Less than 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. McClymont chose to throw in the box. For such a result, not only did Coach Luo greatly relieved them, but also allowed Li Xiaoqiang to take the lead in breaking into the semi-finals of this year's "Fujitsu Cup"!

As a professional chess player, you can never win too much. Li Xiaoqiang is naturally no exception. So when the game is over. Li Xiaoqiang's tense nerves were relaxed, and he leaned back in his seat. I briefly enjoyed the joy of victory.

Of course, due to the fact that the opponent in this game is quite weak. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang did not seem particularly excited. But no matter what, Li Xiaoqiang still thinks that his victory today is still worth recalling.

Li Xiaoqiang believes that the significance of today's game is to let himself have a little "win" experience.

Before the game, why did Coach Luo feel so uncertain? Coach Luo, who always talks about "this kid plays chess is reassuring", why is he so "uneasy" in today's game?

This is because, in most of the previous games, Li Xiaoqiang only showed his "impact ability". His ability to impact "getting started" reassured Coach Luo. And what about Li Xiaoqiang's ability to "take over"? So to be honest, everyone really hasn't seen it very much. After so many years, Li Xiaoqiang seems to have been "impacting". There are so few games that the most you can do in your pre-match analysis is the adjective "evenly matched".

And when Li Xiaoqiang "won the hand", it seems to be traced back to when he was 11 years old, when he participated in the "Chess Boy's Cup", right?

Therefore, what Coach Luo is worried about is actually worried about this place.

The game of Go is actually the same as many competitive sports. The so-called "barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes" is also universal. From the perspective of the psychology of the game alone, it is normal for the psychological pressure of "getting started" to be greater. If the "lower hand" meets the "upper hand", he will not play chess, and he will be afraid. This is basically impossible in the professional game of Go. If this is the case, then it is basically impossible for this person to become a professional chess player. He would have been eliminated early.

On the contrary, when the "starter" plays against the "starter", he will carry the burden of "wanting to win and being afraid of losing", resulting in the inability to play his normal level. This is not unusual.

Therefore, it can be said that the ability to "win the hand" is actually a necessary quality for a good chess player.

What Li Xiaoqiang is reminiscing about now is actually such an experience. You must know that when Li Xiaoqiang grows up to this stage, although he still has a lot of "hands-on" to impact. But a close game is definitely indispensable, right? It's also not uncommon to take on the occasional challenge of "getting started".

According to Li Xiaoqiang's "good wishes": if his level continues to improve, then in his future career. Dealing with the impact of "starting" will probably become a very important issue, right?

"You Li Shifo is notoriously "afraid of life", as long as you encounter an unfamiliar "start", then the first time you fight, you often can't play your own level. "Killing ripeness" is your forte. And Gu Dali is even worse, he has been the "ancient first round" for several years before gradually overcoming this problem. I want to be a "great genius of Li", I want to learn from your strengths, as for your shortcomings. It's better to stay away from me......"

When Li Xiaoqiang recalled this victory, he was suddenly inexplicably complacent there.

To be honest, when Li Xiaoqiang was thinking about it, he also felt that his complacency was indeed a little inexplicable. Because he "took the hand" today. In fact, it is not typical. This is the first time he and Mr. McClaymont have played each other, yes. But this is not a typical "encounter".

Because by the time this opponent was decided, it had been almost 2 months. Considering the importance of this game. Both sides of the game are sure to be well prepared. But it's okay, through the result of today's game. Li Xiaoqiang thinks his preparation has worked. On the other hand, the opponent, the strategy he used when he played. It seems to fall right into one's own calculations. It may be for this reason that Mr. McClymont's "quick defeat".

Li Xiaoqiang thinks: Mr. McClymont's failure is actually lost in the "calculation of the road" in Go!

The "way calculation" in Go is actually very interesting. Especially about "how many moves can a master count?" ". I believe that more ordinary chess fans are very interested.

For such a question. Professional chess players also have different opinions, each with their own opinions. There is no clear answer. In particular, the answer to specific numbers is mentioned. There don't seem to be many in the Go world.

Among them, Mr. Sakata once had a saying that "30 moves are counted at a glance", and it seems that he is more famous in the professional Go world. This should be regarded as a generally accepted statement in the professional Go community.

The so-called "30 steps at a glance" only refers to the usual circumstances, and does not include some special circumstances. Or maybe that's an average. Because in a game of Go, there are of course moves that need to be counted more than 30 moves, but there are also some "inevitable". For such chess, you only have a certain level of professionalism, just like a conditioned reflex, you don't need to count a single step.

It must be pointed out that "counting deeper" is, of course, important. However, this is not the most important thing, and it cannot be used as a criterion for judging the level of Go. What is more important is the accuracy and correctness of the road calculation. Generally speaking, many people tend to confuse these two concepts. In fact, there is a difference between "accuracy" and "correctness".

In most cases, "precision" is often visible and tangible, and can make people feel more concrete. In this way, the calculation is "deep and accurate", and it seems to have become synonymous with "calculating the road well". This is not the case.

What is really more important should be the "correctness" of the calculation. It's not that easy to do the "right calculation". There are many top players who can't guarantee this. What is involved here is actually a lot of "fuzzy judgment" in Go. Or rather, "the road of false calculation". These are the real headaches for the top players.

For example, Mr. Wu Qingyuan, when he answered the question "How many steps", he said that he generally only counted more than 10 steps, not even more than 20 steps. But no one would think that he is worse than Mr. Sakata, who "counts 30 steps", right?

So where is Mr. Wu strong? In fact, it is strong in his "fuzzy judgment" and his "correctness". He may have been more rational in his thinking and more correct in his judgment at the beginning. In this way, his opponent is even deeper. Then in his opinion. The opponent may have mistaken the direction at the beginning of the journey, or may not have found the most correct direction. No matter how deep it is, it doesn't work.

For example, today's game of chess. Mr. McClymont when facing Li Xiaoqiang. He definitely wants to give full play to his "strengths" and wants to compete with Li Xiaoqiang to "calculate the way". It's a pity that he's in a bit of a hurry. When he was not ready, he was eager to "attack" Li Xiaoqiang.

In this process, you can't say that his calculations are inaccurate, and you can't say that he "doesn't calculate the road deeply". For example, if he calculates 50 moves, if the game is played according to his assumptions, then his judgment cannot be said to be wrong. It's just that when he was just starting out, he didn't find the right path.

Let's take an analogy. Li Xiaoqiang's first 10 moves may be the same as he expected. However, starting from the 11th move, Li Xiaoqiang embarked on another forked path. In this path, Li Xiaoqiang may not need to calculate so deeply, he only needs to calculate 10 more moves to know that he can get a clear advantage. In this way, the 10 moves calculated by Li Xiaoqiang can be abolished by Mr. McClymont. can turn his calculations into so-called "invalid calculations".

So. Often, the deeper the calculation, the faster you die. That's why today's game ended so early. Because his opponent was in a hurry, he played 10 moves later. He just found out about the problem. And the first 10 moves are bad moves for him. He has played so many bad chess games, and he has completely put his chess pieces seriously, and he has no chance to turn around. Well in a competition at this level. His defeat was inevitable.

"Congratulations on making it to the top 4 of the World Series! What a admiration! I've finally learned what it means to be a "wizard on the chessboard." Can I ask you about it? What do you think I need to do to improve my "fuzzy judgment" skills? ”

When the game is over, there are 3 other games in the lobby. Therefore, the two only had a brief review. When Mr. McClymont congratulated Li Xiaoqiang. He even modestly asked Li Xiaoqiang for such a question.

"You're really embarrassed by this question. Because I myself am very deficient in such vague judgments. So it doesn't have much to say. However, for you, I guess you can find a relatively simple and effective method. ”

"Oh? What's the solution? ”

"You can try to find a Chinese wife......"

Li Xiaoqiang smiled and said to Mr. McCrumble:

"You can find a Chinese wife and get used to our oriental thinking a little more. Then I think you should be able to understand your knowledge of Go a little more deeply. ”

"Hahaha, that's a great idea......"

After Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. McCrumble joked, he politely said goodbye to the other party. He returned to the lab to meet up with the members of the national Go team. When Li Xiaoqiang walked on the road, he had a happy expression. I don't know if he won chess? Or because of the joke just now. Because Li Xiaoqiang himself knows that if history had not changed, Mr. McClymont would have really found a Chinese wife. She is a professional 3rd dan female chess player in China. Therefore, from a certain point of view, Mr. McClymont can be regarded as a "Chinese son-in-law".

When Li Xiaoqiang came to the research laboratory, he naturally received heartfelt congratulations from his teammates again. Especially Coach Luo, he was so excited that he didn't know what he wanted to do. I saw him holding Li Xiaoqiang's hand with a flushed face, but he didn't know what to say.

Of course, since the other three races weren't over yet, they didn't have to celebrate for long. Li Xiaoqiang, like the rest of his teammates, began to closely follow the progress of the other three sets. Especially the game of chess between Ma Xiaofei VS Zhao Zhixun. It has become the top priority of Chinese chess players.

In Ma Xiaofei's game, he may have cared too much about the power of Zhao Zhixun's "Drilling Mole". So soon after the opening, he fished a lot of field. However, in the process, many of his moves are not natural enough.

For example, at the beginning of the game, they practiced a "big oblique thousand changes" formula. In the choice of this formula, Ma Xiaofei would rather choose a "slightly loss" change, but also take the lead in grabbing the ground. Moreover, in other parts, Ma Xiaofei also focuses on fishing for the field, while ignoring the overall configuration. When the game reached this point, Ma Xiaofei's strategy was not successful. He's clearly in the middle of a tough battle.

It's clear from this game. At this time, Ma Xiaofei, when facing the Japanese Sixth Super League, he still seemed to lack a little self-confidence. His strategy of targeting the opponent's style of play cannot be said to be clever enough, but it often loses his own characteristics.

At this stage, Ma Xiaofei still hasn't found a way to poke open that layer of "window paper"!

I watched him "break into a piece" and then "make a piece of work". He tried his best to get the ground, but he was never able to take advantage of the real space. Instead, they are caught in a bitter battle everywhere. When the game was played until half past four in the afternoon. Ma Xiaofei's chess is already difficult to play, and he is obviously at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, the atmosphere in the research room seemed a little dull. Everyone was silent, and then set up chess on the chessboard to see if they could help Ma Xiaofei find a way.

At this time, there are also many people's eyes, who will glance at Li Xiaoqiang intentionally or unintentionally. Because everyone realizes that when the next round of the top 4 is played, it is likely that Li Xiaoqiang will be left as a Chinese chess player!

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the second set of the round of 8 ended the match. In the civil war between Japanese chess players. The younger Mr. Wang Licheng defeated Yoshio Ishida Kudan. This marks that Mr. Wang Licheng is also entering his maturity period.

Less than half past five, Ma Xiaofei finally reluctantly conceded defeat. Because at this time, not only did he not take the lead, but Zhao Zhixun's chess was extremely thick, and he couldn't find any chance to turn the tables on the chessboard.

Wait for Ma Xiaofei's game to end. The focus on the field finally focused on Kobayashi Koji VS Seo Bong-so's game of chess. The outcome of this game will also determine whether the Korean player can occupy a place in the top four.

Interestingly, this game will be the last game to end, though. However, there are not many hands on the board. By half past five in the afternoon, both sides had already entered the countdown, and there were still less than 200 moves on the board. Because there was an unexpected life-and-death scene on the chessboard. Mr. Kobayashi's white is chasing a super dragon from black. The scene was exciting. And the life and death of this big dragon will also determine the outcome of the whole game.

In the next step. Although there was a second countdown voice, Mr. Kobayashi's calculations were extremely accurate, and he succeeded in slaying the dragon hard. A hearty victory.

As a result, in this year's "Fujitsu Cup" Professional Go World Championship, all Korean players have stopped in the quarterfinals.

At the moment when this round of competition was over, the focus of the entire arena seemed to have returned to Li Xiaoqiang!

He is the only player among the top four players who entered this tournament who is not affiliated with the Japan Chess Academy!

"The appearance of such a scene reminds me of the well-known "Three British Wars of Lu Bu" that both Japan and China are familiar with. Hehe, maybe my analogy is not appropriate enough, but in order to make the game more exciting, I sincerely wish that Li Sang of your country can play the role of "Little Wenhou" this time......"

When the round is over, in the subsequent draw ceremony. A speech from the representative of the organizer of the competition made Li Xiaoqiang once again attract the attention of the audience.

Is it "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu"? Or is it "Lu Bu Zhan Sanying"?

Li Xiaoqiang took a deep breath, and he stepped up to the front desk, where he would draw his opponent for the next round. At this time, he even glanced at Mr. Kobayashi Koji intentionally or unintentionally.

"Could it be him? ......" (To be continued......)