After Li Xiaoqiang left a controversial topic, he slipped away very irresponsibly and continued to do his "Go master dream". According to Li Xiaoqiang's original intention, he believes that the "dispute between ancient and modern" should be a serious topic, and it is also an academic issue. Chinese Go should not follow the Japanese game. Don't wait until it is completely suppressed by the "Korean Wave" later, and wait until Japanese Go is completely behind. At that time, I came to doubt, and only then did I wake up.

Li Xiaoqiang doesn't think that Japanese Go is completely bad, but there are many prejudices in Japanese Go theory, some things are overly devalued, and some things are overly mystified. Doing so obviously doesn't do Go any good. Li Xiaoqiang will not think about promoting his own views in the professional Go circle, he does not have this qualification at all now, not to mention, Chinese Go has studied Japanese Go for decades, many concepts have been deeply rooted, and it is not so easy to change. Comparatively speaking, the amateur Go community is more receptive to new ideas. Such people don't have to be obsessed with winning or losing, but have more thinking about Go. This is also the reason why the "ancient and modern controversy" in later generations was first launched from the amateur Go world.

In this era, the chess players who can participate in the "Evening Cup" are not only amateur masters in various places, but also the disseminators of Go and the popularization workers of Go. In Li Xiaoqiang's view, if he can influence some of the views of this part of the people, then his goal will be achieved.

But it's a pity that when Li Xiaoqiang left, the "big discussion" he imagined did not appear at all. Although everyone has not left yet, although they are still discussing topics related to Go, the topic has obviously gone off track. Sometimes we must admit that no matter how serious "academic discussion" is, it will always be no match for "gossip".

A group of amateur masters still gathered there, but they no longer discussed the "ancient and modern controversy", and after Zhang Da reporter inadvertently got up, everyone started to discuss another issue.

"Ha Lu Ha. I just discovered a secret, so I said, Xiaoqiang usually looks no different from others? Let's talk about it, is the reason why his Go level is so good because he has a particularly good memory? Is this the secret of his strength? ”

After listening to Zhang Zhidong's words, everyone quickly put the "ancient and modern disputes" behind them. Everyone began to "gossip" about Li Xiaoqiang with great interest.

Although it has been 3 years since Li Xiaoqiang was "born", while everyone is paying attention to his growth, they have actually been interested in him as a "person". Not only is the Japanese Go community "studying" Li Xiaoqiang, but in fact, the Chinese Go community has also been "studying" Li Xiaoqiang.

When Li Xiaoqiang is no longer the mysterious boy he once was, his "chess" has nothing to study. Because his chess game is there. In any case, his current level of Go is definitely not as good as the top level of this era, he is just improving a little fast. His Go skills are no longer mysterious, but it is the familiarity with Li Xiaoqiang that makes everyone more interested in another issue. Because there is another interesting question involved in the Go world:

"What kind of person is best suited to play Go."

Compared to some problems in Go skills. Many amateur masters are actually more interested in this issue, because there are many amateur masters who are also grassroots coaches, which involves a "material selection" problem. Especially in later generations, more and more children are learning Go, and the competitive pressure of professional Go is also increasing.

"You tell me the truth. Is my child learning Go a good ......?"

I believe that all grassroots Go coaches should have encountered such a problem. It must be admitted that such a question is difficult and difficult to answer, and it may be related to a child's choice of "life path". It is quite normal for these Go coaches to be interested in this issue.

Of course. In fact, there is no way to answer such a question, and all you can do is to compare it with some ready-made examples. There are examples of success and examples of failure. In the eyes of many grassroots coaches. Like Li Xiaoqiang, it is obviously a "special case". Therefore, when reporter Zhang Da brought up this topic, of course, not many people cared about the "dispute between ancient and modern".

When Li Xiaoqiang just "debuted" 3 years ago. It was completely like appearing in front of the world as a "peerless genius". Of course, even now, there are still most people who believe that Li Xiaoqiang is a great genius. It's funny to say, the ones who really doubt Li Xiaoqiang are really these experts in the Go world.

When everyone didn't know Li Xiaoqiang, no one doubted whether Li Xiaoqiang was a genius or not. What are you kidding, he swept the Japanese amateur Go world at the age of 10, and without professional training, he reached the professional three-dan level, plus the gold medal winner of the "Hua Luogeng Cup". Such a person is not a genius what is.

However, as time goes by, of course, everyone still thinks that Li Xiaoqiang is a great genius, otherwise his Go level would not have improved so quickly. However, everyone faintly feels that Li Xiaoqiang is a genius...... It seems to be different from other "normal" geniuses. Everyone even thinks that a "genius" like him can only be regarded as an "alternative genius".

Go is a kind of intellectual game, so you can play it well. That can certainly be classified as "smart people" as people often say. If Go can reach the professional level, it is basically a "genius" in the ordinary sense. Indeed, the vast majority of professional chess players, at a young age, tend to be able to show intelligence that is a cut above the average person. And to become a top Go player, you can basically call it a genius among geniuses.

Everyone analyzes Li Xiaoqiang's situation. If Li Xiaoqiang is placed in an ordinary school and said that he can become a good student with "excellent character and learning", everyone still believes this. Now if you want to say that he is a great genius who is not born in the world, even Zhang Zhidong, the most determined "little strong fan", does not believe it.

In the opinion of reporter Zhang Da, Li Xiaoqiang's biggest advantage is his insight and maturity, as for other aspects, Li Xiaoqiang is average. Even if it is a little stronger than ordinary people, it is 108,000 miles away from "genius". This is also the most frustrating place for reporter Zhang Da. Indeed, an adult in his 20s who finds that he is not as good as a child in terms of "knowledge" will be depressed for anyone. But the problem is that a person is "mature". Was it useful for him to improve his Go skills? I'm afraid it's useless. On the contrary, "maturity" should be detrimental to Go. The more mature a person is, the more distracting thoughts there will be in his mind, which should be detrimental to the practice of Go.

Of course, it seems that Li Xiaoqiang can also find some reasons for his "success". For example, his love for Go, his obsession with Go. He has good analytical and summarizing skills, well, he seems to have good observation skills, and he is often able to find other people's loopholes. Of course, as Fujisawa Hideyuki's old god stick said. He also has the temperament of the so-called "first-class winner and loser" and so on. But these things are "external causes" after all. And not "internal causes". Relying on these things alone, it seems that it is impossible to go very far on the road of Go no matter what.

Reporter Zhang Da couldn't figure it out anyway. If he wants to say that he is indeed inferior to a "peerless genius", then he will accept his fate. A peerless genius is not a mortal after all, his "knowledge" is not as good as a "prodigy", so there is nothing to say, and he can always balance a little bit in his heart. It's not too embarrassing to say it.

A group of amateur masters analyzed Li Xiaoqiang in its entirety. found that in addition to his unexpectedly high level of Go, as for other aspects, Li Xiaoqiang is really average. Now, Zhang Zhidong finally found a "different" thing about Li Xiaoqiang. In order to balance yourself a little. He must take it out and share it with everyone.

"It wasn't until today that I found out that Xiaoqiang's memory ability is so strong. How many games do you think he has in his head? Tsk, that's amazing, look at it. He just showed his hand casually today, and he had a lot of chess games from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad......"

Reporter Zhang Da was dancing and intoxicated, as if he had really discovered some great secret. Others out of politeness. also casually perfunctory two sentences. Indeed, others are also big connoisseurs. Li Xiaoqiang can "handy" those few games of chess, and he can indeed think that his memory ability is beyond ordinary people. But the problem is. Is memory useful for playing Go? There must be a role, but at the professional level, the more important thing should be "creativity".

Everyone analyzed and analyzed, but they still couldn't find the reason why Li Xiaoqiang was "strong". ，

"I don't think we need to look for it today. But that's okay, we'll be able to keep looking for it tomorrow. Hehe, I said reporter Zhang, you can't be like you tomorrow afternoon. You must play your best level to let us know where Xiaoqiang is strong. ”

"Haha

When everyone was ready to "break up", Wang Linyi patted Zhang Zhidong's shoulder affectionately, showing a "goodwill" smile. Thinking that he would have to accept Li Xiaoqiang's "guidance" tomorrow, Zhang Zhidong's face finally collapsed.

On the afternoon of the second day, the first China Professional VS Amateur Top 10 Tournament finally began. This is the first time that such a tournament has been held in Japan, so it has attracted a lot of attention.

Of the 10 games, two of the most watched were the games. The first set was the one between Nie Whirlwind and the winner of the "Evening News Cup". Everyone wants to see how much the gap between China's strongest amateur and China's strongest professional is. The second set, of course, was Li Xiaoqiang VS Zhang Zhidong sitting on the 8th platform.

When the game started, the number of people who had been crowded to the side to watch the two games was about the same. But only half an hour later, no one even watched the first game. Almost everyone was crammed into front of the 8th table. The people watching the battle stood three layers inside and three layers outside, and they couldn't squeeze in at all.

The organizers of the competition smiled so hard that they couldn't even close their mouths:

"Ha Luha, this chess is interesting, interesting...... Since this game of chess is so popular, I think it is better to choose this game of chess to be explained. If Xiaoqiang wins this game, it can be called a reappearance of the famous game. ”

On one side of the chessboard, Zhang Da's face was a little pale. At this moment, he felt that Li Xiaoqiang was a little unfriendly. But he couldn't care about it that much now, he was thinking nervously. Because he knew that if he lost this chess, then his face would be a little big.

Zhao Dabao was very close, because he sat next to Li Xiaoqiang from the beginning. Zhao Dabao now has an amateur level of 3 or more, and he can also be called an amateur master. At this time, even Zhao Dabao's face showed a smile.

What's really going on on the chessboard? (To be continued......)