This move truly caught the old man off guard.
It wasn't a method of suicide, since he had pondered for thirty years and of course had tried the approach of suicidal reset and powerful restart.
Yet there has never been a precedent of struggling to a certain position and then committing suicide with the flow.
However, this endgame, the old man had contemplated for thirty years, every piece's position and role were deeply familiar to him, though some pieces were cleared now, black chess still retained a huge advantage.
After making five moves, the old man's eyes flickered slightly because the moves before clearing had a certain impact on his flow after clearing, making it less smooth.
"Interesting."
...
The two continued for thirty-one moves, the old man slowed more and more, while Lu Zheng increased his pace, now surpassing the longest game since three days ago.
Although the old man was slowing, he still held the advantage, pressing down the white pieces tightly.
Until...