On the first weekend of August 1998, the final of the 11th Fujitsu Cup World Professional Go Championship.

When Li Xiaoqiang came to the game room according to his habits, he found that Chang Rensheng had been waiting there early, and had already made all kinds of pre-match preparations.

"Morning." Li Xiaoqiang smiled and greeted Chang Rensheng.

"The boss is early, too." Chang Rensheng agreed to respond with a smile.

The two did come relatively early, and when there were more than 5 minutes before the start of the official game, the two were already seated in their positions. Because of the current competition, the two did not continue to communicate after greeting each other. Li Xiaoqiang was waiting for the arrival of the game while thinking in his heart:

"It seems that in the future, you will have to get used to stepping on the dots and entering the game room, and there will be more and more games like today, where younger players have made various preparations before the game......

At 9:57 a.m. Japan time, Mr. Lin Haifeng, who served as the referee of the game, entered the game room, and he first presided over the guessing of the two sides, and this game was Li Xiaoqiang who guessed the black chess.

At 10 o'clock in the morning Japan time, Mr. Lin Haifeng announced the official start of the competition. In the flash of the photojournalist, Li Xiaoqiang settled down and dropped the first chess piece of the game with what he thought was the most chic move.

Because this is a civil war between Chinese chess players, the viewing room in the morning seems relatively deserted. Except for the team leader who led the team to Japan this time, as well as a few reporters such as Zhang Da and Zhang Xiaoyong, there were not many Japanese professional chess players.

However, when the game entered the afternoon, the number of players who came to the viewing room gradually increased.

"Study, I'm here to learn. Today, these two are both good chess players, of course I won't let go of such a good learning opportunity......"

When a reporter asked Zhao Zhixun why he came to watch the battle, Lao Zhao joked like this. Of course, Zhao Zhixun was not the biggest card in the viewing room, but when he came to the viewing room, he found that there was a bigger god squatting in the center of the research room.

"Mr. Hideyuki, I haven't seen you for a few days, have you been feeling better lately......"

That's right, this even bigger god is the long-lost Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki. Speaking of which, whether it is Li Xiaoqiang or Chang Rensheng, they all have a deep relationship with Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki. Li Xiaoqiang was able to go to Japan for the first time to participate in the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, and a large part of the reason was because of Mr. Xiuxing. For Li Xiaoqiang and Chang Rensheng, the old god stick can also be regarded as a support. Therefore, it is not surprising that his old gentleman is in the research room today.

"They've all grown up, they're all grown up now, I remember when I first saw them, they were all so tall......" Mr. Hideyuki gestured with his hand to make a height movement:

“…… But now, they have conquered the heart of Japanese Go together......"

The old gentleman's words made the entire research room temporarily silent, and many Japanese chess players showed a look of shame. In the end, it was Mr. Xiuxing himself who broke the silence, and after he let out a long sigh:

"Alas, let's come and see how bad Japanese Go is compared to them?"

When the old god stick said this, it was about a little more than 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and the game had been going on for more than 3 hours, with more than 60 chess moves in the whole world. The old god asked Zhao Zhixun, who had just come in: "Who do you think is better in the current situation?" ”

Zhao Zhixun went through the previous process, tilted his head and thought for a while before responding:

"If it were me, I would prefer to play white, but because it is Li Xiaoqiang who holds black, I don't dare to say who is good and who is bad in the current situation?"

Lao Zhao's answer naturally attracted the reprimand of the old god: "If the situation is good, it is good, and if it is not good, it is not good." Will it be different because the player is Li Xiaoqiang? I think you were scared by him, and you actually said such unconfident words...... Tell me about it, since you said that you would prefer to play white, what is wrong with the black chess? ”

In front of the old god, of course, Zhao Zhixun only bowed his head to be taught. Lao Zhao pondered the chessboard for a while:

"This move ......" Lao Zhao pointed to the hand of chess played in front of Li Xiaoqiang and said: "...... This move must be the root cause of black's backwardness, right? Judging from the actual process, this move should be a little excessive, and after being grabbed by white, I think this is the reason why black is currently fighting hard. ”

"That's right......" The old god's judgment seems to be the same as Zhao Zhixun's, but even if Lao Zhao seems to have given the correct explanation, he still only has an education:

From this move, it can be seen that although Li Xiaoqiang is powerful, his chess is not perfect, and his chess still has flaws to follow. Zhixun, it doesn't matter if you win or lose when you play chess, but you must not lose the confidence to win. If you don't even have the confidence to fight, then how can you beat Li Xiaoqiang? Now you should take a good look at how white chess is played, and see how people catch the flaws. ”

Poor Lao Zhao just came to watch a game today, and according to his status in the Japanese chess world, most of the time only he has to educate others. It's a pity that he has no choice when he encounters the old god stick, not only can he not refute, but at this time he can only answer respectfully:

"Yes."

Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da and others all saw this scene in the viewing room, but no one would intervene during this period. Reporter Zhang Da knew in his heart that of course Zhao Zhixun said this to Zhao Zhixun alone, and he wanted to say this to all Japanese chess players by using the topic to play.

Seeing that the old god stick had finished "educating" Zhao Zhixun, reporter Zhang Da stepped forward to conduct a brief interview with Fujisawa Hideyuki:

"Sir, we all know that these two Chinese chess players today have a deep relationship with you, so which player do you hope to win in today's game?"

treats Chinese reporters more politely:

"Before I came here to watch the fight, I didn't have a position. Whoever wins either of them, I'll be happy for them. But after coming here, especially seeing them play like this now, I'm now a supporter of Chang Rensheng, and I hope he can win this game? ”

"Oh?" Mr. Xiuxing's words were obviously a bit surprising to reporter Zhang Da, although the relationship between the two and the old god stick is good, but compared with Chang Rensheng, the relationship between Li Xiaoqiang and Fujisawa Hideyuki is obviously more intimate.

"Why did you choose to support Chang Rensheng? Do you also want to see the weak triumph over the strong? Or is it because the current situation of white is good......"

"Neither." Hideyuki Fujisawa shook his head in denial.

"Why, exactly?"

Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki looked at the chessboard quietly, and no one knew what he was thinking for a while, but after a while he said something that surprised reporter Zhang Da:

"The only reason I chose to support white is because ...... Just because ...... How white played today...... It's very Japanese......"

After listening to Mr. Xiuxing's answer, reporter Zhang Da didn't know how to describe his mood for a while. Chang Rensheng's master inherited Nie Whirlwind, and the chess he is playing now has a strong "Japanese stream" charm, which is naturally nothing to say.

What really made reporter Zhang Da feel was that he remembered when Li Xiaoqiang first debuted. When Li Xiaoqiang first debuted, his chess was criticized by many people. Among them, the biggest accusation against Li Xiaoqiang is that he thinks that his "chess shape is not correct". Reporter Zhang Da remembered that Li Xiaoqiang's biggest supporter at that time was actually the thin old man in front of him. He not only asserted early on that Li Xiaoqiang would eventually become a great weapon, but also believed that Li Xiaoqiang "played a more advanced game of Go".

But now, just today, in the face of Li Xiaoqiang, who has fully grown up, and Li Xiaoqiang, who has become a "big tool", Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki hopes that someone can use the pure "Japanese stream" to win the battle.

Reporter Zhang Da looked in the direction of the game room: "Xiaoqiang, I'm sorry, after listening to the words of the old god, I have now completely become a supporter of Chang Rensheng...... It's just that...... Can Chang Rensheng really defeat you......"

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang, of course, did not know that his supporters were drastically decreasing, and he was nervously thinking about countermeasures.

At half past two o'clock in the afternoon, around 70 chess moves in the whole world, Li Xiaoqiang started the first long test of the game.

It must be explained first that when Li Xiaoqiang took the long exam, his judgment was not the same as that of Zhao Zhixun and Hideyuki Fujisawa in the research room. He did not feel that his situation was backward, and he did not feel that he was "caught in a bitter battle".

The so-called "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain" is probably what it means, Li Xiaoqiang's kind of "walking between positive and excessive" chess after playing too much, others may think that some of his moves are a bit excessive, but he himself will definitely not have this feeling.

For example, the move pointed out by Zhao Zhixun earlier, the vast majority of the opinions of the research room are that the move is excessive, which is the root cause of the bitter battle of black chess.

And what about Li Xiaoqiang himself? He was just surprised by Chang Rensheng's response.

To be honest, with his understanding of Chang Rensheng, when Li Xiaoqiang played that move, he just wanted to bully the "honest man", but he didn't expect to attract a strong counterattack from the honest man.

Even so, after a few more rounds between the two sides, Li Xiaoqiang still didn't feel like he was fighting hard. Because from the beginning of Chang Rensheng's counterattack, this game of chess has embarked on a complex and changeable path. Even if White has a slight advantage at the moment, this advantage is simply not enough to determine the final victory.

Li Xiaoqiang even believes that Chang Rensheng's choice to fight back and choose a complex and changeable path is not ...... Does it still mean to vote for what you like?

Of course, although Li Xiaoqiang was surprised by Chang Rensheng's choice, he still agreed with Chang Rensheng's attitude.

Li Xiaoqiang has always believed that when playing chess, chess should be played. This goes a step further than the so-called "sticking to the style". It's a smarter strategy, it's a more correct attitude.

And today's Chang Rensheng seems to have this attitude. Although his chess looks still full of charm and is still very "Japanese", Li Xiaoqiang knows in his heart that the "Japanese stream" with the most correct attitude is also very powerful.

Therefore, at this time in the game, Li Xiaoqiang needs to think carefully and adjust his thinking a little.

What will this game look like?

In the final of the 11th "Fujitsu Cup" World Professional Go Championship, the game of Li Xiaoqiang VS Chang Rensheng is continuing step by step. (To be continued.) )