In the match hall, the chief referee of the tournament announced the start of the game. Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Lin saluted each other, and the competition officially began.

In this game of chess, Li Xiaoqiang still guessed the white chess piece as in the previous game. In this way, it was Mr. Lin Haifeng who first reached out to the chess piece and took out a sunspot, which he landed on the star in the upper right corner of the chessboard. Thus began the whole game of chess.

Li Xiaoqiang, who was sitting opposite him, saw this chess move. He didn't rush to the ground right away. He's adjusting his game in his own way. It took a while for him to land his first move.

In the first few rounds of this World Series, it is not easy for everyone to "focus" due to the large number of sets in the game. Therefore, the organizer will provide a relatively large research room. So that everyone can study several games of chess at the same time.

As far as the Chinese delegation is concerned, of course, it will also pay attention to the tournament with Chinese chess players. Therefore, in front of Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da, three chessboards were lined up. Everyone is watching the game closely. Since in the first round, 3 Chinese players were eliminated. So you don't have to worry about not being able to take care of it.

In the other corner of the viewing room, there are mainly Japanese chess players. Since all 4 Korean players have entered the 2nd round. On the Korean side, there is currently only one South Korean team leader in the viewing room. So he simply mingled with a bunch of Japanese players and followed the whole game.

Generally speaking, at the beginning of the game, there is nothing left to study. In this era of slow chess. At this time, the game is often in the layout stage. Although the layout in Go is important, it is mostly not the most critical part of the game. Therefore, except for the appearance of "novices" in the chess game, everyone will be interested in dismantling it. Otherwise, in the morning viewing room, the spectators tend to talk more and study the game less.

However, this morning, in the 8 games of chess held at the same time, it seems that there are really "novices". So. The game of the "newbie" has also become the focus of everyone's attention for the time being. Almost all the chess players in the viewing room in the morning were dismantling this local change.

At this time in the past, Li Xiaoqiang would often be the protagonist of such occasions. Because since his debut, the "novice new form" "pioneered" by Li Xiaoqiang has been endless. Regardless of what these "newbie newbies" are, this at least makes him a "Go genius". Of course, this is what makes Li Xiaoqiang cry and laugh, and it is also what makes him unable to defend himself.

But today is not, today's "novice" is the Korean chess player Seo Bong-so. He made a novice step at a very early stage. So. Everyone's current focus is on the match between Nie Whirlwind VS Seo Bong-so.

This game of chess is Nie Whirlwind's black first. He started the game with the enduring "Chinese flow layout" in the Go world. In this year, the "China Stream" has also been popular for decades. So everyone is very familiar with it. There are also a number of "routines" that are more popular in this era.

It is in a layout routine related to the "Chinese stream". In about 20 moves, Seo Bong-so took the lead in changing his moves! He took a step out of the "" that everyone has not yet seen. In this way, his "novice" move attracted everyone to the past, and everyone began to analyze and study this move.

"White's move doesn't seem to be very valid, this move is too blunt, and it seems to be very reluctant. Although it is possible to create a robbery in this place. But I feel like black is not afraid of ......"

There are many chess players in the research room, and there is no shortage of masters. Therefore, after everyone dismantled the chess for a while, they quickly came up with a relatively unanimous opinion.

Indeed, in Go. There are some "novices and new forms", in fact, it is not difficult to judge. For example, like today's "novice" of Seo Bong-so's nine sections. Since this move does not involve very complicated calculations, and it is a novice in a popular routine, it is easier for everyone to judge the gains and losses.

The so-called "popular routine". In fact, just like the "fixed formula" in Go, it can be used as a reference for judgment. And among chess players of the same era, everyone's judgment tends to converge. Hence this situation. "Hand cutting" is very useful. It is also easier for people to agree on the same opinion.

In everyone's opinion, although Xu Jiuduan's "novice" can have a robbery, and because of the "no robbery in the first move", it seems that his move can be established. But if you dig deeper, you will find that black actually has a material of its own. As long as black insists on playing this robbery, then it only needs to use this "self-robbery" to win this robbery. If black wins, then white's loss in this place will be great, and even if he grabs a "big game" elsewhere, it will not make up for the loss in this place.

It must be admitted that such an analysis is quite reasonable and correct. It is for this reason that everyone judges that the "novice" move of white is not valid. When people say things like "reluctantly" and "bluntly", they actually mean "not true".

After listening to everyone's analysis, the members of the Chinese team present were relieved and everyone was in a happy mood. are all waiting for Nie Whirlwind to come up with that means to gain an advantage in one fell swoop.

However, in the ensuing process, Nie Whirlwind's response was beyond everyone's expectations. To be precise, he made a mistake in this place!

In the process of robbery, he did not look for the "robbing material itself". Instead, he chose a step "big field" as a robbery. In this way, the robbery was won by white. Seeing this result, the chess players in the viewing room couldn't help but look at each other.

Suffice it to say that when the game progresses to this point, it can be seen as a transition in the layout phase. But is this conversion equivalent? Most of the chess players in the research room still think that black has suffered a big loss.

In Go, there is a saying that "a big game is better than a rush". And in this game of chess, that robbery should be the "emergency". Nie Whirlwind's method is equivalent to exchanging a "big field" for an "emergency station". This should have been a loss. What's more, because White won the robbery, his chess suddenly became extremely thick, and he formed a thick momentum on the chessboard early.

You must know that there is another chess theory in Go, that is, "the sooner the thick potential is formed, the better". It's only morning, and there's not even 30 moves on the board. At this time, let white form a strong momentum, of course, the sooner the better......

See such a result. The Chinese chess players in the research room are not calm. Especially Team Leader Hua, his face was completely gloomy. And the expressions of the other Chinese players don't look much better.

Indeed, in this era of Nie Whirlwind, he is completely the pillar of Chinese Go. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is "Dinghaishen Needle". Even in everyone's general belief, among all the current Chinese chess players, only Nie Whirlwind has the strength to win the world championship. If Nie Whirlwind is eliminated, then everyone will think that the Chinese team of this year's "Fujitsu Cup" will have no drama again.

It must be noted that such a view is not blind. Nor did it come into thin air. It can't be said that everyone is "superstitious" about Nie Whirlwind. Because at this time in '91, this notion is based on facts!

So far, a total of 4 Go World Championships have been held. Apart from Nie Whirlwind, are there any other Chinese players who have shown the strength to compete for the world title?

No, not one!

Before that, except for Nie Whirlwind, other chess players didn't want to win the championship. Even the top 4 of the World Series have never entered! Like Ma Xiaofei and Liu Dazhui, their current best result is the top 8. You know, due to the peculiarities of the Go World Series. There will always be a few players who are a little less advanced. Sometimes if you're lucky, it's not hard to get into the top 8 in the world. When it really comes to 8 into 4, it may be regarded as a hurdle.

And this hurdle, so far no Chinese chess player has passed!

Such a harsh reality. Who else can everyone count on but Nie Whirlwind?

Therefore, when participating in this kind of world competition, the requirements of chess fans for Nie Whirlwind are different from those of other chess players. For example, the current Li Xiaoqiang. Fans will be looking forward to his performance, though. But the requirements for him are certainly different. For example, if Li Xiaoqiang can enter the top 4 at this time. Then he will definitely be able to get a lot of praise. But what if Nie Whirlwind stops in the top 8? Then he's probably going to be scolded.

This is why different chess players bring different expectations, and different expectations. It will bring different kinds of pressure.

Therefore, in the morning, due to Nie Whirlwind's early mistake, the whole situation fell behind by a large margin. This also made all the Chinese personnel in the research room lose their smiles on their faces. Because in everyone's opinion, Nie Whirlwind's game of chess must be heavier than the other two games. It's even bigger than the other 2 games combined. For a long time, Li Xiaoqiang's game really didn't pay much attention.

Of course, everyone didn't pay much attention to Li Xiaoqiang's chess, and there should be other reasons for this. This reason is likely to be related to Mr. Lin Haifeng's chess style.

Mr. Lin's chess, you always look so plain. This is like what Mr. Takemiya said about him:

"It doesn't look like a big deal."

His style of chess, if you look at it together with other 7 games, it is definitely not conspicuous enough. And for a long time, Li Xiaoqiang did not have a very outstanding performance in this game of chess. The dozens of chess moves he played in front of him can only be described as "decent".

In this way, it should be normal that their game of chess does not receive much attention.

However, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when the game between Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Lin reached more than 80 chess moves. More and more chess players are paying attention to this game. At this time, Mr. Lin Haifeng was taking a long exam. Some of the players who are familiar with the history of Japanese Go even had a knowing smile on their faces when they saw that Mr. Lin Haifeng was taking the long exam.

"Interesting, interesting! In today's scene, I feel as if I have seen a game of chess from decades ago. That's really a classic scene in the history of Go. So what will the development of today's game of chess look like? ”

After seeing such a scene, many Japanese chess players smiled knowingly. Especially Japanese Go reporters like Yamada Tsumiko, they are all elated. I seem to have found some good material for the article. However, Hua Leader and Zhang Da, who are also familiar with the history of Japanese Go, are reporters. They're not very happy now. You know, they have been anxious about Nie Whirlwind. After they saw Li Xiaoqiang's game of chess. It seems that they need to worry about Li Xiaoqiang again.

What exactly is on the chessboard?

To be honest, Li Xiaoqiang's current situation is not bad. If we really want to objectively evaluate the current situation, we should still use the adjective "two points" is the most appropriate. However, considering that the current situation is relatively flat, then in most people's impressions, they will think that Mr. Lin, who has profound skills, is better at such a situation. It may also be because of this reason that people feel that "Mr. Lin's black chess is better to play".

Especially Team Leader Hua, seeing that Nie Whirlwind was unable to open the situation for a long time. Then when you look at the other 2 games. The more I look at it, the more worrying I become. For example, Li Xiaoqiang's plate, they think that Li Xiaoqiang's current situation is not good.

What's more, when Mr. Lin was taking the long exam, Li Xiaoqiang had just played a move, and Mr. Lin was one step ahead. It's similar to a scene from the history of Japanese Go. And in that historical game, Mr. Lin Haifeng happened to be the protagonist of the story. His background back then was the predecessor of Takakawa Ge in Japan. Now, Li Xiaoqiang seems to have replaced the position of Mr. Gao Chuange. Can he change the fate of being in the background?

The game of chess that everyone thinks of is the famous story of "knocking on the bridge but not crossing" in the history of Japanese Go.

It should have been in 1969, when Lin Haifeng challenged Mr. Takakawa in the eighth "Old Celebrity Battle" in Japan. In the first 3 games, Gao Chuange led 2-1, and in the 4th game, when Lin Haifeng's white chess stabbed a single pass, Gao Chuan did not receive the backstab and refused to be wiped out by the opponent's first move.

As we all know, the so-called "thorn single is not connected" is easy to be "cracked" by the other party. This move is extremely risky, and if the white chess is ignored and rushes over to break and eat, the black chess has little life.

But after careful consideration. Lin Haifeng gave up the opportunity to win in one fell swoop, honestly made up a hand, let the black chess a way to live, and turned to seize the big game. Firmly control the overall situation, the advantage is not large, but the opponent can not find the opportunity to disrupt the situation at all. At the end of the game, Gao Chuange highly praised Lin Haifeng's choice to kill but not kill. It is said to have the connotation of "knocking on the bridge but not crossing".

Here is the general meaning of "knocking on the bridge without crossing": everyone who crosses the river must always cross the bridge, and knock on the bridge first to see whether it is firm. Knocking and not crossing, it shows caution.

As far as Lin Haifeng VS Gao Chuange is concerned, if the white chess breaks through and eats hard, it may be able to end the game in an instant, but the battle is complicated, in case the black chess is missed and the black chess is lived, then the white chess will face collapse, so Lin Haifeng would rather give up the possibility of killing the chess to win, rather than give the opponent a chance to fight to the death.

Li Xiaoqiang has always believed that the reason why "knocking on the bridge and not crossing" is so classic. That's because in this story, a very important Go concept of Japanese Go is covered, and Li Xiaoqiang even believes that such a concept is even one of the most important ideas of Japanese Go. Therefore, the practice of "knocking on the bridge and not crossing" can be praised so much.

In this story, Mr. Lin Haifeng is of course the main character. But the background of Mr. Takakawa is actually very noteworthy. In later generations, Mr. Takakawa Ge's fame seems to be small. At least compared to his contemporaries, Mr. Takakawa is not very famous. But if you really want to talk about it, he should still be able to occupy a very important place in the history of Japanese chess.

Mr. Takakawa and Mr. Sakata are of the same generation, and they once achieved the "9 consecutive hegemony of the Honinbo" in the early Japanese chess world. You know, in his time, neither the "chess holy war" nor the "celebrity war" in Japan appeared. Therefore, the "Ben Yin Fang War" should be regarded as the biggest news chess battle. If such an algorithm is followed, then Mr. Takakawa should also be a hegemon. He should be famous. But it's a pity that Mr. Takakawa was born at the wrong time. His position at that time was rather awkward, and that was because in his time, it happened to be the time when Mr. Wu was in full swing. Mr. Wu used the "Fighting Ten Chess" as a stage to fight invincible opponents all over the world. So in front of Mr. Wu, his "Ben Yin Fang 9 consecutive tyrants" seems to be a little out of his hands.

At that time, the Japanese chess scene was a bit special. Mr. Wu Qingyuan is not affiliated with the Japan Chess Academy. His real identity should be regarded as an employee of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. And the so-called "Fighting Ten Chess" is like the stage set up by the Yomiuri Shimbun for Mr. Wu Qingyuan. Mr. Takakawa also played ten games with Mr. Wu, and as we know, Mr. Takakawa was also demoted. Not only that, but in that year, there was also a special "Ben Yin Fang" VS Wu Qingyuan match. Mr. Takakawa realized the "9 consecutive hegemony of Honinbo" at this time. That's why he has played in this tournament many times as well. In terms of overall results, he also lost badly. Therefore, in such a situation, Mr. Takakawa's brilliance would of course be overshadowed by Mr. Wu.

Not only that, but Mr. Gao Chuange couldn't deal with Mr. Wu. He actually has a more tragic place. That is, he still has a "bitter hand". And his bitter hand happens to be Mr. Sakata.

"The reason why I was able to get the 9th consecutive hegemony of Honinbo is because of the blessing of Mr. Tosakata, because in these 9 years. It didn't just happen that Mr. Sakata got the right to challenge......"

In this case, Mr. Takakawa himself said it, and from the later point of view, this should also be regarded as his big truth. Sakata Katakagawa, that's like the later Lin Haifeng Kasakata, one to take one accurate. And when Mr. Takakawa was about to attack the "Honinbo 10 Consecutive Hegemony", he happened to run into Mr. Sakata......

Perhaps it is for this reason that Mr. Takakawage's name is not loud enough. But it would be a big mistake to underestimate him because of this.

Needless to say, the rest will come to the Hereafter. When you talk about Go, you often see the phrase "flowing water does not compete for the first", right? What many people may not know is that the first mention of "flowing water does not compete for the first" was specifically referring to Mr. Takakawage.

In other words, Mr. Takakawa Ge, he can be the spokesperson of the first generation of "Flowing Water Does Not Compete for the First". Admittedly, this is actually quite not simple.

From Zhanghe's Go concept of "no killing, no living, no encirclement", to the extremely balanced "small tip" of "Xiu Celiu". and then to Mr. Gao Chuange's "Flowing Water Does Not Compete for the First", and Mr. Lin Haifeng's "Knocking on the Bridge and Not Crossing". The idea of Go is contained in it. Everyone should be able to feel the similarities. And such a concept should be the essence of Japanese Go. Such a concept can indeed be described by "realm".

Therefore, in any case, this is also one of the contributions made by Nippon Go.

For example, in the Hereafter. Why does Li Shifo say that he admires Mr. Lin's style? What he appreciates should be Mr. Lin's "knocking on the bridge without crossing"! Not only did he appreciate it, he actually took it to the next level.

In today's game of chess, Li Xiaoqiang seems to be facing such a situation. It must be noted. can form such a situation, it should be regarded as Li Xiaoqiang's initiative to provoke. So what did he think about himself when he played the previous move?

Doesn't he know the story of "knocking on the bridge and not crossing"? Or does he have something else in mind? That's what everyone is most interested in.

Mr. Lin is now taking the long exam. I guess there are also considerations in this regard, right? The other party left a "crack" there, this bridge, can you cross it yourself?

"Guess what, will Mr. Lin knock on the bridge this time? Judging the current situation, Mr. Lin should still follow his usual line of thinking. He should not be disturbed by his opponents. But why did he take the test for so long? ”

"Mr. Lin is a little more thoughtful, this should be a normal thing. You have to see who is sitting across from him, it is Li Sang of China, Li Sang who is known as the wizard of the chessboard. He made a move that was more unreasonable, and who would dare not think about it seriously? ”

"Hehe, that's right, I really want to see in what direction this game of chess will go now."

Just when everyone was talking, Mr. Lin Haifeng's long exam ended. He shook his head and glanced at Li Xiaoqiang opposite with a smile. He made a bad move, and his choice did not surprise most people. He chose patience.

He chose the method of "knocking on the bridge and not crossing"!

When Li Xiaoqiang saw this move. He also smiled at Mr. Lin, as if he had been prepared for Mr. Lin's choice. He took out a white piece, which he placed in a place on the board.

A place that surprised everyone!

After landing this move, Li Xiaoqiang leaned back on his seat. Because he knows that no matter how the game ends. The story of "knocking on the bridge and not crossing" should be able to write a new sequel. With your own move, then the development of the whole game should be able to enter new areas.

When Li Xiaoqiang's move was passed to the research room. Almost all chess players and journalists blew up.

"Huh? It turns out that Go can still be played like this? ”

"Anyway, to be able to see such a wonderful round of competition today, it is worth the trip."

"Tsk, it's really not a "wizard on the chessboard", he thinks like this. What kind of genius does it take to come up with it? Although I may not agree with his approach. ”

"Haha, I'm really looking forward to their next battle. If both sides play well, then they can give a new meaning to "knock on the bridge and not cross......"

At half past three in the afternoon, due to Li Xiaoqiang's unexpected move. Leads the whole game into uncharted territory. (To be continued......)