The heroic words of Dazhu made the media from all walks of life very lively for a while. ●⌒ Small, o everyone is ready to watch a good show with great interest. A variety of prediction articles have also been published. Although Mr. Otake showed a strong desire to win**. However, most prediction articles generally agree that:

In the face of Li Xiaoqiang, whose strength has improved by leaps and bounds, in the face of Li Xiaoqiang, who has been in excellent condition for 1 year, Dazhu who has reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven this year, may have a slightly better experience and understanding of Go, but taking all aspects of the factors, on the whole, everyone generally believes that Dazhu Hero is still slightly inferior.

As another party, after Li Xiaoqiang returned to China, to be honest, he did not take his opponent's "bold words" too seriously. People are like this, they have been soaring all the way in the past two years, and Li Xiaoqiang's mood is not the same as before.

He has even played the final of the World Series twice, facing an ordinary World Series quarter-finals against not one of the most difficult players to play against at the moment. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang, who is full of ambition, is naturally full of confidence in himself.

What's more, the "Fujitsu Cup" top 8 will not be played until June. In the next period of time, there are several important events in China, so Li Xiaoqiang focused his attention on the domestic arena.

In the current Chinese chess world, Go events are also gradually increasing, from the current point of view, in addition to the so-called three major events in the sense of inheritance (national individual competition, rank competition, team competition). There are five main chess tournaments with the nature of "news chess battles". They are "Tian Yuan Battle", "Celebrity Battle", "Chess King Battle", "National Player Battle" and "Top Ten Battle". In addition, in terms of rapid chess, there is a "TV rapid chess tournament".

Li Xiaoqiang knows the history of his previous life, in these 5 title battles, except for the first 2 who have survived, the last 3 have disappeared, which is the so-called "short-lived chess game". What especially surprised Li Xiaoqiang was. According to normal history, the "national hand war" should have disappeared by now, and the "chess king war" and the "top ten battle" did not have a few years to live.

However, in this world, perhaps because of the emergence of Li Xiaoqiang, the popularity of Go in China has continued to increase, which has improved the surrounding environment. In addition to the "national hand battle", the "chess king battle" and the "top ten battle" almost mean the same thing. The Chinese Chess Association strives to make these five major chess battles a traditional event in China.

In this regard, some of Li Xiaoqiang's suggestions to the management should still play a diǎn role.

To be honest, among the three Go powers of China, Japan and South Korea, Japan's Go tournament is the most standardized and stable. China and South Korea are much more chaotic, and at the peak, they either have good Go results or are more economically active. It feels like there's going to be a lot of new events popping up every year. But once it gets to the trough. Chess battles disappear faster than they were founded. There are many chess battles, and chess fans may not even remember the names, so this kind of chess battle naturally has little influence.

The main reason why Japanese chess battles can do this is that they have a censorship system for their sponsors. They will set a threshold, and without that strength, the Japanese Chess Academy will not hold Go tournaments in the same way. For example, Japan's traditional 7 major title battles have been as stable as they have been for decades. It's because of the strength of the sponsors behind it. Even if Japan's economy continued to slump in later generations, these chess battles were able to survive.

But the situation in China and South Korea is different, due to the lack of sufficient foundation. As long as someone is willing to pay for the competition, the management will not be able to ask for it, and where will there be any "access system", which is even less binding on sponsors. It is precisely for this reason that the chess battles between China and South Korea are very arbitrary, and they can do whatever they want, and stop when they want, which makes people feel very chaotic.

The current situation is slightly different, due to the good results, the popularity of Go in China continues unabated, and the influence and attention continue to rise. All in all: in China, the holding of Go tournaments is still very eye-catching.

It is for this reason that the management is also qualified to pick and choose, and if they are not like that, the management will not cooperate with them to hold the competition. Especially for the holding of a national Go competition, in line with the principle of expensive essence is not too expensive. The Chinese Chess Association has raised brand awareness and worked hard to make each title battle unique. In this way, a virtuous circle is formed, and the enthusiasm of sponsors is increasing. Therefore, so far, China's "five major chess battles" have gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of chess fans.

In these five major chess battles, Li Xiaoqiang is the reigning "Tianyuan", and Nie Whirlwind is the champion of the last "Top Ten Battles". Several other titles all fell into the hands of Ma Xiaofei. Coupled with the champion of the last national individual competition, Ma Xiaofei is the current "four champions" in China, and he is the rightful domestic hegemon.

Of course, since China is different from Japan, Chinese chess fans pay more attention to international competitions. In the media's description, Chinese Go is currently in an era of "triwizard competition", and Ma Xiaofei, the domestic title king, is ranked third by everyone.

In April and May, the main events that Li Xiaoqiang needs to participate in happen to be the "Tianyuan Battle" and the "Top Ten Battle". In these two competitions, it just so happens that Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind are the protagonists.

First of all, the "Tian Yuan War" five-way chess final was held. Nie Whirlwind challenged Li Xiaoqiang. At present, Nie Whirlwind leads with a score of 2-1, and the final battle will be held in April to determine the new Chinese "Tianyuan".

After the end of the "Tianyuan War", the "Top Ten Battle" followed. Judging from the voting situation of chess fans, Li Xiaoqiang ranked 1st, Nie Whirlwind ranked 2nd, and Ma Xiaofei ranked 3rd. Nie Whirlwind failed to become the "ticket king" for the first time, which caused heated discussions among chess fans and attracted the attention of many media.

Therefore, in the next "Tianyuan War" and "Top Ten Battle", the "Nie-Li War" was rendered by the good news media as "the battle of the first person in Chinese Go".

"Who is the first person in Chinese Go? …… Hahaha, that's the question...... Xiao Qiang, this kid is very good at chess, and he will definitely surpass us in the future, there is no doubt about it. If Xiaoqiang can continue to improve, it is possible for him to become a grandmaster in the history of Go. But now, I think it's too early to talk about it. Xiaoqiang's basic skills are very solid, and he also has his own unique understanding of Go. However, we can see that Xiaoqiang's chess game is still unreasonable and lacking in the overall situation. So let me tell you the truth, if Xiaoqiang is now the first person in Chinese Go, not only will I not agree, but I'm afraid Ma Xiao will not agree. ”

Before the final of the "Tianyuan War" began, Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind were interviewed before the game. Facing an old acquaintance reporter Zhang Da, the naturally bold Nie Whirlwind is still so outspoken. When reporter Zhang Da handed the microphone to Li Xiaoqiang. Li Xiaoqiang agreed with Nie Whirlwind's words, only to see him smile and say:

"Teacher Nie is right, I can achieve my current results, more rely on everyone's ignorance of me, and a diǎndiǎn luck. In terms of absolute strength, there is still a gap between me and Teacher Nie. ”

"Judging from your past fights, it seems that Xiaoqiang is still slightly ahead. Xiaoqiang, let me ask you another question, what do you think you need to do? Can you think that you have truly surpassed your predecessors? ”

"Just like NBA statistics, some of them are deceptive and don't say anything at all. I don't know if you have noticed such a phenomenon, as long as I win the chess games of Mr. Nie, if I carefully analyze the chess games, then I can always find Mr. Nie's obvious defeat. As for the chess games where Mr. Nie won me, it may be difficult for everyone to find my defeat. ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's actually very telling that I can't find obvious loopholes and failures, which means that I have fully played my level. In such a situation, I still lose, which has no other explanation, but it only means that my opponent has a deeper understanding of Go than I do, and I am not as good as my opponent in terms of overall strength. ”

Hearing Li Xiaoqiang's answer, Nie Whirlwind on the side laughed, and he said to reporter Zhang Da:

"Did you hear, how ambitious Xiaoqiang is, he actually wants to win me with a completely crushing situation. Well, I will go all out in this competition, and strive to play chess without a colander at all, and weigh how many catties and taels Xiaoqiang has now......"

The final of the "Tian Yuan War" was played under such circumstances. However, the ending made Li Xiaoqiang very depressed.

In the fourth game, Li Xiaoqiang played a high level, and he successfully pulled one back. However, if you carefully study the course of the chess game, he still has not gotten rid of the "winning chess by picking up leaks" model. Nie Whirlwind also played very well in the whole game, and the chess game was always in a stalemate, but Nie Whirlwind was slightly ahead. It wasn't until Nie Whirlwind made a small mistake in the second half of the game that Li Xiaoqiang won.

In the 5th game, Li Xiaoqiang did not wait for this opportunity. Nie Whirlwind has been playing smoothly all the way, and has firmly controlled the overall situation from beginning to end. Although Li Xiaoqiang also tried his best to create all kinds of chaos. But this time Nie Whirlwind didn't give him a chance again. Li Xiaoqiang could only reluctantly accept the reality of defeat.

"Tianyuan" is Li Xiaoqiang's last laurel in China. After handing over this title, Li Xiaoqiang fell to a situation without a crown in China. Reminiscent of earlier, in the "Celebrity Battle", Li Xiaoqiang lost to Ma Xiaofei with the same score of 2-3. In this way, Li Xiaoqiang's title of "civil war layman" was once again implemented. The so-called "battle for the first person in the domestic chess world" seems to be impossible to talk about.

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang does not care about temporary victory or defeat. I don't care about the false name of "the first person in Chinese Go".

What Li Xiaoqiang really cares about is that he seems to have encountered a bottleneck at present.

"How do you solve your own problems in the first half of the game?"

For a while, Li Xiaoqiang was diǎn confused. (To be continued......)