Beijing, China. The live TV studio of the Imperial Court Sports Channel.

"Team Leader, please get ready now, there are still 10 minutes left to start the listing explanation."

"Okay, okay, not long after this latest chess game came out, I'll ask Li Xiaoqiang's little teammates to reconfirm the situation on the chessboard to ensure that you won't be delayed from starting on time."

Due to the huge sensational effect of the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, the number of Chinese chess fans has exploded in the past few years. Therefore, in this era, Go is actually a popular sport in the Chinese sports world. At least in the sports channel of the Imperial Court Channel, you can often see live broadcasts of Go matches.

Under normal circumstances, the Go craze generated by the previous three tournaments is almost time to subside. However, due to Li Xiaoqiang's birth, the current Chinese Go environment is different from the previous life, and has not entered a "Xiaoice River period". Because of Li Xiaoqiang's explosion from last year's "Fujitsu Cup", excellent results have brought good benefits, which has made the popularity of Chinese Go continue successfully. Therefore, in this era, although there are still difficulties in the transformation of Chinese Go novels in the system, the external environment is still much better than in the previous life.

For example, for today's tiebreaker between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo, the imperial court station still arranged 2 hours of live TV time. The live broadcast time starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m.

The guest of chess invited by the imperial court today is, of course, the "famous mouth" Hua leader in the Go world. And partnering with him is Feng Yun Qiduan, who has just been added to the national women's Go team. To say that Feng Yun Qiduan's level has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years, she was later the second female Jiudan in the professional Go world after Rui Xiaowei, and she also won the professional Go women's world championship.

If nothing else, according to the current system of the Chinese Go Promotion Competition, in the absence of "rank rewards", you can really play nine dan in such a competition. That in itself speaks volumes about her status.

It's 3:50 p.m., and there's still 10 minutes left before the official listing explanation. For today's chess lecture, Team Leader Hua showed extraordinary attention, and he and Feng Yun came to the studio early to start "preparing for class". Not only that, but when he came to the TV station, he even brought a huge "staff group", that is, Chang Rensheng and Luo Shenzhu of the national junior team.

As for why he did this, in the words of Team Leader Hua himself, Li Xiaoqiang's chess is really difficult to say, and his thinking is too out-of-the-box. Not to mention playing with him, this is watching his chess from the side, sometimes he can't keep up with any ideas, if he doesn't make a lot of preparations in advance, then Li Xiaoqiang's chess can't be talked about at all.

"Hehe, it's good to call you all over this time, otherwise there are so many clues in this chess, it looks like one head and two big, how can I talk about this. You can judge the situation for me accurately, and don't miss anything. When the chess game has been played so far, it should be Xiaoqiang who has gained a clear advantage, which should not be wrong? ”

"Teacher Hua, you can rest assured. Today our boss played very well. He was very open, especially his second move, "Squeeze", which was really subtle. This kind of chess can only be played by the boss, which is really a pervert. That is, from this move. The whole situation has clearly tilted in favor of the White side. Now it seems that there is still an obvious gap between that Li Shifo and our boss in terms of strength, and I feel that there is obviously a bit of a chaotic posture of marksmanship behind him. White has had a fruitful time in this area. When the game is played until now. Well, I feel, I feel......"

"How are you feeling now?"

"When the game is played so far, everyone feels that the game is won or lost, and it should not be a problem for the boss to win this game. Even the most conservative estimate is that black's board is at most 2 or 3 meshes, and he can't post it anyway. ”

"Oh? Isn't there still almost a quarter of the board in the upper left corner that hasn't been finalized yet? Xiaoqiang already has such a big advantage? Did you take into account the results that followed? ”

It's about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the chess games that are currently being transmitted to the Beijing studio are almost synchronized with the actual battle. When Li Shifo took the step to "try his hand" and Li Xiaoqiang took the step to "squeeze", it was a little more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon. In this nearly 1 hour, both sides may have been thinking about the time of the game, and the speed of both sides suddenly accelerated, and by now, the entire chess game has played more than 120 moves.

If you really want to talk about it, the two sides in this game actually fought from the 28th move. The battles here are complex and fierce. In this battle, which lasted for nearly 100 moves, the two sides were staggered and occupied three-quarters of the board. Only the upper left quarter of the board is still relatively empty. Therefore, what Team Leader Hua is asking now is actually to analyze the stereotype situation behind it, and it is good to have a good idea when waiting for the chess game.

Faced with Team Leader's inquiry, Chang Rensheng replied with a smile on behalf of his teammates:

"Don't worry, Mr. Hua, we have just laid out all the possible stereotyped results. Don't look at the fact that this is all black's sphere of influence, and the virtual flower is very bluffing, in fact, due to the brilliance of white in the previous battle, white has achieved a clear real and empty advantage. In our opinion, even if the boss has no pursuit, he can use the simplest trick to deal with it, first remove the upper corners, and then simply eliminate them. As we have just calculated, as long as the boss plays like this, then black will not be able to post the purpose in any way. ”

"Oh? Is this really the case? So why do you think white has such a big advantage? I don't see any obvious problems with black's hands, do you? What do you think went wrong with black? ”

The one who asked this was Feng Yun Qiduan, who had been standing aside and had not spoken, in the professional game, the "winning or losing the board" was already a very big gap, and in the absence of seeing obvious problem hands, there would generally not be such a big gap on the chessboard. Therefore, Feng Yun Qiduan will have such a question.

Faced with Feng Yun's question in the seventh paragraph, this time it was Luo Shenzhu who answered on behalf of everyone:

"In our opinion, black did not make the strongest move in the last 20 or so moves. Or rather, it was a mistake to fight in this place. If it is played normally, although it should still be a hard battle in black, the gap will not be so big. However, in this place, black chose the transition between potential and land, and built an external momentum in the middle of the belly. But this external force is not very thick at all. Although it can be called two points locally, it is a huge loss on the ground anyway, especially now that it is more than 120 moves. There is no such thing as a lone move in white, and his external potential is not very useful. Especially when he is still in the star position on the corner, and the space is empty, then it is even more inappropriate to choose this conversion. In our analysis, it is likely that Black's problem is here, and he made a strategic mistake that led to such a big gap now. ”

"Oh!"

After hearing this, Feng Yun Qiduan expressed understanding, and the Hua team leader on the side also expressed relief. Indeed, Luo Shenzhu's words sound very reasonable. He pointed out. In fact, it is still the chess theory in Go that "the later the thick potential is formed, the smaller the value".

If you want to say that more than 120 chess games have been played now, then in terms of timing, this is of course relatively late. Especially in the absence of a lone opponent, such an external situation is generally not very efficient. As long as white uses the tactic of "playing and eliminating" and does not force a fight with black, then black's external momentum will easily fail. Therefore, Luo Shenzhu will say that Li Shifo is now making a "strategic" mistake.

You know, if you make "directional" or "strategic" mistakes in Go. Then the severity of this consequence will be much more serious than losing one or two games. This is also the reason why everyone thinks that the gap between the two sides will be so big.

The reason makes sense, and the homework is sufficient. And Li Xiaoqiang also looks like victory is in sight. Therefore, the current team leader is in a happy mood. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he appeared in front of the camera on time and began to broadcast the game live to chess fans across the country. Maybe it's because I'm in a good mood. Team Leader Hua played very well today, he spoke very well, and at the same time, the cooperation with Feng Yun's seventh section also complemented each other.

To say that Team Leader Hua is not a famous name in the Go world, he understands the psychology of chess fans very well. A live broadcast of a tournament like this is not a Go technical lecture. People who watch this kind of show are actually more concerned about the course and outcome of the game. So at the time of the explanation. Team Leader Hua did not focus on the technical and tactical level. Rather, a lot of judgments are given in the process of explaining. Tell chess fans anytime and anywhere what the game is going on and what the current situation is.

Of course. Because Team Leader Hua had already decided that Li Xiaoqiang's situation was good, he even thought that Li Xiaoqiang had won the battle. Therefore, in his explanation, there was naturally a lot of praise for Li Xiaoqiang, as if he wanted to try to tell everyone where Li Xiaoqiang won.

“…… When it comes to the 28th move "squeezing", this move looks a little strange, so what does Xiaoqiang's move mean? Here's what this move means...... I can tell you very clearly now that Xiaoqiang's move is a good move! This is a very positive move, a very energetic and pursuit-oriented move. Even if we take 10,000 steps back, we don't analyze the quality of this move from a technical level. Xiaoqiang can play this chess in such a major game, what does this mean? This shows that his mentality is very good, he is very open, and he has a spirit of daring to fight...... And judging from the later process, Xiaoqiang started from this move, and he took the initiative in one fell swoop......"

“…… To say that his opponent is also terrible, there are still tricks at critical times. At this point, black made a very subtle move, what does this move mean? Here's what this move means...... After looking at these change charts, do you think that white chess is a little difficult? Judging from this move, South Korea's Li Shifo is indeed a difficult opponent, and he was able to force Xiaoqiang into the tiebreaker in this five-way chess final, which does make some sense. It is said that in the viewing room, including our research room at the China Chess Academy, when all the masters saw this move, they were all amazed by this move, and at the same time, they all felt embarrassed by the white chess......"

“…… As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing goods. If I go up and play white, then I will definitely have no good way but to suffer this immediate loss. However, it is a pity that Black's opponent today is not me, but our Xiaoqiang, and compared with our Xiaoqiang's later move, Black's move will be dwarfed. Now let's see, where should Xiaoqiang be? Let's introduce Xiao Qiang's next move, Xiao Qiang is here, he has made another step to "squeeze", the intention of this move is like this......"

“…… Xiaoqiang's move is really wonderful! Do you have such a feeling, after seeing Xiaoqiang's move, a lot of clues suddenly appeared in this place, and the main contradiction of the chess game seems to have shifted. The whole chessboard also appears to be open. And what about the move of black just now, which now seems a little embarrassing? There is even a suspicion of leaving the main battlefield. Obviously, this move should have been a surprise to his opponent, and it was from this move that White gradually took the initiative and began to gain a clear advantage......"

“…… There are a lot of people who ask me, capture fighters, make clues, expand the chessboard. Where did Xiaoqiang come from? I can tell you very clearly that when I saw this move, my first impression was that it was very similar to the one I had learned when I was younger. As you know, there were not many learning materials when we were young, and Lao Chen and I would often turn over the ancient scores, especially the famous Danghu Ten Games, if you want to say that Danghu's chess, it is a complex game and a classic game. And among them, the most complicated and difficult to solve should be the 8th game of Danghu. I remember that Lao Chen and Lao Luo and I used to collectively study "Danghu Ba" for several days, but in the end we didn't come up with a reason. And Xiaoqiang's step of "squeezing" is very similar to the step of Shi Xiangxia Chess Saint in Danghu No. 8 Middle School, not only the image, but also the charm is also very similar. Therefore, there is no doubt that Xiao Qiang can perform such a subtle method today because he, a descendant of ancient chess, has absorbed the essence from the ancient score......"

Team Leader Hua spoke very well on the stage, and his explanation went smoothly. By the time he got to the 120th move, it was about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, the new chess game has actually been transmitted to the studio, but Team Leader Hua has not seen it yet.

What Team Leader Hua didn't know was that Chang Rensheng and Luo Shenzhu, who might have arrived at the chess game one step earlier, were them. Now they have long put away their relaxed demeanor in front of them, and they are now with grim expressions, nervously placing various reference maps on the chessboard.

What's going on?

A little around 5 p.m., in the South Korean game room, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo continued. Under normal circumstances, both sides should be about to enter the countdown at this point. Maybe it's because of the unfavorable situation, although Li Xiaoqiang once spent an hour in front of him to test 1 move. However, by this time in the game, the fixed time of the two sides was almost the same.

At this time, it was Li Xiaoqiang's turn to play chess. At this time, Li Xiaoqiang had less than 10 minutes of retention time. At this time, although Li Xiaoqiang's expression still looked relatively calm, he was actually thinking nervously now.

Yes, now there are new twists and turns on the chessboard! Li Shifo, who was at a disadvantage, suddenly burst out with huge energy, and he sacrificed a very strong winning hand!

In the face of the unconventional means that Li Shifo had just sacrificed, Li Xiaoqiang was nervously thinking about countermeasures. Because he knew in his heart that this should be Li Shifo's final counterattack, and the final battle will determine the ownership of the champion of this year's "Toyo Securities Cup". At this time, Li Xiaoqiang was absolutely unwilling to let victory slip out of his hands!

The game is still going on, and the last win or defeat of this game will come soon. (To be continued......)