"The battle for the baton handover? Haha, the name is good. ”

South Korea, Seoul, when Nie Whirlwind saw Li Xiaoqiang, he laughed: "Originally, this semi-final against Xiaoqiang, I was just going to have fun, but when I heard everyone's incitement, I was really embarrassed to go down casually." I wondered how I had to make this handover ceremony a little more beautiful. ”

Listening to Lao Nie's words, Li Xiaoqiang could only smile bitterly, and he turned his head to complain to reporter Zhang Da:

"It's you people who are fooling around, now you see, I was waiting for Teacher Nie to release the water, but now there must be no hope."

Reporter Zhang Da didn't answer this stubble, he said with a hippie smile: "Li Tiezui, it turns out that you are also afraid of it......"

Since the Three Kingdoms Tournament has ended, reporter Zhang Da likes to talk about "Li Tiezui" very much. For no other reason, the prediction for the last 3 matches of the Three Kingdoms Tournament ...... Li Xiaoqiang didn't guess a game.

The first two games have passed, and when it comes to the last game, when Masaki Takemiya and Cao Yanzi compete for the final championship. Reporter Zhang Da is also called Li Xiaoqiang's prediction. Li Xiaoqiang relied on his "historical experience", and he took it for granted that Masaki Takemiya could win. The end result can be ...... But it was Li Xiaoqiang who was slapped in the face again.

In the face of the situation of Dayou, Mr. Wu Gong let go of countless opportunities to make a final decision, and finally lost to Cao Yanzi like a ghost. It also allowed the Korean team to win the "Jinro Cup" for the second year in a row.

In fact, when he was watching the battle at that time, seeing that Mr. Wu Gong was retreating step by step, Li Xiaoqiang kept muttering. Because he suddenly remembered that in real history, Wu Gong and Cao Yanzi played each other more than 10 times in official matches, and although the record was one-sided, Cao Yanzi also won 2 sets, and one of them. It seems to have happened at a certain Three Kingdoms Tournament.

Of course, for the specific details, Li Xiaoqiang can't remember it so clearly. It was only when he saw their game on the spot that Li Xiaoqiang remembered that it wouldn't be this game, right? If this was the case, then I wouldn't have predicted it like that. It's just that the final result is a pity, which gives reporter Zhang Da the opportunity to laugh at Li Xiaoqiang.

After the Three Kingdoms Tournament ended, Li Xiaoqiang did not leave Shencheng immediately, he stayed there for two days to do a short rest, and then flew directly from Shencheng to Seoul with Ma Xiaofei, Zhang Da and others. And Nie Whirlwind set off from the capital, accompanied by Team Leader Hua and Translator Li from the Foreign Affairs Department of the Chess Academy. Now everyone has just met in Seoul.

Now that everyone has just converged, Nie Whirlwind doesn't mention anything else. immediately mentioned the "baton handover", which made Li Xiaoqiang a little surprised. It's only been a few days, I didn't expect this matter to be so uproarious.

The so-called "baton handover battle" is, of course, a new term that has just been coined by the media. So far, although Ma Xiaofei has gradually matured, and although Li Xiaoqiang has sprung up, there is a fact that everyone cannot deny, when it comes to the representative of Chinese Go, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind. It's still a whirlwind.

In other words, the "baton" of Chinese Go is still in Nie Whirlwind's hands.

Since it is a "baton", there must always be a time to hand over the baton. It's a coincidence. Just when explaining the battle between Ma Xiaofei VS Masaki Takemiya, Li Xiaoqiang accidentally "represented" Chinese Go on TV once, and it was at this juncture that his three-way chess with Nie Whirlwind was about to come. Therefore, there are people like Zhang Da who do good things. Define this race as a "baton handover battle".

Of course, when the term was coined, there was nothing wrong with it. Including Nie Whirlwind. When someone asked him how he felt about "handing over the baton", Nie Whirlwind laughed and didn't care, he said that "handing over the baton" was a matter of time, and he was very relieved to hand over the "baton" of Chinese Go to Li Xiaoqiang. In the end, he also pretended to be mysterious, saying that he would have something special for this competition, and promised not to disappoint everyone or anything.

The result can be imagined, and when everyone listens to what Nie Whirlwind said, they are naturally full of expectations for this semi-final. What was supposed to be an ordinary civil war actually stole a lot of limelight from another semi-final.

"Teacher Nie, what special things have you prepared for me......" This information was known to Li Xiaoqiang in China, and after he met Nie Whirlwind in Seoul, seeing that Nie Whirlwind took the initiative to mention this topic, Li Xiaoqiang couldn't help but ask.

Nie Whirlwind refused to say, he looked like he was going to carry out the mystery to the end:

"Well, you'll know when you get to the game, but Xiaoqiang, you should be ready, don't be surprised when the time comes."

"Okay, I'll be ready to see how you can surprise me......"

Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind talked and laughed. After the members of the Chinese delegation converged, the overall atmosphere was relatively relaxed. After all, the situation of the Chinese team in this "Toyo Securities Cup" is quite good, and there is no reason or need to be so nervous. Everyone first talked about the topic of "handing over the baton", and then talked about the just-concluded Three Kingdoms Tournament, and sighed together that Li Xiaoqiang was right a few days ago, the number of rapid chess tournaments in China is indeed small, and we will strengthen training in this area in the future.

After chatting about this, everyone's topic finally entered the semi-finals of the upcoming "Toyo Securities Cup". Nie Whirlwind glanced at Ma Xiaofei:

"Ma Xiao, how are you doing now?"

Hearing Nie Whirlwind ask about Ma Xiaofei's situation, the others were silent. Indeed, no matter how many gimmicks everyone creates for the "Battle of Nie Lee". But everyone knows that the importance of the "Battle of Nie Li" is still not as important as the "Battle of Ma Cao". This duel between Ma Xiaofei and Cao Yanzi is the real focus, and it is also the focus of everyone's attention.

The two had never fought each other before. But judging from the Three Kingdoms Tournament that just ended. The performance of the two is in strong contrast. Ma Xiaofei has not made an inch, but what about Cao Yanzi? Although it was difficult for him to win, he still won the final trophy for the Korean team. It can be said that in that final decisive battle, Cao Yanzi's style of general was fully displayed. Therefore, under this strong contrast, it is no wonder that everyone is worried about Ma Xiaofei.

In the face of Nie Whirlwind's concern, Ma Xiaofei did not answer positively, he was talking about him left and right. Although he looked relaxed on the surface, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was under a lot of pressure.

"I really don't know what's there to worry about, isn't that obvious? This time, Mr. Ma will definitely win......"

In the end, it was Li Xiaoqiang who jumped out to be a magic stick. When everyone looked at him, Li Xiaoqiang smiled at Ma Xiaofei and said:

"Teacher Ma, don't forget, this time Cao Yanzi vs. Wu Gong, his kind of chess can be overturned, then his character should be almost defeated, I think this should be a good thing for you."

"Hahahaha......"

Although it is still the old-fashioned "character theory", Li Xiaoqiang knows in his heart that if the "character theory" is ineffective for others, it will be effective for Ma Xiaofei. Because among all the top masters, Ma Xiaofei is the most superstitious one. He also likes to use this method to adjust his psychology. In such a way, Li Xiaoqiang originally learned it from Ma Xiaofei.

Sure enough, after listening to Li Xiaoqiang's words, Ma Xiaofei looked a lot relaxed, although his words were still not much, but he also began to talk and laugh with everyone. Team Leader Hua even quietly gave Li Xiaoqiang a thumbs up:

"High."

After the Chinese delegation gathered, everyone immediately began to prepare for the upcoming competition. Because in this year's "Toyo Securities Cup", there are 3 Chinese chess players who have entered the top 4, it seems that Cao Yanzi has formed a trend of encirclement and suppression. Therefore, the South Korean media before the game was generally low-key. Although "Cao Guoshou is still trustworthy", such remarks can still be seen in the newspapers. However, there are still very few reports that directly shout that "Korean chess players will win the championship".

There is no other reason, because no matter Cao Yanzi faces any opponent, he doesn't seem to have any advantage. He and Ma Xiaofei had never played chess before, and it was a typical encounter, so there was no advantage. Even if some people think that Cao Yanzi's international results are better, don't forget that Ma Xiaofei is also the title king of Chinese chess. According to the current status of Chinese Go in the world chess world, Ma Xiaofei is also a heavyweight in the world chess world no matter what. As a result, the advantages of both sides are offset in this regard.

As for Nie Whirlwind and Li Xiaoqiang, not to mention, the last time everyone fought each other, it ended in Cao Yanzi's defeat. And it was the final of the World Series, so even the arrogant Korean media did not dare to say that Cao Yanzi had an advantage in front of these two. In "The Eve Festival", Cao Yanzi herself is also relatively low-key. He didn't make any other big words other than saying that he would "try to play every game well".

Therefore, in such an atmosphere, on the second day of Li Xiaoqiang and others arriving in South Korea, the semi-finals of the 6th "Toyo Securities Cup" were played at the Korean Chess Academy.

In the trilogy of chess, the atmosphere of the first game will not be so tense. This time, both sets were played in the same playing room. I don't know what's going on this time, Nie Whirlwind has frequently taken long exams in the prelude stage, which is very rare in the previous games between him and Li Xiaoqiang. Because of his frequent long exams, Li Xiaoqiang often has the opportunity to get up and watch another game.

On the other hand, among all professional chess players, Ma Xiaofei is famous for his likes to get up and walk around during competitions. Therefore, there was a spectacle in the game room, Li Xiaoqiang often ran to the opposite side of Cao Yanzi, and Ma Xiaofei often ran to the opposite side of Nie Whirlwind. People who don't know the situation think that they have mistaken their opponents.

The morning game was calm, there was nothing to say on the board, both games looked relatively dull, and everyone's moves were mediocre.

The game resumed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and at less than 2 o'clock, Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind played more than 60 chess moves. At this time, Nie Whirlwind, who was holding black, made a move. This move made Li Xiaoqiang stunned.

Li Xiaoqiang couldn't help but glance up at Nie Whirlwind:

Is this the "special thing" you have for me? It's unexpected......"

Li Xiaoqiang began to check, and he began to analyze Nie Whirlwind's intentions.

Before the analysis was clear, Li Xiaoqiang already knew that from now on, he might not have time to wander back and forth. (To be continued.) )