"What? What is the goal of this competition, you ask? Needless to say, of course, my goal this time is to win the championship. You must know that my fate with the "Top Ten Battle" has always been good......"

After Li Xiaoqiang arrived in Hui Province, at the opening ceremony of the "Top Ten Battle", Li Xiaoqiang was "saying a few words". Since discussing the topic of "dynasty" with reporter Zhang Da on the train. Li Xiaoqiang suddenly had a different feeling about the next "top ten battle". Although it cannot be said that he is determined to win, he also shows a strong desire to win the championship. And this desire to win the championship is not buried in his heart, he publicly expressed this desire before the game. As if to prove his ambitions, Li Xiaoqiang reviewed the glorious history of his participation in the "Top Ten Battle".

“…… Since I first competed in the Top 10 at the age of 13, this is my seventh time participating in the tournament. In the previous 6 editions, I won 3 times and a runner-up. Such a result should be reasonable. You must know that the top ten battles in the past have always been regarded by Mr. Nie as his own place. When I won the championship for the first time, my strength was actually not good at that time, but I had to pull my teeth from Mr. Nie's hands. That's why I feel like I'm very close to the top 10, so I don't think anyone will object to it......"

Li Xiaoqiang was smiling and talking on stage, but the people listening below were sighing. Yes, if Li Xiaoqiang hadn't mentioned it himself, many people really didn't pay attention to it, this is the 7th time he has participated in the "Top Ten Battle". How old is he? Also under the age of 20. Looking back on the history of Li Xiaoqiang's "Top 10 Battle", everyone seems to be witnessing the growth of a Go superstar.

When Li Xiaoqiang participated in the "Top 10 Battle" for the first time at the age of 13, he relied on his outstanding performance in the 3rd China-Japan Go Tournament. If he participated in the first competition, some people were not convinced, thinking that his strength at that time was not enough to be selected into the top ten Chinese Go. But the skepticism didn't last long - not even for months. Because at the end of that year, Li Xiaoqiang won the first "celebrity" of Chinese Go. As a title holder, a "Top 10" qualification is certainly overwhelming.

Since then, Li Xiaoqiang has been stable in the top 10 Chinese Go lineup, and his ranking has improved year by year. Especially in the last 4 years. Li Xiaoqiang was elected "King of Votes" three times. This further confirms Li Xiaoqiang's strength and his status in the minds of chess fans. Looking back on the history of Li Xiaoqiang's "Top 10" battle, 3 times the champion of votes, 3 times to win the championship, so Li Xiaoqiang doesn't seem to be talking big now, compared with other competitions, Li Xiaoqiang and the "Top 10 Battle" seem to be really quite fateful.

Many people who know Li Xiaoqiang's habits know that he likes to say cruel things when he participates in international competitions, and he has been unwilling to give in since he was very young anyway. But what about in the domestic arena? Li Xiaoqiang often seems to be more modest, he must be called "teacher", and he keeps saying "learning". Although everyone doesn't know why Li Xiaoqiang is so high-profile this time. But for a competition, this is always a hot sight.

Therefore, seeing that Li Xiaoqiang's "interest" was so high, the host couldn't help but ask one more question:

"The top 10 players are all domestic elites, and I don't think any chess player is sure to win the championship. If you can't win the championship, Xiaoqiang, what else do you want? ”

Hearing this, Li Xiaoqiang didn't hide it, he directly set his eyes on Ma Xiaofei, and then replied with a smile:

"If I don't win the championship, then I hope it is better not for Mr. Ma to win the championship......"

Li Xiaoqiang's words caused laughter at the scene. That's when everyone remembered. The competition between Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei is all-round. In addition to the currently undergoing "Ma Li Juban", there is also a "total champion" battle between the two. Li Xiaoqiang is still one "chess king" away from the championship, while Ma Xiaofei has never won the championship of the "Top Ten Battle".

Li Xiaoqiang pointed the finger at Ma Xiaofei so directly, and no one at the scene felt that it was wrong. Including Ma Xiaofei. He doesn't feel anything wrong either. The world of victory and defeat is the most important about strength, and the so-called can only care about you if you can afford it. In everyone's opinion, Li Xiaoqiang, as the only 3-time world champion winner in the world chess world, so openly "provoked" Ma Xiaofei. This shows that he recognizes Ma Xiaofei's strength very much, and now he regards Ma Xiaofei as his only opponent?

Judging from the current situation of the world chess scene. It should be an objective fact. At present, the competition between Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei can not only be regarded as the battle for the first person in the Chinese chess world, but also the battle for the first person in the world chess world. When everyone thinks of this situation, they can't help but sigh even more: Since when did two Chinese chess players compete for the first place in the world chess world?

At that time, the Japanese could disdain the world chess war, and in their minds, Japan's chess holy war was the world's first chess battle. Two years ago, when Cao Yanzi was in the world chess arena, some people discussed that South Korea's "Cao Li dispute" might be the de facto No. 1 battle in the world chess world. But all of this has changed because of one person, and with the appearance of one person. Everyone looked at Li Xiaoqiang, who was talking eloquently on the stage, and made this change happen in the whole world chess world, of course, it could only be because it was him, so he was really qualified to say this big thing.

After Li Xiaoqiang finished talking at the opening ceremony, his new round of Chinese Go "Top 10 Battles" officially began. The group stage of the "Top 10 Battle" was held in Hui Province. Originally, according to the normal situation, Li Xiaoqiang's Group A actually didn't have much to watch, because this group was full of some old faces of the top ten Chinese Go. On the other hand, Ma Xiaofei's Group B has a lot to watch, this group not only has Ma Xiaofei and Nie Xuanfeng, who ranked 2nd and 3rd in the top 10 votes, but also Chang Rensheng and Shao Weigang, who were selected for the first time in the top 10 of Chinese Go. Therefore, in the group stage, everyone would have focused more on the matches in Group B.

It's just that it backfired, as soon as the first round of the group stage ended, the biggest news appeared in Group A, and it appeared on Li Xiaoqiang. And now Li Xiaoqiang's participation in the game can become news, of course, because of his victory, now Li Xiaoqiang's winning chess is no longer news, only losing chess is news.

That's right, in the first round of the group stage of the "Top Ten Battle", Li Xiaoqiang lost. This makes Li Xiaoqiang, who was ambitious before the game, and Li Xiaoqiang, who wants to make this year's "top ten battle" his "dynasty opening point", undoubtedly like a plate of cold water. And Li Xiaoqiang's big words before the game were more like slapping himself in the face.

After the end of the first set, everyone surrounded Cao Dafang Jiuduan, and in the first leg of the group stage, it was he who defeated Li Xiaoqiang.

"Competing with Xiaoqiang, I didn't think about any pursuit......s at all," Cao Jiuduan, who looked like a Buddha, said with a smile: "I didn't think that it was this desireless and wantless attitude, but it made me get a good result." I guess I might have won this game in this place. In the final analysis, it's not because of how well I played, but because Xiaoqiang himself was bad. How to describe it? I feel that Xiaoqiang is too pursuing in this game of chess, and he himself has exposed his flaws without deliberately fighting back......"

Cao Dafang's nine-section statement is very tactful, but it points out the reason why Li Xiaoqiang lost. That's right, Li Xiaoqiang's game of chess actually lost to himself, and he lost to his impatient mentality.

Of course, this is only a superficial phenomenon, and the deeper reason is that Li Xiaoqiang himself has not adjusted well. For a long time, since Li Xiaoqiang became a professional chess player, and even after he became a world champion, Li Xiaoqiang has needed to put himself in a "bottom" position most of the time when playing against others. And now, when Li Xiaoqiang realizes that he has become someone else's "top player", when he needs to use a "hand mentality" to treat a game. In the face of such a change, Li Xiaoqiang doesn't seem to be ready now!

At least judging from the game between him and Cao Dafang Jiuduan, Li Xiaoqiang did not complete this transformation.

What does the "hands-on mentality" require? What is required is a peaceful state of mind, and what is required is a kind of self-confidence in one's absolute strength. In history, all chess players who have established their own dynasties should have this characteristic and self-confidence. And now Li Xiaoqiang, he doesn't seem to be fully aware of this. Or rather, he's just getting started.

Such a mentality may have nothing to do with strength, but it is especially important for a chess player who wants to build a dynasty.

The "top ten" battle of Chinese Go continues. Fortunately, the format of the "Top 10 Battle" is different from other competitions, and the group stage of the "Top 10 Battle" is a round-robin system, with 5 players in a round-robin circle, and each player needs to play 4 games. That is to say, losing a game of chess in this format is not the end of the world, and Li Xiaoqiang still has a chance to compete for the top spot in the group.

The group stage of the "Top 10 Battle" continues. After losing the first set, Li Xiaoqiang then won 2 consecutive victories. Before the final round of the game, the situation in Group B should be relatively clear, whether it is Chang Rensheng or Shao Weigang, they have not formed an effective impact on Ma Xiaofei. Ma Xiaofei is currently at the top of Group B with four consecutive wins, and he has already won the top spot in the group, and the final round of the group stage is only for other rankings.

Group A, on the other hand, looks a lot more chaotic. At present, Li Xiaoqiang, Liu Dazhui, and Cao Dafang have 2 wins and 1 loss, Yu Bin has 1 win and 2 losses, and Zhang Wendong, who has decided to go to college, has 3 wins and 1 win, and has ended all the games. Li Xiaoqiang's opponent in the final round was Liu Dazhui.

Judging from the current situation, Li Xiaoqiang, Cao Dafang, and Liu Dazhui all hope to compete for the top spot in the group. However, it should be said that Liu Dazhu's situation is the best, because his fate is in his own hands, and Cao Dafang's defeat is a defeat in his hands. As long as he wins in the final round, he will finish top of the group without looking at anyone else.

On the other hand, Li Xiaoqiang and Cao Dafang, then they need to look at the eyes of others. If Li Xiaoqiang wants to win the top spot in the group, in addition to beating Liu Dazhui, he also needs to count on Yu Bin's help, if he and Cao Dafang are 3-1, he will fall behind Cao Dafang with a "straight win" relationship to win the second place in the group.

And Cao Dafang is the same thing, if he wants to win the group, in addition to his own need to win, he must also count on Li Xiaoqiang to beat Liu Dazhu. If Li Xiaoqiang loses in the final round, even if he beats Yu Bin, it won't help, and he will fall behind Liu Dazhui to finish second in the group for the same reason. (To be continued.) )