[comprehensive] between square inches

After returning home with the terminally ill diagnosis certificate, Yami lay on the sofa in a daze for a while, because the two children had already called back and said they would eat out, so there was no rush to make dinner.

Holding the phone, after hesitating for a long time, Ami put it down.What's the use of finding that person.The other party also needs to be able to accept Kanako, so what will Koichi do, that child... If I had switched with that lady at that time, that child might not have had to suffer so much with me at all.

The young lion competition is approaching, and the competition in the chess academy is intensifying.A few days ago, Mr. Shinoda also reminded everyone that only the top [-] in the group are eligible to participate. Everyone is trying their best to squeeze into the group, and the group must do their best to maintain their status.

The central game room always sees people cheering and running to fill in today's victory, while the loser is all sorts of lonely.Xiao Tian always shook his head when he saw this, this group of children is still not calm enough, but fortunately there are still a few good ones.Shinoda looked at several people in the east corner of the living room.That kid named Chiba is really talented.In just a few months, he jumped from the last place in the second group to the top fifteen in the first group. It seems that he should be able to participate in the young lion competition.Looking at the trajectory of this child, I have to think of Shindo Sandan, how similar the two are.

At the end of the day's game, Siming followed Zhongshan and Yoshida to the front of the ranking list. Both Siming and Zhongshan have entered the top [-] of the group, and Yoshida is currently in the top [-] of the group.

"Ah Hong, you have to work hard." Zhongshan looked at Yoshida, "Otherwise, you can't go to the cub competition with us."

"Don't worry, I will definitely be with you." Yoshida assured, patting his chest.

"Huh, what a big tone." A few people were talking, and there was a disdainful ridicule from the side.The three of them turned their heads and saw the back of a skinny boy turning away.

"Who is that?" Siming asked in a low voice, because after coming to the chess academy, except for his own opponents, Siming mostly just got along with Zhongshan and Yoshida, so he hasn't been able to recognize all the students in the chess academy.

"You don't know him? That's Kazuya Tsuboi. Didn't you just play against him a few days ago? You lost with four and a half eyes, and at the end of the game, he gave you a glare." Yoshida looked at Si in surprise. Ming is the same, "It doesn't matter if you don't know him, but he is just a self-righteous guy. He always advertised himself as a Go genius before. Later, Yuichiro was promoted to the first group. After winning the game with him, he fell into a slump. Basically, he lost more than he won. , now ranked worse than me."

"Tsubaki Kazuya..." Siming muttered his name several times, and suddenly remembered the boy he saw surrounded by many people when he came to the central game room after playing chess with Mr. Shinoda on the day he came for the exam. "He used to be the first in a group, right?"

"Yeah." Zhongshan nodded, and didn't comment much on Tsuboi. Zhongshan is kind and rarely gossips behind others' backs. Compared with Yoshida's personality of reporting flaws, Zhongshan is still relatively gentle.

"Isn't that right? I used to be number one." Yoshida's voice was full of sarcasm, "I thought I was the number one forever, and I always squinted at people. It’s like looking at something, I think if he keeps losing, he will soon become a member of the second group that he looks down on.”

Siming smiled with Zhongshan, and didn't agree with Yoshida's words, neither of them was unreasonable or unforgiving.What happened to Tsuboi in the future had little to do with them.

This week, Yamei finally came home a little earlier, and occasionally she could prepare dinner and wait for the siblings to come home.Before, because he felt that Yamei's face was getting worse and worse, although Siming mentioned it several times, he asked Yamei to go to the hospital.But they were all avoided by the other party lightly.Now I see that Ami's condition is slightly better.Siming didn't bring up the past again.It seems that Yamei didn't really want to go to the hospital, and she went because she was afraid of spending money, maybe there were other reasons.According to the Chiba boy, since he was sensible, Ami hated going to the hospital, probably something bad happened.

"Mom, this is the wagashi I learned to make at school. You can eat it." A few days ago, Miss Imichiko brought a box of strawberry Daifuku to Kanako. The little girl suddenly became interested in wagashi. I pestered the home economics teacher to learn one.The home economics teacher saw that the child was quite talented, so he didn't hide anything, and taught Kanako patiently.

"It's delicious. Kanako is really capable." Ami put the grass pancake into her mouth, tasted it carefully, and immediately nodded to her daughter in praise.

Siming also ate one to save face.After eating, I was full of praise for Kanako.

After hearing the praise from her mother and brother, Kanako smiled and frowned. Although she knew there were exaggerations, the little girl was still very happy that her things were recognized by her family.

"Are you free this week? I haven't said it all the time. After accompanying you to the exam, Grandpa really wanted to play a few rounds with you."

Siming shook his head, "There will be a cub competition next week. I have an appointment with Zhongshan and Yoshida this week. They plan to introduce me to the Noto [-]th Dan seminar to improve our strength."

"Cub competition?"

"Well, the participants are college students and professional chess players under the age of 20. It can be said to be a competition to test our strength." Siming said, smiling and looking at Riji, "Would you like to come and see?"

Riji gave Siming a white look, "I won't go, I don't understand anyway, but I think Grandpa will be interested."

One week before the young lion competition, Yoshida was promoted to Group [-] and almost missed the young lion competition.Siming and Zhongshan are firmly in the top ten of the group.Tsuboi, who had ridiculed them before, really fell into the second group as Yoshida said. Recently, Tsuboi looks very gloomy.

At noon, Siming had dinner with a group of people who were close to each other.

"Actually, Tsuboi's chess skills are pretty good, but his psychological quality is a little bit worse." Eita Asano said with a little regret, "When I played chess with him before, I found that when he felt that he made a wrong move, his whole body mood swings."

"Doesn't this mean that he is not strong enough?" Yoshida curled his lips, "As a chess player, the most taboo thing is to be unstable when playing chess. He can't adjust who to blame. Is it because we are too strong? "

"If you say that about him, how can you do a good job?" Nakayama glanced at Yoshida, and quietly pulled Yoshida's sleeve. Tsuboi has been in the same group for a while. The friendship between people is good, why bother to say something wrong about him in front of these people.

"That's not to say, his own chess skills are really good. If he can be more stable when playing chess, he will improve faster."

"Okay, okay. Let's not talk about him." Oguri Jun interrupted the dispute between the two. No matter what, everyone is still in the chess academy. It is not good for people to come and go and be overheard by others.

"The young lion competition is over, and we are getting closer to the professional exam." Zhongshan sighed, "At that time, I don't know who of us will be able to pass the exam."

"Yeah, I really want to be able to compete with those masters in Youxuan. Thinking about it, I feel like my blood is boiling." Yoshida looked forward to it.

"You'd better prepare for the Young Lions competition. With our current results, at least we have to pass the preliminaries before we can enter the official exam, so don't get rejected in the preliminaries."

"Tch, how can this young master fail to pass the formal exam at this level."

Yoshida's self-confidence also infected everyone. "Well, we all have to work hard. We can't even fail to take the official exam. That would be too shameful."

On the day of the competition, Siming hesitated in front of his wardrobe and put on Bingdi's school uniform.

"My brother is so handsome today!" Kanako cupped her face and looked at Siming with a nympho.

Siming reached out and scratched the little girl's nose, and joked with Kanako: "So the old brother was ugly in Kanako's eyes?"

"No, no, my brother has always been handsome." Kanako quickly waved his hand in denial, "Brother, come back with No.1!"

"Okay, don't drag your brother along." Yamei looked at Siming, "Be careful on the road. Don't take Kanako's words to heart. It doesn't matter if you can't win. Just go to gain knowledge."

"En." Siming nodded, "Mom, Kanako, I'm leaving."

Of course, Kanako's request could not be fulfilled.I heard that in the previous Young Lions Tournament, only professional chess players were able to enter the semi-finals and finals, and the college students were basically eliminated in the first and second rounds.For them, what they want is to persist a little longer and learn more from professional chess players.

When Siming arrived at the hall, Zhongshan and Yoshida were already waiting at the door. "Good morning. You're here early."

"Good morning." Zhongshan was wearing a navy blue suit. The slightly old-fashioned clothes showed a steady temperament on him. As for Yoshida, Siming always felt that he could wear such a serious suit like a suit. A kind of carefree feeling is also a characteristic of Yoshida. "Are you dressed so formally?"

"This shows that they value it." Atsushi Kishitani who was waiting on the side came over, "Chiba-san, your Ice Emperor school uniform is no worse than theirs."

"Yoshida-san, you squeezed me out of the young lion competition, don't lose face in the first group!" Hirohashi Tetsu came with Kishitani. Before that, he had been in the group of sixteen. A few days ago He was defeated by Yoshida and missed the young lion competition.

"It's long-winded. How could this young master lose the face of a group, only at this young master's level."

"If you have the ability, give us that champion back, like Taya Qidan."

Siming looked at a few people and didn't interrupt. Instead, he chatted with Zhongshan who was standing beside him. "Kishitani-san admires Taya Seventh Dan?"

"En. I heard that he participated in the research meeting of Taya's family. Usually, there are many opportunities to compete with Taya's [-]th dan. I heard that occasionally, when Mr. Taya Yukihiro returns to his country, he will take the time to give advice to him."

"It's no wonder that Yoshida's tail is going up." After Chiba Boy's previous science popularization, Siming also had a general understanding of the current situation of the Go world in Japan.Although the celebrity Taya has retired, everyone is still used to calling him a celebrity. Being able to be often instructed by such a former No. [-] chess player in Japan, it is no wonder that Kishitani can occupy a group of top five rankings for a long time.

"Who is your opponent today, have you checked?"

"Well, I just came in to see it. It's a female chess player, the first stage of Ishino Junna."

For female chess players, Siming has no contempt. Although it is not easy for female chess players to walk in the world of Go, and there are not many outstanding achievements, Siming has never looked at his opponents with contempt.

Ishino's early stage moves are quite satisfactory, and it is easy to break.Siming disrupted the opponent's rhythm through a few unconventional moves. It seemed that Ishino Chuduan was similar to Tsuboi Kazuya, with a slightly weaker mental level. It was only after a bad move that he slowed down.Only in this way, the entire middle game fell to one quarter, so although Ishino Chuduan tried his best to save the decline at the end, he finally lost by two eyes.

Siming's second opponent is also a junior player. Compared with Ishino Chudan just now, Shida Yasuhei's first player is stronger. Some hidden moves buried by Siming can always be discovered by the opponent very quickly, so Siming has no choice but to extend Time to think for yourself, so that you can come up with a variety of solutions to deal with it before you settle.The two fought inextricably, and it took two hours before they entered the finale.

"I don't know if Chiba will win." Yoshida was unfortunately eliminated in the first round, and was laughed at by Kishitani, and the two came to watch Siming's chess game, and Zhongshan ended his first round. After the game, I also came to watch for a while. When Comrade Siming Tian Chuduan was in the middle of the game, it happened to be Zhongshan's second game, so he had to leave.

"I think, yes, I will win." Kishitani said with some uncertainty. Although Yoshida was squeezed out of the top [-], he was trained by a former national player, and he still has a good eye for chess.

"It seems that I still lost this game. The younger generation is awesome!" Shida Chuduan sighed. He still underestimated this kid at the beginning, which led to a bad start. "I hope to fight against you again in the Handa Tournament next year."

"Okay, thank you!" Siming got up and shook hands with Zhitian before leaving.

"Chiba, good job." Yoshida gave Siming his thumbs up, "You are the first among our students to enter the third round. Go and see who your opponent will be in the next round."

Pushed by Yoshida, Kishitani and others, Siming had no choice but to run to see the lottery.

"Qianye, your next opponent will be me!"

Siming was standing on tiptoe looking for his name, when someone patted his shoulder, turned his head, and Shibazaki Ao stood behind him with a serious face.

"This is the first time we met on a formal occasion, I... won't let the water go."

Of course, so do I.

Siming met the other person's eyes without showing any weakness.