In the top 8 of the 7th "Fujitsu Cup", Li Xiaoqiang defeated Masao Kato and took the lead in entering the top 4.

After the news of Mr. Kato's admission of defeat was confirmed, the atmosphere of the entire Chinese Chess Academy was relaxed. Of course, this statement seems to be a bit inaccurate, because judging from the progress of this game of chess, before the start of the game, everyone may still be a little nervous, and when the game really starts, everyone seems to have not been nervous at all when everyone is studying this game in the viewing room.

After this game, in the largest research room of the chess academy, many national players still did not disperse. While paying attention to the progress of the other three games, everyone also expressed their feelings about this game of chess, and they looked like they were still unsatisfied.

"After a long time, the tension at the beginning was all artificial. Let's see, Xiaoqiang is not nervous, he is not nervous from beginning to end. This is the real master, there is no imaginary big move, and he doesn't even see any fierce scenes, Ren Xiaoqiang is so simple, he just got Kato done it so easily. Tsk, that's amazing! Xiaoqiang, this guy is really terrible now! If you just look at this game of chess, it feels like the two are not on the same level. ”

It was Liu Da Hammer who said this, as China's "Heavenly Killer", Liu Da Hammer is naturally very familiar with Japan's "executioners", how to say it? Idols may not be talked about yet, but Masao Kato has always been the target of Liu Dazhui's pursuit. In fact, since Liu Dazhui's debut, it is like a "draft template" in the NBA, and the "template" that everyone sets for Liu Dazhui is actually Mr. Masao Kato. And Liu Dazhui himself has never hidden his love for Mr. Kato's chess style.

Other than that, what about Li Xiaoqiang? In fact, even now, Liu Dazhui is one of Li Xiaoqiang's main opponents in China. Let's not mention that in the first few years of Li Xiaoqiang's debut, Liu Dazhui almost became Li Xiaoqiang's bitter hand. Even in the last year or two, when Nie Whirlwind gradually drifted away, he began to not take domestic chess battles seriously. And Ma Xiaofei occupies most of the titles in China, so in various domestic qualifiers or "this competition". Li Xiaoqiang and Liu Dazhui have to fight many times a year.

It is precisely because he knows both sides of the game very well that Liu Dazhui will feel deeply today.

It seems to be an ordinary game, but the changes hidden behind the chessboard can't hide from experts like Liu Dazhui. Liu Dazhui clearly saw that Mr. Kato's entire game of chess was completely suppressed by Li Xiaoqiang. At the beginning of the prelude, the two sides were about the same, but after entering the middle game, Li Xiaoqiang made Mr. Kato's expertise completely unable to play. It can't be said that Mr. Kato's play is bad, but this kind of suppression is all-round, whether it is the rigor of the chess or the depth of the calculation. and the grasp of key timing, etc., just from this game of chess, Mr. Kato seems to be lagging behind Li Xiaoqiang in an all-round way.

Thinking of the previous game, Li Xiaoqiang seems to be so plain and bland, and Kobayashi Koji is off the horse, which makes people even more emotional. You must know that compared with Li Xiaoqiang's "whimsy", Li Xiaoqiang's way of winning chess is even more shocking to professional chess players. Since it is called "kung fu chess", Li Xiaoqiang has been able to win the super-first-class in this way, what does this mean? This shows that Li Xiaoqiang's "kung fu" has reached a new level.

"I watched Xiaoqiang's game of chess. I have a strong feeling that our main opponent in the future is likely to become Korean. The current Japanese Go may really be in decline. Let's talk about it. Are we now surpassing Japan? ”

Silent! There was a brief silence in the research room.

If Liu Dazhui sighed just now, everyone's attention was still focused on the specific game of chess, but when Ma Xiaofei threw out such a sentence without a head, this sentence caused everyone to think deeply.

Oh, yes. In today's top 8 battle, although there is only this game of confrontation between China and Japan, it is only today's game of chess. But it is like a portrayal, like the current portrayal of Chinese Go and Japanese Go.

Of course, this game is only an individual case, and it may not explain much. But looking at the essence through the phenomenon, judging from the situation of this game of chess, can it be considered that the current Chinese Go has officially surpassed the Japanese Go?

Once upon a time, Japanese Go was the target of Chinese Go learning and catching up, and this catch-up has been catching up for decades. In the process, everyone cheered for every iconic victory. The Chinese chess player defeated the Japanese Jiudan for the first time, and the Chinese chess player defeated the Japanese super-class for the first time. These steps have made Chinese Go cheer.

For example, the ring competition, which has a special significance for Chinese Go, is actually a landmark event. The significance of the ring match is like the most frequently quoted comment in the media back then: Nie Whirlwind's victory in the ring match marks that the height of Chinese Go has reached the level of Japanese Go.

Yes, the meaning of the ring match is here, if it is said that in that era, the thickness of Chinese Go may still be inferior, but the height has caught up.

So what now? Now that it has been 10 years since the establishment of the tournament, it can now be said: has Chinese Go surpassed Japanese Go?

Ma Xiaofei's words caused everyone to think deeply. Indeed, perhaps everyone has not paid attention, or perhaps inadvertently, the decline of Japanese Go has become more and more obvious. The "six supers" may still be profound, but they are getting old after all. Their current best chess players, Kobayashi Koji and Zhao Zhixun, who are also the youngest in the "Six Super Leagues", are now no longer confused.

What's more, even if it is the two of them, the two of them have not yet made peace in Li Xiaoqiang's hands......

The contrast between Chinese Go and Japanese Go is very similar to today's game of chess: Mr. Kato, who is aging, can no longer stop Li Xiaoqiang rising like the rising sun.

In the research room, everyone's chat continues. Nie Whirlwind waved his hand very imposingly:

"It's not easy to say this kind of big talk if you say it completely more now, but one thing is certain, when it comes to Xiaoqiang's generation, when Chang Rensheng and them also grow up, our transcendence is inevitable. I think at that point, they shouldn't be our opponents. I feel a little bit of emotion now, Xiao Qiang's insight in Go is stronger than all of us, I remember that a long time ago, Xiao Qiang attached extraordinary importance to Korean Go, but at that time we were a little disapproving. Now it turns out that Xiaoqiang still has a vision, and our main opponent in the future is likely to really become Korean. ”

Of course, Nie Whirlwind wouldn't know. Li Xiaoqiang's so-called "insight" is just the prophetic foreknowledge of a reborn, if Li Xiaoqiang is also in this room, then he will definitely blush.

Where is Li Xiaoqiang now? Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Kato just reviewed the plate, and the two were chatting with the help of Yukari Umezawa:

"Mr. Kato, compared to the victory or defeat of a game of chess, what Japan needs most now in Go may be a new "Kitani Dojo". ”

"Wooden Valley Dojo?"

"That's right, it's the Kitani Dojo that trained chess players like you......"

Mr. Masao Kato was thoughtful.

As if to confirm what everyone just said, 6 p.m. The other 3 games end in succession. The second set ended with Dazhu Hero VS Yoo Chang Hyuk, Dazhu Hero failed to resist Liu Chang Hyuk's offensive, and he lost the second set. Immediately afterwards, Cao Yanzi and Zhao Zhixun started a fierce official fight, probably due to Li Shifo's tempering, Cao Yanzi's official level seemed to be higher, and he defeated Zhao Zhixun again to break into the top 4.

At this point, the advantage that the Japanese players had accumulated in the previous rounds disappeared in an instant. Fortunately, in the last set, Mr. Lin Haifeng's "two waists" thwarted the brute force of South Korea's "field commander" Seo Bong-so. Secured the last semi-final spot for Japan.

However, in the face of 1 win and 3 defeats. The Japanese team was clearly not happy. In the top 8, it was still a situation of "China and South Korea jointly resisting Japan". In the semifinals, it has become "Sino-Japanese joint resistance to South Korea". Such a situation has occurred many times in the last year or two.

"The top four are very interesting. 4 players, 4 world champions......"

In the lottery ceremony that night, when everyone saw such a top 4 combination, there was a lot of discussion for a while. It will produce the first "triple crown" in the world chess world. Or add another "double champion". Everyone is waiting to see.

Li Xiaoqiang walked to the front desk, and when he unfolded the small note in his hand, his eyes fell on Liu Changhe.

It's Yoo Chang-hyuk. Li Xiaoqiang's opponent in the semifinals is defending champion Liu Changhyuk.

"Xiaoqiang, I suspect now that there is definitely something wrong with this guy of yours. Hehe, don't you lose if you don't meet Cao Yanzi? I didn't reach the semi-finals, so it seems that you have already calculated that you will at least make it to the final. You give me an honest explanation, why can you be so accurate. ”

"I said, Commander, don't talk about it. Coincidentally, it's all a coincidence......"

After the draw ceremony, the group of members of the national youth team decided to go for supper. On such an occasion, it is natural that the "head of the children's group" Yu Bin is indispensable. At the same time that Yu Bin was joking with Li Xiaoqiang. The other group of people were muttering, too.

While counting the number of people who were supper, Liu Qing said mysteriously to reporter Zhang Da:

Now it seems that the competition between "childhood sweethearts" and "common language" seems to be childhood sweethearts who have the upper hand, Zhang Da reporter, you see, there are childhood sweethearts, Xiaoqiang didn't invite the common language just now. ”

Reporter Zhang Da glared:

"What do you know about this little kid? Today, a group of Japanese chess players are here, especially Umezawa's master, so it is naturally inconvenient for Umezawa to go on such an occasion. Got it? ”

"No, no, when we came out just now, I also paid special attention to the expression of the common language, and I found that she was not only not unhappy, but seemed to be in a very happy mood, why do you say this?"

"Stupid, why do you think Xiaoqiang is playing chess so hard today? He's just creating an opportunity for a common language. Counting up, Xiaoqiang's win today is really profitable, a game of chess creates 2 opportunities, do you say that the common language can be happy? ”

"2 chances? What do you mean? ”

Reporter Zhang Da said proudly: "You don't understand, right?" In the semifinals next month, Xiaoqiang is going to Japan, is this a chance? Isn't the chance of being alone better than having a late-night snack? And even if you lose in the middle of the game, you have to go to the competition next month to decide the 3rd and 4th places, you calculate it like this, can the mood of the common language be unpleasant? ”

"......" (To be continued......)

PS: During a short-term business trip, the codeword is completely slag. But let's try to be as much as possible.