First weekend of August 1994, Tokyo, Nippon Chess Academy. The final of the 7th Fujitsu Cup has officially begun.

A special game room inside the Nippon Chess Academy. On this day, there has been no Japanese player playing in it for two consecutive years. From the inside of the Go circle to the average Japanese chess fan, there are mixed tastes at this time. However, the organizers were quite careful, and for this final, they invited the respected Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki as a "legislator".

Whether it is "Cao Yanzi first, Ma Xiaofei second", or "Li Xiaoqiang first, Li Shifo second". It's all criticized by Fujisawa Hideyuki, an old god. As if to give his old gentleman face. The two firsts of the two decades in his mouth will be today, under his nose, in the heart of Japanese Go, they are ready to compete against each other.

After Li Xiaoqiang walked into the special game room, he found that Mr. Xiuxing and Cao Yanzi were both there. Now Li Xiaoqiang and the two of them are already very familiar, after everyone greeted each other, more than 10 minutes before the official start of the game, the atmosphere in the entire game room was very relaxed, and there was no trace of tension and solemnity before the competition.

Especially Fujisawa Hideyuki and Cao Yanzi, the friendship between the two of them is well known, and they are still chatting at this time.

"Swallow, give birth to Huafa early."

"There's no way, it's all tortured by my precious apprentice......" Speaking of this, Cao Yanzi also deliberately glanced at Li Xiaoqiang jokingly: "...... Today's young people don't know how to respect the old and love the young......"

Naturally, the two of them spoke in Japanese. Li Xiaoqiang doesn't know Japanese, but don't be afraid, Li Xiaoqiang still knows what they're talking about.

"I'm in charge of counting the seconds for you in this game, and I specially requested it."

"Haha, so that I won't suffer, Cao Yanzi has his master as the referee, and I also have my apprentice as the second reader. In this way, the two sides are even. ”

Yuka Umezawa glanced at Li Xiaoqiang: "Who wants to be your apprentice......"

"Hey, Mr. Xiuxing is not Cao Yanzi's real master. You can't just be a fake apprentice for once......"

It must be admitted that chatting with beautiful women is indeed easy to relax, and time flies. Unconsciously, the game time was coming soon, and Li Xiaoqiang and Cao Yanzi had already sat in their positions.

At this time, Li Xiaoqiang saw two young Japanese chess players who had a little impression of him. Yukari Umezawa saw him look over and whispered to him:

"These are the two notators of this game. This is Naoki Hane, and he is the beloved son of Mr. Yasumasa Hane. His name was Keigo Yamashita, one of the best young chess players in Japan......"

Speaking of this, Umezawa pursed his lips and smiled: "Speaking of which." Keigo's master is your biggest player, he's the only Japanese player who has won all of your games......"

"Huh." Hearing Yuka Umezawa's joke, Li Xiaoqiang also laughed. Keigo Yamashita studied under Mr. Yasuro Kikuchi, an amateur powerhouse in Japan. He won a set against Li Xiaoqiang when Li Xiaoqiang first debuted. And judging from the current situation, Li Xiaoqiang may not have a chance to take revenge in his life.

"The opponent is Cao Yanzi, Mr. Xiuxing is the referee, and the two "Heisei Four Heavenly Kings" in later generations give me a score, plus there is a Umezawa Yukari next to him...... Tsk, such a lineup is luxurious enough......"

Li Xiaoqiang thought so in his heart.

The atmosphere before the game was relaxed. However, with Fujisawa Hideyuki's order, the game was announced. The atmosphere in the game room changed immediately. In this game of chess, Li Xiaoqiang guessed the black chess, when all the pre-game procedures were completed, when the reporter took pictures and withdrew from the game room. With Li Xiaoqiang slowly falling. An atmosphere of slaughter rose into the air.

Two chess players of different generations, both of whom are hailed as the most talented talents of their respective eras. What kind of sparks can their collision provoke? A lot of people are waiting to see what happens.

"It's not the first time they've played each other. As one of the most active chess players in their respective countries, I believe that they also know each other well. Although the characteristics of the two chess styles are different, I think they also have similarities. One is "fast". One is "change", which is the common characteristic of both of them. Therefore, the first point of this game of chess is likely to be to see how they change. ”

The head referee of a Go match does not have to stay in the game room all the time. Especially someone like Mr. Xiuyuki. He was just over 10 minutes after the start of the game. Symbolically sit in your place and start wandering around. Although the competition has only begun, this is the final of the World Series. In particular, the other members of the Chinese and South Korean delegations are now sitting in the viewing room. When Fujisawa Hideyuki walked here, when Zhang Da reporter asked him for his opinion, he casually said the above words.

The game has just been going on for more than 1 hour, and there are less than 30 moves on the chessboard, and the first major focus on the chessboard has appeared.

"Hehe, I knew that as long as the two of them played against each other, it would definitely not fall into clichés. Yanzi's move is rare, is it a "secret hand" he prepared? But...... Is this really good? Is it even true? This needs to be carefully considered. ”

That's right, this game of chess was Cao Yanzi's initiative to change. At this time, he chose a rare change. It can even be said that this is a change that is eliminated in one step. Therefore, as soon as this move is made, it naturally attracts everyone's attention.

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang's hand also stopped. Judging from Cao Yanzi's moves, his move was obviously prepared. However, in the face of Cao Yanzi's change, Li Xiaoqiang didn't think about it for long, and he soon followed.

It's not that Li Xiaoqiang is not careful. Li Xiaoqiang just found that when the opponent played this move, he didn't seem to have many choices. Li Xiaoqiang has a characteristic of playing chess, or an advantage. Li Xiaoqiang himself is a master of "seeking change". As long as you touch a chess piece like this "one way". Even if he is not familiar with this move at all, he will not hesitate, let alone suffer from gains and losses. Let's talk about the real points of divergence when there are any problems, and not waste precious game time at this time.

In the next 10 or so steps, the two sides crackled very quickly. Therefore, more than half an hour before the noon closure, a rare change was born. What are the gains and losses here?

After this change was reported to the research laboratory, the first person to show joy was reporter Zhang Da:

"Ha, the center blooms, and white makes black bloom in the center. Mr. Hideyuki, this change should be black...... Black ...... At least black is not bad. ”

Reporter Zhang Da originally wanted to say that black chess is advantageous. However, he saw Fujisawa Hideyuki's pensive face, so he immediately changed his words and changed it to "at least it's not bad".

It can't be said that reporter Zhang Da doesn't know how to judge, and he is also a top amateur master. There is a proverb in the game of Go that is called "the center blooms thirty meshes". And today's game of chess happens to be the typical "central flowering". What does the "central flower" represent? It represents the "thick taste". And now it's the layout stage, and the sooner the thick flavor appears, the more powerful it will be. Of course, reporter Zhang Da knows this truth. Therefore, when he first saw this change, his first feeling was that Li Xiaoqiang was advantageous.

"Now it seems that at least the idea of white chess is very much in favor of it, as for who is good and who is bad at the moment, I can't judge for a while."

"Huh?!"

Reporter Zhang Da faintly felt that it was not good. He heard two meanings from Mr. Hideyuki's words. Who is Hideyuki Fujisawa? He is a genuine "invincible in the first 50 steps". If it is a complicated problem of calculating the road, he is an old man, and it is understandable to say that he "can't see clearly". But now it's just the prologue stage, with his favorite pee-like pee. It's not often that kind of thing to say. It can be seen from this that the current situation is indeed inexplicable, at least it cannot be said that Li Xiaoqiang's situation is good.

Reporter Zhang Da even felt that Fujisawa Hideyuki usually prefers to be strong. Even if it is a real "two-point" situation, he may judge the side with the strong position as good. But now he said......

"Mr. Hideyuki, can you be more specific?"

"From this point of view, of course, it is undoubtedly good for black. But you have to know that the so-called "central flowering thirty meshes" does not mean that it really has thirty meshes. To judge the power of a "flower", the main thing is to look at its radiant power. Now it seems that white chess to make the opponent "bloom" is not a casual move, you look at these chess pieces......" Fujisawa Hideyuki pointed to a few moves in front of Cao Yanzi.

“…… With these few chess pieces, you can offset a lot of the radiation power of this "flower". Therefore, from the overall point of view, the thick taste of black chess is not easy to play. The value of this "flower" is not as great as imagined. I judge the current situation, and it is only two points at most. ”

"And what do you mean by agreeing with White's line of thought?"

Listening to Zhang Da's question, Fujisawa Hideyuki's old god stick smiled:

"I said earlier that the two of them have a lot in common, do you understand the meaning of that?"

"What do you mean is that Cao Yanzi's chess style of "soft wind and fast gun" ......"

"Yes, both of them like to play at a fast pace. Judging from the current pattern, I think if they could choose, I guess both of them would be willing to choose the current white chess. Try to fit the game into the track that you are good at, this is the strategy of white. I think Swallow has done a great job so far. ”

"The key to this game of chess is how black plays the power of this flower, don't you say?"

"That's right, the pattern of this game of chess has been formed, and the offense and defense around this flowering flower should be the most important issue in this game."

What is the trend of this game? The game continues step by step. (To be continued......)