Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Looking at the ancient chess manual that Sakamoto Kei was holding, Miki Yuko could roughly guess the reason for Sakamoto Kei's unusual behavior.

Without paying much attention, Yuko Miki refocused her attention on the game.

At this point, Akira Touya had overcome his initial shock and readjusted his fluctuating emotions.

Although Akira Toya didn't know why Jusaburo Yamazaki would make such an incomprehensible and unorthodox move.

However, Akira Toya did not doubt the skill level of Jusaburo Yamazaki.

This was not only because of Miki Yuko's remarks, but also because Touya Akira saw many things from Yamazaki Sanjiro's move of placing a stone.

Then, Akira Toya exhaled a breath of turbid air, calmed his mind, and stopped thinking about Yamazaki Sanjiro's unreasonable moves, focusing only on his own game.

At the same time, Akira Touya also solidified a thought in his mind.

The idea was that no matter how unreasonable or strange Yamazaki Sanjiro's moves were, as long as I played my own moves well and responded to all changes with unchanging strategies, I would definitely win!

Thinking it over, Akira Touya picked up a black stone and placed it in a high-clamping pattern on the side of the white stone that was making an unreasonable attack.

This high-double-team is not simply a defensive tactic, but rather an offensive strategy.

If White doesn't react, Black can use this move as a stepping stone to continue seizing territory on the edges and corners.

By retreating, the black stones at the star point can form a mutually supportive defensive position, which can not only threaten the unreasonable white stone that is attacking, but also build a defensive fortress.

Akira Touya's move caught the attention of the club members watching the game; they felt it was a brilliant move and their faces showed expressions of understanding.

Of course, Akira Touya's move seemed perfectly normal to Kei Sakamoto and Yuko Miki.

Such moves are also frequently seen among amateur chess players.

One can only say that chess skill determines one's perspective.

Therefore, Sakamoto Kei and Miki Yuko's focus was not on this move, but on how Yamazaki Sanjiro would respond.

Should we start a war immediately? Or should we wait and deal with it later...?

Amidst the curiosity of Sakamoto Kei and Miki Yuko, Yamazaki Jusaburo reached out and picked up a white piece, placing it in the 3rd row, 15th column.

This position is the reverse of the 5-5 position; it is neither a star point, nor a small eye, nor a high eye, and it is an illogical move that modern professional players would never make.

However, Yamazaki Jusaburo's placement of the pieces in this position also means that he has no intention of starting a battle immediately.

Seeing this, Akira Touya did not rush to deal with White's first move, but instead seized the star point in the upper right corner, presenting a standard diagonal star opening.

Seeing this, Yamazaki Sanjiro did not hesitate and immediately placed his piece.

Yamazaki Sanjiro's move once again drew astonishment from the onlookers.

Even Akira Touya was astonished and puzzled as he watched Yamazaki Sanjiro place his white stone on the upper right corner star point, muttering to himself, "Another small knight's move to the corner?"

"What kind of move is this?!"

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As the crisp, clear sounds of pieces being placed rang out, the game of chess continued.

In this ongoing game of Go, Yamazaki Sanjiro made one unreasonable move after another, which was completely unpredictable and incomprehensible to everyone.

Akira Touya was no exception in this regard.

In fact, not to mention Akira Toya, even Yuko Miki, who was very familiar with Jusaburo Yamazaki, couldn't understand Jusaburo Yamazaki's moves at all, let alone comprehend them.

However, Yuko Miki knew all too well just how terrifying Yamazaki Sanjiro's chess skills were.

After all, Yamazaki Sanjiro's legacy is...

Moreover, the name Yamazaki Sanjiro alone carries unimaginable weight.

Gradually, the game has entered the middle stage.

This means that the initial situation of the game is beginning to emerge.

From the perspective of the spectators, the current situation in the game is that Akira Touya, playing black, has the advantage.

Although this advantage is not enough to offset the five and a half komi, people believe that if Yamazaki Jusaburo continues to play such unreasonable moves, then victory will eventually belong to Touya Akira.

Especially Yamazaki Sanjiro's second small flying horn.

It's unclear what Yamazaki Sanjiro was thinking, but during the opening phase, he completely ignored the small knight's move, leaving it trapped inside by the black stones and isolated.

This situation basically means that the corner star position in the upper right corner already belongs to Akira Toya.

It's important to understand that this was only the initial setup phase, yet Akira Touya had already secured a corner star position, which is extremely detrimental in high-level matches.

Only two people present held differing opinions.

The first person is naturally Yuko Miki.

In his opening moves, Yamazaki Sanjiro made many illogical moves, and the underlying meaning of these moves was not immediately apparent.

However, Yuko Miki knew that these unreasonable moves would inevitably reveal their true colors at a certain point in the game, completely shattering Black's advantage.

The second person is Kei Sakamoto.

Sakamoto Kei was well aware of Touya Akira's strength.

Therefore, in Sakamoto Kei's mind, he actually believed that Touya Akira had a higher chance of winning.

However, Sakamoto Kei is not sure whether Yamazaki Sanjiro is using the long-lost Dosaku style.

If so...

The answer was already in Sakamoto Kei's heart, but he just wasn't sure.

Because Sakamoto Kei himself greatly admired Honinbo Dosaku, he often studied the game records left by Honinbo Dosaku.

Therefore, Sakamoto Kei was able to see some of Honinbo Dosaku's influence in the illogical moves made by Yamazaki Sanjiro.

However, Sakamoto Kei knew his own skill level and limited perspective, and was not sure if what he saw was true.

As for Yamazaki Sanjiro himself, he looked at the game before him, at the white pieces who were at a disadvantage, with no joy or sorrow on his face, giving the impression that he had everything under control.

The game of chess continues.

The battleground of the game has now shifted to the right center line.

Here, the black and white pieces seem to have transformed into two massive armies, fighting fiercely amidst deafening battle cries.

The intensity of the battle was so great that those watching the game seemed to feel the fierce atmosphere, their hearts taut involuntarily tightening, and they subconsciously held their breath, waiting for the outcome of this match.

Just as the battle between the two sides reached its most intense moment, Yamazaki Sanjiro suddenly used the lone stone in the upper right corner as a starting point to invade the black stones' corner star position with a small knight's move.

This move was like a commercial break suddenly interrupting a movie at its most exciting moment, making the spectators feel very uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, the onlookers were also puzzled, not understanding why Yamazaki Sanjiro would make that small knight's move.

In their view, the corner star position in the upper right corner already belonged to Akira Toya.

As for that lone piece in the upper right corner, it was already a dead piece and should have been abandoned long ago.

In their view, Yamazaki Sanjiro's move, the small knight's move, was a useless move.

Seeing this sudden, unexpected move by Miki Yuko, her expression slightly hardened.

Although Yuko Miki was aware of what was going to happen next, she could not see the corresponding future of the game.

In other words, Miki Yuko couldn't see through Yamazaki Sanjiro's "Little Flying" technique.

This fact left Yuko Miki feeling somewhat helpless and resentful, but mostly filled with admiration. She thought to herself, "Sanjiro, you truly are worthy of it..."

As she pondered this, a figure suddenly flashed through Miki Yuko's mind, and she murmured involuntarily, "If it were you, could you see through it?"

"Chen Anxia..."

No one heard Miki Yuko's murmurs; otherwise, they might have stirred up some more trouble.

Besides Yuko Miki, there was another person whose expression changed drastically after seeing this move.

This person is Sakamoto Kei.

After Yamazaki Sanjiro made that move, Sakamoto Kei seemed to experience a hallucination.

In Sakamoto Kei's eyes, the one making the moves was no longer Yamazaki Sanjiro, but Honinbo Dosaku, who stood at the pinnacle of Go, with an incomparably majestic figure and was known as the former saint.

Moreover, this white stone that fell was not just an ordinary white stone, but a stone of reason formed by the convergence of infinite principles of chess. The principles of chess contained within it only flowed for a moment, yet they captivated Sakamoto Kei so much that he could not extricate himself.

At the same time, an unimaginable sense of oppression assailed Sakamoto Kei, making him feel incredibly heavy-hearted and suffocated.

At that moment, Sakamoto Kei was certain that Yamazaki Sanjiro was using the Dosaku style.

Because of this move, Sakamoto Kei had seen it in the game records left by Honinbo Dosaku.

Moreover, by examining this move and the game records left by Honinbo Dosaku, we can also see the illogical moves that Yamazaki Sanjiro had made before.

Sakamoto Kei discovered that he was suddenly able to understand some of the seemingly illogical moves in the game.

This is the real reason why Sakamoto Kei was so certain.

At this point, Akira Toya still hadn't figured out the secrets of Yamazaki Sanjiro's moves. In addition, Yamazaki Sanjiro had made too many unreasonable moves before, so Akira Toya didn't think much of it and continued to make moves according to his own ideas.

After another dozen or so moves, it was Akira Touya's turn to make his move again.

But this time, Akira Touya did not make a move. Instead, he looked at the board with an incredulous expression.

In Akira Touya's eyes, looking at the entire game, except for the upper right corner, White had no weak stones at all, and the unreasonable moves he had made before were actually without any mistakes.

Suddenly, Akira Touya seemed to realize something, his pupils dilated violently, and he muttered, "Could it be..."

As he spoke, Akira Toya subconsciously looked up at Sanjiro Yamazaki.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Akira Toya seemed to see an incomparably majestic figure in Sanjiro Yamazaki, a figure whose full form he could not fathom even if he tried to look up at him.

Upon seeing this, Akira Touya was somewhat dazed, muttering to himself, "Divine Calculator... Honinbo... Dosaku!?"

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