Fuoa Fu Ozu No Sosu (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Tomohisa Makiba, a prodigy chess player, and his sister Noriko visit the Souhane mansion in Shigucho, and as soon as they arrive at the mansion, they discover the dead body of Souhane, who appears to have committed suicide by gunshot. At that time, there were two guests in the mansion, and a chess board and pieces were left on the table in a locked room... The title story is about a group of boys who are fascinated by a mathematical game related to chess, and the short stories are condensed from masterpieces such as "Cat" of "Permillion", "Chihiro Saeki" and "Trick Geisha".

師具町の巣羽根邸を訪れた天才棋士、牧場智久と姉の典子。2人が邸宅に到着すると同時に、拳銃自殺と思われる巣羽根の死体が発見される。その時屋敷には、2人の食客が居合わせ、密室状態の部屋のテーブルにはチェス盤と駒が残されていた...「チェス殺人事件」。4に纏わる数式ゲームに魅せられた少年達を描いた表題作、『パーミリオン』の「ネコ」や「佐伯千尋」、「トリック芸者」などのマスターピースが凝縮の短篇集。