In the confrontation with young people, Li Xiaoqiang completed the impossible task, and he lowered the world's strongest new talent to 2 as a whole. After the game between the pen and Gu Dali www.biquge.info of course, no one paid attention to how Gu Dali licked his wounds, Li Xiaoqiang was surrounded by reporters, and Li Xiaoqiang was also interviewed by reporters with a smile on his face.

"No, no, in fact, everyone has seen from this game of chess, the strength of the new chess players is very strong, very strong! 2 sons I will definitely let not move.,Today's game of chess,It can be said that I was able to win purely by chance.。。。 ”

In the face of many reporters, Li Xiaoqiang was modestly saying polite words. It should be said that this is also Li Xiaoqiang's sincere words, deep in Li Xiaoqiang's heart, he really thinks that he can't let these young people 2 sons.

But others don't see it that way! Hearing Li Xiaoqiang's polite words, some reporters even complained silently in their hearts:

“。。。 Yes, this last game may have been accidental, but this time it was 10 games, so were all 10 games by chance? And judging from the specific situation of this match, before the game, everyone recognized that the three strongest newcomers of China, Japan and South Korea, Gu Dali, Li Shishi and Yamashita Keigo were all defeated in your hands, two of them were let the first inverted 4 mesh, and one was let the first inverted 2 mesh, is this also accidental? By the way, what else do you say, these new talents are very strong, very strong! What do you Li Xiaoqiang mean? If these newcomers are also "very strong", then aren't you Li Xiaoqiang so strong... ”

Therefore, most reporters were dissatisfied with Li Xiaoqiang's answer and strongly asked Li Xiaoqiang to "say a few more words". Li Xiaoqiang was so entangled that he had no choice but to explain his views on this confrontation from another angle:

"I think the reason for the unexpected result this time is not a testament to how strong I really am. I think that through this competition, another fact should be demonstrated: that is, the development of Go is still at a relatively low level as a whole, and so far, the understanding of Go is still relatively pale, which should be an important reason why I was able to win this time. ”

"Oh?"

Li Xiaoqiang's statement is relatively novel, which has made many reporters interested, especially Zhang Da, who is most familiar with Li Xiaoqiang, and after he understood Li Xiaoqiang's meaning, he simply admired Li Xiaoqiang at this moment, and he felt that Li Xiaoqiang's kung fu had reached the point of perfection.

Li Xiaoqiang's answer is ingenious, first of all, Li Xiaoqiang puts his posture very low, maintaining his positive image of being "modest and cautious" in front of the public. Whether everyone agrees with Li Xiaoqiang's views or not, his positive image is definitely more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people now.

On the other hand, Li Xiaoqiang's answer seems to really explain why you can reduce the number of rookie players to 2 pieces.

Also taking chess as an example, now due to the advent of "Deep Blue", it is difficult for humans to defeat machines in the field of national elephants, but then again, although it is difficult for humans to defeat machines, it is also difficult for machines to defeat humans. For example, if the first master of the human national elephant plays chess with the machine, if he is bent on seeking peace, then it should not be difficult for him to do it, as for the machine wants to make the human a "horse" god horse, it is almost impossible.

Let 2 pieces in Go, and let a "horse" in chess, basically have the same meaning. Why does a phenomenon that is not easy to appear in the field of chess appear from time to time in the field of Go?

This "appears from time to time" is not nonsense, such as Huang Longshi and Xu Xingyou's "Blood and Tears", Dao Ce let "get started" 2 sons, Wu Qingyuan let the profession 6 sections 2 sons, more than ten years ago Zhao Zhixun almost reduced Xiaolin Jueshan Chenghong Wang Licheng to 2 sons, including this time Li Xiaoqiang reduced the "world's strongest new talent" to 2 sons.

One of the most reasonable and accepted explanations is, of course, that the development of Go as a whole is still at a relatively low level. If you agree with this point of view, then this phenomenon is well explained. What if you don't approve? Then you can't do anything, then you can only make all kinds of myths about the winning side.

The reason why this is not easy to happen in the field of chess is because their overall level has developed to a relatively high stage. It's easy for everyone to imagine that since they are all masters, it is naturally difficult for one master to let another master move a horse.

As for the field of Go, if according to Li Xiaoqiang, since everyone is a "low hand", then the game of the low hand is always full of all kinds of accidents, and the phenomenon of "wrong in and wrong out" is naturally understandable, and it is of course normal for any result in the game.

Li Xiaoqiang's answer like this has another advantage, it is not easy to "pull hatred" by answering like this.

diverted everyone's attention, and did not bring "hatred" to himself, and even continued to show his "modest and cautious" side, which is what made reporter Zhang Da admire.

Li Xiaoqiang's words really diverted everyone's attention, and after the end of this competition, the Go world really launched "What is the current level of development of Go?" The vigorous discussion.

In the face of such a big discussion, "modest factions" like Fujisawa Hideyuki, Zhao Zhixun, and Li Xiaoqiang naturally have the upper hand. Although not everyone agrees with their views, such as Nie Xuanfeng and others, at this time, of course, they will not stupidly jump out and contradict Li Xiaoqiang and others.

Of course, this big discussion didn't last long, especially when a reporter threw this question to Li Shifo, and Li Shifo's answer completely diverted everyone's attention:

"Of course! Of course, I very much agree with Li Xiaoqiang's opinion... Facing reporters, Li Shifo, who is usually wooden, rarely said in a joking tone:

“。。。 I've been following Li Xiaoqiang's match with a new chess player for the whole time, and to be honest, I'm completely stunned by his performance. At that time, I thought, against such a strong opponent, is there any chance that I can defeat him? To be honest, just when I felt hopeless, Li Xiaoqiang's words gave me confidence, yes! According to him, since everyone is at a lower level, Li Xiaoqiang is not completely invincible. It's entirely possible for me to "go in and out wrong" and win him once... ”

Everyone laughed when they heard Li Shifo's answer, and everyone remembered at this time: the "eight battles" between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo are about to begin, and a new battle in the world chess world is about to be staged.

This time, Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo met in the "Samsung Cup" and "LC Cup" in a row, and the whole schedule was completely combined.

The final of the "Samsung Cup" is a five-game chess, which is divided into two stages, the first two games will be played in Shencheng, China at the end of October, and the last three games will be completed in Seoul, South Korea in early December. And the trilogy of the semi-finals of the "LG Cup" is exactly sandwiched in the middle.

Although in the last two months of 99, Li Xiaoqiang still has an important game to play, that is, to compete with Cao Yanzi for the championship of the first "Qiu Ju Cup". But compared to influence, compared to attention, it is undoubtedly the duel between "Er Li" that is more eye-catching.

In "Who will stop Li Xiaoqiang?" Under the background, Li Shifo made a comeback this time, especially when he defeated Li Xiaoqiang in this year's "Asian Cup", which made people sigh that "it depends on Li Shifo in the end".

The "Samsung Cup" final, which started earlier, will be the third time that Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo will face each other in the World Series finals. It has been almost 8 years since the two of them faced each other in the final of the World Series for the first time in the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" in '92. 8 years, 3 duels, but each time the nature is different.

When the two fought for the first time, although Li Xiaoqiang already had a world champion in his hands, and Li Shifo had already claimed the hegemony in China, both of them were still in the growth stage after all, and the two were still in the stage of chasing me at that time.

At that time, Li Xiaoqiang could be regarded as the "leader" and Li Shifo as the "chaser".

When the two met for the second time in the World Series finals, the two established themselves in the world chess world with their own circumstances, so that battle was undoubtedly the pinnacle of the world chess at that time, and whoever won that game would establish the supremacy of the world chess world.

But this time, the nature of the game is different.

"Yes, I'm a challenger in this game!"

By the end of October 99, Li Shifo had arrived in Shencheng. On the first day of the competition, when facing questions from reporters, Li Shifo gave his position very clearly:

"Please don't compare me with Li Xiaoqiang, of course he is better than me now. I'm not embarrassed to admit this, because the real achievements are in front of me, and I am really inferior to others now. But... ”

When he said "but", Li Shifo looked at Li Xiaoqiang, and he said to Li Xiaoqiang word by word:

"I admit that I am not as good as you now, but I want to tell you that I have never lost faith in defeating you."

Li Xiaoqiang looked at Li Shifo with a smile, thoughtful.

At the end of October 1999, Shencheng, the first game of the 3rd "Samsung Cup" five-way chess final. It was still another big reporter who accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to the arena.

"This Li Shifo, this time seems to be different, it's rare to be so high-profile. He said there is confidence to win you? Xiaoqiang, where do you think his confidence comes from... Xiaoqiang, Xiaoqiang, what are you doing in a daze? ”

"I just remembered someone."

"Oh? Tell me, who do you think of? ”

"Kobayashi Koji."

"Kobayashi Koji? Do you think of Kobayashi Koji's match with Li Shifo? I said Xiaoqiang, can your thinking not be so wildweight... ”

Li Xiaoqiang interrupted reporter Zhang Da's nagging:

"Do you still remember that allusion to Kobayashi Koji?"

"What allusion?"

"It's the allusion after he achieved hegemony in the Japanese chess world...

Li Xiaoqiang is talking about 10 years, 10 years ago Xiaolin was his most glorious era, "Chess Saint" 8 consecutive hegemony, "Celebrity" 7 consecutive hegemony, "Qi Sheng" 6 consecutive hegemony. Because of Kobayashi's brilliant record and his simple chess style, some people naturally look down on his chess, but whether it is in the face of praise or criticism, Mr. Kobayashi himself is unmoved:

"In my opinion, it's normal for me to get to where I am now, because there may be someone who is more talented than me, but he definitely doesn't love Go more than I do. When they're resting, I'm working on Go, and when they're doing other things, I'm studying Go... So if even I can't get where I am now, it's not normal... ”

After saying this allusion, Li Xiaoqiang said to reporter Zhang Da with a smile:

"I said reporter Zhang Da, don't you think Li Shifo is very similar to Kobayashi Koji in this regard?"

"So what do you mean...

"You should know the source of his confidence by now, and the source of his confidence is out of his obsession with Go and his love for Go."

After listening to Li Xiaoqiang's words, reporter Zhang Da didn't squeak anymore, and he silently accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to the door of the game room. Before preparing to enter the game room, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly smiled at reporter Zhang Da again:

"Correct positioning, stable mentality, Li Shifo is not good at coming this time, but don't worry, he is still not so easy to win me this time, because I Li Xiaoqiang... The love for Go is no less than anyone else's. ”

After saying this, Li Xiaoqiang walked into the game room. In two months, the new century will begin, and a big victory or defeat at the end of the century in the world chess world is about to begin. (To be continued.) )