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However, their initial interest was genuine.
Therefore, whenever Shirakawa Michio encounters students like this, he tries to help them rediscover their interest.
As for how to do it, it's actually very simple: just affirm and praise them.
This is similar to how many students become particularly attentive to a particular subject when they are in school because of the teacher's affirmation and praise.
Seeing that the time was right, Shirakawa Michio looked at Chen Anxia and said with a gentle smile, "Anxia, may I ask you to stand up for a moment?"
Chen Anxia, lost in thought, did not hear Shirakawa Michio's call.
It was Hikaru Shindo who woke Chen Anxia up and told her what had happened.
Then, Chen Anxia stood up and said somewhat awkwardly, "Teacher Shirakawa, I was just lost in thought and didn't hear you calling me. I'm sorry."
Chen Anxia believed that this was the reason why Shirakawa Michio had called him up.
To everyone's surprise, Shirakawa Michio didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "Anxia, please look at the chessboard in front of me."
Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia subconsciously looked at the huge chessboard against the wall.
At the beginning of the course, before Chen Anxia could even drift off into his own world, Shirakawa Michio introduced the Go board.
Therefore, Chen Anxia also had a basic understanding of the Go board.
The Go board has nineteen horizontal and nineteen vertical lines that are equidistant and intersect perpendicularly, forming a total of 361 intersection points.
Nine of the intersections are marked with large black dots for easy location. These nine black dots are called star positions, and the central star position is also called the Heavenly Origin.
At this point, the board was empty, and no pieces had been placed.
Under Chen Anxia's watchful gaze, Shirakawa Michio placed the black piece in the 16th row and 17th column, which is the point near the edge of the upper left corner star position.
At the same time, Chen Anxia heard Shirakawa Michio say, "Here, Black has placed a small point in the upper left corner."
Next, Shirakawa Michio placed the white stone in the 17th row and 15th column, and continued, "White is going to make a low approach, and with a small knight's move, try to invade the corner of Black's territory."
As he spoke, Shirakawa Michio smiled and looked at Chen Anxia with encouragement in his eyes, saying, "Anxia, if you were the player playing black, where would you place your pieces to deal with white's invasion?"
This is the most basic opening sequence. With your own reminders, even someone who doesn't know how to play Go will know to place a stone to block White's invasion.
Therefore, no matter where Chen Anxia lands, Shirakawa Michio can always find a reason to affirm and praise Chen Anxia.
Just as Shirakawa Michio had envisioned, Chen Anxia, though not a Go player, would, after some thought, decide to place his stones in the 17th row and 16th column to block White's invasion.
Just as Chen Anxia was pondering, a sudden change occurred.
This anomaly is not directed at Chen Anxia, nor at the original inhabitants of the "Hikaru no Go" world.
It was directed at an outsider who called himself a 'player'.
The player's appearance is that of a handsome young man named Yasutaka Uemura.
At this moment, he was looking at the void in front of him with a look of surprise and delight.
There, a mission pop-up notification was displayed, unseen by others.
The pop-up window displayed the triggered task: "Limited-time task: Help Chen Anxia make a name for himself in the Go classroom (task rewards depend on the degree of completion)."
"Countdown: 60, 59, 58..."
Upon seeing this, Uemura Tairyu did not hesitate for a moment. He immediately brought up his personal panel, which was invisible to others, and connected to the network of his world through the personal panel.
Afterwards, Yasutaka Uemura directly asked a question on a well-known online Q&A community called Zhihu.
"(Image) Question: What should Black's next move be to make a stunning comeback?"
Because all of this was done by Yasutaka Uemura's will, only 3 seconds had passed when Uemura asked the question.
The reason for asking the question on Zhihu is that although Uemura Tairyu has been exposed to Go, he is a complete novice and has no idea how to help Chen Anxia make a name for herself in the classroom.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry..."
As Uemura Tairyu waited anxiously, the replies finally arrived one after another.
"Trying to make a name for yourself after only two moves? Are you out of your mind?"
"To make a name for oneself overnight? What exactly constitutes making a name for oneself overnight?"
"Let's play recklessly and surprise our opponents; that's a great way to make a name for ourselves."
"The image shows a common small-eye-small-kick opening. Normally, Black would choose to play a sharp move at row 17, column 16."
However, it's impossible to make a name for yourself with this conventional approach.
Therefore, if you want to make a name for yourself, you need to choose an unconventional approach.
I have a strategy here. I don't know if it will make you a star, but you can give it a try.
This move was made after...
This answer best meets Uemura Yasutaka's needs so far.
However, Yasutaka Uemura wanted to wait and see if there was a better answer.
On the other side, Hikaru Shindo couldn't help but pause for a moment after seeing Michio Shirakawa use the small eye small jump cut.
Hikaru Shindo had seen this pattern just yesterday during the duel between Fujiwara no Sai and that boy with the straight, ear-length hair.
Hikaru Shindo remembers that Fujiwara no Sai made that move against White at that time...
Fujiwara no Sai, who was standing to the side, had opened his five-bone bat fan at some point, covering the lower half of his face, revealing only his blue eyes. As he looked at the small eye and small knight's move, his thoughts returned to the game of Go from yesterday.
Time ticked by, and with only 10 seconds left in the task time limit, Uemura Tairyu, unable to wait for a better answer, submitted the task directly.
Just as Uemura Tairyu was about to speak, a voice suddenly rang in Chen Anxia's mind.
The sudden sound startled Chen Anxia, but it also told him that the move was a completely different point from what he had expected.
Subconsciously, Chen Anxia said the place to place the piece: "Row 15, Column 16".
Shirakawa Michio was visibly taken aback after hearing Chen Anxia's answer.
Clearly, Chen Anxia's answer was completely unexpected by Shirakawa Michio.
Upon hearing Chen Anxia's answer, Hikaru Shindo was also stunned, muttering unconsciously, "This move is exactly the same as Sai's..."
Fujiwara Sai, standing to the side, also looked at Chen Anxia with astonishment, his eyes flickering with uncertainty, muttering to himself, "This guy... is it a coincidence?"
This move has a name in the Go world: the Shusaku Spear!
......
Chapter 3: Possibilities for the Future, 10 Hikaru no Go Points?
Inside the Go classroom, the other students, after seeing Shirakawa Michio's reaction, couldn't help but look at Chen Anxia with strange eyes.
Feeling somewhat uncomfortable under the gazes of those around her, Chen Anxia thought she had made a mistake.
However, more than the current unease, what bothered Chen Anxia more was whether the voice that had suddenly appeared in her mind was an illusion, or...
Just as Chen Anxia was pondering, she heard Shirakawa Michio's surprised voice say, "Anxia-kun, I remember you said you just started playing Go, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia snapped out of her reverie and replied directly, "Yes, I only just started learning Go today in your class, Professor Shirakawa."
Upon hearing Chen Anxia's answer, Shirakawa Michio's expression of surprise deepened, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then may I ask, why do you want to come down here?"
'How would I know why? Are you suggesting I was hallucinating, which is why I logged on here?'
Chen Anxia mentally complained.
Of course, Chen Anxia wouldn't voice his complaints, but instead started rambling, "Teacher Shirakawa, you just said that White's move was an attempt to invade Black's corner territory."
"So I thought that if Black were to place its piece in the 15th row and 16th column, it would be able to form a corner with the previous Black pieces, thus allowing it to both attack and defend."
Fujiwara Sai, who had been watching closely, trembled slightly upon hearing Chen Anxia's words. His expression changed, and he muttered to himself again, "Could it be... not a coincidence?"
Hikaru Shindo clearly heard Fujiwara Sai's mutterings and asked in a low voice with some curiosity, "Sai, what are you talking about? What do you mean it's not a coincidence?"
Fujiwara Sai did not answer Hikaru Shindo's question, but stared at Chen Anxia with an inscrutable expression on his face.
At the same time, after hearing Chen Anxia's answer, Shirakawa Michio couldn't help but look at Chen Anxia with a look of amazement, and said, "Anxia, your idea is amazing. It is indeed a very good move."
As he spoke, Shirakawa Michio looked at the chessboard and sighed, "It's just that I haven't seen this game played much lately."
Before Chen Anxia could react after Shirakawa Michio finished speaking, Shindo Hikaru couldn't help but ask curiously, "Excuse me, why are there so few people doing this now?"
Upon hearing this, Shirakawa Michio first asked Chen Anxia to sit down, and then, amidst the students' curious gazes, explained, "Because there wasn't a rule about giving way to someone before."
"Because the black stones, which were played first, had an advantage over the white stones, a difference of five and a half points was created between the two stones from the very beginning."
"In other words, if White has fifty points at the end of the game, Black needs fifty-six points to win."
"People believe that the introduction of the komi rule eliminates the gap between white and black, making the game fairer."
"Therefore, this kind of move, which doesn't have much of an advantage under the komi rule, is no longer common."
Fujiwara Sai was stunned for a moment after hearing Shirakawa Michio's words, his thoughts returning to his match with the little boy yesterday.
Fujiwara Sai remembered that he won the game yesterday by four points while playing black.
However, according to the current rule of giving Black a 5.5 komi, Black should have lost by 1.5 points in that game.
Thinking this, Fujiwara Sai's handsome blue eyes narrowed slightly.
On the podium, after answering Hikaru Shindo's question, Shirakawa Michio turned his gaze to Chen Anxia again and said, "However, no matter what, it is remarkable that Anxia, as a beginner, was able to come up with such a move."
"If Anxia can continue down the path of Go, I think she has a very good chance of becoming a professional Go player and entering the professional Go world!"
Shirakawa Michio spoke that last sentence very seriously and with certainty, clearly not lying.
After Shirakawa Michio finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the Go classroom.
Most of the people who come to the Go classroom are people who truly love Go.
Therefore, they were fully aware of the significance and weight of Shirakawa Michio's words.
It was precisely because they understood this that they were in an uproar and moved.
At that moment, the students in the Go classroom firmly imprinted Chen Anxia's appearance in their minds.
Without a doubt, Chen Anxia made a name for himself in this small Go classroom.
As for Chen Anxia, a look of bewilderment appeared on his face after hearing what Shirakawa Michio said.
Chen Anxia knew that he hadn't originally intended to place his bet in the 15th row or 16th column, but rather in that position after hearing the voice that suddenly rang in his mind.