Go is divided into nine ranks, and players into nine dan levels. What are they really climbing toward: the pinnacle of skill, or the abyss of human nature? When the board becomes a battlefield, every stone placed echoes with the demons of the heart. This psychological duel follows the darkest wanderings and spiritual redemption of the genius Go player Li Xianyu, in a story that will overturn everything you think you know about “victory and defeat” and “genius.”
