"Xiangping, here~~"

At Narita Airport in Japan, as soon as Li Xiangping walked out of the channel building, he saw several reporters from Lao Xie and Zhang Da waving to him.

Li Xiangping greeted him with a smile and looked left and right: "Hey, what about Brother Gu?" ”

Reporter Zhang Da said with a smile: "Dali was going to pick you up here, but Dean Wang didn't let him, so he went to the hotel to rest first, and left the two of us." ”

"Oh, hehe."

While chatting, the three of them walked outside, and Lao Xie said at this time:

"Xiangping, Dali has been very fierce recently, tsk, winning three crowns in a month, are you sure of this competition?"

Li Xiangping snorted: "Haha, no, no, no, Brother Gu's current state is really good, but I haven't played chess for a month, so this time, I feel that I am more auspicious, haha, more auspicious and less ......."

Lao Xie said "three crowns in a month", referring to several domestic competitions, in the past month, Gu Dali does have a little unstoppable posture, winning several domestic championships such as "Tianyuan Battle" and "A Han Tongshan Cup" in a row, and has long occupied the headlines of the Go section of major media.

Of course, although Li Xiangping hasn't played chess for a long time, but his name is often mentioned, that is, every time Gu Dali wins a game of chess and wins a championship, everyone usually adds a sentence after him while feeling that he is getting stronger and stronger:

With such a strong Gu Dali, only Li Xiangping may be able to stop him!

So now, this "Fujitsu Cup" final is becoming more and more like a peak showdown.

This is a bit like the battle between South Korea and Big Li a few years ago, although Da Li won a lot more championships than Xiao Li, but Xiao Li at that time, as a rising superstar, every time he played against Da Li, he was regarded as the highest level of competition in the chess world at that time.

Now Li Xiangping VS Gu Dali, of course, there is a little bit of this meaning, although Gu Dali only has one championship now, even if he defeats Li Xiangping again this time, he will not be able to completely change the status of the two in the world chess world.

But don't forget, his championship was won from Li Xiangping, and he won 2-0.

And the historical record of the two so far, exactly 10-10 draw, Gu Dali is not only the only super chess player who does not fall behind against Li Xiangping, if he wins again this time, then he will be the first again.

It is precisely because of this that this time Togu's great blessing, this civil war between Chinese chess players, has attracted great attention from the entire world chess world, and everyone has opened their eyes to see this veritable pinnacle showdown-------

Well, although Li Xiangping was filming some time ago, he still knows the movements of the entire chess world well, and he knows the weight of this final in the eyes of others.

Of course, although this is a big game of chess, after all, it is a contest between two Chinese chess players, so there is less tension, especially in the "Eve Sacrifice" on the first night of the game, the two parties are constantly playing haha, looking extremely low-key, extremely modest, and even Li Xiangping pretended to say:

This time, he has no confidence at all, he is ready to "learn" from Gu Ge.

Of course, no one will believe Li Xiangping's words.

It is precisely because no one believes it that everyone thinks that this guy is too hypocritical, too boring, and so boring that he has a hasty ending with a "Eve Eve Sacrifice".

Li Xiangping was in the middle of it, and as soon as the reception was over, he returned to his room to rest, so that he could recharge his energy and prepare for the next day's competition.

"Brother Ding'an, Brother Ding'an? Hey, why do you look a little tired? ”

Lao Shi smiled bitterly: "Xiangping Xiaoyou, you need to know that the soul out of the body is extremely hard, you let my soul out of the sheath for several days in a row, it's no wonder that I'm not tired." ”

Li Xiangping forcibly held back a smile: "Ouch, Brother Ding'an, I'm sorry this time, well, restraint, I will try to restrain ...... in the future."

After a night without words, Li Xiangping had a good night's sleep, and then the next day, he walked on the field in good spirits.

At 9:55 a.m. Tokyo time, both players were seated in the game room, and at this time, Mr. Hiroshi Yamashiro, who was the referee, walked in, and he presided over the guessing of the two sides, and the final game was a black guess by Li Xiangping.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, under the attention of many reporters watching the game, Li Xiangping steadily fell into the first hand of the game.

Five minutes later, according to the rules of the Go game, the reporter withdrew from the game, and reporter Xie Zhangda and others came to the viewing room next door.

Of course, the number of spectators in the morning was not large in the three-hour game for each side, so after arriving next door, the members of the Chinese delegation began to gather and chat.

Lao Xie was the first to speak: "Wang Yuan, who do you want to win this time?" ”

The so-called palms and backs of hands are all meat, so for such a question, of course Dean Wang will not answer positively, Dean Wang smiled: "I have no position, I am happy for anyone who wins, but I have read the survey on the Internet, it seems that this time I hope that most of them can win, right?" ”

Zhang Da reporter said: "A lot, I have simply counted, this time there are less than forty percent of those who support Xiangping's victory, about 378 percent, haha, I didn't think that Gu Dali is so popular now." ”

Dean Wang was a little surprised: "Ah! The approval rating is less than 40%? ”

Lao Xie smiled: "It can't be said that Xiangping is not popular, it is really human nature to like the new and hate the old, and it is also popular for everyone to defeat the strong with the weak, Xiangping has ruled the chess world for many years, and he is older than him, but in such a high stage, he seems to be a newcomer, and in everyone's subconscious, he may subconsciously think that Gu Dali is weaker, the new person challenges the old man, and the weak challenge the strong, which should be these two reasons, so there is such a support rate." ”

Wang Yuan and Zhang Da nodded at the same time when they heard this: "It makes sense." ”

Reporter Zhang Da continued; "Every mistake, in fact, in my subconscious, I also think that Xiangping is stronger, but it's a little strange, Dali doesn't seem to be afraid of him, the two have been fighting inextricably, Wang Yuan, what do you think is the reason? Why is Xiangping particularly good at dealing with others, especially in the way, only when he is fighting with strong moves, he always has no upper hand. ”

"I can't say this well," Dean Wang said modestly: "But I heard Lao Nie and Ma Xiao say that there may be reasons for the similarity of chess styles." ”

Lao Xie was surprised: "Ah! Similar chess styles? Isn't it a chess style? ”

Dean Wang glanced at him and smiled: "Yes, it is similar to the chess style, thank you reporter I tell you, in fact, if the chess style of the two people is relatively close, sometimes chess is more difficult to play, take these two today, Xiangping's strength has been with his middle and early game, especially his prelude, which is simply subversive and groundbreaking!" Personally, I even think that even if Li Xiangping retires now, with his contribution to Go technology, his historical status will not be lower than that of Mr. Wu Qingyuan. ”

Dean Wang paused and continued: "In addition to the prologue kung fu, Li Xiangping's mid-game is also a must, we have seen many of his chess games, chess to the middle game sometimes seems to be precarious, many people even think that he is about to collapse, but he can always turn the peak, and his peak and loop turn is not a whim, is to rely on that kind of unbelievable magic to reverse, carefully taste his victory, and found that many of his chess have their inevitability, he often lays the groundwork early, as for the reversal we see, That's just what we think, what did he call those foreshadowings before......"

Reporter Zhang Da continued: "In ancient chess, these foreshadowings are usually called "having a distant god". ”

"Yes, yes, it's called having a distant god."

Dean Wang continued: "After talking about Xiangping, let's talk about Dali, everyone knows that Dali studied under Lao Nie, and his layout has always been very strong, when he was not mature, many young Korean chess players reported that they were not afraid of his strength, but even more afraid of his layout, especially after Li Xiangping and Lao Nie made up a mysterious prelude, Dali has always been the most active follower and practitioner, so we saw that in last year's LG Cup final, Xiangping's start did not have much upper hand in front of him, Even if you are not careful, you may suffer a small loss, and in addition, the vigorous mid-game combat effectiveness is also strong, his calculation may not be as flexible as Xiangping, and it is not comprehensive enough for Xiangping, but the depth of the calculation should be stronger, take the last time he won Xiao Li's wonderful hand, I tell you, I heard Xiangping say with my own ears, he said that the volley inlaid magic hand he probably can't get out, and praised that it is simply close to the peak of human calculation, the so-called one force down ten will, this kind of deep short circuit, I think it should be regarded as a strong strength, It is also his biggest reliance against Xiangping. ”

Today's Dean Wang seemed to be in high spirits, and after he said a lot of things, the time passed 11 o'clock in the morning unconsciously.

And today's game seems to be a bit fast, probably because of the roots, of course, it is more likely that both sides are afraid of the opponent's strength, and both want to leave more time for the mid-game battle, so that the game has just been an hour, and there are more than 40 hands on the board.

Reporter Zhang Da took the chess game, put the actual combat process on the chessboard in front of him, and after he finished arranging, he raised his head and asked:

"Wang Yuan, what do you think of the current situation?"

When reporter Zhang Da was posing, of course Dean Wang had been watching, and with his eight-stage skills, of course he also had his own judgment, but after all, this was Li Xiangping VS Gu Dali, Dean Wang was really embarrassed to say his opinion:

"Hehe, such a high chess, which one I dare to evaluate casually, ask the country, Xiao Xie, you can take a look on the Internet now and see what the domestic masters say."

Of course, there is a live broadcast of such a game in China, not only CCTV will start hanging at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but all major Go websites have live broadcasts.

Xie reporter was busy, he watched it for a while and then reported:

"Lao Nie said that it is very stale, there is nothing to blame for the two sides' actions, and they should be evenly matched."

"Oh."

Dean Wang said "oh" and there was no follow-up, because since Lao Nie used this kind of rhetoric, it proved that today's chess is actually difficult to focus, and it may lay the floor, and of course, it may also form a melee.

With the chess style of these two today, of course, the latter possibility is higher, so now that the melee has not started, Dean Wang will certainly not comment in passing.

The time is gradually approaching 12 o'clock, and the noon closing time is approaching, at this time, Li Xiangping has just dropped the 59th move of the whole world, which is also the last hand of the morning.

At this time, the royal court spoke again:

"Xiao Xie take a look again, what is it said in China now?"

Lao Xie watched it for a little longer this time, and after reading it, he smiled and said:

"Hehe, the opinions in China are not unanimous now, Lao Nie thinks that the white chess is vivid, but Ma Xiao thinks that the black chess of Xiangping is fully combatable."

"Oh?" Dean Wang came back a little interested: "What about other people's opinions, don't ask them whether black and white are good, just ask the current situation, everyone is more willing to hold black and white?" ”

Lao Xie really followed Dean Wang's instructions, and after reading the opinions on the Internet, especially the opinions of the national team chess players, Lao Xie said:

"Hey, there are more people willing to play white today, haha interesting, this ratio is about the same as the previous support rate, and less than forty percent of the masters are willing to play black."

"Huh?! So many people shouldn't be wrong, could it be that Li Xiangping is really lagging behind in today's chess? ”

After Dean Wang said this, it happened to be noon when the sealing time came, and Li Xiangping and Gu Dali walked out of the game room one after the other.

At this time, of course, Li Xiangping didn't understand the judgment of the outside world, not only did he not understand, but he wouldn't ask at this time.

So at this time, what is Li Xiangping's own judgment?

Li Xiangping thinks that his situation is good! Not only that, but he was particularly satisfied with his last hand in the morning, which was the 59th hand of the overall situation, so satisfied that as soon as he walked out of the game room, he wanted to communicate with his plug-in:

"Haha, Brother Ding'an..... Huh? Why are you sleeping, why, is it so hard to go out of your body? ”

"Huh? What's the matter with Xiangping Xiaoyou? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, if Brother Ding'an wants to rest, continue to rest, if it's okay, then help me take a look, and see how my last hand is in this score."

I heard that there is a chess to see Lao Shi, of course, he will not refuse, and a few minutes later, Shi Da Chess Saint exclaimed:

"Yo! Xiangping Xiaoyou this hand, this hand ......"

Li Xiangping said proudly: "How is this hand? ”

"Tsk, there is a chess proverb, everything should be fought for, Xiangping Xiangping Xiaoyou's hand, but it is deep in the three flavors, there is a little bit of the demeanor of the three generations of dogs, not bad, see this hand, Ding'an is already assured, it seems that you are not indulged in the gentle township, still maintain enthusiasm for chess."

Recognized by the plug-in, Li Xiangping naturally became more and more proud:

"Haha Ding'an, look at what you said, think what kind of person I Li Xiangping is, how can I have been indulging in gentleness, haha I know, you must still be angry, right? Angry that I drove you away continuously, I'm sorry Brother Ding'an, then I apologize to you again. ”