"You're already on the right path!"

After hearing Lao Shi's words, Li Xiangping was stunned at first, but he quickly remembered that he had told himself before: with his current situation, the most important thing is to learn to "do subtraction" and train a pruning ability.

But what we are discussing today is not the way of real calculation, but the road of false calculation with judgment, does Lao Shi think that this method can also improve a person's judgment ability?

"Brother Dingan"

Before Li Xiangping could say anything, Shi Daqisheng seemed to know what he wanted to say, and he said to Li Xiangping:

"Yes." Lao Shi paused and continued: "Xiangping Xiaoyou, do you remember how you got started when you first came into contact with Go, right? ”

Well? Lao Shi's question jumped a bit, why did he suddenly get to the entry stage again, but Lao Shi's words still evoked Li Xiangping's memory of his previous life, and he remembered the situation when his old man taught him to get started:

"Getting started? The entry course is to start with the most basic life and death and eating children, such as "Zheng Eat", "Jia Eat", "Straight Three", "Bending Three", "Tuan Four", "Knife Handle Five", "Plum Blossom Six" and so on, Brother Ding'an, I don't know why you suddenly asked about this? Isn't that true for any beginner, wasn't it when you first learned chess? ”

"Hehe, I was naturally like this when I first learned chess, so let me ask you again, do you know why the introduction to Go starts with these things?"

This problem is still difficult for Li Xiangping, you must know that there are so many kinds of Go training institutions in later generations, and Go education experts have also explained this problem:

You must know that although Go is a game of "comparing turf", how did you "win" it in the first place? Anyone who thinks about this is actually impossible to learn, and it is also impossible to teach, since this is the case, then it can only start from the most basic life and death.

Teaching such things is not only an inspiration for people's thinking, but also the source of road calculation.

To use a very simple analogy, if a person does not understand Go at all at first, and is still a real novice of Go, then he will only be at a loss when facing the chessboard, and he will not even know where to land on the first move.

And what about the most basic things he learned? Even if he only learns to "twist the sheep's head", then his thinking is activated, and when he faces the chessboard, he will have the first direction of thinking, and he may think about how to "twist the sheep's head" to death at the first time.

And as he learns more and more things, then his thinking direction will naturally become more and more, and when he accumulates to a certain extent, he can be considered to have the ability to "calculate the way", and he can be regarded as "getting started", and then he can learn some more complex and advanced Go skills.

It is for this reason that when humans learn Go, they basically use this method to get started.

It should be said that the reason in this is very simple, and this method is also scientific, but Li Xiangping still can't figure it out, he is now at such a high level, and he is thinking about how to become a first-class professional master, why does Lao Shi still ask himself such a question of entry.

When Li Xiangping threw his confusion to Lao Shi, Shi Da Qisheng said:

"Little friend Xiangping, you just said that this method is feasible, it is what you call the scientific method, but have you ever thought about it, is this method only suitable for beginners, and after reaching this level, you can't use this method to practice?"

"This."

Hearing this, Li Xiangping is actually a little messy, can the cultivation of a professional master be the same as that of a beginner?

And at this time, Shi Daqisheng's voice sounded in his ears again:

"Xiangping Xiaoyou, let me ask you, in Go, how many ways do you usually die in a piece of chess?"

"How many ways to die?"

"Well, to put it another way, if you want to kill a piece of the opponent's chess in a match, and you actually kill that piece, what will the chess take in the end?"

It's a very jumping question, but Li Xiangping didn't have time to think too much at this time, he replied along Lao Shi's train of thought: "This is nothing more than "straight three", "bend three", "group four", "knife handle five", "plum blossom six". ”

"Anything else?"

At this time, Li Xiangping realized something, and he felt that he had faintly captured something:

"No, no, a piece of chess to the end, one, there must only be these few manifestations, and there is nothing else!"

"Hehe, Xiangping Xiaoyou, let me ask you again, if you want to capture an opponent's chess piece when you are playing, what kind of specific means do you usually think of?"

"If this is a specific means of eating, the first reaction is, of course, to see if you can ask for food, and if it doesn't work, then consider eating."

"Anything else?"

This is the second time Lao Shi has said this, and at this time, Li Xiangping finally came to his senses, and he replied with a laugh: "No, really no!" In fact, the specific means of eating in Go, in addition to collecting food, is only to eat, hahaha I understand, I understand! Thank you, Brother Ding'an."

What did Li Xiangping understand, he understood that although Go is the most complex intellectual game of human beings, it is simple, and like many other things in the world, it will also return to its roots at the highest stage of development.

For example, Lao Shi just said that the most basic means of Go, this is not only the starting point of Go, but also the starting point of all "road calculation", in fact, this is also the convergence point of all road calculation.

Go starts here and eventually comes back here!

This is what Lao Shi wanted to say to Li Xiangping just now.

As long as you understand this, you should be able to understand why Lao Shi has been emphasizing "doing subtraction" and strengthening his pruning ability.

You must know that after reaching Li Xiangping's level, of course he will be able to do the most basic things, not only the basic tesuji will, but even those more advanced compound methods, Li Xiangping will actually do it, so if he wants to continue to improve now, it is better to think about how to use these means than to specialize in more methods.

In other words, learn the proper way to use these means.

This is the so-called subtraction, which is often referred to as pruning ability!

If you don't learn this, then you may play chess like Fujisawa Tomosai against Mr. Wu Qingyuan, obviously all the means are calculated, but in the end you still lose.

Even because the direction of the road is wrong, the deeper the calculation, the farther away from victory.

After figuring out this question, Li Xiangping said to Lao Shi sincerely:

"Brother Ding'an, thank you."

Lao Shi smiled: "Hehe, it's okay, I have long said that Xiangping Xiaoyou has a very high level of understanding, such a thing must be a little clear, but you need to keep in mind that although the practice of the real calculation road and the virtual calculation road is actually the same method, but the practice of the virtual calculation road is obviously more difficult, the real calculation road can be significantly strengthened and improved through training, and the virtual calculation road in addition to the necessary training, Ding'an thinks that it depends on the qualifications and understanding of each person, fortunately, Xiangping Xiaoyou has excellent qualifications, it is a rare piece of jade, so you must not be impetuous, and there is no need to be in a hurryI believe that as long as you persevere, you will definitely reach the realm of "entering the gods" of Go. ”

Li Xiangping laughed happily when he heard it: "Hahaha accept your auspicious words"

Of course, Li Xiangping knows what Lao Shi means by "entering the gods", which is the highest level in the "nine-grade system of Go" in ancient chess.

The "Go Nine-Rank System" of medieval chess should be the prototype of the modern Go rank system, but Li Xiangping has always believed that although the rank system made by the Japanese is in its shape, it has not received the charm of the nine-rank system.

For example, the definition of "entering the gods" in medieval chess; In the iQue Bureau, it is wonderful and unknowable, so it is said to be in the gods.

This sentence translated into modern Chinese should be like this: unpredictable, and can predict, chess skills have entered the realm, and can surrender without a fight.

Why was Li Xiangping so happy to listen to Lao Shi's words, because according to this standard, in fact, in the system of the ancient chess itself, they think that no one has reached this level, even if it is the third chess saint of the ancient chess, the ancient chess thinks that they are at most between the second and third grades.

Among them, everyone thinks that it may be that Huang Longshi is a little higher, and he may have reached the second grade of "sitting photo", and the definition of "sitting photo" in ancient chess is like this: not thinking and not thinking about it, which means that the chess skills are ethereal, good at adapting, and can be responded to casually, without thinking, so it is called sitting photo.

Huanglongshi Yuetian only has "sitting photos", and as for Fan Xiping and Shi Xiangxia, Zhonggu Chess even thinks that they may only have reached the three "concrete" grades (victory in battle, high momentum when taking advantage, and attack and attack; The code is also, the name of the solid person has a long, it is inevitable to be biased, and it can be the strength of all people, so it is said to be specific).

From this point of view, it can be seen that our ancestors are actually quite modest, where it is like modern, there are more than nine paragraphs. And some of them are honest, if they are placed in the middle and ancient chess, Li Xiangping even thinks that they may not even be able to meet the standard of the four grades of "Tongyu" (Tong, there is a merit of research; Secluded, there is a profound and profound mystery. Cover its heart void spirit cave, can know its meaning and make it in the frying, so it is said to be quiet. ）

Now I know why Li Xiangping is happy, Lao Shi said that it is possible for him to reach the realm of "entering the gods", which is a height that no one has ever reached in ancient chess, so knowing that it is a sycophant sentence of Chiguoguo, Li Xiangping also decided to accept it.

After accepting this sycophant, this conversation will be over, because next, Li Xiangping will soon go to Tokyo to participate in the quarterfinals of the "Toyota Cup".

"Okay, Brother Ding'an won't talk about it, get ready, let's start a new journey."