The match between Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Sakata is continuing step by step. This game of chess starts from the layout stage, and I don't know what kind of considerations Li Xiaoqiang has. All in all, he played very solidly. In general, solid chess is often not fast. As the black player, this is the choice of this play, considering that black has the burden of being close to the target. Naturally, there is nothing unwelcoming about white. And that's often the case with Sakata's chess, and throughout his career, his mid-to-late game skills are intimidating, but his layout seems a little bland compared to other Go masters.

In this way, the whole chess game seems to be a little unstable in the overall operation. Such a bland and stalemate pattern lasted until the afternoon of the game, and even continued into the middle and late stages of the game.

Of course, the feeling of "flat chess" is only a feeling that only people in the viewing room have. As for how the two players understood and what they thought, onlookers do not know.

"It's strange, how did the two of them play like this?"

By 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the entire game had been played nearly 100 times. The chessboard is still in a state of stalemate. As a Go reporter, Zhang Zhidong actually doesn't want to see such a scene. Watching such kung fu chess, not only can he not grasp the key point of the report, but as an amateur chess player, he is actually a little bored when he looks at such chess.

"So what kind of game do you think they will play? I see, you just don't think this kind of scene is hot enough, right?

"I said that the money is big, didn't you say that both of them are robbers? Look, these two robbers are pretending to be Sven today, don't you think it's a little awkward? Well, it's not exciting at all, and in my imagination, shouldn't they be like this......"

Reporter Zhang Da was joking with Qian Yuping next to him while gesturing an action similar to "fighting". As with most slow chess matches. In the afternoon, there were more players in the viewing room. Just after 3 o'clock, with the big bamboo heroes, Lin Haifeng and other big-name chess players came to the viewing room. It's really lively here, and when Fujisawa Hideyuki slipped out of the game room, he also ran to the research room to join in the fun. Only then did everyone start a lively study and analysis of the whole chess game.

"Mr. Sakata has played well today, the advance and retreat are well-founded, natural and smooth. It's really admirable. At his age, he can still maintain such a good condition. It seems that I must not have been wronged when I lost to my husband last week. Hehe, is Jixun here today? He should have been asked to see how Mr. was doing. If you're not careful, his title of "Ben Infang" can be in jeopardy. ”

The first to speak was Hero Otake. In the competition with Li Xiaoqiang, Mr. Otake has not appeared for a long time. Perhaps this game is a big part of the game - so far in this tournament, after all, there are only two players left in the Japanese team. In other words, the closing ceremony of this tournament could be held at any time.

Therefore, Mr. Otake, who has not been seen for a long time, also appeared in the research room this time. After a brief glance at the entire game, he began to express his opinion.

After listening to Mr. Dazhu's words, Zhang Zhidong was a little confused, and he couldn't care about the situation of this game of chess for the time being. Grabbed Mr. Lin Haifeng and began to ask. I want to know what is really going on in the Japanese chess world.

Mr. Lin Haifeng happily introduced the current situation of the Japanese chess world to Zhang Zhidong. It turned out to be in the recent past. Mr. Sakata is in quite good shape, he is in his late teens, and he has also entered the circle of Japan's "Honinbo War". sat on this "golden chair". Not only that, but he also had quite a good result in the round-robin circuit. Up to now. It has already achieved a good result of 5 wins and 1 loss. As long as he wins the last game of chess, he will be able to challenge the "Ben Yin Fang Battle". If that is the case, he will return to the final stage of the "Big Triple Crown" at the age of 70.

Mr. Otake just said. It was the game he had just lost to Mr. Sakata in the round-robin circle, and it was Mr. Sakata who won the game and put him just one step away from the challenge. And he specifically mentioned Mr. Zhao Zhixun. In addition to Zhao Zhixun is the current reigning "Ben Yin Fang", it is also related to an allusion in the Japanese chess world.

In the early 80s, Cho Ji-hoon's momentum was already very fast, and he achieved very good results in major competitions. But during that time, he was blocked by Mr. Sakata, who had long passed his prime, in several major competitions. Therefore, the Japanese chess community believes that Zhao Zhixun became a super-first-class chess player in one fell swoop through Mr. Sakata's "quenching".

"Tut-tut, Mr. Sakata is really old and strong. There is only one last game left before the final stage of the triple crown. Terrific! This seems to be a feat that only Mr. Hashimoto Utaro has accomplished, right? It was at the age of 70 that he stepped onto the final stage of the first "Chess Holy War". By the way, who was his last opponent? ”

After listening to Zhang Zhidong's words, Mr. Lin Haifeng smiled silently. At this time, Hideyuki Fujisawa, who had not dealt with Mr. Sakata much all his life, spoke, and he even said with a bit of schadenfreude:

"yes, this old guy really scared me this year. But fortunately, I guess he won't get this right to challenge in the end, otherwise I will be unbalanced again......"

"Hahahaha......"

After listening to Fujisawa Hideyuki's words, a burst of laughter rang out in the viewing room. Mr. Sakata's last opponent is none other than Mr. Lin Haifeng. In real history, Mr. Sakata was in the last game. lost to the biggest "bitter hand" in his life. Thus the opportunity to make history was missed.

After hearing about Mr. Sakata's feat, Zhang Zhidong and Qian Yu looked at each other. They couldn't help but feel sorry for Li Xiaoqiang.

When I first came to Japan, I was very relaxed. Out of trust in Li Xiaoqiang, it also takes into account Mr. Sakata's actual age. Although everyone does not think that Li Xiaoqiang has a clear advantage. But most people are still more optimistic that Li Xiaoqiang can win. Now I heard that Mr. Sakata's competitive state is so good, but Li Xiaoqiang has been absent from the battle for a long time. So what about it......

At this time, a chess game happened to be passed into the research room. And the whole chess game seems to have reached a more critical moment. Therefore, everyone has carried out analysis and research on the chess game. After seeing the latest developments, it was Mr. Otake who spoke first:

"Although I haven't carefully judged it clearly, but the current situation seems to be the situation that Mr. is best at, right? Well, since the two sides are like this, I have more confidence in Mr. ”

Zhang Zhidong also came up. He carefully observed the latest developments in the game. The whole game has been played to about 120 moves, and at this time, many places seem to have been finalized. At present, the focus on the chessboard is Mr. Sakata's white chess and a lone piece that is not completely settled. Both sides of the game will make a fuss about this piece of chess to decide the outcome of the game. In other words, there will be a scene of white "curing orphans" in this game. Considering Mr. Sakata's prestige in "treating orphans". Otake said, "Got into the orbit he's good at." There should be some truth to that. ，

"Qian Da, what do you think of the current situation?"

Because there are still uncertain factors on the chessboard, Zhang Zhidong will not judge the situation by himself on such an occasion. He looked at Qian Yuping with blank eyes. I want to hear the judgment of the "blunt knife".

"So far, although Mr. Sakata has played well, there is no bad reason for Xiaoqiang's black chess. Xiao Qiang's real space looks a little tight, but the black chess board is thick and thick. And white still has a lone piece at the moment. Xiaoqiang can completely make up for the gap in the real space by attacking. Don't worry, although Mr. Sakata's treatment of orphans is very powerful, Xiaoqiang's attack is not vegetarian. I have always thought that Xiaoqiang has a lot of experience in such an "attack to close the air". The situation it is in is now. I guess it's also what Xiaoqiang wants. ”

"One of them likes to attack, and the other is good at treating orphans. This game of chess is played like this, and it is estimated that both sides are now very satisfied, and both believe that the chess game has entered the track that they are good at. Is that so?

At about 3:30 p.m., there was an interesting scene in the research room. There was a difference in the judgment of the situation, and the side represented by Mr. Otake believed that Mr. Sakata's situation was good. and the side represented by Chinese chess player Qian Yuping. It is also believed that it is Li Xiaoqiang's black chess advantage.

Of course, due to the different styles and preferences between players, it is quite normal for such a bias in judgment to occur. Nor can it be said who is right and who is wrong. And that's not all. In fact, this is even more proof of the stalemate of the current situation. Only that very subtle situation, that kind of situation where it is difficult to distinguish between advantages and disadvantages, will make all the masters have their own opinions.

Seeing that reporter Zhang Da still had a confused expression, Qian Yuping continued to analyze the current situation with him in detail, and at the same time said the reason why he was optimistic about Li Xiaoqiang:

"You see, the current pattern is actually not complicated, except for the solitary chess of white chess, the rest of the place has almost been finalized, because we can use this way of thinking to judge the situation. I did the math, although the real space of black is slightly worse at the moment, but it is not much behind, I just carefully clicked the mesh, black should be ahead of 4 or 5 meshes. In other words, after deducting the objective factor, as long as Xiaoqiang obtains more than 2 benefits in the attack, he is enough to win the move. And now that black is thick, his real space will not decrease, but will only increase. However, there is still a lone piece of white chess, and it is difficult to raise the eye. Therefore, I think it should not be difficult to accomplish such a task. Xiaoqiang is very good at spotting such hidden meshes, so in my judgment, I think black has an advantage now. ”

Since even the "blunt knife" Qian Yuping said so, Zhang Zhidong's heart is a little more steady. However, as a Go reporter, he decided to ask other people's opinions. Reporter Zhang Da is also very interesting, the first time he asked, was the number one "Xiaoqiang fan" in the Japanese Go community.

"Mr. Hideyuki, what do you think of the current situation?"

Fujisawa Hideyuki didn't answer immediately, he was stunned at the chessboard in front of him. Looking at the way he looks, Xiuyuki, who has not dealt with Mr. Sakata much all his life, seems to have fallen into some kind of memory. What is he recalling? Are you reminiscing about the eventful years when he and Mr. Sakata competed for dominance in the chess world?

After a long time, Fujisawa Hideyuki sighed:

"Alas, according to normal logic, I also think that there is no bad reason for black. But why is it that as long as an old guy plays white chess, I will unknowingly help him play 2 more chess? ”

"More points on 2 chess? Why? ”

"Hehe, because this is Mr. Sakata's lone move. His solitary chess is different from others. Because his lone chess is particularly difficult to kill, it is difficult to even take advantage of him. Therefore, as long as it is Mr. Sakata's lone chess, everyone will think that it is a live chess. A live chess piece requires at least 2 iron eyes. When you make 2 eyes when you are doing work, don't you have 2 eyes? Mr. Hideyuki said, "Help him play more chess", which is actually what he meant. ”

Seeing that reporter Zhang Da didn't know why, Mr. Lin Haifeng on the side explained to him with a smile.

"Mr. Hayashi, when you used to fight against Mr. Sakata. Will you judge the situation in the same way? ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhidong asked this topic to Mr. Lin's head. Most people stared at Mr. Lin Haifeng with interest, wanting to hear what this most authentic "Sakata nemesis" had to say.

After thinking carefully for a while, Mr. Lin replied in a very affirmative tone:

"Yes, if such a situation happens, I will judge the same as Mr. Xiuxing, and I will also help white to play 2 more moves."

"Oh?"

After hearing Mr. Lin's answer, Zhang Zhidong looked a little disappointed. Because listening to the meaning of Mr. Lin's words, his judgment is obviously different from Qian Yuping's for the same situation. As Qian Yuping said just now, the current black chessboard is only 4 to 5 mesh. His judgment is still based on the fact that the solitary piece of white chess is "0 goal" or even "negative goal".

According to the judgment of Mr. Xiuxing and Mr. Lin Haifeng, this lone chess piece is not only not a "negative goal", but also can help him count 2 goals now. Wouldn't the gap between black and black be even greater? Don't underestimate the difference between the 1 and 2 moves. In the game of professional masters, it is often the slightest difference that determines the winner or loser. So whose judgment is more correct?

"Then you used to ......"

Reporter Zhang Da obviously didn't give up, he actually wanted to ask Mr. Lin Haifeng. I want to ask him how he became "Sakata's nemesis".

"Some people see me as Mr. Sakata's hard work, and I don't think that's true. Because every time I play against Mr. Sakata, it is very difficult to play. A lot of chess is won by a lot of luck. Especially for Mr. Sakata's ability to treat orphans. I also have a very bad headache, and there is no good way to deal with him. I wonder if you've noticed? Most of the games I was lucky enough to win were made by Mr. Sakata attacking me. Instead of today, Xiaoqiang is the attacker, and Mr. Sakata is the ......"

"Hahaha......"

Mr. Lin's words again caused everyone to laugh. At the same time, everyone understood Mr. Lin's words. In the confrontation between the two back then, it seems that this is indeed the case. Mr. Lin's chess style is that kind of thick and heavy. In the game between the two, Sakata is basically attacking, and Mr. Hayashi is defending. Mr. Hayashi made his opinion very clear, and if it was Sakata's attack, he had a lot of experience in dealing with it. So what if Sakata is on the defensive? He didn't have a good idea.

And today's game of chess, it seems that Mr. Sakata is defending!

"Of course, I can't help it, it doesn't mean that people have no way. For the current situation, I think the most objective view should be a two-point situation, right? If black wants to open the situation, it depends on whether Xiaoqiang has a move behind him. I don't think we need to worry about the players anymore, let's just quietly enjoy the rest of the process. Let's see what Xiaoqiang can do to deal with such a situation. ”

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang was still fighting with Mr. Sakata, and the real key point of the game seemed to have just arrived. (To be continued......)