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After the opening match of "Siege Armor", Li Shifo prepared to return to South Korea. Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo joked:

"Why don't you stay in China for a few days?"

Li Shifo shook his head and refused, and joked with Li Xiaoqiang in turn:

"If you throw in the towel now, then I can stay in China. What do you think? Anyway, your focus next month is on the final of the "Ying Cup", can you think about it? ”

Li Xiaoqiang laughed when he heard this: "Then you better hurry up and go back to South Korea......"

By the end of May, the opening match of the "Siege of the Armor" had arrived, and by this time, the various world championships had been getting better, and the schedule was not as dense as it had been some time ago. For Li Xiaoqiang, the most important game in June is, of course, the final of the "Ying Cup" with Liu Changhyuk.

The final of the "Ying's Cup" was a five-game chess, and the competition was divided into two stages, the first two games were played in the China Chess Academy, and the last three games were moved to Shencheng. The interval between the two phases is about 1 week. The first game of the final will be played on June 10, which means that if the final can be played in five rounds, then the entire schedule will run through the second half of June.

Of course, this is not the only World Series in June. Every year on the first weekend of June, the Fujitsu Cup is the day of the quarterfinals, and it has almost become a tradition. And according to the practice of the "Fujitsu Cup", the top 8 matches will basically be held in the Chinese Chess Academy, which has almost formed a tradition.

Li Xiaoqiang's opponent in the top 8 of this year's "Fujitsu Cup" happened to be Li Shifo, and now there are not a few days before the game, so the two have the previous conversation.

Although it is only the stage of the top 8 battles, the collision between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo is undoubtedly very eye-catching, especially when the two meet at this time. There are several objective reasons that make this match even more remarkable.

Since last year's Three Kingdoms Tournament, Li Xiaoqiang has shown a strong recovery momentum, and his outstanding performance in the international arena is obvious to all. In stark contrast, with the Three Kingdoms Tournament as a watershed, last year's double world champion Li Shifo, and last year's beautiful Li Shifo, his performance in this year's World Series has not been satisfactory so far.

Whether it is the "Toyo Securities Cup" that has ended, or the ongoing "Ying's Cup" and "Samsung Cup", Li Shifo has no figure in the finals. This is in stark contrast to last year. Leave a chance for Li Shifo. Only the upcoming "Fujitsu Cup" and the later "LG Cup" remain.

What is more serious for Li Shifo is that in the next 2 games, Li Shifo happened to encounter Li Xiaoqiang. In the first 3 games, Li Shifo was eliminated without meeting Li Xiaoqiang. This has to make people sweat for Li Shifo, as some Korean media described: "In the next two games, Li Shifo encountered the strongest obstacles."

How will last year's double champion fare this year? Will Li Shifo be able to make a difference in this year's World Series? Judging from the current situation, the most important hurdle facing Li Shifo is, of course, Li Xiaoqiang, who has the best record so far this year. Therefore, can you pass the hurdle of Li Xiaoqiang? For Li Shifo, of course, it was a great test.

In addition to Li Shifo's personal factors, there is another factor that also makes the "Fujitsu Cup" battle between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo particularly eye-catching.

Since the start of last year's "Ying's Cup", the strength of Korean Go in the past six months has been clear at a glance. The "Toyo Securities Cup" has ended. The championship has gone to South Korea. In the final stage of the "Ying Cup" and "Samsung Cup", Korean chess players have already reached the finals. In the ongoing "LG Cup", Korean players also performed the best, and they accounted for half of the top 4. It can be said that if it weren't for Li Xiaoqiang here. South Korean Go has once again shown a trend of "sweeping the world".

In this year's five world championships, it seems that only Korean players have performed the worst in the "Fujitsu Cup", and they only have Lee Seok-fo to enter the top 8. And Li Shifo encountered Li Xiaoqiang at this time, so can he completely hit the arrogance of Korean Go. This game is extremely important.

"Xiaoqiang, this game is related to the issue of "double whammy", which hits Li Shifo personally. Attacking Korean Go as a whole, I don't think you will let go of this kind of opportunity easily. ”

On the first day of the "Fujitsu Cup" top 8 match, reporter Zhang Da came to the chess institute, and he shouted loudly when he saw Li Xiaoqiang. Li Xiaoqiang smiled at this:

"I haven't thought about attacking South Korean Go, but I'm still very interested in fighting Li Shifo personally. An opponent like him, if he has the opportunity, he will definitely have to step on two more feet. As Kobayashi commented on Mr. Ma a few years ago: An opponent like this must not let him win the first set. Although this sentence seems inappropriate for Li Shifo, I think it actually means the same thing. “

"Ha, one meaning, one meaning......" Zhang Da reporter laughed: "...... I'm relieved that you can think so. ”

Although Li Xiaoqiang has always disapproved of engaging in any feudal superstitious activities, even Li Xiaoqiang has to admit that in Go, such a thing as "luck" should still exist.

Hiroshi Yamashiro reversed Kobayashi Koji's half of the eyes because of a simple "spoon", and while he failed to challenge the "chess saint", he also made himself miss the 7 major titles for life. Is this accidental or inevitable? Similar examples include Zhou Dayang's loss to South Korea's Park Zhengshen, and Hu Yaoyu's loss to Taipei's "red-faced chess king" Ah Xun. The two of them lost these two fights, resulting in completely different careers.

How to explain this situation? Of course, there is no way to explain it. If I had to explain it, it could only be explained by such a thing as "luck".

If these chess players can't explain the problem, when Mr. Wu Qingyuan played Juban chess with Mr. Minoru Kitani, the first game of the juban chess was actually the first game of Mr. Wu's 10 juban chess, and when the game was played later, Mr. Minoru Kitani had already gained a decisive advantage, just when everyone thought that Mr. Minoru Kitani would win with two games. The real ghost of Mugu made the god send an unnecessary exchange, and this move induced Mr. Wu Qingyuan to make a clever move, so that he cleverly made a robbery. Because of that robbery, Mr. Wu Qingyuan won 2 goals in the end.

Even after many years, there are still people who mention Mr. Kitani's mistake. If Mr. Minoru Kitani hadn't made that mistake. Will the outcome of that juban game change? If the result of that juban game changes, will Mr. Wu Qingyuan still have a chance to dominate the Japanese chess world for 20 years?

Of course, all this cannot be explained, and of course it is impossible to assume, just as all people's lives cannot be assumed. What everyone can see is that Mr. Wu Qingyuan has become a well-known "Showa Chess Saint". As for Mr. Minoru Kitani, he has become a famous "tragic chess player" in the history of Japanese Go.

What else can be said about this situation? It seems that it can only be explained by "luck".

The far ones are finished, and then the near ones are said. In real history, after Li Shifo lost to Luo Shenzhu, who could have known that it was his last championship? A few years after Li Shifo lost to Luo Shenzhu, who didn't want to admit that Li Shifo was still the first in the world? But why can't he win the world championship when he is still the number one in the world?

There is also a similar situation with Ma Xiaofei. When he defeated Kobayashi Koji in '95 to win the Fujitsu Cup, who knew it would be his last world championship?

How can these circumstances be explained?

Li Xiaoqiang believes that if you have to explain, there is no other way but to use the word "luck" to explain. So can the next "Fujitsu Cup" top 8 battle rise to such a mysterious height as "luck"? Since it is a mysterious thing, of course Li Xiaoqiang can't know it.

The only thing Li Xiaoqiang knows is: If this game is really a "battle of luck", it seems to be only a "battle of luck" for Li Shifo alone.

If you lose this game, you still have a lot of room to maneuver. If Li Shifo loses this game. Then it can be predicted that Li Shifo will be seriously injured, and he may not be able to recover for a long time.

"I think I am dignified Li Xiaoqiang, and it took me one and a half years to lick my wounds after losing to Ma Xiaofei. What about you, Li Shifo. I think I should let you taste it......"

Before the start of the match, Li Xiaoqiang was already gearing up.

The first weekend of June is fast approaching. The Japanese team had 3 players in the top 8 this time, and at noon on the first day of the tournament, Kobayashi Koji. Mr. Zhao Zhixun and Mr. Wang Licheng arrived at the China Chess Academy. A little later, Li Shifo arrived in China, accompanied by Cao Yanzi.

"It's unusual, this time it's really unusual......" After seeing Cao Yanzi, Team Leader Hua sighed. He said to Li Xiaoqiang:

"Xiaoqiang, you know, in my impression, Lao Cao never leads the team to participate unless he has his own competition. Although Li Shifo is his apprentice, Cao Yanzi is the leader of the Korean team, and this is the first time in my memory. ”

Li Xiaoqiang responded with a smile: "I hope there will be more and more times like this." ”

With the arrival of the participating players, the top 8 matches of the 10th Fujitsu Cup Professional Go Championship will soon begin. The matchups in the top 8 are: Li Xiaoqiang VS Li Shifo, Ma Xiaofei VS Zhao Zhixun, Chang Rensheng VS Kobayashi Koji, Zhou Dayang VS Wang Licheng.

In the 4-set match, one set was against China and South Korea, and the third set was against China and Japan. But there is no doubt that the only match between China and South Korea is the focus of the most attention in the entire arena.

Before the start of the game, as usual, reporter Zhang Da accompanied Li Xiaoqiang to the arena, and when he was at the door of the game room, reporter Zhang Da stopped:

"Little Strong ......"

Li Xiaoqiang smiled at reporter Zhang Da:

"Don't worry, there is an opportunity to hit Li Shifo, and I will never let go of ...... easily"

On the other side, Li Shifo, of course, walked to the arena accompanied by Cao Yanzi, and it was also at the door of the game room that Cao Yanzi stopped:

"Stone Buddha ......"

Li Shifo also smiled slightly:

"Master, don't worry, this game of chess ...... I know how to ......."

Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo's 12th game started soon.

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