"What? He said that there are many Korean chess players who "admire" me very much? He also said that everyone was fine at this time, so someone wanted to talk to me? ”

"Yes, I listened to the reporter's translation just now, and Cao Yanzi seems to mean that......"

In this era, China and South Korea have just established diplomatic relations. In fact, there is not much exchange between the two countries. At present, the Chinese Go community does not attach much importance to Korean Go. Therefore, when the group came to South Korea to participate in the competition, there was no full-time translator in the delegation. Just like in yesterday's lottery ceremony, I only temporarily asked an embassy staff member to help.

Fortunately, Go is originally called "hand talk", and most of the rules in Go games are actually similar, so everyone didn't find anything inconvenient. As the host, the South Korean side definitely needs to be equipped with corresponding staff, for example, there is a second reading in professional Go competitions, as an international competition, you can't only use your own Chinese language to read the seconds for the participating chess players, right? As the organizers of the competition, they must have considered this.

When Li Xiaoqiang heard Zhang Da reporter convey Cao Yanzi's words. When he figured out what the Korean side meant. At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang couldn't help laughing.

"Xiaoqiang, do you think I should find an excuse to excuse me? I can tell them that since you have an official competition the day after tomorrow, it is not convenient to ...... this time."

"No, you can say this in Japan, but now in Korea, if you use the same excuse, they can understand, but I am very likely to be despised by them. Besides, I'm actually very interested in their proposal, and I'm really a little itchy now, so since they say they want to "learn" from me, let's come. ”

"This ......"

After listening to Li Xiaoqiang's answer, reporter Zhang Da looked a little embarrassed. At this moment, he didn't even know what to do. Indeed, although Zhang Zhidong is also a senior Go reporter in China, but before this, he only dealt with the Japanese Go community a little more, and he did not come to South Korea much. Therefore, it is the first time that he has encountered this situation like today.

In the Japanese Go world, the "job" of a professional chess player is to play chess, but in public, this chess is not something to be played indiscriminately. "A professional chess player cannot play chess without a match fee". This has always been the norm pursued by the Japanese Go community. This also draws a clear dividing line between "professional Go" and "amateur Go".

But in South Korea, they don't pay so much attention to it. In general, South Korea's professional Go system is a copy of Japan's. But in Korean Go, they have always had a very strong "reckless atmosphere". This is just like the previous "teahouse Go" in my country, and the "rivers and lakes" are full of flavor. This is also what makes Li Xiaoqiang, who was born as an "amateur", feel cordial.

"Reporter Zhang, I think so, you should ask someone to inform Teacher Hua and Teacher Nie now. Tell them about the situation and ask them to come over. Now, after all, it's a home away, and it's not good not to say hello "organizationally...... That's right. And remember to ask them to bring some money with them. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll go inform them now...... By the way, what are you going to do with them for money? ”

"Hehe, since it's a competition. That must be to hang a little color, play chess without a lottery, then what else can it be called "competition"? ”

Team Leader Hua and Nie Whirlwind also lived in the same hotel, and they didn't have anything to do today. So they heard the news. I also quickly rushed to this viewing room. After listening to the whole process, Hua Leader, as the head of the delegation, first showed a look of embarrassment.

Li Xiaoqiang could see it, judging from Team Leader Hua's expression. He himself should have been very interested in this building. However, from the standpoint of the "head of the delegation" and some concepts he had already formed, he instinctively wanted to refuse, while the Chinese team leader had not yet organized the wording. Li Xiaoqiang began to do Nie Whirlwind's "ideological work". I saw him smile and say to Nie Whirlwind:

"How? Teacher Nie, you see that everyone else is coming to the door now, we can't be turtles with shrunken heads. According to my meaning, in the face of such a provocation, we must not retreat, and we must resolutely fight back. Otherwise, others will think that we are afraid of them......"

Nie Whirlwind, who is that? If it is according to the standards of later generations, Nie Whirlwind at this time is still a "hot-blooded middle-aged". Therefore, after he listened to Li Xiaoqiang's words, he immediately rushed up with blood:

"Yes, yes, Xiaoqiang is right, the turtle with a shrunken head must not be, resolutely cannot be ...... Xiaoqiang, I support you, now that someone else has come to the door, of course, it will be the soldiers who will block it, and the water will cover it......"

Seeing Nie Whirlwind, he was dealt with by Li Xiaoqiang in just a few words. Naturally, Team Leader Hua did not want to raise any objections. However, he still said in anticipation:

"I don't think that's good, but our Go Association has a clear rule that professional chess players should not play this kind of color chess......

"Hey, when you say that professional chess players don't play color chess, you mean that you can't play color chess with amateur chess players, and that is the suspicion of cheating money. The person they sent to play chess with me today can't be an amateur chess player, right? So I think it's okay. Besides, the lottery hanging today cannot be very big, and the most important thing now is that you must fight for this breath, so you can't back down. Teacher Hua, if you feel really embarrassed, then follow the rules of Teacher Nie a few years ago, so it's always okay. ”

Hearing Li Xiaoqiang say "Mr. Nie's rules a few years ago", Team Leader Hua finally had nothing to say. Nie Whirlwind on the side was also giggling happily. Team Leader Hua even scolded with a smile:

", you can go down if you want, and you don't need to follow the rules of that time this time. Do you think the association will be short of that money? However, don't be too publicized today's affairs, just keep a low profile...... By the way, Xiao Zhang, for today's incident, you'd better not report it when you return to China, after all, the impact is not good. ”

In the face of Team Leader Hua's advice, reporter Zhang Da naturally slapped his chest loudly, and he said that he would not report indiscriminately.

Li Xiaoqiang's "rules at that time" was an interesting story in the Go world a few years ago.

When Nie Whirlwind became a "hero in the ring", especially after he reached the final of the first "Ying's Cup". Not to mention in China, even in the entire Chinese world, Nie Whirlwind has a lot of influence. It also has many fans in Hong Kong and Taiwan. For example, Mr. Jin in Hong Kong. This is also a super chess fan. Therefore, he became friendly with Nie Whirlwind. It is said that he insisted on worshipping Nie Whirlwind as a teacher, and after Nie Whirlwind agreed, in order to show his sincerity, Old Man Jin was even really ready to perform a "kowtow". It's just because of Nie Whirlwind's insistence and the dissuasion of his friends. Old Man Jin didn't kowtow this head.

Once Nie Whirlwind went to Hong Kong, in addition to Mr. Jin, there was also a Taiwanese cultural celebrity Shen Gongzi. In the middle of the banquet, Mr. Jin proposed to let Nie Whirlwind teach him 4 or 5 sons to play the next game. And also offered to hang a prize of 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. Nie Whirlwind couldn't refuse, and he had to go down at that time.

Of course, according to Nie Whirlwind's thoughts at the time, he didn't take the prize money to heart. Because he knew in his heart that according to such a chess position, Old Man Jin should be unstoppable. At that time, he probably played chess as an idea to guide ordinary Go enthusiasts. Who knew that when he won this game of chess, Mr. Jin had to give him the 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, and said that he was "willing to gamble and lose". Nie Whirlwind can't push it off like this.

In desperation, Nie Whirlwind did something that was very reasonable at that time and seemed a little funny in later generations. The 200,000 yuan he "won" was directly confiscated and handed over to the Chinese Go Association, and he himself couldn't get a penny.

Wait until everyone has discussed it. Then reporter Zhang Da conveyed the meaning of the Chinese side to the South Korean side, saying that Li Xiaoqiang had agreed to "learn from each other." Now it's up to the South Korean side to send which player to fight.

In fact, when the Chinese personnel were discussing there, Li Xiaoqiang's intention to "learn" was very obvious. Therefore, Cao Yanzi and the others were all there waiting for a reply, and observed the movements here with great interest. Wait for a clear reply from the Chinese side. Cao Yanzi and the others went back to discuss, as if they wanted to determine the candidates for "discussion".

Li Xiaoqiang noticed that there were a lot of Korean chess players in the viewing room at this time. But I don't know a few. Strictly speaking, there are only three people who are "familiar". They are Cho Yanzi, Seo Bong-su and Yoo Chang-hyuk. Since they are also seeded players in this tournament. So they're also idle today. And in this room, Li Xiaoqiang did not see Li Shifo.

Li Xiaoqiang estimated. The ones who really want to "learn" from themselves are Cao Yanzi and Xu Bongzhu. Because only Korean chess players of their generation are particularly fond of playing such colorful chess. In the generation of Li Shifo and Liu Changhyuk, there are already a lot of domestic chess battles in South Korea, and such "competitions" are gradually decreasing.

Things did not surprise Li Xiaoqiang, although the object of his discussion has not yet been clarified, but it is already ready to come out. On the Korean side, there seems to be a quarrel at present, and the two people who quarreled happened to be Cao Yanzi and Seo Bong-so. Looking at their appearance, both of them seem to want to play, and they both want to compete for a chance to "learn" from themselves.

The quarrel of the Koreans soon had a result:

"Li Jun is a figure who can be compared to our Stone Buddha, and I am no match for the Stone Buddha at all now. Therefore, I really want to learn about Li Jun's tricks. Please......"

It was Cao Yanzi, and it was actually Cao Yanzi, the emperor of Go in South Korea, who appeared in person.

Seeing such a result, the people around began to get excited. Especially the media reporters present, they were even more prepared to watch a good show. Indeed, because both of them have the title of "World Champion" of Go on their heads. So although it was an informal game, it was enough to cause a lot of gossip.

Therefore, under everyone's guidance, a simple "game room" was quickly arranged. Good thing it's a hotel and it's easy to find a room. The rules of the game were quickly discussed. Since this is an informal game, under Li Xiaoqiang's Jianyì, the two sides decided to play 30-second rapid chess, and it is the kind that has no reserve time. That is to say, both sides start counting the seconds from the first step, and must fall within 30 seconds, otherwise they will lose.

To be honest, when the Korean chess players heard Li Xiaoqiang's Jianyì, they all showed incredible expressions. Because in the Korean Go world, Cao Yanzi's rapid chess is famous, his thinking reaction speed, and his chess talent. This has long been known in the world chess world. Among them, especially Seo Bong-su couldn't believe it, because he and Cao Yanzi had also played a lot of such colorful chess, and it was said that if he played such a fast chess, he would basically be beaten by Cao Yanzi to give way.

And the Chinese personnel heard Li Xiaoqiang's construction. Everyone also showed very strange expressions. While everyone was not paying attention, Team Leader Hua asked Nie Whirlwind in a low voice:

"Lao Nie, have you ever played this kind of 30-second move with Xiaoqiang? In my impression, no one in China seems to have won Xiaoqiang, right? ”

"Hey, it's 30 minutes with Xiaoqiang, and it's this kind of one that doesn't have a reservation time, isn't that going up to find abuse? I'm not so stupid to play chess with him like that...... If it's 10 seconds or 20 seconds, then Xiaoqiang is still prone to mistakes, and if it's 60 seconds. Then I am confident that I can win a few sets against him. Only this 30 seconds step by step. Xiaoqiang's chess is both strange and stable. His win rate is surprisingly high. It's really strange, and I don't know how Xiaoqiang practiced this trick......"

When everyone discussed the rules of the game, Li Xiaoqiang and Cao Yanzi's "competition" began immediately. In this way, an interesting scene appeared in the whole arena. In the outside hall, there were 8 official matches. However, for a long time, not many people seemed to pay attention to these 8 games. In particular, some Chinese and South Korean Go reporters have been talking to each other in a small room, muttering ......

Round 1 has been played until 4 p.m. At this time, there are already some official competitions that have ended. The earliest to end. It's the game of Hideyuki Fujisawa vs European players. After the old man "coached" an amateur chess player, he easily entered the second round. It can be seen that the old man doesn't seem to have much effort. Because after he won this game, he still looked in good spirits.

Just after Hideyuki Fujisawa won. He also happened to come to the door of a small room in the hotel, and when the old man saw the scene in the room, he was immediately overjoyed.

In that room, Cao Yanzi's face was already pale. He reluctantly took out 150,000 won and handed it to Li Xiaoqiang.

"Awesome. Amazing, I can't go down today, and if I go down again, I will lose ......"

And Li Xiaoqiang smiled at him and said:

"Surrendered ......"

Up to now. Li Xiaoqiang and Cao Yanzi have already played 3 sets. And their previous bet was 50,000 won a game.

In these 3 games of chess, Cao Yanzi was angered by Li Xiaoqiang's various tricks. Strictly speaking, many of Li Xiaoqiang's methods today are flawed. It's the kind of play that walks between "positive" and "excessive".

But in this kind of game with no reserve time, this play tends to be more lethal if you don't catch the loophole. coupled with the "30-second rhythm" that Li Xiaoqiang practiced in the Internet. This gave Li Xiaoqiang the upper hand completely. So at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Yanzi finally realized that if he continued like this, he would still only have to send money, so he had to stop the precipice in time.

By 5 p.m., the first round was mostly over. In this round of the game, it was generally calm, and there were basically no upsets. The only evenly matched match ended with Ma Xiaofei's victory. And Liu Dazhui and Cao Dafang also defeated their respective opponents. In this way, all five Chinese players will be able to appear in the second round.

In fact, in this round of the competition, what is more eye-catching are the Japanese chess players, except for Takemiya who was eliminated, other veteran super-class chess players showed strong strength. There is also Kiki Ita, who also won in this round.

In this way, the victory of the first round was won by the players of the two countries of China and Japan. The other four players from the host country were all eliminated without exception.

However, at this time, no winning player can relax. Because everyone knows:

The real battle doesn't start until the second round!

On the evening after the end of the first round, Li Xiaoqiang came to the scene of the draw ceremony. The current shape shì is actually very clear, since South Korea's "four heavenly kings" are all seeded players, so in this round, Li Xiaoqiang will only meet one Japanese player.

So who will this Japanese chess player be?

In the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" competition, Li Xiaoqiang's journey has just begun. (To be continued......)

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