"The problem you are encountering now is the same as the problem that Shi Xiangxia encountered back then!"

After Li Xiaoqiang heard Mr. Wu Qingyuan say this, he fell into a cranky thought. At this time, Master Wu also did not continue to speak, he was waiting for Li Xiaoqiang to think for himself.

An interesting question: in the middle of the chess, Huang, Fan, and Shi are naturally the most outstanding, and their status is much higher than the others, and there should be no doubt about this. But if someone still wants to ask: among these three people, who is the strongest? I'm afraid no one can tell. Questions like this may never be answered, just like the "ancient and modern controversy" in later generations.

Of course, although there is no answer to such a question, it does not prevent future generations from commenting on this matter. For example, Zhou Xiaosong, the last big player in ancient chess, in the late Qing Dynasty, once said something like this:

"In addition to Fan, Shi cannot be defeated, and the rest can be resisted."

This is actually interesting, Zhou Xiaosong means to say: There are so many famous players in the history of ancient chess, except for whether I can win Fan and Shi, I guess I can compete with other people, right?

First of all, I have to admit that Zhou Xiaosong should be telling the truth. Because since Chen Zixian's death, Zhou Xiaosong has been the undisputed overlord of the chess world. In the domestic chess world at that time, it was almost impossible to find even the opponent who let him make 2 sons. When Zhou Xiaosong was in his 70s, it is said that Zhou Xiaosong announced that the world's chess players would be promoted to a son in order to "nourish his spirits".

What does the old gentleman mean by that? Zhou Xiaosong meant to say: My old man is old now, you know, playing chess is very brain-consuming, and now I don't have the energy to play with you. I'm going to "recuperate" now, and if you should put 4 in the future, you will put 3, and if you should put 3, you will put 2......

Is Zhou Xiaosong joking? No. In real history, Zhou Xiaosong is such a bull. This is a large number of chess games to provide evidence, such as Wang Yunfeng's master Liu Yunfeng, who was also the top level in China at that time except for Zhou Xiaosong, he put 2 pieces in front of Zhou Xiaosong, from the perspective of chess scores, Liu Yunfeng's level is not enough to see, 70-year-old Zhou Xiaosong can still kill him all over the ground to find teeth.

So what is the level comparison between Liu Yunfeng and Wang Yunfeng? There are chess scores that have been handed down, and the master and apprentice have played about 12 games of chess, which are generally evenly divided.

That's why. In the early years of the Republic of China, there was an exchange between China and Japan in Go. When Zhou Xiaosong's disciples and grandchildren confront Gaobe Daoping, everyone will miss Zhou Xiaosong infinitely, thinking that if Zhou Xiaosong is still there, it should not be Gaobe's turn to be arrogant.

In that year, the Chinese chess players represented by Mr. Wang Yunfeng played hundreds of games with Takabe Michiping, this is not an exception, this is enough sample, Chinese chess players generally have between 2 and 3 pieces. This was also the reality of those days.

In the same way, in fact, it is the same group of people, and they are not alone in playing chess with Zhou Xiaosong, and there are enough samples. So don't say so much either. Let's talk about the 70-year-old Zhou Xiaosong, saying that his level should be on par with the level of Michihei Takabe, a Japanese professional fourth-dan level. There shouldn't be any problems with this, right?

The topic is far away, back to Zhou Xiaosong's evaluation of senior chess players. First of all, it can be judged like this: because of Zhou Xiaosong's supreme position in the chess world at that time, when he made this evaluation. He should have come from his heart. He really thinks that he may not be the opponent of Fan and Shi, against other people's words. He at least had a chance to win.

Now there is a question, what if Zhou Xiaosong meets Huang Longshi? Which of the two of them is the best? Why did Zhou Xiaosong think that he could compete with Huang Longshi?

In terms of the status of the chess world and the evaluation of future generations, Zhou Xiaosong is definitely inferior to Huang Longshi. This should be beyond doubt. Speaking of extremes, even if Zhou Xiaosong is put aside, compared with Fan and Shi and Huang Longshi, it is estimated that Huang Longshi's status is a little higher.

The reason for this is very simple, because Huang Longshi is the same as the Japanese Daoce, they all belong to the grandmaster level of the founding sect. With such a status there, others are really embarrassed to compare with them.

Huang Longshi's greatest sorrow was that in his era, he couldn't even find an opponent of equal strength. The world calls it "Huanglong Zhou Hu", what does everyone praise Zhou Donghou? Everyone just praised Zhou Donghou's courage.

“…… Look, Yuetian is so powerful, and now only Zhou Donghou dares to go up and touch him......"

Xu Xingyou and Huang Longshi went down to the "Blood and Tears", and most of the comments thought that Huang Longshi couldn't let the 3 sons, he had to hold on to it. Such a view was even held by later generations.

But what about the real situation? Many people know that in the 10 games of chess between Huang Longshi and Xu Xingyou, it seems that Xu Xingyou won a few more games. But this may not be the case.

Like many ancient Chinese books, the "Blood and Tears Chapter" is also incomplete. There are a lot of games with incomplete hand counts. Of course, the games we can see now do not indicate the final outcome at the back. Okay, so let's make up these games now with the most precise finishing order. Then the winner is judged by the rules of the time. (The rules of handicap chess in medieval chess are different from those in modern times, which are "let how many pieces be returned to half", and in ancient chess, "let a few pieces return a few pieces", this difference will affect the judgment of victory or defeat.) The most reasonable result of the "Blood and Tears Chapter" should be Huang Longshi's 4-5-1 win.

Surprised, right? Surprised, right? Because there is a game that is too incomplete, it can only be judged that the outcome is unknown. But even so, can it be said that Huang Longshi can't move the 3 sons?

Therefore, we can imagine it now: Huang Longshi said that he would let Xu Xingyou have 3 sons, which was definitely not what others said, he was letting not move and hold on there. It is likely that in Huang Longshi's heart, he really thinks that he can do it.

The lonely Huang Longshi, the unfathomable Huang Yuetian!

Of course, there are disadvantages of not having an opponent. It is manifested in the chess game, that is, the increase in casual chess and lack of rigor. To be honest, judging from Huang Longshi's chess scores, he does have a lot more problems in this regard than Fan and Shi.

Li Xiaoqiang even jokingly thought: Zhou Xiaosong probably saw these casual chess pieces and saw Huang Longshi's laxity, so he felt that he could compete with Huang Longshi.

Later generations have commented on the 3 saints of ancient chess: Huang Longshi is the first in talent, Fan Xiping is the first in agility, and Shi Xiangxia is the first in Shenmi. Now everyone knows why Li Xiaoqiang said that he prefers Shi Xiangxia, right? Because in the words of later generations, the first two can be classified as "feeling school", and only Shi Xiangxia is "calculation school".

In Li Xiaoqiang's heart, don't look at what whimsy others often praise him. In fact, he has never been confident in his talent, and he also knows that his reflexes are not as agile as those of players like Luo Shenzhu. Therefore, he naturally classifies himself as a "calculator", and he pays attention to the profound calculation and rigorous chess.

At this point, Li Xiaoqiang believes that his chess style is the same as Shi Xiangxia. Since they are connected, it is normal to be emotionally close.

In the room, Li Xiaoqiang was thinking nonsense, but he couldn't figure it out when he thought about it. Li Xiaoqiang knows that his own problems are not unknown to others. Otherwise, Mr. Wu would not have appeared here. Because looking at him like that, he obviously looked like he had come to remind himself.

But the crux of the matter is: everyone has found the problem, but who can come up with a solution to the problem? Can Mr. Wu?

As if knowing what Li Xiaoqiang was thinking, after Li Xiaoqiang was silent for a while, Mr. Wu Qingyuan finally spoke:

"Xiaoqiang, you were able to say this sentence just now. I'm sure you're an understanding person, so there's no need to say anything else. As for your own problems, I find that you see through yourself and see it better than anyone else. So at this point, I don't think you need help at all......"

"Oh?"

Just when Li Xiaoqiang was disappointed, Mr. Wu continued:

"I didn't come here to help you, but to ask you to do me a favor...... Haifeng, come in. ”

Mr. Lin Haifeng came in, and with him came Wang Licheng and Rui Liaowei, who were also holding a stack of manuscripts in their hands. Mr. Wu took the manuscripts, and he continued to say to Li Xiaoqiang:

"Xiaoqiang, these things are some of my old man's new ideas over the years. There are Japanese Go magazines ready to serialize these things. And they are helping me organize the manuscript right now. I know that you also have a column on Chinese chess that has been serialized in the magazine, so I think we can communicate with each other frequently, so please take a look at these manuscripts. Please come and check for me to see what is wrong here, do you think this is good? ”

Hearing Mr. Wu's words, and seeing the thick stack of manuscripts again, Li Xiaoqiang's heart was shocked.

What is it? This is Mr. Wu Qingyuan's famous "21st Century Go Theory", and this is Mr. Wu's "Liuhe Chess"! What helps me check the gates, and what to see if there are any improprieties in it. This is clearly Mr. Wu teaching himself, and he wants to teach himself his understanding of Go for decades.

Li Xiaoqiang quietly looked at the stack of manuscripts. Truth be told, in later generations, this manuscript became extremely famous. Even an ordinary Go enthusiast may be familiar with Mr. Wu's "21st Century Go". But then again, this manuscript may never have attracted the real attention of the professional Go community.

The reason for this is very simple: because Mr. Wu Qingyuan's Go thinking in his later years has never undergone actual combat review!

That's right, professional Go is actually very utilitarian. Whoever has a good routine, whose moves can win chess, everyone will learn whose play. Therefore, everyone will desperately study Kobayashi Koji, and will desperately find a way to crack Li Shifo's Go......

As for Wu Qingyuan's chess - well, he was really good before, are these things he is studying now really reliable in actual combat, not to mention, Master Wu's moves are recognized as difficult to learn......

In the room, Li Xiaoqiang stood there quietly, and he respectfully took the manuscript with both hands.

"Thank you, Mr. Wu......" (To be continued......)