Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Miki Soji's biggest weakness also lies in 'change'.

No matter how proficient Miki Soji is in various Go strategies, there is still a limit to his abilities.

After all, the number of strategies in Go is limited.

This means that as long as players of the same level are willing to study diligently and become familiar with these Go tactics, and know the corresponding countermeasures, they can fundamentally defeat Miki Sōji.

Even so, Miki Soji was still able to reach the top level by relying on his own principles of Go, which is enough to show his talent in Go.

This "change" is also where Miki Soji's bottleneck lies.

If Miki Soji wants to break through this bottleneck, there are only two ways.

The first method is to incorporate new Go strategies.

While this method can solve the immediate problem, it is not a long-term solution, not only because it is difficult to develop new Go strategies, but also because new bottlenecks will soon emerge.

The second method is to elevate one's understanding of chess principles.

However, the foundation of Miki Soji's Go theory is based on various Go tactics, which are too complex, making it almost impossible to elevate his understanding to a higher level.

All of this led Tengen Dosai to believe that Miki Soji's path in Go had almost come to an end.

Little did I expect that I would glimpse a completely new philosophy of Go from Miki Soji in the triple ko I had played.

That's right, it's a completely new theory of chess.

Because Tengen Dosai could only glimpse a small part of this new Go theory, he could not accurately discern the difference between this new Go theory and Miki Soji's previous Go theories.

However, Tengen Dosai was able to see some traces of Miki Soji's previous chess theories in this small part of the chess theory.

This means that Aoji Miki may have accomplished something that everyone thought was almost impossible...

That is, to elevate one's own complex understanding of chess principles.

Tengen Dosai knew that if this was true, then Miki Souji, who had already reached a peak, would soon reach an even higher peak.

This even higher peak might surpass himself...

As he pondered this, Tengen Dozai's emotions suddenly began to surge.

At this moment, Tengen Dosai seemed to see a new era arriving because of this brand-new philosophy of Go.

In that new era, it's possible that Miki Souji will rise to prominence and dominate an era, or a three-way power struggle will emerge, or even a situation that Tengen Doji could not foresee...

But if a three-way power struggle were to occur, who would ultimately prevail?

As he thought about it, the blood in Tengen Dosai's body began to surge, his fighting spirit began to rise, and a strong desire welled up in his heart, a desire to have a peak battle with Miki Soji, who had mastered this new Go theory.

But then, Tengen Dozai began to try to restrain himself.

Because Tengen Dosai knew that now was not the time, and his preparations were not yet sufficient.

Before that new era arrives, I must continue to reflect and accumulate experience in order to achieve another breakthrough and reach an even higher peak.

Ryoko Kurozuki was unaware of what Michiya Tengen was thinking.

After seeing that Tengen Dosai remained silent for a long time, Kurozuki Ryoko couldn't help but say, "Teacher, I suspect that the solution to the Truth Game was also created by that NPC named Chen Anxia."

Ryoko Kurozuki's skill level was limited, and she could not discern the difference between the solution to the Truth Game and the solution to the Eternal Three Ko Game.

But Tengen Dosai was different. After Kurozuki Ryoko's reminder, Tengen Dosai immediately understood why he felt a strange sense of familiarity with the tip of the iceberg of the chess principles he had glimpsed from the solution to the three ko games before him.

It turns out that this sense of familiarity came from the solution to the game of truth.

So, was the solution to the game of Truth also written by Miki Soji?

If so, does that mean that Miki Soji has already grasped the tail of the future?

On the other hand, because of Yuko Miki's self-introduction and the game analysis record from Soji Miki, the storm of the triple ko game analysis intensified.

This storm, like the previous solution to the game of truth, has once again caused turmoil in the Go world.

Naturally, Wu Qingyuan soon noticed this turmoil and saw the chess analysis and score from Miki Soji.

After a long silence, Wu Qingyuan couldn't help but murmur, "Is this entirely new theory of Go an elevation of skill? Or..."

"If this was written by Miki Soji, does that mean that the solution to the Truth Game was also written by Miki Soji...?"

"Interesting! This kind of future is exciting and exhilarating..."

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Chapter 92 The Convergence of Winds and Clouds: The Prelude to the Go Tournament!

The world of players.

This storm, which swept through the Go world like a game of truth, was seen by people around the world as originating from the Go master, Miki Sōji.

This is the view held by Tengen Dosai, Go Seigen, and even Kurotsuki Ryoko, one of the causes of the storm.

In their view, the world of "Hikaru no Go" is ultimately a game world, not a real world, and it is impossible for new chess principles to emerge from it.

As for Chen Anxia, ​​who came up with the solutions to the Truth Game and the Eternal Three-Knock Game, it was probably Miki Soji who helped Chen Anxia come up with them through a similar task.

Only Miki Soji himself had a vague sense of the truth.

However, Miki Soji is now in seclusion again because of his solution to the ancient triple ko game.

Therefore, the truth of this matter has temporarily remained hidden beneath the surface due to Miki Soji's seclusion, making it impossible for anyone to detect.

Of course, the truth will eventually come to light, and one day it will stir up even bigger storms...

The world of Hikaru no Go.

Chen Anxia was unaware of, and unable to know, everything that was happening in the player world.

Chen Anxia now divides her available time into two parts.

Part of the time is spent immersing oneself in the world of online Go, while the other part is spent returning to reality, reviewing the day's games on a real Go board, and digesting the insights gained from the game.

Chen Anxia failed to notice that as he played more games in the online Go world, the number of online Go players paying attention to him also increased.

Furthermore, a question has become very popular among online Go players recently: "Who is GG?"

Clearly, GG's impact on these online Go players who had previously played against each other was profound.

However, no one has realized yet that this is just the beginning.

Meanwhile, Akira Touya was unaware that the online Go world had already been thrown into turmoil by GG.

Because it's normal class time now, Akira Touya can't do whatever he wants like Anxia Chen, and he has to spend most of his day at school.

Therefore, although Akira Touya tried to log into the online Go platform every day after school, the time was different from Chen Anxia's, so he was unable to wait for GG.

Naturally, Akira Touya's wish to play a game of Go against GG remained unfulfilled.

However, although Akira Touya did not fulfill his wish, he learned some news from Harumi Ichikawa that stirred his heart.

That is, Hikaru Shindo, whom he considered to be the one to catch up with, lost to a young man named Go Seigen at the Shisui Go Club.

Unfortunately, because the principles of the game were too profound, none of the spectators at the Zishui Go Club remembered the game's score, including Harumi Ichikawa.

However, Akira Touya was well aware that Hikaru Shindo's skill was considered by his own father, Meijin Touya, who stood at the pinnacle of the contemporary Go world, to be the pinnacle of the old era.

Such skill is unmatched by anyone but a top-tier player.

This is also why Akira Touya was emotionally shaken after learning of Hikaru Shindo's defeat.

This means that the young man named Wu Qingyuan who was able to defeat Shindo Hikaru is very likely a top-level Go player.

However, Akira Touya had never heard of a top Go player named Wu Qingyuan in the contemporary Go world.

Akira Touya also told his father, Meijin Touya, about this news.

Naturally, whatever Akira Touya could think of, Meijin Touya could think of as well.

Similarly, Touya Meijin was unaware of Wu Qingyuan, and had never even heard of his name.

Furthermore, Meijin Touya used his connections to inquire with Go players in the Kyushu Go world, only to find that none of them knew of a Go player named Wu Qingyuan in the Kyushu Go world.

This fact left Touya Meijin with many doubts.

To be honest, from the appearance of Hikaru Shindo to the appearance of Anxia Chen, Meijin Touya had a vague premonition that an unprecedented golden age of Go would emerge in the near future.

The sudden appearance of Wu Qingyuan, who was suspected to be a top player, further confirmed Meijin Touya's premonition.

Although Meijin Touya didn't know where Go Seigen came from or what it meant.

But Meijin Touya knew that in the coming golden age of Go, he would surely intersect with them.

At that time, there will surely be a fierce battle.

For Touya Meijin, knowing just this much is enough.

Inside the chess room of the Touya family home.

Meijin Toya and Akira Toya sat on opposite sides of the Go board.

Meijin Touya held a black stone, raising it high on the board.

In this process, Meijin Touya infuses the spirit of Go, which carries his own beliefs and will, into the black stones in his hand, and then places them heavily.

Snapped!

The moment the stone was placed on the board, Akira Touya saw a terrifying and solid giant lion leap out from the fallen black stone, letting out a heart-shaking roar.

Amidst the roar, Akira Touya, his mind reeling, heard his father solemnly say, "Hikaru Shindo, Anxia Chen, Seigen Wu..."

"I will be waiting for you at the pinnacle of Go... waiting for the day we meet again..."

The Go Association of the island nation.

Recently, Shigeo Morishita, who has been practicing and refining his chess skills by playing against Shintaro Ichiyanagi, finally found some time to visit his disciple Yoshitaka Tani, whom he had been neglecting for a long time, at the Go Institute.

However, before Morishita Shigeo could test Waya Yoshitaka, he was excitedly pulled into the Go room and watched Waya Yoshitaka review a game in front of him.

On the way, Shigeo Morishita already knew that the game being reviewed in front of him was an online game he had played against Yoshitaka Tani.

Shigeo Morishita had only heard of online Go, but had not really looked into it.

This is not only because Shigeo Morishita was not interested, but also because he did not have the time and energy to learn about online Go.

Not only Shigeo Morishita, but real professional Go players generally don't neglect their main profession, nor do they have that much time to play online Go.

Therefore, Shigeo Morishita was quite dismissive of online Go and did not believe that the level of online Go was particularly high.