As usual, Li Xiaoqiang walked into the game room a few minutes early. After he had made all the preparations, he quietly waited for the game to come.

What Li Xiaoqiang didn't expect was that his opponent, Mr. Seo Bong-so, also came to the game room in advance. When he came to the game room, he didn't say a word, he just smiled at Li Xiaoqiang very politely, and his smile was unexpectedly shy and shy. Then he sat down in his place.

Before the start of the match, Li Xiaoqiang had a chance to take a closer look at his opponent. I saw Mr. Seo Bong-so in a suit and tie, sitting in a precarious position. His figure was long, sturdy and lean. The face is square and rough, the eyes are gentle and alert, and he has a military temperament.

That's right, this is what Mr. Seo Bong-so said to Lee Yitian Ki-ki like a Japanese samurai, so what about Mr. Seo Bong-so? He is like a warrior in the world of chess, a real warrior who seems to be very low-level, but is extremely difficult to deal with!

When the referee announced the start of the game, the two made a guess. Li Xiaoqiang guessed that it was white chess. In this way, the two will have to swap places. Although Li Xiaoqiang is a "world champion", his age and rank are lower than his opponents, so at the beginning, Li Xiaoqiang took the initiative to sit in the "bottom" position.

After the two swapped places, and when Li Xiaoqiang sat in the "hands-on" position, the game officially began.

In the top 8 of the "Toyo Securities Cup", 8 chess players played 4 games. It can be said that every chess player is extraordinary, and there is a lot to see in each game of chess. Li Xiaoqiang vs Seo Bong-so This game was not originally the most watched game. However, due to Li Xiaoqiang's "wild words" before the game, this duel has added some attention.

To say that before the start of this top 8 match, everyone was hyping the so-called "Japan-South Korea showdown". In particular, the South Korean news media even put slogans such as "Japan-South Korea Armageddon" on their lips every day. Because in the eyes of the Korean Go community, if measured by the number of titles in their hands, the "No. 1" person in their domestic chess world is Li Shifo. He happened to meet Kobayashi Koji, the "first man" of Japanese Go. And Cao Yanzi, the No. 2 person in their country, happened to meet Zhao Zhixun, who is ranked No. 2 in Japan. Hence such a collision. Of course, it has a bit of a "Japan-South Korea Armageddon" flavor.

Of course, in the current era, this kind of formulation is only said by the Korean chess world. It is not recognized by the Japanese Go community. The reason in this is very simple, because at present, Li Shifo's strength has not been recognized by the world chess community for the time being. Although Li Shifo has participated in the World Series many times, he, like China's Ma Xiaofei, has not yet reached the top 4 of any World Series.

This is just like the current Chinese chess world, with Qian Yuping's illness, China's domestic chess world is also showing a "melee" situation. Li Xiaoqiang held the "Tian Yuan" in his hand, and Nie Whirlwind continued to be strong in the "Top Ten Battle" in his own reserve. And most of the other domestic champions. It's all in the hands of Ma Xiaofei alone. For example, the "New Sports Cup" and the newly established "Chess King Battle" and so on, as well as the "Celebrity Battle" champion that has just been decided.

After entering the second half of 91, Ma Xiaofei's results in domestic chess battles were very good. It can almost be described as "invincible". But the current Ma Xiaofei is the same as Li Shifo, if you don't prove yourself in international competitions, no one will recognize your "status in the world chess world".

If you compare according to the number of domestic champions, then Ma Xiaofei is currently the "No. 1 person" in Chinese Go. But apparently, no one thinks so. Including Ma Xiaofei himself, he himself would not think so. When you mention the current representative figures of the Chinese chess world, the first thing that comes to mind. It's still a whirlwind.

Of course, if it comes to the international arena, everyone will add a Li Xiaoqiang!

The reason why everyone still thinks of Nie Whirlwind first is because Li Xiaoqiang's rise is too fast. For the time being, everyone is not used to recognizing a 16-year-old top Go player.

And what about the international arena? Li Xiaoqiang's performance in the international arena is obviously incomprehensible. In everyone's impression. As long as Li Xiaoqiang appears on the international stage, he is very trustworthy. And in the competition with foreign chess players, Li Li Xiaoqiang's results in the domestic arena are already quite good. However, after he arrived on the international stage, this was much better than his performance in domestic chess tournaments.

Li Xiaoqiang's performance not only surprised the entire world chess world. This also makes him very popular with Chinese chess fans. His popularity in the country at the moment. Not to mention Ma Xiaofei, maybe even Nie Whirlwind has to bow down.

You know, the vast majority of chess fans in China. That's all because of the victories in the previous ring tournaments. Perhaps the first thing these chess fans knew when they first came into contact with Go was Nie Whirlwind. It just so happened that during that time, with the growth of this group of chess fans, everyone was also witnessing Li Xiaoqiang's growth.

It's like we Chinese often say, "I grew up watching so-and-so......"

For those chess fans who have just been in contact with Go, this sense of growing identity not only makes everyone remember the name Li Xiaoqiang. At the same time, it also makes the vast majority of chess fans have this advantage that Li Xiaoqiang has, which Nie Whirlwind cannot match.

Before the start of the top 8 matches, everyone trusted Li Xiaoqiang, especially for Li, but for the game between Li Xiaoqiang and Xu Bongzhu, everyone was generally more optimistic about Li Xiaoqiang. At this time, everyone is actually more concerned about Nie Whirlwind's performance. During this time, due to his personal problems, Nie Whirlwind was indeed troubled. His form has been in the doldrums for a long time. Therefore, when the competition officially came, everyone was very concerned about Nie Whirlwind's performance. I don't know if he can get out of the trough this time.

After all, the current pattern of world chess has changed a lot. With the rise of Korean Go, the meaning of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is getting stronger and stronger. Everyone expects Li Xiaoqiang to continue to grow, but they will not count on Li for the time being, Li Xiaoqiang is only 16 years old now. What everyone expects more is that Nie Whirlwind can reproduce the style of the "iron gate" in the previous ring competitions. In this way, Chinese Go can add some confidence.

The morning game time passed quickly. During the lunch break, the whole arena also seemed to be uneventful. No number of games have exceeded 50 hands. Moreover, there was no obvious battle in the four games, and the situation on the chessboard was stalemate and dull.

For this situation, it should be said that everyone is mentally prepared. Because after all, this is the top confrontation in the world chess world. All the players in the competition are definitely ready to play a long game. No one expects to kill an opponent with a stick, so it's normal for everyone to be cautious.

Among them, it seems that only Li Xiaoqiang's performance is slightly beyond everyone's expectations. In the whole arena of 4 games. The Lee Xiaoqiang vs Seo Bong-so match was the fastest one. Nearly 60 moves have been played so far. If you objectively analyze the situation of this game. Li Xiaoqiang's white looks very good as well. At the very least, in the judgment of the laboratory, half of them think that "two points" and many think that "white is slightly better". But none of them thought that "black is good".

What surprised everyone was not the situation on the chessboard, but the play method used by Li Xiaoqiang today. In everyone's impression, Li Xiaoqiang is the one who likes-for-tat the most. This is a very distinctive feature of Li Xiaoqiang on the chessboard. Especially when he played against foreign chess players, he "took the initiative" a lot of times. And it seems that good results are often achieved.

Especially Li Xiaoqiang has just "spoken wildly". He revealed a strong win before this fight**. So in everyone's expectations, Li Xiaoqiang will most likely do the same. Play this game with a very tough attitude. It's a pity, though. As for Lee, everyone didn't see this for the time being.

"It's really strange, the current situation of white chess is not bad, but this is obviously not Xiaoqiang's style. When did he become so gentle? Well...... Xiaoqiang, this guy, the chess he played today still has a bit of a taste of tai chi. I don't know when he changed, but I always thought it was a little weird to see him play this kind of chess......"

It was Zhang Zhidong and Zhang Da reporters who said this. In the Go world, reporter Zhang Da has always boasted that he "knows Li Xiaoqiang best". Since today's match was held at the Chinese Chess Academy. Therefore, at a very early stage, the whole laboratory was bustling with activity. Like Team Leader Hua and Chang Rensheng, they all appeared in the research room. Reporter Zhang Da also followed the entire tournament closely with other Chinese chess players.

Everyone said they were studying the chess game. However, since the game has only just begun, it is still early to win. Everyone's mood is also more relaxed. Therefore, in the opening stage, everyone is more like playing a game of "guess the next hand". Since it's this kind of game, it's natural. Li Xiaoqiang's game became the first choice. After all, Li Xiaoqiang's "novice new form" often emerges in an endless stream, and everyone has to play something difficult if they want to play.

Not only that, but this game is the fastest. Mr. Seo Bong-so also seems to be very face-saving, and his black chess is unconventional. It seems to be very proactive, and some of the moves even seem searing. As a result, there seem to be a lot of divergences in the game. It also provides a lot of opportunities for everyone to guess.

However, what made reporter Zhang Da feel depressed was this. He didn't seem to have guessed right today. Just when he shouted with confidence: "If you want to fight back, I estimate that Xiaoqiang must fight back this time ......". The actual combat method is completely contrary to his prediction.

As a result, reporter Zhang Da, who claims to be the "number one small strong fan" in China, is a little unbearable. He had no choice but to mumble his dissatisfaction with Li Xiaoqiang. He even thought that Li Xiaoqiang's chess today was "weird".

Of course, reporter Zhang Da was there to express his dissatisfaction, but Team Leader Hua was happy, because in the morning's "quiz activity". Team Leader Hua is the one who guesses the most correctly. During the lunch break, Team Leader Hua even said to reporter Zhang Da in a very contemptuous tone:

"What do you know, this kind of way of playing by Xiaoqiang now reflects a kind of realm to know! Let's see, Xiaoqiang's method today is not a higher performance? Doesn't it give people a feeling of flowing water...... Well, if you want me to say, since Xiaoqiang won the world championship, his realm has really improved, and he is no longer messing around with his opponents in chess today, and he really has a master's demeanor......"

But fortunately, Team Leader Hua's words were fortunately not heard by Li Xiaoqiang. If he listened, he would have cried and laughed. He would even think that Team Leader Hua was laughing at himself. Because in Li Xiaoqiang's view, the method he chose today is just a game strategy, and it doesn't have anything to do with the "realm".

When playing Go, if you can "put the whole game into your own track". That's a good option indeed. However, Li Xiaoqiang knows better that in the Go world, there is such a style of chess, and if you want to forcibly reverse the track of the chess game, it may not be a good choice.

Such a style of chess is the kind of chess style that wanders between "positive and excessive", or even between "excessive and unreasonable". Then you don't want to reverse it.

And this chess style happens to be Mr. Seo Bong-so's chess style. This is his biggest capital based on the world chess world!

Why does Li Xiaoqiang think so? Because he himself has experienced it firsthand. For example, when he first debuted, he used an "extremist tactic" to deal with Ma Shi, and at that time, Li Xiaoqiang's strength was much worse than Ma Xiaofei's. But if Li Xiaoqiang wants to use this method, can Ma Xiaofei reverse it?

Li Xiaoqiang believes that he should be uncontrollable. Because Go is like this, it is very difficult to maintain a delicate balance, but it is very easy to break the balance.

Again, of course. It's not that it's always good to take the initiative to choose the extreme method. For example, when Li Xiaoqiang won Ma Xiaofei's game, if Ma Xiaofei didn't gamble with Li Xiaoqiang at that time, as long as he gave up early to treat orphans and didn't let his "little dragon" roll into a "big dragon", then Li Xiaoqiang had no chance at all.

Therefore, from this point of view, Ma Xiaofei's later play was actually very "extreme", and he chose to "bet on the big dragon" at the wrong time, which gave Li Xiaoqiang a chance.

Li Xiaoqiang has always believed that Mr. Xu Bong-so's greatest strength is that he is very good at using various "extremist tactics". Of course, because his level is much higher than that of Li Xiaoqiang back then. He couldn't have used it so amateurishly. However, the truth in this should be the same.

With such an understanding, Li Xiaoqiang's strategy for this game of chess is very clear, and he will not forcibly go "-for-tat" with Mr. Xu Bongsu. I don't deliberately think about what to use "extreme" to fight "extreme".

Keep a clear head and wait patiently for your opponent's flaws to find a sure shot. This should be the best way to deal with Mr. Seo Bong-so, and it may also be his best choice.

When the game resumed in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang's thinking became clearer. Because the game went on at this moment, Li Xiaoqiang's judgment was the same as most people. With his own patience, the current situation of his white chess is not bad. Then according to Mr. Seo Bong-so's chess style, he will definitely take the initiative to "provoke" himself.

The game continues step by step. By about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, nearly 80 moves had been played on the board. At this time, Mr. Seo Bong-so had just made a move. When Li Xiaoqiang saw this move, his hand stopped. He stared silently at the sunspot on the chessboard. At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang seemed to have found the opportunity to "hit with one hit", and then he fell into the long exam.

What's really going on on the chessboard?

When the game gets to this point, one of the best battles of the game is about to come. (To be continued......) u