In December 2001, Li Xiaoqiang, who had just finished the second stage of the "World Chess Holy War" finals, returned to Beijing from South Korea. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Accompanied by reporter Zhang Da, Li Xiaoqiang looked at the relevant reports of major media on the finals of the first "World Chess Holy War":

“。。。 The ongoing World Chess Holy War battle has sparked a Go boom in South Korea, and on the streets of Seoul, countless people are talking about this contest between the "smartest people", and everyone is cheering for Li Shifo. The fierce battle of "Erli" seems to melt the cold ice and snow of Seoul. (Korea Central News)

“。。。 I used to say that there are two kinds of Go in the world, one is Li Xiaoqiang's Go, the other is other people's Go, after watching the first 6 games of the World Chess Holy War Finals, now I want to correct this mistake, there are 3 kinds of Go in this world, one is other people's Go, one is Li Xiaoqiang's Go, and the other is Li Shifo's Go... (Japan Chess Magazine)

“。。。 It's different, this time it's really different! Li Shifo found Li Xiaoqiang's death hole! Although the competition is not completely over, although Li Xiaoqiang's strength is still undoubted, if I were to predict the prospects of this final, I would boldly vote for Li Shifo... (Korea Egret Go Network)

“。。。 In the ongoing final of the first "World Chess Holy War", Li Xiaoqiang seems to be in trouble, if it can't be solved well, the prospect of winning the championship this time is worrying... (China Go World Magazine)

Looking at these reports of singing about himself, a playful smile hung on the corner of Li Xiaoqiang's mouth. Reporter Zhang Da was very unhappy when he saw Li Xiaoqiang's impressed expression:

"Laugh? I'm really convinced of you.,Don't you think about it at this time.,You're still in the mood to laugh.。。。 ”

Seeing that reporter Zhang Da looked angry, Li Xiaoqiang's smile was even bigger:

"Isn't the situation bad now? The score is 3-3 drawn, so I'm not behind at the moment, am I? I said Zhang Da reporter, it doesn't matter what other people think, don't you have confidence in me? ”

Yes, the situation is not as bad as imagined, after the end of the match between Japan and South Korea, in the first 6 games of the first "World Chess Holy War" final, Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo just played a 3-3 draw.

However, when the game reached this stage, the vast majority of those who were optimistic that Li Shifo could win the championship actually accounted for the vast majority. It's a strange thing.

However, it is not without reason that everyone has this opinion, and one of the most important keywords is:

"Two-day system".

In the six games that have ended, Li Xiaoqiang won two games of three hours, Li Shifo won two games of "two-day system", and one hour of rapid chess, each side won one game.

Whether it is 3 hours of chess or 1 hour of rapid chess, Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo have played against each other many times before, but as the first time the two tried the "two-day system", Li Xiaoqiang has fought both battles. Of course, this is not the reason why everyone is optimistic about Li Shifo. What's more, whether it's a 3-hour game or a 1-hour rapid game, it's no different from the previous game between the two.

Don't look at Li Shifo's two games of 3-hour chess, but judging from the content of the chess, Li Xiaoqiang won very thrillingly, and the final victory and defeat were only a millimeter. As for the 2 games of 8 hours of ultra-slow chess, Li Xiaoqiang almost lost the game with a complete defeat.

It is precisely because of this that people have to worry about Li Xiaoqiang. The reason for this phenomenon is that South Korea's Cao Yanzi analyzed it like this:

"Li Xiaoqiang's chess is a fast and flexible style, which is the most distinctive feature of Li Xiaoqiang, and it can also be considered that this is Li Xiaoqiang's strongest point. It can be said that the reason why Li Xiaoqiang became the world's No. 1 is because the vast majority of professional chess players are helpless against his play. But then again, everything has its two sides: the pursuit of speed and the emphasis on efficiency are indeed Li Xiaoqiang's advantages, but why is it not Li Xiaoqiang's shortcomings? His tricks that walk between positive and excessive are actually flawed, just because Li Xiaoqiang's level is too high, and ordinary people can't catch him as a loophole, even if they know that he has this flaw, it is easy to lose their way in Li Xiaoqiang's high-speed operation. And Li Shifo is just one of the few chess players who can catch Li Xiaoqiang's flaw. Looking at their previous games, if Li Shifo catches Li Xiaoqiang's flaws, then Li Shifo wins, otherwise Li Shifo loses, things are as simple as that... ”

“。。。 Why does the two-day competition seem to be stronger? Here's why. In an ordinary time game, it may be clear that Li Shifo perceives Li Xiaoqiang's flaws, but because he doesn't have enough time to think, he often makes Li Xiaoqiang's excessive moves become good chess. The two-day game is different, and Li Shifo has plenty of time to calmly deal with Li Xiaoqiang's moves. This is equivalent to that in this kind of competition, Li Shifo can maximize Li Xiaoqiang's shortcomings. That's why Li Xiaoqiang lost these two sets. ”

Lao Cao's analysis seems to be very reasonable, at least in the two "two-day" games that have ended, it fully confirms Lao Cao's statement.

"Then Cao Guoshou, do you also think: Li Shifo is more likely to win the championship this time?"

"Yes, after all, Li Xiaoqiang is the first person in today's chess world, so in ordinary time games, we still have to admit that Li Xiaoqiang has a greater chance of winning, but the gap between the two of them will not be too big, even if we are five into five against four into five, this should be very high on Li Xiaoqiang. And what about the two-day competition? I think Li Shifo's chances of winning can reach about 60%. So in the next 3 games ... ”

Lao Cao didn't continue to say more, but according to his algorithm, of course, there is reason to think that Li Shifo is more likely to win the final championship.

And Cao Yanzi's concept is also the mainstream view of public opinion in the outside world.

The nine-game game has now become a three-way game, and the importance of the seventh game cannot be overstated. There is a saying that the third game of the fifth game is "Tianwang Mountain", and the fifth game of the seventh game is "Tianwang Mountain", so in the ninth game, the seventh game will naturally become "Tianwang Mountain".

And the next 7th game to be played in Beijing, China, is just another "two-day system".

It is precisely because of this that reporter Zhang Da, who has always had the most confidence in Li Xiaoqiang, is also a little worried at this moment.

Reporter Zhang Da carefully observed Li Xiaoqiang's expression:

"Look at you like this, you look like you're full of confidence, what? Have you figured out something? A solution has been found. ”

"No, I haven't found any way, I've been spinning around these days, how can I have time to think about what to do?"

"Then you don't agree with Lao Cao's opinion?"

"No, it should be said that Lao Cao's opinion still has a certain amount of truth, after two sets of games, I myself feel that Li Shifo in the two-day system is indeed more difficult to deal with."

Reporter Zhang Da was furious when he heard this: "Then you can still laugh so heartlessly?" ”

Listening to reporter Zhang Da's words, Li Xiaoqiang restrained his smile, he looked at a place he didn't know what to say, a philosopher was thinking, and his demented appearance, reporter Zhang Da was obviously used to it.

"Reporter Zhang, do you know that this is a competition for something...

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang not only looks like a philosopher, but also speaks like a philosopher:

“。。。 You must know that this is the world's chess holy war, chess saint, the highest honor in the Go world. You just asked me what I'm thinking about these days, I'll be honest with you, I really haven't thought much about the technical things, I have thought about some things off the field, I've been thinking about it for the past few days, if I really have no way to win Li Shifo in the two-day competition, then I don't deserve to win this championship at all, let alone be called a chess saint. Whoever can be called "holy" cannot be said to be perfect, but at least there must be no obvious flaws. ”

Regarding Li Xiaoqiang's chatter, reporter Zhang Da didn't feel anything:

"Yes, yes, you Li Xiaoqiang are not qualified to be called a chess saint, is Li Shifo qualified? . . ."

At this time, Li Xiaoqiang seemed to be back to normal, no longer the philosopher he looked like just now, but he suddenly raised his head, which really startled reporter Zhang Da:

"Yes, this is what I've been thinking about these days, if even I, Li Xiaoqiang, am not qualified, then it stands to reason that Li Shifo should be even less qualified, and even I have flaws, so he Li Shifo should be even more flawed. It's just that... ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoqiang's eyes became blurry again:

“。。。 It's just, it's just that in the two-day competition, where is Li Shifo's flaw? . . ”

At the end of 2001, the final stage of the first World Chess Holy War Finals will be held in Beijing, China.

In the face of a grim situation, in the face of tremendous pressure, in the face of unprecedented tests. Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo fought again.

The seventh game of the finals, the real battle of Tianwang Mountain. On the day of the game, Li Xiaoqiang still walked into the arena calmly.

What will happen in this game? (To be continued.) )