The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

After running in the morning, I went back to my room and took a shower.

After breakfast and check-out, I arrived early at the review room specially set up by the hotel for celebrity battles—as the venue for many title battles, the review room was fully equipped with broadcasting equipment, chessboards, and chess sets.

Hikaru thought that there must be very few people watching the title match outside of Tokyo.Unexpectedly, just after nine o'clock, a series of footsteps and voices sounded outside the review room.

The first two to enter the gate are Hecun [-]th dan and Oshima [-]th dan.Although Guang is not familiar with them, he has played chess with them before.While nodding, the third person who was behind the two also walked in.The moment he saw the other party clearly, the smile on Guang's face froze.

"Yo, Shinto, you really came!"

"Uh, good morning, Mr. Kurata." Guang twitched his lips imperceptibly, thinking, don't these people usually have chess games? !

Seeing Kurata walking towards him little by little, the smile on Hikaru's face became stiffer.

When Kurata actually sat down opposite him, Hikari's heart trembled, and he silently complained incessantly.Fortunately, the little chess master Kurata seemed to have completely forgotten the previous agreement, and he didn't mention anything about the signature board.

Soon, at 10:30 in the morning, it was time for the game.

Continuing yesterday's chess game, Liang settled the sunspot in the pre-thought position.

Before Guang came here, he had already seen Liang's chess records from yesterday.As of yesterday's seal of chess, although Heizi was at a slight disadvantage, it was not like he had no chance of winning.But once the chess game starts, it becomes a war of only two people until the end game.Whether it was yesterday or today, Guang and Liang tacitly refrained from mentioning anything related to this chess match.

As if completely giving up on defense, at the beginning of today's chess game, black chess launched a fierce attack on white chess.Where the resources are abundant, disputes will be provoked immediately; where the resources are declining, disputes will be created by every means.

After more than a dozen moves, Ogata pondered for a moment, ignored the black chess that penetrated deep into the enemy's abdomen at the lower left, and instead turned to the right, hitting the black chess's weak spot!

As soon as Bai Zifu settled down, discussions immediately erupted in the review room.

Most voices think that Taya's move today is too radical.If you make a rash move without making a solid ground, it is bound to bury hidden dangers for the future chess game.

Kurata declined to comment throughout.After the seniors around him expressed their opinions, they turned their attention to Hikaru: "Shinto, what do you think?"

Hikari took over Kurata's words and pointed to the right side of the chessboard: "I don't think this place is Aki—" Hikari paused unnaturally, "It's not that Toya misjudged, but he voluntarily handed over to Mr. Ogata .”

In the case of falling behind in numbers in the early stage, it is almost unheard of to "cede" the existing territory to the opponent.Therefore, as soon as Guang's voice fell, he was met with doubts.

Kawamura: "Taya-kun's opponent is an Ogata celebrity. Not to mention taking the initiative to cede land, even if there is no mistake, it is difficult to win. What is the purpose of Taya-kun doing this?"

"That's right, I agree with Mr. Kawamura." Oshima said, "In my opinion, instead of blindly provoking robbery and war, it is better to consider how to thicken the existing ground first, and then consider how to expand your own territory. "

Another unknown player also joined the discussion: "It's still about the handling of this move." He pointed to the sticky part of Reversi at the bottom left: "Taya-kun is here, and he chose to use 'tiger' to respond, but if Wouldn't it be more restrictive to the white chess if we use a sharp charge?"

Guang listened attentively, with no displeasure showing on his face.

He nodded slightly, and then answered one by one: "The first question, why did you choose to take the initiative to cede the territory. If my deduction is correct, the white chess in the upper right corner is the bait that Taya deliberately placed for Mr. Ogata. Mr. Ogata His style of chess has always been cautious, and he will never make any risky attempts. As you all think, in Mr. Ogata's view, Taya's "suicide" move may have other foreshadowings behind it, so he I will choose to rule out all unstable factors first."

After a pause, Guang continued: "But if you look carefully, you will find that the black pieces on the right are almost exhausted, and the black pieces on the front, back, left, and right sides are not enough to meet it. Instead of wasting effort to recover One acre of land, it is better to focus on other plots whose boundaries are not yet clear. It is precisely because Taya knows Mr. Ogata that unconventional means must be adopted. Only in this way can the situation be reversed in the early unfavorable situation .”

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Light strips answered in detail.

When he was talking, Kurata listened and quickly simulated the follow-up trend of the whole chess game in his mind according to Guang's explanation.Indeed, according to Guang, some incomprehensible moves can be explained.

He glanced at it, and a string in his heart couldn't help but tighten—the last time he played against Shinto was in the Honinbo round-robin match.He thought that Shindo's physical condition was not good at the time, but when he was in the lead, the initiative of the game had changed positions unconsciously, and when he found out, he was unable to recover.

In my ears, it seemed that the high evaluation that Mr. Kuwahara had made of Shindo in front of the former celebrities of Taya that day sounded again[1].

In the past few years, he has always heard the sound of footsteps clenching behind him, and he dare not slack off in the slightest.But after listening to Hikaru's analysis just now, he suddenly realized that Shindo was not just trailing behind him, he was almost running to his side!

However, even if Shinto's words are well-founded, Ogata Seiji, who has been a thousand-year-old fox, really can't see Taya Ryo's real intentions?

Obviously not.

The chess game progressed until the afternoon, although black adopted a roundabout policy, which caused some interference to white, but after 136 moves, white eliminated the obstacles set by black with one stone and two birds with one stone. Eliminated a series of tribulations laid by black in the early stage.

In the whole chess game, Black Chess once saw a glimmer of light, but at this moment, the general situation is doomed...

Once the battle is over.

Although there was still plenty of time, Ryo and Ogata Seiji only conducted a concise review of the overall trend, and ended the first round of the celebrity battle early.

Stepping out of the game room, Ogata asked Liang: "How are you going?"

Liang looked very calm, not pretending to be indifferent, but more like calm about the result after trying his best.

He held the phone and typed messages quickly with his fingertips.After throwing away some reporters, he raised his head and said, "I'll go to the JR station by myself in a while. Just wait for me at the intersection ahead."

At the luggage storage at the front desk, Liang picked up the luggage, said goodbye to Ogata, and stepped out of the hotel gate.

Ogata raised his eyebrows, pondered for a while the title Ryo spoke so easily, then turned and walked towards the underground parking garage.

For some reason, when he was sitting alone in the sports car and slowly drove the car out of the parking garage, Ogata suddenly felt some indescribable loneliness—he suddenly discovered that he had lived to this age, and there seemed to be no other game except Go. something to grab.

After meeting up with Hikari who had been waiting there beforehand at the corner, the two took a taxi to the JR station together.

Sitting side by side on the JR line, even though he knew the result of the chess match, Hikari still didn't say a word about it.

At first, the two chatted casually about what to have for dinner and what model of car to buy. After chatting for a while, they only felt their shoulders sink.

Guang's shoulder line froze at first, then immediately withdrew his strength, trying to relax his shoulder muscles as much as possible.

A familiar picture.

There have been so many times when I fell asleep leaning on Liang's broad shoulders.On the Shinkansen, on the subway, in a taxi.But this time was the first time he lent a shoulder to Taya to rely on.

Light carefully turned his neck to look to the side.With limited vision, only bright hair swirls and dark green bangs on the forehead can be seen.

He pressed his breath very slowly, afraid that the rising and falling of his chest would affect his shoulders, and then disturb Liang's not very solid sleep.

The body was restricted, and Guang could only pretend to be a wooden man and straightened his body.

In the quiet carriage, after a long time, I did not feel sleepy, but I didn't dare to relax for a second, forcing myself to replay today's chess game in my mind over and over again.Where is a good move, where is a bad move, and where is to be discussed...

Want to sleep but can't sleep, although it is a bit difficult, light is cherished.

This is an experience that Guang has never experienced in the past ten years - he has always been the one who is taken care of.Be cared for by parents.Take care of by Sai.Even, being taken care of by Taya.People are often at their most vulnerable when they are asleep.But at this moment, there is such a person who is so strong that many chess players are scared, and independent enough not to be troubled by any problems, but in private, he is willing to let go of all defenses and rely on himself wholeheartedly.

When you really like someone, even if you don't say it, your eyes will show it.

Guang looked into Liang's eyes, as if covered with a layer of soft moonlight.The smile on his lips is not obvious, but others can tell that he is smiling just by looking at him.

Keep saying that you must believe in yourself and rely on yourself.

But it wasn't until this moment, listening to his lover's gentle breathing lingering evenly around his ears, that Guang felt that he really had the ability to be Liang's backing.

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Note[1]: What did Mr. Kuwahara say, please refer to Chapter 19(2).

Not finished today.The number of words is a bit small, so I will update these first.

Around ten o'clock in the evening, there will be another chapter.