In late January 1992, Li Xiaoqiang came to South Korea again, and he will start a new round of competition with Li Shifo. At this time, the winner of the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" has reached the point where it is necessary to see the winner.

As the highlight of the world chess year, this final naturally attracted much attention. Attracts a lot of eyeballs. Not only is the entire Go world paying attention to the duel between the two, but many people who don't know how to play Go have also shown great interest in this final. Indeed, Go has long been known as one of the oldest intellectual games ever invented, and probably the most complex board game. Now it's up to 2 teenagers who didn't make it to the weak crown to compete for the world championship in this game, which is attractive enough in itself.

However, after Li Xiaoqiang actually came to South Korea, the reaction from all walks of life seemed relatively calm. By this time, we have seen too many articles of various analyses and predictions. Everyone seems to be tired of reading the review articles of the first two games. Therefore, when Li Xiaoqiang came to the arena again, the pre-game procedures were extremely simple, and there was no war of words between China and South Korea, and there was no "rhetoric" between the two sides in the game. The two quickly got into the third set.

It's like the calm before the storm, and in this moment, all the noise comes to an abrupt end. Everyone just wants to see what kind of storm these two genius Go teenagers who are known as unborn can set off on the chessboard.

Of course, this kind of calm is only superficial, in fact, for the competition between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo, the Chinese and South Korean chess circles have shown unusual attention. This can be seen from the heavyweights who appeared on the scene of the match.

Since the latter games were played in Gwangju, South Korea, this is the hometown of Lee Seok-fo, but far from the center of Korean Go. The organizer invited ** Zhe's predecessors to serve as the referee of the competition, and invited Cao Yanzi to accompany Li Shifo throughout the competition, and invited Liu Changhe to serve as the live TV listing explanation. From such a lineup, it can be seen that the South Korean side attaches great importance to this competition.

The same is true for the Chinese side, which has two more members of the Chinese delegation to South Korea compared to the previous two games. The head of the Chinese delegation became Chen Chaoyue Jiuduan. In addition, considering that Li Xiaoqiang had been inexplicably "abnormal" in the first two games, Nie Xuanfeng, as the head coach of the Chinese national Go team, also accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to South Korea to play this time.

After the start of the game, many Korean chess players even came from Seoul to watch the game. Therefore, even during the morning game, the atmosphere in the on-site viewing room was never deserted.

At around 11:30 a.m., the third game between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo had been played for one and a half hours. It is now less than half an hour before the noon closure. A total of more than 40 moves were played on the board. The third game of Wuban is often referred to as the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain". The outcome of this game is likely to affect the trend of the entire final. Therefore, the importance of this game of chess, of course, is self-evident. Both the player and the onlooker in the lab know this.

It's too early to say that the situation is now. For slow chess of 3 hours per side, this is only the beginning of the game. It's still far from the point of victory. By this time, however, a tension peculiar to a major competition had already permeated the laboratory. Before the noon closure of the game, the game was already being studied in the research room. Chen Chaoyue, Coach Luo and others also began to ask Nie Xuanfeng's opinion.

"Old Nie, what do you think of the current situation?"

"Judging from the previous process, I think it is Xiaoqiang's black chess that is easy to play. Well, Xiaoqiang's layout today is concise and clear, and it seems very smooth. Although his every move and every move looks ordinary, it also seems relatively bland. But did you notice, the global power configuration of black is quite good, so to speak, I think that every black disc on the board is in its own position. It seems just right. On the other hand, although you can say that white is very thick, it is more or less dignified, so it is like this. I don't think there is a bad reason for black. ”

"Then do you think it's Xiaoqiang's advantage now?"

"No, no, no, I just think Xiaoqiang's black is good, but it's too early to talk about the advantage. The key still depends on how Xiaoqiang plays later. Judging from the two of them in the first two games, including this one, Xiaoqiang's start was good. In this comparison of technical links, I think Xiaoqiang still has certain advantages. In contrast, Li Shifo's layout kung fu is relatively ordinary, and he really doesn't seem to have any tricks. His real superiority should still be his official. The reason why he was able to reach the final of this World Series is more due to his super strength in the second half of the game. I've seen a lot of chess with him and Cao Yanzi, when he was in the first half of the game, he always seemed to give people a feeling of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, if you want to say that he is lagging behind, he is not much behind, he just bites you like that, and you will watch his performance after the second half of the game. This is almost one of the most common winning modes for Li Shifo. Therefore, in the current situation, I think it can only be regarded as "black advantage", not "black advantage". ”

"Hehe, Xiaoqiang's second half is also very strong, listen to the meaning of your words, how do I feel that you don't seem to have confidence in Xiaoqiang's second half?"

"It's not that I don't have confidence in Xiaoqiang, but in the game of Go, you should try to give full play to your strengths. Use your strengths to your advantage. Therefore, I think that how to accumulate a certain advantage in the first half of the game should be the key to Xiaoqiang's victory, and it is also the most sure way for Xiaoqiang to win. As a joke, if that's the case, then we can feel a little more at ease when we watch chess. Do you think so? ”

At this time, reporter Zhang Da, who had been listening to everyone's comments on chess, suddenly asked:

"Old Nie, do you also think that Li Shifo's official son is super strong?"

After listening to reporter Zhang Da's question, Nie Xuanfeng thought about it for a while:

"Although I have never played chess with Li Shifo, judging from the chess score he won the chess, although it cannot be said that he only relied on the "one trick" of official kung fu, but his official kung fu is super strong, which should also be true. ”

"How strong is it?"

"Let me tell you this, in our professional Go world, there is a saying that "winning half a eye is luck, and winning half a goal is level". I remember that Xiaoqiang once commented on Li Shifo's official, and when Xiaoqiang said this, I was very impressed. His exact words are as follows: If "winning half a eye is luck, winning one and a half eyes is level", this sentence should be suitable for the vast majority of professional chess players, including Japan's six super players, who are also suitable for this sentence. If there is one exception, it may be South Korea's Lee Seok-fo. If he only wins half a game, it can't be said that he is lucky, but it is probably his ability. ”

"Li Shifo's official son is really that strong? That Xiaoqiang ...... today"

"Yes, try to open up the gap in the first half of the game, or even win in the first half of the game, this should be Xiaoqiang's strategy in this game of chess, from the progress of the morning, in fact, it can be clearly seen Xiaoqiang's intentions. Anyway, I think Xiaoqiang's strategy is very correct, and he should be off to a good start now. As for what this game will look like? That still depends on the performance of both sides in the afternoon, especially in the first half of the afternoon......"

Just as the Chinese were dismantling the chess game, almost at the same moment, the Korean chess players also analyzed the situation in the morning. Faced with such a situation, Liu Changhe studied it carefully for a while, and then he jokingly said to Cao Yanzi:

"Cao Guoshou, Li Xiaoqiang's playing style today is very similar to your chess style, the pace is brisk, and the beans are scattered. Now I just don't know, he uses such a method, I don't know if he can get a bargain in front of the stone Buddha. ”

After listening to Yoo Chang-hyuk's words, almost all the Korean chess players present laughed. Of course, everyone understood what Yoo Chang-hyuk meant. In domestic competitions in South Korea, especially in the competition between Cao Yanzi and Lee Seok-fo. In the layout stage, Li Shifo also can't get any bargains, just like today's game of chess, many people also think that Li Shifo's layout has fallen behind. It's just that they don't want to say it like Liu Changhe, so he made such a joke with Cao Yanzi. Hearing such a joke, Cao Yanzi on the side could only shake his head and smile bitterly:

"Shi Fo's chess is like this, it seems that the heavy sword has no edge, it seems that there is no gorgeous prelude skills, but it seems to have a special talent, he can drag the seemingly distant opponent back to his side. But his opponent today is not me. His opponent today is a wizard on the chessboard. Let's be honest with everyone, I really want to observe and learn today to see how Li Xiaoqiang uses this fast method. In the end, Li Xiaoqiang swept the overall chess style with a strong advantage, or Shi Buddha Jiang Taigong's chess style patiently waited for the flawed chess style to win. This kind of collision is quite exciting......"

When the time came to seal the plate at noon, Li Xiaoqiang calmly walked out of the game room, and he was ready for the afternoon battle. Indeed, there was not much to say about the course of the morning chess game. The strategy used by Li Xiaoqiang in this game is actually as Nie Whirlwind guessed, he wants to accumulate an advantage in the first half of the game as much as possible.

Li Xiaoqiang also believes that his start is quite smooth, but this does not mean anything. The real contest between the two sides has not yet begun at all.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang walked into the game room again. The ** of this "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" will also come soon. (To be continued......)

ps: I haven't coded words for a few days, I feel very rusty, and I hope I can slowly enter the state.