"I know how to win a game of chess with an advantage, and this secret will be revealed to the world after I turn 60."

Who can say such awesome things? Of course, it is Kobayashi Koji, and it can only be Kobayashi Koji.

However, with Li Xiaoqiang's understanding of Kobayashi Koji, he believes that according to Kobayashi's character, this should not be Kobayashi's original words. Such a sentence should have been "processed" by a Japanese reporter.

Nevertheless, this does not affect the widespread circulation of this sentence in the Go community, nor does it affect everyone's belief in this sentence. The reason for this is very simple: because of this sentence, the description of Xiaolin is too accurate.

"You can win a game of chess with an advantage!"

This seems to be a very ordinary sentence, and this is a sentence that does not seem to be a big deal. Anyone who really knows how to do it knows that in Go, it is actually very difficult to really do this. And Mr. Kobayashi Koji, he is undoubtedly the most outstanding leader in this area.

It can be said that why Kobayashi Koji has been able to stand tall in the world chess world for more than ten years? Why was he able to establish his own "Kobayashi Dynasty" in the Japanese chess world? This sentence almost sums it up.

Li Xiaoqiang and Kobayashi Koji met in the semifinals of this "Asian Cup", which will be the fourth meeting between the two. Compared to other super-notch players, the number of such encounters is not much. For example, the number of fights between Li Xiaoqiang and Cao Yanzi or Zhao Zhixun and others far exceeds that of Xiaolin.

Li Xiaoqiang believes that there are two main reasons for this situation: the first reason is, of course, the so-called "fate" problem - the vast majority of international competitions are single-elimination systems, and if the draw always fails to draw a piece, then of course no one can do anything.

What about the second reason? That is, Kobayashi pays more attention to domestic games in Japan than other super-notch chess players.

Especially in the past few years, the situation of the "Fujitsu Cup" was better, and since this was a tournament hosted by Japan, Kobayashi was not absent much. However, when it came to the "Toyo Securities Cup" or the Tri-Country Tournament, due to the schedule conflict. Kobayashi is busy defending his domestic title, and he is often not seen in these games.

But now, several big titles in Kobayashi's hands have been stripped away. "Crownless and light", he began to be active in the international arena. For example, a few days ago, he just defeated Li Shifo and broke into the final of the "Fujitsu Cup".

Therefore, in the semi-finals of this "Asian Cup", Kobayashi Koji met Li Xiaoqiang, who is currently the most popular in the international arena, and this game still attracted great attention from everyone.

The tournament starts at 2 p.m. Japan time. Shortly after the start of the competition, Li Shifo appeared in the on-site research room accompanied by a reporter from South Korea's Park. Seeing Li Shifo's figure, everyone felt a little surprised, because so far, in this "Asian Cup", South Korean chess players have been wiped out. Reporter Zhang Da went up to greet Li Shifo:

"Stone Buddha, why are you here? When are you going to return home......

Because of his participation in China's "Wai Jia", the relationship between reporter Zhang Da and Li Shifo is also very familiar. And because of the presence of reporter Park and others, there is no barrier to communication.

"We booked a plane ticket for tomorrow, so I came here this afternoon to study."

"And who are you going to support this afternoon?"

"Needless to say, of course I support Mr. Kobayashi with a clear banner."

"Oh? Why, didn't you lose a game to Mr. Kobayashi a few days ago, Xiaoqiang is also your teammate, so you don't want him to avenge you? ”

"The problem is that it appears on that game of chess...... "Although Li Shifo is a wooden person, he is not a real wood after all, and sometimes he will joke:

“…… Because of that game of chess. I was so despised by him that I came this afternoon to see if there was any chance of going back. So now, I am Mr. Kobayashi's staunchest supporter. ”

"I see, that's ......," reporter Zhang laughed.

For Li Xiaoqiang's "contempt" for Li Shifo. Reporter Zhang Da still knows. This time, everyone came to Japan to participate in the "Asian Cup", and since the "Fujitsu Cup" semi-finals had just ended, it was natural that everyone would talk about that game when they chatted. Reporter Zhang Da remembered that during the "Eve Sacrifice", Li Xiaoqiang made a joke with Li Shifo:

"So you've been reversed sometimes......"

That's right. In the semifinals of the "Fujitsu Cup", Li Shifo was defeated by Kobayashi Koji. There is no need to discuss the specific technical issues inside, just rely on the point of "reversing Li Shifo". It's actually not easy. There are few people in the world chess world today who can do it, but Mr. Kobayashi Koji can do it, and this is not the first time he has reversed Li Shifo.

Kobayashi Koji, who can "win the advantageous chess", and Kobayashi Koji, who can also "reverse Li Shifo". What does this mean? This means that Kobayashi Koji is still maintaining a very high level of competition.

Now many people say that the current professional game of Go has entered the "era of decisive games in the second half of the game". Regarding this statement, Li Xiaoqiang still agrees to a certain extent. For example, Li Xiaoqiang believes that if it is a comparison of the realm, the understanding and knowledge of Go, the current self may not be able to compare with Nie Whirlwind or Dazhu Hero and others.

But what if you play a real game of chess with them? Now they should be less likely to defeat themselves. Because of their energy and physical strength, they can no longer support them to defeat themselves in this "era of decisive games in the second half of the game".

But Kobayashi Koji is different now, although he is no longer the hegemon of the Japanese chess world, on the surface, he seems to have slipped from the top. But the real situation is not like this, as long as he still maintains a super second half of the game, then his combat effectiveness cannot be ignored by anyone.

Today's game can attract so much attention, and the main reason why Li Shifo will come over to watch this game should be here.

"It is said that Li Xiaoqiang has the most ways to play chess, but I want to see what kind of method he will use to play this game of chess today."

After the start of the game, Li Shifo said such a sentence with great interest. And this sentence has also been recognized by the vast majority of chess players in the laboratory. Li Xiaoqiang's comprehensiveness and Li Xiaoqiang's many ways to play chess have been recognized by the world chess community. Especially in last year's "True Dew Cup", Li Xiaoqiang gave full play to his own characteristics. In 4 games, he played 4 different ways to win, and the game was exciting. It can be regarded as the pinnacle of Li Xiaoqiang's "many methods".

But another interesting thing is that Li Xiaoqiang seems to have a lot of ways to deal with others, but as long as he meets Kobayashi Koji - although the two have only played 3 games of chess before, the content of these 3 games seems to be the same.

In these 3 games of chess, without exception, they are all "kung fu chess" competitions!

To put it mildly, the time span of these three games is actually relatively large, and the earliest game was in the semi-finals of the "Fujitsu Cup" in 1991. It's also a shame that this is Li Xiaoqiang's game, so there are still people who remember this rule.

In the research room, South Korea's Park reporter asked Zhang Da:

"Mr. Zhang, why do you think Li Xiaoqiang did this?"

To be honest, this question from reporter Park is actually difficult to answer. It's just 3 games of chess, where is there so much why? However, reporter Zhang Da is reporter Zhang Da after all, and he is the most familiar with Li Xiaoqiang. After thinking for a while, reporter Zhang Da replied like this:

"I remember Xiaoqiang once told me that in the Go world, there are some chess players who are considered "benchmark" figures, such as in the Japanese chess world back then, Mr. Norio Kudo was considered the benchmark of the nine dans, and what about Mr. Kobayashi Koji. Li Xiaoqiang believes that he can be called a benchmark for super-first-class chess players. I think Xiaoqiang always uses the same method to play chess with Mr. Kobayashi, and there should be this reason in it. I don't know if you've noticed, although Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Kobayashi haven't played many times, those 3 games of chess are very representative. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a 3-game chess game that witnessed Li Xiaoqiang's growth. ”

Reporter Park was speechless after listening, he carefully recalled the three games of chess that Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Kobayashi Koji had played, and felt that Zhang Da's words were still a little reasonable.

The first time Li Xiaoqiang played against Kobayashi Koji, it was in the "Fujitsu Cup" in 91. In that competition, Li Xiaoqiang finally won the championship. It can be said that it is precisely because Li Xiaoqiang has crossed the mountain of Kobayashi Koji. It proves that Li Xiaoqiang already had the strength to compete with super-first-class chess players at that time.

For the second time a few years later, Li Xiaoqiang defeated Kobayashi Koji again with a game of "kung fu chess". This time the situation is already different from the first time.

Li Xiaoqiang's victory in that game marked that Li Xiaoqiang's "skills" had improved at that time. In terms of "skill" alone, he was enough to compete with any chess player at the time.

Li Xiaoqiang defeated Kobayashi Koji twice, bringing Li Xiaoqiang 2 world championships. Even the game of chess he lost to Kobayashi Koji can be regarded as a landmark event in Li Xiaoqiang's personal career.

It was precisely because of his loss to Kobayashi Koji in the semifinals of the "Fujitsu Cup" in 95 that Li Xiaoqiang fell into a slump for more than a year, right?

"Li Sang has really been ambitious since he was a child, it turns out that he has regarded Mr. Kobayashi as a benchmark since he was so young. The previous 3 games of chess can indeed be considered to be 3 games that witnessed Li Xiaoqiang's growth. And what about today's game of chess? What kind of game will it be today? ……”

In the research room, when everyone recalled the history of the war between Li Xiaoqiang and Kobayashi Koji, many people were emotional, and at the same time, they were also discussing.

But among them, there is one person who is different from the others. This person is, of course, Yukari Umezawa. Although she is also reminiscing and sighing, the things she recalls are obviously different from others.

The most unforgettable thing happened between her and Li Xiaoqiang, isn't it also after Li Xiaoqiang lost to Kobayashi Koji......

Although Yukari Umezawa recalls things differently from others, she has one thought that is the same as others:

"Xiaoqiang, what kind of game will this game be for you today......"

The process of the "Asian Cup" was very fast, and at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the people in the research room were talking again, and everyone sighed again.

Because at this point in the game, the game seems to be decided.

In today's game of chess, Li Xiaoqiang doesn't seem to have a "kung fu chess" competition with Mr. Kobayashi again.

However, today's game of chess still seems to be able to be regarded as "a game that witnesses Li Xiaoqiang's growth".

At 4:10, Li Shifo sighed in the research room:

"Alas, it seems that there is no chance to despise going back today." (To be continued.) )