Because he played his long-awaited "test move" by mistake, this made Li Xiaoqiang, who returned to the Go team, happy. Seeing everyone smiling, the usual words also increased. The so-called people are in good spirits at happy events, and for a while, many people felt that Li Xiaoqiang seemed to be a different person.

What makes Li Xiaoqiang happiest is that after this incident. Zhao Dabao seems to have regained his "worship" of himself. There are not many middle school students in this era who are "cheeky". It's good to dare to show affection for a person of the opposite sex. In Zhao Dabao's view, someone like Li Xiaoqiang who dares to "take action" directly is definitely worth his admiration. Since Zhao Dabao came to the capital for the first time, Li Xiaoqiang also accompanied him to climb the Great Wall once, so that he had a good "hero" addiction.

Since the beginning of July, the Go world seems to be alive again. The date for the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Masaki Takemiya has been finalized. The tournament will take place in mid-September. After knowing the news, Li Xiaoqiang inexplicably increased a little excitement.

"Hehe, something is wrong, something must be wrong with you this time. Tell me honestly, what happened when you went back to your hometown some time ago? ”

It was Zhang Zhidong who asked this, and he had also been in the capital during this time. Of course, he is now staying in the capital as a "chess player". As one of the members of the Shencheng Evening News team, Zhang Zhidong will represent the Shencheng amateur chess players to participate in the first "Evening News Cup".

"Whoever is wrong, I think you are wrong. Well, looking at you like this, I guess the old man has already made a move. What do you think? When can I eat your candy? ”

"Ahem...... You change the subject less, now it's about discussing your business. I'm wondering, isn't it just a date for a competition? Look at what excites you. It's inexplicable, what's so exciting about this. By the way, you seem to be so inexplicably excited all this time this time. What the hell is going on? ”

"I ...... Do I have one? ”

"Of course there is, I don't believe you ask them."

Reporter Zhang Da pointed with his hand, and standing next to him were a group of members of the national youth team led by Yu Bin, the "head of the children's regiment." After listening to Zhang Zhidong's words, Yu Bin and the others nodded frequently. Obviously, they took Zhang Zhidong's words seriously.

"Really...... It's really inexplicable, but I'm excited to be able to play against the best Japanese chess players, can't I? What's so strange about that. By the way, I call this a fighting spirit. You know, fighting spirit...... Laugh? Piglet, what are you laughing at? If you don't learn a little bit, if you don't increase your fighting spirit, how can I compete with Mr. Wu Gong, Liu Er, do you say it's ......?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Our boss is just increasing his fighting spirit. Alas, but your method is too difficult to learn, how many games of chess do we have to play before we can encounter a "rat stealing oil" ah......"

"Haha

Li Xiaoqiang took a closer look and found that Zhao Dabao was also hiding in the crowd and squeezing his eyebrows. I had to glare at him fiercely, and then fled.

There was no way, Li Xiaoqiang had no choice but to flee. That's right, after hearing that he will compete with Masaki Takemiya in September, Li Xiaoqiang is indeed a little more excited. But he couldn't explain it to anyone else. Li Xiaoqiang knew it in his heart. If history does not deviate greatly, at the beginning of September, Mr. Masaki Takemiya will become the first professional Go World Champion. What I encountered in the ring match would be a different martial palace. A martial palace that is really at its peak, this is why Li Xiaoqiang is excited.

"Playing against super-first-class chess players at the peak of this era" has always been one of Li Xiaoqiang's wishes. In this era, including Nie Whirlwind and Cao Yanzi, the world's top chess players. Most of them have distinct characteristics and outstanding personalities. Li Xiaoqiang wants to learn them one by one. Of course, the outcome of the game is very important, if you can appreciate the essence of their chess skills. This is also a wish of Li Xiaoqiang. In his previous life, as a senior chess fan, Li Xiaoqiang was certainly familiar with the stories of these people. Now that I have the opportunity to play with them on an equal footing, and I can really feel their Go with my heart, it will definitely be a special taste.

Li Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that if he fought with Mr. Wu Gong now. You definitely have a little more chance of winning. Anyway, all the pressure is on his side right now. It won't be the same if he wins the World Championship. The Martial Palace at that time was definitely different. With this time buffer, from the perspective of "momentum competition", although he will not be at a disadvantage, he will not take much advantage.

When Li Xiaoqiang came to the capital, his match with Masaki Wugong was, of course, one of the key battles in the chess world. However, everyone's attention was still attracted by the other two World Championships. Of course, the semi-finals of the first Fujitsu Cup attracted the most attention. Nie Whirlwind, who was highly anticipated by Chinese chess fans, was defeated by Mr. Lin Haifeng and missed the final. Li Xiaoqiang and the members of the Go team have been following this game closely. Mr. Lin Haifeng really played a good game of chess. His chess style is actually a bit similar to Nie Whirlwind's, and the overall situation is very good. Relatively speaking, Mr. Lin's tenacity is a little stronger, while Mr. Nie's chess is a little smoother, and it is normal for anyone to win and who loses.

Among Japan's "six supers", Mr. Lin Haifeng was the last to be defeated by a Chinese chess player. This is also related to Mr. Lin's Chinese identity. In the past Sino-Japanese confrontation matches and Sino-Japanese ring matches, Mr. Lin Haifeng generally did not play. In fact, this also makes the current Chinese chess players not very familiar with Mr. Lin's chess. Although everyone will definitely study his chess games. However, there is definitely a big difference between playing music and actual combat.

For some chess players, it seems that it is really impossible to know how good he is just by playing scores, and Mr. Lin Haifeng is such a chess player. Masaki Takemiya said that if you want to really understand Mr. Lin's chess, you must sit opposite him, just playing his chess games, most people will feel "nothing remarkable", and only in the game can you know how good he is.

Their moves tend to look very plain and unpretentious, and in Mr. Sakata's words, "there is not a single good move in the whole game". There's no magic trick, but it's hard to catch his loopholes. This is the characteristic of this type of player. In the early years, Li Shifo once said that what he admired the most was the chess style of Mr. Lin Haifeng and Mr. Nie Xuanfeng.

Strictly speaking, Mr. Lin Haifeng is Li Shifo's senior brother. They're a lot of fun. The chess style of the master and the apprentice is often very different. The chess styles of Master Wu Qingyuan and Mr. Lin Haifeng are completely different. Cao Yanzi and Li Shifo's chess styles also do not see any similarities. When it came to Mr. Lin's apprentice Zhang Xu, he couldn't find any shadow of Mr. Lin Haifeng in chess.

It may seem like it's always changing, but one thing is the same. In the division of Kensaku Segoshi's predecessors, the real emphasis should be on "innovation and change". It's because it's always changing. So although "the people are thin", every name is well-known.

Li Xiaoqiang often jokingly thinks that there is no such thing as a "giant" in the Go world. If there are giants, then their division is the first giants of modern Go. The "Kitani Dojo" created by Mr. Minoru Kitani can only be regarded as the second giant.

In addition to the "Fujitsu Cup", after arduous preparations, the first "Ying's Cup" will be held in August. Compared with the "Fujitsu Cup", the influence of the "Yingshi Cup" in China is much greater. Due to the fact that the number of championship prizes is the highest of any chess game of the era. In addition, the "Yingshi Cup" is basically synchronized with the Olympic Games. Therefore, the "Ying's Cup" has the saying "the Olympic Games in the Go world".

Since the "Ying's Cup" is held by Chinese, there are more Chinese chess players participating in the competition. Since the start of the tournament in July, most of the national team members have devoted themselves to the preparation of the "Ying's Cup". In all fairness, the hope of the Chinese team winning the championship is still pinned on Nie Whirlwind. Although Ma Xiaofei defeated Japan's super-class last year. However, after being reversed by Liu Dazhui in the "Tianyuan War", it seemed a little "greatly injured", and the level stagnated. He is still trying to pierce his own layer of "window paper".

"When will I be able to participate in the World Championships......

Seeing that the members of other national teams looked "hot", it was false to say that Li Xiaoqiang did not have any envy. After the level progressed to this level, Li Xiaoqiang's heart also became bigger. The stage of a ring match can no longer satisfy his desires. Li Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that according to his current level, if he really ran to the World Realm Competition, that would be a soy sauce role. Impact may have. Competing for the title is basically impossible. The most realistic idea now is to try to qualify for the World Championships. Li Xiaoqiang knew that even if he was qualified to participate in the World Realm Competition, it would be very difficult for him. At least it's bigger than South Korea's Lee Seok Fo. Even if his current level is not worse than him. It will be more difficult to qualify than him.

Although the top level of Korean Go is not worse than that of China, their "thickness" is certainly not as good as that of China. If Li Xiaoqiang wants to qualify, he must compete with China's "Five Tigers". In the current Korean Go world, Yoo Chang-hyuk has not fully grown up. Only Cao Yanzi and Seo Bong-su are competitive.

"Now I can only take it one step at a time......

Li Xiaoqiang sighed in his heart. Li Xiaoqiang knew that the level had progressed to the current level, and it would be very difficult to break through in the future. Every small step forward. It can take a lot of effort. Others think they are amazing, but they don't dare to think so. Take his "magical performance" in the ring as an example, in fact, there are many types of examples in the world of chess, and it is not worth making a fuss about at all.

When many players are young, there is usually a period of time when they perform very well. For example, Li Xiaoqiang's next opponent, Masaki Takemiya, when he was in the second paragraph, he entered Japan's "Ten Masterpieces Battle", you must know that their game was not voted for, he was solid in the qualifiers. South Korea's Seo Bong-so is even more powerful, and he won the "celebrity" of South Korea in the second stage. He was still in the early stages of his career when he first entered this competition. It was with a sharp spirit that he pulled down the predecessor of the then South Korean hegemon Cho Nam-cheol. And won the five consecutive hegemony of celebrities. He is known as the "Forever Seo Celebrity" by Korean chess fans.

In later generations, there are also many young chess players who have achieved very good results for a period of time with a sharp spirit. There are just too many such examples. As for the aftermath, everyone's situation is different. Wu Gong and Seo Bong-so are of course good, and there are also many short-lived chess players.

It is because there are all kinds of "cars in front" or "lessons from the back" that Li Xiaoqiang does not dare to relax at all. Li Xiaoqiang is most fortunate that due to his own efforts, he has won a good opportunity for promotion. The so-called "one step behind, one step behind", not only in Go, but also in all walks of life, there are many such examples. His current situation, whether compared with his predecessors or his juniors, is much better in terms of external conditions. For example, Chang Rensheng is now, and he can only compete in some "restricted" competitions now. He was certainly not as tempered as he was in the game. Therefore, for a long time, he can only be in the position of a "chaser".

"From today onwards, I will work hard to qualify for the World Championship!"

Seeing that others were preparing for the World Realm Competition, Li Xiaoqiang had no choice but to "see out of sight and not be upset". Anyway, the improvement of the level of Go cannot be rushed, and it is useless to be anxious. During the "Evening Cup" in progress. Li Xiaoqiang often haunts this amateur arena. Out of a natural sense of closeness, Li Xiaoqiang soon mingled with the "green forest heroes" all over the country.

Before the first "Evening Cup", there were not many amateur Go exchanges across the country. Therefore, this competition is everyone's "battle to find out". At this time, there were actually two "schools" in China's amateur Go world. One is the "academic school", these amateur masters have also received more systematic professional training. The other is the "Teahouse School", which are all amateur masters who came out of the "Teahouse Go". It was only in later generations that this line gradually blurred. It can almost be called "academic".

The important town of the "academic school" is Shencheng, and the leader of the "teahouse school" is, of course, Sichuan. In the previous editions of the "Evening Cup", the individual champions were scattered, but the team champions were the two of them taking turns to sit in the bank.

On this day, Li Xiaoqiang took Zhao Dabao to go to the arena again, and he saw Zhang Zhidong fighting with others. Li Xiaoqiang took a closer look, and it seemed that there was a dispute between the Shencheng chess player and the Sichuan chess player. When reporter Zhang Da saw Li Xiaoqiang coming over, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a savior:

"Hahaha, everyone doesn't have to fight. Didn't you see our Chinese Go genius Li Datian coming over? Let's hear what he has to say......"

Li Xiaoqiang walked towards the place. (To be continued......)