The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

However, just as Ji Yingting thought, the complete disappearance of chess pieces is not invincible; there are ways to achieve it.

Many professional chess players have even studied how to break this strange thing. In the world, there is no chess position that is absolutely invincible.

Su Nuoyue believed she could beat Ji Yingting, not because she naively thought she was invincible in the game; she often lost as well.

She made the judgment that she could win because Ji Yingting had no experience fighting her.

pat...

Her slender, jade-like hand gently picked up the white chess piece and placed it on the chessboard, into the empty space of the black pieces.

【Eat】

Su Nuoyue had no choice but to respond to Ji Yingting's move, and she didn't hesitate to remove Ji Yingting's white piece, which was destined to die.

"Ji Yingting... is indeed calmer than I imagined."

Su Nuoyue frowned deeply, not expecting Ji Yingting to see the weakness in her game so quickly...

This move didn't cause Ji Yingting much loss; she simply wasted a ko threat.

However, if Su Nuoyue didn't respond, it would result in a loss of over 30 points, so she might as well just admit defeat...

call……

Seeing Su Nuoyue's behavior, Ji Yingting felt much more at ease and gently played with her long, light green hair.

She responded... because if she hadn't, White's move to capture would have caused Black to lose 32 points.

Therefore, Ji Yingting judged that Su Nuoyue's missing move to be worth no more than 30 points, most likely within 25 points.

With the opening moves complete and komi added, White still holds a lead of nearly ten points...

Therefore, all she needs to do is keep narrowing down the scope of Su Nuoyue's attacks until it's within 15 points, then she can confidently make her move...

Of course, this behavior will deplete all your resources and leave you with no more resources to fight.

It's likely that White will become slightly weaker in the endgame.

Chapter 420: Change!! ? ? ? ?

"........."

With a soft "whoosh," Ji Yingting closed her pale purple eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

She had already seen through Su Nuoyue's weakness in her chess position, which was actually quite easy to understand.

Moreover, she was very strong, much stronger than Su Nuoyue had imagined, so she was confident that she could minimize the losses to the extent that they would not affect the conclusion of the event.

If the game continues slowly, she will definitely not lose.

But... I'm so tired.

Why should I bother thinking in this boring situation? We're bound to win anyway, aren't we?

Ji Yingting felt a tightness in her chest, and in this irritable and uncomfortable state, she didn't want to get off.

She tossed her long, light green twin ponytails around with a somewhat inexplicable air of authority, and then... she got up.

During the live broadcast, this new first-dan player named Ji Yingting...

Under the watchful eyes of many professional Go players, he stood up without warning, his snow-blue Taoist robe drooping from his knees.

Um……??

Ji Yingting carried her water cup to the water dispenser behind her.

Her slender little hand tentatively located the switch, then poured herself a glass of cold water.

"Gulp gurgle"

"Glug glug"

.....

"Oh, so you're just thirsty?"

Su Nuoyue looked slightly relieved, but... just how bored was Ji Yingting? Did he finish such a large glass of water during his long period of contemplation?

"I need to use the restroom~"

After finishing her water, Ji Yingting raised her voice slightly and spoke.

"Um……?"

The female referee hesitated for a moment, then nodded and reminded her, "Please come back within twenty minutes. If you are late, the timer will be deducted."

After all, Ji Yingting doesn't have much time left, and she can't afford to waste any more...

Of course, Ji Yingting's phone will be left here.

According to the current regulations of the professional Go association, the position of the game is considered an integral part of a player's ability.

Since Su Nuoyue's moves wouldn't affect the spectators, Ji Yingting couldn't ask others where she had placed her pieces.

Ji Yingting certainly didn't have such thoughts. She obediently placed her iPhone 99 on the table and went into the restroom in the corner of the hall.

"What happened at the scene...?"

"It seems like it's been paused? Player Ji Yingting suddenly left the game."

The female professional Go player who was giving the commentary was slightly taken aback. What exactly happened on the scene?

A brief half-minute passed, and soon a staff member informed her of the information.

"Oh, I heard from the referee that player Ji Yingting went to the restroom, so there might be a 20-minute break."

"Ji Yingting... what exactly happened?"

"Sakuraba-nee...is it a special case?"

Leaving aside the professional Go players watching the game and the few people who knew Ji Yingting, An Ruotong, who was backstage watching the game, was extremely anxious.

She pressed her small hand below her nose in thought, her dark eyebrows furrowing slightly.

Is there something wrong with Sakuraba-nee's health? But that shouldn't be the case.

Although she wasn't old enough, she knew that during major professional tournaments, female players could request a postponement if they had their period...

If any problems arise, Ji Yingting should have explained them beforehand.

However, there were no unusual occurrences in Sakuraba's strategic moves. Although something seemed off, her skill level remained high.

"........."

Leaning against the bathroom door, Ji Yingting took a few deep breaths as she entered the restroom; her chest felt tight.

Splash splash splash splash...

Her light green twin ponytails cascaded down like a waterfall, hanging loosely behind her, while her little hands kept rinsing her face with cold water.

Because Ji Yingting can't see... so she doesn't know.

In the mirror, a stunningly beautiful girl with long, alternating strands of light green and snow-white hair was silently staring at her, her sorrowful expression impossible to erase.

She looked exactly like Ji Yingting, with an exquisite face that also carried a touch of tragic beauty, and her pupils were the color of moon white, a color that did not exist in this world, the true moonlight.

That's right, the moonlight wasn't always pale green, not hundreds of years ago, in the very place where they are now...

The moon is actually white, but the green moon hanging in the sky today is an artificial one.

The girl's hair was mostly light green, but also interspersed with many moon-white strands; the smooth, two-tone hair looked like fluorescent light falling from the sky.

Her cheeks were etched with eerie green patterns, like crescent moons.

The girl had two soft, large, drooping ears on either side of her head.

"Even though you don't want to admit it, you want these eyes, don't you? You want to see the world clearly, don't you?"

The girl in the mirror spoke softly, and her image appeared in Ji Yingting's mind as well—a girl who looked exactly like herself, but with a completely different temperament.

"Um"

The beautiful girl with long, light green hair nodded. Ji Yingting admitted it without hesitation. Two light green cat ears also grew on the top of her head, and a light green tail grew out from behind her.

Because she is selfish, she wouldn't say things like... she doesn't want the cat to disappear.

No one could stop her desire to see the world clearly; the things she saw when she occasionally opened her eyes were too blurry.

So she wanted to see with those eyes, not with her heart.

Heart? What is that?

She was already tired of it all, she had seen through it all. Even if it destroyed the chessboard, she wanted to appreciate it with her own eyes.

What is a human being? What are plants and trees? What is Go (Weiqi)?

What is heaven? What is earth? What is the world?!

What she wanted wasn't those pale purple starry eyes, nor the cat's pale green moon eyes; what she wanted... was the real moon.

Those moon-white eyes, filled with a mysterious allure, were what she truly wanted, what she truly liked, and what truly suited her.

"Hehehehe..."

At the same time, Ji Yingting's cherry-like lips revealed a cold smile, and some moon-white hairs were also stained on her long, light green hair.

Two illusory, large, droopy ears were faintly visible above her head.

…………

"call"

Unfortunately, Ji Yingting suddenly raised her long, light green hair, and the hair on the top of her head turned completely back to light green.

Because deep in her heart, a green cat was lying peacefully and comfortably asleep in the grass.

Ji Yingting's slender, fair hands clenched slightly, and she frowned as she wiped her beautiful face.

"never mind……"

Ji Yingting combed her long, light green hair back into light green pigtails and sighed softly.

She... will change eventually, but not now.