"I don't like this format!"

After losing to Gu Dali in the semifinals of the "Samsung Cup", Li Xiaoqiang publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with this format. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn order to illustrate this problem, Li Xiaoqiang once again threw out his "400-meter theory".

“。。。 The charm of the game of Go lies in the two extremes. A long-term game is equivalent to a marathon in athletics, and Mr. Takemiya took more than 5 hours to take the long test in one move, and I think even a person who doesn't know how to play Go wants to know: what is he thinking about for such a long time? The rapid chess game in Go is equivalent to the 100-meter race in track and field, if a chess player plays a good move in a rapid chess match, it will definitely shock people, will make people marvel at the instantaneous reaction of human beings, and feel the charm of Go...

“。。。 And what about this 2-hour time limit game? It is true that this kind of competition is difficult to play, which requires a high degree of unity of skill and energy of the chess players, just like the 400-meter run in athletics, which requires a high degree of unity of speed and endurance. But everyone knows that although the 400-meter run is difficult, in the track and field field, the 400-meter run is definitely not the most popular event. Many people know that the champion of each 100-meter run, a marathon represents a story, and everyone loves this event because of this story. But what about the champions of the 400-meter run, I don't think many people know their names except for those who are real track and field fans... ”

“。。。 I noticed that the pace of Go games is getting faster and shorter, and the name is in line with the times, but I don't think this is actually a good phenomenon, because this approach ignores the characteristics of Go itself, and to be honest, I think this kind of competition is making the charm of Go gradually disappear... ”

“。。。 As far as Gu Dali's win over my game this time is concerned, I admit that the cold move made by Dali is the winning move of this game, but you can imagine that Dali's move can be passed on to future generations? I think it can't, the reason for this is very simple, because this move itself can't stand scrutiny, it can only be used as a topic to defeat Li Xiaoqiang for a while, and it can't be passed on for a lifetime like those classic tricks in the history of Go... ”“。。。 The current phenomenon in the Go world makes it impossible to see a 65-year-old champion like Mr. Hideyuki in the future. Some people say that the game of Go depends on persuasion by strength, and when a player starts to weaken, it is not normal for him not to win the championship. But I would like to say that there are some issues that cannot be looked at that way ... ”

“。。。 As a player gets older, his ability will definitely decline, but his understanding of the game and his understanding of the game will only deepen further. Take Teacher Nie as an example, if you let him participate in the competition now, then he may not be able to win a set. But what about his knowledge of Go? What about the understanding of Go? I don't know what other people think, but I think in some places of Go, Mr. Nie is at least stronger than me Li Xiaoqiang... ”

“。。。 It's just a pity that in today's environment, it's hard for people to perceive their understanding of Go, because they no longer have room to play... ”

Since his debut, it has been rare for Li Xiaoqiang to make such a long speech. With Li Xiaoqiang's current status in the rivers and lakes, many people naturally listened to his words, and they also caused a lot of repercussions. Although there are many people who agree with it, there are naturally many voices that oppose it.

Many people even believe that this is just Li Xiaoqiang looking for an excuse for his failure. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang's remarks cannot change the status quo of the Go world.

After Li Xiaoqiang returned to the capital, Lao Nie deliberately looked for Li Xiaoqiang:

"I said Xiaoqiang, if you make a comment, you will make a comment, I said that you are a person, what are you doing when you take me out to talk about things?"

"This... Teacher Nie, I'm saying good things about you... Hey, what are you staring at me all the time? ”

Nie Whirlwind looked at Li Xiaoqiang with emotion:

I said Xiaoqiang, you grew up watching me, and now I see you standing on the side of our old comrades, speaking for our old comrades, I'm here... I'm really not used to it. At what point did Li Xiaoqiang become an old comrade? ”

Li Xiaoqiang laughed: "Don't make a mistake Nie Lao, I'm just talking for you, but I, Li Xiaoqiang... Now there is no old ... ”

"That's good, then you can prove it to us."

Li Xiaoqiang laughed again: "Yes, don't worry, I will definitely prove it to everyone." ”

Li Xiaoqiang, who wanted to prove that "he is not old", soon found an opportunity. In early November, Li Xiaoqiang defeated Yu Bin with a score of 3-0 and lifted the championship trophy of this year's "LG Cup".

"This year, I finally didn't have two hands empty."

After winning this championship, Li Xiaoqiang sighed like this. Indeed, compared with last year's invincibility, Li Xiaoqiang has not won a World Series championship until this time this year, although this year's World Series is not as many as last year, this contrast is indeed a bit big.

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang's championship did not stir up any waves. First, everyone is accustomed to Li Xiaoqiang winning the championship, and second, Li Xiaoqiang won this time as an 'old comrade' who is older than him." Compared with Li Xiaoqiang's victory, Yu Bin's entry into the final is more eye-catching.

The third and most important point is that in the next month or so, Li Xiaoqiang will participate in the final of the 3rd "World Chess Holy War", which is the most important competition of the year, and it is also the key battle to determine whether the "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty" can continue to continue.

After the end of the "LG Cup" journey, Li Xiaoqiang rushed to Shencheng non-stop, and now in the "World Chess Holy War" challenge right to fight, the contest between Zhang Xu and Li Shishi has entered the final moment. When Li Xiaoqiang won the "LG Cup", the two sides fought 2-2 and were about to have a tiebreaker.

Which of the two young people can reach the highest stage in the world chess arena? This is not only very interesting to Li Xiaoqiang, but also has attracted great attention from the entire Go community. The organizer specially invited Li Xiaoqiang to explain this game of chess.

"Now it seems that Li Shishi's desire to win is a little stronger...

This is how Li Xiaoqiang summarized after the match between Zhang Xu and Li Shishi. In this tiebreaker, the two youngsters played a high-level game. Zhang Xu was once very close to the right to challenge, but in the end...

As Li Xiaoqiang said, Li Shishi showed a strong desire to win, he stubbornly reversed Zhang Xu, his wish came true, Li Shishi did not let his pre-game Haikou become a joke.

After 2 years of lurking, he finally came to Li Xiaoqiang again.

After the opponent in the final was finally clear, Li Xiaoqiang said this in an interview with reporters:

"The current Li Stone should be fully mature. I think his tenacious fighting spirit is secondary, and more importantly, through this tournament I have found that he is playing chess now that it is obviously much more reasonable than before... I have said before that only a reasonable Xiao Li who plays chess is a truly terrible Xiao Li---- and now, such a Li stone has finally appeared. Therefore, for the next nine games, I am ready to fight hard. ”

And after Li Shishi heard Li Xiaoqiang's words, he made the following statement:

"Thank you Li Xiaoqiang for the evaluation of his predecessors, but for me, I don't think any evaluation is meaningful, the only meaningful thing is action... Now, let me prove it with my actions ... ”

Because of Li Xiaoqiang's previous consecutive losses, and because of Li Shishi's maverick, this final was given extraordinary significance by everyone.

The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year. A new round of "battle between the old and the new" in the world chess world is slowly kicking off. (To be continued.) )