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In the afternoon, Doma sat on the sofa and read a book with Yukinoshita Yukino.
Because Yukinoshita Yukino came over, it was naturally not easy for Tsuchima to play games or watch TV. It happened that I bought more than a dozen books last time.
, I decided to watch it with Yukinoshita Yukino for a while.
Looking at Doma Mai reading seriously, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but smile.
At this rate, Domamai may not be able to complete the task of reading one book a week, but there should be no problem for her to finish reading the dozen or so books she bought this time within half a year.
"Meru-chan, are you going to the chess academy tonight or staying home?" After looking at Mei Doma and Yukinoshita Yukino, Kazuto Yuyama asked.
"Of course I'm going to the chess academy!" Domame put down her studies, glanced at Yushan Kazuto, and couldn't help but pout.
"Not playing games at home anymore?" Yushan Heren blinked and said.
But Tsuchima Yui couldn't help but pout. How could Yuyama Kazuto tell Yukinoshita Yukino about the fact that he played games in front of her?
But after a little thought, it seems that there is no point in hiding. Yukinoshita Yukino is playing in a four-person team with me. Doesn't she know that I am playing games?
After thinking for a while, Doma Mai finally spoke up: "I, I'll go and take a look, to support you and Ginko, Senior Kazuto."
Only then did Yushan Kazuto smile and nodded, picked up the book again and started reading.
On the side, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but blink slightly: "Who is the opponent tonight?"
"Fujita Akihiko, 6th dan, is said to be a chess player who is quite good at Zhenfeicha." said Yushan Kazuto.
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but blink slightly. The ranking battle was about to begin, but Yushan Kazuto's understanding of his opponent was only at the level of "hearsay".
I don’t know whether to say that Yushan and Renyi are bold and daring, or that they are too arrogant?
Chapter 2119: Chess Hall
"Senior Yukinoshita, why don't you go to the chess academy and play too." After looking at Yukinoshita Yukino, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but speak.
"Yukinoshita has to go back to Chiba!" Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blinked and said.
"Anyway, the game usually ends around nine o'clock, so it's okay to go back to Chiba after the game." said Doma Mai.
The main reason was that Tsuchima Mai felt that Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to want to stay in Tokyo for a while longer, but was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so she took the initiative to invite her.
"Yukinoshita, what do you think?" Yuyama Kazuto couldn't help but blink. What Tsuchima Mai said was not completely unreasonable. It was actually not a big problem for Yukinoshita Yukino to go home late, after all, there was a driver at home.
"Let's go and take a look." Yukinoshita responded.
"Well, I'll go prepare dinner first." Yushan Heren blinked and said.
Yukinoshita Yukino also has to go to the chess academy to supervise the game, which means that one more portion of dinner needs to be prepared for today.
But it’s okay, you just need to put a little more rice when cooking, and prepare a little more ingredients when cutting vegetables.
If it is a meal for one person, each person has to prepare different dishes, which might be a bit troublesome for Yushan Kazuto.
But now, Yushan and others are just like putting more vegetables in the dish, so naturally there will be no trouble.
Seeing Kazuto Yuyama walk into the kitchen, Yukinoshita Yukino also stood up and went to the kitchen to help Kazuto Yuyama.
However, Tsuchiya pursed her lips slightly and sat on the sofa without moving.
She knew very well how capable she was, and entering the kitchen would only cause trouble for Yushan and others.
But Yukinoshita Yukino is different. She is quite proficient in cooking.
Now back in Chiba, when she gets home, Yukinoshita Yukino has to prepare dinner for herself.
Now I'm helping Yushan and others in the kitchen and giving them a hand, which is actually a little easier.
……
After dinner, Yushan and his two companions prepared to go out to the Japan Shogi Institute.
Originally, Yushan Heren wanted to ask whether Kong Yinzi wanted to go to the chess academy together, but after making a phone call, he found out that the other party had already made preparations at the chess academy.
"It's raining again." After taking a look at the scenery outside the window, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but speak.
In the morning, the wind and rain stopped. I thought the typhoon would come and go quickly, but I didn't expect it to rain again in the evening.
"It's okay, the car is parked in the underground garage." Yushan Heren said.
If it is just a light rain, Yushan and Renshe would prefer to park their vehicles in roadside parking spaces.
However, there was a typhoon last night. After sending Kong Yinzi home, the wind and rain were still violent. When driving back, Yushan and others had to take a detour and drive the car into the underground garage.
When they saw the rain had stopped in the morning, Yushan and others still wanted to drive the car out.
But after thinking about it, I gave up. Unexpectedly, it started to rain again at night.
"Ah? Does our apartment have an underground garage?" Doma Mai asked in surprise.
Although Doma Yui has lived in Shinmachi Apartment for several years, she can be considered one of the first residents of Shinmachi Apartment since it was converted from an office building to an apartment.
However, Doma Mai had no idea that Shinmachi Apartment actually had an underground parking lot. She thought the underground floor on the elevator was a basement or something like that!
Of course, the main cause of this incident was not Doma Mai's fault. The main reason was that Doma Ohira had never bought a car, so he naturally had no need to use the underground garage.
However, Yushan Kazuto was used to parking his car on the roadside and seldom parked his car in the underground parking lot. This gave Domama a misunderstanding that the apartment was not equipped with an underground parking lot.
Looking at the surprised look on Doma Mai's face, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink.
Normally, Tsuchiya seems quite smart, so why is she always so stupid when it comes to things like this?
……
Because of the heavy rain, it was difficult to find a parking space.
It needs to be close to the Japan Shogi Institute, and it is best not to get wet in the rain after getting off the bus.
After wandering around for a few minutes, Yushan and Renren found a suitable place to park the car.
By the time we entered the Japan Shogi Institute, time was already running out.
Both sides played for a long time in the ranking match, six hours each.
This is considered the longest game in shogi.
In comparison, the Dragon King Tournament qualifiers lasted five hours.
The specifications of these two title teams can also be seen from the time they play chess.
Although the prize money for the Dragon King Tournament is higher, its status is still lower than that of the Celebrity Tournament.
If both sides use up the six hours of chess playing time, the game will definitely not be finished in one day.
But in reality, most games will not consume such a huge amount of time. Generally speaking, as long as the game is not particularly stalemate, it can be finished in two or three hours.
However, if the game starts at night, two or three hours is still quite long, so the start time of the ranking battle will generally be a little earlier.
The time for Yushan and others to arrive at the chess academy was already very tight.
Seeing Yushan Kazuto walk into the chess academy, Kong Ginko walked straight over, glanced at Doma Mei and Yukinoshita Yukino who were standing beside her, and without saying anything, she pulled Yushan Kazuto towards the chess room.
Looking at Kong Yinzi's actions, Tujian buried
She couldn't help but blink slightly, but in front of Yukinoshita Yukino, Sora Ginko still had to defend Sora Ginko a little: "It should be that time is tight, so Ginko pulled Senior Kazuto away."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked in the direction where the two people disappeared, didn't say much, just nodded.
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Different from the mysterious room during the Dragon King War, the furnishings in the chess room feel more like a hall.
The only difference from the lobby is that shogi enthusiasts are not allowed to enter the game room at will.
There were more than a dozen chess tables in the hall, and most of them were already occupied. Yushan Heren and Kong Yinzi were among the last few seated.
The number of chess games in the Dragon King War is much less than that in the Ranking War, so naturally you can use the most quiet and mysterious room for one-on-one games.
The ranking battle basically covers all professional chess players. Except for Group A, any professional chess player plays ten games a year. Because the number of players in Group A is fixed at ten, the ranking battle number is nine games a year.
Although there are not many professional chess players in Japan, there are still about 150 to 160 people. If each person plays ten games, that means 700 to 800 games a year.
With such a huge number of games, it is naturally impossible for every one of them to be held in the Mysterious Room.
Watching Yushan Kazuto and Sora Ginko walk into the chess room, Hinazuru Ai, who had been waiting in the room for a long time, couldn't help but raise her hand and waved to Yushan Kazuto.
Chapter 2120: A Good Start
On the chessboard where Yushan Kazuto was playing against someone, the one who was helping with the timing was Hinazuru Ai, while on the chessboard where Sora Ginko was playing against someone, the one who was helping with the timing was Yashagami Teni.
The two men sat down on their chess seats, looked at each other, and then looked at their opponents.
Opposite Hayama Kazuto is Fujita Akihiko, 6th dan, who looks like a somewhat serious Mesozoic chess player.
There are quite a few high-level chess players in group C2, but most of them are demoted from higher-level groups. It is rare to find native group C2 players like Fujita Akihiko.
The opponent's luck was not very good. He almost advanced to group C1 several times, but unfortunately he was eliminated by one game.
His bad luck was evident from the fact that his first opponent in this ranking match was Yushan Kazuto.
In the previous session, he met Kong Yinzi in the final game and unfortunately lost, which led to his failure to be promoted.
In fact, there are nearly forty chess players in group C2. When each player plays ten games, the probability of meeting a specific chess player is only about one-fourth.
As luck would have it, the opponent encountered two quarter-high probabilities in a row.
In fact, in terms of chess ability, he may not be worse than some players in Group B2. It's just because of bad luck and his overly specialized chess path that makes him easy to be targeted, that he has not been able to advance.
When it comes to Zhenfei Che, the opponent is definitely a good player, but when it comes to playing other types of chess, the opponent can only be regarded as an ordinary professional chess player.
Seeing Yushan and others sitting down, the other party nodded slightly, as a greeting to Yushan and others.
Yushan Kazuto also nodded in response.
Both parties sat on their chess seats, silently waiting for the game to begin.
Although he met Sora Ginko in the last game of the previous ranking battle and met Hayama Kazuto in the first game of this ranking battle, Fujita Akihiko still maintained a relatively calm mentality, which is actually quite commendable.
But in fact, the other party has already let it go.
In the first few years of his career as a professional chess player, Fujita Akihiko was still quite concerned about his results.
However, after so many years of struggling in the C2 group, the opponent has long lost the mentality of worrying about gains and losses. Now he has begun to believe that "if I gain, I am lucky, if I lose, it is my fate."
The game started, Fujita Akihiko moved first, and used the classic flying chariot move.
Many people have advised him to learn other methods of attack, saying that only by combining multiple methods together can he become more invincible.
However, he still insisted on using the "Zhenfei Car", believing that as long as his chess skills were strong enough, the Zhenfei Car could win all the way to Group A.
Although Kazuto Yuyama had not studied Fujita Akihiko's shogi, he was very familiar with the Zhenfei Chariot.
When he first started playing shogi, Hayama Kazuto often used the Zhen Fei Chariot and I Fei Chariot moves.
However, later, after reading more chess records, Yushan Kazuto no longer adhered to the individual moves and techniques of shogi.
Fujita Akihiko is like a swordsman who takes an unconventional approach and always persists in practicing swordsmanship.
And Yushan Kazuto is like a master who has integrated the teachings of hundreds of schools into himself.
In fact, there is no question of which of the two options is better.
However, if you take an unconventional approach, the possibility of being targeted and restrained is indeed much greater.
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After more than an hour, the game ended.
Yushan Kazuto stood up and bowed slightly. Fujita Akihiko also nodded gracefully, took his things, and walked out of the chess room.
He had already anticipated facing the defeat of Yushan Heren.
Even in the Zhenfei car, which he was best at, the strength that Yushan Heren had demonstrated was much higher than his.
Not to mention that Yushan Kazuto has now developed a completely new way of playing chess, the gap between the two sides is really like an insurmountable chasm.
For an opponent like Hayama Kazuto, Fujita Akihiko feels that he has benefited a lot just by being able to fight against him.
Moreover, in this game, Yushan Kazuto also specifically demonstrated his understanding of the Zhenfei car.
After going back to review and study, my understanding of the Zhenfei car will also improve.
In his heart, Fujita Akihiko was still grateful to Hayama Kazuto.
