Chapter 578: The Consequences of Humility
"As for the crucity of Japanese Go, in the decades of development of Japanese Go, there is already a very clear answer."
After listening to Li Xiaoqiang's words, it can be said that in the whole scene, except for Yukari Umezawa, everyone else is interested in Li Xiaoqiang's words and wants to hear what Li Xiaoqiang will say next.
As for Yukari Umezawa, of course, it doesn't mean that she is not interested in Li Xiaoqiang's words, she is just worried about Li Xiaoqiang. To be honest, a question like this, if it is asked to Hideyuki Fujisawa, then of course there is no problem. If it is for Nie Whirlwind to answer, then of course it is reasonable. However, now it is Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo who are asking, considering the age and qualifications of these two, it should be a bit inappropriate.
But there is no way, such a question is not what Yukari Umezawa wants to ask, it is all arranged in advance. Seeing that Li Xiaoqiang had already spoken, as the host, she could only continue.
"What does Lesan mean is ......"
"Before clarifying this question, I would like to ask the host, after Mr. Wu Qingyuan, who do you think is the most dominant of the former hegemons in the Japanese chess world?"
Yukari Umezawa didn't expect Li Xiaoqiang to be anti-guest, but at this time she had no choice but to follow Li Xiaoqiang's train of thought. Li Xiaoqiang's question seems simple, but it is really difficult to answer when you think about it. Half a century has passed since Mr. Wu's era, and in the following decades, of course, an absolute king like Mr. Wu has not appeared, otherwise it would not be called a "once-in-a-century encounter". However, there have been many hegemons in the Japanese chess scene since Mr. Kure, so which players are the most dominant among those hegemons?
"After Mr. Wu, I think the most dominant chess player should be Mr. Sakata, don't you think?"
It should be said that Umezawa's answer is still relatively public. Umezawa was saying this. Her eyes fell on Mr. Lin Haifeng. But even Mr. Hayashi agreed with Umezawa's words. After listening to the answer given by Umezawa, Mr. Lin nodded frequently.
Indeed, although Mr. Lin is known as Mr. Sakata's "nemesis", in terms of dominance, Mr. Lin is still not as good as Sakata Eio. He has won more than 60 titles in his career and has won 7 titles at the same time. The winning rate is as high as more than 90% in a single year. These are all achievements that Mr. Lin has not been able to achieve.
"Okay, Sakata-senpai's achievements should be recognized by everyone, so who else is there besides Sakata-senpai? What other senior's achievements can compare to Sakata's predecessors? ”
"This ......"
This question is not as easy to answer as Yukari Umezawa. Because after a short period of chaos in the "Sakata era", the Japanese chess world has actually entered the era of six supers. You must know that the Japanese six supers are already Umezawa's masters. This was the first place where Umezawa had a difficult answer.
The second place is difficult to answer, although in the meantime. There are some great players in the Japanese chess world, such as Yoshio Ishida and Hideyuki Fujisawa, but when it comes to dominance, they obviously don't have the qualifications.
Among them, especially Fujisawa Hideyuki's old god stick, although the old god stick's chess is a very unique landscape in the Japanese chess world. But with his urine of "only winning 4 games of chess a year", the "dominance" Shenma must have nothing to do with him.
"After Mr. Sakata, I think the most dominant chess player in the Japanese chess world belongs to Mr. Cho Ji-hoon."
Mei Ze couldn't answer this question well, and in the end, it was Mr. Lin Haifeng who helped her with this answer. According to Mr. Lin's position. Of course, there is no problem with him. And to be fair, Mr. Lin's words are also very public. In Japan's six supers. Zhao Zhixun is the one who has won the most titles and is the only chess player who has ever gathered the "big three crowns" in one. It can be said that if it weren't for the "car accident incident" that year, Zhao Zhixun's achievements would definitely be more than once.
Using the "dynasty" in the NBA as an analogy, if Mr. Wu Qingyuan established a "Celtics dynasty" similar to that year, then Sakata Eio and Zhao Zhixun are two. It may be quite the "Bull Dynasty" after that. And what about the others? At most, it's similar to the Spurs that followed.
Okay, now that the two of them have been said by everyone, what does Li Xiaoqiang mean by what he wants to express?
"Both Mr. Sakata and Mr. Zhao have shown their dominance in the Japanese chess world. So have you ever thought about it, why the two of them? Or rather, how did they do it......"
Hear Li Xiaoqiang throw this question. The atmosphere at the scene began to become lively, and everyone's discussion began to become lively. yes, why the two of them? Why not someone else?
If you talk about why Wu Qingyuan dominates the chess world? There's really nothing to say. Prodigy, "once-in-a-century genius", this doesn't seem to be comparable. But Sakata Eio and Cho Ji-hoon are different. Although it is said that they can achieve such a high achievement, it is enough to prove the talent of the two of them in Go. But compared with Mr. Wu Qingyuan, and even compared with many other chess players, the Go talents of the two of them are at least rarely brought out to talk about things.
When Sakata was a teenager, there was one person who was always in front of him, and that was the first Kudan Fujisawa Kunosuke of the Japanese Chess Academy. This is admitted personally in Mr. Sakata's autobiography.
As for Zhao Zhixun, he has always been known as a "prodigy". But his chess talent has also been despised by many people. Dazhu Hero once despised this little junior brother's chess talent. Even Fujisawa Hideyuki's sentence "Zhao Jun doesn't understand philosophy" is still familiar to everyone.
But why are they just the two of them? A teenager Sakata Eio, who was inconspicuous, and Zhao Zhixun, who "doesn't understand philosophy", why can the two of them establish dominance in the Japanese chess world?
"You can think about it, Mr. Sakata and Mr. Zhao, what do their chess styles have in common?"
Li Xiaoqiang continued to guide everyone's thinking.
"I think about Sakata seniors and Mr. Zhao, the most impressive thing is their ability to treat orphans, can it be said that ...... cure orphans?"
This time, Yukari Umezawa reacted quickly. Indeed, when it comes to Sakata Eio and Cho Ji-hoon, especially when comparing the two of them together. Then many people will think of the two of them with super ability to cure orphans, which should be the most similar place between the two of them.
"Orphan control is just the appearance, you can continue to think about it, if a chess player wants to have super ability to cure orphans. So what basic qualities must he have? ”
"Super ability to control orphans, of course, you must have super arithmetic and super mid-game strength. You mean...... These two points? ”
"That's right......"
Speaking of this, Li Xiaoqiang smiled, he felt that he and Yukari Umezawa were like playing a double reed, and they said what they wanted to say. Why are Japanese chess players getting worse and worse? What is the problem of Japanese Go? Li Xiaoqiang never thought that the issue was complicated, nor did he think that Japanese players did not work hard. In fact, every Japanese player Li Xiaoqiang came into contact with worked hard. The crux of the problem is that the overall concept of Japanese Go has been deviated.
All the time. Japanese Go has a tendency to "emphasize the realm and light the power", saying that "the strength of professional chess players is actually about the same", and "if you compare the way, there should not be much difference between the professional nine-dan and the first professional dan." ”
Such a point of view, in Li Xiaoqiang's view, is of course very wrong. In real history, the dilemma that Japanese Go later encountered has fully demonstrated how absurd this concept is.
Of course, if Li Xiaoqiang directly said that the strength of Japanese chess players is not good. It also seems a little inappropriate on this occasion. However, in this way, Li Xiaoqiang thinks it is more decent.
“…… You see, you Japanese chess players are not strong, that's not what I said. Just look at Sakata Eio and Zhao Zhixun. How are they different from others? It's just that they're a little more powerful. Just because they are a little more powerful, they are able to establish enough dominance in the Japanese chess world. Isn't this situation worth reflecting on? Doesn't that prove that your Go philosophy is wrong? ”
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoqiang was a little proud, and felt proud of his quick reaction.
"In my impression, whoever is as powerful as Mr. Zhao seems to have not won against Li Sang. Then Li Sang, do you think that your strength is greater than that of Mr. Zhao? ”
"Of course!" Li Xiaoqiang said in his heart. Up to now. His own winning rate against Japanese chess players is extremely high. Where do you win? Of course, Li Xiaoqiang will not think that he is relying on any "realm" to win. In fact, the biggest magic weapon for winning chess by oneself is mainly one's own calculation and strength.
At this time, Li Xiaoqiang even thought that in real history, which chess player has the best record against Japanese chess players? Of course, the first recommendation is South Korea's Xiao Li. Li Shishi's win rate against Japanese chess players has reached an incredible 94%. I have to say, this is quite a scary statistic.
“…… Now it seems. The current Xiao Li is called "Korean Li Xiaoqiang", which doesn't seem to be completely unreasonable......"
Facing Yukari Umezawa, Li Xiaoqiang once again habitually wandered. Fortunately, Mei Ze is also used to it, and she reminded Li Xiaoqiang: "Answer......
"This ......" Of course, Li Xiaoqiang can't tell the truth on this occasion, in other people's territory. I have to be polite anyway.
“…… No, I don't think I'm more powerful than Mr. Zhao. As for the good luck every time I play against Mr. Zhao, I think it's mainly because I'm younger, right? In terms of energy and stamina, maybe I have a slight advantage. On the other hand, Mr. Zhao is recognized as the "Demon of Seven Chess", and compared with the "two-day" competition, Mr. Zhao is obviously not very comfortable with the three-hour format in the international arena, at least not as well as me. I think that's the main reason why Mr. Zhao didn't have a good record against me. ”
Li Xiaoqiang not only didn't tell the truth, but even took the initiative to help Lao Zhao find several reasons, it should be said that this response was quite decent. However, his words are obviously a bit extraneous.
Hearing Li Xiaoqiang mention the "two-day system", Yuka Umezawa glanced at Li Shifo sitting next to Li Xiaoqiang with a smile:
"You mean that if you play a two-day game with Mr. Zhao, you may not be sure of winning, right? ”
"This ......"
At this time, Li Xiaoqiang was actually a little impatient. The main purpose of his visit to Japan this time was to participate in the competition, not to participate in any talk show. And seeing Li Shifo beside him, Li Xiaoqiang remembered a topic a few years ago. In the final of the "Toyo Securities Cup" in 93, when Zhao Zhixun lost to Li Shifo, Zhao Zhixun let go, he thought that if it was a "two-day" game, Li Shifo might not be his opponent. Regarding this topic, Li Shifo did not respond positively at that time.
But in the current situation, it seems that he has to replace Li Shifo to make a positive response.
What to do?
So what else can I do, since I was humble just now, I can only continue to be humble to the end.
"Yes, I don't think I'm sure I'll win against Mr. Zhao if it's a two-day system. ”
"So let you and Mr. Zhao play a "two-day" competition, would you like to? ”
"Hehe, if there is a chance, then of course I am very willing to ......"
As soon as this sentence was spoken, Li Xiaoqiang found that something was wrong.
What's going on? It's only early April, and the weather isn't hot at all, so why is Umezawa's face so red?
Li Xiaoqiang said that he was willing to play a "two-day system" with Zhao Zhixun, which is of course just a politeness, but it can also be said to be a feeling. Indeed, if there is a chance to experience the "two-day" game, then as a professional chess player, Li Xiaoqiang will definitely not refuse.
But looking at the way Umezawa looks now, she seems to obviously want to be crooked. Li Xiaoqiang simply made up his brain:
In today's world chess world, only the Japanese Go world has a "two-day" competition, you Li Xiaoqiang said "very willing", then what do you Li Xiaoqiang mean......
"Alas...... Sometimes when you are a human being, you really can't be too modest......"
Li Xiaoqiang could only sigh in his heart like this. (To be continued.) )
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