After 5 p.m., the atmosphere in the research room became more and more silent.

Chang Rensheng and Zhou Dayang have been eliminated. There are two games left, and the research room is now judging that they are all half-eyed winners and losers.

"Winning 1 and a half eyes in Go is strength, and winning half a goal is luck."

Another meaning of this sentence is that when there is a half-eye victory, luck will account for a considerable proportion.

The specific situation of today, that is, what is the result of the Chinese team today? A lot of it comes down to luck. It is possible to win both games, and of course it is possible to lose both games.

In the top 8 battle, Chinese chess players occupy half of the country, if the remaining two games also lose, then in this "Fujitsu Cup", the Chinese team will be wiped out.

Of course, this is a situation that no one wants to see, which is why the atmosphere in the lab is tense and slightly dull at the moment.

"How? How is it now......"

From Team Leader Hua to Coach Luo, from Coach Luo to Reporter Zhang, they are all nervously asking about the current situation.

"The situation doesn't seem to be good...... Chang Rensheng smiled bitterly. After coming out of the game room, Chang Rensheng has been paying attention to the remaining two games of chess, and has become the main force of the study in the viewing room.

"In this game of chess between the boss and Li Shifo, the final victory or defeat should be swaying between half eyes. Teacher Ma's game, although it may also be the winner of Banmu in the end, we judge: Teacher Ma is more likely to lose Banmu. ”

Ma Xiaofei's game of chess is a little faster than Li Xiaoqiang's, so Chang Rensheng and his team should be clearer than Li Xiaoqiang's game when judging the situation of this game of chess. Suppose Ma Xiaofei also loses the game. Then the worst-case scenario is likely to occur.

After so many years, especially after Li Shifo's "double killing" of Ma Xiaofei last year. "Li Shifo's official kung fu is the best in the world" has become a deep-rooted impression for many people. Although some people have said that the only one who can compete with Li Shifo in the official realm. may only be Li Xiaoqiang. But Li Xiaoqiang's strongest area is still elsewhere after all.

Although his official son is strong, he is by no means as impressive as Li Shifo.

"At this time, I can only trust the boss. Don't forget, back then, the boss and Li Shifo played a game like an "official textbook", and that game of chess was won by the boss in the end. Therefore, I am still very confident in the boss's official kung fu. ”

After Chang Rensheng said this, this eased the tension in the research room a little. Chang Rensheng is talking about the "China-South Korea Hand Competition" two and a half years ago, and Li Xiaoqiang fought with Li Shifo in the decisive game. And in the end, the battle was won. Therefore, when Chang Rensheng mentioned this past, many people were relieved.

The mood of the Chinese personnel was slightly relaxed, on the side of the South Korean personnel. They also seem to be in a more relaxed mood.

In today's research room, the South Korean personnel seemed to be alone, and there were only two of them: Cao Yanzi and reporter Park, who accompanied the team.

"Cao Guoshou, what is the current situation? Can you help me put it on the table. ”

Cao Yanzi glanced at Reporter Park. Then he responded with a smile:

"Of course, this chess is extremely delicate. But you don't have to play chess. Such a fine chess pattern is the most headache to study. I think we should watch the actual battle, and quietly enjoy the performance of the stone Buddha. ”

"Oh? Listening to Cao Guoshou's meaning, you seem to be more optimistic about Li Shifo. ”

"Of course, the current situation is what Shi Buddha is best at, and of course I have reason to be more optimistic about him, even if it is Li Xiaoqiang who is sitting opposite him."

"But it's a similar situation. Shi Buddha has also lost to Li Xiaoqiang, such as the game of chess two and a half years ago......"

"It's not the same. This game is still different from that game. ”

"So what do you think is different?"

"First of all, there is a different place, that game of chess is Li Xiaoqiang's black, and this game of chess is Shifo's black chess. Of course, that's not the most critical thing. The most important thing is that time has passed, more than 2 years have passed, and more than 2 years is enough time to change a lot of things. It's the same two of them, but they have changed a lot compared to them two years ago. ”

"What do you mean...... Do you think that in the past two years, the Stone Buddha has made greater progress? ”

"I can't say that, in more than 2 years, Li Xiaoqiang has become more comprehensive and more difficult. Although I am very reluctant to admit it, in my mind, I think Li Xiaoqiang is still more difficult than the stone Buddha ......"

"Then you ......"

"Don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet, although Li Xiaoqiang has become more comprehensive, but the stone Buddha has also grown, and the biggest improvement of the stone Buddha is that his skills have become more refined! Therefore, it cannot be said that Li Xiaoqiang must be stronger than Shi Buddha. Especially in certain situations, such as today'......"

Speaking of this, Cao Yanzi pointed to the chessboard in front of him: "In today's situation, when the chess game enters the track that Shi Buddha is best at, I am still more optimistic about Shi Buddha's ...... of winning."

Speaking of which, Cao Yanzi seemed to be a little unsatisfied, and he continued to say to reporter Park:

"You just said that today's game is very similar to the game two years ago, I don't think so. On the contrary, I think today's game is very similar to their last encounter. ”

In the past 2 years, Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo have not fought many times. The last time the two fought each other was half a year ago, when the two fought in the final battle in the Three Kingdoms Tournament.

For that game of chess, of course, reporter Park was impressed. Reporter Park carefully understood the meaning of Cao Yanzi's words. In that game of chess, in the first half of the chess game, the research room also thought that Li Xiaoqiang had an advantage, but after Li Shifo "controlled" the situation, the whole situation gradually leaned towards Li Shifo. If you only look at it from this point of view, the trend of today's game of chess seems to be a bit similar to that game. But what......

"Cao Guoshou, but in the end of that game of chess, it was Shi Buddha who lost."

"You're right, it was Shi Buddha who lost that game in the end, but don't forget ......"

Speaking of this, Cao Yanzi's eyes became bright, and he said categorically:

“…… But don't forget, Shi Buddha's loss was just an accident, and the story of what happened at the end of that game of chess can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. In the next 10,000 games of Go, it may be difficult to encounter that kind of situation. ”

"Then what do you mean ......"

Cao Yanzi's voice suddenly slowed down and became meaningful:

"Although Li Xiaoqiang is very strong, he can't encounter the kind of "two-handed robbery" ...... in every game of chess"

Was Cao Yanzi's prediction correct? Of course, it will only depend on the final result of the game.

At half past five in the afternoon, the atmosphere in the research room became more tense and seemed to be getting more and more dreary. Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo's game seems to be a little bit more time away from the endgame, but Ma Xiaofei's game against Zhao Zhixun seems to be about to come to an end.

As the game draws to its end, the whole situation becomes clearer. More and more people have seen it clearly, if Zhao Zhixun plays the best order, then Ma Xiaofei is very likely to lose the half-purpose knot.

Naturally, the atmosphere in the research room became even more dreary.

"Now it seems that everything can only be counted on Xiaoqiang."

At 5:40 p.m., reporter Zhang Da sighed like this. However, before reporter Zhang Da's words fell, there was a cheer in the research room.

The latest chess game was passed into the research room, and Ma Xiaofei's game of chess against Zhao Zhixun was over. The mark on the chess game is clearly that Ma Xiaofei won the half-eye.

At the last moment, Zhao Zhixun made an unbelievably simple mistake, and he gave up the victory that was about to come. When many people see this scene, they can only sigh that the world of victory and defeat is too cruel.

Because of this simple mistake, Zhao Zhixun sent Ma Xiaofei to the top 4 at the same time, but also let himself continue to miss the world champion. Zhao Zhixun's current pain can be imagined, but there is no way, this is professional Go, this is the cruel world of winning and losing.

After Ma Xiaofei got a top 4 admission ticket, everyone celebrated for a short time, and the atmosphere in the research room returned to tension. Everyone's attention was focused on the final set that was still in play.

What will be the outcome of this final game?

At about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, an uninvited guest came to the research room of the Chess Academy, she was Lin Mengyu. Lin Mengyu's place of work is actually very close to the China Chess Academy, but Lin Mengyu does not come to the Chess Academy very often. Even if she came to the chess academy, she basically only went to Li Xiaoqiang's dormitory, so there were almost no cases of coming directly to the research room.

The arrival of Lin Mengyu made the atmosphere in the research room a little more relaxed, and Chang Rensheng, Luo Shenzhu, Zhang Da reporter and others greeted Lin Mengyu one after another. Among them, especially Zhang Xuan, she is the most enthusiastic about Lin Mengyu.

Zhang Xuan is so enthusiastic about Lin Mengyu, it is estimated that there is a reason. Zhang Xuan and Chang Rensheng's relationship has actually not been favored by everyone, whether it is Chang Rensheng's parents or Chang Rensheng's master Nie Whirlwind, they are actually opposed to their relationship. As for Li Xiaoqiang and Lin Mengyu, because there is a Umezawa Yuka in the middle, there are actually many people who are not optimistic.

may be precisely for this reason that Zhang Xuan feels that she and Lin Mengyu are a bit "sympathetic", so she is very enthusiastic about Lin Mengyu. Recently, Lin Mengyu has come to the chess academy more often than before, which may be the result of Zhang Xuan's persuasion.

"Come to Xiaoqiang, he hasn't finished playing chess yet......"

"Wait for him to eat......"

Lin Mengyu greeted everyone, and after a few words of greeting Zhang Xuan, he sat quietly in a corner of the research room without saying a word. Think about it, although Lin Mengyu also knows a little bit of Go, it is still at the level of the amateur early stage. At her level, of course, she could only choose to remain silent on such an occasion.

Although Lin Mengyu doesn't know Go, she understands Li Xiaoqiang.

A little after 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo ended. When Li Xiaoqiang appeared at the door of the research room, when Lin Mengyu saw Li Xiaoqiang for the first time.

Lin Mengyu's heart is clear: Li Xiaoqiang lost today! (To be continued.) )