Although in the "Ying's Cup", Korean Go was flashed by Nie Whirlwind. However, this does not seem to affect the pace of their rise. The "Korean Wave", which began at the beginning of the year, is now intensifying.

August 1993, Japan Chess Academy. Cho Yanzi and Yoo Chang-hyuk, two South Korean chess players, sat in a special game room with their eyes closed. They will compete here for the 6th Fujitsu Cup.

"Korean chess players conquer the heart of Japanese Go!"

"Amazing achievement! South Korea's Go took the lead in completing the Grand Slam of the World Chess Championship. ”

"There is no doubt that we are already a first-rate Go powerhouse. 3rd crown this year! Now we can proudly announce that we are already in a leading position in the world chess competition......"

In the past "Fujitsu Cup", Korean chess players did not do well. In the first 5 editions, no Korean player had even reached the finals. Therefore, the Korean media were extremely excited about the championship and runner-up of the "Fujitsu Cup" this time, and they used various exaggerated tones to report on the competition.

Although it was very unhappy, the Chinese and Japanese Go circles were helpless. Because what the Korean media says is basically the truth. If you count the "Three Kingdoms Tournament", among all the current world competitions, it is really South Korean Go that has taken the lead in completing the Grand Slam.

In Beijing, in a training room on the second floor of the China Chess Academy, Li Xiaoqiang, Chang Rensheng, Luo Shenzhu and other young chess players are studying the ongoing "Fujitsu Cup" final game.

The final had just been played until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the game seemed to be out of suspense. Cao Yanzi was defeated in the prologue stage. He was chased and killed by Liu Changhe all the way, and the scene looked miserable. With just over 100 moves, it was only a matter of time before Yoo Chang-hyuk won the game.

"Now it seems. South Korea is about to produce a new World Champion. This Liu Changhe is still powerful, and he is not ashamed to be called "the world's number one attacker" by the Korean media. Boss, you have played 2 official games with Liu Changhyuk, what do you think of his chess? ”

Li Xiaoqiang, who was surrounded by everyone in the center, sat on the front of the chessboard, and his status as the "boss" was revealed. Influenced by the atmosphere of the Go team, he held a folding fan in his right hand, and the fan opened and closed from time to time. Use your fan to point at the board as you put it together. When you open it, you pretend to fan it with a fan. If you observe carefully, you will find that the folding fan held by Li Xiaoqiang is inscribed with the two big characters "Jingwu".

These two words were written by Li Xiaoqiang himself. As for the meaning of these two words, it is naturally based on Shi Xiangxia's sentence: "Don't refer to the wisdom in the quiet." Even if it is enlightened, it is vain."

Well, it should be said that from any point of view, Li Xiaoqiang's compulsion is quite high. You know, Li Xiaoqiang is a natural left-hander. He pretended to be able to take a folding fan. But I trained privately for a long time.

"Say he's the "No. 1 attacker in the world"? This is of course an exaggeration. In the current world chess world, there are many chess players who are good at attacking. "Assassins"! I think it's best to describe Yoo Chang-hyuk as an "assassin". I always thought that Yoo Chang-hyuk was a very smart chess player. He always seems to win the games he really wants to win. When he attaches great importance to a particular competition, he always has an amazing burst of energy. I don't know if you've noticed? In the current Korean chess world, the protagonist is naturally Cao Li's master and apprentice. Liu Changhe doesn't look obvious, and there are only one or two titles. But the strange thing is that as long as it reaches his one-third of an acre. Master Cao Li and his apprentices have no way to take him, don't underestimate this. I think this is the most powerful thing about Yoo Chang-hyuk, and it is also the most unique thing about him. In a word. Anyone who touches him in a match in the future needs to be very careful. ”

After all, other people's scenery is someone else's scenery, and after everyone thinks that Liu Changhe has already won, everyone will have no interest in continuing to put this game in the final. A group of young people chatted about other topics.

"Have you heard? It is said that Teacher Nie and Teacher Ma are ready to accept apprentices, have you all thought about it? Who are you going to worship as a teacher? ”

This matter has to start after the final of the "Ying's Cup".

Since this year's "Fujitsu Cup" round tour, Li Xiaoqiang has been in a sluggish state. He didn't have any highlights in other tournaments other than clinging to a "national player" title. In this way, the next domestic chess scene seems to have become Nie Ma's stage again. They met in the finals of the "Tianyuan Tournament" and the "Chess King Competition" in a row. In this way, following the "Ma Li Shiban Chess" in the second half of last year, the Chinese chess world once again staged the "Nie Ma Shiban War".

In the domestic title battle, Ma Xiaofei is still beautiful. Although he has just become a world champion, when it comes to the domestic arena, Nie Whirlwind is tired. The first was the "Tian Yuan Match", where Nie Whirlwind defended as the defender. As a result, he lost 1-3 and handed over the only title in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Nie Whirlwind once again appeared on the stage of the "Chess King Battle" as a challenger, and the score was also 1 to 3, and Nie Whirlwind failed to challenge.

After losing two finals, Nie Whirlwind was interviewed by the media. Either physically and mentally exhausted, or feeling it, Nie Whirlwind said the following paragraphs:

"In the future, when it comes to winning the World Championship, it may take more young people to step up. Of course, I'm not running away from it, and I'm willing to do anything for Go if I can. Just because it's ......"

During the interview, Nie Whirlwind pointed to his heart.

“…… This place is like a ticking time bomb, and I can't be sure when I'll not be able to make a fool of myself. In today's world chess world, due to the rise of Korean Go, the competition has become more and more fierce. As you know, I also have the position of head coach of the national Go team, and my future focus may have to shift to this aspect. I hope to train more high-level chess players for the country......"

“…… Of course, I'm not leaving the professional line yet. But even if I leave, I don't think it's a big deal. Because our country still has Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei. Based on their current strength, they are not inferior to any chess player of this era. Especially Li Xiaoqiang, I have high hopes for him, and I think he has a great hope of growing into an epoch-making chess player......"

It has been exactly 10 years since the first China-Japan Go Tournament was held in 1984. In the past 10 years, it is no exaggeration to say that Nie Whirlwind has always been the pillar and backbone of Chinese Go. By now, Nie Whirlwind felt tired, and he made a public statement to the outside world. He said that his future focus will be on cultivating young chess players. and revealed that he will gradually fade out of the front line of his career.

The reaction from the outside world to this is generally understandable. Because now Nie Whirlwind is in his early 40s. Although the general belief in the Go community in the past is that such an age should be the mature period of professional chess players. However, in recent years, the competition in the Go world has become more and more fierce, which is reflected in the specific games, that is, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, and the intensity of the game is also increasing. A body like Nie Whirlwind is indeed difficult to withstand high-density professional competitions.

In the past, Mr. Lin Haifeng once said that every time he wins or loses, he loses about three kilograms, which shows the consumption of the player's body in the game. In modern times, while the time limit for matches has been much shorter than before, the density of games has increased dramatically. Especially like Nie Whirlwind, he once had a record of encountering unexpected difficulties and his ears suddenly turned red. At that moment, the blood rushed up, and the pressure and impact on the heart and blood vessels were really not something that anyone could bear.

In the final analysis, modern Go is not only about chess strength, but also physical strength. More and more chess players have seen this situation clearly.

In an interview, Nie Whirlwind revealed his willingness to gradually fade out of the front line of his career. But after all, he said it vaguely, and he didn't give a clear timetable. However, to Li Xiaoqiang's surprise, the influential "Nie Ma Recruiting Apprentices" incident in history now seems to be on the agenda.

In Li Xiaoqiang's memory, the "Nie Ma Collecting Apprentices" in real history seems to be about this time. Nie Ma's first batch of apprentices will naturally be produced in the Chinese Go "Eight Horses" except for Li Xiaoqiang. This kind of "passing, helping, and leading" system with Chinese characteristics has actually continued for a while in the Chinese chess world.

For example, the group of chess players of the "Little Tiger Generation", Gu Dali's master is still Nie Whirlwind. Xie He's master is Cao Dafang, and Kong Erjie's master is Liu Dazhui. It is said that the reason why Liu Dazhui took Kong Erjie is because Kong Erjie and Liu Dazhui were very similar in chess style when they were young, and they both took the road of "hard fighting". At that time, no one could have imagined that Kong Erjie would become a standard "control flow".

"If it's possible, after these chess players enter the stage, I'll grab a few people to bring them. But I don't think I'll win...... By the way, there are little leopard generations behind, and when it comes to their generation, then I will grab a few anyway, so that I can talk about the master's addiction ......"

For a while, Li Xiaoqiang was immersed in the dream of others calling him "Teacher Li".

However, at this time, the dream of "Mr. Li" could not last long. Because Li Xiaoqiang knows very clearly that he still has many problems that have not been solved. If you can't solve your technical shortcomings, then you're really embarrassed to be someone's "Teacher Li".

After leaving the crowd, Li Xiaoqiang once again took out the stack of manuscripts that Mr. Wu Qingyuan gave him.

"Can these things really solve the shortcomings I face? Why did I use it so poorly during this time? ”

For a while, Li Xiaoqiang fell into deep thought...... (To be continued......)