In the 4th game of the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" finals, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo continued

When the game was only going on until about 2:30 p.m., in the research room, both Chinese and Korean players thought that the current situation should be difficult for black. In other words, the vast majority of chess players now judge that Li Xiaoqiang has gained an advantage. Considering that Li Xiaoqiang's performance has been very stable since the last match, he has shown excellent competitive form this time. And judging from Li Xiaoqiang's consistent performance, he is rarely "reversed" by others. Therefore, in the impression of many people, as long as Li Xiaoqiang gains an advantage, he is very good at transforming the "advantage" on the chessboard into a "winning situation".

In the viewing room, when the Japanese reporter Yamada understood the conclusions of all aspects of the study, he smiled and said to reporter Zhang Da:

Now it seems that Li Shifo seems to have been forced into a desperate situation by Li Xiaoqiang. It's very interesting to say that Li Shifo can now dominate the Korean chess world, which is actually an incredible thing in the eyes of many people. Although since previous years, everyone thought that both of them were extremely talented Go geniuses. For example, Mr. Xiuxing, he has always compared the two of them together. But to be honest, the strength of Li Xiaoqiang in your country, I have known about it for a long time. And what about Li Shifo's power? He didn't really impress me. I really hope he can put on a good show in the future and let me see what makes him unique. ”

Because in the entire viewing room, Yamada reporters belong to the kind of "nothing to do with themselves, hanging high". He doesn't have his own position on the final victory, and it doesn't matter who wins or loses. He just had a "good show" mentality to cover the final. That's why he said things like that.

"Hahaha, Mr. Xiuxing's vision, that is naturally quite unique. He said that Li Shifo is very strong, so Li Shifo must have his own uniqueness. For example, today's game of chess. There are so many masters in the research room that they can't think of a good way. Maybe he can, maybe Li Shifo really came up with some good way to ......"

Reporter Zhang Da said in his mouth, "Li Shifo may be able to come up with a good way to deal with it", but in fact, he didn't believe it at all. Now reporter Zhang Da even thinks that it is necessary for him to consider the issue of sending articles to China.

That's right, writing that Li Xiaoqiang has won the championship of the "Toyo Securities Cup" has now begun to brew in the mind of reporter Zhang Da. This went on until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. When the game was close to 100 moves, when Li Shifo had just dropped the next move on the chessboard, when this move was transmitted to the research room. It soon caused a commotion in the research room. But when everyone carefully studies this move, when everyone tastes the wonderful taste of this move. It seems that reporter Zhang Da's plan to "write a report in advance" will have to be postponed.

It must be pointed out that when everyone just saw Li Shifo's move. Everyone's first reaction was not admiration, but more astonishment. At this moment. There are even many people who think that the game is misremembered.

"This ...... What does this move mean? It can't be a game mistake, right? At such a critical juncture, how could black make a move and be idle? If such a move is a good move, if this move is a game-breaking method for black, then isn't this move a modern version of the "idle hand"? ”

Yes, just now. Li Shifo made a very strange move. He was at a critical juncture in the mid-game. He took the next step to "stand all the way". On the surface, the meaning of his move is very simple, he has made the only piece of black that is not alive. Of course, the reason why everyone questioned this move at first. It's because it looks so strange. First of all, the value of this move is very small, only 2 moves. Not to mention that it is still in the mid-game stage, even if it is placed in the official stage. This is also a very small step. Assuming that the value is only small, it seems that this move is still a back move. After black makes this move, no matter how you look at it. White can be left alone in this place.

But it's also clear that this move, although it doesn't look like a good move, is certainly not a "miss". Because in normal thinking, a top professional master, it is impossible to make such a simple mistake. Therefore, when everyone follows this line of thought to analyze this move, to study this move. All the astonishment in the viewing room slowly turned into admiration.

So what exactly does this move mean, and what is the beauty of it? This is necessary to sort out the current situation.

First of all, the general situation is that black is attacking white. When playing Go, there is actually a basic requirement for the attacking side, that is, the attacking side's chess must be "thick", and the thicker the better. The thicker your chess is, the more useless you are when attacking, and the more you can attack without distractions. It can be said that because of Li Shifo's step of "standing all the way", he made up for his only flaw, and he made himself extremely thick. Again:

"What is the thickest chess in Go, and the chess that has survived 2 eyes is the thickest!"

Li Shifo's move fully explains this point first.

Of course, this move is not only a little bit of a benefit, making one's move extremely strong, this is only the most superficial meaning of this move. Many people know that playing their own chess thick, so that it is conducive to attacking. And the deeper connotation of this move is actually another very interesting way of thinking in the interpretation of Go, a kind of "static braking, preemptive" thinking!

As many people know, in most cases, the concept of "first move" is very important in Go. Therefore, there is a saying in Go such as "It is better to lose a number of pieces than to lose a first". But the fun of Go is in this place, there are general cases and special cases. In some specific situations, "taking the lead" may not be the best choice. For example, in today's game of chess, when Li Shifo took the initiative to fall into a "back hand", when Li Xiaoqiang was looking for a way to deal with it, he suddenly found that what was difficult to do now seemed to be himself.

When everyone saw Li Shifo's move, the reason why everyone thought that black was difficult to play was that everyone thought that white was not easy to attack. For example, the thinking of Liu Changhe and others is actually based on the idea of "active attack". Including Li Xiaoqiang himself. When he was thinking about his own way to cure orphans, he was only thinking about how the opponent would take the initiative. In Li Xiaoqiang's imagination, all his ideas are actually focused on how black will "take the initiative to attack", as long as black falls in the middle of the belly, then white chess has a chess to play, Li Xiaoqiang thinks that he can find a way to deal with it.

In Go, there is a saying that "if you don't attack, you can't live, you can attack 10 eyes alive". Of course, this statement may be a bit exaggerated. But the expounded chess is actually very suitable for today's situation. As Liu Changhe and his analysis suggested, since the battlefield takes place in the middle of the belly, unless black can eat a big dragon of white, it will be difficult for black to gain a cheap attack in terms of meshes. And once you start an active attack, you can't easily stop it under normal circumstances. In this way, it is difficult for black's attack to have a practical effect. Even if there is a little bit of interest, it is difficult to reach 5 and a half. That's why, when everyone saw Li Shifo's move. Everyone will find black difficult to play.

But now, Li Shifo's method has exceeded everyone's expectations. When Li Shifo's move fell on the chessboard, he seemed to tell the opponent unmistakably: In today's game of chess, I actually don't want to eat your big dragon at all. From now on, please take the initiative to live your own two dragons. However, in the process of taking the initiative to live your own dragon, because your main purpose at the moment is to "be an eye". Then your later sub-effect will definitely not be much higher, so as long as I am in the later moves. Each move is a little more efficient than yours, and I can make up for the difference in the number of moves in front of me.

And this is the attack line of thought that Li Shifo has adopted today, a kind of "preemptive" line of thinking. A way of thinking that is not very common in Go, but is actually very profound!

Let's think about it from the side of white again. When Li Shifo took the initiative to lose a "back hand", it was now Li Xiaoqiang's turn to play chess. Now Li Xiaoqiang does have a "first hand". But why does Li Xiaoqiang find it difficult to do? Actually, this is very understandable.

Many people know that the so-called "treatment of orphans" in Go is actually related to the skill of "moving". The so-called "move" in Go is, to put it bluntly, "borrowing strength to play". That is to say, as the party that "cures orphans", the simplest common sense, you must be "powerful and borrowable". You must tightly entangle some of the opponent's strengths, or grasp some of the opponent's weaknesses, so as to achieve the best "orphan" effect.

But in the current situation, Li Shifo has not settled in this place at all, and his mastery is also in this place. He made the opponent "powerless to borrow", so how did Li Xiaoqiang "move" this chess?

In the game room, Li Xiaoqiang was nervously thinking about how to deal with it. And in the viewing room, when everyone was stunned for a short time, when everyone tasted the wonderful taste of this move, the next thing, of course, was only admiration. On the side of the Chinese delegation, when Nie Whirlwind carefully analyzed this move, he sighed there:

"Tsk, it seems that this Li Shifo really has a trick! It was an unexpected move and it looked like a good move. In any case, after having his chess move, it makes people feel that the whole situation has changed, and the entire front seems to have been stretched by him, at least from now on, it seems that Xiaoqiang wants to solve it quickly, it is no longer possible. If Xiaoqiang wants to win, he will have to go through a lot of hard work. ”

The chess game is still going on step by step, in the face of Li Shifo's "idle hand", how will Li Xiaoqiang deal with it? What will this game look like?

The last ** of this game is coming soon. (To be continued......)

ps: Li Shifo's move has a prototype, which should be a move by him and Ma Xiao in a final. If you are interested, you can go and look through it. The author has always believed that if you want to introduce Da Li in the early years, then this move cannot but be introduced. This move may not be his best move, but it may be the most indicative of his characteristics.

In addition, when I was coding this chapter, I was interrupted by a lot of miscellaneous things one after another, so the cowhide was blown after just 2 days. Now I don't even know what to say, I'm speechless