The Queen's Competitiveness (End) The News

The man's eyes widened as he saw what she had done. Aurelia had outmaneuvered him in a single, brilliant move. His carefully constructed trap lay in ruins, his strategy dismantled before he even realized it had happened. She had done it—she had beaten the most experienced Go master at the table. Silence settled over the room as the other players, who had been watching closely, exchanged astonished glances. Even the seasoned veterans of the game were taken aback by her sharp, relentless intellect.

Aurelia leaned back in her chair, letting out a snort of amusement. "That was too easy," she said, waving dismissively at the board. "This game might be more useful for thinking ahead, but it's not nearly enough to prepare me for what I have in mind."