"Ten times and ten times, the competition between Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei stretched from the domestic arena to the final stage of the World Series."

"Li Xiaoqiang is conquering the world, but Ma Xiaofei is ready to prove himself by defeating Li Xiaoqiang......"

"It is the first time that a Chinese chess player will meet in a world competition, can this year's "Toyo Securities Cup" final become Li Xiaoqiang's battle for the gods......

After the semi-finals of the 6th "Toyo Securities Cup", the Chinese media was jubilant. In real history, this tournament is the first time that China has won the world championship of Go. Li Xiaoqiang's feelings as a chess fan back then: It's not easy, after eight years of anti-Japanese war, Chinese Go is finally open.

In this life, of course, the feeling is completely different. There are the first 4 world champions as the foundation, and the next championship means that the number of championships won by Chinese Go will surpass that of Japan and South Korea in one fell swoop. To be one step ahead of the championship and runner-up can only be said to be a good feeling, and it is no wonder that Chinese chess fans cheered.

"Mr. Ma's defeat of Cao Yanzi this time is not accidental, and it is not an unpopularity. He has this strength in his own right. Since Mr. Ma defeated Mr. Kobayashi in the Sino-Japanese celebrity competition a few years ago, Mr. Ma has been the top chess player in the world. To be honest, compared with his performance this time, I feel strange about Mr. Ma's previous international competition results. He's a typical ...... this time."

When the Chinese delegation first returned to China, they were surrounded by media reporters before they could leave the airport. When the microphone was raised to Li Xiaoqiang's mouth, because Ma Xiaofei's defeat of Cao Yanzi was the focus of this semi-final, Li Xiaoqiang naturally touted Ma Xiaofei first. As for the matter of winning Nie Whirlwind, it is best to let Nie Whirlwind say it himself, Li Xiaoqiang himself did not mention a word.

After the emotion of the semi-finals is over, the reporter will naturally mention the prospect of the finals. Since the final is a civil war between Chinese chess players, Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei were more low-key and polite than one when they were interviewed.

"Mr. Ma is very strong, you can check the historical record of my fight against him. It's been so many years. I've never taken advantage of him. In my mind, Mr. Ma has always been one of the most difficult chess players to deal with. So for this final, I don't have any confidence at all......"

"Xiaoqiang is the only triple crown champion in the world chess world. I don't even think it's an exaggeration to say that he's the number one player in the world chess at the moment. And me? This is my first time in a World Series final, and I can only be counted as a rookie on the stage of the World Series final. As you know, the World Series and the domestic competition are different, and there is a big difference between the two. Even if I used to win a few more games, it didn't mean anything at all. Therefore, my attitude this time is very clear, and I will have an attitude of learning......"

Both of them made statements that were standard road goods. But that doesn't seem to stop everyone's enthusiasm for this final. And not only the Chinese media. Even the Japanese and South Korean media have made multi-faceted and in-depth detailed reports on the upcoming "Ma-Li Showdown".

Although this five-way final will not be played until May. Events held in South Korea, like some competitions in China, often have a tendency to change their schedules. By that time, even the new "Fujitsu Cup" had already started. However, during the period from the Spring Festival to the finals of the "Toyo Securities Cup", Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei still have five games to play, that is, the new "Tianyuan War" finals in China. Before participating in the Three Kingdoms Tournament, Li Xiaoqiang had already won the right to challenge the "Tianyuan War". Therefore, in the next few months, a new round of "Ma Li Shiban" will become the highlight of the Chinese Go community and even the entire world chess world.

In fact, since 93 years, the domestic chess world has often staged the title battle of Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei. So far, it is Ma Xiaofei who has the upper hand slightly. This time, the battle between the two extends to the international arena, so everyone is ready to watch with great interest to see what the outcome of the competition between the two will be in the international arena.

Generally at this time, there are always various "data emperors". The most active moment of the "Prediction Emperor". Various analysis, commentary, and forecast articles have been published, and various statements are also varied. It's dazzling to watch. But overall, since this is a civil war between Chinese chess players, there is less of that obvious tendency. Everyone's comments and predictions are still relatively objective.

For example, reporter Zhang Da, when he was still in South Korea, wrote a prediction article for the first time. As the most staunch "Xiaoqiang fan", although in his article, the meaning of "cautiously optimistic" Li Xiaoqiang is still clearly visible. But even reporter Zhang Da wrote in the article:

“…… Li Xiaoqiang is of course very strong, but now it is obvious that Ma Xiaofei's chess skills have fully matured, and it can be said that he has now entered his peak, so in the face of such a Ma Xiaofei, even Li Xiaoqiang cannot easily win. So in my opinion, this is probably the hardest final to predict......"

Ma Xiaofei at his peak!

After returning to the chess academy, Li Xiaoqiang looked through various reports in his dormitory. As a reborn, Li Xiaoqiang certainly knows the weight of it. To say that the current Ma Xiaofei is at his peak, of course, this statement will not be wrong. Because in real history, Ma Xiaofei won two world championships in a row in this year, thus classifying this year as the "Ma Xiaofei Year" in the world chess world. But Li Xiaoqiang knows better that Ma Xiaofei's peak is not only this year, this year is only his best performance, if this year is only regarded as Ma Xiaofei's peak, it is just a layman's opinion. Strictly speaking, from 95 to around 2000, Ma Xiaofei should be regarded as at his peak. Except for Li Shifo alone, Ma Xiaofei rarely meets opponents in the entire world chess world.

But...... But why can't he get off Li Shifo?

Because he has always had this matter in his heart, he really wants to know how Ma Xiaofei is worse than Li Shifo? Therefore, for the final of the "Toyo Securities Cup", Li Xiaoqiang is actually more concerned than anyone else, he wants to figure out this problem, and at the same time wants to find his position through this competition.

"In a daze again, in a daze there. Lin Mengyu, sometimes I really want to sympathize with you, if you have to face this stupid goose every day in the future, I really don't know if you will go crazy......"

When Li Xiaoqiang was in a daze just now, he was not the only one in the dormitory. The Spring Festival is approaching, and now Zhao Dabao, Lin Mengyu and Liao Qiong are here, and everyone is discussing whether to go back to their hometown for the New Year. Seeing that Li Xiaoqiang was habitually distracted again, the spicy Liao Qiong was the first to express his dissatisfaction.

"It's such a stupid goose, and someone is robbing it......" Zhao Dabao on the side added a knife.

Lin Mengyu ignored the two of them, she glanced at Li Xiaoqiang, and said in a consultative tone:

"Why, can't you go home this time?"

Li Xiaoqiang smiled bitterly: "I want to...... You see, there are activities since the third day of the Lunar New Year, although the activities can be pushed in a way, but there are competitions from the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the competition is always impossible to push. So I really can't go home for the New Year this year. ”

Speaking of the competition, Zhao Dabao next to him was envious: "Tsk, it's worth participating in such a competition, and participating in such a competition is simply a money-sharing conference." As long as Chubby participates in such competitions more than twice a year, I see that the house will soon be settled. ”

Lin Mengyu will graduate soon, and Li Xiaoqiang is ready to buy a house in the capital. That's what everyone in this room knows. The competition that Li Xiaoqiang will participate in on the 5th day of the new year is not a regular competition. It was a small invitational tournament, and there were only four chess players who participated: Chen Chaoyue, Nie Whirlwind, Ma Xiaofei and Li Xiaoqiang. In the past few years, as the overall results of Chinese Go have become better and better, there have been more and more small invitational tournaments like this. And these 4 candidates are almost the "standard" of this era.

It's certainly quite easy to participate in a competition like this, and there is no pressure at all. More often than not, it's like a show. Of course, these tournaments tend to be very lucrative, and due to the small number of entrants, the prize money for participating in such tournaments is often higher than for regular title fights. Therefore, it is called the "penny contest" by many chess fans.

After listening to Zhao Dabao's ridicule, Li Xiaoqiang also smiled and agreed: "Of course, no one is qualified to participate in such a competition." Since I won't be allowed to go home for the New Year, then I have to take care of it even more, and I always have to get a big red envelope......"

"Xiaoqiang, someone is looking for you."

Just when everyone was laughing, Li Xiaoqiang's words were interrupted by others.

"Who?"

Li Xiaoqiang looked back, but it was his uncle Hu Yi who walked in. (To be continued.) )