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Countless inspirations once again burst forth in Chen Anxia's mind, plunging him into a mysterious state.
In this state, Chen Anxia felt as if he was no longer holding a mouse, but a real black ball.
Moreover, even the virtual chessboard on the screen looked incredibly realistic, with one point on it radiating a dazzling light.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Anxia abandoned his original intention to place the piece on the star position and instead placed the black piece in the bright spot.
This location is situated diagonally above the upper right corner of the star position, near the edge of the map.
And this location has its own unique name.
Its name is... San San!
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P.S.: Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Chapter 39: Instructions on Chess Principles, Three-Star Tengen!
When they saw Black make its first move at the 3-3 point, Akira Touya, Harumi Ichikawa, and even Yasutaka Uemura all couldn't help but frown slightly.
The first move, the 3-3, is practically a forbidden move in the modern Go world; almost no one would play it.
While the 3-3 position is suitable for defending the corner, the tendency to develop towards the center is easily suppressed.
In other words, the 3-3 position is too conservative.
Even in the era without komi, no player would place their first move at the 3-3 position.
It's important to understand that in the era without komi, playing black first has an advantage, but if the first move is placed at the 3-3 position, it will invisibly eliminate that advantage.
Honinbo Dosaku, who was revered as a "former saint" in the island nation, also referred to the position of San-san as the "Gate of Demons".
Therefore, in the era before the use of the small target, the first-hand small target method was the mainstream.
The reason for choosing the small eye is that Black already has the advantage of moving first, so there is no need to be too aggressive or too conservative.
Xiaomu is a perfect point between these two, and it is also the safest opening.
The Shusaku school, founded by Fujiwara no Sai, took the method of using small targets as a primary objective to an extreme.
However, under the komi system, Black's advantage no longer exists, and the pressure of five and a half points looms large.
Therefore, Black must choose a more aggressive move.
Thus, the method of placing the first star position naturally came into being.
This approach is the mainstream method in modern chess, and it has been widely used and developed by contemporary chess players.
At this moment, the player with the online name GG surprisingly placed his first move at the 3-3 position, which is why Harumi Ichikawa, Akira Toya, and Yasutaka Uemura reacted this way.
Even at the very first moment, a thought involuntarily popped into their minds.
Uemura Tairyu couldn't help but murmur softly, "Is this guy a newbie?"
In their minds, only a novice who doesn't understand Go would choose to play the first move at the 3-3 position.
But soon, Harumi Ichikawa gently shook her head and said, "He shouldn't be a novice."
Upon hearing this, Akira Touya couldn't help but ask with great curiosity, "Harumi-nee? Why are you so sure?"
Upon seeing this, Harumi Ichikawa pointed directly to GG's basic information and said, "Akira, look at his win rate and number of games. It shows that he has played fourteen games and won them all."
"If it were just one or two games, that would be fine, but winning fourteen games in a row, even in the beginner section, is enough to show that this player definitely has a certain level of skill."
"That's why I'm sure this guy isn't a newbie."
As she spoke, Harumi Ichikawa's face showed a puzzled expression, and she said with a puzzled look, "But I don't understand why he chose to place the first player in the position of 33? Did he make a mistake?"
Then, Harumi Ichikawa placed a white piece on the star point in the upper left corner.
On the other side, Chen Anxia was still in that mysterious state, as if he could see a real chessboard in front of him and as if he was holding a real black piece in his hand.
After the white piece was placed, Chen Anxia saw that there was another point on the chessboard that was shining brightly.
Chen Anxia knew that this dazzling light was an indication of the principles of chess, and also a wonderful way of manifesting those principles.
In previous matches, Chen Anxia had never encountered such a series of instructions and such brilliant moves.
Moreover, the fact that this ingenious instruction and manifestation appeared at the very beginning of the game left Chen Anxia somewhat puzzled.
However, Chen Anxia did not hesitate and directly placed a black stone on the spot on the chessboard that was shining brightly, that is, on the star point in the lower left corner.
When Harumi Ichikawa saw Black place a stone in the lower left corner star point, a look of relief appeared on her face, and she said, "It seems that Black's first move was indeed a mistake."
"That's true. Online Go is not real Go after all, and it's inevitable that mistakes will sometimes occur when placing stones with a mouse."
As she spoke, a confident smile appeared on Harumi Ichikawa's face, and she continued, "However, I won't let you off the hook just because you made a mistake."
"GG, sorry, I'm sure I'll win your promotion match!"
As she spoke, Harumi Ichikawa manipulated the mouse and placed a white piece on the star point in the lower right corner.
Seeing this, Akira Toya and Yasutaka Uemura concluded that Black had made a mistake by playing the first move, the 3-3.
Meanwhile, after White made his move, Chen Anxia, deep in thought about the game, looked at the chessboard before him and muttered to himself, "The guidance of the principles of chess, that manifested brilliant move, has appeared again!?"
"Moreover, the location this time..."
As he spoke, a look of hesitation flashed across Chen Anxia's face.
At the same time, Chen Anxia felt that the inspiration that had been constantly bursting in his mind had all vanished into nothingness at this moment.
No, to be more precise, these inspirations at this moment are like stars under the sun—they exist, but they are dim and invisible.
And this sunlight is the dazzling light that shines on the chessboard, the brilliant move manifested by the principles of chess.
Having pondered this, Chen Anxia no longer hesitated. His hand holding the mouse became firm, as if he were holding a real black piece. He slowly reached out and placed a black piece on the real chessboard in his eyes, where the principles of chess indicated.
Snapped!
A realistic sound of a piece being placed echoed in Chen Anxia's mind, and at the same time, a look of understanding flashed across Chen Anxia's face. He murmured to himself, "So that's how it is..."
On the other side, in the eyes of Harumi Ichikawa, Akira Toya, and Yasutaka Uemura, a black piece suddenly appeared on the virtual chessboard in front of them.
Upon seeing the location where the black stone appeared, Harumi Ichikawa was taken aback and murmured, "Tengen?"
Black's move to the center point once again left Harumi Ichikawa puzzled.
However, Harumi Ichikawa didn't think much of it, assuming that Black had made another mistake.
However, Akira Touya doesn't think so.
As if he had seen something that was difficult to confirm, Akira Touya's expression suddenly became one of surprise and uncertainty.
As for Uemura Yasutaka, whose skill level was not even as good as Ichikawa Harumi's, his face showed a look of shock after seeing Black's move.
Because this black stone placed at the center, together with the two black stones previously placed by the black stones, forms an unimaginable layout.
This layout once made a stunning appearance in the world of Yasutaka Uemura.
It was this fleeting glimpse that stirred up an unimaginable storm in the Go world at the time.
This is how Uemura Yasutaka became interested in Go, and even secretly started learning Go.
In a daze, Uemura Tairyu seemed to see a figure standing at the pinnacle of Go on the other side of the virtual Go board, holding a black piece and slowly placing it on the center point, stirring up an endless and terrifying storm.
This storm had an indescribable impact on Yasutaka Uemura, leaving him feeling extremely suffocated and his mind becoming muddled.
Meanwhile, Uemura Tairyu couldn't help but murmur to himself.
'The Three-Star Celestial Sphere, this is a layout unique to him...'
'Could it be... that this guy is him!?'
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Chapter 40: A Chess Game That's Inevitable to Lose? Is GG Chen Anxia?
At this moment, Akira Touya's heart was also in turmoil.
Looking at the unprecedented and unimaginable layout of the black stones on the virtual chessboard before him, Akira Touya couldn't help but mutter to himself, "The 3-3 point, the star point, and the center represent the corner, the edge, and the center respectively..."
"This layout is intended to take all aspects into account..."
"This layout belongs neither to the past nor to the present..."
"Why does this layout remind me of Chen Anxia and that game of chess?"
"Is it a coincidence? Or is this chess player named GG Chen Anxia's online avatar?"
The moment Akira Toya had this thought, the mission pop-up appeared in front of Yasutaka Uemura again.
Uemura Tairyu, who was in the midst of an internal turmoil, subconsciously looked at the mission pop-up.
The mission pop-up message read, "Random Mission: Guiding Akira Touya to meet Chen Anxia has failed..."
Upon seeing this, Uemura Tairyu couldn't help but show a look of astonishment, and various thoughts flashed through his mind.
'Failure? How could it be failure?'
'Touya Akira is right in front of me, when did he meet Chen Anxia?'
'Could it be that Chen Anxia has also come to the Go club?'
Thinking about it, Uemura Tairyu took a stroll around the Go clubhouse.
However, Uemura Tairyu did not find Chen Anxia's figure.
This left Uemura Tairyu bewildered and confused, not understanding why the mission failed.
However, Uemura Tairyu knew that if the Truth Superbrain wasn't malfunctioning, then Touya Akira and Chen Anxia were meeting in some way he didn't know...
Suddenly, an unbelievable idea flashed into Uemura Tairyu's mind.
At the same time, Uemura Tairyu subconsciously looked at the computer and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that this guy is Chen Anxia!?"
Once this idea takes hold, it becomes deeply ingrained and difficult to eradicate.
Because this is currently the most reasonable explanation.
But this raises another question: if GG really is Chen Anxia, then why would he play a three-star Tianyuan layout?
Could it be that Chen Anxia's character is based on him?