A gritty Shogi novel straight out of Naniwa filled with laughs and tears, the emotionally charged Book 7!
“Back talkin' are ya?! Then bring it on, Yaichi!!”
The Kiyotaki Shogi Family was celebrating, but Yaichi is stunned by his Master, Kousuke Kiyotaki 9-dan's sudden outburst.
Placement matches--the road to becoming the Meijin. Yaichi is set on seizing his chance for promotion while Kousuke is in danger of being demoted. Though he sympathizes with his master's pain, that won't prevent him from whole-heartily believing in his own research or stop his vigorous advance through the Shogi world.
--Meanwhile, Kousuke finds he's losing much than his Shogi skill with age. His passion for the sport has faded.
“Player's feelin' their skills slip away can choose one of two paths ……”
Will he fight against this cruel fate, accept it as destiny, or will perhaps ……?
A gritty Shogi novel straight out of Naniwa filled with laughs and tears, the emotionally charged Book 7
This might be one of the best entries in the series as of yet. The descriptions of the shogi matches are exciting and not too technical, and are well spaced out between segments of character drama.