Ryuuou no Oshigoto! - Volume 7 - Chapter 1

Revolutionizing Bishop Exchange

The fierce, late night battle ended with Kuzuryu’s King Dragon check into checkmate.

However, the decisive move in the match came in the early game with Kuzuryu’s aggressive   6 Five Knight offensive.

The A-ranking Takanobu Shiraishi, who was directly involved in match analysis, explained with enthusiasm, “Up until now, defensive Bishop Exchange has been a biding strategy. Simply wait until the opponent forces an attack, triggers a Repetition Draw, etc …… However, that 6 Five Knight proves that the defender can meet the offensive head on. The balance of power among Bishop Exchange strategies has been rewritten overnight!”

According to Shiraishi, Kuzuryu’s new discovery shows that the previously believed obligatory   9 Four Pawn can be omitted.

“It was common knowledge that leaving it in place would prevent any and all attack opportunities down the edge. At the very least, I believed it to be true for my full twenty years as a professional. That twenty years has been turned on its head by this seventeen year old. A young man who became a professional less than two years ago did it in one move. Can you believe it?”

If the words of the Bishop Exchange Specialist, aptly nicknamed Unicorn, are to be believed, Kuzuryu’s discovery will be analyzed for a long time to come.

With this victory, Kuzuryu remains undefeated in the placement matches. To date, he has won ten consecutive league matches. What’s truly impressive is that four of those were against the Meijin himself.

His unfavorable record last season put him at a considerable disadvantage when placement matches began. Should he win out, Kuzuryu will be promoted to C-1 no matter what. Two matches remain. He is more than qualified for promotion.

At this very moment, one boy’s appearance in the Shogi world is changing the history of the sport in monumental ways.

In closing, I would like to leave off on a comment the Ryuo provided concerning the   6 Five Knight offensive fresh from his latest victory in a winning streak dating back to his successful title defense.

“Starting a revolution sounds fun.”

(Kumquat)

Thread999 

“Trash Ryuo” “History’s strongest Loli-Lover”

“Folding cranes: wishing for Yaichi Kuzuryu to lose his title” 

“Only the fourth junior high pro in history and the youngest ever to claim a title, the fastest ever to stand on top of the Shogi world at 16 years 4 months and now the youngest ever to defend a title, let’s hear what you have to say about Ryuo Yaichi Kuzuryu!”

“The trash that prevented the Meijin from getting the Eternal Septuple and his 100th title season.”

“The trash that revolutionized Bishop Exchange defense.”

“The trash that’s been piling up victory stars by advancing a single Knight using offensive Bishop Exchange.”

“Isn’t it crazy how he can win with such a newbie strat? Shocking how the generation raised by The Knight that jumps far falls prey to the Pawn can fall to something that level, don’t you think?”

“That match today was crazy …… People have gotta be scared to play a yagura against him ……”

“Even that Natagiri couldn’t stand up to him with a yagura.”

“Kuzuryu, the Yagura Slayer.”

“This Loli-con is scary as hell.”

“But, come on, everyone knows that new move he played came from software, right?”

“I’ll just put this out there, but the term from software stopped being a knock against players years ago.”

“Yep, yep. The fact that perv can play like a computer already makes him more than human.”

“That just makes him scarier.”

“With Ai H. and Ai Y. growing up so fast and Naniwa’s Snow White promoted to 3-dan, it feels like he’s at the center of everything happening in the Shogi world right now.”

“I heard that he also does practice sessions with Sota-boy, that grade school kid who got promoted to 3-dan last week.”

“So, boys or girls are fine so long as they’re grade schoolers, eh ……? Lolita complex exhibit A, that one ……”

“Just sending Ten-chan out into the world is a saintly achievement in and of itself. Thank you.”

“Think maybe it’s about time the thread title got changed?”

“After being OP forever, I couldn’t care less.”

“This Trash Ryuo and wishing on cranes thing’s gotta go.”

“But, keep around the History’s Strongest Loli-Lover.”

“Agreed.”

“Get rid of the Trash Ryuo and put in something like Top Breeder?”

“Agreed with force.”

“Agreed in a flash.”

“All right, that’ll be the next thread title!”

“All set~ > Top Breeder Yaichi Kuzuryu Thread1000 History’s Strongest Loli-Lover.”

“Gr8.”

“Nicely done! Come and play Shogi against Ai at mine!”