At the end of April 88, Li Xiaoqiang came to Japan again. Participate in the 3rd Tournament of the 4th Ring Tournament. Counting this time, Li Xiaoqiang has come to Japan for the third time to participate in the competition.

In this era, Japan can still be regarded as the center of Go in the world. Until the turn of the century, a Chinese chess player suddenly exclaimed:

"I seem to have been to Korea more times this year than I have been to Japan......

Later, the Chinese leopard generation grew up. It is estimated that these young chess players are already relatively new to Japanese Go. They will definitely not care about the latest Japanese chess games, and the opportunity to play in Japan seems to be getting less and less. After China's "Weijia" matures, some of South Korea's top chess players may have more than 20 opportunities to participate in tournaments in China a year. By that time, the center of the World Realm of Go had unknowingly returned to its homeland.

Accompanying Li Xiaoqiang to Japan this time, in addition to Zhang Zhidong, there is also Yu Bin Qiduan, who may be played by the Chinese side. Under everyone's strong request, it is still Coach Luo who leads the team. Due to Li Xiaoqiang's two consecutive wins, there are no too high requirements for results. The Chinese personnel appeared very relaxed. Compared with the Chinese side, the atmosphere on the Japanese side is rather solemn.

The Japanese Go world couldn't figure out why their results in the ring were so poor. In other competitions, Japanese Go scores are still good. In the first Fujitsu Cup, Japanese players accounted for three of the top four. In some other bilateral confrontations, Japanese Go also won more and lost less. Only in the ring, he lost to a Nie Whirlwind in the front, and now another Li Xiaoqiang has come out......

After Li Xiaoqiang arrived in Japan, the "Li Xiaoqiang fever" that had been silent for a period of time heated up again. For Li Xiaoqiang, subvert the growth rate of common sense. The Japanese Go world no longer knows what to say. Li Xiaoqiang's first two games of complete victory with substantial content did bring a lot of shock to the Japanese Go community. By this time, there were fewer people who judged Li Xiaoqiang's character. The Japanese Go world is surprisingly low-key.

"The little wizard on the chessboard has come to Japan again, what kind of magic will he show this time?"

At the "pre-match festival", Mr. Hasunasa Hane's speech was not only polite, but even a little sensual.

"There is no doubt about it. Li Sang is strong, very strong! He was like a man sent by God to play Go. Even though he was only growing up, to be honest, I still didn't have the confidence to beat him. I just feel very lucky to have the opportunity to play against him. Yes, the opportunity to play against a peerless genius is the luck of my life. The only thing I know for sure is that in tomorrow's game, I'll definitely leave everything behind. Devote yourself to the battle Li Sang, please advise! ”

For such a thing, of course, Li Xiaoqiang will not take it to heart. and will not be affected. According to the rules of Japanese Go, the "pre-match festival" must go to the game room. This means "familiar with the venue". When Li Xiaoqiang walked into the game room, he saw a special game scene. I still felt a little unusual.

Since this game of chess is Li Xiaoqiang's white, according to the rules, he should sit on the "upper side" of the chessboard. A chair was set up on the "hands-on side". And where Mr. Hane is supposed to be sitting, there is a traditional Japanese "tatami mat".

"I'm sorry for the rudeness. That's what Mr. Hane asked for......"

The organizer of the competition explained softly to the Chinese staff. Li Xiaoqiang looked at the "tatami mat" quietly, and his expression became solemn. He said solemnly:

"Please convey my respect to Mr. Hane. Xie Lu, thank you for seeing me as a real chess player! Please tell him so that you can live up to his kindness. I'll definitely do my best tomorrow. ”

Seeing such a scene reminded Li Xiaoqiang of an allusion to Japanese Go. It seems a bit wrong to say "allusion" because of this incident. It seems to have happened just two years ago.

Two years ago, Mr. Zhao Zhixun won Japan's "Big Triple Crown" at the same time, and there is a trend of "dominating the rivers and lakes". It's just a pity that a sudden car accident interrupted his progress. When he was in a car accident. It was just before the final of the "Chess Holy War". The schedule of the Japan Chess Tournament cannot be changed. Just when everyone felt sorry for Mr. Zhao and thought that he would definitely abstain. Mr. Zhao stood up tenaciously and said:

"I'm lucky. The car accident didn't hurt my brain, nor did it hurt my chess hand. So I'm not going to give up on the game......"

The rest of the story is well known, Mr. Zhao was covered in plaster cast and sat in a wheelchair to participate in the competition. After that, he lost 2-4 to Kobayashi Koji. handed over his title of "chess master".

In this story, everyone remembers Mr. Zhao's tenacious fighting spirit, and he has earned the title of "fighting spirit". However, in this story, Li Xiaoqiang remembered another detail. This detail is very similar to today's scene.

In Japanese Go competitions, they are used to sitting on tatami mats. And use the "kneeling" method. To be honest, although this way of sitting is prone to produce a lot of "looped legs". However, it is the "Han Rite" of the authentic sect. The most formal "sitting on the ground" of our ancients is this kind of "kneeling and sitting".

Zhao Zhixun's whole body was covered with plaster, and he definitely couldn't "kneel and sit". When everyone "sits on their knees", the chessboard is generally placed relatively short. Now Zhao Zhixun is in a wheelchair, and in order to facilitate him to play chess, the chessboard is adjusted to a higher level. In this way, Kobayashi Koji will not be able to "sit on his knees". In the first three games, Kobayashi Koji also sat in a chair and played chess.

It is conceivable that Kobayashi Koji was in this game. It's always a little awkward in my heart. To be able to become a super-first-class chess player, you must be very proud of your heart. Playing chess with a patient like this, he should have a little bit of a "winning" feeling. In their first three sets, Kobayashi Koji may have been affected by this, falling behind 1-2.

Before the fourth set, Kobayashi said, "I want to play chess by kneeling......"

There is a strange scene in the game room, with a wheelchair on one side of the chessboard and a tatami mat on the other side......

Mr. Kobayashi's intention by doing this is obvious. In the first 3 sets, he will more or less treat Zhao Zhixun as a patient and a weakling. He gave himself psychological hints by doing this, to show his determination:

"In the later games, I will treat you as a normal person and treat you as a real opponent......"

Is that what Mr. Hane means now? I guess so. He played chess in the most formal way in Japan. In fact, it is to give himself psychological hints, and at the same time to show his determination.

In this, Li Xiaoqiang saw the respect of others for himself. So he will express his gratitude.

In Go, the best way to show gratitude is to give your best in the game. This is the consensus of all Go people. A small episode before the game added another atmosphere to the game.

What will happen in this game of chess?

Only 10 minutes had passed since the start of the official match. Zhang Zhidong in the viewing room opened his mouth wide and had a very exaggerated expression:

"This ...... This chess is also played too fast. In less than 10 minutes, the two played nearly 20 chess moves. Is that how these two of them do their best? ”

Yu Bin on the side asked with a smile:

"I said Zhang Da reporter, so what do you say you need to do your best?"

"For such a big game, they should at least be cautious. Tsk, you see the two of them playing chess, it seems that they are fighting each other. Without thinking at all, one is faster than the other. I said, Captain, is this the best you professional chess players are trying to do? ”

"Hehe, it's because it's fast that they mean they attach great importance to this game. It shows that they have made full preparations before the game. This preparation is not only technical, but also psychological. I guess I'm going to be able to see a good show today. ”

"Oh? Why do you say that? ”

"You should know a little bit about Mr. Hasunasa Hane's characteristics, especially his characteristics of playing black."

"The other features are not well understood. It is said that he is particularly fond of playing black chess with a "high Chinese stream". Is that so? By the way, he played a "high Chinese stream" layout in this game of chess. ”

"That's right, Mr. Hane likes to go down to the high Chinese stream. This is well known to many people in the Chinese and Japanese Go circles. In this game of chess, he laid out the high Chinese stream almost without thinking. His meaning is obvious, he just wants to use the layout routine that he is most familiar with and the best at dealing with Xiaoqiang. This is a strategy he developed before the game. He played so quickly, which means that he did not hesitate to implement his pre-match strategy without a trace of wavering. It's a testament to his determination. ”

"Then what does it mean that Xiaoqiang is so fast?"

"Ha Lu Ha, Xiao Qiang also told the opponent unmistakably. I'm prepared for this game. As long as you go down the "high Chinese stream", I will prepare my own countermeasures. The two seem to be competing, but in fact, they are both showing their determination. It's a kind of momentum. ”

"Xiaoqiang's sixth move is rare. Ran to the "star position to hang on the inside" so early, Ha Luha, Xiaoqiang's desire to fight today is very strong. ”

That's right, this step of "hanging on the inside of the star position" is one of the routines to deal with the "high Chinese current". It's just the most intense of all the routines. Such a pattern can easily form a fierce battle. So I would say that today we were able to see a good show. ”

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang pondered. In this game. Li Xiaoqiang still adopted the "scattering" idea that he is more familiar with to deal with the "high Chinese stream", which is also very common in this era. After the two sides quickly laid out a "high Chinese stream" routine, the first divergence point of the game soon arrived.

Li Xiaoqiang's hand slowed down. (To be continued......)