readx;?““ The "World Chess Holy War" is a nine-game game, and the finals of the "Samsung Cup" and the "LG Cup" are all five-way chess, and these games are a total of 19 games if they are all played. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info19 sets in 2 months, which is equivalent to Xiaoqiang going to the next game in about 3 days, so the density of such a game is not small. ”

"Not only that, but more than that, you must know that Xiaoqiang also entered the final battle of the last title battle in China this year, and he also needs to play a five-way chess game with Ma Xiaofei in the "Celebrity War", so the last 2 months of this year are definitely a devil's schedule for him. ”

"The absolute devil's schedule, the World Chess Holy War is divided into 3 stages, and the other finals are divided into 2 stages, which means that in these 2 months, Xiaoqiang needs to move to 9 places, intensive competitions, different locations, different opponents, and different competition systems, so the pressure and challenges faced by Xiaoqiang this time are definitely more than any before."

"Yes, can the "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty" continue? Can Chinese Go still maintain its leading position? Although it cannot be said that it was a decisive battle, it was certainly a very crucial one. Therefore, there is nothing to say, to help Xiaoqiang prepare for the war, to create the best preparation conditions for Xiaoqiang, this is the focus of our next stage of work... ”

The above is a conversation that happened to the management of Chinese Go, in fact, not only the management, even ordinary chess fans, also know the significance of the next two months for Li Xiaoqiang.

The "dynasty" in Go is, of course, different from the dynasty in the true sense. Li Xiaoqiang won his first world championship in 92, and of course no one would think that he had established his own "dynasty" from that time.

If you really want to talk about it, the "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty" should be counted from 97 years, when there were a total of 5 world competitions, Li Xiaoqiang won 3 of them alone, it can be said that from that time, Li Xiaoqiang has thrown off everyone and initially established his own dominance.

But even with such outstanding results, there was no such thing as "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty" at that time. Li Xiaoqiang relied on his stable and excellent record for many years, defeating masters from all walks of life to challenge in turn, and it was not until around 2000 that the "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty" was recognized by everyone.

Therefore, it can be said that it is not easy to establish a dynasty of one's own in the Go world. Of course, in the same way, it is not easy to build a dynasty, and it is also not easy to let a dynasty collapse.

For example, in the past 2002, Li Shishi's performance in the World Series was better than Li Qu, he won 2 world championships, and Li Xiaoqiang only had one, but no one thought that this was the beginning of the "Li Shishi Dynasty", Li Xiaoqiang is still recognized as the first person in the world chess world, including Li Shishi himself, when others compare him with Li Xiaoqiang, he only dares to put himself in the position of a challenger.

The reasons for this are, first, that Li Xiaoqiang still holds the championship of the world's largest and most important world chess holy war, and second, that Li Xiaoqiang still has a world champion after all, and he does not see any obvious signs of decline in Li Xiaoqiang. The third and most important point: for the whole year last year, Li Shishi did not meet Li Xiaoqiang in the official competition, and the new overlord wants to take the position, and the most straightforward way is of course to defeat the old overlord. It is precisely because Li Shishi did not do this that of course there is no way to talk about the 'Li Shishi Dynasty'.

This is the biggest highlight of the next game, what does the next few finals mean for Li Xiaoqiang, for Li Shishi and Li Shifo, for the Chinese Go community, and for the Korean Go community? Everyone knows very well in their hearts, and everyone wants to know the result with wide eyes.

The first of these is of course Li Xiaoqiang.

If Li Shishi defeats Li Xiaoqiang, it may not mean the beginning of the "Li Shishi Dynasty", because he has just lost to Li Shifo and has no chance to challenge Li Xiaoqiang in the World Chess Holy War, which will make his other victories discounted.

Li Shifo defeated Li Xiaoqiang, and no one may mention anything about the "Li Shifo Dynasty", Li Shifo has been suppressed by Li Xiaoqiang for so many years, and occasionally one or two victories can only improve Li Shifo's historical status, making him look closer to Li Xiaoqiang, but not enough for him to establish a dynasty.

Therefore, the next game, only for Li Xiaoqiang is the most important----- win of course, everything is easy to say, the "Li Xiaoqiang dynasty" continues, but what if Li Xiaoqiang loses? Although it cannot be said that the "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty" will collapse immediately, later generations will evaluate this history of Go, and this is likely to be the beginning of the collapse of the "Li Xiaoqiang Dynasty".

This is the significance of these finals, which is why in the last two months of 2003, Li Xiaoqiang was the only protagonist in the entire world chess world. In the face of South Korea's "Er Li", facing the strongest peer chess players and the strongest junior chess players at the same time, what kind of answer can Li Xiaoqiang hand over? Everyone will be waiting to see. And among them, especially the challenge of Li Shishi.

"The stone Buddha was able to reverse Li Shi under such circumstances, and his mature skills and fighting spirit were amazing. Li Shifo in such a state, presumably this time he and Li Xiaoqiang are fighting again. But in any case, this time it should be the stone to Li Xiaoqiang's challenge that I look forward to more... ”

This is what Cao Yanzi, the "Emperor of Go" of South Korea, said in an interview with reporters before the arrival of the game. And Lao Cao's words not only represent his personal voice, but also represent the thoughts of many ordinary chess fans. Li Shifo does look in good shape and full of fighting spirit, but Li Xiaoqiang can reach the finals of the "Samsung Cup" and "LG Cup" at the same time, which also shows excellent form. The two have been competing for so many years, and Li Shifo has been suppressed by Li Xiaoqiang for a long time, so even if it is Cao Yanzi, he can't have full confidence in Li Shifo. Subconsciously, he must have thought that the result would be no different than before, like many ordinary chess fans.

But Li Shishi is different!

Now, of course, no one thinks that Li Shishi's skill level has surpassed Li Shifo or Li Xiaoqiang, in fact, judging from the games of chess between him and Li Shifo in the "World Chess Holy War", everyone can see his technical flaws clearly.

But everyone is still looking forward to Li Shishi and the impact of young people. It's really hard to say that "impact" is such a thing, but it is a very important factor in determining the outcome of the game. This situation is just like Li Xiaoqiang's impact on his predecessors.

Li Xiaoqiang had many games back then, if he used "rational analysis" and "objective judgment", he would have lost most of the games, but Li Xiaoqiang just won one victory after another.

Who dares to say now that Li Shishi can't be the same as Li Xiaoqiang back then...

The time has finally arrived, and Li Xiaoqiang's devil's schedule journey has officially begun. And his first battle was the first stage of the final of the 'World Chess Holy War'.

Like the first tournament, the first three games were held in Tokyo, Japan. Although this is a match with Li Shifo, the reporter's questions are more focused on Li Shifu.

"Li Sang, do you have any special feelings about accepting the challenge of South Korea's Er Li at the same time this time?"

Looking at Yukari Umezawa who pretended to interview him with a topic, Li Xiaoqiang sighed in his heart that when he first met her, she was still a teenage girl, but now, Umezawa is also a young woman over 30 years old.

"The biggest feeling ... Of course, I feel a little old. ”

Li Xiaoqiang's answer was exchanged for a roll of the eyes that Yukari Umezawa secretly threw over.

"So my only task this time is to prove that I, Li Xiaoqiang, are not old... Li Xiaoqiang looked at Yukari Umezawa with a smile, and added such a sentence later.

There is nothing to say about the confrontation with Li Shifo, the old opponent for so many years, except for further rewriting the record of the two fights, even the reporters watching the game don't know what to write.

In the game of shaking South Korea's "Er Li", Li Xiaoqiang made a good start. ”

For the first three sets of matches, the reporters all released the news in this "press release" way. Indeed, there was really nothing to say in the first three games, and Li Xiaoqiang took the lead 2-1. There was no 3-0 or 0-3 situation, and the score was also led by Li Xiaoqiang, which was in line with everyone's expectations. And in the 2 games of chess won by Li Xiaoqiang, one of them was a "two-day system", and the other game was rapid, and there was no gimmick like the last competition.

It is precisely because there is not much news about the game with Li Shifo, which makes the game with Li Shifu more lively.

In the middle of the month, less than 2 days after Li Xiaoqiang returned from Japan, this year's "Samsung Cup" final began. The final five games were played in two stages, the first two games of the final were held in China, and the last three games were moved to South Korea for the final match.

In Shencheng, China, Li Xiaoqiang waited for Li Shishi's arrival. (To be continued.) )