The first Chinese Go celebrity battle, the "loser resurrection group" was the last semi-final. The match between Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind began. This game has also become an exhibition match for the "Ring Celebration Party".

Since it was an exhibition match, the competition seemed to be a lot less tense. The tension is a little less, but the specifications are high. The national Go team also specially arranged a hanging game explanation. The people in charge of explaining the listing are Team Leader Hua and Ma Xiaofei.

It should be said that it took a lot of thought when arranging the candidates for the listing explanation. In the exhibition game, it must not be easy to criticize casually, and praise should be the main thing. Well, this Hua team leader is good at. arranged Ma Xiaofei, because I was afraid that the praise of Team Leader Hua would not be in place. Who knows Nie Whirlwind's chess best in China? There is no doubt that it is of course Ma Xiaofei, who has been fighting with him in China for more than 10 years.

In the game room, both sides pass the guess first. Li Xiaoqiang guessed the black chess. This made Li Xiaoqiang a little comforted, and he thought that this added a little weight to his victory over Nie Whirlwind.

If you want to defeat Nie Whirlwind, there is one thing that you can't get around no matter what. This is Nie Whirlwind's strongest point in Go.

"The first 50 steps are invincible!"

This title used to belong to Fujisawa Hideyuki, and then slowly transferred to Nie Whirlwind's head. "Gorgeous Hideyuki" relied on this powerful weapon, fighting from Sakata Eio to Kobayashi Koji. It has always stood tall in the Japanese chess world.

Nie Whirlwind relied on this powerful weapon, so that Ma Xiaofei never dared to say that he had surpassed Nie Whirlwind in an all-round way. At Ma Xiaofei's peak, he was also convinced of Nie Whirlwind's "overall situation".

Nie Whirlwind relied on this powerful weapon, so that many young chess players in later generations sincerely asked him for advice. Ask me about some of the things that are very "virtual" in Go.

So, what is the "big picture" in Go?

For such a question, Li Xiaoqiang has always been confused. Therefore, in the previous games, he could only focus on "routines" when laying out. Relying on many "routines" from later generations, Li Xiaoqiang won a lot of chess, and also made him proud. Even made him think for a while. The layout doesn't matter at all.

Until he lost to Hiroshi Yamashiro, he simply let himself "do multiple choice questions" in the prologue stage. Let yourself fall behind unconsciously, and let yourself never turn over. At this time, Li Xiaoqiang came to his senses, and it was not enough to have a "routine". You can't just rely on "routines" to win the world.

Sober is sober, but Li Xiaoqiang still has a lot of confusion. In later generations, the technique of the second half of the game seems to be becoming more and more important. The winner or loser of many games, "it depends on who makes the last mistake!" ”。

In particular, Master Wu Qingyuan once said that the essence of Go is life and death and officials. This made Li Xiaoqiang even more confused:

Master Wu's words seem to be emphasizing the role of the second half of the technique. Is it true that the layout in Go doesn't matter? But is it possible? Or is there something else......"

Fortunately, since before the Spring Festival, Li Xiaoqiang has been thinking about how to "defeat Nie Whirlwind". Li Xiaoqiang knew very well in his heart that if he fell too far behind in the layout. There is no hope of winning at all.

Needless to say, after the 90s, when Li Shifo just met Nie Whirlwind. At that time, Li Shifo's second half was already very powerful, and he had already tortured his master Cao Yanzi in their country. However, in the first two games between him and Nie Whirlwind, there was no obvious opportunity at all. To know the Tao of the Devil, at that time. Nie Whirlwind was already fainting in the second half of the game.

In those two games of chess, Li Shifo had no way to play his skills in the second half of the game, and before Nie Whirlwind fainted, the chess was already dead. It's completely "suppressed by the prologue".

His current level is definitely not as good as Li Shifo later. Nie Whirlwind is also rarely "faint" now. Li Xiaoqiang knew that if he couldn't withstand the "first 50 hands", he would die a miserable death. It's definitely a lot worse than losing to Hiroshi Yamashiro.

Li Xiaoqiang knows that the layout of the road is very important, through this period of pondering. Although it is not very clear. But there is still a little bit of experience.

Li Xiaoqiang believes that it is also a hand of chess, a hand of chess in the prelude stage and a hand of chess in the official stage. Their values are different. The value of the official is easy to understand, and it is easier to express it with more or less "mesh", for example, we often use the words "this move is worth 10 mesh" to describe the value of a move.

Then in the prologue stage, it seems that it is difficult to judge the value of a move by "how much it is worth". But that's what we often do in games. In the layout phase, you can choose the external appearance or the field. If you choose the field, there may be a very specific 25 fields for you. You choose the outside world, and you may be able to return to the opponent in 25 goals. So can you describe it like this:

"One move in the prologue determines the choice worth 50 goals."

When encountering such a choice, many professional chess players are not sure, let alone have a deep understanding.

That's right, this is the "big picture" in Go! This is where Nie Whirlwind is strongest!

When making this choice, Li Xiaoqiang is a few streets behind others. It is very likely that if you choose to make a choice, you will lose a few eyes if you are completely unclear. A few options to choose from...... That's how Li Shifo lost at the beginning. No matter how strong your official level is, if you lose too much in the front, will you be able to get it back in the professional game?

In this era, there is a common saying that Japanese chess players have a strong layout. Is that really the case? No! There are also Japanese chess players with strong layouts, such as Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki, such as Mr. Hayashi Haifeng. The others can't be said to be strong.

In many cases, Japanese Go, like the current Li Xiaoqiang, pays attention to some routines. is that the routine is not as advanced as Li Xiaoqiang, and Li Xiaoqiang's routine comes from later generations after all. The beginning of Japanese Go pays attention to the combination of high and low, and the chess shape is beautiful. Loved the "flooring" very much. Over time, the aggressiveness is lost at the beginning stage. Pay attention to an inexplicable "distance beauty".

Master Wu's "Go Essentialism" is actually a criticism of this layout. When he said "dead and alive", he was warning everyone that when playing Go, you must be prepared to do life and death problems from the beginning of the prelude.

Everyone likes to play chess, and if two Japanese players play chess, they can indeed "look beautiful" with the cooperation of both sides. But no one else plays this with you. People are ready to do life and death problems with you from the beginning. Well, of course, you can say that other people's chess is "unreasonable", the problem is, you take them first.

At the beginning of the game, Li Xiaoqiang faced such a problem, and of course he also prepared a "routine". However, he knew very well that in the face of an opponent like Nie Whirlwind, nothing special would be impossible.

"Now that the game has begun, we don't need to introduce the two sides. Let's enjoy this game with a good look. This game of chess is strong and black, we all know it. In the layout stage, Xiaoqiang has a lot of routines. Now let's see, what will he do when facing Nie Whirlwind? Well, Xiaoqiang's second move was very positive, he didn't choose to defend the empty corner, he chose to hang the corner directly. There is nothing good or bad about such a move. It can only say an attitude, a positive attitude. ”

"Now the layout has been carried out more than 20 hands, Ma Xiao. What are your thoughts on the current situation? ”

"It's hard to say whether the situation is good or bad. Black chess is played very actively, hehe, our Xiaoqiang still has a little bit of the taste of sprinkling beans into soldiers. As for white, the game is played very naturally. Lao Nie's chess is like this, the judgment is clear, the boat is pushed along the river, and the chess is like flowing water. ”

"Huh. It's still early, so let's talk about something else. Everyone says that Xiaoqiang is a chess player once every 5 months, but this time he doesn't seem to have made any progress! Ma Xiao, what do you think is the reason? ”

"Do you think he's not improving? I don't think so, he's not only improved. It seems that there is still a lot of progress. ”

"Oh? You think he's improved significantly, it's impossible! ”

"Hehe, I didn't have any chess before the Spring Festival, and the celebrity battle was eliminated after only a few games. I took a good look at his moves, and I had a feeling that his moves were improving. Let's take a look at this game of chess, I guess, you can see it through this game. ”

"Okay, let's look at the chess first...... Hey? What to say about black's move, although it can be said to be very positive, it always seems a bit excessive. White has to fight back anyway...... White really fought back, let's study the changes that followed......"

"In this kind of place, I don't think Lao Nie even thought about it, he will definitely fight back. I know him very well, and in such a place he will certainly not choose the so-called patience, let alone give in. In his words, it's a matter of dying, and now let's take a look at the change diagram behind......"

“…… What's going on? How come we didn't find a good change diagram for white! Does Xiaoqiang have any research in this place? ”

"As I said just now, Xiaoqiang's chess is still improving. My biggest feeling is that his eyes on the chessboard have been much broader. And there are a lot more force points, often in unexpected places. ”

"Isn't this move obviously excessive? Could it be said that casual efforts are progress? ”

"He's not just a casual force, you notice that he didn't make this move in front of him. Who would have thought that his move would have the effect of "recruitment". At first, they thought that he was a false shot after entering, and it was with this move that the black chess was advantageous. So his move that seemed a little too far seemed to be valid. It can be said that this is a very powerful combination boxing, not only powerful, but also very hidden. ”

Hehe, is this what we often call "moving and bearding"? ”

"Yes, this is the corresponding movement in the Ten Tricks of Go. For example, if you want to run a levy, you must be recruited. Running is "moving", and recruitment is "should", and anyone can see the simple recruitment. That's the simplest movement to correspond. Xiaoqiang's this, it's a very advanced move. This one of his is very hidden. That's why I said that Xiaoqiang's chess has improved. ”

"Hehe, he seems to be very powerful. It's so powerful that even Lao Nie was fooled, and he was able to make Lao Nie deflated when he was laying out, which is amazing! Is there any good way for white now? ”

"Ha Luha, Xiao Qiang caught a habit of Lao Nie. released a very powerful combination of punches, but I'm afraid it's not okay to make Lao Nie deflated, right? ”

"Oh, you mean ......"

"I know Lao Nie too well. Although Xiaoqiang's movement is very powerful, it is not the highest level. The highest level of movement is still in Lao Nie's place. Let's see how white responds......"

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang took the lead in launching an attack. He waited quietly for his opponent to respond.

What is the highest level of motivation? (To be continued......)