The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

First hand in the afternoon, Bai 202 breaks, and then seeks robbery.

Black 203 then raised two white stones "7 of Twelve" and "8 of Twelve".

Kuwahara Ren was not in a hurry, Bai 204 walked to "August Seventeen", and then mentioned Jie.

The battle continued in the afternoon, and the central hinterland was like an inexhaustible treasure trove of mines.

After several rounds of confrontation between the black and white sides, it radiated from the center to the surroundings, and in a short time, an endless battle of robbery and robbery was set off on the entire chessboard.

In the lower right corner, black 209 sticky, white 210 spire, black 211 even;

In the lower left corner, white 212 is the second-way point, black 213 blocks, and white 214 lifts the robbery.

Below the middle abdomen, black 215 hits and eats, white 216 sticks, black 217 lifts and robs again.

……

Although she has also played chess with male chess players, Kobayashi Sachiko rarely actively watches the chess games between male chess players.

Even if it is a life-and-death battle to determine the title of Honinbo.

In today's chess match, seeing the flames of fire raging on the board, Kobayashi Sachiko felt her heart was about to jump out, and she wished she could replace Shinto and directly compete with Kuwamoto Inbo.

With his right hand on the table, he unconsciously covered his heart.

It turns out that the game of Go can be so thrilling.

It turned out that she still loves Go in her bones.

And this feeling, she seems to have not experienced it for a long time...

——Countless times of returning without success, and the life experience destined to be incompatible with other girls, made her slowly cool down her initial love for Go.

If it hurts so much, why continue?

I have been playing chess so hard all the time, what is it for?

When she lost five games in a row, she even thought about it, why don't she just retire?Anyway, in the Japanese chess world, there are not a few female chess players whose qualifications have been canceled after just a few years of entry.

Until, she inadvertently discovered a unique existence.

He couldn't help but look at the fool opposite him.

In front of him, this boy named Wada Yoshitaka met him for the first time in the Nihon Ki-in five years ago.

That day, she had just finished the female chess player's chess match and won, but she didn't seem to feel very happy.

I didn't want to wait for the elevator, so I went down layer by layer.

I don't remember whether it was the fourth floor or the third floor, when I suddenly heard a vigorous "Yoxi!".

Because the stairs are very close to the vending machine, I turned my head slightly and saw it.

It was a boy with reddish brown hair.

Your age should be yours.

The clothes on his body are really not flattering. It can almost be called a "dish-colored" short-sleeved jacket, a blue camouflage T-shirt, and a pair of dark green trousers that are washed a little whitish.

What caught my attention was the smile on the boy's face that was completely from the heart.

Smiling so heartily, even under such bad clothes, it still made her feel so dazzling and so special.

For some reason, this boy's smile was engraved in his memory.

From then on, the attention paid to him increased little by little.

Knowing his name, knowing his chess game schedule, and knowing that his career as a professional chess player has not been smooth sailing.

And then, there are occasional encounters that are deliberately planned again and again.

After getting in touch more, she gradually became aware of the boy's delicate thoughts hidden under his cheerful appearance, and she could also feel his envy for Toya Ryo and Shinto Hikari from the occasional few words.

Indeed, Taya and Shinto, the two double stars in the chess world, are unmatched by others in terms of strength and attention among players of the same age.

Even if they are unwilling in every possible way, they must admit that sometimes, in addition to unremitting efforts, talent and opportunity are equally important.

Not everyone is lucky enough to be "Taya Ryo" or "Shinto Hikari".

Not everyone can shine in the Japanese chess world like them.

Compared with them, Yigao gave her a more real feeling.

He may not have an extraordinary talent bonus, but he has always been firm and persistent on the road of Go.

He will also suffer repeated defeats, be lost, and be confused, but no matter how many setbacks he encounters, it seems that he will always be surrounded by a sense of no hesitation and optimism that comes from nowhere.

His experience is like the epitome of every ordinary chess player, but at the same time, he has precious qualities that other chess players do not have.

This time, it was Yigao who brought her to watch Shinto's chess match.

It was also him who taught her personally that since she had chosen, she should move forward bravely regardless of gains or losses.

Just thinking about it in her heart and watching it in her eyes, Kobayashi Xingko suddenly called He Gu's name.

The name is: "Yigao."

He Gu raised his head in response, and said "um" naturally.

In my heart, I sincerely say thank you to my boyfriend.

What he said was quite commanding: "I'm thirsty, buy me a drink from the vending machine right now! No mineral water! No coffee! No carbonated drinks!"

Yijiao: "..."

Ochi: "..."

He Gu nodded obediently as if he was used to it, then stood up and walked towards the door.

At the same moment, within the Youxuan Room.

On the chessboard of the [-]th Road, the struggle for robbery is still going on.

A chess player once defined the excitement of a chess game in this way——

If there is no robbery in a chess game until the final game, then this chess game will be like clear soup and white water, tasteless and tasteless.

In any wonderful chess game, you don’t need to fight too much during the game, but you can definitely find one or two.

But like today, it is very rare that they appear so frequently and densely in a game of chess.

Often, just as soon as the dispute on one side ceases, the dispute on the other side begins again.

One ebbs and another ebbs and flows, and the cycle goes on and on.

And the closer it is to the final game, the more the winning or losing of each robbery is related to the final outcome of the whole game.

Especially at this time when the chess game is extremely subtle.

2:17pm.

White 240, sticky.

When White was the first to grab the last 4-eye big official piece on the board, the chess game that had lasted for 14 hours suddenly came to a stalemate again.

In the examination room.

It is no longer as silent as before.

At first, everyone might be able to wait patiently for the light to respond, but when the time slipped to No. 11 minutes, the commotion began to sweep through the entire review room like a wave.

Someone sighed and shook their heads frequently.

Some people got together and began to discuss the possible future moves of black.

Some people simply got up and went to the vending machine at the end of the corridor to buy coffee to refresh themselves.

But no matter how unsettled the review room is, one thing has never changed——

From the beginning of the chess match in the afternoon to the present, no one in the review room has uttered a word of complaint, and no one has left early because of the frequent stagnation of the chess match.

Everyone is waiting.

Waiting for the moment to witness the final match of the 62nd Honinbo with your own eyes.

Even at this time, everyone present has already made their own judgment in their hearts.

Light……

Thinking of his lover's name in his heart, Liang couldn't help but clenched his hand under the table, and his whole heart was raised accordingly—now, the chess game is coming to an end.Looking at the overall situation, the black space has 88 meshes, and the white chess has nearly 86 meshes.Relying on the robbery fight just now, White is gradually widening the gap in number of moves, but at this time, there are very few officials on the board with more than 4 moves.Even for the official position that Hikari is now competing with Kuwamoto Inbo, in the end, I am afraid it will also fall into the hands of Baiqi...

So far, the outcome seems to have been announced.

But there is always something, like an invisible thin thread pulling Liang silently, making him reluctant to easily accept the fact that seems to be a foregone conclusion.

No, there must be room for redemption.

but where?

Where else... is possible, but I haven't noticed it before?

While concentrating on thinking, the minute hand moved forward two more spaces.

At this moment, someone who didn't know said, "That's it?"

This should have been an almost whispered soliloquy, scattered in the air floating in the low voice of discussion, but unexpectedly fell into everyone's ears.

It seems that it was precisely this "unintentional remark" that was used as an opportunity, and the review room that had been suppressed for a long time was thrown into a lake like a stone, immediately stirring up a thousand waves.

——The black chess... is about to throw a piece.

——This game of chess, what a pity.

—Is there no other way?

……

All of a sudden, all the comments that were unfavorable to the light began to condense and spread over the review room.

Or perhaps, such an idea had taken root and germinated in the minds of most people as early as when the chess game was at an impasse.

It's just that due to layers of concerns, they don't want to be the first to pierce it.

Really... is it over?

Looking at the chessboard, Liang's heart sank a little more.

But none of it is for myself——

Just as a bystander, I am still unwilling to come here, let alone Guang who is sitting in the room of Youxuan at this moment?

What is the light thinking at this moment?

Is he okay?

meeting……

want to cry?

Never felt so powerless.

It seemed that it was the first time that he let go of his original pride and stubbornness, and turned his eyes to his father sitting opposite him with hope.

Father, is there anything you can do?

Ryo didn't know what he was expecting, and it was clear that even if his father had some countermeasures, the light who was sitting at the other end of the screen would not be able to hear it.

During the few seconds he was looking at Taya Yukihiro, Ryo tried to see some clues from his father's face, but finally gave up.

Perhaps from the bottom of his heart, he still hopes to rely on his own strength to find a chance for the light.

Although, his light cannot see.

Turn your gaze to the chessboard in front of you again.

In an instant, the black and white chess pieces in front of him seemed to be controlled by an invisible string, and all of them were quickly arranged on the imaginary chessboard in his mind according to Liang's will.

in case……

in case……

Like a flash of inspiration, his eyes widened suddenly: "No, it's not over yet!"

Accompanied by this resolute voice, he suddenly raised his hand, and then landed a black piece firmly on the "1 of [-]" position.

Black 241 stands.

hateful!Or... can't it?

In the Youxuan Room, Guang clenched his hands tightly.

Sure enough, no matter how much psychological construction I did, when failure came, it was still difficult for me to accept it.

But compared to his failure, what makes Guang more sad is seeing the disappointed smile on that guy's face.

At this moment, Liang must be watching his chess game in the review room, right?

He must be very disappointed now... right?

I... let him down again...

How many times... has this happened?

Anxiety struck again.

Guang couldn't help scratching his hair frantically, and even slapped his head vigorously like masochistic, as if wishing to use this stimulation to increase the speed of his dull brain ten times, a hundred times.

Zuowei.

Bright.

Silently recite the names of important people in your heart.

what should I do?

What exactly should I do?

I have worked so hard, but the title of Honinbo... is still far away from me...

Uncontrollably, the eye sockets gradually became sore.

This kind of mood swing caused by losing chess seems to have not happened for a long time since the Beidou Cup.

Subconsciously touch the kiss that was imprinted on the forehead during the lunch break, but the strong sadness suddenly overturned, and the heart wrapped around the light like a spider's silk continued to spread to the limbs and bones.

At this moment, a dead voice suddenly pierced into Guang's nearly chaotic brain like a bolt of lightning.

Guang sat opposite each other, raised his eyes to look at the anxious young man in front of him, and Kuang Yuanren suddenly called out in a low voice: "Boy."

kid.

Hearing a low call in his ears at first, Guang was startled, and even the anxiety that had accumulated in his heart seemed to be frightened away by the sudden sound.

Seeing that the noisy boy finally settled down, Ren Kuangyuan snorted coldly, and said again: "Calm down, why panic!"

"..."

That's right, what are you panicking about?

Looking at Kuwahara Jin's gaze, it slowly lowered again.

It was this scolding that sounded extremely severe, like a thunderbolt after lightning, suddenly blasting away the messy thoughts in his mind.

I was laughed at by the old man again, Hikari Shinto.

Gradually, a faint smile rose on Guang's lips.

I might really be scolding myself, maybe.

Phew...Looking back at the old man sitting opposite, Guang let out a long breath, and once again clenched the folding fan in his hand.

Zuowei.

If it were you, how would you play...

Putting his hands on the top of his knees, his eyes were fixed on the chess game, and he told himself again and again in his heart, don't worry, think again, Hikari Shinto, think again!

There must be a way!There must be!

After the violent emotional ups and downs, the desire to win chess seems to be deeper.

But the mood of wanting to win chess seems to be different from just now.

His gaze is like a scanner, examining the pieces on the chessboard one by one, checking the pieces one by one.

The line of sight goes from top to bottom, from left to right, and then unconsciously returns to the left.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and the amber pupils burst out with a frightening light as if they had been lit by flint.

The brain was spinning at high speed, and after only half a minute, the light shot down quickly.

Black 241, stand!

There is still Jiecai on the left, as long as he wins this competition, he has the hope of turning defeat into victory!

what? !

Seeing that the light had settled the black chess in the "1 of [-]", Hitoshi Kuwahara's pupils shrank, and his body couldn't help but lean forward.

Different from Hikari's casual sitting posture, after hearing Kuwahara Ren's deep groan, he put away his legs that had been sitting cross-legged just now, and changed to a sitting posture.

But as expected of Kuwamoto Inbo, after a brief shock, he immediately realized the intention of the move.

How could it be possible for your kid to succeed!

Silently glanced at the light, Kuwahara Ren immediately took the "1 of [-]" position.

——The horn of the last round of attack sounded.

In the examination room.

After the 241st move of black chess, the original commotion suddenly quietened down strangely.

Liang Luozi's fingertips seemed to be stuck to the chess piece, and it took a long time before he left the black chess piece.

Putting his hand back under the table, his gaze still fixed on the screen, Liang clasped his right wrist tightly with his left hand, but he could still feel the slight trembling of the right hand he held just now.

Light, he did it!

He found the only chance of survival!

And when Liang focused all his attention on the rebroadcast screen, Taya Yukihiro quietly glanced at his son as he sat opposite him, and nodded almost imperceptibly when he looked at the screen again.

Like affirmation, like praise.

For the two children who work together despite being in different places.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the chess game was getting closer and closer to the final game.

At this time, on the disk, there are fewer and fewer intersections that can accommodate moves.

When it came down to the 267th move, Guang's breathing began to gradually become unstable.

First, his hands on his knees were tightly clenched, and the wings of his nose fluttered slightly. Then, two lines of clear water snot flowed out of his nose so silently, and his golden bangs covered his face lifelessly like dry grass. Hold his eyebrows.

After a while, intermittent, almost suppressed sobbing sounds came from the silent air.

A soft sob from Shindo Hikaru.

"Hey boy, what do you look like?"

As if extremely disgusted, he finally couldn't bear it and made a sound.

As soon as the words fell, the sobbing in the air stopped.

With hair that was crumpled into straw on his head, he looked at the old man sitting opposite him in embarrassment, but he didn't find any dissatisfaction on Kuwahara Ren's face.

The old man looked at him with such a calm expression, he no longer had the cunning of the past, but instead had a rare kindness.

"Don't cry, it's too ugly." Although his mouth was still mean, there was a smile on the corner of Kuwahara Jin's lips.

It was only then that he realized that the chess game was not over yet, and he lost his composure. Guang quickly sniffed his nose, sucking back some of the clear water snot, then raised his hand and wiped it on his face indiscriminately, directly rubbing all the snot that was not summoned back to his arm superior.

Just as he tried his best to calm down his emotions and waited for Kuang Yuanren's next move to respond, he saw Kuang Yuan Ren put away his smile and bowed his head solemnly to him.

"I lost."

It was like a golden light dispelling all darkness.

The long chess game finally came to an end.

Within the Youxuan.

Biting his lower lip, he raised his head to stare at the shoji lamp above the Japanese room, and even his vision became blurred.

too difficult.

It's really... too difficult...

—— Zuo Wei, did you see it?I finally got Honinbo...

—— Zuowei, where are you?

—— Zuo Wei, Zuo Wei...

Although I have been trying to control my emotions, when I heard Kuwahara Ren say the words "I lost", two lines of tears still flowed down from the eyes of the light uncontrollably. Two transparent marks were drawn on the red cheeks.

At this moment, the final result of the 62nd Honinbo title match has also been transmitted to the press room and review room through the broadcast screen.

After getting the result of the chess game, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time in the press room flocked to the Youxuan Room.

No one wants to miss this historical moment when the youngest Honinbo in history was born.

And review the room.

When there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers among the spectators, Liang, who was sitting closest to the broadcast screen, remained motionless like a sculpture.

There was no sadness or joy on his face.

All the conversations of chess players around seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Just when He Gu noticed Liang's abnormality and wanted to talk to him, Liang suddenly stood up, opened the door of the examination room, and ran quickly towards the Youxuan where Guang was.

Accompanied by the influx of several reporters, the sound of shutters resounding like a tide resounded over the entire Japanese room.

Keeping his eyes lowered without saying a word, just as Furosemura wanted to interview Hikari after the game, Hikari suddenly wiped his cheek, bowed his head and said "I'm sorry", then got up and rushed to the door.

Head down all the way and run.

Break away from the reporter's siege, and rush to the entrance of the Japanese room.

But as soon as he stepped out of the Japanese room threshold with his right foot, he saw Liang a few meters away.

Just looking at each other with Liang, Guang seemed to be stunned, and stopped unconsciously.

At the same time, her breathing became more and more rapid, and the tears that had been suppressed forcibly rushed back to her eyes as if they were resurgent.

When he first rushed out of the Youxuan Room, Guang's mind went blank.

He didn't know why he ran out, and he didn't know where he wanted to go or what he wanted to do next.

He was like a dried up fish, he just wanted to escape from the environment where the oxygen concentration was too low.

But at this moment, he saw the light.

Just standing in front of him with a gentle smile, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

He suddenly understood the meaning of running out of the game room.

Light couldn't bear it anymore.

He called out "Liang" softly with almost trembling lips, but couldn't say another word.

In his mind, there seemed to be an exhaust fan spinning non-stop, making him speechless and his brain blank.

It's like having a feverish head.

Just looking at Liang, all mental activities are sliding towards "Bold and Bold" - go to his public place!It's too late to go to his faults!This uncle just wants to hug!No matter what the reporters behind him think!No matter what the newspapers will say about them tomorrow!

Just thinking like this in his heart, Guang took a step forward, another step, and then raised his arms, wrapping them around the back of Liang's neck, wrapping him firmly in the crook of his arms.

He hugged so hard, tightly, as if he wanted to rub Liang's entire bones into his body.

"I succeeded... I finally won the title of Honinbo!"

He buried his head deeply in the socket of Bright's shoulders, and the next moment, tears seemed to find a place to rest, and silently flowed out from the sockets of Light's eyes, seeping into the bright cotton shirt.

He had waited so long for this day.

Too much work.

It's really... too difficult.

It's like walking in the snow-covered Cangshan Mountain, exhausting almost all your strength, and finally finding a light in the darkness.

The neck has always been one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body.

Only when facing the closest person, can a person completely expose his weakness to the other party without any defense.

How ambiguous and daydreaming his own hug was, at the moment of action, Guang never thought about it.

All he knew was that he wanted to do this, wanted to hug Ryo.

So, he did just that.

And bright, too.

Even more exciting than claiming the title of celebrity myself.

He gently held Guang's face, and carefully wiped away the tears on Guang's face with the strength of his thumb.

He couldn't help kissing the eyes of light, to feel the joy and tears that his lover shared with him.

The moment he saw the light, he wished he could immediately kneel down on one knee and let the light realize his status.

Shindo Hikari belonged to him, belonged to Ryo Toya, and belonged to Ryo Toya in this life and forever!

But when all the dust settled, he suddenly became less eager.

"Thank you, Light."

She kissed Guang's forehead again, and hugged him back into her arms.

When the corner of his eye fell into a reflective spot not far away, Liang slowly looked up, but only smiled faintly in the direction of the camera.

How gentle and affectionate this smile is, the chess player who was secretly photographed didn't know it, but the photographer holding the lens shook his hands and almost blurred the photo.

At this time, he held his sun in his arms.

What are they like under the lens.

The next day, what will the newspaper say about them.

Liang really didn't care, and didn't have time to deal with it.

At this moment, his heart and eyes are tied to the lover in his arms.

Lowering his head, he looked at the "freshly baked" Honinbo who had just cried in his arms, his heart softened inch by inch, Ryo couldn't help holding the back of Guang's head again, and leaned him closer to his chest some.

"Congratulations, Guang." His lips moaned lightly on the side of Guang's face.

Years of long-cherished wishes have finally come true.

The author has something to say:

A bear: Alright, rub the baby, don’t cry, don’t cry~

First of all, congratulations to Wuli Guangbao for finally winning the title of Honinbo that he has been longing for!

Then, congratulations to baby Wuli, I hope that the stars and the moon can finally be put on the agenda!

By the way, this article says that it has already broken through the 60 mark, looking at the sky...