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At the beginning of August 91, Li Xiaoqiang was ready to go, and he was about to go to Tokyo, Japan, to participate in the final of the 4th "Fujitsu Cup" Professional Go Championship.

Since this is already the final round, the specifications of the Chinese delegation are much higher. In addition to the "fixed 3-person group" in the semifinals, Chen Chaoyue Jiudan and Nie Whirlwind head coach were added this time.

Not only that, but there are also a lot more Chinese media reporters who went with me this time. In addition to Zhang Zhidong, there were also reporters from the "Go World", reporters from the "Mass Daily" and several reporters from the "Imperial Court Station".

"Mass Daily" is one of the organizers of the "Celebrity Battle" of Chinese Go. In addition to reporting on the finals, they also discussed with the Japanese side matters related to the "Sino-Japanese Celebrity Competition," which was also one of the tasks of their trip.

The reason why the "Imperial Court" sent several people was for the live broadcast of the game, so they sent a few more relevant technicians to Japan.

In this way, the entire Chinese delegation not only seems to be quite high-level, but also looks very large. The group of nearly double-digit people came to Tokyo, Japan.

"You ask me what I'm feeling now? Hehe, I still say the same thing: I came here this time, I didn't come to the competition with the mentality of learning and asking for advice. Let's be honest with you, I'm going to have a good fight with Mr. Zhao this time. That's right, I'm here to fight this time! Of course, you can also understand that I am here for this championship this time. ”

"Remarkable! Li Sang looked scrappy. Not long ago, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki made a prediction. He said that the game between you and Mr. Zhao is five or five, so in Li Sang's own mind. What do you think your chances of winning the championship are? ”

"Thanks to Xiuxing's predecessors for thinking so highly of me. But I would like to warn you that Mr. Hideyuki's prediction should be so far. That's the most optimistic forecast for my side, right? Is there a more optimistic prediction other than that he thinks my chances of winning may be 50 percent? Not in Japan, and not in China. Not even a prediction of 51 to 49. But what about the other way around? Think that Mr. Zhao's odds of winning should be much higher than this number, right? ”

"What does that mean ...... Lissan?"

"What I mean is actually very clear, only if I make myself full of fighting spirit, I can create more trouble for Mr. Zhao. Only by doing this will I be able to meet Mr. Xiuyuki's requirements. So my own meaning is simple: I try to make my probability of winning 50%. As for more than 5 percent, then I won't have the luxury. I think. If I can do that, wouldn't it be a little more suspenseful to this final? And if I do that, isn't that exactly what everyone wants to see? So I'm here, everyone should cheer me on. ”

"Hahahaha."

As soon as the Chinese delegation stepped off the plane, Li Xiaoqiang was surrounded by all kinds of long guns and short cannons. Seeing Li Xiaoqiang deal with it so calmly, he talked eloquently. Zhang Zhidong is used to it, and several of his colleagues are impressed by Li Xiaoqiang. In fact, several reporters who came to Japan this time were chess fans, and several of them even volunteered to "grab" this mission. Therefore, although everyone is not familiar with each other, everyone gets along happily all the way.

Wait until everyone arrives at the station. Those who have something to do go first and go to their own business. Of course, Li Xiaoqiang stayed in the hotel to recuperate, and the others stayed to chat with Li Xiaoqiang.

Li Xiaoqiang saw Zhang Zhidong holding a domestic "Go" magazine in his hand. I flipped through it. In this magazine, a game of Zhao Zhixun's participation in the final of the Japanese title battle is introduced, which is narrated by Hero Otake. A domestic Go magazine translated it in full.

Li Xiaoqiang briefly took a look at this chess review. joked with reporter Zhang Da:

"I said reporter Zhang Da, this chess review should not have been translated by you, right? I'll give you a piece of advice, and the chess commentary that Japanese players will explain in the future. You'd better be careful. You have to pick carefully, and you have to pick some good quality. Take Zhao Zhixun's Go as an example. You must not pick the heroes of the big bamboo to explain. Because of Lao Zhao's chess, I guess Dazhu can't understand it at all. He didn't look at it at all. Let's take the chess review in front of me as an example, Lao Zhao obviously won, but Dazhu's chess review is simply perfunctory, and he can't even figure out where he won. He was there to criticize, criticize, criticize, and then ...... according to personal likes. Before you know it, people won! …… Hahaha, that's interesting......"

"Oh!?"

Hearing Li Xiaoqiang's astonishing words, many people became interested. Not only did Zhang Da reporter come to be interested, but even Chen Chaoyue and Nie Whirlwind surrounded them. Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Dazhu Hero "have a grudge". This is something that many people know. It is also common in the Go world for players to say that each other "can't play chess" because of their different Go philosophies. However, within the Go world, such a thing is not a contradiction at all, everyone is at most watching the excitement, and no one will take it to heart.

But today's situation is different, because Li Xiaoqiang is talking about Zhao Zhixun, who is the person everyone is most concerned about at present. Since Li Xiaoqiang said that Mr. Dazhu "didn't understand", the implication is that he "understood"? Therefore, everyone is eager to know: how does Li Xiaoqiang view his opponent tomorrow.

"yes, yes, I remembered. Xiaoqiang, I remember you said last time in Osaka, you said that Lao Zhao's Go has a very strange quality. I didn't pay attention at the time, I thought it was your polite remark. But now it seems that you weren't exactly polite at the time. Can you tell us what kind of "singular qualities" you see? ”

"Although Lao Zhao's results in Japan are very good, many people do not have a high opinion of his chess style. It is an extreme kind of utilitarianism to think that his chess is too greedy. This can be seen from his two nicknames, his ugly nickname is "Drill Mole". What does this mean? This makes everyone look down on his chess style. He also has a nice nickname called "Fighting Spirit", what does this mean? That's according to my understanding. In fact, it still looks like his chess is not pleasing to the eye, or rather. Still didn't fully understand his moves. Therefore, even those who appreciate him and want to "praise" him will attribute his success to the category of "will and character", thinking that he is tenacious and has won so many chess. In my opinion, this is clearly missing the point. In other words, many people don't know where Mr. Zhao Zhixun is strong. ”

"Okay, okay, Xiaoqiang, don't buy Guanzi. Tell me about it. What do you think is the uniqueness of Zhao Zhixun? ”

In the face of everyone's questions, Li Xiaoqiang did not answer immediately. He suddenly turned his gaze to Nie Whirlwind's side:

"Mr. Nie, you should have a very deep understanding of the "thick" and "thin" in Go, and you are also an expert in this area. Mr. Zhao Zhixun once said: Go is such a thing, it does not mean that your chess is "thick" outside. So what is the "thickest"? Only live chess is the "thickest"! Do you agree with his Go philosophy? ”

After listening to Li Xiaoqiang's words, Nie Whirlwind didn't answer immediately, he showed a thoughtful look.

Of course, for a top master like Nie Whirlwind. He wasn't stumped by Li Xiaoqiang's question. The way he looks now, he just confirms it in his heart, and then ponders deeper issues, and then draws inferences.

"Not bad. Xiaoqiang is right, I have fought against Zhao Zhixun many times. I now find out that to say that Zhao Zhixun is just a money fan. That should be very one-sided. His real chess style should be very belligerent. His true Go philosophy. Should be...... It should be ......"

"Yes, his true Go philosophy. It should be the emphasis on the "root" and "head" in Go! He takes the "roots" of Go very seriously, very seriously! He likes to drill down like a "burrowing mole", why does he do it? Is it really for that mesh? No! For the most part, he's just trying to put down roots. He was there to lay a good foundation and be ready for battle. Mr. Nie, do you think my understanding is correct? ”

"Hahahaha!"

After listening to Li Xiaoqiang's words, Nie Whirlwind suddenly burst out laughing. He smiled and said to the others:

"Let's be honest with everyone, even before I came to Japan, I didn't have much confidence in Xiaoqiang. In my heart, I don't think Xiaoqiang's odds of winning can reach 5%. However, after listening to Xiaoqiang's analysis, although I can't say that Xiaoqiang will definitely win, my confidence has at least improved a lot. Not to mention anything else, just in the point of "knowing the other", Xiaoqiang has done a very good job. Not bad, not bad, really good......"

Chen Chaoyue, who was on the side, also smiled and said:

Now that the "Knowing the Other" is done, what about the "Confidant"? Xiaoqiang, are you ready? ”

After listening to Chen Chaoyue's words, Nie Whirlwind interrupted him with a smile:

"I said you, you vainly claim to have studied ancient Chinese chess for so long. For the interpretation of "root" and "head" in Go, who else can surpass the level of our ancestors? I think that under the zazi system, they have been playing a kind of "rootless Go". Everyone has been studying the "root" and "head" in Go for thousands of years. I think you can rest assured, Xiaoqiang has a lot of ghost ideas, since he has been thinking about it for so long, since he dares to say it to us. Then I believe that he must be mentally prepared. I have confidence in Xiaoqiang in this regard. ”

Hearing everyone's praise, Li Xiaoqiang hurriedly humbled himself:

"Everywhere, things on the chessboard are ever-changing, and preparation is unprepared. What will happen in the game, no one knows now. I think it's all about playing. ”

Hearing Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind chatting, reporter Zhang Da once again felt that his brain was not enough:

"This ...... What's going on? That's, isn't it? A good modern game of Go, can this also have something to do with medieval chess......"

At this moment, reporter Zhang Da was really impressed by Li Xiaoqiang's wonderful imagination. At this time, Li Xiaoqiang had a full view of reporter Zhang Da's expression. He smiled secretly in his heart, but in front of so many people, Li Xiaoqiang didn't say anything.

Li Xiaoqiang's interpretation of Zhao Zhixun's concept of Go is actually not his own imagination. All this he said today was actually said by Mr. Zhao Zhixun himself. It's just that the article written by Zhao Zhixun himself has not yet been published.

But then again, in the 100-year history of Japanese Go, the best records are Mr. Wu Qingyuan and Mr. Cho Ji-hoon. And in their Go concept, there should be a lot of elements of ancient chess. In other words, some of their Go ideas are similar to some of the ideas of Middle Go.

Doesn't such a situation illustrate the many shortcomings of Japanese Go theory?

Fusion! Only by merging these two ideas is king! This is what Li Xiaoqiang has been trying to do.

Since the second day was the day of the finals, the chat did not last long. In the "Eve Eve Festival" that night, under the "protection" of Coach Luo and others, Li Xiaoqiang was not disturbed. He returned to the hotel early to recuperate.

The day of the finals has finally arrived. As usual, only reporter Zhang Da accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to the arena.

"Xiaoqiang, I remember a month ago, I asked you if that game was considered a college entrance examination. You said no, but what about today's game? Today's game should be regarded as a college entrance examination, right? ”

"Huh."

"What do you mean?"

Just before walking into the arena, Li Xiaoqiang stopped, he turned his head and said to reporter Zhang Da with a smile:

"Since you think this game counts as a college entrance exam, let's count it as one. But do you want to hear what I'm really saying......"

This time, Li Xiaoqiang didn't wait for Zhang Da reporter to ask rhetorically, he continued:

"Reporter Zhang Da, believe it or not, in my mind, today's game is really not a college entrance examination. My Li Xiaoqiang's college entrance examination should be in ......"

When he said this, Li Xiaoqiang was determined for a while, and then he didn't look back, he strode towards the arena of today's finals.

"You'll understand later......"

The final of the 4th "Fujitsu Cup", by Li Xiaoqiang VS Zhao Zhixun.

What's going to happen in today's game? (To be continued......)