[Soul of Chess] What if

"The first confrontation between me and Mr. Otake was in a simulated game of Tianyuan. According to the normal play, I think it is very difficult to win, so before the game, I said to my teacher Mr. Segoshi: 'I Want to play imitation chess, what do you think?’ My teacher said: ‘Let’s play it.’”

On the stage, Mr. Wu was talking about his first acquaintance with Mr. Dazhu: "I was the first mover in the game, so I played Tianyuan first, and then it was very simple, imitating every move played by Mr. Dazhu. , Mr. Otake was very confused, and got up and walked out of the room several times... I stopped imitating at the 63rd move, and the situation was clearly in my advantage. However, I was careless, and the opponent made a good move, so I lost that Play chess."

"The night when I lost the imitation chess, because it was very late, Mr. Otake and I lived together on the second floor of the Nihon Ki-in. The quilt was spread, and everyone was talking while sleeping. I remember Mr. Otake said: 'Go can't There were two games with exactly the same shape, so each game should be taken seriously and played seriously.' I remember, I admire his words very much."

Mr. Wu's very detailed description made Mr. Otake's demeanor clearly reappear in front of people's eyes, and the sincere affection for missing his friend contained in his words also touched people's heartstrings.

It's just that Ah Guang didn't listen to what Mr. Wu said from the beginning to the end, because his attention was completely attracted by the discussions of the people around him.

After that Mr. Wu came onto the stage, even though he lowered his voice as much as possible, Ah Guang could still vaguely hear the rustling of discussions.

"It's really... It's really unexpected. I didn't expect him to come to Mr. Dazhu's commemorative meeting." A person behind Ah Guang's right whispered in amazement.

"Isn't this normal? After all, the two of them are friends." Another person said disapprovingly.

"But, didn't their relationship become very stiff after that game ended?"

"Oh, you are talking about the 'Kamakura Juban chess'." The voice of the man was still flat, "Although it is indeed unacceptable to be demoted by one's friends, but the relationship between the two It doesn't seem to be as serious as you make it out to be."

Kamakura juban chess?downgrade?

Hearing such unfamiliar words, Ah Guang couldn't help being slightly taken aback.Before he had time to think about it, he heard the person continue: "By the way, when Mr. Otake established a dojo in Yotsuya, didn't Mr. Wu also move to Yotsuya? And I heard that because the two families are very close, they often come and go."

"Is that so?"

The person who spoke earlier still sounded a little unbelievable, but he didn't continue to delve into this issue, but said with emotion: "However, it's really a trick of luck. Back then, I defeated people including my friends. All the superb Go players in the country, known as the "Showa Chess Master", unexpectedly encountered a car accident, and all subsequent games were lost due to the aftereffects of the accident. He quit the Go game not long after, and later officially announced his retirement. .”

"Although he has withdrawn from the Go world, his disciples are still very active, especially his closed disciple." The other party said lightly.

As soon as the person with the cold voice finished speaking, the people around who had been listening to their conversation couldn't help interjecting: "You're talking about that Rui Jiudan, right?"

"Ah, I've heard of this person!" Another person joined their conversation, "It's said in the news that she is the world's first female nine-dan chess player, and she can even compete with male chess players! "

"Is it really that powerful?" asked someone who didn't know much about it.

"Of course. Didn't you read the news? She has won consecutive matches in this year's Korean national competition. In the final match last month, she defeated Xu Zhangyuan 2th dan with a score of 1:[-], and then became South Korea's 'national champion' Yes. Ah, I saw the chess record, and he won the middle game!" The other party's tone was full of admiration.

"Really?!" Hearing the news, the person who just asked the question gasped, "Sai seemed to have spent a lot of effort to win the game against Xu Jiuduan a few days ago... If that Wei Rui's Jiuduan was able to easily beat Xu Jiuduan twice last month, could it be that... she is better than Sai?"

"This..." The people around didn't know how to answer.In the end, the person with the cold voice at the beginning spoke flatly: "I heard that Rui Kudan will represent the Korean Chess Academy in the Fujitsu Cup, and Sai has long been determined to participate in this competition. If the two meet on the field, Don't you know the answer?"

"Ah! That's right." After his reminder, the others sighed as if they had suddenly realized.

After a moment of hesitation, one of them asked in confusion: "But, if I remember correctly, isn't Rui Jiuduan Chinese?"

"That's right." The person next to him took it for granted.

"Then why would she represent the Korean Chess Academy?" The person who asked the question expressed his doubts.

"This..." Maybe it was because I didn't know the inside story, after a brief pause, the speaker lost his previous confidence, but casually said, "Well... since the Korean chess players didn't say anything , we don’t need to worry about this matter.”

Perhaps in order to save face, the person immediately said in a mysterious way: "By the way, have you heard about it? In addition to Rui Jiuduan, the Korean Chess Academy also sent a first-dan player to compete!"

"First stage? Impossible." Regarding this news, everyone didn't seem to take it seriously at all.

"It's really the first stage." The man smiled smugly, "That chess player's name seems to be...Gao...Yongxia? Yes, it should be pronounced that way."

"I seem to have heard such rumors before, saying that if you are new to the stage, you will participate in the world competition..." A person said with some doubts.

As soon as he finished speaking, another person said: "Gao Yongxia? Hmm... I seem to have seen this name on the entry list."

"After what you said, I seem to have seen this name."

"Me too……"

"Ah, it seems that it really appeared...he is only 14 years old, right?"

"Yeah, I'm also impressed with this number, because it's incredible."

"Yes, yes."

"..."

Since so many people have said they have seen this name, the truth is probably close to ten.After realizing this, the others said dumbly: "Hey, is Korea planning to give up the Fujitsu Cup? Actually..."

"Don't say that." He was interrupted unhappily before he finished speaking, "That initial stage was not that simple, because he passed the Korean qualifiers."

Hearing what he said, the people around were in an uproar: "Isn't it? He has such a strong strength at the age of 14. If he is a few years later, won't he become the number one in the world?"

"How is that possible? Little teacher...ah, no, Ta Yaliang joined the band at the age of 13, he is even better than Gao Yongxia!" one person said angrily.

"That's right, Taya Ryo is one year younger than him, maybe Taya Ryo said it better." People around also agreed after hearing this.

"Ahem." Seeing that everyone agreed with his point of view, the excited person just covered up his gaffe before continuing, "Also, it's not uncommon for young chess players to be active in world Go competitions. Chunlan Didn’t two very young Chinese chess players enter the quarter-finals in the cup? One of them is 18 years old and is a 14th dan, and the other is only [-] years old and already a [-]rd dan.”

"Oh my god, when did they join the segment?" Someone couldn't help but sigh.

"You're talking about Kong Jie and Peng Quan, right? I watched the live video of the game before." A person interjected, "I was surprised to see how they eliminated those top-notch chess players. Woolen cloth!"

"From this point of view, there are not only emerging talents from China and South Korea, but they are also quite powerful... Looking at us, it seems that there have been no new faces in the chess world for a long time." A person sighed with some concern.

"Well, don't bring up such a sentimental topic today." The person next to him comforted, "What's more, aren't Mr. Dazhu's many disciples still active? Be confident!"

The people around also echoed: "Yes, besides them, we also have the 'God of Go' sai, and Ryo Taya has finally entered the world of professional chess players. I believe it will get better and better in the future."

"Yes, yes, I also heard that there are many good seedlings among the students."

"..."

"... In the eighth year of the Showa era, when the "Jiji Shinpo" played Juban chess to the middle of the pause in the fifth game, Mr. Otake Minority once said: 'It's like falling into hell.' This game is like falling into hell. 'The chess made the new layout surface, and the new layout may also be due to God's will..."

When Ah Guang came back to his senses, Mr. Wu had already talked about the period when he and Mr. Dazhu worked together to create a new layout.

Although he was a little sorry for not listening carefully to the other party's speech, Ah Guang is not in the mood to continue listening now.

"Unexpectedly, someone was already a professional chess player when I was the same age as me, and he was still a third-dan..." Ah Guang murmured in a daze.

Although Zuo Wei also participated in the first stage of the Chunlan Cup, because Aguang didn't pay much attention to the information about chess players from other countries, it was the first time he learned that a 14-year-old third-level chess player broke into the competition. Quarterfinals.

He always thought that Taya was already quite powerful, but he didn't expect that there would be an existence many times more powerful than Taya when he didn't notice.

Since there are so many very talented and serious peers in the Go world, is it too reckless to make the decision to become a professional chess player?Ah Guang felt confused for the first time.

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Try to code out a chapter before the evening, um.