Yaichi Kuzuryū is a prodigy shogi player who won the title of Ryūō at the age of 16.

Following his victory, he has been in a slump until he is approached by Ai Hinatsuru, a nine-year-old elementary school girl who begs him to make her his disciple.

Astonished by Ai's potential, Yaichi agrees to become her master, and the two then brace themselves together in the world of shogi with their friends and rivals.

[1] The series was directed by Shinsuke Yanagi with scripts written by Fumihiko Shimo and character designs by Akane Yano.

[92] Kei Mizutome (水留啓, Mizutome Kei) listed the book as one of four "essential" novels introducing shogi to a wider audience, saying that it was well-researched and that people familiar with the shogi world can guess on whom the characters of the Meijin and Maestro are based.