"The big collision of Chinese and Japanese Go super rookies, who will die? ——Preview of the opening match of the 4th China-Japan Go Tournament. ”

This is a prediction article written by Zhang Zhidong before the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Yida Kiki. That's the title of the article. Since "successfully predicting" that Li Xiaoqiang can enter the finals of the celebrity battle, Zhang Zhidong is a bit addicted to writing prediction articles.

In Zhang's article, he is certainly "cautiously optimistic" about Li's victory. However, his arguments are not new, and they are still the ones of celebrity wartime.

When the article was submitted to their editor-in-chief, the editor-in-chief sighed in his heart. He thinks that Zhang Zhidong, a young man, is good at everything, why does he always have a bad title for the article? So he picked up the pen and prepared to help Zhang Zhidong revise the title.

It should be said that the editor-in-chief's thoughts are quite normal. Zhang Zhidong called Li Xiaoqiang and Yitian Kiki "super rookies" together, and compared the two together. Whoever it is, the first reaction always feels a little out of place. Indeed, comparing 13-year-old Li Xiaoqiang and 22-year-old Yitian together, due to the age gap between the two of them. How awkward it looks.

However, after the editor-in-chief thought about it carefully, he found that in addition to being a little awkward. This title is really appropriate, at least the editor-in-chief can't think of a better title for a while. In the Japanese chess world, if you want to find a professional chess player who can compare with Li Xiaoqiang, only Yitian is the most suitable. As for the others, there is no need to compare the old ones, and the small level gap is too large, and it is even more inappropriate to compare.

"Hey, Xiaoqiang, this kid is a monster, and it's hard to find someone who can compare with him. By the way, what kind of Li Shifo is Fujisawa Hideyuki talking about, and what kind of demon is that......"

The editor-in-chief shook his head and put down the pen in his hand. At the same time, I think about it in my heart. However, he could only imagine it, and at this time, it seemed impossible for him to know more information about Li Shifo. In '88, China and South Korea had not yet established diplomatic relations.

At the end of March 88, the 4th China-Japan Go Tournament opened. As the Fujitsu Cup is about to start, the number of Japanese delegations to China this time is small. It's not a lot of people, but it seems to be very high. In addition to Kiki Ita and Shukudan Awaji, who may need to play in second place. The head of the Japanese delegation was Sakata Eio.

Mr. Sakata is now in his 70s and is still active in the professional arena. In real history, he has played in the 5th edition of the ring. On top of the early "Fujitsu Cup". He has also made it all the way in the domestic qualifiers and appeared in the main draw of the Fujitsu Cup.

It is linked that Utaro Hashimoto can still enter the final of Japan's "Chess Holy War" at the age of 70. I think of Masao Sugiuchi at the age of 80 and still being able to win chess in the professional arena. It's amazing how long a Japanese chess player has been professionally long.

The opening match of the 4th China-Japan Go Tournament was held at the China-Japan Go Hall. Before the Chinese Chess Academy was built. It is almost a center of activity for the domestic game of Go. In particular, tournaments between Chinese and Japanese chess players are often held in this place.

"In the first three tournaments. We Japan have all lost. I was the pioneer of this tournament. I feel a great responsibility. In order not to allow us professional chess players to continue to suffer from the accusations of domestic chess fans, I have decided to put everything behind and devote myself to tomorrow's battle. I know that my opponent tomorrow, Li Sang, is very strong. He is recognized by all as a Go genius. But I still have to say to him today, Li Sang, I'm all ready, please let the horse come! ”

At the opening ceremony on the first day of the competition, Kiki Ita openly called out Li Xiaoqiang. It looks very imposing.

Li Xiaoqiang listened to it below:

"I'm not Li Shifo, it is said that Li Shifo was intimidated by you in this way. When playing Go. It's a good thing that momentum is enough, but can momentum really raise the level......

When Li Xiaoqiang was thinking nonsense, the microphone was handed to Li Xiaoqiang. Everyone looked at Li Xiaoqiang with interest, seeing how he took Yitian Kiki's "move".

Li Xiaoqiang didn't pay attention to this stubble at all. His words seemed a bit "about him".

"I am very happy to be able to see the esteemed Sakata Eio Senpai in the crowd today. I have always believed that in the modern professional game of Go, Mr. Sakata deserves the title of the king of masters. When I was learning Mr. Sakata's chess games, I was always fascinated. I really wish Mr. Sakata had those great moves left in the game. It's out of my hands. Be able to make good moves, and be able to find hidden tricks on the board. That's what fascinates me the most about Go. This is the opportunity to play tomorrow. I was able to get into the eyes of Sakata's predecessors......"

"Haha"

When the translator translated Li Xiaoqiang's words to Sakata Eio, Mr. Sakata smiled like an innocent child.

Chen Chaoyue, Nie Whirlwind and others also nodded frequently. thinks that Li Xiaoqiang's words are hidden in the needle, and he coped with it very decently. In the face of Yitian Kiki's "provocation", Li Xiaoqiang did not respond positively at all. It's just emphasizing that I want to play good chess and make good moves. If you can play good chess and play good moves, you will naturally win your own chess.

"Xiaoqiang, strive to play good chess and play a good move in today's game!"

When Li Xiaoqiang stepped into the arena, all the Chinese cheered for him like this. Li Xiaoqiang smiled but did not speak.

What can you see today?

Li Xiaoqiang did not disappoint everyone, and the game had just been played for more than 1 hour. The total number of moves on both sides is just over 20 moves. Li Xiaoqiang's move caused a commotion in the research room.

This game of chess Li Xiaoqiang is white, when he sees the first move of Yida Kiki. The corners of Li Xiaoqiang's mouth hung up with a meaningful smile.

"Hasn't the inertia of history changed much because of me......

Because in real history, Kiki Ita has won a crazy 6 consecutive victories in this ring tournament. Li Xiaoqiang still has some impressions of Yitian Kiki's performance in this competition. Of course, I can't remember the specific chess game. Li Xiaoqiang only vaguely remembered that during this time period, Yitian liked to start with "high eyes" and "super high eyes".

It is precisely because such a start is relatively rare that Li Xiaoqiang is a little impressed. Therefore, when preparing for the war, Li Xiaoqiang also made corresponding preparations in a targeted manner.

The first move of Kiki Ita is on a "super high eye"!

Li Xiaoqiang's so-called preparation is actually more of a psychological preparation. In the modern professional game of Go. It is very rare to have a "super high eye" under the hand. It is generally considered to be a "hobby". If it's just considered a "hobby", it's fine. It is more likely that if it is under the "super high eye", it will be considered a kind of "arrogance".

This "arrogance" is not just a casual nonsense. At that time, Mr. Wu Qingyuan made a rare "Star, Three, 3, Tianyuan" start. It used to be considered "arrogant" and disrespectful to celebrities. This is probably the case for ordinary enthusiasts when they play Go. When your opponent opens with uncommon openings such as "Super High" and "Five, 5". There will be a little anger and think that the opponent is a little disrespectful to him.

I don't know what else is going on, anyway, Li Xiaoqiang himself is like this. When I played Go on the Internet. If you meet your opponent with such an opening, then you will be very serious when playing chess. I hope I can teach this "arrogant guy" a lesson.

Of course, there is one exception, such as "Yang Chunliu" on the Internet, who is a local professional chess player. Whether on the Internet or in official professional competitions, he uses this "fun". Naturally, no one thinks he is "arrogant".

Li Xiaoqiang has been mentally prepared for such an "interest" as Yitianxia. The people in the research room don't know what to do. When the first game is passed to the laboratory.

"Hehe, black chess seems to be very unrestrained......" This is a more polite way to say.

"Tut, this kid Yitian is so arrogant. Xiaoqiang, don't be provoked by him......" This is the first concern of many Chinese chess players.

Will Li Xiaoqiang be provoked? Obviously not, but after the front 20 moves were passed to the research room. Soon the second concern of Chinese chess players was aroused:

"Xiaoqiang can't be frightened by such interest, right? How do I feel like he's a little out of his hands? Although white is a solid game, it always feels a little aggrieved. On the other hand, black chess is not only very unrestrained. It was also very smooth and natural......"

An interesting phenomenon occurred in the game room. The young Li Xiaoqiang played chess like a dull little old man. The pace is solid and slow. Well, there's also a bit of a "turtle step big bamboo" flavor. And what about the older Yitian? Instead, he looks like a young man full of vigor. The pace is extremely fast, and the sub-force unfolds quickly on the chessboard. On the chessboard, a situation soon formed in which black took the outside and white took the ground.

It should be said that it is reasonable for everyone to worry about Li Xiaoqiang. Similar to "Takame". "Super High Eye", "Five, 5" and other openings. They are characterized by taking external potential. It's not good at all for keeping the real space. In fact, the "star position" is considered to be unfavorable to the preservation of reality. But it's a bit more balanced. In many cases, it is also possible to turn to real space anytime and anywhere.

And a move like "Super High Eye" can only be taken from the outside. Even if you play a hand of chess, the real space is not steady. This is also the reason why "super high eyes" and "five, 5" are rare. It's not that it's bad to take advantage of external situations, but there is no way to "switch freely".

When playing Go, if there is no way to "switch freely", it will seem very stiff. Your first move is ready to take the outside momentum, and you don't leave yourself a way back. Then it will be easy for opponents to ruin your ideas.

Everyone is worried about Li Xiaoqiang, and they are worried here. Not only did he not destroy Yitian's idea, but he still seemed to be very cooperative.

When the chess game reached more than 20 moves, even Yu Bin, who was very fond of the field, couldn't stand it anymore. In the ring, he was the second to appear after Li Xiaoqiang, and he certainly cared more about this opening match than others.

"Teacher Nie, now white chess must come to this corner to play, right? Otherwise, if the black piece takes a step in the small target position, the black piece will be too big! But why do I think there is no better place to play white? If you go under a small eye, you will be supported by people three, 3 and one. There will be a change in the external potential of black, and the real space of white is too small compared to the external potential of black. If white is played in the star position, the black chess "super high eye" is equivalent to the star position being "hung high" by others. Black will definitely be "double-hanged" on the other side, and in general, if the star is "double-hanged" on both sides. It is considered to be the most severe means of attack on the star position. If white doesn't seem to be able to play well elsewhere, then can it be considered that there is something wrong with the way white moves in front of it? ”

Nie Whirlwind stared at the chessboard in front of him tightly, his brows furrowed, and he didn't speak easily.

Truly. Yu Bin's analysis makes sense. At this point in the game, only the corner of Black's first move was empty. Now the layout is not over, and at the layout stage, it was originally considered that the "duty cycle" was the largest. What's more, more than 20 moves have now been made, and there is no other "rush". White should play in this corner, of course.

However, if you play chess in this corner, it seems that there is no obvious good point for a while. According to the normal response, there is no way to find a "good white chess".

"Could it be that Xiaoqiang has other ideas?"

This was the first thought that came to the minds of many Chinese players present. However, they quickly ruled out the idea. Because the chess game has been going on until now. Almost everyone agrees:

"Playing chess in this corner is almost the only option."

Again, you have to play in this corner, and you don't find any obvious good points. Thereupon:

"Xiaoqiang played a little abnormally today, maybe he encountered an unfamiliar situation, and he was a little timid."

This is the second thought that comes to many people's minds. This is also the reason why Nie Whirlwind did not speak.

Because this is the opening game after all. The game has just begun. Originally, everyone had high hopes for Li Xiaoqiang. Including Nie Whirlwind, no one wants to say that Li Xiaoqiang "didn't play well" at this time.

So there was a strange scene in the research room, everyone was anxious for Li Xiaoqiang, and at the same time silently helped Li Xiaoqiang find a way on the chessboard, but no one spoke.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long when a chessboard came from behind. Everyone saw Li Xiaoqiang's response. Nie Whirlwind almost blurted out:

"White seems to be a good move!"

Yes, he almost blurted it out! He blurted out without calculating and analyzing the changes that followed.

This is not his irresponsible, more accurate description, this is a "feeling of a professional chess player".

Li Xiaoqiang made an unexpected move. A move that seems a bit "amateurish". A move that has long been ruled out by everyone's "professional feeling".

But when you see this move. Everyone's "professional feeling" immediately thought that it might be a good move. Isn't that a little weird?

It should be said that it is not surprising at all! In the professional Go world, this kind of thing happens all the time!

Li Xiaoqiang is indeed playing chess in this corner. It's just that everyone didn't think of his choice. He took the next step to "touch"!

The first move for black is to play in the "super high" position, but what about white? This move is played in the position of "high eye". The two pieces are next to each other. That's why it's called "touching"!

In the layout stage of Go, the master generally does not play next to someone else's chess piece. It's a "professional feeling". So no one thought of this move. Almost subconsciously, this move was ruled out. But when everyone saw this move, almost everyone thought it was a good move!

What's so good about this move? Let's see what happens next.

The game was played with more than 10 moves, and the contact battle in this corner had come to an end. Now even Zhang Zhidong can see it. White has a lot to gain in this part. Zhang Zhidong, who was in a happy mood, was even in the mood to joke:

"Hahaha, let's see, in this local shape. Isn't it similar to a concise type of the Great Avalanche formula? It's just that white seems to have gained a lot of weight......"

Yu Bin, who is very sensitive to the number of meshes, immediately helped Li Xiaoqiang calculate the harvest in this part:

“1,2,3，…… Compared to that formula, white has 6 more meshes. And the outer thickness of the black piece is almost the same as that formula. With this increase and subtraction, white is almost 6 moves cheaper. This and this, white chess is really profitable...... Xiaoqiang really made a fortune! ”

Is Yu Bin's analysis correct? If it is purely local, his analysis makes sense. The analytical method he uses is one of the most commonly used analysis methods in Go:

"Hand cut!"

In Go, as long as it is considered a "fixed formula", it can be considered a "local two". It means that both sides can accept it, and no one suffers. For example, the "concise type of big avalanche" mentioned by Zhang Zhidong is a typical "situational confrontation" formula. White gains ground, black gains momentum. The field can be calculated in terms of "meshes". Although there is no way to calculate the external potential by "mesh". However, since it is considered to be "two points", then it is also possible to "convert" the formed external potential into the same number of meshes.

Now Li Xiaoqiang's white chess is "fattened". It means that the 3rd road was empty, but now it is surrounded by 4 roads. What was supposed to be only 15 defined fields now has 21 defined fields.

Black's current momentum is exactly the same as that formula. At most, it is "equivalent to" 15 meshes. Of course, Yu Bin can think that Li Xiaoqiang is "6 meters cheaper"!

One part is down, and one side is "cheaper by 6 meshes". This is unthinkable in a professional game. So is black making a mistake?

No. Ita Kiki didn't make a mistake! Not only did he make no mistake, but when Li Xiaoqiang made that step of "touching". Black's move behind can almost be considered the "best response".

At this time, the "layout expert" Nie Whirlwind said with a smile:

"Hehe, I didn't expect Xiaoqiang to prepare such a hand. Now it is certain that he had already thought of such a move, otherwise he would not have been able to understand the previous move......"

Nie Whirlwind interprets Li Xiaoqiang's "touch" from the overall situation.

More than 20 moves were played in front, and it was also a situation of "terrain confrontation" in the overall situation. The advantage of this "touch" is that it is locally entangled with the "super high" disc of the black piece. Make it even more difficult to turn around. Until then, black had "invested" a lot of moves in his own foreign momentum. In order to ensure the "child effect" of these children, it is no longer possible to turn around and take the field at this time. He can only continue to take advantage of the outside world.

Because of this scruple, in this part, both black and white use seemingly "vulgar" methods to "stereotype" this place.

In order to "take care of the overall situation", black continues to form an external momentum in this place. What about white? Of course, I happily earned "6 mesh cheap" in this place.

The game went on to more than 40 moves, although it was too early to talk about the outcome of the game. But there's no doubt about it! Now the situation is slightly better for white. The reason why white is so good is, of course, the "touch". Before the game continues to enter the laboratory. Everyone talked about the "touch" step.

"When did Li Xiaoqiang come up with this move?"

This is a question that many people are thinking about. At this time, Mr. Sakata Eio muttered to himself:

"It's a super professional move. This time I came to China, even if I only saw this move, it was worth the trip! Ay...... I really didn't expect it. It turns out that hand cutting can not only be used to judge the situation. It can also be used to find ...... tricks."

The people present were all Go experts, and everyone understood what Mr. Sakata said. That's right, Li Xiaoqiang's step of "touching" is actually using the principle of "hand cutting". And "hand cutting". It was invented by Daoce, the originator of modern Japanese Go. This method of "hand-cutting" can be considered one of the most important contributions of the Nippon Stream.

However, "hand cutting" also has its limitations, and it is generally used more in the corners of the chessboard. This is because in the corners of the board, there are often similar or similar patterns. Only this type of chess appears. "Hand cutting" is useful. In the middle of the board, as the saying goes, "there is no game in the ages", it is almost impossible to have a similar chess type. Naturally. "Hand cutting" is useless for heroes.

This is also the reason why "hand cutting" appeared in Japan and did not appear in ancient Chinese chess.

Thanks to the "hand cut", it seems that many of the "Nippon-flow" Go games can be explained clearly. There are many reasons that are easy to understand and can be understood even by ordinary enthusiasts. This seems to be the reason why "Japan-stream" is more acceptable. It's good to be able to explain the truth clearly, but don't take all "truths" for "truth."

There is not much "truth" on the chessboard!

A lot of the so-called "professional chess player feeling" is plausible, but in fact, there are too many rules and regulations in the mind. In Buddhism, there is a saying that "a mountain is a mountain, a mountain is not a mountain, and a mountain is still a mountain". As long as there are too many rules and regulations in my heart, I will never reach the realm of "looking at the mountain or the mountain".

"Seeing the mountain is the mountain" is an amateur, and "seeing the mountain is not a mountain" is a profession. And "looking at the mountains or the mountains" is what Mr. Sakata called "the feeling of super professionalism"!

Is Li Xiaoqiang already able to "see the mountain or the mountain"?

Of course, he didn't have that ability yet. Compared with the professional chess players of this era, his only advantage is that he is "well-informed". The original of this step of "touching" is actually the later Korean chess player Li Shishi, Li Xiaoqiang is just learning and applying.

One year, Li Shishi came to China to represent a local Go team to play the "Weiyi" competition. In the game, I happened to meet the "Yang Chunliu" who likes to go down to the "super high eye". It's an encounter, but before the game. Li Shishi must be able to understand the characteristics of his opponent's moves. "Yang Chunliu" is well known among Chinese chess players, and Li Shishi's teammates will definitely tell him in advance.

Li Shishi's step of "touching" is definitely not a "flash of inspiration" in the game. It's about preparing a strategy in advance. And he was able to think of this step, and he actually used the principle of "hand cutting".

Being able to use "hand cutting" to find a means is what makes Li Shi special!

Although Li Xiaoqiang can't make such a "touch" for the time being. However, when he used this step of "touching", he thought that he was better than "original".

In Li Shishi's game, he made a shot very early with that "touch". His opponent was caught off guard and did suffer a big loss in the game. In hindsight, if his opponent dealt with it correctly, Li Shishi would not have taken advantage of the situation.

And Li Xiaoqiang's use of this step to "touch" can be said to be just right in timing. The opponent knew that some parts of the road were going to be taken advantage of by Li Xiaoqiang, so in order not to suffer a greater loss, he had to bite the bullet like this.

I have to say that when playing Go, many "means" must be matched with "timing"!

In the game room, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Yitian continued. Aware of the unfavorable situation, Kiki Ita appears aggressive on the chessboard.

Li Xiaoqiang remained silent, he continued to look for his own magic move on the chessboard. (To be continued......)