“Pawn”
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The old chessboard, worn like a weathered rock, sat in the center of the empty room. A single dim bulb weakly illuminated the black and white intersections on the board, like silent sighs.
Ke Jie sat before the board, he hadn't moved the pieces in a long time. He was no longer the Go prodigy admired by millions, now he was just an ordinary person, or rather, a Go player abandoned by the times. The past praises and applause had retreated like a tide, leaving him alone to face the emptiness.