Late April 1999, Shencheng, China. The battle of Li Xiaoqiang vs Li Shishi, www.biquge.info pen "Fun" pavilion, came as scheduled.

It's not the best rivalry in today's chess world, but it's just as engaging and impactful as any other. Under all kinds of coincidences, this game has enough topics and attention.

The two sides of this match: one is currently in full swing and is the undisputed No. 1 player in today's chess world. The other is that the talent of Go has been favored for a long time, and is currently setting off a surge in the domestic chess world, and is recognized by everyone as one of the most powerful candidates for the next generation of leaders in the world chess world.

How strong is Li Xiaoqiang? What is his limit?

Why was that Korean teenager able to set off a frenzy? What exactly are the qualities in his Go? Why is he so favored by so many top players?

All of this is the answer that everyone wants to know through this game. It is precisely because of various factors that come together that in the early summer of '99, this game has become the focus of the current world chess world.

Because this game was so eye-catching, too many media reporters and Go people came to Shencheng to cheer. On the first night of the competition, Zhang Da reporters specially arranged a meeting between the chess players and reporters of the competition.

This is the first time Li Xiaoqiang has had direct contact with Li Shishi. However, Li Xiaoqiang is no stranger to Li Shishi, it can be said that since his previous life, Li Xiaoqiang has been "friends with Li Shishi for a long time". Of course, Li Xiaoqiang also believes that Li Shishi will definitely not feel strange to himself, because his current self is an existence that all young chess players need to look up to.

Looking at Li Shishi sitting beside him, the thin little Li looked a little shy, and even felt like a shy big boy.

But Li Xiaoqiang didn't feel this way, Xiao Li attracted Li Xiaoqiang's attention the most is his eyes, his gaze is clear, pure, but so sharp, even mixed with a hint... Cold!

His eyes looked as if they hadn't changed in more than 10 years.

Li Shishi hasn't gone through many big scenes now, so he is a little stiff when answering reporters' questions. He said the same thing as his name and chess style:

“。。。 This is a battle of honor for all young players, so this is a game that must not be lost. And I'm sure there's no way I'm going to lose this game... ”

Hearing this, Xiaoqiang smiled. When the reporter pointed the microphone at Li Xiaoqiang, Li Xiaoqiang looked sideways at Li Shishi's eyes, and he couldn't hear any attitude from Li Xiaoqiang's words:

"Then let the horses come...

On the day of the official competition, Li Xiaoqiang walked to the competition venue surrounded by Gu Dali and others. Due to the fact that the fourth game will be played after the next game with Li Shishi, and because of the importance of this game, Gu Dali and Kong Erjie gathered in Shencheng this time, and Cui Poison and Park Yongxun also came to cheer for Li Shishi. Mr. Lin Haifeng took Zhang Xu to Shencheng, and Ah Xun came to Shencheng from Taipei.

Except for Keigo Yamashita, who needs to go down for a game, almost all the cutting-edge chess players of the "International Column" gather in Shencheng.

Li Xiaoqiang arrived at the stadium at about 9:40 a.m., 20 minutes before the start of the game. After arriving at the door of the game room, Li Xiaoqiang saw Liu Changhe and Li Shishi at a glance, Liu Changhe was talking to Li Shishi, looking like he was teaching face-to-face.

Seeing Li Xiaoqiang coming, Liu Changhe stopped talking and turned to say hello to Li Xiaoqiang.

"What is Liu Langguan talking about? Passing on tips on how to deal with me? ”

Liu Changhe laughed: "What can I teach you to do?" I see you lose once at a time, and if I pass on the experience, won't I bring the stone into the ditch? Don't worry, the stone doesn't need me to teach you anything, he has his own experience in dealing with you. His Go talent is by no means worse than yours. ”

Li Xiaoqiang and Liu Changhe talked and laughed freely, skillfully making all kinds of jokes. Li Shishi was obviously a little uncomfortable with this atmosphere, he whispered something to Liu Changhe, nodded to Li Xiaoqiang, and then turned around and entered the game room in advance alone.

Looking at Li Shishi's thin and slightly arrogant back, this reminded Li Xiaoqiang of Xiao Li, who was dominant in the chess world in his previous life. Looking at Gu Dali, Kong Erjie and others who were clustered around him, Li Xiaoqiang sighed with emotion, and he used the tone of his elders to "educate" Gu Dali and others:

"You have to pay special attention to this man, he does have his own unique chess skills, and this will be your biggest opponent in the future... Don't laugh vigorously, what are you laughing at? By the way, especially vigorously you, didn't you say it yourself, Li Shishi and you are guilty of eight characters? This man will be your lifelong rival in the future. Therefore, you must pay special attention to the characteristics of his chess move, and at the same time strengthen yourself as soon as possible. You can't wait until later, and you still have to rely on me to suppress him, right? So you're so ashamed ... ”

Gu Dali and Li Shishi were born in the same year, and the interesting thing is that one person's birthday is February 3rd, and the other's birthday is March 2nd, which is the origin of the "eight-character offense".

Li Xiaoqiang was addicted to a "senior chess player", but he did not wait for the expected response. In the past, Gu Dali's answer was always "the boss obeyed" or something.

However, today, Gu Dali said to Li Xiaoqiang with some hesitation:

"Boss, do you really have the confidence to suppress him today?"

Li Xiaoqiang smiled dumbly, he realized that he had made a mistake, he took it for granted that Gu Dali and them were his supporters.

If it's a normal match, of course, there's nothing wrong with that, but what about today's game? Gu Dali: Are they supporting themselves a little more? Or do you support Li Shishi a little more?

I'm afraid it's more likely to support the latter.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoqiang smiled: "Hehe, can I suppress him?" Wait until you've seen it and you'll know ... ”

Li Xiaoqiang's confident look made Liu Changhe next to him feel confused. You must know that this game of chess is to let the first 4 mesh, which is almost equivalent to 2 pieces. Facing the current Li Shishi, Liu Changhe really doesn't know where Li Xiaoqiang's confidence comes from.

"Li Sang, are you posturing, or are you really confident? Let's be honest with you, I don't see any chance of you winning today. Of course, if he makes a serious mistake today, that's another matter. ”

"No, there is no need for him to make a serious mistake... Li Xiaoqiang smiled and continued to say confidently: "... Let's put 4 mesh backwards first, which is equivalent to a gap of 10 mesh chess, which is indeed a huge gap, if you face these people... Li Xiaoqiang pointed at Gu Dali and others with his fingers:

“。。。 I don't think I have any chances myself, but I think I have the best chance against Li Shi, the strongest one among them... ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoqiang even joked with Liu Changhe:

"Liu Langguan, I'm very disappointed in you, everyone says that you are a smart person, and what you are best at is studying the psychology of your opponent, these young people may not understand my words, do you still not understand?"

Seeing that Li Xiaoqiang said decently, Liu Changhe really lowered his head and thought for a while, and after thinking about it, Liu Changhe smiled bitterly:

"I now finally know why Cao Guoshou said that you are amazing, you know the characteristics of a young chess player in our country very well. You're right, you're on Li Shi... You do have a great chance, a greater chance than others ... ”

As for what is "reasonable" about Li Xiaoqiang's words? Li Xiaoqiang himself didn't have time to explain, because he needed to enter the game room to play at this time.

After Li Xiaoqiang walked into the game room, many young chess players surrounded Liu Changhe and asked what Li Xiaoqiang meant. Yoo Chang-hyuk has no interest in explaining this:

"On this question, you should understand it yourself, I believe that by observing today's chess game, you will soon know the answer."

When he was alone, Yoo Chang-hyuk had a contemplative expression on his face, with the expression of a philosopher:

"It's really contradictory, what do I want to see such a Li stone...

Of course, Liu Changhe understood what Li Xiaoqiang meant, and in the final analysis, what Li Xiaoqiang was talking about was actually the question of how Li Shishi treated this game of chess.

In other words, what kind of way will Li Shishi play this game of chess.

It was an unequal game, and the difference between 10 moves was huge. If you only want to keep the advantage of these 10 moves, I believe that with Li Shishi's talent and strength, it should not be difficult for him to do it.

Therefore, from the perspective of pure victory and defeat, if Li Shishi only wants to pursue victory, then his most suitable choice is to use a "turtle flow" method.

But the key question is, will Li Shishi choose "turtle flow" when playing chess? Liu Changhe believes that he will not, and Li Shishi always adopts an open-ended way of playing chess. Not only that, Liu Changhe also heard from Li Xiaoqiang's words that Li Xiaoqiang also believed that Li Shishi would not. That's why he was shocked by Li Xiaoqiang's understanding of Li Shishi.

To use a popular word in later generations to describe Li Shishi's style, that is 2 words:

Wayward!

The word "willful" is simply appropriate to describe Li Shishi.

Be capricious and play chess capricious. Because of his willfulness, Li Shishi seems to be so maverick. Because of his willfulness, Li Shishi was able to stand out from many young chess players and then stand at the top of the world chess world.

This is Li Shishi's greatest characteristic, and it can also be considered his greatest strength. This is the uniqueness of Li Shishi, and it is also the foundation of his life.

But only in today's game, Li Shishi's biggest advantage may become his only flaw.

Because he is facing Li Xiaoqiang today! Where Li Shishi is the strongest, at least at this time, Li Xiaoqiang is stronger than him! In this way, Li Shishi's biggest advantage is likely to become his biggest weakness.

This is actually Li Xiaoqiang's opportunity, and it is also the source of Li Xiaoqiang's confidence.

And Yoo Chang-hyuk also sees this, so he is a little conflicted now.

Things did not surprise Li Xiaoqiang and Liu Changhyuk. When the game started, "Wayward Xiao Li" jumped on the chessboard.

The game was a quick one, with more than 30 moves already played by both sides in the first hour. And at this time, Li Xiaoqiang's hand stopped.

Because he saw at this time, a move full of Li Shishi's personal style appeared on the chessboard.

And with Li Shishi's move, the first climax of the game will soon come. (To be continued.) )