At the end of September 1991, shortly after the 2nd "Ying's Cup" announced the list of some participating players. The South Korean side also announced the start of the third "Toyo Securities Cup" immediately.

By this time, the list of all the players had not yet been finalized. Because there are still 2 places in the selection process on the Chinese side, and the remaining 4 places in South Korea are still in the final selection. However, when the list of players who have been confirmed was announced, it still caused a great impact on the chess fans of China, Japan and South Korea and even Go fans around the world, attracting a lot of attention.

Faced with such a situation, the organizers of the competition smiled. Cao Yanzi, who is still in Japan, smiled and said to reporters from major news media:

"Thank you very much for your support...... By the way, I would like to thank the major Japanese newspapers for their support. It is with everyone's cooperation that this grand event of the world of Go has been jointly promoted......"

After Cao Yanzi's polite words were finished, Kobayashi Koji, who is currently the "first person" of Japanese Go, also said:

"Go is booming around the world, especially in China and South Korea, and their Go is full of vitality and developing faster than you can imagine. In the past, the question of how to coordinate the timing of domestic and international competitions has been a difficult problem. The reason why the Japanese team was able to form such a strong lineup this time is also inseparable from the support of the majority of chess fans. It was their protests that prompted the adjustment of many domestic tournaments and gave me the opportunity to represent Japan in more world chess tournaments. I still say the same thing: As a representative of Japanese Go, I will definitely do my best in the game to maintain the dignity of Japanese Go......"

Mr. Kobayashi Koji is right, the reason why the Japanese team can form such a strong lineup is really inseparable from the "protest voice" of Japanese chess fans.

Japan's professional Go system has developed to this age, and it can be said that it is very mature. However, maturity also has the disadvantage of maturity, which can sometimes seem inflexible.

Friends who have watched the Japanese anime "Chess Soul" may notice such a detail: when Hikaru Jinto successfully entered the stage. Then he is a full-fledged professional chess player. At this time, he doesn't have to worry about all his professional event arrangements. At the beginning of each month, he can receive a letter from the Japan Chess Academy, the content of this letter is actually the schedule of the event related to him, in which the "name of the event", "the opponent of the match" and "the time and place of the game" are clearly stated, and he can just go over by himself at that time.

in Japan. Their tournament schedule is generally one set per week. What's more important is that after it is determined, it will not be changed lightly. In this way, for players with good results, it is easy to fill up the schedule of the year. It's not that easy to insert other events into it.

Take Kobayashi Koji as an example, his next "chess holy war" title defense, this event was originally a "two-day" seven-game chess, if this game is to play seven games, it will take at least one and a half months. So in the period of one and a half months, even some World Series. I'm afraid he will also give up selectively, right?

For example, the "Toyo Securities Cup", although it is a world competition, it is also very valued by Chinese and Korean chess players. But how much does it have a championship prize? When converted into dollars, it is about a little more than 70,000. In the domestic chess battle between China and South Korea. Such a bonus amount is, of course, very high. Neither China nor South Korea can match any domestic chess battle. But what about in Japan? Such a championship prize money may not even be comparable to the smallest "Qi Sheng" battle.

It can be said that it is for this reason. This has led to the phenomenon that Japanese chess players do not pay attention to world chess battles.

Of course, the chess player's approach is understandable. But the chess fans are not satisfied. For an ordinary chess fan, they would definitely prefer to see international confrontation. See the matches between players from different countries. For this, chess fans in China, Japan and South Korea should be no exception.

Especially now. Li Xiaoqiang has just swept Japan's super-class chess players in the "Fujitsu Cup". Especially in the semi-finals and finals, it was the two strongest in Japan that were knocked out. In such a situation, if the Japanese Go is again fighting behind closed doors. Will those Japanese chess fans be satisfied?

But let's be honest, the key to changing this status quo is not actually the players, or even the board of directors of the Japan Chess Academy. Rather, it lies in the major newspapers that hold the "news chess battle". Because they are the "big financiers" of Japanese Go, they have a great say in the Japanese Go world.

Since Cao Yanzi has been in Japan, he is very familiar with the current situation of the Japanese Go world, so he will be very obedient to thank "the support ...... of major Japanese newspapers"

It was this kind of coincidence that the Japanese team formed a lineup that had never appeared in a World Series before. This also makes chess fans from all over the world full of expectations, and everyone is generally looking forward to seeing the good performances.

At the beginning of October 91, it is now the day of the National Day holiday. At this time, the Chinese Chess Academy had not yet held an official inauguration ceremony. However, it has already been partially delivered. The daily training ground of the national Go team has also been moved to this place.

On this rest day, Li Xiaoqiang got up early in the morning, but he seemed a little idle. For the "Toyo Securities Cup" that will be held at the end of the month. Li Xiaoqiang is naturally full of expectations. However, after so many years, Li Xiaoqiang also has his own experience on how to ensure his competitive state.

After all, there should be no such thing as "grinding guns in battle" in Go. The improvement of skill depends on the accumulation of little by little in ordinary times, and it is basically impossible to "make rapid progress" in less than a month. Therefore, when the tournament is approaching, keep yourself in good shape and hope to play your best in the competition. This is the correct attitude to prepare for war.

Before the start of the "Toyo Securities Cup", Li Xiaoqiang happened to have a "celebrity battle" with Ma Xiaofei. Li Xiaoqiang believes that having such a competition is actually enough for him to "warm up". With such a game intensity, it is enough to ensure your chess sense. And an opponent like Arima Xiaofei is enough to force his potential.

The official start of the "celebrity battle" will not start until the day after tomorrow, and the competition venue is in the capital, and there is no need to go to other cities to compete this time. So on this day off. Li Xiaoqiang decided to relax.

At the beginning, Li Xiaoqiang originally wanted to find Zhao Dabao or Lin Mengyu. However, considering that they are only freshmen and have just entered the school, it is estimated that they are still in the military training stage, right? In full view of everyone, it was not convenient for them to ask for leave, so Li Xiaoqiang gave up the idea.

In this way, Li Xiaoqiang actually has no place to go. He had no choice but to take a stroll and see what his teammates were doing.

When Li Xiaoqiang came to the training room of the national junior team, the situation in front of him made Li Xiaoqiang have a smile on the corner of his mouth. In the training room of the national junior team, Ding Wei, the youngest of the original "Seven Little Dragons", was playing "coaching chess" with Yukari Umezawa. Others may have had a "coaching addiction" for the first time. All of them seemed elated, especially Liu Er. This future "gold medal coach", he is now making a high-profile appearance, he is there to point and judge.

"Here comes the boss......

"The boss is a good ......"

Chang Rensheng and Luo Shenzhu saw Li Xiaoqiang coming, and they greeted Li Xiaoqiang with a smile. Li Xiaoqiang also responded with a smile one by one. Li Xiaoqiang took a look, and there were people around a small chess table, and there was a little empty around Yukari Umezawa. There is still one person squeezed here. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang walked over, and he stood behind Yukari Umezawa to watch the battle.

After Mei Ze saw Li Xiaoqiang coming over, she also greeted Li Xiaoqiang with a smile. However, since she is playing chess. The etiquette habits she had developed over the years made her not speak, she just smiled and nodded slightly to Li Xiaoqiang.

To be honest, just looking at Yukari Umezawa's chess moves, it is still very eye-catching. I saw her sitting precariously. Place your hands on top of your knees a little more neatly. Only after deciding where to land will she take out a piece and slap it onto the board with a very standard movement. When she's done, her hands will quickly return to their original places.

Anyway, look at her like that. Be as well-behaved as you are.

By the time Li Xiaoqiang arrived, they had actually played a game of chess. Li Xiaoqiang didn't know what "chess" they used. However, looking at the situation on the chessboard, this game does not seem to be a handicap. It should be Ding Wei who uses the form of "let the first down" to "guide" Mei Ze. As for how many items they are talking about? Then Li Xiaoqiang has no way of knowing.

For such a guide chess, the final victory or defeat is certainly not the point. In fact, when their game of chess was over, the people around them didn't talk much about the outcome of the game. Everyone seems to be more concerned about the review later.

Yukari Umezawa has been in China for a while, and she comes here every day to train, and she is very familiar with this group of people. And the group of people in the national junior team are a group of half-grown children, at such an age, of course, they are all very "expressive", especially in front of the opposite sex of the same age.

Therefore, during the review, this training room was lively. Everyone expressed their "high opinions" one after another, and they couldn't wait to take out all the effort they had put to the bottom of the box. It's not so much that they're reviewing, it's better that they're showing off. They put the complex changes on a Umezawa and explained them in great detail. Especially Liu Er, his explanation level is clear and logical, which fully demonstrates the potential of a future gold medal Go coach. It also made Umezawa nod frequently.

In this process, Li Xiaoqiang has been watching with interest from the side, and he did not interject a word. After Liu Er's review was completed, he even said to Li Xiaoqiang as if he was invited:

"Boss, what do you think of my explanation today? Is there anything missing about this change? ”

Li Xiaoqiang ignored Liu Er, he smiled directly at Yukari Umezawa and said:

"Yukari, do you feel that you have gained anything from this period of training?"

"Hey! During this time, everyone was very good to me, and everyone was very dedicated to both the game and the review. I have learned a lot and I feel like I have improved a lot. Thank you so much. ”

"Hehe, there are so many masters to help you, then of course you have to improve. Otherwise, then we don't have face, do we? However, you will stop this training method for me today. Starting today, you have to use another training method. ”

"Huh?!"

"Why?"

"This ...... Boss, what do you mean by that......"

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang made a "two-handed press" action very majestically, and he suppressed all kinds of doubts. Then he smiled and said to Yukari Umezawa:

"Trust me, if you train like this for half a year, you might be able to improve. However, your training method may not be able to guarantee your success in the final stage. You better do what I ask, if you can strictly enforce it. I'm 90% sure that by this time next year, we'll be able to call you Umezawa Hatsudan. ”

"Hey!"

After listening to Li Xiaoqiang's words, Yukari Umezawa didn't question it at all, she was happy, and she agreed to Li Xiaoqiang's words very loudly.

Seeing that Yukari Umezawa answered so happily, Li Xiaoqiang looked very satisfied. At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang smiled slightly, and he began to teach the "fixed-section strategy" tailored for Umezawa (to be continued......