I don't think it'll necessarily meet your needs, but I'll try my best to recommend a novel that's most relevant to your description."The Chess Soul's childhood sweetheart" is a light novel written by the author, Jin Xiu Zhao. It's a doujinshi derivative novel. The general plot of this novel is: The twelve-year-old Mitsuki Shindo was looking for treasure in his grandfather's warehouse and found a bloody chessboard. From then on, a handsome thousand-year-old ghost, Zuo Wei, followed her…From then on, she worshipped a famous teacher, made friends, defeated one difficult opponent after another, helped Zuo Wei return to the human world, accelerated the growth of Tashi Ryo, and helped her friends such as Kokuiko become successful…The new book, the only favorite of the prosperous pearl, began. ---------------------------- "Chess Soul: Buying the Time Family's Chessboard at the Beginning of the Game" was a light novel by the author, Pokrupp Lieutenant. It was a derivative doujinshi novel. The general plot of this novel was: [The Chess Soul of the TV Series + Lin Miaomiao, the Female Lead of the Shōnen Faction] The ancient chessboard of Grandpa Time's house, the waiting of Kurizawa Yaori, and the obsession with Go were the Chess Souls themselves. The layout, the middle plate, the official son, moved freely between the lines and scales. However, Lin Miaomiao, why are you here? ---------------------------- "Reborn Like Chess" was an ancient romance novel written by the author, Suiyuan Hut. The general plot of this novel was: In her previous life, she was someone else's chess piece. In the end, he ended up with a broken family. In this life, she didn't want to be a chess piece at the mercy of others. She wanted to be a chess player. She wanted to control the fate of others! She wanted to change the ending! There were countless changes in the game. The same chessboard, the same chess pieces, but different endings. It is the world that is as new as a chess game. The same person, the same place, the same thing, but the final outcome was different! This also made Rebirth Like Chess! ---------------------------- "Chess Soul" was a fantasy novel written by the author, Zhong Chenyu. The general plot of this novel was: Chen Yu, an ordinary young man in the modern world, had transmigrated to an ancient time where chess was the king. After witnessing his parents and brother being killed, he had witnessed the cold-blooded cruelty of ancient times. Just as he was about to die under the knife, the Alpago dog that had transmigrated was activated at the same time, and from then on, a generation of chess kings was born! Black and white, you come and I go, who's the first? I'm the only one who can be called a saint. ---------------------------- Chess Soul: Alpago was a light novel by the author, and it was a derivative doujinshi novel. The general plot of the novel was: The new book, Shen Yilang, the Chess Soul, is here. I welcome your support! Youth is like chess, playing chess without regret. This is a story about youth, about Go, and about growing up. There are people you are familiar with, such as Mitsuki Shinto, Sasaki Fujiwara, Ryo Taya, and Shinichiro Ikaku…This is a comment from an old book friend,[A magical novel that can be read even if you don't understand Go]! Welcome! ---------------------------- "Chess Game: Concubine Chang's Mission" was an ancient romance novel written by the author, Xiao Chen Shiyao. The general plot of this novel was: During the apocalypse, Mu Jingyan was caught in a chess game, and a modern version of a secret room escape began. The mysterious person suddenly appeared, and the mission guides gradually pointed to clearing the level. At the last moment, the mission was suddenly interrupted for no reason. She was forced to return to the modern world, but she was focused on solving the unfinished mission puzzle. A puzzle quest, a group of missing modern humans, and why did the mysterious person put her on the chessboard? Was it a conspiracy or a trap? However, just as she received the last mission notification, she was forced into another storm? Could Mu Jingyan turn misfortune into good fortune? When the mysterious person took off his mask, it was actually him… ---------------------------- "Half a Game of Chess in Love" was an ancient romance novel written by the author, Gongjun Jinxiang. The general plot of this novel was: In the blink of an eye, many years had passed. Who was singing about loneliness? Who was looking up at the moon? Who was waiting for redemption? She was a fox-like woman who had transmigrated to another world. She was still as beautiful as ever and as cunning as ever. She had many identities, but she only loved one person. He was the king, the richest man in the world admired by all countries. He was handsome, gentle, and elusive. He could control everything, but he was willing to destroy the world's chess game for her. The clash of wisdom and beauty Who is the best hunter, who can hunt the world and love together? ---------------------------- "Jiuzhou Chess" was a Xianxia novel written by the author, Dan Qingjuan. The general plot of this novel was: One was an ordinary girl in the Nine Regions 'self-cultivation world, and the other was a young man with an unknown background. When he woke up with no memories, he had forgotten everything and himself. He only remembered a girl. She tilted her head and looked at him curiously. "What kind of girl is she? What kind of girl would make you remember her even if you forget yourself?" The divine weapon, the Nine Regions Chess, which had been lost due to the great war between gods and demons a hundred years ago, seemed to have nothing to do with them, but it also seemed to be inextricably linked to them. It was just that the two of them had no interest in the Nine Provinces Chess that could control the life and death of the Nine Provinces. He only remembered the silvery bell-like laughter and the refreshing fragrance of flowers on the colorful clothes. She could only see his scarred figure standing stubbornly in front of her. "I'm the only one who can bully this girl. Whoever dares to bully her will have to step over my dead body!" ---------------------------- "The Demon Emperor's Evil Pet: The Divine Concubine's Spiritual Cultivation" was a fantasy romance novel written by the author, Qiu Sangsang. The general plot of this novel was: A chess piece manipulated by someone else? She said,"How about Fan? What about immortals? Fiendgods, so what?" In her previous life, she sacrificed her life for the world…In this life, the world used her life in exchange for self-cultivation. They bullied her, betrayed her, harmed her, lied to her, and betrayed her…She believed that no one in the two regions and seven universes treated her well. Then, she could only live her life in her own way. No one…could stop her anymore! A chess player holding a chessboard? He said,"Kill me, betray me, abandon me, and forget me?" He had waited for her for tens of millions of years. She had been reborn, but she no longer remembered him. How could he be willing to be forgotten by her? Hence, he approached her and helped her with her cultivation." Those who stood in his way would be killed! Those who messed with her heart would be killed! Those who could break his Dao would be destroyed! All so that she could remember him after she became a god! The cold-faced, frosty, tender, and abstinent Spiritual Venerable Red Necklace, and the black-bellied, vicious, cold-blooded, arrogant Demon Emperor Qi Xiong. The male protagonist is strong, playing two roles against the female protagonist, 1v1. [There are many handsome men. Welcome to the collection.] ---------------------------- "After I Transmigrated, I Became the Emperor's Stepmother" was an ancient romance novel written by the author, Hua Huayu. The general plot of this novel was: She was a woman of the new era. She was an abandoned chess piece on the chessboard. She was an outlier that stood out in the harem. Because of her outlier, the abandoned chess piece had become a living chess piece. She was still so attractive. No, it was not her that people were thinking about her. They were thinking about the things in her hands. When she met him, it was the person who played chess. She missed him not only in name but also in her heart.