After the first two rounds of the 6th "Toyo Securities Cup", the Chinese delegation returned to China.

4 people participated in the competition, and 3 people entered the top 8, which is still quite satisfactory. But after all, it was only the first two rounds of the World Series, and there was not much attention. Moreover, the results of Chinese chess players in the past two years have been good, and the morale of chess fans has also been high. After Li Xiaoqiang and others returned to China, everyone didn't have much repercussions except for a few more words about Nie Whirlwind's win over Li Shifo.

When Li Xiaoqiang and others returned to China, the time had already entered the beginning of October 1994, and the top 8 of the "Toyo Securities Cup" would not be held until the end of the year. According to the schedule of events in the domestic chess world, this time is exactly the time for the finals of the "Celebrity Battle" and the "National Player Battle". Therefore, the current focus of the domestic chess world, which is also the most talked about, is the upcoming "Ma Li Shiban Chess Battle".

To say that at this time last year, the two also played a similar "juban chess", which ended with their respective title defenses. But last year's competition was not as closely watched as this year. Because at this time last year, it happened that Nie Whirlwind had just defeated Cao Yanzi to win the 2nd "Ying's Cup" championship. In newspapers and magazines, it was all about Nie Whirlwind and Ying's Cup at that time. The limelight was stolen by him alone. Therefore, last year's "Ma Li Shiban" did not attract much attention.

But this year is clearly different.

If we talk about last year's domestic chess scene, everyone is still talking about the "three-legged standing". But this year, especially after entering the second half of the year, Li Xiaoqiang attacked all the way in the "Top Ten Battle", "Chess King Battle" and "Celebrity Battle", and he won the right to the finals in a row. And Ma Xiaofei is also very funny. He won the right to challenge the "National Hand Fight", and he challenged Li Xiaoqiang's only challenge title. As a result, the domestic Go media began to use the phrase "Ma Li Zhenghe" more and more frequently.

Especially after Li Xiaoqiang won the world championship again after two and a half years, everyone seems to be more interested in this topic. In fact, among the related topics, what really interests everyone is the most controversial at present. It is Li Xiaoqiang's current "status in the rivers and lakes".

If someone still asks: "Is Li Xiaoqiang the world's top chess player?" If the "Triple Crown" of the world chess is not considered a top chess player, then how can others be embarrassed? If someone asks: "Is Li Xiaoqiang the current king of the world chess world?" This issue is extremely controversial.

It must be pointed out that Li Xiaoqiang is not without supporters, and there are many people who now think that Li Xiaoqiang is already the "absolute king of the world chess world", such as a staunch brain-dead fan like reporter Zhang Da. But more people still think that Li Xiaoqiang needs to further prove himself. One of the most important questions here. is that many people think that the current Li Xiaoqiang still lacks a certain degree of dominance.

For example, some time ago, when Chinese and Korean chess fans were playing a "war of words", many people naturally compared Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo. A considerable number of Korean chess fans do not think that Li Xiaoqiang can be ranked ahead of Li Shifo, and one of their main arguments is that they believe that Li Xiaoqiang is not as stable as Li Shifo, and he does not currently have the same dominance as Li Shifo.

For this statement, the group led by reporter Zhang Da naturally gave a resolute counterattack, and they ridiculed Li Shifo for only being able to do good things at home behind closed doors, but when he arrived at the international arena, he often "toured in one round...... In a word. At that time, the saliva of both sides was flying all over the sky.

The two sides quarreled and quarreled, but even reporter Zhang Da, who was the most salivaful at that time, and others knew it. Until the status quo is not changed. This war of words is inconclusive. However, after returning from South Korea this time, reporter Zhang Da and others suddenly found that Li Xiaoqiang seemed to have waited for an opportunity to prove himself. Li Xiaoqiang is far from the so-called "dominance", isn't there Ma Xiaofei's last hurdle left? If you can win these two titles, because domestic title battles are scarce, then Li Xiaoqiang can also become the "title king" in China. If that's the case, then Koreans should shut up......

Now Zhang Da reporter, they have something to do. They are desperately fanning the flames in their respective newspapers and magazines like chickens, and the topic is very hot. The two chess battles between Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei began under such circumstances.

In early October, "Ma Li Shiban" was first played in the Chinese Chess Academy. The first two games of the Chinese Go "Celebrity Battle" five-game chess final were played. The finals of the two chess battles are played crosswise, and the first two games of "celebrity battles" are played. Then there is the "National Hand War", which has no interval between the "National Hand Wars", and will play until the final champion is decided, and finally the last three sets of the "Celebrity War". In almost 2 months' time. Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei will move to the three cities of Beijing, Shencheng and Hangzhou to complete this ten-round battle.

"Let's not talk about dominance yet, shall we? As you know, Mr. Ma has bullied me a bit badly over the years. Especially in chess tournaments, the number of times I won against him was pitiful. That's why I'm going to ...... I still hope that he will pay off some debts first. ”

"Oh? Pay off some debts? Looks like you're confident about the upcoming game. ”

"No confidence. As you know, in last year's "Celebrity Battle", I actually almost won. It was a great situation to be 2-1 ahead, and there were many chances to win in the last two sets, but unfortunately I didn't take any of them, so I failed in the final challenge. To tell you the truth, I was not feeling well at the time, and I felt very devastated. How many times has Mr. Ma defended his title as a "celebrity"? How do I feel that the "celebrity war" is like Mr. Ma's private place. As long as it comes to the celebrity battle, Mr. Ma seems to be particularly powerful and invincible. People say how can I have much confidence in this situation. But then again, it is natural to repay debts, and Mr. Ma owes me so many debts, I think I should not be too much to ask for a little interest this time......

Before the game, Li Xiaoqiang was interviewed by reporters. Although it is rare to see such a large formation in the domestic arena, there are many more reporters than usual to cover this final. And probably most people hope that Li Xiaoqiang will win, so that they can better South Koreans to fight a "war of words". But this is only a civil war after all, and it will not cause saber rattling, and there will not be such a big smell of gunpowder in the air.

The microphone was aimed at Ma Xiaofei again, and Ma Xiaofei certainly knew what role he was playing. But who is Ma Xiaofei? Dealing with this kind of scene is also just a piece of cake for him:

"Let me first state that I am not a roadblock for Xiaoqiang, I define myself as a litmus test. Therefore, I will definitely give it my all in this competition, and only by doing so can the dominance that Xiaoqiang has built up be convincing. Therefore, I hope that everyone will not only cheer for Xiaoqiang, but also give me some applause for this old comrade. ”

Ma Xiaofei's words are naturally leaky. But he and Li Xiaoqiang are actually very clear. This "juban war" is a hindrance to each other, and it is also a litmus test. If you want to dominate the world chess world, the person sitting opposite must be an unavoidable figure. And both sides know that this time it will not be like the "chess king battle" some time ago.

In this competition, both sides will go all out and come up with the kung fu to press the bottom of the box.

The process of the game was fierce and stalemate, and the first two sets of the "celebrity battle" in the capital were tied 1-1. Then the two sides moved to Shencheng, and the first two sets of the "National Hand War" were also tied at 1-1. In these 4 games, both sides did their best, and the chess games were exciting, which made the audience addicted. But no one can help anyone.

At this time of the competition, not only domestic chess fans were concerned about whether Li Xiaoqiang could "change the dynasty", but also attracted the attention of the Go circles in Japan and South Korea.

Of course, they are actually more concerned about Ma Xiaofei. Because Ma Xiaofei's results in international chess battles have not been very good. However, through this competition, they found out that even if the "chessboard wizard" played at the highest level, there were still people who could fight with him.

Unfortunately, this player is still a Chinese player.

In late October, Li Xiaoqiang returned to the Chinese Chess Academy, and after a period of rest, he was ready to face the next competition with Ma Xiaofei.

"Xiaoqiang, your letter ......" floated out of the communication room of the chess academy:

"What's going on with Xiaoqiang? It used to be only 2 times a month, but now it's become a 1.week ticket? Take it away, take it away......"

"Huh?" (To be continued......)