A little after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang struggled for more than 1 hour in the sound of counting, and he still did not find a good opportunity to turn the tables. Seeing that the chessboard is getting smaller and smaller, the gap between the two sides has not narrowed. As the situation became clearer and clearer, even if Li Xiaoqiang was unwilling, he knew that there was no point in holding on any longer.

So at around 4:30 p.m., Li Xiaoqiang gloomily chose to throw in the towel.

Today's match is the 10th match between the two. After playing this game of chess, Li Shifo stubbornly tied the score at 5-5. This is undoubtedly like pouring cold water on Li Xiaoqiang, who was ambitious before the game and was ready to take advantage of the situation to suppress Li Shifo.

After the news of Lee Seok-fo's victory was confirmed, the happiest were undoubtedly the Koreans. The members of the Korean team, including Cao Yanzi, breathed a sigh of relief, and they felt more relaxed than ever.

"Cao Guoshou, I've never seen you so nervous when you're watching the battle."

In the viewing room, Cao Yanzi and others were almost inseparable today. Even if everyone had already judged that Li Shifo had obvious advantages today, they had never dared to relax. It wasn't until the last game came here, and it wasn't until they saw the words "win in the middle of the black" on the game unmistakably that a stone hanging in their hearts fell to the ground.

Cao Yanzi smiled at the reporter Park who was talking to her, and everything was silent.

Lee Seok-fo's victory in today's game is very important not only for him personally, but also for the entire Korean Go community.

From 93 onwards, Korean Go rose strongly. This is a real all-out rise, unlike in '89, when it could only be regarded as an occasional appearance. In the past two years, both in terms of competitive results and popularity in China, Korean Go has developed rapidly. However, after entering the second half of 94, Korean Go, which was in the limelight, was obviously suppressed by Chinese Go. Among them, the mainstay is naturally Li Xiaoqiang.

Whether it is the final of last year's "Fujitsu Cup" or the just-concluded Sino-Korean hand-to-hand match. Two of the most outstanding top players in Korean chess suffered consecutive defeats at the hands of Li Xiaoqiang. It can be said that if Li Xiaoqiang can't pass this level, then all the dreams of Korean Go hegemony are just illusory.

So at this juncture, even though it's just a set in the team competition. Even though it was just a game of rapid chess, Li Shifo's victory today was still precious.

After the game, although Li Xiaoqiang is extremely depressed now, he still has the demeanor. He and Li Shifo had a long review. During the review, Ma Xiaofei and Cao Yanzi and others also participated.

The focus of everyone's review is mainly on the two-step problem of Li Xiaoqiang's "inconsistency" in the first half.

"Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with the move in front of you, Xiaoqiang, that move can still be established. The main thing is that there is a contradiction in your thinking. Xiaoqiang, what did you think at the time? ”

Faced with Zhang Da's reporter's inquiry, Li Xiaoqiang could only be speechless. Through so many masters to check together. It is believed that although the changes are extremely complex, the move itself can still be valid. In other words, that move cannot be called a "problem hand". Therefore, everyone came to the conclusion that Li Xiaoqiang's real defeat, or the real cause of defeat, was mainly due to the chess move in the back.

Only Li Xiaoqiang knows in his heart that things are not so simple. After figuring out the reason for his loss, Li Xiaoqiang even comforted himself: It's okay to lose this game of chess, because through today's game. I seem to have a deeper understanding of a very important issue in the game of Go.

After the review, reporter Zhang Da saw that Li Xiaoqiang was depressed. Therefore, he decided to pull Li Xiaoqiang outside to relax. He suggested that they go to Fang Lao for a drink and chat in the evening. For the arena where he just lost the game, Li Xiaoqiang naturally didn't want to stay for a moment, so he happily agreed with reporter Zhang Da's suggestion.

I don't know what reporter Zhang Da thinks, he is actually ready to bring Yukari Umezawa to China, the reason is that Yukari Umezawa came to China this time, and the main purpose is to cooperate with their magazine. Therefore, she must not be pulled down tonight. also joked that Mei Ze was the guest of honor tonight, and Li Xiaoqiang was just an accompaniment. asked Li Xiaoqiang to play the role of a good companion. Regarding reporter Zhang Da's nonsense, Li Xiaoqiang just let it go. What he wants to do most now is to leave the arena as soon as possible, and the second is to find a place to drink and kill his sorrows.

"Alas. Or Lao Zhao said it well, a move that comes up in 10 minutes is really different from a move that comes up in 1 hour......"

When he was sitting in the car, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly came to such a sigh. Today, Zhang Da reporter got a car from their unit, and he sat in the passenger seat, and Li Xiaoqiang and Yukari Umezawa sat in the back seat.

Hearing Li Xiaoqiang speak, reporter Zhang Da turned around and asked, "Xiaoqiang, what do you say?" ”

And Yukari Umezawa next to him also asked: "Old Zhao? Which old Zhao? ”

Li Xiaoqiang first answered Yukari Umezawa's question: "Which old Zhao else can there be, it is your uncle Zhao Zhixun." I didn't feel much about what he said before. But after today's game, I feel it very much now. His words are a true portrayal of my loss today. That's why I feel it. ”

"Oh? Did Lao Zhao say this? Xiaoqiang, can you elaborate on that. This time it was reporter Zhang Da who spoke first, usually in the face of a person who had just lost chess, and others were embarrassed to mention the game just now, but now seeing Li Xiaoqiang himself take the initiative to speak, of course reporter Zhang Da is willing to accompany him.

"Lao Zhao has such a famous point of view, and you, the "famous person", will not know ......"

In today's world chess world, Zhao Zhixun's view of Go is also unique, and he often has his own unique views on Go, especially on Go competitions:

“…… For example, if you come to a fork in the road in the middle of the game, do you choose A or B? Even if you decide to choose A, thinking about it for 10 minutes is not the same as thinking about it for an hour before making that decision. Some people may say, isn't it all A, what's the difference? But in me, 10 minutes of A is just an ordinary one, and an hour of A is a rich and high-level ......"

“…… After ten minutes of consideration, A always sticks to common sense, just thinking that this choice is better than B, and lacks further thought. The ripples stirred up by the A book. Its impact, and how it fits with its surroundings, is not well imagined. And an hour of grinding and pondering is different. It's not like passively waiting for the high spirits to arrive, as a chess player, you must think of many situations. Even if you don't want to think about it, a lot of things come to mind in an hour. The ripples caused by the move A will spread to all corners, and the final outcome is difficult to predict. But after comparing the judgments made in various situations, such an A is no longer ordinary......"

After introducing Zhao Zhixun's Go thoughts, Li Xiaoqiang said to reporter Zhang Da and Yukari Umezawa:

"Now you should understand why Lao Zhao was not convinced after he lost to Li Shifo."

Li Xiaoqiang was talking about the final of the 4th "Toyo Securities Cup" two years ago. In that game, Cho Ji-hoon lost a 0-3. But after losing the game, Lao Zhao didn't seem to be convinced, and he said after the game that if it was a "2-day" game, then Li Shifo might not be his opponent.

Reporter Zhang Da and Yukari Umezawa are also people who know chess, and they quickly understood what Li Xiaoqiang meant.

"What you mean is that the main reason why you lost today is actually the same as Lao Zhao. Mainly lose in time? ”

"That's right, that's what it means." Li Xiaoqiang replied very simply. The reason why he played inconsistent chess today, Li Xiaoqiang does not think that his condition is not good, let alone a physical problem, the most important thing is that he has a problem with the distribution of time in the game.

For example, why did there be a mistake behind the battle plan that I conceived? Of course, the main reason is that I didn't calculate it at the time, and if I was careful during the game, I was worried that I would fall into a time panic. Therefore, under the psychological domination of this kind of gain and loss, he made a hasty move, and finally made a big mistake.

Li Xiaoqiang's mentality. In fact, it is similar to Zhao Zhixun's psychology of losing to Li Shifo. The only difference is that Zhao Zhixun thinks that he can't count 3 hours. And what about Li Xiaoqiang. He thinks he can't count 1 hour.

"So you're not convinced that you're losing now?"

"Convincing, I'm very convinced now, I'll tell you the truth, I even figured out a question through today's game. If I don't solve one problem, I'll still lose when I meet him in a similar format in the future. ”

"Oh? What questions did you figure out? ”

This time, Zhang Da reporter became interested, and Yukari Umezawa also looked interested. She wanted to hear how Li Xiaoqiang examined himself after losing chess.

"Reporter Zhang, let me ask you a question first. There are not many rapid chess competitions in our country, but who is recognized as having a relatively good level of rapid chess and rapid chess results? ”

"Well...... Except for you and Ma Xiao, Cao Dafang, who has a relatively good level of rapid chess. ”

Reporter Zhang Da's answer is still very objective. Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei give the impression that they have good rapid chess results, and that is because they are both of them at a high level overall, if compared to their slow chess results. Their rapid chess results are mediocre. For example, Li Xiaoqiang has not yet qualified to participate in the "Asian Cup", which is a clear proof. And there is such a chess player in China, compared with his slow chess score, his rapid chess score is obviously higher, that is Cao Dafang Jiudan.

"Then what kind of chess style do you think Mr. Cao is?"

"Cao Dafang should be considered a stable type."

"Good ......" Li Xiaoqiang turned his head again and asked Yukari Umezawa: "In your Japan, which chess player is recognized as the best in rapid chess?" ”

In fact, there is no need for Yukari Umezawa to answer, when it comes to Japanese rapid chess, the first thing that comes to mind is naturally the Otake hero who has the reputation of "rapid chess fairy".

"Putting aside the "feeling of Otake" and the like, what kind of chess style do you think Mr. Otake can be classified into? ”

"Good...... It seems that it can also be classified as robust. ”

"What about Li Shifo? What type of chess style does he have? ”

"He's naturally also a steady ......" Now there is no need for Li Xiaoqiang to prompt more, reporter Zhang Da and Yukari Umezawa quickly understood what Li Xiaoqiang meant.

"You mean that a steady player is better at rapids? This one...... This is a bit of a subversion of common sense. ”

"Hehe, everyone probably thinks that the kind of player who thinks quickly and reacts super quickly is better at playing rapid chess, right? It's a pity that this is just a kind of assumption, and most of the assumptions in Go are unreliable. Let me tell you, I didn't fully realize the problem until today's game, and I could even say that this was my biggest takeaway today......" (To be continued. )