In the 4th game of the 2nd "Samsung Cup" finals, the game between Li Xiaoqiang and Zhao Zhixun continued.

Because of Zhao Zhixun's unconventional start, this game is destined to have a lot of new ideas, and the two sides will compete in areas that everyone is relatively unfamiliar with.

It is precisely for this reason that this game of chess has attracted a lot of attention from the beginning, especially Gu Dali and Kong Erjie, who have hardly left since they entered the research room. Since the morning, everyone has been discussing the chess game enthusiastically.

The layout in Go is very vague, and in most cases, even if you think someone has "made a successful layout", it is just your personal feeling, and your judgment may not be the standard answer.

Especially for the prelude of top masters like Li Xiaoqiang and Zhao Zhixun, it is even more difficult to judge simply by "good" or "bad". What if the two of them come up with something inconclusive? Then, of course, it is more difficult to judge.

This is the case in today's game of chess, because it is an uncommon opening, and there are often some inconclusive things on the chessboard, so although Gu Dali's discussion is very enthusiastic, in the process of arranging the chess, no one mentions the good or bad of the current situation.

Zhang Da reporter has been watching Gu Dali and them play chess since the morning. Reporter Zhang Da is not a professional chess player, and of course he cannot say that he is not interested in the "novelty" that appears on the chessboard, but he is certainly not as good as Gu Dali. Compared with these technical things, reporter Zhang Da is of course more concerned about the good or bad of the situation.

Reporter Zhang Da also knew that this situation was difficult to judge, and even if they asked Gu Dali, they might not be able to ask why. However, reporter Zhang Da also has the ability to observe words and feelings, and he often draws his own judgment through the words and deeds of bystanders.

"Xiaoqiang's layout doesn't seem to be very successful today."

This is the judgment reached by reporter Zhang Da himself during the noon closure.

Of course, reporter Zhang Da's judgment cannot be untargeted, and he also has his own reasons. The reason why he came to this conclusion was that reporter Zhang Da discovered:

In Gu Dali's research in the morning, Zhao Zhixun seems to be the protagonist of this game of chess, and almost all the discussions start with a certain move by Zhao Zhixun, and most of them are praised. In comparison, Li Xiaoqiang has almost no sense of existence.

“…… Not bad, this move of white chess should be a good move, this move looks inconspicuous, but if you taste it carefully, it is a good move with both offense and defense, and it is difficult for Lao Zhao to think of this......"

“…… Hey? What does the move of white mean? …… Oh I see, it turns out that white is aiming at this means, good chess! I think this move seems to be more appropriate than the good point of the move......"

“…… Black! White's move is black enough! I have long heard that Zhao Zhixun plays chess very black, and I didn't feel anything before, but after seeing this move, I realized that his chess was black like this. It's a really fierce and efficient move......"

In short, during the 2-hour game in the morning, Zhang Da reporters basically heard such voices, and Gu Dali praised many of Zhao Zhixun's moves.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Dali and the others were still discussing the chess game, and reporter Zhang Da was still listening. And Gu Dali's praise of Zhao Zhixun is still continuing, one will talk about how white has ideas about this move, and the other will say how positive white is in that move.

At this time, reporter Zhang Da finally couldn't help it:

"Dali, what do you think of the current situation?"

"The situation? Well, let's judge ...... now."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the game lasted for a total of 3 hours, and the overall situation was less than 60 hands and less than 70 hands.

"The overall black chess is slightly superior, and the thickness of the chess is ...... Black is not thin overall, at least not as thin as white. If the real space is superior, and the thickness is evenly balanced, then it should now be a situation where black has the advantage......"

After Gu Dali gave his judgment, he turned to Kong Erjie next to him: "Do you think that's the case?" ”

“……”

Reporter Zhang Da was obviously surprised by Gu Dali's judgment, and he said in his heart, haven't you guys been saying that Zhao Zhixun is good and good? Why did you do it for a long time, but you came to a conclusion about Li Xiaoqiang's advantage, what is the situation? Reporter Zhang Da also turned his attention to Kong Erjie, he wanted to hear what the other judge of the "Twin Stars" of the national junior team was.

If Gu Dali's judgment only surprised reporter Zhang Da a little, then Kong Erjie's judgment surprised reporter Zhang Da a lot.

"Dali, you're being conservative in this judgment, aren't you? How can this chess be considered a balance of power? No matter how you look at it, black is also much thicker than white. ”

“……”

Reporter Zhang Da was speechless again, "It's empty and thick!" "If you follow Kong Erjie's judgment, then now it should be a situation where Li Xiaoqiang has obvious advantages.

In the judgment of the situation of Go, the two basic elements are the point of emptiness and the judgment of thickness, in which the point and the void are relatively easy, for example, today Gu Kong's views on the contrast between the real and the empty are the same, and their differences mainly appear in the thickness judgment. Therefore, reporter Zhang Da thinks that he doesn't need to go to the eye at all, just look at the thickness of the chess.

Although it is relatively difficult to determine the thickness of the chess, there is a simple and effective way to do it, and that is to "compare the number of pieces". In the absence of a question of life and death, whoever has the more pieces can be considered to have the thinner piece.

Reporter Zhang Da is now using this method to judge the thickness. He noticed that although the current situation is chaotic, with both sides having 2 pieces that are not fully live, on the board the white pieces have been divided into 6 pieces, while Li Xiaoqiang's black pieces are only 4 fast!

What does this situation mean? This of course means that Kong Erjie's judgment may be closer to the truth:

When the chess game has been carried out so far, Li Xiaoqiang has achieved the concise advantage of "empty and thick chess".

"You ......"

Of course, reporter Zhang Da will not question his ability to "observe words and colors", he just thinks that Gu Dali is too unreliable in front of them: "...... Haven't you always seen your boss's tricks? ”

Li Xiaoqiang's tricks?

At this time, Gu Dali and the others really began to look for Li Xiaoqiang's "high moves". Because the current situation is obvious, since Zhao Zhixun has been playing well, where did Li Xiaoqiang's victory come from? After re-examining the previous process, this time it was Kong Erjie's turn to speak first, only to see him smile bitterly:

"I really didn't see that the boss's move in this game of chess was a master's move, every move he made was so bland, I couldn't see the profound arithmetic, I couldn't see the outstanding ideas, I just felt ......"

"What does it feel?"

"I feel that every move he makes is to see the moves, the moves are as plain as water, but it seems so natural, the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth, as if there is no trace of fireworks in the world."

After listening to Kong Erjie's words, reporter Zhang Da was silent, Kong Erjie himself was silent, and the other members of the national youth team were silent. After the silence, in the end, Gu Dali made a joke:

"This is probably the legendary "realm victory"......"

The game continues. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Nie Whirlwind, who had been strolling around outside at noon, came back to the research room, and reporter Zhang Da asked him to analyze and analyze the current situation.

After watching the latest process, Nie Whirlwind didn't comment too much on the chess game, he just sighed:

"Now it seems that Xiaoqiang's level has made another breakthrough,. In the past, Xiaoqiang was angular, but today, I see a different Xiaoqiang. I watched his chess today very comfortably, flowing smoothly, naturally and smoothly, and there was no jerky feeling in it, which was not common in his previous chess games. ”

"Vigorously call this a realm victory, do you agree?"

Nie Whirlwind laughed: "Dali is right, Xiaoqiang's chess today...... It can indeed be seen as a kind of realm ascension. ”

"And what do you think will happen in this game?"

Nie Whirlwind still didn't comment on the specific chess game, and after listening to Zhang Da's reporter's question, he waved his hand and said with a little bit of non-answer:

"If Xiaoqiang can always play at the level he is today, then I don't think anyone will be his opponent at the moment...... Zhao Zhixun...... He's not ...... either."

The game continues.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang's move attracted everyone's discussion. Nie Whirlwind pointed to the move Li Xiaoqiang had just played and asked with a smile:

"Why do I always feel a little familiar with this move, let's talk about it, whose move does Xiaoqiang's move look like?"

After listening to Nie Whirlwind's words, many people in the research room laughed, especially the older ones.

In the end, it was reporter Zhang Da who gave the answer:

Xiaoqiang's move is clearly a "subway flow", which is the move of Kobayashi Koji, Lao Zhao's rival. ”

What is the most important feature of the "subway flow"? That is, of course, "safe operation", in the former world chess world, Mr. Kobayashi's "safe operation" kung fu is the best in the world.

Just today, at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon in the fourth game of the 2nd "Samsung Cup" five-way chess final, Li Xiaoqiang sacrificed the "subway flow".

He's now running safely!

At half past four o'clock in the afternoon, many reporters who came to the scene for interviews were ready, and everyone was ready to witness the birth of the first "eight champions" in the world chess world.

At almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon, in the game room, Li Xiaoqiang, who was under great pressure before the game, finally showed a relaxed smile. He slowly stretched out his hand to Mr. Zhao Zhixun:

"Thanksgiving ......"

At the end of 1998, Li Xiaoqiang won his eighth world championship with an unstoppable attitude. (To be continued.) )