小学6年生の進藤ヒカルはある日、祖父の家で古い碁盤を発見。その碁盤に宿る平安時代の天才棋士・藤原佐為の霊と出会う。それまで囲碁にまったく興味のなかったヒカル。しかし、佐為の魂がヒカルの意識に入り込み、ヒカルは碁の魅力に惹かれてゆくのだった。
Hikaru gets a phone call asking him to enter the preliminaries to try to earn one of the three seats for Japan in the Japan, China, and Korea Junior Tournament. While discussing this with Akira, he finds out that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Now Hikaru must compete for one of the two remaining seats. Hikaru decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. But can Hikaru overcome his friends and new challengers including a strong player from the Kansai Go Institute. Two seats remain, and only two players in Japan will join Akira...
该剧改编自崛田由美原作、小畑健作画的日本经典同名漫画《棋魂》。讲述了时光在机缘巧合之下发现一个古老的棋盘，从而认识了盘踞在棋盘内、历经千年的南梁围棋第一人——褚嬴，并在他的熏陶下逐渐对围棋产生兴趣，并励志成为职业围棋手的故事。