After successfully winning against Yitian Jiji, Li Xiaoqiang is now in a very happy mood.

This kind of happy mood will certainly not be the pleasure of "revenge" as Li Xiaoqiang said before the game. In fact, for the current Li Xiaoqiang, defeating a Yitian Kiki to enter the top 4 of the World Series again is not enough to make him happy like this.

What really makes Li Xiaoqiang happy is the chess game! In particular, it is a wonderful feeling to be able to clearly feel the progress of my chess skills.

It has been said by many that the difference between a first-class player and a super-first-class player is very small. In the vast majority of cases, this disparity is barely visible. However, it must be admitted that this gap still exists objectively. For example, use Zhao Zhixun's standard:

"If you can play 2 to 1 with a first-class chess player, then you are considered a super-first-class."

So why do the top players play 2 to 1 with the top players? Of course, there are different versions of this. But Li Xiaoqiang believes that the most typical and common situation should be like his victory over Yitian Jiji's game of chess today.

"Some of the things that seem to be very ordinary and normal moves that seem to be very normal to a first-class chess player are now different in my own eyes. Some of them, in my own opinion, have become "slow hands", or rather, they have become problem hands that can be used! ”

This is the biggest feeling left by Li Xiaoqiang in this game that was played immediately after fighting with Ma Xiaofei for so many games. This feeling is so clear, so clear that Li Xiaoqiang unmistakably feels that he is playing chess. So it's not hard to understand how happy he is right now.

Although since Li Xiaoqiang's debut, he has been known for his keen sense of chess and good at catching the weaknesses of his opponents. But only Li Xiaoqiang himself knows that the real situation is not like this. In the past, even when he won the "Triple Crown" in the world chess world, he actually did not have this ability.

Looking at my career so far, I seem to be in a "hands-off" position most of the time. This has developed his own "pessimistic" chess style, and almost every game of chess is very tight. Due to a high level of concentration. In addition, his own Go philosophy is slightly different from that of the chess players of this era. This makes people feel that many of their tricks are elusive, and they have earned the nickname "chessboard wizard".

But whether it's a whimsy or a "chessboard wizard". In fact, there is a premise in this. It is necessary that the opponent's problems are relatively "big", and only when there are really "big" flaws on the chessboard, can you find them out and make use of them.

But the situation is clearly different now!

For example, in today's game of chess, so many chess players in the research room think that Ita Kiki's moves are normal. Note! This is a normal move of a "first-class chess player", but now Li Xiaoqiang, he can still see the subtle gaps, and he can still find flaws in these "normal moves".

That's a different grade. That's a different realm!

Li Xiaoqiang believes that there is a difference between the so-called "first-class chess player" and "super first-class chess player". This is mainly reflected in this aspect. Why can a "super-first-class chess player" play 2-1 with a "first-class chess player"? Today's game of chess should give the best interpretation.

Keep in mind that while there are many factors that go into determining the outcome of a set, you can't expect your opponent to make a big mistake every time. In any game, especially in international competitions, the vast majority of moves on the board are actually "normal moves" like Yitian. Therefore, after making this breakthrough, it is no wonder that Li Xiaoqiang is so happy.

Li Xiaoqiang was stupidly happy, but the reporter Zhang Da on the side couldn't stand it. Reporter Zhang Da will not care about these details. In the opinion of reporter Zhang Da, Li Xiaoqiang won Yitian Jiji, isn't this a normal thing? Is it worth Li Xiaoqiang to be happy like this? Looking at the way he looks, he seems to be happier than when he won the World Championship.

"Hey, hey. You can't really have such a big enmity with Yitian, right? Look at your happy look, is it worth being like this? Don't come and help me look at the other two games yet. ”

"Hahaha, no hatred, no hatred...... Li Xiaoqiang smiled more happily: "...... Not only did I have no enmity with him. And let me tell you, now that I see Noriki Ita, I feel it. Felt ......"

"What does it feel?"

"It feels like he's very pleasing to the eye."

“……”

When Li Xiaoqiang finished this game of chess, it was less than 4:30, and it was the first game to end in the quarterfinals of the 4 games. After a short break, Li Xiaoqiang, together with reporter Zhang Da and others, began to pay attention to the progress of other games.

"Xiaoqiang, like this?"

At 5 p.m., Li Xiaoqiang put the progress of the other three games back on the board. I didn't even let go of Cao Yanzi VS Zhao Zhixun. This is a habit of Li Xiaoqiang, he believes that in order to accurately judge the situation, it is best to turn the progress of the chess game to the side, so that the judgment will be more accurate.

During this period, Li Xiaoqiang did not speak, but only occasionally stopped when playing chess and thought about the chessboard for a while. Reporter Zhang Da knew about Li Xiaoqiang's habit, so he never spoke. Until the time is almost 5 o'clock, which is normally the time when the game should go into the countdown. Reporter Zhang Da couldn't help but ask.

Li Xiaoqiang did not answer reporter Zhang Da's question immediately, he carefully inspected the three games of chess in front of him again, and then said to reporter Zhang Da with a smile:

"I think there is a great chance that I will meet a Chinese player in the semi-finals."

"Huh? ......" Faced with Li Xiaoqiang's seemingly inexplicable answer, reporter Zhang Da quickly reacted, and he asked excitedly: "How big!" ”

"If nothing else, a two-thirds probability."

"Oh?" Hearing Li Xiaoqiang's answer, reporter Zhang Da began to be so excited that he kept rubbing his hands there. In this year, the World Professional Championship also pursued the principle of "national chess players do not meet in advance". Even if the next step is to reach the semifinals, if only one of Nie Xuanfeng and Ma Xiaofei wins, then Li Xiaoqiang will not be able to meet the Chinese chess player. In fact, in the previous World Championships, except for a time when Ma Xiaofei and Liu Dazhui played each other when they were competing for third place, there had never been a situation where Chinese chess players met.

Reporter Zhang Da now listens to Li Xiaoqiang's meaning, and this situation is likely to change in this "Toyo Securities Cup".

By the way, you just said "no accidents", so what do you think is the probability of accidents? ”

Faced with reporter Zhang Da's questioning method of breaking the casserole and asking the end, Li Xiaoqiang couldn't answer it positively. Although in Li Xiaoqiang's opinion, now Nie Whirlwind and Ma Xiaofei have achieved obvious advantages, although they seem to have won the game. But in the face of a game of Go, no one can predict the "unexpected".

"I won't talk about this, anyway, you can watch patiently for a while, I guess the final result will come out soon......"

In fact, the end result came out very quickly.

At a little over 5 p.m., Nie Whirlwind defeated his old rival Hiroshi Yamashiro in the ring, and he entered the semi-finals for the second time. In this game, Nie Whirlwind made a clever move in the prologue stage, and the situation has been leading. Mr. Hiroshi Yamashiro has just been struggling to support himself. If it is replaced by an opponent like Li Xiaoqiang or Cao Yanzi, there may be frequent "winners and losers" in the future. It's a pity that "osmotic flow" is not good at this. Therefore, after entering the countdown, I saw that the gap was too large. Hiroshi Yamashiro happily chose to vote and admit defeat.

After winning the chess, Nie Whirlwind seemed to be in a very good mood, and he ran into the research room in high spirits:

"How's that, how's that...... Yes?! Xiaoqiang, you used to be faster than me......"

With the addition of Nie Whirlwind, the research lineup of the Chinese delegation has become more and more lively, and the atmosphere has become more and more enthusiastic. Nie Whirlwind's loud voice echoed in the research room:

"Take! Ma Xiao's chess should have been won if nothing else! Xiaoqiang, what do you think? ”

"Well, although the gap is not big, this chess has gone to the path of Mr. Ma. In the face of this situation, I don't think Yoo Chang-hyuk can be reversed. In fact, I don't think anyone can ......"

After a while, it was actually only about 10 minutes before Nie Whirlwind walked into the research room. Ma Xiaofei also appeared in front of everyone. In the end, he defeated Yoo Chang-hyuk by a margin of 1 and a half mesh.

Although the gap is not big, it is still the saying in Go: "Winning half a eye is luck, and winning one and a half eyes is strength!" ”

After walking into the research room, Ma Xiaofei obviously had an expression of abandonment, and he walked a little fluttering. At the beginning, Li Xiaoqiang was actually a little strange, according to Ma Xiaofei's strength, he shouldn't have this kind of expression?

Immediately, Li Xiaoqiang came to his senses, and as of this competition, this is only the second time that Ma Xiaofei has entered the top 4 of the World Series!

Today, when Yitian Jiji has won the world runner-up, it is certainly not surprising that Ma Xiaofei is under so much pressure.

Three Chinese players made it to the top 4, and now it's up to us to see who will be the last one.

At half past five o'clock in the afternoon, the top 8 battles of the 6th "Toyo Securities Cup" were all over. When the final set was announced, it was clear that the atmosphere was different in each place in the laboratory.

The Chinese lineup is jubilant on its side, and the South Koreans are abandoning their burdens.

And the Japanese team, which was completely annihilated......

"Cao Yanzi, it's still amazing......"

Li Xiaoqiang's ears were sharp, and he heard Nie Whirlwind's low sigh.

In the newly released top 4 lineup, three Chinese chess players formed an encirclement and suppression posture against Cao Yanzi.

So the big question now is: who will go up and take the lead first?

At the draw ceremony that night, the question was immediately revealed.

When Cao Yanzi unfolded the small note in his hand, he glanced at the three Chinese chess players in front of him. Cao Yanzi suddenly laughed. He stretched out his hand to Ma Xiaofei.

In the semifinals, Cao Yanzi's opponent was Ma Xiaofei! (To be continued......)