"Otake Volcano erupts, and the chessboard wizard gets lost in Otake's super-first-class feeling......"

"Otake Hero's post-game testimonial: A game of understanding, this will be my life's masterpiece......"

"The entire Japanese chess world breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Mr. Otake for ......"

The top 8 of the 5th "Fujitsu Cup" is over, and in this round, it can basically be described as an upset. Except for Wang Licheng, which is considered normal, the other 3 games are considered unpopular. However, after the game, all the topics and all the focus were basically focused on the game of chess between Li Xiaoqiang and Dazhu Hero.

In particular, the Japanese media has carried overwhelming coverage of this game of chess. The reason for this is that the title of a certain article is the most revealing:

"The whole Japanese chess world breathed a sigh of relief......"

As for the domestic media, apart from expressing "pity", there is nothing else. Indeed, in the world of professional Go, it is impossible to win all the games. For example, to use Zhao Zhixun's standard: if you can play 2 to 1 with a first-class chess player, then you are super first-class.

Otake Hero is a super-notch in his own right, and he played so well in this game that he brought out his strengths to the fullest. Although everyone had high hopes for Li Xiaoqiang before the game, Li Xiaoqiang lost to such a chess player, and everyone had nothing to say.

As for Li Xiaoqiang himself, although he was very depressed when he lost to Dazhu, after so many years, he still has the ability to self-regulate, and he will not regard losing a game of chess as the end of the world. Li Xiaoqiang even thinks that he actually gains something from losing this game of chess, that is, he has a clearer understanding of his weaknesses.

Of course, there is awareness, but how to improve your weaknesses? Li Xiaoqiang couldn't think of any good way for a while. Sometimes hard work alone can't do something like Go, especially after reaching a certain level. It's even harder to go further.

In Ma Xiaofei's words, Cao Yanzi has been tempered by Li Shifo, and it has only risen for half a year for so many years. I'm at my current level. It should also have reached the level before Cao Yanzi's chess. If you want to go up immediately, it seems that it is impossible. Anyway, take your time. As long as it doesn't rise slower than theirs......"

Thinking about this, Li Xiaoqiang's mentality is very correct, knowing that this kind of thing is not in a hurry. He especially knows in his heart that the little "sense of balance" he lacks is a kind of talent, and if he really lacks this kind of thing, he may not be able to cultivate it by relying on acquired training. Now that I know that my weakness cannot be made up for the time being. Li Xiaoqiang did not deliberately force it, but continued to strengthen his strengths according to the previous training methods.

The "Fujitsu Cup" was eliminated, but life went on. As a professional chess player, international competitions are of course the most important, but there are very few international competitions in these years. The "Ying's Cup" top 8 will not start until September. The Toyo Securities Cup is a cross-year tournament, and the first two rounds do not start until the end of the year. Of course, this year there is also an international competition, that is, the first "Zhenro Cup" Three Kingdoms Go Tournament. The time of the competition has been confirmed, and the first stage of the competition will start in October.

So in the next period of time. Li Xiaoqiang focused his attention on the domestic arena and rapid chess tournaments.

"Dabao, why did you come here to me again, have you passed all your classes this semester? That's right. It is said that your Go level is very fast, and you didn't fail me, did you? If you dare to fail the course, then you will not be allowed to come to the chess academy in the future. ”

"Hey, how can a smart person like me fail the course, don't make trouble, help me see if Mr. Jin is there, he cut me last time, and I'm ready to take revenge on him."

"Teacher Jin" in Zhao Dabao's mouth. It is the staff of the chess academy, an amateur strong man in Beijing. Mr. Jin Tongshi, who has entered the top ten of the "Evening Cup". Since his rebirth, what surprised Li Xiaoqiang the most was that Zhao Dabao actually learned to play Go. His current level seems to be good. Although in the case of scoring first, he is still slightly worse than Mr. Jin and them. But if you use the standards on the Internet in later generations, Zhao Dabao is also at the level of 9, which makes Li Xiaoqiang very surprised.

On the first floor of the chess academy, there are two game rooms dedicated to amateurs. After coming to the capital to study at university, Zhao Dabao came to the chess academy very frequently. Because of the fact that the building near the water got the moon first, plus him and Chang Rensheng, Shao Weigang got along quite well. Everyone will play health chess with him when they have nothing to do. Therefore, in the past year, his Go level has increased even more.

Last time Xiong Guotao and Jiang Chenghua came to the capital, they also saw Zhao Dabao. Everyone was also surprised by Zhao Dabao's current level. Xiong Guotao even left a sentence, if there is a chance, I hope Zhao Dabao can represent Ganyuan to participate in the Evening Cup. Therefore, Zhao Dabao is now more energetic, and he comes to the chess academy more frequently.

"Dabao, come on, come on, take advantage of my good mood today, you put three, I will teach you two tricks, if you can pass my 3 sub-level, maybe you can really win one or two games on the "Evening Cup". ”

Faced with Li Xiaoqiang's "warm invitation", Zhao Dabao rolled his eyes:

"Go, go, I'm not interested, you haven't won me with 2 sons, and you still have 3 sons......"

Regarding Zhao Dabao's attitude, Li Xiaoqiang felt normal, and several chess fans next to him were straight after hearing it."

"Can your 2 sons win Li Xiaoqiang? Bragging, it is said that if you play blitz chess, Li Xiaoqiang can beat the top ten of the "Evening Cup" to the ...... of 3 pieces"

"Hey, what am I bragging? I grew up with him, do you know what the odds are when I play backgammon with him? ”

"What's the odds of winning?"

Zhao Dabao proudly stretched out a finger: "One hundred percent!" ”

"Huh?!"

This time it was Li Xiaoqiang's turn to roll his eyes helplessly. Zhao Dabao's concept of stealing is playing well. Li Xiaoqiang did lose to Zhao Dabao for his second son, but he has only played one set so far. Later, no matter how Li Xiaoqiang coerced and lured, Zhao Dabao refused to go down again. Therefore, from this point of view, Zhao Dabao's "100 percent" is not wrong.

Seeing Zhao Dabao's smug appearance, Li Xiaoqiang couldn't demolish him in person. I had to leave one sentence:

"You cow, you cow ......"

In the next 6, 7, and 8 months, Li Xiaoqiang had no time to pay attention to Zhao Dabao. He focused his main energy on the domestic stage. Specifically, it is the three major events of "Chess King Battle", "National Player Battle" and "Celebrity Battle".

At present, these 3 titles are concentrated in Ma Xiaofei's hands, because in the last "celebrity battle" final, Li Xiaoqiang lost to Ma Xiaofei, so Li Xiaoqiang hopes that he can at least win a challenge, so that he can have a chance to take revenge.

It was also during this period that Ma Xiaofei's status as "the first person in the domestic chess world" was obviously unconvincing. Therefore, regarding the battle in the domestic chess world, I don't know who first threw out the concept of a "full champion".

This person regards the domestic "Tianyuan Battle", "Celebrity Battle", "Top Ten Battle", "National Hand Battle", "Chess King Battle" and "National Individual Battle" as the six most important events in China. I think who can win all these 6 championships first, this is the first person in the domestic chess world.

After counting all kinds of data, we found that there is really no so-called "all-crown champion" in China. Among them, the closest to the goal is Ma Xiaofei, the only thing he lacks is the "Top 10" championship. Next is Nie Whirlwind, who is missing the "chess king" and "celebrity". Next is Li Xiaoqiang and Liu Dazhui, Li Xiaoqiang is the "chess king", "national player" and the national individual champion. Liu Dazhui has not won the "top ten", "chess king" and "national player".

Not to mention, because of such a fanning in the newspaper, although everyone didn't say anything verbally, they were secretly fighting. Therefore, in this summer, the competition in the domestic chess world is also extremely fierce.

Among them, the best performer is Li Xiaoqiang.

The first was the "Chess King Battle", and finally Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind entered the final "Challenger Decisive Battle". Next is the "national hand battle", which will be contested by Li Xiaoqiang and Liu Dazhui. The "Celebrity Battle" is a little slower, as the "Celebrity Battle" is a round-robin format. However, in the eight-person round-robin, Li Xiaoqiang is also the best at present, he is temporarily ranked first with a record of 5-0, and Liu Dazhui and Yu Bin are tied for second with 4-1.

In this way, Li Xiaoqiang is expected to get the right to challenge in all three competitions.

is as anxious as Zhang Da reporter, he is already looking forward to Li Xiaoqiang vs Ma Xiaofei's "fifteen chess battles".

The reason why these games are not finished is also because of the international competition.

At the beginning of July, Ma Xiaofei and Liu Dazhui went to Nagoya, Japan to participate in the semifinals of the "Fujitsu Cup".

On the first weekend of August, the final of the 5th Fujitsu Cup was held in Tokyo, Japan. The two sides are Dazhu Hero and Wang Licheng. Ma Xiaofei and Liu Dazhui competed for 3rd and 4th place.

Finally, it was Mr. Otake Hero who held high the championship trophy in the year of knowing the destiny of heaven. Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, after knowing the news, Li Xiaoqiang was silent alone for a long time.

While Li Xiaoqiang is conscientiously fighting in the domestic chess world, the Japanese chess world is not idle. The hero of Otake, who has just won the world championship, has suffered a blow in the face at home.

He was defeated by Kobayashi Koji in the final battle of Japan's "Celebrity Battle", with a score of 1-4.

The ** of the Japanese chess world appeared in the "Ben Yin Fang War", the ambitious Kobayashi Koji was ready to dominate the Japanese chess world, but he failed to do so, he lost 4 games in a row with a 3-0 lead, and was miraculously reversed by Zhao Zhixun.

For a while, "Who is stronger?" The controversy is also raging in the Japanese chess world.

At the beginning of September 1992, Li Xiaoqiang went to Seoul, South Korea. The top 8 of the 2nd "Ying's Cup" will be held here.

Li Xiaoqiang's opponent this time is Zhao Zhixun. (To be continued)