The first weekend of July 2005, Osaka, Japan, was the venue for the semi-finals of this year's Fujitsu Cup. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The game went on until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the viewing room set up at the game site was crowded and lively. If you look closely, you will find that all the Japanese players and reporters who attended the venue today were happy, and some of them even looked very excited.

In the most eye-catching position of the research room, sitting proudly is the Japanese Go master Mr. Lin Haifeng, around him, Wang Licheng, Wang Mingwan and other chess players in a circle, everyone nervously discussed the chess game. From time to time, someone came to talk to Mr. Lin: "Amazing, Mr. Lin. ”

At this time, although Mr. Lin was also full of red light, it was difficult to hide his excitement, but he was modest in his mouth:

"Where, where, today's opponent is Li Xiaoqiang after all, it's too early to talk about victory or defeat...

Yes, Li Xiaoqiang's opponent today is Mr. Lin Haifeng's high feet, another young man in the world chess world, the best one in the Japanese chess world's "Heisei Four Heavenly Kings", and Zhang Xu Jiuduan, who has just taken the position of "Ben Yin Fang" this year.

The Japanese Go community certainly has reason to be excited, and Li Xiaoqiang is currently in full swing, and he is setting or rewriting a series of records in the history of Go. Zhang Xu is very good, yes, but compared to Li Xiaoqiang... No one thinks that he can be compared with Li Xiaoqiang now.

In addition, Japanese Go has been weak for a long time, and the last world championship of Japanese Go still relied on Mr. Zhao Zhixun to win several years ago. Not to mention winning the championship now, there are very few Japanese players who have reached the finals of the World Series.

In addition, Li Xiaoqiang has always maintained a super high winning rate for Japanese chess players, and the name of "Japanese chess player nemesis" has been known far and wide as early as more than 10 years ago.

Therefore, "Who will end Li Xiaoqiang's winning streak?" "Everyone is more focused on Li Shifo, Li Shishi and other chess players, followed by Gu Dali, Kong Erjie, or Cui Poison, Park Yongxun and other Chinese and South Korean new chess players, few people hope that a Japanese chess player can end Li Xiaoqiang's winning streak.

However, in today's match, Zhang Xu's performance was exceptional, at least when the game came to this point, so that everyone could see his hope of beating Li Xiaoqiang.

Reporter Zhang Da also mixed in with a large number of reporters, and although he was not as happy as the Japanese reporters, he could not see much disappointment. No professional chess player can avoid losing, not to mention Li Xiaoqiang's one-and-a-half-year winning streak, even a hardcore "Xiaoqiang fan" like Zhang Da reporter will inevitably produce a little aesthetic fatigue.

"Lin Xiaoqiang, what do you think Xiaoqiang is wrong with the other party today?"

Mr. Lin Haifeng said with a smile: "Xiaoqiang's high chess, how dare I judge lightly." However, I think the problem is likely to be with the new change that came to an early start ... ”

Zhang Xu is also a chess player who is good at innovation, and the famous "Zhang Xu Style" is an example, which was very popular in later generations, and even became a positive change of "small eyes and a low clip" for a time.

Not only that, in real history, that is, during this period, when the world chess world was popular with "disguised Chinese flow", Zhang Xu's innovative several moves were even appreciated by Korean chess players, and Liu Changhe also introduced Zhang Xu's ideas in magazines, which is rare for Koreans who are empty-eyed.

In today's game with Li Xiaoqiang, Zhang Xu sacrificed another novice, for this uncommon method, reporter Zhang Da still noticed, but for the gains and losses, reporter Zhang Da did not know much.

"Did Xiaoqiang suffer from this change?"

"I can't judge the gains and losses of some new ideas of young people. By the way, Licheng may have some understanding of this change, so let Licheng answer you. ”

Next, Wang Licheng explained to Zhang Da reporter in detail the new changes in today's game. After putting a few reference pictures, Mr. Wang Licheng said with a smile:

"To say that Xiaoqiang is still very remarkable, I believe that this change must be the first time he has encountered it in actual combat, but he almost made the best response we have studied. It's just that Xiaoqiang may have a deviation in judgment, and his later play is a little aggressive, which is why his current situation is backward. ”

"Oh?"

Regarding Wang Licheng's statement, reporter Zhang Da can still understand it. Why do many people say that the hardest thing in Go is to judge? Today's game is a good example of this.

When I encounter a change that I have never seen before. With Li Xiaoqiang's current level and his current professionalism, the probability of his best response is still very high. It's just that the best response can't solve all problems, and you need to have the corresponding judgment.

For example, like today, Li Xiaoqiang has obviously made the best response, but according to Wang Licheng's analysis: Li Xiaoqiang may have a deviation in judgment, and he is likely to judge that he has suffered in this new change.

What are the consequences of such a bias? The most normal consequence, of course, is that Li Xiaoqiang, who feels that he has suffered a loss, begins to move forward, and he has to find a way to make up for the previous "loss".

"This should not be the main reason for the backwardness of the situation... Reporter Zhang Da understands and understands, but he is still a little confused: "... We all know that small forced chess has always liked to walk between positive and excessive, and this kind of aggressive play is not once or twice for him... ”

"That's what we're happy with Zhang Xu's performance today.

Mr. Lin Haifeng, who had been listening, finally said at this time: "That new change is just the cause, and the more important thing is that Zhang Xu can not be afraid of strong opponents in the later chess, even in the face of a big master like Xiaoqiang, he can do-for-tat today... ”

At this time, reporter Zhang Da finally understood: "Li Xiaoqiang's backwardness is not caused by the new change, but by the recklessness behind him."

Although this kind of "adventurous" play is one of Li Xiaoqiang's characteristics, he has won countless games of chess with this kind of play, but the adventurous is reckless after all, when even the slightest loophole in it is caught by others, the backwardness of the situation is inevitable.

"So how far behind Xiaoqiang is now?"

"Not much, just a little, objectively speaking, it's just a little bit of fine chess for Zhang Xu's situation, so I said that now is not the time to take it lightly."

The gap on the chessboard is indeed not very large, after half past four in the afternoon, the atmosphere in the research room suddenly tense, Li Xiaoqiang, who realized that the situation was backward, did his best to turn the river and the sea. Li Xiaoqiang: Who is that? Although he has rarely needed to perform "stirring skills" in recent years, today's game of chess has made everyone realize that his "stirring up" skills have not been pulled down at all.

It's just a pity that he met today's Zhang Xu, a Zhang Xu who is maturing rapidly, in good condition, and fully psychologically prepared.

Mr. Lin was still blushing, but his demeanor was no longer relaxed, in the research room, he and Wang Licheng and others studied the changes in the officials behind him over and over again, and counted the number of eyes on both sides again and again.

Finally, when it was a little more than 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Lin Haifeng's demeanor became relaxed again, and he and Mr. Wang Licheng glanced at each other:

"It's a black chessboard 5 mesh, right?"

"Yes... Mr. Wang Licheng said with certainty: "... Even if he made concessions everywhere, black would have a maximum of 6 meshes. ”

Hearing their conversation, reporter Zhang Da at this time finally determined: The defeat of Li Xiaoqiang, who was in charge of black, in this game of chess, was a foregone conclusion. After a year and a half of unbeaten streak on the international stage, Li Xiaoqiang's winning streak in the international arena is fixed at 29 matches.

At the end of the game, all the reporters flocked to the game, and Zhang Xu, who had won, forcibly concealed his inner excitement, but his fair face had now turned flushed.

Li Xiaoqiang, who was defeated, seemed relatively calm, he knew that this day would come sooner or later, and he lost to a young man who performed so well, Li Xiaoqiang couldn't say that he had much regret in his heart.

"Congratulations...

Li Xiaoqiang smiled and stretched out his hand to Zhang Xu.

"What's going on over there?"

When all the reporters surrounded Zhang Xu, Li Xiaoqiang quietly asked reporter Zhang Da, and he asked about the result of the other semi-final.

"Kong Erjie lost, if you don't have anything in this game, it's a pity that he has a game, he is ahead of most of the chess, and the last "blind general" was turned over by Xiao Li... ”

"Oh?"

In the other semi-final, the two sides are South Korea's Li Shi vs China's Kong Erjie, and now it is the final between Li Shi and Zhang Xu.

The microphone was finally raised in front of Li Xiaoqiang:

“。。。 Congratulations again to my opponent Zhang Xu today, and at the same time to congratulate the Japanese chess world for having such an outstanding young man, I hope that under the leadership of Zhang Xu and others, Japanese Go can regain its strength... ”

Li Xiaoqiang skillfully said all kinds of polite words.

"Who do you think is more likely to win for the later finals?"

Hearing this question, Li Xiaoqiang smiled, and he wanted to say that it was Xiao Li's without thinking, because in real history, Xiao Li's winning rate against Japanese chess players was even more terrifying than his current self. And in real history, Li Shishi and Zhang Xu once played each other in the final of the World Series, which was the last "Toyota Cup".

However, considering that the question was asked by a Japanese journalist, Li Xiaoqiang decided to save some face for Japanese Go.

"Since Zhang Xu can win me, there is no reason why he can't win Li Shishi... Li Xiaoqiang said in a half-joking, half-serious tone:

“。。。 But the premise of this is: Zhang Xu must fight like today... ”

"Thank you Li Sang, you can say that you have given a surprise to Japanese Go today, so do you think: Zhang Xujun, who defeated you today, can dominate the Japanese chess world in the future?"

Li Xiaoqiang laughed: "

Zhang Xu is indeed a very good young man, but if he wants to dominate the Japanese chess world, I think I'm afraid it may not be... ”

Li Xiaoqiang looked at the Japanese reporter who asked the question just now:

"If you think that this game just now was a surprise for me to go in Japan, then the bigger surprise I gave to Japan Go is likely to come soon." (To be continued.) )