This drama is based on the classic Japanese manga of the same name, The Soul of Go, originally written by Yumi Horita and drawn by Ken Obata. It tells the story of time in the coincidence of chance to discover an ancient chessboard, and thus got to know the first person - Chu Ying, who has been entrenched in the chessboard for thousands of years in the South Liang Weiqi, and gradually under his cultivation to the Weiqi interest, and aspire to become a professional Go player story.