In the third game of the 3rd "Toyo Securities Cup" finals, Li Shifo, who had been lagging behind, made a "winning hand" in the final stage - but when Li Xiaoqiang's response appeared on the chessboard, the chess game came to an abrupt end.

Indeed, Li Shifo's "winning and losing" step is not particularly complicated, and there are not many branches in it. Li Xiaoqiang's move is actually the key to cracking this "winning hand". Therefore, when Li Shifo saw this move, he actually knew that his final resistance had failed. This move did not turn the tide for White, but widened the gap even further. In this case, Li Shifo was naturally embarrassed to continue.

In this way, a little more than 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when Li Shifo chose to admit defeat in the middle game, Li Xiaoqiang took a 2-1 lead in the final of this five-way chess, and he got the match point!

"Teacher Nie, I salute you, the victory in this game of chess is actually your victory, thank you for your guidance over the years."

"Hahahaha, don't dare to be, don't dare to be. You can achieve what you are today, mainly because of your own efforts. But since it's Xiaoqiang's toast, then I'm definitely going to drink it. I remember when you debuted, even Mr. Hideyuki toasted you. It's only been a few years, and I think that the "show toast" of that year is likely to become a new story in the Go world. Now it's "Xiaoqiang toast", then I have to drink your glass of wine ......"

It was the evening after the game, and members of the Chinese delegation gathered to celebrate Li Xiaoqiang's victory. Although the final is not quite over yet, it is not a final victory. But in any case, it is of course a happy thing to be able to win this game of "Battle of Tianwang Mountain", especially to win the game in such an almost "crushing" way. It's normal for everyone to get together and celebrate simply.

Li said this, then he was really not polite, let alone hypocritical. He said it from the bottom of his heart. Li wore it is nothing more than a point:

"Maximize your opponent's weaknesses!"

In real history, although many people say that Li Shifo in his early years was "not strong in layout". But if he can really expose his weakness obviously, it can really only be Nie Whirlwind. Nie Whirlwind and Li Shifo have not had many official games, and he only won two sets at the beginning, and he never won again. But these two sets of wins are too typical, Nie Whirlwind, who is no longer at the peak, can defeat Li Shifo who is moving towards the peak just by relying on his excellent overall view. This made many people see this weakness of Li Shifo clearly. Li Xiaoqiang was naturally impressed.

Of course, today's win cannot be said to be entirely a "Nie Whirlwind Mode". Li Xiaoqiang thinks that his layout skills have not yet reached the level of Nie Whirlwind. Therefore, when the layout of this game is over, his advantage is not so great, and he is more likely to prevent the repetition of the situation through his own mid-game strength. But Li Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that his victory still had the shadow of Nie Whirlwind.

Don't underestimate the impact of this, know that in many cases. The hardest thing for a person to see clearly is often their own situation. As an advantage of Li Xiaoqiang, he happens to be able to study his opponents through more comparisons and more measurements. Also determined their own position. And with this, we can prepare more in a more targeted manner. is also because this kind of pertinence is more real, it is something that has happened "once", which will make Li Xiaoqiang feel more down-to-earth, so that he can stick to his own way of playing during the game. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang's gratitude is sincere.

Let's be honest. This kind of influence is not only this game of chess, in fact, for the Go circles of China and South Korea, this kind of influence has always existed. Although there are a lot of people who emphasize. Go is a personal thing. But many people must also admit that sometimes the influence of "leaders" is so great.

Especially in the world of Go, the situation in the world of Go is a bit special. Although the later generations became, the more frequent international exchanges became. But in any case, the professional chess circles of China, Japan and South Korea are all relatively closed circles. No matter how active a chess player is, he will never be able to participate in more world competitions than he will in domestic competitions. Therefore, Cao Yanzi and Li Shifo were able to fight more than 300 times in total, and Zhao Zhixun and Kobayashi Koji were close to 200 times. Nie Ma Shuangxiong is estimated to have 100 times. And what about in international competitions? is Gu Dali and Li Shishi, who have fought the most times, and there are only less than 50 times. It is estimated that they will not exceed 100 times in their lifetime.

Many chess fans have the impression that in those years when Go was at its lowest point in China, there was only a match between Chinese and Korean players, especially when Chinese players lost. So:

"The Chinese players started the game with a lead, but it was only after the second half of the game that the situation was how it went......"

This has become almost the most common mode of losing, at least in professional chess reviews, and similar words are often seen. Other factors aside, what can you see in such a report? In fact, you can see the influence of the leading figures in their respective countries. Due to the fact that China has produced a Nie whirlwind, because of his technical characteristics, many Chinese chess players have actually absorbed enough nutrients from him. In the same way, because Li Shifo is born in South Korea, his greatness is first of all felt by Koreans.

For example, in real history, Korean Go went to its heyday from 93 years. In that year, Korean chess players won the "Fujitsu Cup" for the first time, and Cho Yanzi and Yoo Chang-hyuk met in the final. Their semi-final opponents were all Japanese players. And both sets were "half-eye reversals" that drove the Japanese crazy.

Those two semi-finals were once given a very important meaning by the Korean chess community. They believe that it was from these two semi-finals that the authority of the world chess world was transferred from Japanese Go to Korean Go. At the same time, they said this when covering the competition:

"At this moment, people think of Li Shifo, whether it is Cao Yanzi or Liu Changhe, who have unconsciously tempered the skills of officials after being tested by Li Shifo's officials countless times." Fujitsu Cup "Behind the two half-eyes in the semi-finals, there is clearly the shadow of Li Shifo......"

In this way, in fact, it explains the role of the "leader" and the influence of the "leader". In fact, with the improvement of Li Shifo's strength, as his achievements are getting bigger and bigger. Later, he seems to be not only the "leader" of Korean Go, but also the "leader" of the world chess world. So it's easy for people to see. In those junior chess players, you can vaguely see a little "Li Shifo's shadow".

Li Xiaoqiang was reborn once, and the reason why he chose to play Go, then of course he also has ambitions. At the very least, he also hopes to see a little "Li Xiaoqiang's shadow" in the younger chess players.

"What can I leave to you? I don't even seem to be able to figure it out myself, but it looks like I need to think about it......"

It's funny to say, at today's gathering, everyone just wants to make Li Xiaoqiang relaxed. So that Li Xiaoqiang can meet the next game in a better state. Because it's not time to celebrate the victory at all. Li Xiaoqiang was thinking about what kind of "shadow" and other questions at this juncture. But fortunately, everyone has long been accustomed to Li Xiaoqiang's appearance. He habitually wanders in public, and that's not once or twice. Therefore, when everyone saw him there in a daze, they thought he was thinking about the next game.

"I don't like Xiaoqiang's appearance the most. Relaxation is relaxation, and he wants to pretend to be contemplative, looking unfathomable. I don't know what else to think about now. The next game, as long as it continues according to today's tune. I see, it's the South Korean side that should have a headache right now. After all, a loss like today's is a huge blow for anyone. In the case of adjusting the time as long as one day. I don't believe that Li Shifo will not be affected. Everyone said yes, right? ”

"Hehe, it has to make sense. Xiaoqiang, come, eat vegetables and eat vegetables. You don't have to think about it so much at all now, believe in your own strength and keep a normal state of mind. When the time comes, you can play chess however you want. I think if you only do that, then you will have a good chance of solving the battle in the next set......"

"Yes, yes. I also think that it should be difficult for Li Shifo to do now. If I lose like I did today, I'd be very uncomfortable. There will even be a feeling of hopelessness. If you lose such a move, you will even have doubts about your own outlook on life and values. People say it's not going to happen......"

"Hahahaha......"

After listening to Chen Chaoyue's words, a cheerful laugh sounded on the dining table. Li Xiaoqiang himself smiled. Indeed, Chen Chaoyue's words actually make a lot of sense. In a game of Go, if you ask a player, what kind of loss is the most frustrating. Then this player will most likely tell you this: when you are reversed in an advantageous situation, especially when you are "reversed by half an eye", then this kind of loss is the most depressing.

If you ask this player again, what kind of loss is the most uncomfortable? Then the above is not necessarily the standard answer. Sometimes, I obviously didn't make any problems, and I felt that I had fully played my level, but I couldn't see any obvious opportunities in the whole situation, and I was suppressed by my opponent from beginning to end. So this sense of despair brought about by "inferior skills" is what makes many chess players really uncomfortable. It can even be said that the higher the level of a chess player, the more arrogant he is. Then the more real the feeling.

To be honest, as long as you are a professional master, don't look at many people who are very modest verbally, it is actually an illusion, and this only belongs to the issue of "personal cultivation". In fact, all of them are arrogant people, at most it is just a matter of different degrees, or whether they will show it. If you don't have that kind of personality, it's almost impossible to become a top player. As far as Li Shifo is concerned, he is naturally no exception.

Like today's game, it's actually a bit like that. You know, this is the final of the World Championship, and it is the highest level of chess in the world. At least on the surface, Li Shifo never led the whole set, and he didn't even see a decent chance at all. So after playing such a game of chess, as the victor's side, Li Xiaoqiang does not need any adjustment at all. He just needs to continue his train of thought and state. What about Li Shifo? There's a lot he needs to do right now. He's going to need to recalibrate his game, he's going to need to improve some of his moves and so on......

But among them, he needs to do it first, or he must adjust his mentality and get out of the shadow caused by this loss, which should be the most important. Otherwise, there is a good chance that he will lose again in the fourth game.

Can Li Shifo do it? Li Xiaoqiang actually wants to know very much.

"So far, it can be said that all the factors are in Xiaoqiang's favor. The only variable in this is that playing a game of chess is Li Shifo's black. This makes it easier for him to take the initiative to change, which may also be his only advantage. Therefore, I must remind Xiaoqiang here. But I don't think it's a big problem, Xiaoqiang, you remember, keep your sharp, keep your patience, that's your most powerful weapon and the key to the whole series. As long as you can do these two things, then the champion of the "Toyo Securities Cup" will not be able to run! ”

At the end of the dinner, Nie Whirlwind mentioned Li Xiaoqiang's attention for the last time. He mentioned the issue of prioritization. After Li Xiaoqiang listened to Nie Whirlwind's words, he actually understood the meaning.

The problem that Nie Whirlwind said is not that he thinks that it is necessarily beneficial to be black. It's a question of "initiative" and not "initiative". How big is the advantage of the side that takes the lead in black? This is something that no one really knows. But as the first mover, you can "actively conceive" the whole game. Everyone has to admit this.

For example, Li Xiaoqiang was able to gain an advantage in the layout stage today, and he did it because of "active conception" and "better prelude kung fu". But what if you change to Nie Whirlwind? Since he has a stronger prelude, he doesn't need the prerequisite of "active ideation" at all, and he is also able to gain an advantage in the layout phase. As an expert in this area, Nie Whirlwind actually sees the subtle gap very clearly. That's why he reminded Li Xiaoqiang.

Li Dao:

"Teacher Nie, thank you."

After the short celebration, the next thing to do was to wait for Game 4 to arrive. On the second day of the game, due to Li Xiaoqiang's perfect performance in the third game, the wind direction of the entire series really changed. Both the Chinese and Japanese media almost unanimously believe that Li Xiaoqiang "shows strength above him" and that it is only a matter of time before he wins the final victory. At this point, even the South Korean media, which has always been hard-mouthed, believes that if Li Shifo wants to win the final victory:

"It's not a lot of difficulty."

The day passed quickly, and on the match day of the fourth game, Li Xiaoqiang stepped onto the court again.

What will happen on this day? (To be continued......)

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