The method that Li Xiaoqiang used to prove himself was simple. As an old bird who has been messing around on the Internet for a long time. Li Xiaoqiang firmly believes that "there is no picture and no truth", although "there is a picture" is not necessarily the truth, but "no picture" must have no truth. This is one of the beliefs that Li Xiaoqiang insists on on the network. It must be admitted that this may also be an important feature that distinguishes "rookies" from "old birds". To convince others, it is useless to rely solely on "saliva". You have to have a "picture". What Li Xiaoqiang is doing now is as simple as that: above!

After Li Xiaoqiang came to the chessboard, he didn't say a word, he thought briefly for a while, and then began to "set the picture" on the chessboard. Everyone noticed Li Xiaoqiang's movements, and of course, no one knew what Li Xiaoqiang wanted to do for a while. Of course, there is no Internet in this era, and of course everyone doesn't know that Li Xiaoqiang wants to prove himself by giving the truth.

Everyone looks at his movements, well, it seems to be playing music. If you observe carefully, you will find that Li Xiaoqiang seems to be a plate of ancient Chinese genealogy. Because judging from the first dozen or so chess moves, these chess pieces have obvious characteristics of ancient Chinese chess. If you observe more carefully, you will find that Li Xiaoqiang seems to be very familiar with this game of chess, except that after thinking about it for a little time at the beginning, his moves are getting faster and faster, more and more smooth, and there is no stagnation in the middle. It can be seen that Li Xiaoqiang seems to be very familiar with this game of chess. Very familiar! How so? Well, familiar to ...... It was like his own game.

"This ...... Is this the ancient chess that Xiaoqiang himself once played? ”

When this thought pops into the minds of some people. Everybody's excited, everybody's excited. Indeed, there are reasons to be so excited. For a long time, Li Xiaoqiang has been known as a "descendant of ancient chess", but he has never seen him play ancient Chinese chess. Although his reasoning is a set of things. In his past games, there are also things like "one jump to become a national player" that seem to have something to do with ancient Chinese chess. But in any case, those things belong to the category of "no picture and no truth". And now, Li Xiaoqiang has finally begun to play ancient chess. And look at him like that. Based on his familiarity with the game, it is likely that he himself played chess using ancient chess rules......

Everyone is excited, everyone's gossip fire is burning. For a long time, Li Xiaoqiang's appearance has been the biggest mystery in the entire Go world. Everyone has witnessed Li Xiaoqiang's growth later, but what about before he was 10 years old? How did he reach such a high level before he was 10 years old? The Japanese call him a wizard on the chessboard, why do his "whimsical ideas" appear on the chessboard in a steady stream? Did he lay such a foundation before he was 10 years old? And now he takes the initiative to start playing ancient chess, does he want to take the initiative to tell everyone his secrets?

"Hehe, this is a problem I encountered when I used to learn chess, I will take it out and test everyone now......"

Before Li Xiaoqiang finished speaking, almost everyone crowded to the edge of the chessboard. Truly. It is possible that he is the first group of people who know a "big secret", and no matter who they are, they will be very positive. Reporter Zhang Da had long forgotten the unhappiness, and he appeared on the chessboard as fast as he could.

"Let's see, how to deal with this situation......"

The question given by Li Xiaoqiang is a bit similar to the question of "how to play the next move" in Go. Li Xiaoqiang's sense of proportion is very good, and now there are about 70 chess moves on the chessboard, and the "next hand" is the most suitable for the school examination at this time. If you are in the layout phase, you may have too many points to choose from, and many moves will not be able to distinguish between good and bad. In that case, there will be no more clear "next hand". If it's a simple life-and-death question, it's not good, and it's not appropriate to use that kind of chess to test these amateur masters, and that kind of life-and-death question can't see a person's comprehensive quality.

After reading the "topic" given by Li Xiaoqiang, everyone felt that this topic was not difficult to say. It doesn't seem to be that simple. It's not difficult, because the problem is not very complicated, and there are several pieces of chess entangled on the board, but these amateur masters have to find the "next move". It shouldn't be difficult.

Of course, this topic is not so simple, and there are several points of divergence in it. It's not always easy to find the best option. Besides, in such a situation. Is there really a "best option"......

"Hehe, you can freely group according to the characteristics of the chess style, find out the best order of the next 30 moves in this situation, and I'll announce the standard answer in half an hour, okay?"

There was no need for Li Xiaoqiang to say a word, and everyone quickly went their separate ways. Yes, in this game of chess, there may be a secret hidden, a secret that no one in the Go world knows yet, and who doesn't want to experience such a secret.

The whole hall began to become bustling with arguments. Li Xiaoqiang noticed that the entire hall was mainly divided into three large groups of chess players to study collectively. It's mostly about the position on the board. If you look at the first feeling of that situation, there are mainly three obvious points of divergence, and the level has reached the level of an amateur master, "Where do I want to play the next move?" "I still feel that way. Everyone's feelings are also mostly focused on 3 moves. Of course, there are also some chess players who have a unique feeling, and there are also chess players in the hall who are thinking independently according to their "unique feelings".

What's even more interesting is that in the process of dismantling chess, there are also players who "mutiny", he was in a certain group at the beginning, and during the research process, he and others had a disagreement, so he betrayed his "first feeling" and ran to another group.

Li Xiaoqiang put on a master's appearance, he didn't say a word, pretending to walk around the hall with his hands behind his back. When everyone's discussion reached the hottest point, no one noticed that Li Xiaoqiang quietly said a few words to Wang Linyi, and then Master Wang left the hall with a smile.

Half an hour passed quickly, and everyone's discussion finally came to a final conclusion. Of course, this is not a life-or-death question after all, and it is not the only answer. Li Xiaoqiang asked everyone to demonstrate their "answers" one by one on the chessboard. Admittedly, these answers have been developed through the collective efforts of a group of amateur masters, and although it cannot be said that they have reached a very high level, it should not be too much to say that these answers have an ordinary professional level.

"Xiaoqiang, don't sell it, hurry up and publish your best answer, so that we can appreciate it."

"Okay, okay, I'll start here. However, I would like to state in advance that this is only a "standard answer", and it is up to you to judge whether it is the "best answer" or not. ”

Li Xiaoqiang showed the dozens of moves on the chessboard one by one. He swings slowly, giving everyone enough time to savor the meaning of each move. However, he did not speak, and he believed that through the lively discussion in the first 30 minutes, each master had his own understanding of the situation.

"What do you think of the level of these two players in this game?"

When Li Xiaoqiang finished playing chess, he didn't speak immediately. The others also did not speak, and everyone was still reminiscing about the chess game just now. It must be admitted that these people are knowledgeable, and although there are only 30 moves, it can also be seen as a small battle in Go. As long as you think about it carefully, then you can see the comprehensive quality of the player from it.

"It's not easy to say, but it seems that the white side in this game is a little worse than the black side. But I have to admit that even the level of the person who holds the white will not be worse than me. Do you think so? ”

I don't know who first gave this judgment. After hearing this. Many masters nodded frequently. Yes, this statement should be very pertinent, Go is a "hand talk", the chess player through the chess pieces that he lands on the chessboard. to express your thoughts. What is the level of others, you can feel it through this hand of chess. It's not easy to compare with others, but it's hard to compare with yourself. It should be possible to draw an objective comparison.

"Ha Luha, I know what I said, Xiaoqiang, you explain honestly. The party who holds the white is you 3 years ago, and the one who is a cut above you should be your master who has never shown up. Hahaha, everyone says my guess is incorrect......"

Naturally, it will only be reporter Zhang Da who has this "associative ability". As an "industry insider" who has dealt with Li Xiaoqiang the most in China, he is always worried that he has not found Li Xiaoqiang's master. After listening to Zhang Zhidong's words, everyone also felt that it was very reasonable. Judging from the overall quality of this game of chess, it should be no weaker than the level of karma 6. And Li Xiaoqiang seemed to be at this level when he "first debuted", considering that Li Xiaoqiang seems to be very familiar with this game of chess, so familiar that it seems that he played it himself. Of course, there are reasons to speculate.

"Hahaha, Xiaoqiang, tell me quickly, is this master who holds black chess your master......"

Li Xiaoqiang looked at reporter Zhang Da dumbfounded, angry and funny in his heart. At the same time, I felt a little uncomfortable. Li Xiaoqiang admitted that the side in charge of black is a "master", and he does seem to be a little higher than his own Go level 3 years ago.

It's okay to admit that he has a high level, but it's not okay to recognize him as a master, absolutely not! Of course, Li Xiaoqiang is also a "high-minded and arrogant" person, and he is definitely unwilling to recognize a "local tyrant" as a master.

Of course, this master is not Xiaoqiang's master, and he doesn't seem to have the qualifications to be Xiaoqiang's master. However, this master is qualified to be an idol, hahaha, at least he is the idol of my "Wang Tietou"......"

Wang Linyi appeared at the door of the hall with a red face, still holding a Go book in his hand. Obviously, this book is another "evidence" that Li Xiaoqiang asked him to get.

After listening to the words of "Wang Tietou", the whole hall was in a commotion again.

"No, it's impossible, such a subtle technique is from Hu Zhaolin......"

"Look, look, this move is too delicate, professional, this is definitely professional. Can such a chess piece be called an iron head? The little girl embroidered almost ......."

"This ...... This hurts my self-esteem a little, and I didn't realize until today that I have played Go for so many years, and it turns out that I am not as good as Hu Tietou. I'm ...... Am I really that stupid......"

Li Xiaoqiang understands the mood of these amateur masters very well. Yes, he understands very well, because that's how he was transformed. The vast majority of amateur masters in China can be said to have grown up with Japanese Go books and Japanese Go theories. In fact, the vast majority of China's "ancient schools" have been transformed from "ancient schools". Li Xiaoqiang was actually such a person in his previous life.

The "ancient and modern controversy" of Go actually existed very early, but it was far less fierce than in later generations. At the beginning, Li Xiaoqiang's heart was actually "depreciating the ancient", and he didn't think much of what some chess friends were saying about how strong ancient Chinese chess was. Although he does not agree with the views of these chess players, Li Xiaoqiang will not refute them. How to say it, Li Xiaoqiang's mentality at that time was the same as Zhang Zhidong now.

In my heart, I don't admit that Chinese ancient chess is better than Japanese Go, but I will not refute those who say that Chinese ancient chess is strong. This should have a little naïve "nationalism" and "patriotism" in it. Admittedly, for a while, "nationalism" seemed to have been overused. For example, when there is a new technique in the West, there are some "experts called beasts" who like to look for it in yellowed ancient Chinese books. Then proudly announced his "research results":

Well, what is appearing now, in fact, we in China have long had it......

This kind of thing is okay once or twice, if there are too many times...... To be honest, Li Xiaoqiang is very disgusted with this kind of thing. When everyone first watched ancient Chinese chess, they would also have such a little "rebellious mentality". Therefore, most of the original "derogatory schools" in Go are actually such rational people, sober people. For a long time, the "advancedness" of Japanese Go seemed to be undisputed.

At that time, Li Xiaoqiang looked at the "Chonggu School" and felt that he was a "sensible" person looking at a group of lovely big nationalists. I think they're cute, but I don't think they're right. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang, like most people, worked hard to learn Japanese Go, laying the floor there and talking about the realm......

I began to doubt the "advancedness" of Japanese Go because of the emergence of the "Korean stream". Strictly speaking, the "Korean stream" is also completely different from the ancient Chinese chess, it is only "like", not "godlike". However, it is precisely because of the emergence of the "Korean stream" that more and more chess players will think and doubt. And Li Xiaoqiang is one of these Go enthusiasts. Of course, in the process of truly understanding ancient Chinese chess, Li Xiaoqiang actually took a lot of detours.

Since I want to "study" the ancient Chinese chess, there is nothing to say, as a modern person, it must be the first choice of the most famous and highest-level chess game in the ancient Chinese chess. I heard that "Danghu Ten Rounds" is a classic, so it must be turned over, well, Huang Longshi is also said to be a chess saint, so his "vomiting blood spectrum" can also be seen. As for the chess of "Hu Tietou", he is a "second-hand", thinking that I am a dignified network "in 9", do I have that idle effort? Li Xiaoqiang estimates that most chess players who are new to ancient Chinese chess should have this kind of mind.

To tell the truth, a game like "Danghu Ten Games" is not something that anyone can understand. Even many modern professional masters' interpretations of "Danghu Ten Rounds" have been found to have many fallacies. If it were a modern chess game, it would be absolutely unthinkable.

In any case, the amateur 5th dan is also a master of Go. It is a "martial arts master" at the level of "Seven Monsters of Jiangnan", when many such masters find that they can't understand other people's chess. Even a "local tyrant" like Hu Tietou is actually better than himself. It's definitely a very self-respecting thing.

Everyone's reaction was of course expected by Li Xiaoqiang, because this is how he came over.

"Xiaoqiang, tell me the truth, is Chinese ancient chess really that strong? What is so strong about it? ”

After a group of amateur masters were hurt by their "self-esteem", they surrounded Li Xiaoqiang, the "heir of ancient chess", and wanted to ask what was going on.

Yes, where is the strength of ancient Chinese chess? What is the difference between it and modern Go? Is there any deeper reason for this?

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang made up his mind:

"Now let me trigger this "ancient and modern dispute" in advance......"

Li Xiaoqiang came to the chessboard again. (To be continued......)