The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

However, its appearance seems to have changed slightly.

Two large, bluish-green ears, resembling rabbit ears, grew out from the sides of the cat's ears. The cat's small paws transformed into huge, fist-shaped bluish-green hands, and the fused creature plucked the moonlight from its body.

"Chess Strategy - Blue Cat Devours the Moon"

With delicate, jade-like hands, she gracefully placed a black piece in the upper right corner of the chessboard, just outside the eye.

Chapter 468: The Warmth of the Palm

With her pale green, moonlit eyes gently opening, Ji Yingting placed a chess piece in the upper right corner of the chessboard, her gaze fixed on the outside.

Outside the eyes...

Is it a large slope?

Luo Zhuyu hadn't played against Ji Yingting for a long time, but... if one were to look at her game records, one would naturally be wary of the many variations of the diagonal, since that's a territory that even professional players don't want to venture into.

Luo Zhuyu placed the white piece onto the chessboard, but...

What kind of feeling is this? The chessboard is right in front of her, yet for her…

Yet it seemed somewhat unattainable; the move took an extremely long time to land, and with a soft thud, the piece in her hand landed at the small eye point opposite the outer corner of the eye.

In the viewing hall, the black-haired, black-eyed girl was slightly taken aback. This was Ji Yingting?

Speaking of which... this was her first time watching Ji Yingting play a game. The reason she knew more about this player was because she might be Ji Hongying's sister.

Ji Heiyu rarely pays attention to matches between new first-dan players, but... the Luo family is very likely to be their opponent in the last round.

Including Luo Zhuyu, it would be relatively easy for the three professional Go players from the Luo family to win against one of them. However... Go is an extremely mentally taxing game. If they can win against one, what about the others?

After two or three rounds of intense play, even the most skilled professional Go player would eventually run out of steam.

Now only four teams remain in the Three Lives Cup, and it's almost over. Ji Heiyu looked at the red-haired girl sitting not far away.

Of course, in a sense, that woman is the biggest threat.

pat, pat.

Sitting across from her opponent at the chessboard, Ji Yingting could only see her opponent's face clearly when they were playing a game; her pale green eyes were filled with a hint of gentleness.

Luo Zhuyu...

She has really become much stronger; she has worked very hard.

Ji Yingting picked up a black chess piece and watched Luo Zhuyu, who was completely focused on the chessboard, but...

Not yet. Right now, her chess skills aren't good enough; she's far from being able to see the world as I see it…

"pat"

Facing White's corner approach, Ji Yingting clamped down on a Black stone and placed it on the board, then gently pushed it upwards, creating a large diagonal...

As expected, it was a major slant; Luo Zhuyu's pupils contracted slightly.

Many people may wonder, if you are facing a player who is good at making moves outside the corner and making large diagonal moves, as long as you don't make a corner approach, you won't make a large diagonal move, right?

The chessboard has only four corners, each crucial. Theoretically... two moves are needed to create a "worry-free corner."

If you can completely defend a corner, and ignore the opponent's corner, wouldn't you be able to defend the corner with just one move? This is something that professional players absolutely cannot tolerate.

Luo Zhuyu quickly placed his chess piece, [and]...

No matter how complex the strategy, there is always a way to simplify it. As long as we avoid fighting here... even if we suffer a slight loss, it's acceptable.

Black connects back, White jumps out...

"Sakuraba-neechan, she wasn't being persistent or clingy."

Luo Zhuyu breathed a sigh of relief, but against such a player, yielding even once was already the limit...

Snap... Little Sharp.

Um……?

As Luo Zhuyu's white piece landed on the second line, Ji Yingting narrowed her eyes and "whoosh~~~~" extremely dazzling ice clouds bloomed from her fingertips, and the cold aura froze the chessboard.

"Chess Strategy: Ice Cat Devours the Moon"

Whoosh!! A terrifying layer of ice covered the entire body of the giant green cat, and the intense cold blew Luo Zhuyu's long hair backward.

"call!!"

It exhaled a burst of frenzied icy mist, and the cat's face, covered in a layer of icy blue armor, was as ferocious as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Xiao Jian... she was too naive during the planning stage.

The game ended quickly, with White resigning in the endgame... Luo Zhuyu stared at the board in disbelief. Nine and a half points... Was the difference really that big?

For professional Go players, in a peaceful game without any checkmates, even if there is a difference in skill level, it is difficult to widen the gap in points.

Could it be... that the small point technique was really not good?

"Xiaoyu, how could this be..."

The two green-haired girls sitting and playing chess seemed somewhat incredulous. The short-haired girl with double pupils asked doubtfully, "Whisper, don't you often play with that Ji Yingting? She's very good at chess?"

The girl with long, light green hair paused slightly. "Huh? Really? I've never played chess with her... I just cuddled with Sakuraba-chan while sleeping, and she felt so soft and comfortable."

“You bastard…” Luo Dule said angrily.

After Luo Zhuyu finished tidying up the white pieces, Ji Yingting also gathered the black pieces into the chess box. Next up were Luo Qingsheng and Luo Dule…

...............

"Sakuraba-nee, the semifinals... that was amazing..."

Imperial Moon Province, Qingcha Courtyard.

A girl with long, black hair reaching her waist let out a soft moan, looking at the green-haired girl on the screen. Even her attempts to put on airs seemed a beat slower.

A hint of gentleness lingered in her dark eyes. The girl wore a black school uniform dress, her fair face delicately beautiful, a few strands of black hair falling over her eyes. She was engrossed in studying chess scores in this attic, bored and lonely…

However, the girl had already gotten used to it.

I've grown accustomed to this solitude, and I enjoy this tranquility.

If you want to follow in someone else's footsteps, relying solely on her past experiences is far from enough.

Wanting to enter the professional field, but just talking about it... is that a helpless situation?

But... if you don't look closely at her face, you'll always forget that she's a lovely girl.

She was unremarkable, with a slightly low profile... but since coming to Qingcha Courtyard with Shui Tingyue, the girl has changed a lot.

But... looking at the girl on the screen, a long-lost, overwhelming wave surged in her heart.

This is pure, unblemished ice and snow, yet burning with a blazing fire in one's heart...

I really want to...

I want to become a professional Go player as soon as possible... I really want to be able to play against those opponents who were once out of reach.

Because, right now, I am... very strong.

Amateur 5th Dan - Xin Yufei

In the next professional exam, no matter what, if I want to achieve a complete victory, I must defeat that woman...

A brown-haired girl with a vermilion mark between her brows, the senior disciple of the semi-professional Go academy… Ma Gongling. I heard she's recently started training against professional 3-dan Go players.

However, she should be quite a bit worse than Sister Sakuraba, right? Xin Yufei thought to herself as she picked up a cup of light tea.

"I never knew... that climbing this path to the heavens could be such an exhilarating experience, even if it meant disappearing... even if I were left with nothing. Even when I was battered and bruised from defeats in my professional Go career, there was no turning back."

"Yufei, are you really not planning to take the professional Go exam in Diyue Province? I can help you apply."

Faced with her master's suggestion, the beautiful girl with long black hair gently shook her head. "Hmm~ It's no longer necessary... Because only by becoming a professional Go player in the fiercely competitive zone can I repay the warmth of Sakuraba-nee's hand under the setting sun back then."

but……

Now, compared to the moment I won by cheating.

Has it changed, become slightly better?

Chapter 469: Chess Piece Melody

Here's a chapter of chess scores that I forgot to include.

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"........."

"Ji Yingting, that brat..."

In the semifinals of the Sansheng Cup, Luo Qingsheng, playing black, faced Ji Yingting, who was playing white. The petite girl with long light green hair frowned slightly as the white pieces ignored her own Kobayashi style and instead went to the corner.

Although Luo Qingsheng is already a 27-year-old single woman, her tender skin and delicate features are still incredibly cute, thanks to the relatively good ecological environment on the moon.

Compared to Luo Qingsheng's light green hair, Ji Yingting's hair color is more like moonlight-like turquoise, which is more...deep and gorgeous.

A cat covered in a layer of ice-blue armor sat behind him, its pale green eyes slightly open.

Sit softly...

She must also be a player who excels in the middle game, possessing the consistent style of the Luo family.

Only by defeating them here will I be qualified to truly... challenge for the title.

"........."

As the game neared its middle stage, Luo Qingsheng, about to pick up a chess piece, suddenly placed her small hand on her snow-white thigh. Of course, it wasn't for self-touching; her green eyes narrowed slightly.

I don't know why... even though I'm not behind in points, I always feel like my board position isn't perfect, there are just too many parts that feel off.

After ten minutes, twenty minutes, and a long period of contemplation, Luo quietly and expressionlessly picked up a black piece, feeling as if he were holding a long spear.

Their goal is the Three Lives Cup championship. Since losing to the Chu family girl, she has reflected on her actions... and will no longer underestimate her opponents, even if they are just new first-dan players who have just become professional Go players.

The surrounding air suddenly dropped to freezing point, and the silent winter froze the chessboard.