In the first game of the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" finals, in the game room, when Li Xiaoqiang chose to vote and admit defeat, the first collision between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo, which attracted everyone's attention, ended in such a way. （）（）

In the face of such a result, the world chess world has almost lost its voice. Because no one could have imagined that this would be the case.

Of course, this is not to say that everyone did not think that Li Shifo would win. In fact, in this "Toyo Securities Cup", Li Shifo's performance was amazing enough, and he broke several super-first-class Japanese in a row. The trajectory of his entry into the final is actually very similar to the trajectory of Li Xiaoqiang when he won the "Fujitsu Cup". Although his "starlight" is not as dazzling as Li Xiaoqiang in international competitions, he has proved that he is not only able to dominate the Korean chess world.

Before the game, when everyone compared Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo, although most people thought that Li Xiaoqiang's strength might be superior, at most it was only "a slight advantage", and the gap between the two sides was very small, and they were still evenly matched overall.

Therefore, it can be said that of course everyone thought that Li Shifo might win. But he won so easily, so crisply, so easily, that's what people didn't expect.

In the first game of the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" finals that just ended, the wonderful scene that everyone expected did not appear. Due to Li Xiaoqiang's rare aberration, he showed an inexplicable impatience during the game. This also led to his defeat very quickly......"

This is the most used way of commenting on the game after the first game, and it is also the more consistent opinion of the Go community on this game. For example, on the night of the end of the game, Nie Whirlwind answered reporters' questions in an interview with domestic media in this way:

"Xiaoqiang's game today is not chess at all, and many of his moves are completely inexplicable. I don't know what's going on in there. But if Xiaoqiang continues to play this final in this form, I think he will have a very difficult time in the future......"

"Then aren't you optimistic that Li Xiaoqiang can win the championship this time?"

"No, no, no, although Xiao Qiang lost this game of chess, I still think that Xiao Qiang's strength is stronger than that Li Shifo. That's what I thought before this game. I still think so after the next one. Compared to Li Shifo, ours, I have never doubted Xiaoqiang's level, and I am just worried about his state now. You may not know, in fact, since Xiaoqiang's debut, his performance has been very stable, and his state is surprising. In our national Go team, we never worry about his competitive state. In previous games, it's not that Xiaoqiang can't make bad moves, but he usually rarely makes big mistakes. There is no shortage of consecutive errors. But in a game like today's, he made so many mistakes and appeared so often. The whole game was like sleepwalking. This has never happened before. This one is terrible. That's what worries me the most. ”

"Then what do you think caused Li Xiaoqiang's abnormal performance?"

"By the way, you're on the point. I can tell you very clearly, but I don't really understand why. If I wanted to know, then I wouldn't be confused. If you know the reason, you just need to adjust to it in the next game. Professional chess players are afraid of Xiaoqiang's situation today, without any warning in advance. And then all of a sudden, I played inexplicably out of place in the game, and then I lost such an important game......"

"Then how do you think Li Xiaoqiang needs to adjust his state next?"

After hearing the reporter's last question, Nie Whirlwind spread his hands, and then he glared at the reporter:

"You may be a layman. How to ask such a childish question. As for how to adjust the state of the game, it can only be up to Xiaoqiang himself, and others can't help much. For example, I don't even know the reason now, so how can I make a good suggestion? ”

"This ...... Is there anything else you'd like to say? ”

"I can only say to you now: Xiaoqiang must believe in his own strength. Don't think so much about past games at this time. Try to adjust your state and try to control your mood swings. I think as long as you play your level normally, you still have a good chance of winning in the end......"

Except for the Chinese Nie Whirlwind. When Cao Yanzi of South Korea made a hanging game commentary for this game of chess, he used this summary statement:

“…… In today's game, Shi Buddha has been playing well, he has completely controlled the play of "Chessboard Wizard", he ...... But it must be admitted that today's game of chess is not Li Xiaoqiang's real level. I don't know what went wrong with him now, but there's no way he's so weak. Therefore, in the next game, the stone Buddha must not be taken lightly. He still has to be 100% committed to be able to keep up the good work......"

On the second day after the end of the first game, Li Xiaoqiang stayed in the hotel after losing. He stood at the window, quietly watching the snow outside. Seoul in winter, of course, is very cold, just like Li Xiaoqiang's mood now.

"Xiaoqiang, it's okay, isn't this just the first set? Now the game has just begun. I think your evil yesterday was purely accidental, and it was a small probability event that could not happen again. So I don't think you need to take it too seriously. Let's just think that yesterday's game of chess was to build character...... Yes, yes, yes, it is to accumulate character. We finished all the stinky chess games at once yesterday, and then you will start tomorrow, and you will have a "three consecutive victories in the angry waves" to win the championship. Hahaha, what do you think of this suggestion of mine......"

It's almost dinner time, and Li Xiaoqiang has been at the window for a long time. At this time, Coach Luo went to Zhang Luo's "logistics work" as always. The only person who can say this kind of thing is, of course, reporter Zhang Da. To say that nowadays, reporter Zhang Da knows Li Xiaoqiang better than many people. Regarding Li Xiaoqiang's "wrong state", reporter Zhang Da actually noticed it earlier. However, it is a pity that reporter Zhang Da also did not know the reason. Therefore, he can only use this joking way to enlighten Li Xiaoqiang.

For the kindness of reporter Zhang Da, Li Xiaoqiang is of course the heart. However, for his jokes, Li Xiaoqiang at this time could only smile bitterly.

Indeed, the current Li Xiaoqiang can only smile bitterly. Because at this time. No one else in the world knows the reason for Li Xiaoqiang's "abnormality". And the only one who knows the reason is Li Xiaoqiang himself.

Li Xiaoqiang clearly knows that the reason why he is "abnormal" is because of his own demons. More appropriately, I lost to the deepest fears in my heart.

Yes, it was because of fear that Li Xiaoqiang lost to Li Shifo!

In his previous life, Li Xiaoqiang, as a senior chess fan, once beat his chest for every victory of Li Shifo, and was also overjoyed by every defeat of Li Shifo. It's funny to say, Li Xiaoqiang also hoped that the stone Buddha would collapse. However, later, after Li Shifo declined, he once hoped that Shifo could make a comeback.

All in all, in Li Xiaoqiang's mind, this is a person who can win chess and win the respect of all chess fans.

Before this game, Li Xiaoqiang never knew that Li Shifo's strength was so ingrained in his mind. No matter how hard I tried, the fear buried in my deepest heart still didn't seem to be eliminated. In the first set. This fear is clearly reflected on the chessboard. This is the real reason why I lost.

To put it another way: in this game of chess, you are not actually killed, but scared to death. So in the face of this situation, Lee.

Of course. And that's not the crux of the matter. The most important problem now is that although Li Xiaoqiang knows what his problem is, he is at a loss now, and he has not yet found a solution to this problem. This really made Li Xiaoqiang crazy.

To say that in order to prepare for this final. Lee was carefully prepared. He used his rebirth to his advantage, and he relied on his knowledge of Li Shifo's weaknesses. He devised a lot of ways to win. For example, Cui Poison's "poisonous snake winding method", Nie Whirlwind's "overall situation winning method" and so on. When preparing for war. Li Xiaoqiang even considered the authentic "Japanese stream" style of Yitian Kiki. Unfortunately, this method is really not compatible with his own characteristics, so Li Xiaoqiang had to give up.

However, Li Xiaoqiang was depressed to find that the problems he is facing now do not seem to be these purely technical problems. It's a question of how to bring these technologies to life. In other words, I am facing psychological problems. If you can't overcome the fear in your heart, you won't be able to compete with Li Shifo for a day.

But how do you overcome it? Now Li Qi is also up, similar to this kind of problem, who can have a real way to solve it? I'm afraid not.

"It's time to eat."

Just when Li Xiaoqiang was still thinking nonsense, Coach Luo and Liu Yi walked in. At the same time, they also pushed a dining car, and to see what Coach Luo meant, everyone's dinner seemed to be ready to be solved in the room.

After all, it was because he lost the chess, so although the dinner prepared by Coach Luo was very rich, the atmosphere in the room was still a little dull.

"Xiaoqiang, you should know the story of "Normal Heart", right? ”

"Hmm."

During the meal, it was Coach Luo who was the first to speak, and he suddenly asked Li Xiaoqiang such a question. In the face of Coach Luo's questioning, Li Xiaoqiang was just bored, and he responded listlessly.

Indeed, the story of "ordinary heart" is almost one of the most famous allusions in the Go world. How could Li Xiaoqiang not know? And he is very clear about what he means to Coach Luo, he just wants to warn himself that he must have a "normal heart" at this time. But Lee's own defeat in the first game can be said to be due to the loss of "normal heart". But this thing is easier said than done. Haven't you been thinking about it all afternoon, and you don't know how to get this kind of thing? Therefore, he has no interest in this topic of Coach Luo now, and he is listless in answering.

Indeed, the story about the "ordinary heart" is widely circulated, and many people who don't know how to play Go know it. To many people, the "normal mind" seems to be magical. Mr. Lin seemed to have defeated Mr. Sakata with this magic weapon. Therefore, the "ordinary mind" is also said to be miraculous. Alas, what they don't know is that this is not the case. Within our Go community, there is another version of the story of "Ordinary Heart". ”

"Oh?"

After listening to Coach Luo's words, Li is gossip had a psychological attack. Regarding what new version of "Normal Heart" is, this Li Xiaoqiang really doesn't know. Therefore, his eyes are now looking directly at Coach Luo. He wanted to hear new gossip from the mouth of this old-timer in the chess world.

Seeing Li Xiaoqiang's appearance, Coach Luo smiled. I saw him teasing:

"Didn't Mr. Wu designate you as the heir to his mantle? You didn't even know what he really meant? How did you become a man of mantle? ”

"I don't know."

"Hehe, it seems that you are still very unqualified as the heir to the mantle. Let me tell you. Let me first ask you, in your mind, what do you mean by "ordinary mind", or do you think Mr. Hayashi can defeat the powerful Mr. Sakata by relying on this "ordinary mind"? ”

"Can't!"

After listening to Coach Luo's question. Li Dao:

"The reason why Mr. Hayashi was able to defeat Mr. Sakata was mainly due to his own strength. He has that kind of strength, that's why he can do it, and that's fundamental. ”

"That's right. Xiaoqiang, let me tell you, Mr. Wu back then actually thought the same way from you. He also thinks that Mr. Lin Haifeng has the strength to fight with Mr. Sakata. More likely, Master Wu even thinks that Mr. Lin's strength is superior. Therefore, when Mr. Lin asked him for advice, he would say the three words "ordinary heart" lightly. Xiaoqiang, do you think this can't be the case? ”

"This ...... Hahahaha. I think it's possible. Yes, that's probably how it ......."

After Li Xiaoqiang understood what Coach Luo meant, he laughed happily. At this moment, he seems to have figured out the truth of the allusion of "ordinary heart".

Truly. What Coach Luo said could really be true. Because in the Japanese Go world a few decades ago, Mr. Sakata was the hegemon of the chess world after Mr. Wu. Although Mr. Wu was unable to achieve good results due to physical reasons. But his realm is still there, and his vision is still there. As his former old rival, he sees Mr. Sakata's weaknesses very clearly. And Mr. Lin as his disciple. Of course, he also saw the characteristics of his apprentices very clearly.

With Mr. Wu's vision, he may have seen that Mr. Hayashi's specialty can suppress Mr. Sakata. In other words, he may have been the first to anticipate that Mr. Hayashi would be able to become Sakata's nemesis. So when Mr. Lin asked him for advice. He didn't give specific guidance on technology, but said the three words "ordinary heart" lightly. However, Mr. Wu knows that Sakata is not as good as Mr. Lin, but the outside world doesn't think so. At that time, Mr. Sakata's strength was obvious to all. When Mr. Lin challenged him, almost everyone regarded Mr. Lin as a weakling. So when Mr. Hayashi really defeated Sakata. "Ordinary heart" will be so miraculous.

"Xiaoqiang, I think you've figured out the joints. So I'm here to ask you, to this day, the three words "ordinary mind" have been raised to the category of philosophy. Let's leave these metaphysical things alone. Let's talk about the specific situation at that time. When Master Wu told Mr. Lin the three words "normal heart", what were his specific requirements for Mr. Lin? ”

"This ...... Master Wu probably asked Mr. Lin not to deliberately, as long as he played chess according to what he was best at and in the method he was most familiar with, as long as he did this, he should ...... It should be enough to defeat Mr. Sakata......"

That's right, going with the flow is "normal mind"! You don't have to be "normal"! Xiaoqiang, you know what I mean now. “

You don't have to be "normal"!

When Li Xiaoqiang heard this, he was finally moved at this time. At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang finally understood Coach Luo's good intentions. Indeed, the method he used to deal with Li Shifo this time was indeed a bit too deliberate, so deliberate that he completely lost the way of nature, which also made his chess game very blunt.

"Xiaoqiang, although I don't know why you care so much about the outcome of this competition, I don't know why you seem so anxious. However, I have a lesson, when you are not in a good state, then you should pick the chess you are most familiar with, and pick the chess you are most sure of. This is the easiest way to challenge the state. I remember you were in a very good way, you only played what you could see. Why have you forgotten it yourself now? ”

After listening to Coach Luo's words, Li Dao:

"Luo Lao, thank you!"

On the second day, the second set of the 3rd Toyo Securities Cup finals will start soon. Li Xiaoqiang walked into the arena again in good spirits. At this time, Li Xiaoqiang was still not sure if he could eliminate the fear in his heart. But Li Xiaoqiang knows that today's self is definitely different from the day before yesterday.

It must be different!

Before the game, it was still reporter Zhang Da who accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to the arena. But when they walked on the road, both of them were silent. When he arrived at the door, reporter Zhang Da just patted Li Xiaoqiang on the shoulder. Then Li Xiaoqiang walked into the arena like this.

However, after Li Xiaoqiang entered, reporter Zhang Da did not leave in a hurry. He came to the back of a large tree outside the game, where Coach Law was standing.

"Luo Lao, do you think yesterday's enlightenment is effective?"

"I don't know, I only know now that for today, it's actually a battle against the water. I hope...... Today I can see a different Xiaoqiang. ”

At this moment, Coach Luo stared at the door of the game room.

In the game room, the second set of Li Xiaoqiang vs Li Shifo started quickly. (To be continued......) u