is forced to resign in the middle game by Black before it has accumulated enough influence?"

After hearing this, the crowd fell silent for a moment.

A moment later, all the Yingzhou people present burst into laughter:

"Hey kid, you probably don't know who Xiao Liang is, right? He's the son of the Go master Toya Yukihiro, a future aspiring professional Go player! Do you really think such a master could be forced to resign in the middle game by this clueless guy?"

"That's right. Let alone Xiao Liang, even if I went up to play against that kid named Shindo Hikaru, I could easily beat him."

Hearing these comments, Su Ran was not angry; she merely raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Oh? Is that so? Anyway, in my opinion, Akira Touya has already lost the momentum with this move. I think he probably won't last a hundred moves before he is completely defeated."

Upon hearing this, it wasn't just the onlookers who were affected.

Even Akira Touya couldn't help but smile as he looked up at Su Ran and said:

"Do you really think I can't last a hundred moves?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran nodded seriously:

"Anyway, if your strategy continues to be this conservative, I don't think you'll last a hundred moves. Well... to be precise, you'll be completely defeated by Hikaru Shindo around move ninety-nine!"

……

Chapter Eight: The Great Dragon is Slain! A Final Move Precise to the Ninety-Nineth!

"Ninety-nine moves and you can defeat me? Is it that precise...?"

Upon hearing these words, Akira Touya did not get angry; instead, he showed a thoughtful expression.

He had also heard his father say things like how to finish off an opponent with precise timing down to the exact number of moves.

However, does this person, who is about the same age as me, also have the same terrifying computing power as my father?

Or is he just a bratty kid who likes to talk big?

He was lost in thought.

On Hikaru Shindo's side, after receiving a hint from Sai, he placed another piece.

"clatter!"

The crisp sound of the chess pieces hitting the ground quickly drew everyone's attention back to the game.

"Huh? Fourth row, sixteenth column, finally learned how to seize the star position?"

"Hmm, this move is somewhat sensible."

When everyone saw Hikaru Shindo's move, they all nodded in agreement.

By securing one end of the star position, at least in the battle for that corner, one will not be at a significant disadvantage.