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

Therefore, from the very beginning of the game, the cosmic chessboard in his eyes had already determined that this game would ultimately end in victory.

only.

When Hikaru Shindo could no longer maintain that superb sense of the game, the board universe had no choice but to "connect," resulting in a final draw.

In fact, if Hikaru Shindo could maintain his exceptional chess sense for another ten minutes...

No.

It might even only take another five minutes.

Then.

Even though Kato Masao had reached the 9-dan level, he still couldn't overcome Black's superior piece strength. After a failed attack, he was ultimately met with a complete defeat!

This game of chess.

If it weren't for Touya Kouyo's review, Touya Akira probably would never have come up with such a thing in his entire life.

Why did Su Ran's eyes reflect that eight-column, five-element severing technique?

until now.

He finally understood...

Back to the game of chess.

Touya Kouhiro silently stared at the gleaming black piece on the chessboard.

His thoughts, however, were completely different from those of Ogata Seiji and Touya Akira!

He remained silent for a long time.

He then let out a long sigh and said to the two men standing behind him:

"Ogata, Ryo, do you really think... Kato-senpai's defeat only started with that hand press?"

Ok?

Upon hearing Touya Yukihiro's words, Ogata Seiji and Touya Akira were both taken aback.

Seeing the blank look in their eyes, Touya Kouhiro shook his head slightly, extended his right hand from his loose kimono, pointed to a point on the Go board, and said:

"You all, take a good look around here."

Upon hearing this...

Akira Touya and Seiji Ogata both cast questioning glances at the spot that Kouhiro Touya had pointed to.

"San San?"

Ogata Seiji pushed up his glasses:

"This is Hikaru Shindo's first move after being given a three-stone handicap... Could there be some deeper meaning behind this move?"

Akira Touya was equally curious.

In their eyes, the move was alright, but...

It wasn't particularly amazing.

It's just one of the most commonly used opening patterns, nothing more.

but.

In Touya Kouhiro's eyes, this piece was the most dazzling point in the entire game!

The very first move was inspired by the move of the Chess Saint Seigen, the 3-3 point!

This move, even when combined with any corner-occupying piece, won't work.

The star position is no good, the small eye is no good, and the high eye is no good!

Only a three-three combination can make this move a breakthrough.

Radiant with light!!!

The move 3-3 is extremely difficult to expand outwards, and therefore, before the emergence of the legendary Go master Qingyuan, it was often considered a bad move.

but.

One thing is undeniable to everyone.

That is, the three-three point opposite the corner, as well as other ways of occupying points, have absolute control. It can be said that one man can hold the pass against ten thousand!

It was precisely because Hikaru Shindo placed the 3-3 point at the start that Masao Kato was unable to secure the only corner for the white pieces, which allowed the black pieces to make this incredible move!

"Um……"

Kouhiro Touya crossed his arms and examined the chessboard.

Even after making such a godlike move, Touya Kouyo remained calm and composed, showing no arrogance.

"Only minor officials remain."

"White has very few options left to make a move."

Touya Kouhiro raised his head and looked at his two beloved students with a calm gaze.

“If it were someone else, they might make a mistake and give them a chance, but in this game, I personally deduced both black and white, so I assumed that neither side would make a basic mistake in the endgame.”

"In that case, it's now certain that this game of chess... is over."

After a moment of silence, Touya Kouhiro spoke again.

"In my opinion, no matter how you play this game, Kato-senpai is the one who will lose."

"As long as Hikaru Shindo doesn't make that final move, then White has no chance of winning this game, not even a draw."

As soon as he finished speaking, Akira Touya and Seiji Ogata were shocked!

"Father, you mean..."

Akira Touya was utterly shocked:

"Actually, from the very beginning, Hikaru Shindo had already calculated that he would ultimately win, so..."

"So, that's why you placed your first move at point 3-3?"

Kouhiro Touya neither denied nor confirmed, but simply sighed slowly and gazed intently out the window, saying:

"Akira, in the future of Go, Hikaru Shindo will surely have a place, and you..."

At this point, Touya Yukihiro pointed to the chess score on the table:

"We need to look at these more."

Upon hearing this, Akira Touya and Seiji Ogata exchanged a glance, both seeing the horror in each other's eyes.

What exactly is going on in the chess world lately?

First, THESAI, who had a huge influence online, suddenly rose to prominence, and then Hikaru Shindo became a student of Kato-senpai by giving him a three-stone handicap in a trial game...

So many outstanding talents have emerged, springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

It seems.

The subsequent battle for the Chess Saint title was far more complicated than they had imagined!

"Teacher, aren't you overthinking it? That Hikaru Shindo is just a twelve-year-old child."

"In my opinion, he might not be able to think this through so deeply, perhaps..."

Ogata Seiji seemed unable to accept this reality, swallowing hard as he said:

"Perhaps his opening move, the 3-3 point, was just a random, gut feeling, after all, he is indeed too young..."

Before Touya Kouhiro could speak after hearing Ogata Seiji's words, Touya Akira suddenly exclaimed excitedly:

"No!"

"That's not how it is!"

“Mr. Ogata, you don’t understand. Besides Hikaru Shindo, there’s another boy about our age who saw the final outcome of this game!”

"Su Ran!"

“Su Ranjun, he…”

"When Kato-sensei made that move, Su Ran-kun already saw it coming..."

"That hand, the one broken in the fifth row of the eighth column!"

……

The nail that the 69th sergeant is! This move, should we gamble or not?

While Touya Kouhiro and his two companions were reviewing the chess game downstairs at the villa.

Second floor guest rooms.

The online Go match between Hikaru Shindo and Sai has reached a point of frenzied competition.

Before they knew it, a full eight hours had passed since Akira Touya returned home.

Outside the window, the morning light was already faintly visible.

During this period, the ID SAI had already played seven games online.

Although his opponents grew stronger with each match, Hikaru Shindo, under Sai's guidance, managed to win every game without major incident.

Like Su Ran, none of SAI's opponents could withstand his onslaught for more than a hundred moves!

Finally, the competition reached its eighth match.

This time, the one who came to challenge SAI was none other than the top Go player from Yingzhou, who was about to compete for the 9-dan title and was also one of the six great players in the Go world back then—

Otake Hero!

at this time.

World Go Online.

The number of viewers watching the match between SAI and Otake Hideo has reached a staggering 17,000!

It can be said.