I Really Didn’t Mean to Play Go!
Chapter 214: Does White Think It's Stronger?!

At that moment, in the review room, just as Zheng Qin finished speaking, in the chess room, Yu Shao swiftly picked up a white stone from the Go bowl and placed it on the board!

Click!

Column 14, Row 3, Small Knight’s Move!

“He’s invading from the top!”

Seeing this move, Le Haoqiang wasn’t surprised at all and immediately saw through White’s intention!

“Trying to attack my upper-right corner and destroy my territory?”

Le Haoqiang glanced at Yu Shao across from him and reached into the Go bowl again to pick up a stone.

“I won’t let you have your way!”

The next moment, a stone landed!

Column 16, Row 2, Jump!

The crisp sound of the stone echoed in the room as it settled onto the board.

“He jumped away?”

Seeing this move, Yu Shao’s expression remained as calm as ever. His gaze lowered as he looked at the board, contemplating for a moment before picking up another stone.

Click!

Column 12, Row 3, Two-Space Extension!

“Two-Space Extension?”

Wu Zhixuan was slightly stunned when she saw the move. Across from her, even Le Haoqiang’s face showed a trace of surprise, and the young man responsible for recording the game felt a jolt in his heart.

Meanwhile, Su Yiming’s expression remained unchanged. He simply watched the game in silence, his eyes bright and focused.

“A Two-Space Extension?”

The game recorder sucked in a sharp breath. After carefully studying the board again, he suppressed the trembling in his heart and quickly turned to leave.

“Could it be… he’s planning to attack my star-point stone in the center?”

Le Haoqiang stared at the board in disbelief, hesitant to confirm his own suspicion. After all, given the current board position, White launching an attack on the star-point black stone was utterly absurd.

To break Black’s formation, White had recklessly invaded deep into enemy lines. This would inevitably lead to an all-out siege by Black’s forces, and White’s survival was far from guaranteed!

At best, White could only aim for a mutual destruction scenario—was he actually trying to kill Black?!

But—

This Two-Space Extension did pose a subtle, almost imperceptible threat to the star-point black stone. Though faint, a trace of killing intent had silently emerged!

Le Haoqiang found himself momentarily uncertain.

A moment later, he finally picked up a stone and placed it on the board.

Column 11, Row 5, Peep!

With this move, the board suddenly erupted with tension. The two central black stones and the three black stones on the right wing now exuded a fierce and imposing aura, forming a pincer attack against White, cutting off his escape!

White’s next move could only be to flee!

Yu Shao lowered his gaze to the board, picked up a stone, and placed it down once more.

Click!

Column 13, Row 5, Jump!

Next, Le Haoqiang swiftly grabbed another stone and played it immediately!

Click!

Column 11, Row 8, Large Knight’s Move!

On the board, it was as if a thousand troops had suddenly surged forward. Black’s killing intent was completely undisguised as he launched a relentless pursuit against the three white stones that had infiltrated his camp!

Soon, Yu Shao played another white stone, pressing down at Column 7. Ordinarily, Le Haoqiang should have responded to this move, but instead, he ignored it and quickly picked up another stone!

Then—

Click!

Column 11, Row 3, Peep!

“Gulp!”

Seeing this move, the game recorder couldn’t help but swallow hard.

This move was as aggressive as it could get—completely ignoring the threat from White’s press on the left and opting instead to go for the kill on the three invading white stones. This overwhelming killing intent was enough to make one’s blood run cold!

The recorder took two deep breaths to calm his nerves before finally turning and rushing out, eager to share this shocking move with the others.

Le Haoqiang slowly lifted his head at this moment, looking at Yu Shao, his gaze carrying an unspoken message!

“It’s me who’s killing you, not the other way around!”

Seeing this move, Yu Shao’s expression grew a degree colder.

Black had ignored White’s pressing move and instead peeped at White’s shape, directly cutting off White’s base. This meant White could no longer live with a simple Small Knight’s Move, severing his path to survival!

He could feel the sheer ruthlessness and killing intent behind this move!

After a brief moment, Yu Shao reached into the Go bowl again, picking up a stone and placing it on the board!

Click! Click! Click!

Like hailstones falling, stones began landing continuously!

The entire board was now on high alert!

If Go was the art of life and death, then at this moment, White was standing at the very boundary between the two. Each white stone placed was a struggle for life, while each black stone threatened death!

Life and death intertwined tightly!

The sound of the stones hitting the board was like the clash of armies—an intense and breathtaking battle!

As the relentless sequence of moves continued in the chess room, even the atmosphere in the review room became increasingly tense, filling the air with an oppressive pressure.

“Amazing!”

As everyone continued to replay the moves in sync, their eyes widened in awe at the increasingly complex and ferocious battle unfolding before them.

“Incredible!”

Some were already feeling parched from the excitement, exclaiming, “Le Haoqiang’s moves are absolutely lethal! He’s not giving White any breathing room—he won’t stop until White is dead!”

“But Yu Shao isn’t just sitting around waiting for death either. His push in the upper-left forced Black to block, and then his cut was a brilliant tesuji!”

Someone took a deep breath and said, “Not only did it reinforce his position, but it also baited Black into making a mistake!”

Dou Yiming’s expression was now extremely serious as he stared at the board and said, “But Le Haoqiang hasn’t made any mistakes. Black looks like he could atari from either the left or the bottom…”

“But after analyzing it for so long, if Black ataris from below, there are three different variations. And in each variation, after about ten moves, White will have inflicted severe damage on Black’s large territory on the left!”

Someone picked up where Dou Yiming left off, speaking in shock, “But Le Haoqiang only thought for two or three minutes before playing the variation that attacks from the left, seeing through White’s trap and avoiding it entirely!”

Everyone found it hard to stay calm. To see through such a complex variation in such a short time was beyond just deep calculative depth!

Beyond deep calculations, one needed an extraordinary Go intuition to decipher such an intricate position in mere minutes!

“Le Haoqiang’s killing intent is overwhelming, but even so…”

Someone, still shaken, said, “In this chase-and-hunt battle, his play is also unbelievably cautious!”

Just then, the game recorder rushed into the review room in a hurry. As soon as he entered, he couldn’t wait to announce, “Next move, White, Column 16, Row 7, Shoulder Hit!”

Upon hearing this, everyone froze for a moment before quickly picking up stones from the Go bowl and placing them on the board.

“White has targeted the weakness in the corner of Black’s right-side territory—playing a Shoulder Hit here, is he planning to attack instead of defend?”

The game was now a raging storm!

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In the chess room, Le Haoqiang stared at the board. Seeing White’s Shoulder Hit, he thought for a moment before swiftly picking up a stone and placing it down!

“It’s useless. As long as my right-side territory remains intact and I reinforce my right flank, White will have no options left!”

Click!

Column 17, Row 7, Extend!

As soon as Black’s stone landed, Yu Shao immediately reached into the Go bowl and played his next move.

Click!

Column 16, Row 8, Extend!

“An extension?”

Le Haoqiang had anticipated this move. Without hesitation, he picked up another black stone and placed it right next to White’s!

Column 17, Row 8, Extend!

White quickly responded once again.

Column 16, Row 5, Attach!

“If I block here, White’s next Hane will become sente. After I connect, he might launch a counterattack!”

Le Haoqiang gazed at the board, his mind running through all possible variations. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Moments later, Le Haoqiang finally reached into the Go bowl again.

“I can’t give White sente!”

Clack!

The sound of stones colliding echoed as he picked up his next move.

“I must seize initiative with every move, push forward relentlessly, and crush White completely!”

Holding the black stone between his fingers, Le Haoqiang placed it on the board.

Click!

Column 16, Row 6, Push!

As soon as Black’s stone landed, Yu Shao quickly picked up a white stone and placed it down lightly.

Column 15, Row 4, Hane!

“I won’t give you a chance to counterattack!”

Seeing this move, Le Haoqiang immediately picked up another stone and played it.

Column 17, Row 4, Retreat!

Facing Black’s previous Push, White played Hane to probe Black’s response. But Black’s Retreat was airtight, completely neutralizing White’s threat to Black’s corner!

Black’s killing momentum was now even heavier, and a lethal attack was brewing on the right flank!

Yu Shao stared at the board. After a brief pause, he slowly reached into the Go bowl and picked up another stone.

The next moment—

Click!

Column 9, Row 3, Small Knight’s Move!

Upon seeing this move, Wu Zhixuan was momentarily stunned. Then, her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. The game recorder beside her couldn’t help but gape in shock!

“Small Knight’s Move?!”

Despite Black’s previous Push forcing White, White completely ignored it and instead played a tenuki, forcefully cutting off Black’s escape route?

White… is going for the kill?!

“A Small Knight’s Move here?!”

Sitting across from Yu Shao, Le Haoqiang’s expression finally changed. He abruptly lifted his head, staring at Yu Shao in disbelief!

“He’s trying to kill me?!”

Only Su Yiming remained calm, silently watching the board, his expression unchanged.

“He’s crazy! Absolutely crazy!”

It was only after a long moment that the game recorder took a deep breath, then hurriedly left the playing room.

He rushed into the review room, unable to contain his emotions any longer, and shouted, “Small Knight’s Move!”

“White’s next move, Column 9, Row 3, Small Knight’s Move!”

Inside the review room, everyone had been discussing the variations after White’s block. The sudden announcement froze them all in place.

“Column 9, Row 3, Small Knight’s Move?”

Everyone turned to look at the board. The next moment, their eyes widened in shock.

“White… ignored Black’s Push and forcefully severed Black’s escape. Is he really trying to kill Black?!”

“Isn’t Black supposed to be stronger? Does White actually think he’s stronger?!”

Dou Yiming couldn’t help but exclaim in disbelief, “Does he really believe… he has the advantage?!”