At the beginning the game looked like a mere go lesson, but The Yomiuri Shimbun's advertising campaign gradually turned the game to being viewed with political overtone such as Japan versus China or old authority versus new force, making the competition heating up.
当初は単なる指導碁程度の趣であったが、読売新聞の大宣伝により次第に日本対中国、旧権威対新勢力の大勝負へと事態はヒートアップしていった。