"It seems that there are no Koreans in the top 4 this time."

After the match with Mr. Wang Licheng, Li Xiaoqiang came to the research room and began to watch several other competitions. In fact, in the 4 games of the top 8 battles, Li Xiaoqiang's game was not the first to end. In the early days, Ma Xiaofei defeated Mr. Lin Haifeng relatively smoothly, and also killed the top 4 strongly.

Therefore, in the current research room, everyone is watching the other two sets of Japan-South Korea matchups. With the victory of Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei, Chinese chess players occupy half of the country in the semi-finals, and the prospect of winning the championship is promising, and the situation is very good.

In fact, at this time, Ma Xiaofei also appeared in the research room. But I don't know if it's intentional or unintentional, he and Li Xiaoqiang didn't get together. Nie Whirlwind didn't come today, and the chess players and reporters in the research room naturally divided into two piles, one with Li Xiaoqiang as the center, and the chessboard in front of him was Liu Changhe's chess against Zhao Zhixun. And the other group is naturally led by Ma Xiaofei, who is mainly studying Kobayashi Koji VS Cao Yanzi.

Compared with the two games that have already ended, these two games are actually the focus of this round. As early as the draw results for the top 8 matches, everyone thought that the two Chinese players had a better chance of winning. Therefore, everyone is not surprised by the victory of Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei. The other two games of Japan and South Korea can be said to be able to determine the trend of this "Fujitsu Cup". Therefore, for these two games of chess, everyone still pays more attention.

When Li Xiaoqiang finished the game, it was a little more than half past four in the afternoon, and when he and Mr. Wang Licheng came to the research room again, the time was already more than 5 o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, although the other two sets of matches have not yet been played, they are almost over. Judging from the current situation, the two Japanese players still have a clear upper hand, if not surprising. South Korean chess players will be wiped out in this round.

"Lao Cao's trouble-stirring skills are not ordinary, and he can still have so many clues in that situation. However, Kobayashi once suffered a big loss at his hands. So this time, Kobayashi can't set foot on the same river twice, right? ”

Reporter Zhang Da shuttled on both sides, and he brought the intelligence of the game of chess. Hearing what reporter Zhang Da said, the chess players present all smiled knowingly.

In terms of age, Xiao Lin is about the same as Lao Cao, but Mr. Xiao Lin learned chess late, and when Zhao Zhixun entered the Mugu Dojo at the age of 6, Xiao Lin, who was 4 years older than him, could not play him. At that time, Cao Yanzi was also learning chess in Japan, and his Go talent was unanimously praised by the Japanese Go community at that time. Cao Yanzi who was still in the lower stages. He is targeting people like Masao Kato, who is a few years older than him. There is no handover with Kobayashi Koji.

Later, both of them became the hegemons of chess in their respective countries, but the two did not play each other much. The most famous match between the two was, of course, a set in the first "Ying's Cup", where Cao Yanzi performed his classic "turnaround" to defeat Kobayashi. And that game of chess has now become a model for describing the "flipping technique".

Listening to the meaning of reporter Zhang Da, it is estimated that today's process is similar to that game of chess, Xiao Lin took the lead in front, and then Lao Cao started to stir up, as for whether the stirring up can be successful. The results are not yet available.

"Xiao Lin's chess, that's not so easy to stir up, he is notoriously stable in chess. And as reporter Zhang said, Xiaolin has already been fooled once. If Lao Cao succeeds again this time, it will be too unreasonable. ”

Li Xiaoqiang paid attention to the chess players sitting around him, especially those who were a generation older than him. Most of them are optimistic that Kobayashi can win. Indeed, despite the fact that Kobayashi Koji has never won a world championship until now, his performance in international competitions can be said to be completely inconsistent with his strength. But in the early years. It can be said that he is the biggest target of Chinese chess players, and his "subway flow" style has also had a great impact on many Chinese chess players. Even Zhou Xiaoyang, who is the "Little Leopard Generation", said that he played a lot of Kobayashi Koji's chess games when he was a child. This shows the influence of Mr. Kobayashi Koji.

"That game of chess now depends on whether Xiao Lin can resist Lao Cao's disturbance. So what about this plate? What's going on here? ”

Everyone finished talking about the game between Kobayashi Koji and Cao Yanzi. Attention is again focused on the game in front of him.

"This game of chess Liu Changhyuk actually has no chance for a long time. The reason why he hasn't conceded defeat so far, I guess he's more adjusting his mood. ”

"Oh? So the Koreans were wiped out, right? There are no Koreans in the top 4, which is rare in recent years, and the momentum of Korean Go has finally been suppressed this time. ”

"Yes, this time Korean Go has finally been beaten back to its original form......"

Li Xiaoqiang listened to the discussions around him, and he always had a feeling of being out of place. Li Xiaoqiang is a reborn person, and in his subconscious, he will naturally regard Korean Go as the number one rival. However, thinking carefully about the reactions of the people around him, Li Xiaoqiang felt that it was normal.

The inertia of human thinking is very strong, and Japanese Go has been strong for decades, and many Chinese chess players, especially those who are a little older, naturally maintain enough awe for the "six supers" and others.

As for Korean Go, it's like when I was a chess fan in my last life. Cao Yanzi won the first "Ying's Cup" and felt that it was just an accident. Korean Go broke out in '93 and felt that they could only be regarded as nouveau riche, and this situation may not last long. It wasn't until they later went all the way that they slowly changed their preconceived notions.

But in this world, it is true that Cao Yanzi still won the first "Ying's Cup", and it is true that Korean Go has a tendency to explode since the previous year, but their momentum of this outbreak now seems to have been significantly contained. Especially since last year, the "Toyo Securities Cup" has Cao Yanzi entered the top 4 alone, and in this year's "Fujitsu Cup", it is likely that Korean chess players will not be seen in the semi-finals. Except for one champion of the Three Kingdoms Tournament, South Korea's Go results in the past year have not been able to win at all. Therefore, it is no wonder that others have the saying of "fighting back to the original shape".

Of course, this idea of "returning to the original form" is just everyone's simple emotion, not rational thinking. If you want to analyze it rationally, you don't need to look at anything else, just look at the age structure of the top chess players in China, Japan and South Korea, and you can see that the future battle for world chess hegemony will definitely be between China and South Korea.

Everyone can see that the pattern of the entire world chess scene is undergoing drastic changes. To put it mildly: "The old order has been broken, and the new pattern has not yet been formed......"

"What position can you occupy in this new order......

For a while, Li Xiaoqiang had a lot of thoughts.

"Xiaoqiang, what are you thinking? I really don't understand you, you can be distracted by watching chess. Okay, okay, don't be in a daze, the game is all over. You should go and recuperate right away, and there will be a draw for the semi-finals in the evening. ”

Reporter Zhang Da patted Li Xiaoqiang on the shoulder and interrupted his thoughts.

"Oh."

The results of the top 8 were basically in line with the expectations of the laboratory. In the face of Cao Yanzi's "turnaround", Kobayashi Koji did not let him succeed this time, and in the end he used his "subway flow" to firmly control the situation and keep Cao Yanzi out of the top 4. Liu Changhe vs. Zhao Zhixun In this game, although Liu Changhe stubbornly resisted to the end, he had no choice but to admit defeat in the end.

In this way, the semi-finals of this "Fujitsu Cup" have formed a standard Sino-Japanese showdown. Kobayashi Koji plus Zhao Zhixun, this is already the strongest combination in the Japanese chess world for many years. And Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei are naturally the strongest chess players in the current Chinese chess world.

Needle tip to wheat mang! Undoubtedly, this can be seen as the strongest confrontation between China and Japan Go. A month later, the semi-finals of the "Fujitsu Cup" must be a big drama that everyone is looking forward to.

After all the games, Li Xiaoqiang took a brief break and immediately participated in the semi-final draw ceremony that night. With such a top 4 lineup, there is naturally nothing to say about the draw process. However, at the lottery ceremony that night, Li Xiaoqiang still became the focus of attention. Because whether it is Kobayashi Koji or Zhao Zhixun, although they have not fought Li Xiaoqiang many times, so far, they have not won against Li Xiaoqiang once.

The two chess players representing the highest level of the current Japanese chess scene have not even opened a Hu in the hands of Li Xiaoqiang. In the lottery ceremony, when everyone recalled Li Xiaoqiang's record, many people felt strange.

The lottery process was very simple, and when Kobayashi Koji unfolded the small note in his hand, he set his eyes on Li Xiaoqiang. Then, in a flash of light, the two held hands together.

Mr. Kobayashi Koji! Li Xiaoqiang's opponent in the semifinals is Mr. Koji Kobayashi!

This is the third time the two have played each other, and the second time the two have met in the semi-finals of the World Series. Four years ago, it was also the "Fujitsu Cup", and Li Xiaoqiang defeated Mr. Koji Kobayashi in the semi-finals, thus reaching the top of the world for the first time.

At that time, Li Xiaoqiang was still participating in the World Series for the first time. Four years later, Li Xiaoqiang has now grown into a well-known super chess player. He is now the only "Triple Crown" in the world chess world, and he is the next generation of the king of the world chess world that everyone is unanimously optimistic about. Jack bauer

What kind of sparks can he collide with Kobayashi Koji's showdown this time?

Such thoughts flashed through the minds of many people. But you don't have time to think about it. Because compared with the semi-finals of the "Fujitsu Cup", there is a more significant, more influential, and potentially more topical game waiting for Li Xiaoqiang.

In early June 1995, three days after the end of the "Fujitsu Cup" top 8 match, Li Xiaoqiang went to Shencheng. The last two matches of the 6th Toyo Securities Cup Final will soon be played here.

The final battle of this big victory and defeat is coming. (To be continued.) )