[Soul of Chess] Shugui

The third round of the 59th Honinbo Challenge, which lasted for two days, officially started.

Shinto Sandan starts with the classic show strategy style, which is also a commonly used opening method for Shinto ki players in major games, especially in the Honinbo match.In the circle of Honinbo, Shindo Hikaru used the Shuce flow layout almost every time, as if for Shuce to challenge Honinbo and win the title.Chess players who have played against him jokingly say that the Shindo chess player has Honinbo Shusaku complex.

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After the layout, Mr. Kurata, the current Honinbo title holder, not to be outdone, also displayed his best chess pattern.However, the Jinto chess player failed to make him get what he wanted, and the fight between the two on the chessboard gradually became fierce.The current situation on the chessboard...

According to insiders, Kurata Honinbo and Shindo Sandan once played a game of Isshiki.It was also in this game that Sensei Kurata noticed the existence of Shinto Hikaru, a latecomer.In a related report, Mr. Kurata once mentioned the origin of the chess game—Kushi Shinto has always admired Goshi Kurata, and challenged him to get his autograph.Perhaps, for Hikari Shindo who had just entered the world of Go, the sixth dan of Kurata at that time was an unsurpassable existence.Looking back at Go player Shinto's initial journey of Go, there is a high degree of similarity with Go player Kurata's experience when he first entered the world of Go, which adds extremely high credibility to the speculation that Shinto admires Kurata.

But today, what we saw was the swift and violent attack by Shinto Sandan on Kurata Honinbo.Will this magical boy with blond hair lose again because of awe and cowardice when facing his former idol?When Shinto Hikaru easily won the first round, Mr. Kurata also showed his real kung fu.After losing in the second round, let us wait and see whether Shindo Hikari will make another victory or end up in a disastrous defeat!

The above is reported by the Daily News Agency.

The Honinbo Challenge held in Nagoya almost attracted the attention of the entire Go world.

Sports newspapers, chess magazines, and even the Internet are full of various official reports and gossip, among which the reports of the Daily News Agency are the most eye-catching.The content of the insider's revelations mentioned in the report made colleagues hate it even more.

Why can they get such secret information, but we can't dig it out no matter what!

But as the person concerned, Hikari Shinto can only use one sentence to describe this report - too much!

"When did I say that I admire you and respect you! How can you talk nonsense in front of reporters!" Shindo yelled dissatisfiedly while eating ramen with big mouthfuls.

Taya took a sip of the noodle soup, put down the spoon and said, "Shinto, don't talk while eating the noodles."

"Where am I talking nonsense, it is clearly the truth!" Sitting opposite the two, it was Shinto's opponent for the past two days - Kurata Honinbo.At this time, he also scooped up the ramen and ate it loudly, and even took advantage of the gap between swallowing to reply.

"Hmph! If you didn't say that, how could they have written it like this." Shinto ignored Taya directly, obviously still angry, "Boss, have another bowl!"

"Boss, I want another bowl here!" Cang Tian said that he didn't care about children.

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Ta Ya looked at the two people in front of him, who could even eat noodles with the fighting spirit of playing chess, and decided to take another sip of noodle soup to clear his throat.

Well, the ramen tastes good here.You can try it at home next time.

After eating and drinking, the three people left the ramen restaurant and went their separate ways.Shinto and Toya returned to the hotel to rest, while Mr. Kurata returned to his bed.

Shinto and Taya walked slowly on the road. The ramen restaurant was not very far from the hotel, and it took more than ten minutes to walk there.

"Taya, when are you going back to Tokyo?"

"It should be a few more days." Taya licked her lips, "Yesterday, the Chess Academy arranged some work."

"Then I'll finish this round and go back with you?" Although it was a question, it was clearly affirmative.

Taya smiled and replied, "Okay."

Then I thought about it again and added:

"But don't lose the game, cry and don't want to go back."

"How is it possible!" Shinto stared at Taya with wide eyes until he saw a smile on his face.

"Okay, Taya Ryo, you bastard, you're playing me again!"

"Whoever calls someone too stupid will be tricked every time." Taya avoided Shinto's iron fist and told the truth.

Shinto just withdrew his fist and walked silently.

"Hey, you can't be angry because of what I said?"

Shinto's reaction was a bit strange, Taya thought about it, and she didn't say anything that she shouldn't have said.

Shinto turned his head to look at Taya, shook his head, but still didn't say a word, there seemed to be some worries and sorrows in his brows.

"Shinto, you...don't take it seriously." Taya was anxious.Seeing Shinto's expression, Taya felt a lazy worm move in his chest, biting a thin gap around his heart, numb and dull pain.

"I... I didn't take it seriously." Shinto's voice was hoarse, as if he was restraining something, "I just wanted to prove—"

"Prove what?"

"Prove who is the real idiot!" Shinto suddenly raised his voice, laughing treacherously.

Taya understood immediately, and gritted his teeth: "Hikari Shinto, you idiot! Don't show that expression every now and then!"

"Why?" It was rare to see Taya deflated, and Shinto was still in the surprise of a successful prank.

"Because I'm worried!" Taya left behind a sentence and strode forward.

Shinto, who was left to hang in the air, stretched out his hand and scratched his hair.

Strange, why do you feel so happy?It's a little sad again...

"Taya, don't be angry, it's my fault." Shinto rubbed and rubbed to Taya's side, pulling his sleeves and apologizing pitifully.

Taya glared at him, didn't speak, and didn't pull back the sleeve from someone's claws.

Shinto, who was stared at, smirked and babbled out a bunch of words.

Taya listened quietly, occasionally replying a few words.

It was dark, and the lights on the side of the road came on one after another.

The dim light elongated the two shadows walking side by side.

Where the shadow was about to disappear, the two figures joined together.

Like two hearts, slowly approaching and becoming one.

Taya was sitting in the lounge, watching the live broadcast of the chess game on TV, and clenched his hands beside him into fists.

Shindo is now in a very dangerous situation. If he can't regain the lost ground before the big officials, he can only face... defeat.

Shinto's hand appeared on the screen, and he lowered it in a strange place.

This move can't be called a good move, but it's not completely useless.But at this moment, taking such a step...

The other chess players in the waiting room gathered together and discussed Shinto's strange move, but no one could see Shinto's intentions.

Taya laughed. He played back against Shinto for three or four years. Even though he didn't know what effect Shinto wanted to achieve with this move, but according to his character of slanting his sword, he should be able to stabilize before the end. The situation is over.

Taya calmed down and thought about it carefully, and when he saw Shinto's next move, he immediately figured it out.

This boy Shinto is too bold.

However, it was Shinto's move that the black and white pieces, which were originally slightly different, were basically the same.

Next, it depends on who can be more careful at the end.

Taya looked at the hands that kept appearing on the screen, and didn't leave the lounge until the land preparation started.

And the chess players who stayed in the waiting room, following the appearance on the chessboard after the ground preparation, slowly calculated Shinto's game and won Yimu.

narrow victory!

It is estimated that Mr. Kurata is going to die of anger.

Taya thought jokingly.

But in this case...

"What, hot springs?! You and me?!" Shinto pointed at himself, looking at Taya in surprise.

Taya nodded calmly: "Congratulations on winning this round."

"Then I really thank you!" Shinto thanked feebly.

"Why, you don't want to?" Taya frowned, "It's fine if you don't want to."

Shinto quickly waved his hands: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just a little sudden. How could you think of going to a hot spring?"

"Tomorrow happens to be the last day for the gift of chess instruction work." Taya said frankly.

"What, didn't you invite me? Taya, you are too, too..." Shindo couldn't find an adjective for a long time, so he had to give up.

Seeing that Shinto agreed, Taya breathed a sigh of relief.

What he didn't say was that this was a couple's hot spring given by the organizer.

I heard that it is an open-air hot spring embedded in the backyard of the room, which is small enough for two people to soak.After soaking in the hot spring, you can also rest overnight in the room.

Taya recalled the expression of the person in charge of the organizer at that time, and suddenly felt a little shy.

A [-]-year-old fat steward squinted his invisible eyes and said with a smile, Taya chess player can go with his little girlfriend. Young people nowadays like this kind of form very much.

The first person Kataya thought of was Shinto.

Seeing that Taya looked away, Shinto quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Hearing that Taya invited him, the first thing that came to Shinto's mind was the scene he saw at the hotel last time.

Taya looked thin and thin in a suit, but the figure under the clothes was hard to ignore.

Maybe it's because of being indoors all the year round and not exposed to the sun, Taya's skin looks extremely white, but it's not as pale as white chicken, but a very clean, healthy and attractive complexion, which makes people feel fascinated by it. I would love to touch it.

Shinto remembered the hug he got after waking up drunk last time, the warmth of skin-to-skin contact.Although it is only a short moment, it is enough to reminisce for a long time.

And the sneak attack a few nights ago...

Shinto let out a silly smile.

What to do, I really want to take a hot spring now.

"Wow, what a big room!" As soon as Shinto put down his luggage, he began to wander around, opening this paper door for a while, and opening that one for a while.

Taya watched Shinto shuttle between the doors, and shouted excitedly, always feeling that he was covering up some subtle emotions.

Thinking about what happened recently, Taya didn't feel that there was anything wrong, so she walked around the room to familiarize herself with the environment.

A door was opened casually, and a wave of heat rushed in.After getting used to the steaming mist, Taya finally saw the so-called hot spring for couples.

Generally, there will be some artificial rocks piled up beside the hot springs, some are prepared for guests to have a place to stay, and some are stones similar to trays as decorations.

Similarly, the small hot spring with a diameter of less than two meters is next to the door.

Except for the place in direct contact with the wooden door, the hot spring is surrounded by tall artificial rocks, only one stone is relatively short, only [-] to [-] centimeters above the water surface.The surface of the stone is smooth and flat enough for a person to lie on it.

This dwarf stone stood on the side of the half-meter-high stone next to it. It looked lonely and didn't know what it was useful for.

Is it also used to put drinks and snacks?That's too wide...

Taya stood on the spot and studied for a long time, and found that the hot spring was too small and the structure was a bit strange, but there was no major problem.

He turned and went into the house, wanting to ask Jin Teng to eat something.

According to the person in charge, the food here is also very special.

It happened to be noon when the two arrived here, and after walking a few steps out of the room, they saw the dining room.

After lunch, Shinto and Taya wandered around the hotel.

Jinto found that the store was full of men and women in bathrobes, and it was obvious at a glance that they were couples.

But the strange thing is that these young lovers always cast puzzled and curious eyes on Shinto and Taya.

Anticipating this situation a long time ago, Taya, who was mentally prepared in advance, pretended to be calm, and faced Shinto's questioning eyes without saying a word, but his steps were slowly speeding up.

Finally walked back to the room, and as soon as the door closed, Shinto spoke.

"Taya, this, is this a love hotel?" Shinto was not stupid, and naturally saw the mystery.

Taya sighed secretly and couldn't escape, and met Shinto's gaze directly: "I didn't know before. If you feel awkward, then let's go back."

"You really don't know..." Shinto muttered a few words softly, and the words that followed disappeared between his lips and tongue.

"What did you say?" Taya only heard half of it, but he didn't want to delve into it, "How about we go, go to the hotel or go home directly?"

"Ah, no need. It's all here. Anyway, we are in the room, and no one knows..." Do you know that we are just opponents?

Shinto turned sideways: "Okay, I'll go and change first. Do you like to come or not. I think this hot spring is pretty good."

Taya saw Shinto's eyes dimmed all of a sudden, and felt a little distressed.

But for now, it's better to maintain the status quo, Shinto.

Taya has thought a lot since realizing her mood and Shinto's attitude.Although the two didn't say it personally, Taya was able to confirm some things with the tacit understanding of getting along for many years and the intuitive feelings of the parties involved.

After realizing it, he has experienced joy and anxiety, impulsiveness and timidity.

However, at this time, it is not appropriate.

They lack the determination and perseverance to face the censure and criticism of the whole world, nor can they guarantee that they have the determination and courage to persevere to the end.

However, the premise of this escape is that the window paper is still well pasted.

It's not that Taya doesn't believe in himself and Shinto, but because of the fetters of his relatives and the pursuit of the Go career, he can't believe that he and Shinto can go on forever.

Taya didn't know if he was a little unreasonable, but he had to restrain his overflowing emotions.

In the winter afternoon, there is a bit of warmth, but also a bit of coldness.

In such weather, sitting in the warm soup for more than half an hour is definitely an imperial enjoyment.

However, the two people sitting in the hot spring at this moment don't think so at all, their minds are full of——

This hot spring is really too small!

It was originally a small hot spring less than two meters prepared for couples.

If a man and a woman sit inside, they can face each other, or they can hold the girl in the arms of the boy, anyway, it's all just right.

But if it is two men with normal development and normal height, this originally warm and romantic atmosphere will only be embarrassing.

I can't stretch my legs out, and I will touch them when I stretch out; I can't put my hands on the edge of the pool, and my arms will overlap when I open them.Even talking quietly is very difficult, because of the sitting posture, the chests of the two are very close to each other, and when the other party speaks, the heat will rush to their faces.

Shinto turned his head to look at the door, while Taya looked to the other side awkwardly.

The two stayed in the water for 10 minutes in such a twisted posture...

Ever since, the legs are numb.

The author has something to say: A certain K is a good boy who keeps his word~

August 2017, 10 First revision [K]

Pierce:

Yes, that's right, there was still only one chapter this morning.

If I get home at night with any strength left, there will be another chapter.

In addition, I wish you all cute, happy National Day!

I have to get up early tomorrow to catch the car, and I feel sad.

Good night!Good night!good night~