[Comprehensive] Goddess Event Book

Anna is nervous about the entrance ceremony, but this is only temporary.Because there is a very important match before the entry ceremony, 'Woshishi Battle'.

This is not the same thing as the college students and the Ruo lion competition that they participated in in the early stage. Here it is just a match, a commemorative match.

Whenever there is a new chess player, there will be a senior with strong status and strength to guide the next game.This is an encouragement for newcomers, and also a sense of vigilance, allowing newcomers to quickly understand the cruelty of professional Go.

But the encouragement is also true... After all, there are six chess players who enter the ranks every year, and not everyone can grow up in the end.The opponents in the game are all at the level of the title holder, and the location is set in the "Yu Xuan Room"-generally speaking, this special game room only holds extremely important games, such as the final of the title game, Another example is hosting international competitions.

So, if you don't grow up, this may be the only time in a chess player's life to compete at this level-in terms of opponents and game locations.

"So Anna will play against Master Taya?" Nase Asuki handed Anna a cup of milk tea.

In the tense vocational exams, the new semester has started, and the hottest summer has passed.Today is Saturday, so we can meet up.Ming Rimei immediately thought of the Ruoshi battle tomorrow, but she actually planned to watch it.

"No, the opponent is Kuwamoto Inbo." Anna took a sip of milk tea.Blinked.

"So why Kuwamoto Inbo?" When he was at Mr. Taya's house, Ogata Seiji was still a little curious about Anna asking Mr. Taya to contact Kuwamoto Inbo, hoping that the other party would become his opponent.

At this time, all the members of the Taya seminar secretly pricked up their ears, yes, they were also very curious.They thought there was no suspense about this matter, and it should be Teacher Taya.

Anna felt a little embarrassed, but finally told the truth.

"This matter, probably because of Kuwamoto Inbo's age. Mr. Taya, you can often play against each other, so don't waste this precious opportunity. And Kuwamoto Inbo's age is getting older, I don't know if he can still How long will you maintain the current state? If you don’t play against Kuwamoto Inbo when the state is still good, you may not have such an opportunity in the future.”

There are many good chess games in Japan, but Kuwamoto Inbo's age is there, and his energy is quite insufficient.So Kuwamoto Inbo himself only focused on the Honinbo competitions, participating in pitifully few matches throughout the year.

As a rookie, Anna's chances of encountering top-notch chess players were very small, and with the fact that Kuwamoto Inbo participated less, the chances were further reduced.If there is enough time, I won’t talk about it, as long as I win, I will meet you sooner or later.The point is, what Kuwamoto Inbo lacks now is time.

Everyone knows that Kuwamoto Inbo is still the title holder, which is amazing in itself.Every day he was active in the chess world could be regarded as a miracle.

"Anna, you really dare to say it." Seiji Ogata's voice could not detect any emotion, but Anna understood why he said this, and so did the others present.

Lu Yuan even exaggeratedly lay down on the tatami mat: "Are the newcomers already this scary? What about the awe of the seniors? This posture of impatiently changing the dynasty... is really scary! If I dared to say this at the beginning If you want to, you must be taught to be a man by your predecessors."

Anna looked even more puzzled than Lu Yuan.

"Senior Brother Lu Yuan's thoughts are even more strange, right? When it comes to playing chess, of course you should respect your seniors, but when it comes to Go, you must never let emotions like 'respect' override your ambition and determination to win. ——In other words, without such ambition and determination to win or lose, why did Senior Ashihara play chess? Interest...? That kind of thing can only support being an amateur player, and it cannot afford the career of a professional chess player at all .”

Playing chess itself is an interesting and boring thing. If you regard this as a profession, then the boring part will be infinitely magnified.If it's just for interest, it often doesn't make it to the end, and the period of burnout is enough to destroy a chess player.

As soon as Anna finished speaking, Taya Yukihiro entered the game room.He also heard what he said just now, and he didn't show any expression on the surface, but he was very satisfied with Anna in his heart.

Glancing at Lu Yuan, this place is not just looking at Lu Yuan, but also a warning to other disciples.

"The consciousness that Anna has... Your consciousness is not as good as that of a beginner chess player. If this is the case, you really need to think about your Go career."

"Living in the world of winning and losing, but forgetting that winning and losing is the most important thing."

Anna didn't tell friends like Asuka the reason why she chose Kuwamoto Inbo. She is not stupid, she knows that some things can't be said casually-it will only make people unhappy.

The next day came quickly, and Anna arrived early on purpose.When she came to the chess academy, Kuwamoto Inbo hadn't arrived yet, but the people from the magazine had already arrived.They came to take pictures of the rival teachers of Xinchudan and Ruoshishi, which will also be used in magazine articles.

This time the magazine paid more attention to Ruoshizhan than in previous years, and did not send people over as usual.The reason was none other than Anna.

The staff of the Chess Academy are already discussing this matter, and the interviewed staff members are also very forthright and explained to the people of the Chess Academy.

"Liu Anna's words in the first stage have already aroused a lot of discussion... The last issue of the magazine only published the three chess players who entered the stage this time. There is only a small photo, and the age and entry year are listed below the photo. , you know, it’s like that every year. But that’s it, there’s been a lot of letters and phone calls from readers.”

"What kind of letters and phone calls?" People from the Chess Academy were also very interested in this.

Part of the reason is curiosity, and the other part is work—the Chess Institute has long known that female chess players like Anna will attract attention, so they have been waiting for feedback in this regard.

It is said that the Go population in Japan has been decreasing in the past few years, and the Go community is very anxious and wants to use various methods to change this situation.Anna's appearance at this time can be said to be a bright spot.

For girls, it is undoubtedly an incentive to have young female chess players entering the ranks.For boys, a cute girl professional chess player is like a female idol.It is also normal to learn more about Go out of love for female idols.

Why the Go world has been considering whether to give female chess players a place to enter the ranks every year, just to promote this situation!Now that this proposal has not been passed, Anna has already shown the role of a female chess player.

"They asked if it was true that the Liuanna chess player had really succeeded in entering the stage. In addition, some who paid more attention to young chess players also asked about the Liuanna chess player's entry into the stage. It’s incredible to be No.1!”

Since the introduction of professional Go exams in the Japanese Go world, Anna is indeed the first female player to get No.1.

Anna was also surprised when she found out about this. Asuki told her the news.

Mainly according to what Anna thought, Japanese Go has been professionalized for so many years, and professional examinations have been organized for many sessions.Then, even if it is a chance, there should be a female chess player who will take the No. 1 - there are not many places to enter the ranks in each session, and everyone's level is often between the same, so Anna has this kind of speculation.

But the fact is that Anna is the first female chess player to get No.1.

Although this No.1 has no gold content in Anna's opinion-the No.1 among the three?But, at any rate, it's considered... unprecedented, and it's also an honor.

"At present, it is only the original readers of the magazine. Those who are Go lovers are interested in Liuanna. But our editor-in-chief believes that soon even people who don't know Go will start to pay attention to Liuanna."

The photographer quickly glanced at Anna who was waiting for Kuwamoto Inbo at the door, and said with a firm tone: "Everyone in our magazine thinks so, if she grows up to be like Liu Anna's chess player, as long as she has a little achievement, it will immediately attract attention." broad public attention."

In the end, the photographers all sighed.They are in the media, so they are more sensitive to this kind of thing.

They know very well what the public likes, so they also screen the content when they run the Weiqi magazine.Otherwise, Go, which is not an eye-catching project in itself, will be even less popular.

Anna's appearance made everyone's eyes bright, and some colleagues even thought that maybe everyone would get a bonus at the end of this year—because of the increase in magazine sales or something.

"In the next issue, I can make a special episode of the first stage. I will count the performance of the first-class Go players for so many years when they first entered the stage. Then I will look forward to the future. Now the Japanese Go world also needs a new future to let everyone see hope."

"No, no, no, although this is a topic that everyone is very interested in, it is definitely not the most exciting topic. If you want me to say it, why not do a special feature on female chess players."

Both specials are good, and they actually have one thing in common, which is the use of the cover.

"Use the photo of Ruanna shogi player Kuwamoto Inbo during the Wakashi match! It's a close-up one! Even people who don't pay attention to Go might buy the magazine."

Don't overestimate the integrity of the media industry, maybe they are the most unscrupulous group of people.Even for Go magazines, their core goal is sales.As for broadcasting Go culture and the like, that's just incidental.

Anna and Kuwamoto Inbo stood at the gate of the chess academy, accepting a photo from the magazine.Wait until it's almost time before entering the chess academy.

"Liu Anna's first stage?"

"Hi!" Anna walked beside Kuwamoto Inbo and responded subconsciously.

Kuwamoto Inbo had always felt that this female disciple of Taya Yukihiro had a very unique aura. Although he didn't know what was going on, he thought at the time that this girl would definitely stand out—looking at it now, it really is.

"You actually chose me as an old man... Although Liu Anna performed very well in the first stage, it won't make it so easy for you." Kuwamoto Inbo had a lot of meaning.

If it is an ordinary early stage, it may be affected by this, but it will not be at all for Anna.The general lack of experience in playing against super-class chess players at the beginning stage is prone to mental imbalance, coupled with this kind of psychological warfare, hehe.

But there are quite a few duels between Anna and Superb, both in China and in Japan.

"Yes, then please ask Kuwahara-sensei for guidance. The only regret is probably that this game is a handicap." Anna is really sorry!

Generally speaking, it is arranged by the chess academy which senior will play this game of chess with at the beginning of the new stage.However, the Chess Academy is not a rigid arrangement. The new Chuduan has no right to speak on this point, but the seniors do.

This year's title holders are generally asked who would like to mentor someone at the beginning.Of course, it would be great if any teacher offered to propose it. If not, it will be arranged by the Chess Academy.If the chess academy arranges, even if the senior himself has no interest, he will not refuse under normal circumstances.

People in the Go world generally have a good sense of responsibility, and everyone is duty-bound to train new players.

In order to ensure that Kuwamoto Inbo became her opponent, Anna contacted in advance. With such an operation, the result went smoothly.

The opponent is very good, but this is a handicap game, which is very embarrassing.

According to the usual practice, Kuwamoto Inbo played the white game last, and Anna played the black game first.Under normal circumstances, in order to offset black's first-hand advantage, black needs to stick to the target.At this time, Japan's domestic stickers are five and a half, and other countries and the world have different rules, and it is believed that the first-mover advantage is more than five and a half.One of the most popular international competitions, there is even such a big post as Seven and a Half.

But these are not important, anyway, the current rule is five eyes and a half.

And in this game, Anna held black first and didn't stick to the eye, but Kuwahara Inbo wanted to stick to Anna's five eyes and a half—that's why it was called a handicap.

But Anna has a way to deal with it!

The real handicap is that the handicapped party puts the chess pieces first, and only sets as many pieces as the handicap. That is impossible.But since it's not on the chessboard now, as long as Anna knows how to play chess normally, that's fine.

The sound of the camera taking pictures sounded, and Anna and Kuwamoto Inbo had to pose for the photographer to take pictures.In the real game, shooting is generally not allowed, so they are all staged in advance...

It was the first time for Anna to do this, and she was quite unfamiliar.

But when the chess piece knocks off the chessboard, everything is different.At this time, Anna no longer has any hesitation, wavering, or jerky, and the chessboard is her country.

"It's a lie, isn't it?" Awara looked at Ogata beside him.

Not only Ashihara, many professional chess players who were paying attention to this Ruoshi game in the game room also stood up.Anna is indeed a super rookie in the professional Go world, and many seniors have come to pay attention to this game.

At the same time, the professional player who posted a board outside to explain the game also showed a ghostly expression.

"That's right... just now, the match between Kuwamoto Inbo and Liu Anna in the first stage has come to an end. Liu Anna holds the black, and the white piece is backed up to five and a half, so the white piece loses the black piece by fifteen pieces!"

The Japanese Go world takes things very seriously. Since it is a level game between Youxuan, of course there will be a complete set of procedures such as hanging board explanations and newspaper reports.

There are still many chess fans in the chess academy on weekends, and those who care about young chess players will naturally watch the explanation of the game.Everyone hopes that there will be a super rookie in the current Japanese chess world, who will overthrow the rule of the older generation and establish a new kingship during the Wakashi War.

This is not only a manifestation of the deep-rooted Japanese thinking of "down to overcome the top", but also the reaction of the current inability of the Japanese Go world to follow up.

Moreover, even if these two points are put aside, if they are not fans of a certain senior chess player, neutral chess fans must hope that the new first stage will win.Competitive, everyone likes to be unpopular, this is the fun of competition!

"Amazing chess skills." An old man in a kimono squinted his eyes, and turned to ask a man in a western suit who looked like a housekeeper next to him: "Liuanna chess player? Is this a newcomer this year?"

"Yes, master. If you need to make an appointment with Chess player LiuAnna for guidance..."

Yes, Ana did win Kuwamoto Inbo, and she won a lot.Fifteen eyes?This is an almost insurmountable gap.Of course, the premise is in a normal game.In fact, the gap is not that big-according to the normal game.

"Thank you for your guidance, Kuwamoto Inbo." Anna saluted first as a junior.

When leaving the Yugen Room, Kuwamoto Inbo suddenly sighed to the staff of the Chess Academy: "I don't know whether to be happy or sad, a new era has begun. We old guys from the old era are out of date!"

"But!" When he said this, Kuwamoto Inbo's eyes suddenly lit up: "It's not that simple to simply drive away us old guys!"

When Anna came out of Youxuan Room and appeared in the game room outside, she felt everyone's attention.She passed through the middle and walked up to the brother of the same school.Everyone looked at her as if seeing something that made people overwhelmed.

Lu Yuan patted Anna on the shoulder fiercely: "Anna-chan, you are really, you are really, I am completely scared to death by you! No matter what the purpose is, you just want to fight against Kuwamoto Inbo! Playing chess in the middle is terrible! "

Feeling Lu Yuan's incoherent speech, Anna laughed: "What is this? It's not enough, it's not enough. Brother Lu Yuan, what I said here is just the beginning. I'm so greedy in my heart, I haven't been satisfied at all!"

Ogata Seiji watched from the sidelines, remembering what Anna said before the game. 'In other words, without such ambition and determination to win or lose, why did Senior Ashihara play chess? '.

I remembered Teacher Taya's evaluation of Anna, "She will never know how to be satisfied, and she is ready to go to a higher position anytime, anywhere."Victory won't stop her, it will only push her to go faster.In the matter of Go, the child has this kind of mentality, this is the most terrible opponent'.

Teacher Taya had some expectations, but also some worries.The worry is probably that Anna has not reached her peak before her peak period has passed.

Ogata Seiji suddenly felt very much looking forward to it—the teacher may not be able to wait for the future, but he will definitely be able to wait for it!

The people of "Go Weekly" did not use the female chess player special, nor did they use the first stage special.The cover is the appearance of Anna laying down the chess pieces. This scene directly uses her as the protagonist instead of using a big special and then incidentally including her.

Ana doesn't understand the huge response to this in Japan, because in China and Korea, there are a lot of early stage storms that have blown up.A top chess player in the country plays a handicap for Xinchuduan, which is equal to a handicap of two pieces?nonexistent.If it is the type that has long been famous in the first stage, it is a victory to ensure that you will not be overthrown.

Of course, as the freshness period of the first stage passes and everyone knows more about them, the winning rate will gradually drop.However, the storm at the beginning did exist.So like Anna, winning a game against a super-class chess player is nothing, after all, it is just a game of chess.If it is Wufanqi and Qifanqi, it will be convincing.

Probably some Go insiders praised her talent and the state she showed.

But in Japan, everything is different.Labels such as female chess player, 13-year-old, and first stage make this victory not just a victory in the Ruoshi War.

"If the lion wins the battle, the ambition of a genius girl!" "Nippon Chess Academy may usher in the strongest female chess player in history!"...Similar news headlines made Anna dare not read these Go magazines anymore, because she felt that this would also What a shame.

But the family members of the Liu family and the friends of the Chess Academy thought it was very good, and they didn't think it was too exaggerated at all - there is no way to say it.

The most powerful ones are the Token Fusangshen at home. They don't let go of every kind of Go magazine. They cut out all the corners and corners about her, and plan to give a briefing to Anna.This kind of thing that only fans would do left Anna with nothing to say, so she could only let them go.

"Moses, Moses, this is Liuanna."

"Yes, this is Nihon Ki-in. Although I haven't participated in the entrance ceremony yet, there are already people who want to get Go instruction from Liu Anna... Is Liu Anna free this weekend?"