The game between Li Xiaoqiang and Ma Xiaofei ended at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. When Ma Xiaofei put the two sunspots on the chessboard, he signaled the mid-game to admit defeat. This also means that Li Xiaoqiang has made a good start for a new round of "Ma Li Shiban".

When Ma Xiaofei admitted defeat, Li Xiaoqiang failed to slay the dragon this time. However, Li Xiaoqiang made a lot of profits in the process of attacking, and in the end, the black chess board was only about one or two eyes over, and Ma Xiaofei saw that he was powerless, so he happily chose to throw and admit defeat.

Judging from the results alone, Li Xiaoqiang seems to have won this game relatively easily. But the actual situation is not so simple, after this game of chess entered the middle game, the offensive and defensive battles on the chessboard were extremely intense, and it cannot be said that Li Xiaoqiang has been firmly controlling the situation. Therefore, when reviewing the game after the game, the two sides discussed more about some combat forks in the back of the game, as well as some specific means in the second half of the game. But as for the reason for the formation of the battle, especially when Li Xiaoqiang made that "hand of will", the two sides did not mention Ma Xiaofei's choice at that time.

Li Xiaoqiang actually wanted to ask Ma Xiaofei when he reviewed it, if he found out if he had the idea of slaying the dragon when he made his choice. But after thinking about it, this question was not asked in the end.

After the game, Li Xiaoqiang didn't ask the question, and reporter Zhang Da asked it. However, he did not ask Ma Xiaofei himself, but asked Li Xiaoqiang:

"Xiaoqiang, do you think that when Ma Xiao was making a choice, he noticed your hidden methods?"

Li Xiaoqiang recalled the situation during the competition: "I'm not sure, but I think the probability that he found my idea should be more than eighty percent." ”

"Oh? Is it so high? At that time, Chang Rensheng and Zhou Dayang in the research room said that they hadn't noticed your methods......"

Li Xiaoqiang interrupted him with a smile: "In a game of Go, sitting in the game room and playing chess is always different from standing in the viewing room...... If this is a game between me and Chang Rensheng, I believe there is a good chance that he will find out about my idea. As for Mr. Ma, that's even more to say. ”

"Oh."

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoqiang changed his tone again, and he said to reporter Zhang Da with a smile: "In fact, for this game of chess, whether Mr. Ma has found this method is not the point at all. Can you believe it? Whether he found out at the time or not. He will make the same choices as in actual combat. ”

"Is it possible to say that you mainly win this game of chess?"

"I'm afraid not, right? Although judging by the results of this game, it can be considered that I opened the situation from that point on. But did I have the upper hand at that time? I can't tell. Maybe the most crucial thing about this game may be somewhere that neither of us players noticed. ”

"Haha, it turns out that you guys also have modest times."

"Hehe, did you know, I've always been very humble......"

Because of the good mood after winning chess, Li Xiaoqiang and Zhang Da reporters talked and laughed all the way. But what Li Xiaoqiang said just now, then he was really not pretending to be modest. One of the characteristics of the game is that it is difficult to judge in the layout stage, let alone draw conclusions. And the game is further back. tends to be clearer.

For example, in the official stage, the official of 5 chess must be bigger than the official of 3 chess. If you choose a move worth 3 moves when you have a 5-move move, then you must be wrong. But what about the prologue stage? It is almost impossible to make such a clear judgment.

Li Xiaoqiang's choice of play today can only be said to be judged to be "sufficient and combatable" at that time. And Ma Xiaofei chose to deal with the actual battle, and he may also think that he is "fully combatable". There is no right or wrong in this, there are only differences in style and philosophy.

"They all said in the research room just now that your chess seems to be getting more and more comprehensive. Although in the past, your chess seems to be varied. But more often than not, it's just superficial. In your Go, the core is speed plus strength. But looking at the recent situation, they say that you have obviously changed, such as the solid step you took today. But the pace is extremely slow, which is almost impossible to see in your previous games. Xiaoqiang, I just want to ask you, is this your own intention to make some changes? ”

"Then do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"How can you tell the truth, and how can you say a lie?"

"The truth is. Of course I was deliberately making some adjustments, and who wouldn't want to be more well-rounded? The truth is that it all just went with the flow. When it comes to the game, who will think about deliberately changing the style of chess. As for the changes you see, well, maybe it's because my realm has improved now. ”

"Haha......" Reporter Zhang Da was amused by Li Xiaoqiang's words: "I praised you for your modesty just now, why did you get up again in a blink of an eye." Boundary? Are you sure your realm is improving? ”

"Hehe, didn't I just say a lie? But then again, I don't think you look down on me a little, what's the matter? Just promise Lao Nie that they have a realm, can't I, Li Xiaoqiang, have a realm? ”

"Hahaha......" This time reporter Zhang Da laughed even more happily: "You cow, you cow, who else dares to say that you Li Xiaoqiang has no realm." But I still have a question, why did you suddenly mention the word realm today, I remember when I used to talk to you about chess, didn't you hate this mention very much? ”

"It was before, and now it is now. For a layman like me, the understanding of the realm is actually very simple. For all the real things in Go, it should have nothing to do with the realm. But for some imaginary things, such as some points in the layout, such as judgment like today's game of chess, then we need to talk about the realm. And now if I still want to improve, then I have to improve my own realm. ”

Reporter Zhang Da carefully observed Li Xiaoqiang's expression: "What do you really think?" ”

Li Xiaoqiang asked with a smile: "Then what do you say?" ”

No matter how reporter Zhang Da understands it, Li Xiaoqiang knows that this is his true thoughts. I have been in the professional chess world for nearly ten years now. It is said that the authorities are fascinated, but Li Xiaoqiang thinks that his growth trajectory is still relatively clear. The way to improve yourself should be the same as many junior chess players. They all start from the second half of the plate, and move forward step by step in the order of official, middle and prologue.

When he won the world championship for the first time, his biggest reliance was actually his lack of mistakes in the second half of the game, coupled with the fact that others were not familiar with him, and often fell under his own "whimsy", which allowed him to achieve good results.

When it comes to winning the World Championship for the third time, his mid-game power should be considered to have improved to a relatively high height. How high is this height? Li Xiaoqiang believes that he will at least not be worse than any master of this era. For example, Cao Yanzi of South Korea, Liu Changhyuk, Masao Kato of Japan, Liu Dazhui of China and others. I dare not say that I must be better than them, but I definitely will not be worse than them.

And now, this backward and forward way of progress seems to have finally advanced to the prologue stage!

What's more, all this is not Li Xiaoqiang's intention, everything seems to be a natural product. For example, when I made that incomparably solid "pick-up" today, I didn't deliberately want to play like that at that time, but when I was thinking about the overall battle plan, this move naturally appeared in my mind.

For such a change, Li Xiaoqiang is naturally very satisfied. Although Li Xiaoqiang actually doesn't know whether his progress is real. I don't know if this kind of change will cause me to lose my old strengths. But Li Xiaoqiang's heart is still very willing.

In later lives, such a backward-forward approach to practice became popular. However, there seems to be a disadvantage of this method, which is that it can easily affect the career of chess players. If you ignore the layout and only focus on the second half of the game, then winning chess will rely too much on the energy and physical strength of the player. For example, in the later Chinese and Korean Go circles, the peak period of chess players was generally shortened. This should be one of the reasons. On the other hand, in the Japanese Go world, although their overall level is not as good as that of China and South Korea, their competitive life seems to be generally longer.

All of this must have something to do with different ways of practice, right?

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang didn't know if his guess was right. But one thing is for sure, Li Xiaoqiang is never willing to be called "Teacher Li" by others when he faces a junior chess player, and he is glad that he drew a good lot.

After the end of the first game of the "Tianyuan War", the second game was played one day later. This game of chess is Li Xiaoqiang's black, and his style seems to have changed again. The game was played with a steady and steady strategy. In the end, the result of this game was very similar to the result of the third game of the "China-Korea Hand Match". With the cooperation of Ma Xiaofei, a long game of kung fu chess, Li Xiaoqiang finally won by a slight margin.

2 to 0! Li Xiaoqiang got the match point.

After playing two games of chess, Li Xiaoqiang attracted rave reviews, needless to say. Ma Xiaofei was severely criticized by the outside world. Everyone agreed that in these two games of chess, Ma Xiaofei has not shown his unique aura. If you compete with Li Xiaoqiang in this state, there is almost no suspense that the title of "Tianyuan" will change hands.

"Is the era of Li Xiaoqiang really coming?"

For a time, reports like this were frequently reported in the newspapers.

Fortunately, at this time, the five-game chess final of the "Tianyuan Competition" was suspended, and the last three games will be moved to Shencheng in March. This gave Ma Xiaofei a chance to breathe.

At the same time, after the first two games of chess in the final of the "Tianyuan Tournament", another important domestic competition, the new "Top 10 Chinese Go Battles", soon began. (To be continued.) )