After the first round of the 3rd Toyo Securities Cup, it was the same Lotte Hotel in Korea and even the same venue decoration on the same night. The draw for the second round will begin soon.

Li Xiaoqiang walked into the meeting hall with other members of the Chinese delegation. After Li Xiaoqiang arrived at the venue, he quickly found his place, sat down quietly, and then waited for the lottery ceremony to begin.

In such a public place, Li Xiaoqiang has always been very silent. Because since he entered the professional chess world, as long as he appears on such occasions, then he is basically the youngest in the entire venue. It's okay to say it's "eye-catching", or it's okay to say it's "attention-grabbing". In short, as long as he appears on such occasions, then the topic of talking about him is indispensable. Even if someone else has nothing to say, they have to pull a few words on him.

To be honest, for Li Xiaoqiang, whose mental age is a middle-aged uncle, that feeling is actually uncomfortable. Because people talk to him, such as interviews or questions, most of the questions asked are related to his age. Li Xiaoqiang knows that this is just like some programs of the "Imperial Court Channel" in later generations, everyone actually wants to see a child selling cuteness, and after selling cuteness, adults pretend to sigh with emotion, and then incite love...... It's almost a fixed pattern.

It is conceivable that as a middle-aged uncle, Li Xiaoqiang is unlikely to like this kind of occasion.

Therefore, after Li Xiaoqiang arrives in such a public place, he generally chooses to remain silent and will not take the initiative to provoke others. I won't do anything eye-catching. For example, like now, Li Xiaoqiang just sat quietly in his seat, and then observed the movements around him.

At this point in the game, it can be said that the real competition has really begun. However, before the lottery ceremony officially began, Li Xiaoqiang could still feel two completely different atmospheres. The members of the Chinese and Japanese delegations, who were "guests," were very relaxed. Like Team Leader Hua and Hero Otake, many people in the Chinese and Japanese chess circles were chatting with smiles on their faces, looking like they were talking about something. The atmosphere was very warm.

And what about the Koreans as hosts? Most people's faces are not very good-looking. In Li Xiaoqiang's opinion, they even seem a little depressed.

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang thought of the current pattern of the entire world chess world, and thought that the four Korean chess players who participated in the first round were all "suppressed" without exception. He even thought of an anecdote from the previous years in the world chess world. Therefore, he understands the current mood of the Korean chess community.

That was when the World Go Championship was just launched, especially when the first "Ying's Cup" allocated quotas. If it is divided according to "blood", then the first "Ying's Cup" top 16 of the top 16 Chinese 8, 5 Japanese, South Korea 2, 1 American.

What if it's divided by affiliation? Then there are 4 in the Chinese Go Association, and 10 in the Japanese Chess Academy, including Zhao Zhixun and Mike Raymond. 1 from the Korean Chess Academy and 1 from the Australian Association.

At that time, although there were more than 100 professional chess players in the Korean Chess Academy, they were treated the same as those in the United States and Australia. South Korea, which felt humiliated, was indignant and raised its voice to boycott the Ying Cup, but how could Mr. Ying pay attention to this, in the face of the sensitive self-esteem of Koreans, the organizers turned a deaf ear.

Because in essence, the main reason why Mr. Ying held the World Championship was the main reason. It is Chinese Go that challenges Japanese Go, and South Korea is just the edge. In Mr. Ying's mind, how can he care about the feelings of Koreans.

Fortunately, Japan preemptively established the first world professional tournament in the history of Go. It also gave the Koreans a chance to "prove themselves", and the Koreans played Cao Yanzi 9 dan, Xu Bong-so 9 dan, and Zhang Doo-jin 6 dan, who had a good result at the time. As a result, Zhang Douzhen lost to Ma Xiaofei in the first round, and judging from the chess score, the two were not at the same level at all. Seo Bong-so was defeated by Lin Haifeng. The Korean chess world is actually pinning all its hopes on Cao Yanzi. But the first round of Cao Yanzi was also cut down by Masaki Takemiya......

It is conceivable that such a complete defeat undoubtedly poured cold water on Korean chess fans who were lucky. How to describe it? To use a parable from the Koreans themselves at the time:

"The Korean chess world, whether it is mood or situation, is like a country scholar who has fallen off the list......"

It must be noted. The Korean chess community has been watching the endless exchange of Go between China and Japan with envy for a whole decade, and throughout the 80s, neither the Chinese nor the Japanese seem to have taken Korean Go seriously. Even "communication" is scarce. Therefore, although the Korean chess world has held back its strength in the Fujitsu Cup, the result is too bleak. At that time, the professional chess players who kept saying that they wanted to boycott the "Yingshi Cup" had no choice but to shut up in mockery, and the result of Fujitsu's fiasco was self-evident and had no right to speak.

It can be said that in the minds of many people, the current world chess scene: Japan is a superpower, China is an ancient country of rejuvenation, and South Korea is an unknown and mysterious country. In other words, Korean Go is like a nomadic tribe, far away from the civilization of Go, and sometimes condenses into power.

What's more interesting is that the three generations of Korean Go "leaders" Cho Nam-cheol, Kim Yin and Cao Yanzi are like hereditary tribal chiefs in the eyes of the Japanese, especially when Cao Yanzi won the "Ying's Cup" championship in 89, the Japanese can also YY:

"Those three generations were all ...... that we taught."

But with the advent of Li Shifo, the situation changed. In the eyes of South Koreans, the emergence of Lee Seok-fo includes the rise of Yoo Chang-hyuk. This is completely "homegrown" in their own country. This is like the emergence of Li Xiaoqiang in China, whether it is the growth path or the concept of Go, it seems that it has little to do with Japanese Go.

The only difference at present is that Li Xiaoqiang can already be majestic in front of the Japanese, while Li Shifo, it seems that he still needs to prove himself in international competitions.

So when Koreans with high self-esteem built such a platform. When they tried their best to prove themselves, it was no wonder that they were not depressed in the face of the dismal results in the first round.

Regardless of whether the mood of Koreans is depressed or not, the lottery ceremony always has to be carried out. Not only that, but at least on the surface of the whole venue, it was still a happy look.

“…… First of all, I would like to invite Mr. Kiki Ita to come to the stage to draw lots......"

After the lottery ceremony began, the host muttered a lot, but Li Xiaoqiang actually didn't understand. It was only through other people's explanations that he had a general understanding of the lottery procedure.

Li Xiaoqiang now knows that he is a "seed player". It seems that there is no need to go on stage to draw lots. What needs to be on stage are the "unseeded players", who act as the "pickers", and the seeded players seem to be the "picked". The principle and order of the other draws are no different from those of the Fujitsu Cup. In this way, it should be easy to understand that Noriki Ita is the first to take the stage, because among the 8 "unseeded players", Kiki Ita is the youngest.

After Yitian Jiji came to power, he took Cao Yanzi away as the first one. It's nothing to say about this signing, because it's time for this round of the game. All the participating players seem to be difficult to deal with. Therefore, everyone has already been mentally prepared. Ita Kiki's appearance is also very normal, he just said a few polite words, which is nothing. However, Cao Yanzi's reaction was a little funny, and when he came on stage, he saw a wry smile on his face, and after he said a "pre-game speech", it attracted laughter from the audience. During this period, many people swept their eyes to Li Xiaoqiang, all with a smile.

By this time. Li Xiaoqiang and Cao Yanzi "learned", many people here know. Cao Yanzi just said: He currently has a headache when he hears the word "rookie", and in their South Korea, he is suppressed by the domestic "rookie". And just now. He was abused by China's "rookie". In the evening, he was actually taken away by the first "rookie" in Japan...... So Cao Yanzi smiled bitterly there, he thought that his life was a little bitter this time.

Of course, Cao Yanzi's joke is something that no one cares about. A lot of people are very interested in what happens during the day. As a result, many people who don't know the situation are asking for specific details. So. The whole venue was full of whispers......

Naturally, wait until everyone understands the process of the matter. There are more eyes on Li Xiaoqiang. The way everyone looked at Li Xiaoqiang also became more strange.

After Yitian Jiji and Cao Yanzi stepped down, it was time for the three Chinese chess players to draw lots. Ma Xiaofei, Liu Dazhui and Cao Dafang walked onto the draw table in turn, and they also drew their opponents in the second round.

Ma Xiaofei drew Zhao Zhixun, so that in this year, after the "Fujitsu Cup" top 8 match, the two of them met in the World Series for the second time.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Dazhu's sledgehammer drew South Korea's Seo Bong-so, and then Cao Dafang drew Japan's Kobayashi Koji. In this way, the two "seeded players" of Japan were also drawn.

In fact, it is necessary to take into account the two principles of "domestic players do not meet in advance" and "seeded players against non-seeded players". In today's special situation, the two Japanese "seeded players" will definitely be drawn by the Chinese players. Therefore, Ma Xiaofei's draw is very simple, there are 3 lots, one is Xiaolin, one is Zhao, and one represents a Korean chess player. For example, after Liu Dazhui draws a Korean chess player, he needs to draw it again. And after he finishes drawing, then Cao Dafang's signing has been determined. His opponent is only Kobayashi.

After the Chinese players finished drawing, it was the turn of the remaining four Japanese players to play. They are Masao Kato, Hayashi Haifeng, Hideo Otake and Hideyuki Fujisawa. Among the four, Mr. Masao Kato was the youngest, so he played first, and he took South Korea's Yoo Chang-hyuk away.

When the draw ceremony came to this time, Li Xiaoqiang actually didn't feel anything. However, when Mr. Lin Haifeng came to power, he unfolded the small note in his hand, and his opponent was Lee Seok-fo of South Korea. Li Xiaoqiang felt a little strange:

"What's going on? Didn't Li Shifo meet Mr. Lin in the final? How can this change so much? It's messed up, it's all messed up......"

Just when Li Xiaoqiang was still thinking nonsense, the reporter Zhang Da next to him stabbed him:

"Xiaoqiang, don't be in a daze, it's your turn to play now. Are you ready to speak......"

At this time, Li Xiaoqiang came back to his senses in his thoughts. He looked at the draw table in front of him. He saw that Nie Whirlwind and Dazhu Hero had just stepped down from above.

Just now, Mr. Otake Hero sucked Nie Whirlwind away. In this way, Li Xiaoqiang became the last "seeded player" who was not drawn. His opponent for the second round was naturally determined.

It's Mr. Hideyuki Fujisawa! He is the oldest player in the tournament. It is Mr. Hideyuki Fujisawa who is known as "Gorgeous Hideyuki"!

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang set his eyes on the old god stick who had always admired him. Infinite emotion welled up in my heart. In Li Xiaoqiang's mind, this is a stubborn childlike and artistic spirit of the great winner, and also a generation of heroes who are profligate and addicted to wine and gambling.

Li Xiaoqiang noticed that when he looked at Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki, the old god stick was also looking at him now.

Because of the cancer removal surgery, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki's body has been deflated like dry wood, and his face has spots like black mushrooms, but his eyes are bright. That is, Fujisawa Hideyuki looks like only his eyes are alive, but at this time, Fujisawa Hideyuki exudes an indescribable sharpness all over his body.

After the two of them walked to the front desk, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki cared for him with such eyes, and looked at Li Xiaoqiang a little naughtily and said:

"It seems that the duel between you and me, this should be the final in advance...... But I can't let it...... The game must be serious......"

"Hahahaha......"

Throughout the venue, almost everyone was amused by Mr.'s "bold words". Only Li Xiaoqiang didn't think so. Because he knew in his heart that this should be his true words. That's definitely what the gentleman thinks in his heart. In his mind, he has always considered himself better than any chess player!

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang even remembered Mr. 's most legendary past, the "good man who only wins 4 games of chess a year".

In the 60s, Hideyuki Fujisawa competed with Sakata for supremacy for ten years, but was eventually repulsed. The main reasons for the decline in Hideyuki Fujisawa's winning percentage were alcohol and gambling, and he was in debt for cycling and horse racing. So as soon as Fujisawa Hideyuki has a game, creditors will swarm into the game field. This is also a wonder in the world of Go.

Fujisawa Hideyuki can only pay off his debts if he wins them all, but he can't live without alcohol. Therefore, Fujisawa Hideyuki set himself a bold goal:

"Quit alcohol for 2 months a year, and win 4 games of chess during this ......"

The style of chess, the sense of chess is gorgeous and unparalleled, and Hideyuki Fujisawa, who has reached the highest level of Go, is just like his bold words, only winning 4 games a year, and dominating Japan's biggest title for six consecutive chess holy wars. He used the winnings to pay off his debts, enjoyed drinking and gambling, and ran the famous "Xiuxing Research Society".

Back then, it was actually the "six supers" who were fighting with Fujisawa Hideyuki. However, these people have to admit after the middle game of the "Chess Holy War":

"As soon as Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki arrives on the stage of chess jihad, his strength is almost unimaginable......"

In 1983, the powerful Zhao Zhixun won the right to challenge the chess holy war, and Fujisawa Hideyuki even laughed and said:

"Jihoon is really strong, but he can only see two puffs of smoke coming from the chimney, but I can see three. I'll show him what the game of Go has to ...... besides technique."

At this moment, when Li Xiaoqiang stood beside Mr., he could feel it very clearly:

That "good guy who only wins 4 games a year" seems to be back! He has now become his own opponent!

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang was silently in a daze, waiting for the showdown between himself and Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki. (To be continued......)