"Before coming to China, I was very relaxed. As soon as I thought that I was facing Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei this time, I thought how else could I play this chess? That's why I came to China with a playful mentality. But when I saw the two of them just now, I felt that I couldn't relax, and this time I had to do a good job. Because this may be my chance to make a name for myself......"

If Ma Xiaofei said just now, everyone would smile. Then the first opening sentence of Mr. Otake Hero after arriving at the venue really caused a burst of laughter in the whole venue.

This is the final stage of this tournament. After one or two matches, the winner will be finally determined in this tournament. Ben has come to this stage, and the venue should at least be a little tense. If this had been changed in the early years, if the ring had been played to this extent, then the next matches would have attracted a lot of attention.

It's a pity that time has passed, and things are not people. The Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, which has been reduced to a second-rate event, has long lost its influence. Li Xiaoqiang even heard rumors that the ring competition is very likely to be suspended soon. The Chinese Weiqi Association is negotiating with the Japanese sponsor of the tournament to hold a new rapid chess tournament in China after the tournament is suspended.

In the current ring match, there is no tension at all. Although Mr. Otake Hero is now on a 5-game winning streak, he looks aggressive. However, in the face of the remaining two players of the Chinese team, whether it is China or Japan, whether it is the media or ordinary chess fans, no one is optimistic that he will be able to win in the end.

Including Mr. Dazhu Hero himself, he may not believe that he can pass Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei in a row.

That's why he's relaxed, and he's going to talk and laugh before the game. The current ring match is not so much a competition as nostalgia.

Looking at Li Xiaoqiang and Dazhu Hero's hands holding together on the stage, many people felt infinite. The two people on the stage are like the portrayal of the current Sino-Japanese Go. Chinese Go is like Li Xiaoqiang now, he is like the rising sun. And the current Japanese Go is like a hero of Otake on the stage. Although he is old and strong, he is already old and frail after all, and his temples are gray.

On the second day after the opening ceremony of the final battle of the ring match, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Otake Hero began.

"Today's chess is not so much a game as a break. Strictly speaking, Mr. Otake is the only player Li Xiaoqiang who has not won an official match in the Japanese Super League, and I mean the first game, and the two games of guidance in the early years are not counted. And Xiaoqiang himself said that the game of chess lost to Mr. Otake in the "Fujitsu Cup" two years ago once touched him a lot. It made him extremely aware of his weaknesses and gave him the opportunity to improve them. I think in Xiaoqiang's heart, he should be a little grateful to Mr. Otake. When they met this time, it is estimated that Xiaoqiang must have to make a break with Mr. Otake. After all, after today, it may be difficult for the two of them to meet in an official match. ”

After the start of the game, although there were still many players who came to the viewing room today, there were not many who were really studying chess seriously. Most of the people were chatting, reminiscing about the legends that had happened in the ring. Among them, reporter Zhang Da used the above words to set a character for today's game. Others have heard it later. They all took it very seriously with reporter Zhang Da's words.

Yes, it's broken! The theme or key word of this game of chess for a few days is actually broken!

So in what way do you make a break? Just like another tradition in the world of Go, the best way to thank a teacher is to thank you. It is to repay the master by defeating the master. Then the best way to make a decision, of course, is to make a break by defeating the opponent.

"I don't care about today's victory, I don't think there's any suspense about today's victory. The only thing I'm interested in now is how Xiaoqiang will play this game. Or rather. What kind of ideas and methods will he use to make a break with Mr. Otake? ”

While the game was in progress, a player in the viewing room said this.

As the game slowly unfolds. As the game progresses. When everyone gradually understands Li Xiaoqiang's idea of playing this game of chess. Many players looked at each other. It can be said that Li Xiaoqiang's idea of playing this game of chess is both unexpected and reasonable.

Originally, many people predicted that when Li Xiaoqiang played this game of chess, he would definitely find a way to show his strength, and he would definitely play his proactive chess style.

But Li Xiaoqiang's chess today, there is no shadow of "initiative", and most of his moves feel soft. It was so soft that when the game was closed at noon, many chess players even felt that Mr. Otake's situation was not bad.

But is this really the case? Of course not!

At more than 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Nie Whirlwind walked into the viewing room, and after watching the progress of the chess game for a while, he shook his head there and sighed:

"Ruthless, Xiaoqiang is still ruthless, now it seems that he refuses to leave a chance to Dazhu. This Xiaoqiang, I didn't expect him to become so ruthless when playing chess now. ”

The soft moves of playing chess can have anything to do with "ruthlessness"? Nie Whirlwind explained further.

"Don't look at Xiaoqiang's move in front of him, which is a little conservative. In fact, in my opinion, this is the safest and safest way to win. Xiaoqiang chose today's play, he obviously didn't want to give Dazhu Hero a chance, so I said that Xiaoqiang was really ruthless. ”

Seeing that there were still people who didn't understand the meaning, Nie Whirlwind further said:

"Let's pay attention to the current situation, on the surface, the black chess of the Otake hero is stretched, and the overall situation seems to be good, but if you look closely, you will find that the black chess has not gained any real benefits in each move. Therefore, to objectively judge the current situation, we can only think of the current two points at most, and not the advantage of black ......"

“…… Of course, this is not the most important ......" Nie Whirlwind said the main point below: "...... You can observe today's chess game from a global perspective. In the big picture, the game is very scattered, so it is unlikely to lead to a big fight. From this point of view, some people may feel that this is not good for Xiaoqiang. But everyone should pay attention to it, there is no big battle, it does not mean that Dazhu's chess is easy to play, Xiaoqiang has a lot of aftertaste in every place, so for Dazhu, this kind of chess is extremely difficult to shape and restrict......"

Nie Whirlwind said this, and he didn't need to continue to explain. The chess players present, even media reporters like Reporter Zhang Da, also understood what Nie Whirlwind meant at this time.

It's true that this game of chess didn't slash and kill, and it is true that this game of chess doesn't seem to play Li Xiaoqiang's aggressive chess style. But if you want to control today's situation, you need super mid-to-late skills.

Many people say that the current world chess scene has entered the "era of decisive victory in the second half of the game". As for Li Xiaoqiang, he can be said to be one of the initiators of the "Second Half Decisive Era". In such an era, Li Xiaoqiang is currently standing at the forefront of the tide.

If it is the kind of situation of slashing and killing, it can be regarded as Li Xiaoqiang's strength. But that kind of chess is more dangerous after all, as long as you are not careful, even if it is Li Xiaoqiang, it may be a catastrophe. But this situation is different, this kind of chess, what is needed is to accumulate small wins into big wins. Even if you make a mistake, there will be no big mistakes, just some small mistakes. And making a small mistake in one place is not often fatal, and there is a big chance to get it back.

This is Li Xiaoqiang's strategy for playing this game of chess. For example, it seems to be comparing the probability with the heroes of Otake, and comparing the probability of mistakes on both sides. If it is only compared to this kind of thing, then it is obvious that the hero of Dazhu cannot be stronger than Li Xiaoqiang. This is Li Xiaoqiang's winning idea in this game of chess. Obviously, this line of thinking is very conservative, but it is safe enough that Mr. Otake Hero will not have much of a chance.

That's why Nie Whirlwind said that Li Xiaoqiang was "ruthless".

The game continues step by step. Can this game of chess be as Li Xiaoqiang wishes?

Facts have proved that Li Xiaoqiang's chess ideas in this game of chess are obviously right, and Nie Whirlwind's analysis is completely correct.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Nie Whirlwind's judgment was two points for the whole game, but many players thought that black was slightly better.

At 3 p.m., although some players thought that the situation was small at this time, and it was difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, they thought that the sound of black chess was good and could no longer be heard.

At half past three o'clock in the afternoon, everyone saw that Mr. Otake's marksmanship was gradually chaotic, and Li Xiaoqiang's white chess gradually gained the upper hand.

At 4 p.m., the situation was already very clear, and the organizers of the competition had already begun to prepare for the closing ceremony.

A little after 4:30 in the afternoon, in the game room, Mr. Otake Hero rubbed his eyes, and after more than 5 hours of fierce fighting, he was now tired. He said softly to Li Xiaoqiang:

"No more."

Then put the two sunspots on the chessboard and signal the middle game to admit defeat.

With Mr. Otake's actions, it means that this ring competition is officially over. At the same time, it also means that Li Xiaoqiang, who became famous by relying on the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, finally ended a ring tournament with his own hands.

Li Xiaoqiang, who won the victory, rarely did not show the pleasant smile that he usually had after the victory. Instead, he sat upright, and he even bowed slightly to Mr. Otake Hero:

"Thank you for your hard work, sir, thank you for your guidance!"

Yes, that's what Li Xiaoqiang did. Li Xiaoqiang can't remember exactly what he said after the game when he lost to Dazhu Hero 2 years ago. Li Xiaoqiang himself estimated that he didn't, because he was definitely not in a good mood after losing at that time. But Li Xiaoqiang thinks it is necessary for him to say this to Mr. Otake Hero. Because losing that game is really like a beacon for me, it allows me to see my biggest shortcomings.

I can achieve the current result, and that game of chess is indeed a great inspiration. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang's "thank you for your guidance" can be regarded as sincere.

Li Xiaoqiang and Japan's "Six Supers", and his idol when he learned chess in his previous life. Through today's game of chess, it seems that it has finally come to a conclusion.

Li Xiaoqiang knows in his heart that in the future, he may still be able to meet the "six supers" in the international arena, but every time he plays the next game, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to meet in the future.

In the future, he will face a new group of opponents.

Because it's a whole new era. (To be continued.) )