At the beginning of June 1995, the 8th "Fujitsu Cup" top 8 match was held at the Chinese Chess Academy. Masters from all over the world gathered in Beijing.

"I've wanted to learn from Xiaoqiang for a long time, and this time I finally have a chance."

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, don't say that......"

At the pre-match reception, Li Xiaoqiang's hand and Mr. Wang Licheng shook each other. In the face of Mr. Wang Licheng's remarks, Li Xiaoqiang hurriedly became modest.

The situation of the top 8 matches this time is a bit interesting. In the two sets of Sino-Japanese confrontation, if you look closely, it is 4 Chinese chess players. Looking over there, there are two sets of confrontation between Japan and South Korea, but there are 3 Koreans. There is only one player of true Japanese ancestry, Koji Kobayashi. The dominance of foreign players in the Japanese Go world has been going on for many years and will continue to do so.

Although Mr. Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Wang Licheng have never met in an official competition, they are not strangers to each other. Strictly speaking, when Li Xiaoqiang came to Japan to participate in the competition, he was taken care of by Mr. Lin Haifeng, Mr. Wang Licheng and other Chinese chess players. Therefore, although the game is imminent, there is no tension in sight before the game.

The same is true of Mr. Wang Licheng, who now looks also relaxed. After a brief conversation with Li Xiaoqiang, he even talked about other things with great interest:

"Xiaoqiang, the chess shape you discussed with Mr. Wu in the first two issues is very interesting. Haha, I'm not satisfied with you, I just used Mr. Wu's idea last week to cut Zhao Zhixun in the "Ten Paragraph Battle". ”

"Oh, and that kind of thing? Then hurry up and put that game of chess on the table......"

What Mr. Wang Licheng said is actually Mr. Wu Qingyuan's "21st Century Go Playing Method".

To be honest, although Mr. Wu's "Liuhe Chess" and "21st Century Go" are famous enough, their influence is not as great as they imagined. The reason is simple, professional Go is very cruel and very realistic. Just like in real history, when Li Shifo made his famous "Li Shifo's single jump". "Li Shifo's split two", although everyone does not have a good evaluation of his kind of chess, it is generally believed that the way of playing is "slightly slow". But that doesn't stop everyone from following suit. The reason for this is naturally because Li Shifo has won a lot of chess with this kind of play, and this kind of play has been reviewed in actual combat.

Although there are many people who applaud the new way of playing proposed by Mr. Wu Qingyuan, there are not many chess players who really follow suit and are really willing to use that kind of play in actual combat. The main reason for this is, of course, because that kind of method has not been reviewed much in actual combat, so even the method proposed by Mr. Wu Qingyuan. Not many professional chess players are willing to take risks either.

Of course, not all professional chess players are like this. In real history, there have been at least two players who have been deeply influenced by the "21st Century Go Playing Method" and have achieved good results. These two chess players, one is Rui Xiaowei, and the other is Mr. Wang Licheng.

"Brother Xia" doesn't need to talk about her, she is now a closed disciple of Mr. Wu Qingyuan's official entrance to the house, although there is no official competition in Japan. But she, as Mr. Wu's assistant, is currently helping Mr. Wu organize his writings. "Brother Xia" can become South Korea's "Rui National Player" in a few years, and she can make Cao Li's master and apprentice deflated many times in the chess match. Her study by Mr. Wu Qingyuan's side in the past two years has naturally contributed a lot.

In the same way, Mr. Wang Licheng can become Japan's "chess saint" later. To be able to become the best player in Japan with the best record against the outside world, the "Roku-no-Gok" will also help him a lot.

These things are not speculated by others, but by Mr. Wang Licheng himself. Therefore, at this time, as soon as Mr. Wang Licheng met, he talked about the "six-in-one chess" with himself. Li Xiaoqiang was not surprised at all.

Many people have heard of the "six-in-one chess" proposed by Mr. Wu Qingyuan, but the vast majority of people's understanding is quite superficial. Li Xiaoqiang once heard many ordinary Go enthusiasts say this:

"Mr. Wu's "21st Century Go Playing Method", I know. Isn't that the "sharp rush worry-free corner" ......"

To be honest, not to mention ordinary chess fans, even a considerable number of professional chess players, their understanding of "Liuhe chess" is limited to this.

If you really look into it, the kind of chess like "Rush Worry-free" seems to be bland in terms of technique, and there is nothing remarkable about it. What this move really embodies is a kind of value and a kind of judgment. If you think that the "Worry-Free Corner" is a good shape, then you will not be able to make a move with the "Sharp Worry-Free Corner", because you will think that this move is a "bad move". What if you think that "Sanssouci Corner" is "condensation"? Do you think that the efficiency of the "worry-free corner" is not very high? You might as well play more of this kind of chess.

That's right, judgment in Go is a pretty important subject. Many professional chess players believe that the game of Go is actually the most difficult to judge. But because it's difficult, no one can say this kind of thing clearly. For example, Mr. Wu Qingyuan advocated the next step of "sharp rush worry-free angle", this is because he judged that the "worry-free corner" is actually "condensed", especially in the era of large stickers, the efficiency of "worry-free corner" is really not high. But is Mr. Wu's judgment necessarily correct? Actually, no one can say for sure.

Therefore, it can be said that although it is important to have a judgment problem like this, it is not very useful for a professional chess player to learn such a thing.

In fact, Mr. Wu's "six-in-one chess" is by no means so simple. What do you learn from Mr. Wu's "Six-in-One Chess"? Learn his way of thinking, learn his grasp of the flow of chess games, and learn the combination of judgment and chess flow. For professional chess players, this is the most important thing.

How should a game of chess be played? Just as the "Art of War" said, "Husband war, with the right fit, with the odd welcome". Go is a game that is in common with the art of war, and when it comes to the level of professional chess players, the most important thing is to do a good job of "combining the right and the odd".

In the eyes of the world, Mr. Wu Qingyuan's Go is "strange", and many of his ideas and ideas are always unexpected, giving people a feeling of surprise. Just like the world commented on Huang Longshi: "Dragon Shi is like a heavenly immortal, and there is no dust to think." This sentence is applied to Mr. Wu Qingyuan, in fact, it is also very appropriate.

The key to learning Mr. Wu's "Liuhe Go" is to learn this combination of positive and odd. Why do so many people learn Mr. Wu's chess, and only Rui Weiwei and Wang Licheng can make significant progress? There's a reason for that, too. In her early years, Rui Weiwei's chess still had the narrowness unique to most female chess players, so she studied Mr. Wu's thoughts, which helped her broaden her thinking, so that the effect of her learning was immediate.

Mr. Wang Licheng is almost the same thing. In the early years, Mr. Wang Licheng's Go was very "positive", but he lacked "strangeness". However, by learning Mr. Wu's "21st Century Go Playing Method", he later played Go, and he did a significantly better job in "combining Zhengqi with odds". The consequence of his doing so was that his later results were significantly improved.

Another interesting question, others think that Mr. Wu Qingyuan's chess is "strange", does he think so? Of course not.

It can only be said that Mr. Wu Qingyuan's Go has done quite well in terms of "Zhengqi combination". Carefully analyze many of his thoughts and ideas, although they are always unexpected, but if you study deeply, you will find that these moves are faintly in line with the chess theory. In line with the chess theory, that is, of course, "positive". It is very remarkable that a chess player can look "strange", but in fact it is "positive", which is the real "combination of positive and odd". Because Mr. Wu has reached this realm, he is known as a master.

To get a brief understanding of this realm, we can take a simple example. When the chess game is behind, a "winning and losing hand" is released, and things like "winning and losing hands" can of course be classified as "odd". There are two types of "winners". There is a category of "winners" who want to succeed, and they must hope that their opponents will make mistakes. Such a "winner and loser", then, of course, can be classified as a standard "odd".

There is also a category of "winners", which also appear to be "unexpected", but if you want to deal with it, you will find it quite difficult, because it is a good way to play. In other words, even if you make the most correct response, you will inevitably suffer.

The comparison of these two means, which means is higher? That's undoubtedly the latter. During Mr. Wu's career, he was often able to play such chess, so he was respected by the world.

It can be said that others think that Mr. Wu's chess is "strange", but he himself certainly does not think so. He must have considered his own chess to be quite "positive". It is precisely because of this that he will call his Go idea "Liuhe Go".

Li Xiaoqiang even thinks that when Mr. Wu gave him the book two years ago, he must have thought that his chess was "positive" and his chess was "strange". That's why he wants to use his "positive" to neutralize his "strangeness". In order to achieve the purpose of self-improvement.

There was a strange scene in the quarterfinals of the Fujitsu Cup, where two opponents who were about to meet on the second day were having a good time talking the day before, and they were discussing a game of chess with relish. Later, another party, Zhao Zhixun, even joined in, and everyone studied for hours before they broke up.

On the second day, the first weekend of June, the competition between Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Wang Licheng officially began. The two of them fought fiercely in this game of chess, but Li Xiaoqiang didn't know if this game could reach the level of "moving" Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki.

Because of the current Mr. Wang Licheng, he seems to have not achieved great skills. At least in terms of "Zhengqi combination", he has not done as well as he wants. Although the whole game of chess was very fierce, after Li Xiaoqiang's strange soldiers stood out, Li Xiaoqiang's situation gained the upper hand early.

It was almost 5 p.m.

"I finally learned Xiaoqiang's tricks."

Mr. Wang Licheng in the game room smiled bitterly, and he signaled to admit defeat in the middle game. Li Xiaoqiang responded with a smile:

"Surrendered ......"

In early June 1995, the second game of "********" defined by Li Xiaoqiang ended in early June. Li Xiaoqiang once again killed the top 4 of the World Series. (To be continued.) )