[Soul of Chess] The intrigue of the foxes

Grandpa was watching TV, and he didn't think it was too strange to see his grandson coming in. This kid often came here to play, always yelling that his warehouse was some kind of secret base, and occasionally he would bring his friends over when he was free.

On the contrary, when he heard Fujimitsu's request to borrow the chessboard, he was surprised for a while, and when he saw the chessboard that Jin Fujimitsu held out, he immediately became angry: "You bastard wants to take grandpa's things to the scrap yard and sell them for spare parts Money!" He has a lot of antiques, which are worth a lot of money. Fortunately, nothing happened, this bastard knows how to make trouble!

Someone with a lot of criminal records raised his eyebrows. He has cultivated a thick skin for many years, and he did not show a trace of shame or embarrassment on his face. Besides, he is indeed not lying now. .”

Grandpa was immediately annoyed by him: "Okay, you are the only one who plays chess, do you know what Go is?"

"I know." Shindo Hikari raised his chin, "Do you want me to tell you about the history of the development of Go?" He told the students this before in the lectures, and he still remembers it clearly.

"Come on, I don't know your historical grades yet. If you didn't do well in the exam, you would come here to sell your grandpa's treasure for money? Go home, go is not the colorful thing you play with your children, don't make trouble! "

Shinto Hikaru rolled his eyes helplessly, if it wasn't for this young man, what grandpa said to him... would be like talking to a mentally handicapped person.

Being underestimated is not without its benefits. Jin Teng Guang rolled his eyes, grinned, and opened his mouth to dig a hole for the old man: "If you don't believe me, then play a game with me. If I win you, give me away!" A chessboard, oh yes, and a chess box with chess pieces."

Grandpa was also happy, shaking his head: "|Okay, you beat me, don't talk about an old chessboard, so what if I spend money to buy you a new chessboard!"

Jin Tengguang was both surprised and happy, and hurriedly said: "That's a deal."

"Is it still a deal? Let's talk about it after you win, kid!"

Grandpa cheerfully ran to get the chessboard. Although he wasn't very good at chess, he was still a die-hard fan. Playing with a kid who didn't know anything was like a bully, okay?It would be a good thing if the grandson could be introduced into the right path.

【Is your grandpa very good at chess? 】Fujiwara Sawei has a serious face. After all, the creases on Grandpa's face are very threatening, and his age is there. The calluses on his fingers are quite thick, and he looks like he has played Go for many years.

However, chess age is not the same as chess strength, Fujiwara Sato only asked this question because he understood this point.

Since no one was there, Shindo Hikaru didn't have to worry about anything, he simply said: "It is said that he is the champion of some city championship. He participates in many similar events every year. It is considered a high level among amateurs, but it is not good at the professional level. Look, in order not to over-excite him, don't go too far. Are you going to play this guiding chess, or should I do it?"

[I, I, I want to go! 】Fujiwara Zuowei's eyes lit up and he jumped up excitedly.

He didn't expect that chess would be played so soon, even if the opponent's chess skills were not good, he was satisfied.

The old man quickly brought his chessboard. Seeing him from a distance, he was still jovially running over, making people worry that he might fall to the ground, but as soon as he came to him, he pretended to cough and changed his appearance. He has a serious face, like the dean who wants to reprimand the students, and the speed of this face change is amazing.

Grandpa put down the chessboard, sat down opposite Shinto Hikari, and coughed pretendingly: "After all, this is the first time..."

It's not that Shindo Hikaru has never played with his grandfather before, he guessed what he was going to say at the beginning, and simply interrupted him: "After all, it's the first time, so let me give you ten pieces, let them go as you like."

Grandpa squirted, and now he was annoyed: "Oh, give me back! All right, grandpa can do whatever you want, you're going to lose later, come here on weekends, let me go to the yard weeding!"

"Okay." Shinto Hikaru agreed, if he really lost, it would not be Satoshi Fujiwara.

However, when it comes to intentionally losing chess...

[Speaking of which, I really want to say sorry to you, Zuo Wei. 】

【Um? ] Sato Fujiwara was so engrossed in the joy of playing chess that he couldn't react.

[In my previous life, I was afraid of being found out that something was wrong, so I always forced you to lose to others. 】

[Losing to someone else? 】Fujiwara Sawei was stunned, and immediately understood, 【It's okay, if a child wins a chess player somehow, both parties will be distressed.The person I possessed before was called Toranojiro, that child was kind-hearted, and he specially found a famous chess player to play against me for me. In the end, I won the opponent, but caused Toranojiro a lot of trouble. After all, before I possessed him, he I have never played Go before, and if I suddenly play very well, people around me will feel very strange. 】

[In addition to this reason, there may be another point, I am afraid of you. 】

Fujiwara Zuowei was dumbfounded, and covered his face with grievance for a long time: 【Do I look scary...】

[It’s not about looks,] Shinto Hikaru smiled, with mixed emotions, [At that time, everyone paid attention to your Go, and everyone followed you through me, which made me look like a transparent person, and my own Go was nothing. People won’t pay attention to making progress, so…]

【I put you under a lot of pressure. ] There is a deep apology in the purple eyes.

Shindo Hikaru didn't deny it, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: [Yes, but without you, I wouldn't be who I am now. Generally speaking, I still have to thank you. ] In the end, I felt that I was too serious and couldn't help laughing.

【You're welcome. 】 Fujiwara Sato also chuckled lightly.

Chatting easily in my heart, and playing chess easily outside my body.

Grandpa holds white, Shindo Hikari holds black.

The old man stared at the chessboard with a serious face, as if he was thinking about the chess strategy, but his eyes were distracted, and he was actually in a daze.

After making a move, I occasionally looked up at my grandson, and as soon as my eyes touched the bulging baby fat on his cheek, I couldn't believe that such a sophisticated chess move was made by this little baby.

It's not that he didn't play guided chess with his chess friends' grandchildren, but can normal children play at this level?

Grandpa was a little taken aback.

Hikaru Shindo looked down at the chessboard, his appearance seemed to be very focused, and his actual thinking had already flown.

After becoming a professional chess player in his previous life, Shinto Hikari also had an activity guide who was an amateur chess player. After the old man knew about it, he specially brought his chess friends to cheer him up... The reason for saying this is that he really felt it from the chessboard. Over the past 20 years of changes, although the old man is old, there is still considerable room for improvement.

But there is no doubt that no matter whether it is more than 20 years later or the current grandfather, he can't beat Fujiwara Sawai. In order to prevent the old man from getting a heart attack, Fujiwara Sawai was merciful in the end and only defeated him with five eyes, but this still made the old man give it to him. scared.

"When did you kid learn Go, and you can still play it so smoothly?" The style of chess also reflects people's chess ability. Grandpa is not good at chess, but after playing for a while, he suddenly became a little confused, "I didn't hear your parents say that you have reported it." What kind of Go class?"

"Learned from an old senior." Seeing the old man's eyes brighten, Shinto Hikari understood what he was thinking, and waved his hands again and again, "Don't think about it, he is a professional and has a busy schedule. If you are looking for a chess friend, just find him The other old people are fine."

Grandpa, who originally wanted to praise a few words, is now grinding his teeth with anger: "Hey, you brat, you are just so good, and you dare to give me a tail!"

"I am humble, but you still lose."

"If you get angry again, I won't give you the chessboard!"

"Okay, I'm not mad at you, give me the old chessboard, and build a new one."

"Your boy thinks beautifully..."

"This is what you promised before, okay, don't use the bad memory of old age as an excuse!"

As for when he learned Go and who he learned Go from, Shindo Hikaru did not explain much, saying that he had to go home when it was getting late, and the old man had nothing to do, so he let him go.

Go home and go forward to the warehouse to move away the old chessboard and put it in your room.Two days later, grandpa sent him a new chessboard as promised. The two chessboards with different colors and luster are placed together, and there is a sense of interlacing of the times.

Saori Fujiwara had no interest in the chessboard he possessed, but circled around the chessboard in the center of the room excitedly, leaned up to Hikaru Shinto and urged, "Ah Hikaru, we agreed to play chess, do not forget!"

"I haven't forgotten." Hikari Shinto was sitting on one side of the chessboard, and Sawei Fujiwara automatically walked to the other side when he saw this. Seeing that there were two chess boxes on the other side of Hikaru Shinto, he quickly reminded: [Ah Hikaru, I am here. Side...] He still has nothing here.

"You're stupid, I can't touch it myself," said one sentence and knocked him back to his original form. Shinto Hikaru looked at the wilted Fujiwara Sakai a little funny, but still pointed to the folding fan in his hand, "Just like yesterday, you use the fan. Point out the position where the chess pieces are to be placed, and then I will place them for you."

【Uh-huh. 】

"It's the same for points first, you just need to say odd or even."

【Uh-huh. 】

"Then let's start now."

In order of succession, Jin Tengguang holds the black, and Fujiwara Zuowei holds the white.

Shinto Hikari held a sunspot and raised his eyebrows at the person opposite: "I remind you first, don't let your guard down just because I look like a child." The flesh squeezed upwards, and the big eyes became narrow and long, revealing a kind of cunning that goes against age, "At any rate, you also had a record of victory in your previous life. If you were easily broken by me because of slack, I would feel Regrettably."

In order to regain his composure, Fujiwara Sato said solemnly: "I will do my best, but please focus on the game in front of you, instead of looking for the imaginary enemy of that era through me."

The past should be allowed to pass.

Shinto Hikaru nodded: "Of course, we'll start over from the current game."

Shinto Hikari picked up the small eye that the sunspots landed on the upper right corner, and then picked up the small eye that the white letter placed on the upper left corner pointed by the folding fan...

As a senior person who has studied Honinbo Shusaku's chess records for many years and a close person who knows Fujiwara Sakumi's chess thinking and habits, Shinto Hikari can be said to have a certain advantage. When seeing an opponent's move, he can immediately think of him. The next step and the second step can even use his own chess pieces to make Fujiwara Sawai react as he expected, but this does not mean that Fujiwara Sawai is not threatening to him, and he never relaxes until the end. It turned out that he won by one eye.

If I write an autobiography in the future, this can be regarded as a historical moment, but I am afraid that no one will believe me about playing chess with ghosts... Just kidding, he only thinks about it occasionally when he is bored, really To write, he doesn't have the literary talents and free time.

Fujiwara Sawei was a little taken aback, he saw many familiar things in the chess game: 【Your Go...】

"You are my first teacher and the most fundamental cornerstone of my Go game, so it is not surprising that you are similar," Shinto Hikaru reminded with a smile, "Besides, I am very familiar with you, as long as it is Honinbo that still exists in this world I have studied all of Xiu Ce's chess records, and I still remember all the Go games you played in the past, and I also have an estimate for your response, so I have no reason to lose."

The reason why I am so persistent is because I want to win you.

However, the current Fujiwara Sawai is not the one who can compete with Taya Yukihiro, and it will take some time for him to grow.

He can wait.

However, Fujiwara Sawei was still staring at the chessboard, his attention was quite concentrated, and he didn't hear what he said.

It was just around time for lunch, and Shinto Hikari went downstairs to eat.

When I came back and saw Fujiwara Sawei staring at the chessboard in the original posture, Shinto Hikari said, "..." If it weren't for the occasional slight movement of this guy's hair, he would undoubtedly look like a wax figure.

Fujiwara Sawei finally came back to his senses, raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes: "It's really... great."

It's great to be able to play chess again, and to be able to play against good people.

Shindo Hikaru pointed to the chessboard: "Do you want to replay the game?"

Fujiwara Sawei nodded quickly: [Yeah. 】

Shinto Hikaru used his years of chessboard experience to analyze the pros and cons, while Fujiwara Sato put forward new ideas from time to time. The collision of ancient and modern ideas made Fujiwara Sato not feel frustrated at all, but became more and more excited.

"Are you satisfied?"

Fujiwara Sawei nodded, but quickly shook his head again: 【Let's do it again. 】

"Okay... um no, I'm going out this afternoon." He suddenly thought of something and changed his words, then stood up.

[Eh——] Fujiwara Sawei looked at him sadly.

"Don't be depressed, go out and find a companion."

Fujiwara Zuowei's eyes lit up: 【Other ghosts? ] Quite self-conscious.

"No, no, it's a child." A face flashed in his mind, Shinto Hikaru couldn't wait, the corners of his mouth raised, showing a mischievous smile that fit his age, "He is a child who is very talented in Go, and has a well-behaved personality , you must like it when you see it."