At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the race between Li Xiaoqiang and Kobayashi Koji was almost coming to an end. At present, a total of about 220 chess moves have been played, and there are no officials with more than 3 goals on the chessboard. And Mr. Kobayashi Koji, who is in black, is currently only 1 or 2 goals ahead.

What does it mean that the chessboard is already so small, and yet the difference in the number of meshes is so large?

This actually means: Li Xiaoqiang's game of chess has been won!

Not only the players and reporters in the research room already knew about this result, but the two players also knew it - although this is a 30-second move rapid, it is still easy for top players such as Li Xiaoqiang and Kobayashi Koji to judge the situation in this situation.

Mr. Kobayashi didn't choose to admit defeat, he just wanted to leave a complete chess game.

Sure enough, by this time, the speed of the two sides had increased dramatically, and every move was almost without thinking. After receiving the last junior official, Mr. Kobayashi Koji didn't need the referee to come over to confirm, he asked directly to the people around him:

"Is it a disc 2 mesh?"

The black chessboard has 2 meshes, deducting the 5 and a half meshes that need to be pasted, which means that Li Xiaoqiang won 3 and a half meshes in this game. After receiving an affirmative answer, Mr. Kobayashi Koji bowed to Li Xiaoqiang very formally:

"I played a good game of chess, thanks for the advice!"

In the face of such an attitude of his predecessors, Li Xiaoqiang did not dare to slack off, and he also gave a formal salute:

"I agreed, thank you for your guidance......"

With the victory of this game of chess, Li Xiaoqiang broke into the final of the "Asian Cup" TV rapid chess tournament for the first time, which is for him personally. It should also be regarded as a small breakthrough.

Of course, for the current Li Xiaoqiang, such a small breakthrough is insignificant, and neither he nor others will take such a breakthrough to heart. Today really made Li Xiaoqiang feel satisfied with himself, and really made him feel that there was a breakthrough. That's still what this game is about.

A professional master once said something like this:

"Usually a master plays chess, and if you give someone someone a choice, your strategy is often wrong. Therefore, compared to some wonderful local tesuji, or even some local tricks, it is more important not to let the opponent have room for flexible choices in the game. ”

It must be admitted that there is some truth in this sentence. And Mr. Kobayashi Koji's chess style, his unique "subway flow", is actually the best interpretation of this sentence.

Once he finds an opportunity in the game, once he is rumbled by his "subway stream", many people who play chess with him will feel particularly awkward - because his opponent suddenly discovers: once this is the time. It seems that he has lost the room to turn flexibly, as if he can only helplessly follow his rhythm, and finally he is thrown into the abyss of defeat by him involuntarily.

This is Mr. Kobayashi's chess!

And what about Li Xiaoqiang's chess style? Although more and more people are now evaluating Li Xiaoqiang's chess style has become more comprehensive, no matter how everyone evaluates it, there is one evaluation that has never changed, that is, everyone thinks that Li Xiaoqiang is "fickle".

"XX chess embodies Li Xiaoqiang's flexible and changeable chess style...... "Since Li Xiaoqiang's debut, as long as it is a chess review related to Li Xiaoqiang, such sentences can be seen almost everywhere.

One is a flexible and changeable style. One is the "subway flow" that is good at stifling change. So in a sense, isn't this a bit of a-for-tat flavor in it?

That's why there's a lot of talk after watching today's game.

In today's game, Li Xiaoqiang did not fight "kung fu chess" with Mr. Xiaolin as before, but tried his best to show his strengths. He takes his versatile style to the extreme.

On the other hand, Mr. Kobayashi, although he also tried his best to put the chess game into the track that he is good at, but unfortunately, he does not seem to be able to do it today.

A-for-tat contest. A clash of different styles. There was no big slash and no big kill, and I couldn't see how ingenious Li Xiaoqiang was playing, and this game of chess had been converted many times - it could force Mr. Kobayashi to make many changes. This in itself is a manifestation of Li Xiaoqiang's style prevailing. The overall flow and rhythm have always been firmly in the hands of Li Xiaoqiang.

How powerful a person really is, often only by sitting across from him can he have the best experience. Why did Mr. Kobayashi salute Li Xiao forcibly after the game? This is precisely because he felt Li Xiaoqiang's strength in the game.

He has witnessed the transcendence of a junior chess player!

That's what this game is about

"A Li Xiaoqiang whose skills are becoming more and more sophisticated, a Li Xiaoqiang who is in such a crazy state, can anyone stop him now?"

This is a thought that flashed through many people's minds after the semi-finals of the "Asian Cup". In fact, everyone's thinking is not unreasonable. At least during this "Asian Cup", this idea still seems to be very reliable.

On the second day after the match with Koji Kobayashi, the final of the 9th "Asian Cup" TV rapid chess tournament began.

The race also starts in the afternoon, again around 4 p.m. Everything is so natural, everything seems so natural. When Mr. Wang Licheng stretched out his hand to congratulate Li Xiaoqiang, it marked the birth of the new "Asian Cup" champion. The new "Asian Cup" champion Li Xiaoqiang!

"Xiaoqiang, congratulations! Hahaha......"

When Li Xiaoqiang walked out of the game room, Zhang Da reporter was the first to rush up to congratulate Li Xiaoqiang.

Facing the congratulations of his good friends, Li Xiaoqiang was also in a very happy mood. Although in today's world-class competition, an "Asian Cup" championship may not be a big deal.

But no matter what, this can be called a breakthrough in Li Xiaoqiang's personal career. This is even a breakthrough in Chinese Go. Isn't it?

Li Xiaoqiang's trip to Japan, the competitions he can participate in are all over, and the ending is quite satisfying. But what even Li Xiaoqiang didn't expect was that the story of his trip to Japan was far from over. The story that happened after the game was even more exciting than the game itself.

Just when Li Xiaoqiang was receiving everyone's congratulations in the research room, Yukari Umezawa walked to Li Xiaoqiang's side, looking businesslike:

"Li Sang, congratulations, but please prepare a little and wait for an interview with the TV station."

The "Asian Cup" itself is known as a televised rapid chess tournament. The winner was given a TV interview after the race, which was a natural fit in itself. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning.

Who knew that when Li Xiaoqiang was interviewed, the first question asked by Yukari Umezawa stopped Li Xiaoqiang:

"Li Sang, winning the Asian Cup this time is the 20th championship of your career, how do you feel now?"

Li Xiaoqiang was stunned, he was really stunned this time. The reason why Li Xiaoqiang was stunned was, of course, not a matter of "expressing his feelings". Li Xiaoqiang has won the world championship 4 times, and it is not difficult for Li Xiaoqiang to say a few polite words and express his thoughts after the game.

"20 crowns per individual? I...... Have you won so many championships......" (To be continued.) )

PS: Today is too late to go home, so I can only code a short chapter.