“…… Superb chess skills, strong personal style, unparalleled performance, a real pinnacle duel! In the 4th game of the 9th "Toyo Securities Cup" finals, Li Xiaoqiang equalized the score beautifully, and the hot battle between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo made the whole world chess world hold its breath......"

“…… Li Xiaoqiang, who fell behind 0-2, seemed to be pushed off the cliff. However, Li Xiaoqiang did not fall completely, he hung in the air, and he began to climb step by step. Li Xiaoqiang has made a force! In the face of adversity, Li Xiaoqiang's fighting spirit was even higher, and he burst out with unimaginable combat effectiveness. Li Xiaoqiang, who can't be killed! Due to Li Xiaoqiang's wonderful performance, the last "battle of the century" of this century ushered in the final tiebreaker......"

“…… If Li Shifo's chess is as simple as a wildflower blown down by the wind, or as quiet as the mist of a valley in the middle of the night. Then Li Xiaoqiang's chess, like the sunshine in midsummer, or like the meteors flying in the starry sky, will always burst with brilliant and dazzling brilliance. Two peerless winners! Two of the strongest players in the world today! They slowly build resilience over the years and setbacks. They gradually harness the burning fire in their chests over the years, and they embrace the adversity of life. It was Li Xiaoqiang at the beginning, and now it's Li Shifo's turn! What kind of sparks will collide when the two of them meet? The 9th "Toyo Securities Cup" final tiebreaker is highly anticipated! ……”

After the end of the fourth game, various media used a lot of flowery rhetoric and exaggerated rhetoric to report the game. But there aren't many predictions for tiebreakers. Because everyone knows that from the moment Li Xiaoqiang equalized, all the pressure and all the difficulties have reached Li Shifo's side.

In the face of the imposing Li Xiaoqiang, even the most hard-mouthed Korean media is really not optimistic about the prospects of Li Shifo's decisive game, no matter how to analyze and predict, it seems that Li Xiaoqiang wants to have the upper hand.

From the analysis of the trend of this final, it goes without saying that "momentum is rising", and Li Xiaoqiang has the absolute upper hand in this item. Even judging from the technical level shown by both sides, everyone also thinks that it is difficult for Li Shifo to get anything good in front of Li Xiaoqiang.

In the first 4 games of this final, it can be said that both sides played 2 good games each. In the first game, Li Shifo unexpectedly let everyone see his strength, which caught Li Xiaoqiang a little off guard, and at the same time, he also won the first game smoothly. And with the east wind of the first game, Li Shifo used his superb "control flow" to force Li Xiaoqiang into a desperate situation.

But then Li Xiaoqiang launched a counterattack, and in the 3rd game, he let Li Shifo see what it means to be "the superior in the belly". Especially in the 4th game, Li Xiaoqiang let everyone know that Li Shifo's strength may have made great progress, and his strength may have been able to compete with other top masters, but compared with Li Xiaoqiang, everyone can really see it, and Li Shifo's strength is still slightly inferior.

Compared with Li Shifo and Li Xiaoqiang, Li Shifo may still have some advantages in some technical links, but Li Xiaoqiang has more advantages, and his advantages seem to be greater. Therefore, everyone believes that in the next tiebreaker, Li Shifo will face an extremely difficult situation.

"Then it's up to the stone Buddha to adjust...... Cao Yanzi said as she looked forward to the tiebreaker:

“…… Yes, I admit that the tiebreaker is very difficult for Shi Fo, but Shi Fo is not without chances, after all, compared with Li Xiaoqiang, Shi Fo also has his own advantages, such as his sense of balance, his official ranks, and so on. If Shi Buddha wants to defeat Li Xiaoqiang, he must give full play to his advantages. As for how to play it? I think there are two very important factors......"

"Xiaoqiang, what do you think are the two very important factors that Lao Cao said?"

Probably out of consideration of the game strategy, Cao Yanzi did not say "two very important factors". On the rest day after the end of the 4th game, that is, the day before the tiebreaker, Zhang Da reporter asked Li Xiaoqiang like this. Li Xiaoqiang's mood looked very relaxed, and he joked with reporter Zhang Da like this:

"I said Zhang Da reporter, isn't what Lao Cao said at a glance, you are now famous, and such a simple thing is not clear?"

"As if you know very well, then you can tell me."

"Hehe, of course I know. If I'm not wrong, the first very important factor that Lao Cao said should be guessing first. Guess the outcome of the first game has a big impact on tomorrow's outcome. ”

"Guess first?"

"That's right, in the tiebreaker, black and white is a very important weight. Especially for Li Shifo, he is now facing adjustments, and it is always easier to implement his strategic intentions if he can take the lead in black. Therefore, the guess of the tiebreaker is very important for him. ”

Reporter Zhang Da listened without squeaking. It's May 1998, and not long ago the Chinese Weiqi Association announced that starting next month, all competitions sponsored by the Chinese Weiqi Association will be changed to black stickers three and three-quarters. At the same time, the Japanese and Korean Chess Academies also made similar moves, announcing that the rules of Go had been changed from the original black sticker 5 and a half mesh to black sticker 6 and a half mesh.

Starting next month, the era of Go's "big stickers" has officially arrived.

This year's "Toyo Securities Cup" is the last one, and the next tiebreaker is already the last game in the international chess battle to execute the black sticker 5 and a half goals.

"What is the second important factor that Lao Cao said?" Reporter Zhang Da continued to ask.

Li Xiaoqiang did not answer this question directly, he asked reporter Zhang Da instead:

"Reporter Zhang, let me ask you a question first, what do you think of the 4th game that just ended? Or, where do you think Li Shifo really lost yesterday? ”

"Xiaoqiang, you want to show off, right, what else is there to say, everyone on the earth knows that he is losing in strength."

Li Xiaoqiang smiled: "Of course I don't mean to show off. Let me tell you, saying that Li Shifo lost in strength yesterday, in fact, I think this statement is not right or wrong. From this final, I can clearly feel that Li Shifo's strength has indeed increased, and I can't think that his strength is inferior to me. The reason why he lost yesterday is, I think, just a key point that he didn't do well. ”

"What's not going on?"

"He didn't do a good job of combining strength and his own characteristics!" Li Xiaoqiang's eyes are bright:

"Li Shifo's mistake in the fourth game was that he was too eager to show his strength in order to restrain my play in the prelude. He didn't think that this kind of chess didn't fit his style of chess at all, but instead went my way. As for the results, you can also see it, it's normal for him to be beaten by me like this. ”

Now that reporter Zhang Da understands, he really understands:

"Xiaoqiang, what do you mean to say: Lao Cao thinks that the second important factor is that Li Shifo needs to achieve a combination of strength and his own chess style characteristics in the decisive game. Only by doing this will he have a chance to win? ”

"Yes. That's what Lao Cao said. Li Xiaoqiang said with certainty: "I think this is the key to the tiebreaker, guessing first is just luck after all, this is the most important factor that can determine the outcome of the game." ”

"Then Xiaoqiang, do you think: Li Shifo can do this tomorrow?"

Li Xiaoqiang was silent for a while, and he suddenly smiled at reporter Zhang Da: "I don't know, I really don't know now, it depends on how he adjusts." ”

Reporter Zhang Da looked at Li Xiaoqiang's confident smile: "Xiaoqiang, then you ......"

Li Xiaoqiang waved his hand to stop reporter Zhang Da from continuing:

"I know what you mean, you should know me for so many years, I, Li Xiaoqiang, play chess, and never underestimate anyone, not to mention that he is Li Shifo......"

Li Xiaoqiang stared at reporter Zhang Da: "...... It's Li Shifo who I want to defeat and win the most now. ”

After saying this, Li Xiaoqiang ended the conversation with reporter Zhang Da and turned around to prepare for the final battle tomorrow.

Looking at the back of Li Xiaoqiang leaving, reporter Zhang Da also had bright eyes:

"Xiaoqiang, I believe you ......"

After a day of rest, the long-awaited 9th "Toyo Securities Cup" five-way final tiebreaker officially began. Who will have the last laugh in this game? All are watching.

Because of the communication with Li Xiaoqiang on the first day, Zhang Da reporter is still different from other spectators, and now Zhang Da reporter can "watch the game with questions".

The answer to the first question was soon revealed, and after seeing the results of guessing first, reporter Zhang Da couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"Xiaoqiang, this guy, his luck is always bad when he guesses first, and his luck seems to have never been good when he guesses first......"

In the tiebreaker, it was Li Shifo who guessed the black chess.

In the eyes of many people, because of this guess of the first result, this game has added a lot of suspense.

If the answer to the first question is clear at a glance, then the second key question, that is, the most important question that Cao Yanzi and Li Xiaoqiang think determines the outcome of the game, is what Zhang Da reporter can't understand for the time being.

The course of the game in the morning was very ordinary, and the ones that appeared on the chessboard were some ordinary road goods. Although some people commented that the layout of the two sides still showed the characteristics of their respective chess styles, Li Xiaoqiang was proactive, and Li Shifo was calm and composed, but on the whole they still maintained "two points", so there is nothing to say.

The first focus of the tiebreaker came around 2 p.m. The progress of this game is similar to the progress of the fourth game, which is also more than 2 hours into the game, and it is also the 60th move in the world.

It's just that what sparked everyone's discussion this time was Li Shifo's chess move. And unlike Li Xiaoqiang's move in the 4th game, when the research room saw Li Shifo's move, it attracted most criticism:

"Huh? Where is black played? This place doesn't seem to be worth much......"

"Huh? Li Shifo is here? Although this move is thick, it doesn't give a slight sense of ease......"

It was at this time that reporter Zhang Da discovered that something was wrong. Of course, reporter Zhang Da can feel strange not because of his high level, he can find things that others can't see.

Reporter Zhang Da only found that when Li Shifo's move fell on the chessboard, Li Xiaoqiang did not fall for a long time.

It was not yet 2 o'clock in the afternoon when Li Shifo played this move, but now the time is almost half past two in the afternoon, and there is still no latest chess game uploaded to the research room.

Reporter Zhang Da looked in the direction of the game room:

"Xiaoqiang, what are you thinking about now? Are you seeing the flaw in this move now? Still is...... Or do you feel the magic of this move? Is this move a move that combines the so-called "combination of strength and one's own characteristics"......

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang is still motionless, and he is making a very difficult choice. (To be continued.) )