The layout in Go is a simple and quite difficult job.

The layout is simple because the layout is the beginning of the next game of Go, and many of its chess principles are simple and clear, both to learn and to remember, and easy to imitate. As long as you have read a few chess books, the layout of the two amateur 9 levels is likely to be exactly the same as the layout of the two professional 9 dans. With a little knowledge, amateur chess players can also proudly criticize the layout of professional chess players.

The layout is difficult because compared to other Go techniques, the prologue technique is the most ambiguous, the most difficult to quantify, and the most difficult to figure out.

It is precisely because of this characteristic of the layout that many people have different attitudes towards the layout. Some people believe that layout is important and is the most crucial factor in determining the outcome of a game of chess. The story of "more than 70 moves to know the endgame" in the history of Japanese Go is not so much an emphasis on the importance of layout, and only those who believe in the winning game in the prologue can make up such a story. In the same way, only people who believe that a good layout can win, will believe such a story.

Some people think that layout is extremely important, and there are many players who think that layout is not important at all. Later, a powerful young chess player in China said this after winning a domestic title:

"The layout, you can do whatever you want."

Of course, this sentence is easy to disagree, if the key word of this sentence is "how to get down", and "how to get down" is understood as free and unrestrained, then this sentence is extremely correct.

What if the key word in this sentence is "whatever"? So it is safe to say that this young chess player must not reach a high level in Go, and even if he becomes a world champion, he will not be able to get out of the category of "chess craftsman".

What is the difficulty of layout? The difficulty lies in the overall conception, the ubiquitous judgment, and the control of the flow. In the final analysis, all the difficulties are actually difficult in one word.

This word is called "virtual"!

The value of thick taste, the judgment of the virtual road, and the size of the potential, these things that you can never accurately calculate, but objectively exist on the chessboard, are the "virtuality" of Go.

In Go, "virtuality" is a kind of charm and a kind of beauty. It's a thing that embodies the charm of Go.

In later generations, why do many chess fans think that Go is becoming more and more boring? That is because in the chess games of later generations, there are more and more "real" things and fewer and fewer "imaginary" things. Fujisawa Hideyuki, Nie Whirlwind, Otake Hero and Masaki Takemiya have never been the best winners and losers, and their Go has all kinds of flaws, but why do so many chess fans like their chess? It is because their Go is full of charm and unique charm.

Victory or defeat is always temporary, only style is eternal.

Today's game is a backwater battle for Li Xiaoqiang. He adopts today's approach, of course, he is not thinking about the "perpetuation of style", but simply thinks that this is a feasible approach.

In the morning game, many people didn't understand Li Xiaoqiang's intentions, but Nie Whirlwind in China saw it very clearly. When the game entered the afternoon, in the Chinese Chess Academy, in front of a large group of chess players who came to pay attention to the game, Nie Whirlwind was talking.

"From the analysis of the previous process, Xiaoqiang's method today is not strange, since he has made up his mind to compete with Li Shifo in the prelude stage, then the best way, the most suitable way, and the most willing way for the opponent to cooperate, that is, of course, like now, under the cosmic flow, to make it bigger......"

“…… What is the main embodiment of "virtuality" in Go? That, of course, is mainly concentrated in the mid-belly of the board. The so-called master is in the abdomen, since Xiaoqiang wants to compete with Li Shifo, of course, the main battlefield must be placed in the middle of the chessboard. So in this way, is there a better option than the cosmic stream? That's why I said Xiaoqiang was very smart today. Of course, it would take a lot of courage for him to do so today, after all, he had rarely tried this kind of move before. He also really dares to go down, courage and wisdom, this is great wisdom. God also favors people with great wisdom, and after watching the morning chess, I think Xiaoqiang's strategy is very successful......"

Lao Nie babbled there for a long time, and I don't know if others listened to other words, but his last sentence still attracted everyone's attention.

"Lao Nie, do you mean to say: This chess is now a small advantage?"

"The layout of black chess is undoubtedly successful, as for whether it is superior or not, after all, there are only more than 40 chess moves in the morning, wait a little bit, wait for the first game in the afternoon, and then you should be able to judge the advantages and disadvantages."

At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the first chess game of the afternoon was transmitted to the Chinese Chess Academy, and there were more than 60 hands on the board at this time. After everyone watched the chess game, Lao Nie said proudly:

"What do you think now? Does Xiaoqiang's black have an advantage now? ”

There is still no one who responds to Nie Whirlwind's words, because in Go, some patterns of chess are really difficult to judge the situation. For example, a game like today's chess.

Usually when judging the situation, there are 2 hard indicators, one is more bearish, and the other is thicker, as long as you are not bad in these two aspects, then your situation should not be bad. However, this judgment may not be appropriate when applied to a large-scale chess game. For example, today's game of chess.

At this point in the game, Li Shifo's white chess has circled more than 60 goals to determine the real space, plus some other empty potential, if the white chess is dedicated to enclosing the air, and then enclosing another 20 eyes is not a problem. On the other hand, Li Xiaoqiang's black chess pieces have 10 to determine the real space except for one corner. Other places are really not certain now.

Looking at the thickness of the chess, at present, white chess is strong everywhere, there are neither lone chess nor weak chess on the chessboard, and even there are few flaws in the shape of the chess. Although black does not have a lone piece, black has many pieces floating in the air, and the flaws in the shape of the chess can be said to be everywhere. The thickness of chess is nothing more than to see how many flaws there are, so today's chess, of course, can be considered white thick and black thin.

"Empty and thick chess", this is the white chess played so far. If it is normal, it is now possible to judge that white has a clear advantage. However, it is different to play around the big shape, and the huge potential of black can cancel out all the advantages of white.

"Why don't you all talk? Let's not say it, let's talk about it, I think that now this chess is of course a small strong play, black chess has a short potential of more than 100 mesh, this alone is the top of the white chess, as for the 10 to determine the real space...... Doesn't black still need to be applied, this is always more than enough for memes. ”

After listening to Nie Whirlwind's words, everyone still didn't speak, and many people looked at each other. Listen to Lao Nie's meaning, black chess is the rhythm of more than 10 meshes on the board. Is black's advantage really that great?

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, a new chess game was transmitted to the Chinese Chess Academy, and at this time, the overall situation was probably less than about 90 moves. Although it is still difficult to accurately judge the situation, there are more and more players who think that "black is good". This is true not only of the Chinese Chess Academy, but also of the live viewing room in South Korea. In the on-site viewing room, some chess players even began to review Li Shifo's previous moves.

"Alas, Shi Fo is too confident, or maybe too relaxed, he really shouldn't let the black chess pieces in front of him look so big, what do you think, Cao Guoju?"

Lao Cao smiled bitterly: "This chess can't be considered that Shi Buddha played badly, it can only be said that Li Xiaoqiang played too well, let's take a look at the most critical moves...... Cao Yanzi began to look back and swing the changes in front:

“…… Now it seems that the exchange of virtual and real moves of black chess is the key to the whole problem, and it is these moves that support the whole skeleton of the whole shape. And Li Xiaoqiang's moves, whether it is proportion, order, or timing, are just right. This is really a different Li Xiaoqiang, he rarely saw this kind of chess in his previous chess games. In the past, he was more active or even excessive, and rarely played this kind of chess that left room for his opponents. But it was these moves that gave him an advantage unconsciously. Because these moves left a huge temptation for the opponent, making the opponent in a dilemma between encircling and breaking the air. Everyone is familiar with the chess style of the Stone Buddha, and Li Xiaoqiang naturally knows the Stone Buddha better, so unconsciously, the white chess loses the best opportunity to break the appearance. ”

"Yes, the stone Buddha has mainly lost his vigilance."

"It should not be assumed that the stone Buddha has lost his vigilance, and if you look at the current game time, White has significantly more time than Black. In fact, from the beginning of the morning game, I noticed that the stone Buddha took more time than Li Xiaoqiang, not to mention that Li Xiaoqiang used such an unusual method, it was impossible for the stone Buddha not to be vigilant. Now it can only be said that for the exchange of virtual and real, and for the combination of virtual and real, Li Xiaoqiang showed a higher level in this game of chess. ”

"Then what should the stone Buddha do now, Cao Guoju, do you think there is still a chance in this game of white chess?"

"Of course there are opportunities, and that's the way it is, it's full of variables. This kind of chess can be said to have many more chances than ordinary chess games. Shi Buddha's sense of balance is top-notch, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with cosmic currents before. But today...... Now that the game is out, let's take a look at the latest developments. ”

Lao Cao actually didn't say a word, if it was to deal with someone else's cosmic flow Li Shifo might have experience, but if he dealt with Li Xiaoqiang, he might not have confidence.

What qualities are most needed to deal with large appearances? The first thing you need is imagination, then the ability to transform, and finally the ability to control precisely. Except for the last item, Li Shifo did not have any advantages in other aspects. In addition, this game of chess has been planned by Li Xiaoqiang for a long time, and the current advantage of black chess is relatively large.

Therefore, Lao Cao really can't have much confidence.

Lao Cao was right that he didn't have much confidence, but he saw the latest chess game, and the overall chess game was about 120 moves. At this time, although as Lao Cao said: the chessboard is still full of variables. But all the masters who have seen the game know in their hearts:

Black's advantage is becoming clearer!

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when the latest chess games were transmitted to the China Chess Academy. Nie Whirlwind grinned widely, smiling happily. Because the latest game seems to confirm his judgment:

Now it's almost time to point out, and the current advantage of black is indeed more than 10 meshes on the board!

At about half past 4 o'clock in the afternoon, there were more than 160 chess moves in the whole world, seeing that the gap on the chessboard was too large, Li Shifo did not choose to continue struggling, he chose and admitted defeat in the middle game.

In the game room, looking at Li Shifo's suffocated red face, Li Xiaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"The first step of the Jedi counterattack was finally taken by himself......"

In the third game of the 9th "Toyo Securities Cup" five-way chess final, Li Xiaoqiang pulled the score to 1-2. (To be continued.) )