The Way of the Blind Girl Chess Saint

"You're lying to me?" Ji Yingting looked slightly puzzled, blinking her long, bluish-green hair with a blank expression.

Ye Xiaomi gently flicked her pale purple scorpion whip and calmly said, "What I mean is, I'm not too envious, and I don't really want to make money or be famous. Because... if it were you, would you envy something that you're sure to have?"

"Press, no, I won't," Ji Yingting obediently shook her long, light green hair.

"Oh, sorry, what I said just now was also a lie..." Ye Xiaomi said calmly to Ji Yingting.

"???" Ji Yingting's fingers, which were kneading her long, light green hair, suddenly stopped. She tilted her hair to the side.

"Sorry... I really don't have any competitive spirit. Actually, I'm already quite satisfied with being able to sleep and play chess. Since everyone says I lack motivation, I sometimes act like a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) and say some chuunibyou things to get my opponents excited."

Ye Xiaomi said calmly.

"It's okay... I didn't mind, I really didn't mind, so it's fine."

A gentle and harmonious smile appeared on Ji Yingting's face, but her slender hands gently grasped Ye Xiaomi's pale purple scorpion whip.

"Waaaaah, what are you doing... Let me go!" Ye Xiaomi begged for mercy with a sob in her voice, and Ji Yingting slowly tied her long purple scorpion braid to the corner of the table. Now she had no choice but to obediently play chess!

"Waaah," Ye Xiaomi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a wronged expression. She tugged hard at her light purple whip but there was no response, because Ji Yingting had tied her hair into a cute bow shape on the corner of the table.

"Play chess properly. I'll help you solve it after we're done. Girls who lie will be taught a lesson," Ji Yingting said, squinting her pale purple starry eyes as she gently patted Ye Xiaomi's pale purple head.

"Waaah, okay," Ye Xiaomi said, shaking her light purple bob haircut with a sob in her voice.

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With a soft thud, Ji Yingting made her sixth move on the chessboard, a low pincer attack.

This is a very common pattern for dealing with cornering, and it usually forms an encircling pattern or a segmented pattern.

Thud... Ye Xiaomi quickly placed a chess piece down as well.

Jump out... This move is not common now. Black jumps out after White's low clamping move at the star point... Ji Yingting gently raised her green eyebrows.

Of course, if Ji Yingting's white stone were not on the star point but on the small eye point, it would be virtually impossible for black to jump out after being trapped in a low clamp, because the small eye point, which is one position lower than the star point, is much more secure in defending the corner, so a low clamp would be very severe.

In modern times... whether it's a small-scale move or a star position, the changes that emerge after a low price are already very rare. In fact, the low-hanging small-scale move is no longer common now; in most cases, the high-hanging small-scale move is the most common.

After Xiaofei hangs in the star position, he will usually choose point 33 if he is in a low-priced room.

Actually, Ji Yingting wasn't really interested in the supernova Ye Xiaomi mentioned... because her goal was originally the Throne, one of the seven major titles... getting a title as soon as possible after becoming a professional Go player was a goal Ji Yingting had already set.

Ji Yingting gently shook her long, light green hair. She thought, "It's not easy to play against a professional Go player, so I should be a little more serious, right?" Her pale purple starry eyes gradually turned green, and a crisp sound of a piece being placed echoed on the Go board.

With a snap, after the change in the lower right corner, Ji Yingting easily gained the initiative, and her white stones landed in the small eye high release corner defense position.

Is that so… Ye Xiaomi slightly furrowed her pale purple eyebrows, her small eyes narrowing and glaring…

In ancient Go games, defending the corner in this way was a very unconventional approach. If someone were to defend the corner by pushing too far, people would think he was crazy.

However... in modern times, a professional Go player who doesn't defend the corners in this way will be questioned as not knowing how to play Go.

Of course, this applies to professional high-level players. Amateur players are generally better off sticking to using the "worry-free corner" strategy to defend their corners.

How did Gao Lu, who splits the second corner, evolve from a tacky, non-mainstream character to what he is today? Actually, this story begins with AlphaGo, an early form of artificial intelligence.

AlphaGo Go profoundly changed the Go world at the time, and the playing strength of professional Go players was greatly improved because of AlphaGo's emergence.

The evolution of Go from ancient times to modern times can be described as a shift from conservative to open.

The reason why Honinbo Shusaku is so highly regarded is because his style of play, which ignores local situations and focuses on overall battles, almost changed the entire ancient Go world.

The emergence of AlphaGo can be said to have transformed Go from a relatively open game in modern times to a more... unrestrained one.

Chapter 143: Ji Yingting the Big-Headed Doll

"What's going on... How come she's so weak..." A girl with long orange twin ponytails frowned deeply. Niu Xiaochai placed a white chess piece on the chessboard with a blank expression in her right hand.

Another conservative position? Although I had heard of her great reputation before, I still found it hard to believe after seeing it with my own eyes... Jin Chengwu's expression was slightly strange.

Niu Xiaochai tossed her long, flaxen curly hair. She didn't plan to use any strategic moves in this game, because the purpose of this training camp was to improve her opening skills.

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"Oh, junior sister, you lost?"

Just as Lin Beng was tidying up his chess pieces, he took a moment to glance at Niu Xiaochai's chess game on his left. White's points in territory had completely collapsed, and Jin Chengwu had probably won by about 30 points.

"Hmm, how are you?" Niu Xiaochai nodded, her long, flaxen curly hair swaying. It was only natural for her to lose a game without using her strategy; Niu Xiaochai was already used to it and wouldn't even show the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Lin Beng glanced at the gray-haired youth in front of him and said softly, "I won by two and a half points, but my opponent wasn't really taking it too seriously."

After closing the chess box, Lin Beng stood up from his chair. After all, this training visit was not a competition, and there would probably be many more games to play later. Taking it too seriously would only give him a headache.

"Hey, why did you jump down to the second line here?" Jin Chengwu asked curiously, pointing to a corner of the chessboard. Regardless of whether Niu Xiaochai used her full strength, she would be in a good mood as long as she could win.

"A second jump? That's hard to explain..." Niu Xiaochai said hesitantly, although she tried her best to change her particularly conservative nature during the layout phase.

Unfortunately... if she hadn't been as conservative as possible in the opening phase, her frantic attacks after using her moves would have been tantamount to suicide if they weren't based on a solid opening.

So... what Niu Xiaochai wants to change is to be able to play normally without using the board position, and at least improve to the level of a professional first dan.

"Senior Brother Li Tai, did you lose?"

"Yes, the opponent is very strong," the gray-haired youth said casually, rubbing his gray hair.

"How is Xiaomi doing?" Jin Chengwu turned her head again and looked curiously at the chess game between Ye Xiaomi and Ji Yingting.

As for the scene of Ye Xiaomi's purple scorpion whip being tied to the chair, she automatically ignored it, after all, it's not surprising that someone with her personality would be bullied.

"Wow, Xiaomi, you lost so badly! Are you still half asleep?" Jin Chengwu couldn't help but pat Ye Xiaomi's purple head and say.

However, she was slightly stunned when she looked up at Ji Yingting.

Her light green herb-style hair hung straight down to her waist, and beneath her light green bangs were light green willow eyebrows. Her pale purple star-like eyes were slightly narrowed.

With a flick of her water lily-colored sleeves, Ji Yingting gently picked up a white chess piece and placed it on the chessboard with a soft thud.

Like a pebble thrown into water, creating ripples, her long, turquoise hair was blown by the cold wind, and her left hand, lilac-colored sleeve, gently covered her cherry-like mouth, revealing a thoughtful expression on her face.

Xiaomi's opponent looks really serious... Is she treating this game like a competition?

And I feel like I've seen her somewhere before? Where exactly? Jin Chengwu frowned deeply, her two orange pigtails being blown away by the cold wind.

With a soft "whoosh," she gently picked up a white chess piece. The purple color before Ji Yingting's eyes caused the girl with the bob haircut to have a complicated expression.

Ye Xiaomi gradually put down the black chess piece in her right hand... The game was already lost.

Although I wasn't taking it very seriously... she was taking it way too seriously!! I looked up at Ji Yingting's pale purple starry eyes. She was using her left hand to knead the long, light green hair that fell down her cheek.

Among everyone, only Senior Sister An Haimi could give her this feeling... Even her teacher couldn't, after all, her teacher was already old.

This feeling wasn't about skill level, but about the focus while playing Go, that feeling of being oblivious to everything else... She blinked her deep purple pupils gently and closed her eyes.

"I give up... Sister, can you help me untie the ropes?"

Ye Xiaomi lowered her head slightly and pleaded. As for Ji Yingting's chess skills, she didn't know much about them. Because Ye Xiaomi hadn't taken it too seriously, she always felt that she lost somewhat inexplicably.

"Okay, I'll untie it for you now, little sister," Ji Yingting chuckled softly. Actually, even Ji Yingting herself didn't know who was older, but it was never a bad thing to have someone claim as a younger sister for no reason…

With a few casual shakes of her slender, jade-like hands, she untied the purple bow tied to the corner of the chessboard table for Ye Xiaomi.

"So, shall we do a debriefing now? If we don't work hard, the teacher will scold us," Ye Xiaomi said calmly.

"Okay, sure," Ji Yingting nodded, swaying her long, light green hair. Her beautiful legs, encased in white over-the-knee stockings, kicked a few times, but accidentally bumped into a soft calf.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"It's ok"

After accidentally kicking Ye Xiaomi's foot, Ji Yingting looked down and noticed that Ye Xiaomi's purple skirt was a bit short, but she wasn't wearing stockings, and her two fair and tender legs were completely exposed.

If Ye Xiaomi hadn't looked so delicate, Ji Yingting would have felt that this outfit was a bit erotic.

"Hey, why aren't you wearing stockings? Aren't you cold?" Ji Yingting blinked her pale purple starry eyes and asked in confusion. Modern stockings have thermal insulation properties, so even standing outdoors in winter, you wouldn't feel cold...

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"Your focus is so weird..." Ye Xiaomi said, shaking her light purple braid with a hint of exasperation, "Because I don't like wearing stockings, I didn't wear any."

"Won't you be cold?" Ji Yingting asked, tossing her long, bluish-green hair. She looked down and saw that Ye Xiaomi's thighs were quite white from the cold. She must be very cold!

Ye Xiaomi cupped her hands around her mouth and gently exhaled a puff of icy mist, saying, "Yes... it's very cold, but I can only clearly feel myself awake when I'm cold... if I'm not cold... I might accidentally fall asleep."

Ye Xiaomi gently turned her head to look out the window, which was covered in snowflakes, and said aloud.

"How long does it usually take you to fall asleep?" Ji Yingting asked curiously, raising her light green eyebrows as her long light green hair was blown by the cold wind.

“…You’re so boring,” Ye Xiaomi replied with a helpless look in her deep purple eyes, glancing at Ji Yingting’s light green bangs.

If other girls wore this hairstyle, they would definitely be considered country bumpkins. What era are we living in? Why would anyone still have such thick bangs?

However, Ji Yingting's light green hiss-style hair falls gently down both sides of her face, and with the thick bangs in front of her forehead, it feels kind of cute... like... a green bobblehead??

Chapter 144: The Giant Baby

Ji Yingting's light green, Hime-style hair falls gently down her cheeks, and with her thick bangs, she looks kind of cute... like... a green bobblehead?

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A bead of sweat slid down Fei Qiluo's cheek, her short, pink curly hair swayed, and she let out a soft breath.

"An Haimi has become stronger again..."

Picking up a black chess piece, Fei Qiluo glanced up slightly at her opponent's sea-blue eyes.

An Haimi's deep blue pupils seemed to contain endless waves that were gradually spreading across the chessboard. Her deep blue hair brushed against her face as she slowly placed a white chess piece onto the board.

The white pieces, like waves crashing against the black pieces' defenses, slowly closed An Haimi's deep blue eyes and whispered.

"I won, by one and a half points."

She's treating this like a competition, isn't she? Fei Qiluo wiped the sweat from her forehead and gave An Haimi a strange look. She had only ever played against An Haimi in competitions before, and although they had both won and lost, they had always taken it very seriously.

This was the first time Fei Qiluo had played a friendly match with An Haimi that wasn't a competition, and she was surprised that An Haimi was still so serious... Fei Qiluo lowered her head slightly and began to tidy up the chess pieces.

"Ah, it looks like they've all finished playing." After tidying up the chess pieces, Ye Xiaomi opened her mouth slightly and said, while the long-haired girl with light green hair in front of her had already run to the side.

Standing behind Xin Yufei, Ji Yingting blinked her pale purple starry eyes with slight surprise. Hearing the rapid clattering of pieces on the chessboard, Ji Yingting asked in confusion, "Are you playing fast chess?"