"Go is said to have been created in the Yaoshun era of China. But in the long history of thousands of years, Go was once buried in China. Now, China's unborn talent Li Xiaoqiang and South Korea's genius Li Shifo are about to start a pinnacle showdown in our country. The two of them are so young and so talented. When the game gets to this point, I think there will probably not be such a world-renowned Go win or defeat at this time. Yes, it's a big win! It's a big win or defeat that will determine the future! At this moment, people around the world who know how to play Go are paying attention to the "Toyo Securities Cup" tiebreaker. Among them, chess fans in South Korea and China are holding their breath and widening their eyes, waiting for which side the goddess of fate will favor......"

With the first four games of the game tied 2-2, the heat of the game continued to heat up, and the media in China and South Korea reported on the final one after another. The above is one of the most representative reports.

Gwangju, South Korea, the final venue of the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup". At 10 o'clock in the morning, when Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo both sat in their seats. The big win and defeat known as "determining the future" has finally arrived, and the tiebreaker will soon begin.

In the game room, before the game officially starts, since this is the final game, the guess must be re-played. Therefore, the pre-match procedure is a little more cumbersome than the previous rounds. And since this was the final tiebreaker, the few minutes after the start of the match were for reporters to take pictures, the game room was flooded with more photographers than before.

"This is a tiebreaker, and after the first four games, especially the last two games, everyone agrees that this is the pinnacle of the world chess matchup. Since it's a tiebreaker, it's naturally different from other games. Generally speaking, there are many factors that determine the outcome of a set, and the sheer quality of the opponent will of course always be the main determining factor. However, other factors such as the player's energy, physical strength, competitive state and on-the-spot performance during the game should not be ignored. Of course. When the game enters the deciding game, there is another factor that can never be ignored, and that is the mental strength of the chess player! The author even thinks that in a game of this level, the competition of the mental strength level of chess players is even more important than the technical level......"

“…… The final of the "Toyo Securities Cup" was really an interesting competition, and the performance of the two talented teenagers impressed everyone. After the first few games, everyone has seen that although the styles of the two of them are very different, and the technical characteristics seem to be completely different, but in a comprehensive comparison, the author believes that they are difficult to distinguish in all aspects, and it is difficult to tell who is superior and who is inferior. The only thing that is now foreseeable is. This tiebreaker is bound to be extremely fierce. The most interesting thing is that their first fight can take place outside the board, before the game starts, and that is the guess before the game! The author believes that for Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo, it is precisely because of their different technical specialties that the inconspicuous detail of "guessing first" is likely to become a very important weight, and whoever can guess the black chess will have the balance of victory and defeat slightly tilted in his side......"

Before the game, it was not known which reporter wrote the report. He elevated the question of precedence to a very important position. When everyone analyzed it, they found that this was really the case, and found that what this reporter said really had a certain amount of truth. Therefore, before the official match began, many reporters were interested in watching the two sides re-guess the first.

Under the auspices of the predecessors of the Korean Go legend, the guessing ceremony of the two sides began. Li Xiaoqiang guessed that it was white chess. In this way, the so-called "first scramble" seems to have ended with Li Xiaoqiang's defeat.

For such a result, Li Xiaoqiang himself does not care. Although Li Xiaoqiang also thinks that if he guesses black, it may be better to play a little better. But anyway. Something like "guess first" can only be attributed to luck. But for today's match, especially when he faces Li Shifo. Li Xiaoqiang never expected illusory luck to help him win. Li Xiaoqiang even thinks that if he has such thoughts, then he may be further away from victory.

Li Xiaoqiang himself thinks so, but others seem to be different, and many Korean reporters at the scene are happy, as if Li Shifo has taken the lead. And Zhang Zhidong, who is also mixed in the group of reporters, his face is a little not good-looking. When the results of guessing first came out, reporter Zhang Da set his eyes on Li Xiaoqiang, and he found that although Li Xiaoqiang was now serious, his expression was quite calm, and he didn't seem to be affected.

Before the reporter withdrew from the game room, while reporter Zhang Da was observing Li Xiaoqiang, Li Xiaoqiang was even observing his opponent. He saw that Li Shifo was now sitting with his elbows crossed, and his face, which had no expression, was now even tighter. His eyes stared at the empty chessboard in front of him. In Li Xiaoqiang's impression, Li Shifo has always been like this, it is difficult for you to see the aggressive sharpness in him, and Li Shifo's unfocused pupils are as hazy as if they are skimming through the mist.

Three minutes passed, and Li Shifo finally cast the first seed. It can be seen that he is trying his best to stabilize his emotions for this decisive battle.

Facing the first sunspot dropped by Li Shifo, Li Xiaoqiang was also adjusting his emotions. Two minutes later, just before the reporter was about to leave, Li Xiaoqiang dropped his first move. With this move falling onto the board, this decisive game, which seemed to all parties to be significant, began!

I have to admit that today's game is important and special. This is currently the highest level of competition in the world, and it is the deciding game of the World Series final. Therefore, shortly after the start of the morning game, many chess players and reporters were already haunting the research room. At a very early stage, everyone started a discussion about this game.

After the dust settles on the results of guessing, this is the end of the first topic of the day. More than 1 hour after the start of the official game, the two sides played more than 20 moves. The second topic of the game seems to have already been raised.

That is, in the previous 20 moves, it was exactly the same as the course of the fourth game.

It is not unusual to say that in a game of Go, especially in a game like this, two players "practice" the same routine over and over again. Whether it's Japan's past title fights or future World Series chess tournaments. This is very common. But today it's a little bit different, and today it's a little more nuanced. Therefore, when the research room saw this scene, everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and Nie Whirlwind spoke first:

"Sometimes it really feels strange that it's hard to classify Li Shifo into one type. You say he's not a genius, and what he's achieved now can leave you speechless. But if you just look at his games, it's hard to think that this is a genius playing chess. He gives the impression that he is always sluggish and easy, and you will never see the strong movement of a talented chess player. How so? At best, his moves look like a thick line sweeping across the horizon. Compared with him, I feel that our Xiaoqiang is much more normal, everyone look at it, just look at the 10 moves in front, can you feel the strong jump in Xiaoqiang's Go? Although in the previous game, Xiaoqiang lost the game with this opening. But I still think that way, there is no bad reason for Xiaoqiang's current play......"

Nie Xuanfeng's opinion is actually very clear, and he affirmed Li Xiaoqiang's choice so far. Generally speaking, choosing the same opening routine is often just the "patent" of the winner. As the saying goes: "The victor is not to blame". This sentence actually fits very well in Go. For example, at the beginning of a game like today, Li Shifo won the game with such a move, so why should people make changes? Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if it is out of emotional considerations, it seems that Li Xiaoqiang should be the one who needs to "take the initiative to change".

But then again, for the layout of the fourth game, the vast majority of chess players at that time thought that Li Xiaoqiang was "leading at the beginning". Regarding this point, in fact, Li Shifo himself admitted after the game: "I fell into a bitter battle early...... so today's situation is subtle in this place: both sides seem to have reasons for "seeking change", but at the same time, they seem to have the truth of "unchanged".

Of course, this is not the crux of the problem, the most critical problem now is that the two sides "copied" the opening of the fourth game for more than 20 steps, and it actually took more than 1 hour. When everyone thinks of this, when everyone guesses the psychology of the player at this time, everyone can't help but talk about it.

In the research phalanx of Korean chess players, when Cao Yanzi witnessed this situation, he opened his mouth and smiled:

"It's fun, and it looks like it's going to be a lot of fun today. I didn't expect the two sides to start a momentum competition in this way at the beginning of the game. It can be seen that both sides actually want to take the initiative to change, which is why the process is so slow. Because if everyone thinks that "it came just right", then these 20 moves may be completed in 1 minute. Now that both sides are unwilling to change, but they have spent so long and precious time to think about it, there will be no other reason, which is obviously afraid of weakening their own momentum. Now let's see who will be the first to make the change today. ”

"Oh? Cao Guoshou, do you think that the two sides of the game have refused to change until now, but they are actually engaged in a kind of momentum competition? ”

"Yes, in a game of Go, the mental strength of both sides is very important. And the competition of mental power requires-for-tat. The so-called "avoiding its edge", I think this is always just a helpless expedient word, once "avoided" it is difficult to have a good result. Especially in a game like today, the confrontation between the two sides has reached the limit, so the edge cannot be avoided. Although the two players today are young, it seems that they both understand the truth very well, and they are really both peerless winners and losers boasted by Mr. Xiuxing......"

In the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" to determine the championship of the game, shortly after the game began, Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo seemed to start a "dark war" on another level. So what will be the outcome of this dark war? What will the trend of the whole final be?

The game is going on step by step. (To be continued......)