The second game of the first Chinese Go "Celebrity Battle" final. Li Xiaoqiang VS Liu Da Hammer. In the game room, the two sit facing each other. As the referee announces the start of the match:

"Teacher Liu, please advise ......"

Li Xiaoqiang's expression was flat, and his expression was no different from usual. It's just that after Li Xiaoqiang said this, the game room added a bit of solemnity.

In this game, Li Xiaoqiang took the lead in black, he stretched out his hand to the chess box, and quietly dropped the first chess piece of the game.

Liu Dazhui silently looked at the young man in front of him. He has known this teenager for more than 2 years, and he suddenly found that before he knew it, Li Xiaoqiang had grown a lot taller. Of course, from 10 to 13 years old, Li Xiaoqiang must have grown a lot taller, if he didn't grow taller, it was Li Xiaoqiang's physical problem.

"Strange, why haven't I felt it all this time? Well, from the moment I first met him, I didn't think of him as a child, his composure, his maturity. As long as you have a few more contacts with him, no one will treat him as an ordinary child. It is precisely because everyone thinks this way that they ignore the growth of his body. ”

"There is no doubt that sitting across from him is a peerless Go genius, and his understanding of Go is so profound and imaginative. It's completely beyond the scope of a child. His unique understanding of the game of Go is even beyond that of this era. What's more, he is so passionate and devout about Go, and this is a person who was truly born for Go. ”

"To be honest, I thank you very much in my heart. It is precisely because of your appearance that I have strengthened my belief in Go and eliminated my demons. On the path of Go practice, I will no longer hesitate or look around. I will also follow my own path firmly. Xiaoqiang, do you know the way, all of this is thanks to you. ”

"It's because of you that I'm doing my best in the game. While tempering a peerless Go genius. In fact, it is also tempering myself. This is a tradition in our Go world, a very good tradition! You may not know the way, Ma Xiaofei's point to you, I actually know the way. This is actually the result of everyone's discussion. I'm really curious, would such a dial work for you? ”

"I firmly believe that this kind of dialing may not be useful to others, but it will definitely be useful to you. The reason is simple, when we are still spinning between winning and losing, you have already looked at a game of chess with an attitude that transcends victory and defeat! In fact, this is the real normal mind, and this is the most terrible thing about you. This thing you have. It can make up for a lot of deficiencies in your technique. In my opinion, the reason why you have been able to stage many good shows of defeating the strong with the weak is because you have the most important thing in the world of victory and defeat. ”

"To be honest, I wasn't just curious about today's game. I'm actually still a little bit excited, a little bit excited. How would you play this game...... Xiaoqiang, let the horse come! ”

In the research room, a group of national team members are watching this game. Even Ma Xiaofei, who usually seems a little lazy, came to the research room early. Everyone is concerned about the same as Liu Dazhui,

"What method will Li Xiaoqiang use to play this game of chess?"

A game of Go in the game. In fact, it's the same as other competitive sports series. It is the most test of a chess player's comprehensive strength. Unlike "encounters", as long as there is a weakness in the technique, this weakness will be maximized. It is entirely possible that people will grasp this weakness and chase and beat it fiercely.

It has been 3 years since Li Xiaoqiang was reborn. By this time, not many people called him "Mystery Boy" anymore. Now even the Japanese chess world is not called that, let alone the Chinese Go world, which is more familiar with Li Xiaoqiang. When the mystery of Li Xiaoqiang gradually disappeared, his biggest advantage in winning chess was actually slowly weakening. Even if Li Xiaoqiang has a more advanced concept of Go. However, with Li Xiaoqiang's current level, he cannot give full play to the greatest advantages of this advanced concept. No matter how good the idea. It must be supported by corresponding strength.

When Li Xiaoqiang was "born", in fact, everyone has been studying Li Xiaoqiang, but unfortunately he has been "inaccurate". This is because Li Xiaoqiang's Go level is really improving too fast. When everyone just had a preliminary understanding of him, his level made great strides forward. When everyone got to know him newly, he ran to the front again...... It is for this reason that Li Xiaoqiang won a lot of chess. Especially in the Japanese Go community, the understanding of Li Xiaoqiang is always half a beat slow. This is also one of the main reasons why Li Xiaoqiang was able to achieve good results in the ring.

Up to now, although Li Xiaoqiang's Go level is still improving, the speed of progress has slowed down significantly. This is also a normal law, the level of Go has reached the level of Li Xiaoqiang's now, and it is no longer possible to have the same speed of progress as before. Compared with Japanese chess players, Chinese chess players are more familiar with Li Xiaoqiang and have a clearer understanding of his "bottom line". This is also the reason why Li Xiaoqiang is a "layman in the civil war".

If Li Xiaoqiang wants to make a breakthrough again, he still needs to accumulate precipitation. Everyone can see that Li Xiaoqiang is now in this process of accumulation. This process requires all kinds of training, as well as Li Xiaoqiang's own comprehension.

As the "treasure" of Chinese Go, he showed too many shining points on the chessboard. Of course, everyone is willing to help Li Xiaoqiang. "Passing on the band" has always been a tradition of Chinese Go. At the same time, everyone is also very curious, what method will Li Xiaoqiang use to deal with such a trial?

The game was played slowly, with only a little more than 30 moves played on the board for a whole morning. After watching these more than 30 chess moves, many people frowned, and Cao Dafang Jiudan was the first to speak.

"Xiaoqiang, what's wrong? It's understandable that he wants to make a change, but can such a change win the sledgehammer? I think Xiaoqiang's choice is not smart enough. ”

Ma Xiaofei, who was still counting on Li Xiaoqiang to "avenge him", continued:

"Xiaoqiang won't really be taken into the ditch by me, right? In my opinion, he chose the most difficult path to win. No, this game needs to be taken a closer look. Based on Xiaoqiang's consistent performance, he must have something new in mind. Look again, look at ......"

The outspoken Nie Whirlwind was the most direct, and after more than 30 moves in the chess game, he began to predict the outcome of the whole game:

"Although the black chess game is very much to my taste, I don't like Xiaoqiang in this game. This kind of play is not what he is good at at all, and he has never used it before. Of course, Xiaoqiang can now figure out all kinds of ways to play with his heart. From the point of view of honing skills. This is still commendable. ”

There are only more than 30 moves on the chessboard, and Li Xiaoqiang's playing style is also normal, and there is no story on the chessboard. It's just that Li Xiaoqiang's play is "abnormal" in the eyes of others, because it does not conform to Li Xiaoqiang's chess style, and he has never played such chess before.

Li Xiaoqiang has always given people the feeling that he is very flexible and has not yet formed a fixed chess style. In fact, "flexibility" is only the surface, as everyone's understanding of Li Xiaoqiang deepens. Everyone still has a preliminary impression of Li Xiaoqiang's chess style.

It's simple to divide. Li Xiaoqiang is still a "speed" chess player. When playing chess, "speed" is emphasized, the straight line is calculated accurately, and the performance on the board is very stable, and there are few major mistakes. Although the strength is not very large, it is never afraid of complicated situations. Plus a "flash of inspiration" from time to time...... These are basically Li Xiaoqiang's "labels". It is also everyone's most basic understanding of Li Xiaoqiang.

Strictly speaking, saying that Li Xiaoqiang is a "speed type" is actually putting gold on his face. He is not qualified to be called a "speed type" at all. The reason why everyone thinks this way actually points out a weakness of Li Xiaoqiang. Compared with Li Xiaoqiang's own weaknesses, he can be called "speed".

In Go, it corresponds to "speed". Of course, it is "slow" or "solid". For a long time, "speed chess" and "solid chess" have been the two main genres of Go. People often divide chess players into "field school" and "foreign power school", which is actually inaccurate, to say such a thing. In fact, it is also superficial. In the end, Go relies on the "number of meshes" to determine the outcome of the game. There is no chess player who does not like the "field", like Mr. Masaki Takemiya, the most typical "outsider". His cosmic flow, his great form, will eventually be transformed into the ground. He actually likes the field as well.

One of the most important points of divergence here is actually just a "question of priority". Some players like to grab the ground as soon as they start. These people are called "field schools", and some chess players like to start grabbing external momentum. When the game is in the middle and late game, these external potentials are transformed into the field. Such a player is called a "foreign player".

To be honest, among all professional chess players, the "field school" accounts for the vast majority. Especially in later generations, it is difficult to find a master who is "thick in chess". This is not to say that "fieldism" is better than "thickness". The reason for this is very simple, compared to "thick chess", "realism" is simpler, and it is easier for most chess players to understand and master this kind of chess.

First of all, "thick chess", and then through their own "thick taste", the most coarse is transformed into a specific "number of meshes". It is this "transformation" that can stump the vast majority of professional chess players. This is one of the most difficult subjects in Go.

This "transformation" is, of course, also a problem for Li Xiaoqiang, and of course his weakness. Therefore, in his previous games, there was rarely a situation of "thick chess".

When Li Xiaoqiang, who is usually "brisk", suddenly "practiced chess thickly". When Li Xiaoqiang, who is usually "clear-minded", suddenly played "unfathomable". It is normal for everyone to be surprised, and it is normal for everyone to be unanimously not optimistic about Li Xiaoqiang.

In the game room, Liu Dazhui was also surprised, and he couldn't figure out why Li Xiaoqiang would choose like this. It is precisely because of this that he is equally careful. Therefore, the progress of this game is very slow.

No matter from which point of view, "thick chess" and "using thick flavor to fight" should be a very profound game of Go. This is a compulsory course for professional Go. Li Xiaoqiang must pass this hurdle. Li Xiaoqiang chose such a method today, in addition to "being poor will change", in fact, he also wanted to see a field that he was not familiar with. Of course, if there are "surprises" then of course it is better.

"Thick chess" has also been admired by many people. I think it's a relatively advanced realm. In the current world of chess, especially in the Japanese theory of Go. This has always been a very mainstream concept.

Don't look at Li Xiaoqiang's often "contempt" Japanese Go theory, he still agrees with this view. But the question is, why will Japanese Go, which is obviously very "realm" and appear "very profound", be vulnerable in the future? There must be something wrong with this. In other words, there are some misunderstandings in Japanese Go.

What went wrong? Li Xiaoqiang is very interested in knowing the answer.

The game continues step by step. When Li Xiaoqiang chose "thick chess", the pattern of this game of chess was already obvious. This kind of chess is not so quick to distinguish the winner from the loser. The key to determining the outcome is definitely in the middle and back game.

Li Xiaoqiang blucked up and concentrated all his energy on the chess game, and while he sharpened his skills, he was also exploring the root cause of Japan's backwardness in Go.

What will happen in this game of chess? (To be continued......)