One day in early September '88, a group of members of the Chinese national Go team were conducting "business learning". What everyone is learning today is a high-level game, a heavyweight confrontation, and a chess game that witnessed the birth of the first world champion in the history of Go.

The final of the first Fujitsu Cup is currently being played in Tokyo, Japan. Since both sides of the match are players belonging to the Japan Chess Academy, the domestic TV media did not broadcast the match live. Of course, as a professional sports team, the national Go team is still in a position to receive the latest chess scores immediately.

Li Xiaoqiang also studied there collectively with a group of national team members. Although he didn't say much, he barely even opened his mouth. He was also sitting a little far from the center of the board. But unconsciously, he still became the focus of everyone's attention. Especially when this game is about to end, others will always look at Li Xiaoqiang a few times intentionally or unintentionally.

A week after the end of this match, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Masaki Takemiya will soon start in Tokyo, Japan. In this final between Mr. Masaki Takemiya and Mr. Hayashi Haifeng. Masaki Takemiya played extremely well, beautifully interpreting his "cosmic flow" on the chessboard, fully exerting the characteristics of his chess style, not only playing beautifully, but also winning a complete victory.

Indeed, this final can be called a good game for Masaki Takemiya. Li Xiaoqiang and other members of the national team have also been following the progress of the game. In terms of strength, Mr. Wu Gong and Mr. Lin are of course half a catty. However, judging from this game of chess alone, Mr. Lin was indeed completely suppressed by others. It must be admitted that although there are also reasons why Mr. Lin does not play well overall, after everyone's research, Mr. Lin's obvious bad moves have not been found.

In this way, everyone can't help but worry about Li Xiaoqiang. Facing Masaki Takemiya, who was in good shape, even Mr. Lin Haifeng was a little unable to resist. According to everyone's thoughts, if Li Xiaoqiang wants to face the Martial Palace head-on at this time, he must rely on the sharpness of the young people. You have to rely on a winning streak to have more chances. And by this time, Li Xiaoqiang's advantages in this regard have been diluted a lot.

After watching this game, Li Xiaoqiang is also ready to leave for Japan. The other chess players didn't say anything, and at most they patted Li Xiaoqiang on the shoulder and cheered him on. Indeed, by this time, there really was nothing to say. In the past few months, although everyone has not said it explicitly, they have been helping Li Xiaoqiang prepare for the war all the time. Because the game of chess is clearly Wu Gong black. In this way, the preparation is very targeted. The national team worked together to help Li Xiaoqiang study the characteristics of the "Three Consecutive Stars", and I don't know how many opening routines he prepared. In the usual daily training, the "triple star" is everywhere. There is only one purpose for this, to let Li Xiaoqiang deepen his understanding of the "triple star". As far as a collective is concerned, the national Go team has nothing to say, and everything that can be done has been done. Now, it's up to Li Xiaoqiang to be himself!

"Xiaoqiang. How about trying this dress? Well, you seem to have grown a little taller again, come and try it out and see if it fits. I'm going to bring this outfit with me when I go to Japan this time......"

"Coach Luo. It's still so hot, so I don't think it's going to be so troublesome. ”

"Nonsense, this outfit must be brought. You don't know, this outfit is specially prepared for the closing ceremony of the ring match. You weren't asked to wear it when you played. Ha Luha, you must bring this outfit with you, no matter what......"

"Good, good. I'll bring it, I'll bring it...... Declare in advance, you can't blame me if you don't need it......"

Team Leader Hua and Zhang Zhidong on the side were also watching Li Xiaoqiang try on clothes with great interest. There are a lot of people who accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to Japan this time. In addition to Coach Luo, the "logistics minister", reporter Zhang Da must be indispensable. In addition, Team Leader Hua is also going over this time. At this time, the issue of the "closing ceremony" was put on the agenda. There is also the question of preparing for the next ring competition, which also requires the management to send someone to run it. In the previous ring competitions, Nie Whirlwind had repeatedly disturbed the closing ceremony prepared by the organizers in advance. And now, it's up to Mr. Takemiya's ability.

Recalling the history of Chinese Go, Team Leader Hua is like a world away. He pretended to glare at Li Xiaoqiang:

"I said Xiaoqiang, you can't be so unproductive. How can such a thing be said now? You have to say: this time I went to Japan, this outfit will definitely be able to be used. ”

"Okay, okay, if I said something wrong, I'll fix it now: I now declare that if this suit is not used, I can't be blamed. If you want to blame him, blame him. ”

Li Xiaoqiang pointed to Yu Bin with his hand, the player who appeared behind Li Xiaoqiang. This time, of course, he is also going to Japan.

"Haha, you stinky boy......"

When the Chinese delegation came to Japan, what they heard most was still the topic of "three stars". In any case, the match between Li Xiaoqiang VS Masaki Takemiya always has a bit of a "decisive battle". Especially for ordinary Japanese Go enthusiasts, they paid more attention to this game than the just-concluded "Fujitsu Cup" final. Naturally, the news media will not miss such an opportunity for hype. Among them, the article in the Japanese magazine "Chess" is the most interesting. They made a fuss about the "triple star" and wrote a very interesting prediction article:

"Mr. Wu Gong, I'm not afraid of your "five, 5", please let the horse come! ”

Some time ago, when Li Xiaoqiang was communicating with Chinese amateur chess players. He once said privately that he was more worried about Takemiya's "natural flow" than Mr. Takemiya's "cosmic flow". Li Xiaoqiang is now a "celebrity". I must admit that as a celebrity, I really can't talk casually. Li Xiaoqiang was "interacting" with Go enthusiasts at that time, which was a casual joke. Just such a sentence somehow spread to the Japanese Go community. Let the "Qidao" magazine make a big article in a row.

In particular, the "five, 5" mentioned in the title of the article, the origin of this story is even more long-standing.

In Japan's "Six Supers", most of them have a distinct chess style and outstanding personality. Among them, Mr. Masaki Takemiya and Mr. Cho Jixun are especially not. Needless to say, their style is completely polarized. In order to illustrate the difference between the two of them, we often use a short story to distinguish the characteristics of their chess style.

These two are both disciples of Mugu's sect, and they can be regarded as brothers in the same sect. It is said that when they were learning chess when they were children, their teacher, Mr. Minoru Kitani, a great Go master, once asked the two of them this question:

"In Go, where is the weakness of the "star" position? ”

Mr. Cho Ji-hoon's answer was "three, 3", while Mr. Takemiya's answer was "five, 5". It must be admitted that Mr. Cho Zhixun's answer was decent, and such an answer was not enough to explain his characteristics. It is estimated that most professional chess players will answer Mr. Kitani's question, and they will answer the same answer as Mr. Zhao.

This little story is often quoted specifically to illustrate Mr. Takemiya's "cosmic flow". can answer like him, and has always practiced it, he is the only one in the chess world of the world. This is also the reason why Fujisawa Hideyuki believes that "Takemiya's chess games will definitely be passed down to future generations".

This little story is not original, it has been circulated in the world chess world for a long time. The reason why the "Chess Road" magazine brought up the old story again and once again brought out the topic of "five, five". This is related to the just-concluded "Fujitsu Cup" final. Coincidentally, in that game, Mr. Takemiya really made a shocking "five, 5 shoulder rush".

There are many people who think that his move of "five, 5 shoulder rush" is not an exaggeration to say that he "won" in that game of chess. Indeed, in that game of chess, Mr. Takemiya brought his "cosmic flow" into full play. For a professional chess player, to be able to put his Go ideas into practice and use his Go ideas to win such an important tournament beautifully. Is there anything more beautiful than this?

In the past few days, as long as you know a little bit of Go, everyone is talking about Mr. Takemiya's move "Five." 5 shoulder rush". That little story was told again and again. Well, it's like back when everyone talked about Maradona's "hand of God". It must be admitted that in the category of competitive sports, as long as it is shocking enough and can bring everyone beautiful enjoyment, it is worth singing all the time. Whether it's football, or Go!

In the previous day's game, Mr. Takemiya guessed black, and he played the classic "five." 5 shoulder rush". And in the upcoming game, Mr. Takemiya is also the first to take the lead......

Reminiscent of Li Xiaoqiang's "remarks". It's very normal for people to bring up this topic again. After coming to Japan, Li Xiaoqiang was once again surrounded by topics such as "cosmic flow" and "triple star".

"Li San, how are you going to deal with Mr. Takemiya's "Cosmic Flow"? ”

"Li Sang, do you still think that the "cosmic flow" is better to deal with than the "natural flow"? ”

Ever since Li Xiaoqiang stepped off the plane, he has been surrounded by such questions. This also made Team Leader Hua startled. Naturally, Li Xiaoqiang soon became the focus of everyone's protection. Everyone was afraid that Li Xiaoqiang would be affected. I can't hide from the first day of junior high school, but I can't hide from fifteen. When Li Xiaoqiang walked into the game room, he encountered a similar problem again.

"I don't want to tell a lie, even until now, I still think that it is more difficult to deal with than Mr. Yu Wugong's "cosmic flow" or his "natural flow". I have always believed that only nature is the true meaning of Go! I believe that Mr. Takemiya agrees with me as well. As for whether my words are arrogant or not, let's wait until this game is over to judge. ”

After saying this, Li Xiaoqiang smiled slightly, he didn't look back, he strode into the game room.

What awaits Li Xiaoqiang? (To be continued......)