"What? Bitter hands? I don't think Li Xiaoqiang is my hard hand. You have to know that being a hard hand also requires a premise. For example, everyone says that Mr. Lin Haifeng is Mr. Sakata's bitter opponent, and the first premise is that they must be chess players of the same level. And now I compare myself with Li Xiaoqiang...... As you know, I've always looked at our boss as my goal to learn and catch up, so I was very happy from the moment I won the challenge, and I saw this final as a rare learning opportunity for me. Of course, if I can win one or two games in this tournament and break the record of no victory, then I will be even happier......"

It must be admitted that Chang Rensheng's words in an interview with reporters before the game were quite decent. He put his posture very low and held Li Xiaoqiang very high. As for whether this is what he really thinks in his heart, only he knows.

Li Xiaoqiang's first challenge to a player of his generation on the stage of the final of the title battle was carried out in such a situation.

For this final, it can be said that in addition to the two parties, the people who are most concerned about the game are other peers such as Luo Shenzhu and Zhou Dayang. The finals of this "Tianyuan War" were all held in the Chinese Chess Academy. Therefore, from the first set of the game, Luo Shen Pig almost did not lack attention throughout the whole game.

Of course, in addition to Luo Shen Pig and them, there is another person who also pays attention to the whole game. She was even more attentive than Luo Shen Pig and them, and after the competition began, she barely left the research room. This person is Zhang Xuan Qiduan.

At this time, her relationship with Chang Rensheng had been clarified. Although there are all kinds of opposition, both the family of Chang Ren Sheng. It was Chang Rensheng's master Nie Whirlwind, who actually opposed both of them. But Chang Rensheng and Zhang Xuan still came together without hesitation.

One of the biggest highlights of this final can be said to be to see if Chang Rensheng can open his beard in the hands of Li Xiaoqiang. After all, this is a five-way chess. After all, Chang Rensheng has many chances. But what people didn't expect was that Chang Rensheng's "opening Hu" time came so quickly.

The day before the Lantern Festival in 97, the first game of the final of the Chinese Go "Tianyuan War" was played in the Chinese Chess Academy. When the game was going on at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xuan nervously asked the chess players around him:

"Now this chess should be black's advantage, I think black is relatively easy to play, isn't it? Isn't it ......"

In the first game, Chang Ren Sheng's black took the lead. After listening to Zhang Xuan's words. Luo Shen Pig laughed and joked with her:

"Black's advantage is certain, although my level of situation judgment is not as good as that of the Tough Saint, let alone as the Boss. But today's situation is not complicated, and our brothers have just made an accurate judgment of the situation, thinking that although black is not leading much, it is still okay to say that black has an advantage. But so. Now though it is black with an advantage. But you just said that black is relatively easy to play, I don't think so. You must know that the explosive power of the boss in adversity is unimaginable to people who have not been taught. Therefore, in the face of such a situation, I think that the real good game is not black, and I will say this sentence when the tenacious saint resists the next wave of the boss's impact. ”

Although Zhang Xuan knew that Luo Shenzhu was joking with himself and picking out words, it made sense to think about Luo Shenzhu's words. Therefore, a hanging heart can never be put down.

"Xiaoqiang is powerful, but what you just said...... The situation is already relatively simple......"

"In our opinion. The situation may have been relatively simple. But with the boss, there is never a simple situation. You can think about it. Aren't many of the boss's whimsical ideas, and many of his unbelievable methods, all in a situation that seems to us to be very simple? ”

When the poor Zhang Xuan said that sentence just now, he was just seeking self-comfort. However, it was mended by Zhou Dayang. So naturally, Zhang Xuan's hanging heart can only continue to go up and down.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and by about half past four in the afternoon, everyone did not see Li Xiaoqiang's whimsy, let alone any unbelievable means.

"Huh? The boss's way of playing today is a bit strange, can he just play it like this? Could it be ......?"

Could it be what? Seeing Li Xiaoqiang's peaceful moves, he looked like he would accept it when he saw it. Luo Shen Pig, of course, they thought that their own situation judgment was wrong. So at this time, the research room was busy again. After counting the number of meshes several times, I took the trouble to put the closing order several times. Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief:

"This chess, this chess...... It seems that Xiaoqiang's judgment has been deviated, and everyone says that it is not ......"

Luo Shenzhu and Zhou Dayang glanced at each other, and then nodded slowly. Although they were suspected of being slapped in the face for what they said just now, they didn't care. All they have now is excitement. That's right, it's excitement!

From a very early age, no matter if any of them played against Li Xiaoqiang, then they must be the one who supported the one-sided fight against Li Xiaoqiang. From a very early stage, no matter any one of them could defeat Li Xiaoqiang, they would be inexplicably excited.

This situation has not changed to this day.

By about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, they had even stopped studying the chess game, and the chess equipment in the research room had been cleaned up by them, just waiting for the news of Li Xiaoqiang's defeat. At this time, Luo Shenzhu joked with Zhang Xuan again: "I have wine to drink tonight, alas, I'm sorry, it seems that I'm going to let you break the bank." ”

"Huh? Drink? What kind of alcohol to drink? ”

"Of course it's a celebration wine, it's not worth celebrating such a big thing as Rensheng winning the boss?"

"Celebration is worth celebrating, but this ...... But this is a chess game, and this is only the first game of the five-game chess......"

"Hehe...... Liu Qing next to him interjected at this time: "...... I'm sure the boss must be taking the initiative to ask for wine from Rensheng now, and everyone says yes. ”

The people around nodded frequently: "And we dare to guarantee that Chang Rensheng will definitely agree." ”

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang, who had already signaled to admit defeat, was really begging for wine. He looked at Chang Rensheng, whose face was already red, and forcibly pressed his excitement, and said with a smile:

"Tenacity. Tonight's meal is always indispensable. ”

Chang Rensheng smirked and nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "It should be." ...... as it should be"

The first game of the five-way chess final ended in this way, and Chang Rensheng unexpectedly defeated Li Xiaoqiang and ushered in a good start. That night, Chang Rensheng's "celebration wine" reporter Zhang Da also participated. After the dismissal, reporter Zhang Da quietly asked Li Xiaoqiang:

"Xiaoqiang, what's going on?"

Li Xiaoqiang smiled bitterly: "First of all, Chang Rensheng has indeed made a move, and his current strength is a bit beyond my expectations." Another point. Today's chess ...... I had an awkward start. ”

Regarding Li Xiaoqiang's saying "it is awkward to get down", reporter Zhang Da can still understand. Because after all, this is the first time that Li Xiaoqiang has accepted the challenge of a chess player younger than himself. Li Xiaoqiang needs a psychological adaptation process, which is also human nature. What really interested reporter Zhang Da was Chang Rensheng's strength. Because even if Li Xiaoqiang "gets down awkwardly". If the level does not reach that level, it is not so easy to defeat Li Xiaoqiang.

"So in your opinion, what level has Xiao Chang reached now?"

Li Xiaoqiang reviewed today's chess game in his mind, and then shook his head:

"It's hard to say. Judging from today's game of chess, I can't say it well. Because I don't play in this game today. In fact, it doesn't mean to get to the bottom of him. If you want to know his true strength, then you should watch the next games. Of course, if you want to see his strength, I still need to play well. ”

With such a purpose, reporter Zhang Da continued to pay attention to the following games. After a day of rest, the second set of the "Tian Yuan Tournament" final continued.

It seems that just through the second set of the game, reporter Zhang Da felt that he had almost seen Chang Rensheng's strength.

"Amazing, Xiao Chang is really powerful now! I think even if he is still a little bit behind Xiaoqiang now. This gap is already negligible, and it is almost negligible. ”

The moment at the end of the second game. Reporter Zhang Da, who has been following the process of the game, expressed such feelings.

In the second game of the final, Li Xiaoqiang won. However, it was not easy for him to win at all, and it can even be said that he won a bit of a thrill.

Today's chess situation has been relatively stalemate, but most of the time, the judgment of the research laboratory is that Chang Rensheng's situation is slightly better.

Of course, today's game cannot be said to be Li Xiaoqiang's reversal. To describe this game more objectively, this is like a 100-meter race, the two have been neck and neck, in the first half, maybe Chang Rensheng is a little ahead, but the naked eye can't tell it. In the end, Li Xiaoqiang relied on his super sprinting ability and took the lead in hitting the line with an extremely slight advantage.

At the end of the game, Li Xiaoqiang and Chang Rensheng had not yet come out, and Zhang Da, who was still in the viewing room, asked the surrounding chess players:

"What do you think, how did Xiaoqiang play today?"

"In today's game, I didn't see any obvious bad moves and slow moves from the boss, and the characteristics of the boss were basically brought into play. So even if it's not an extraordinary performance, it can at least be considered a good performance. ”

Reporter Zhang Da said with emotion:

"That's right, when Xiao Qiang plays well, Xiao Chang can still fight with him. And most of the time, Xiao Chang can even occupy a little advantage. It seems that Xiao Chang has indeed obtained the true inheritance of Lao Nie. His atmospheric chess style, his heavy style, I think at least in the first half of the game, Xiao Chang is not only not inferior to Xiao Qiang, maybe even a little stronger. Such a Xiao Chang is indeed qualified to be a small and strong opponent, the kind of opponent who is really evenly matched......"

In the ongoing "Tianyuan War" finals, due to the 1-1 score between the two sides in the first two games, and also due to Chang Rensheng's outstanding performance, the next games have attracted more attention.

Is Chang Rensheng really mature? Can he really pose a threat to Li Xiaoqiang? This is the answer that everyone wants to know.

However, the next process was a bit unexpected, and just when everyone thought that the next game would be more intense, the next process was extremely simple. In this challenge, Chang Rensheng's performance gave people the feeling of being anticlimactic.

In the 3rd and 4th games, Li Xiaoqiang played two games in a row, and finally defended the title "Tianyuan" with a score of 3-1.

What surprised everyone was not this score, but Chang Rensheng's performance, in the first two games, Chang Rensheng seemed to show strength that was not inferior to Li Xiaoqiang. In the last two games, the performance of the two did not seem to be of the same grade at all.

"What the hell is going on?" After all the challenges were over, Zhang Da reporter asked Li Xiaoqiang.

"Psychology, psychological factors play a decisive role......" Li Xiaoqiang explained to reporter Zhang Da:

"If you only talk about specific Go skills, I don't think Chang Rensheng is worse than me. But he was ...... psychologically I think he still has a long way to go. For example, in the 3rd game, why did he suddenly change tone? It's because in his heart that he already feels that he can fight with me, that's why he makes so many bold moves. In the fourth game, he became a loser again, and he became timid again. This kind of psychological fluctuation is the main reason why he failed this challenge. ”

"You guy, you still call others brothers, I see that after the game, you didn't point out other people's problems."

Li Xiaoqiang smiled slightly:

"It's useless, you can study specific technical issues together. But this kind of psychological problem, especially the psychological problem of top masters, can only rely on their own cultivation. The Middle Ages Huang, Fan, and Shi will not be an exception, and the Ancient Road, Zhang, and Xiu will not be an exception. Mr. Wu Qingyuan will not be an exception, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki will not be an exception, Lao Nie will not be an exception, Ma Xiao will not be an exception, I will not be an exception, so Chang Rensheng, he will naturally not be an exception. ”

"Hahaha, you guy ......" Reporter Zhang Da stretched out his hand to Li Xiaoqiang:

"Anyway, congratulations on achieving the "Tian Yuan" triple hegemony, Xiaoqiang, congratulations! ”

Although reporter Zhang Da's congratulations seemed to be sincere, Li Xiaoqiang did not shake hands with him:

"What is a trifecta? What about Ma Xiao, Ma Xiao's "celebrity" title, is it now five or six in a row? Besides, compared to this "Tian Yuan", next month is the real main battlefield. Next month will be the time to really test me. ”

When Li Xiaoqiang defended his title of "Tianyuan", the time had reached the end of February 1997.

In March 1997, there were also the top 8 matches of the "Ying Cup", the top 8 matches of the "Toyo Securities Cup" and the top 8 matches of the "Samsung Cup" waiting for Li Xiaoqiang.

In Li Xiaoqiang's mind, only the World Series will always be his main battlefield. (To be continued.) )

PS: Today is the 20th, and two-thirds of the month has passed. Today, I glanced at the monthly pass rankings and found that the 5th position was already in jeopardy. At the beginning of the month, it was nearly 100 votes ahead, and now it is less than 50 votes.

How so? This kind of taste is actually uncomfortable, it's like playing chess, there is obviously a lot of lead in front, but that advantage has gradually been eroded. It's not going to be reversed by the end of the month, is it? That's tragic. Xiaoqiang's chess game is rarely reversed.

So here, please everyone, don't help me withstand, thank you!