It's already 8 p.m. The 7th match of the 3rd China-Japan Go Tournament was played by China's Li Xiaoqiang against Japan's Ohira Shuzo. The game finally came to its worst.

There were a lot of reporters already crowding the door of the game room, ready to take pictures of the moment in the endgame.

Mr. Ohira looked at the chessboard quietly. After almost 8 hours of fighting, he was already very tired. However, he still maintains a very good demeanor, the demeanor of a chess player.

"Please stick it on......"

Li Xiaoqiang took out a white seed and glued the last single robbery on it. This is the last move of the game.

What is recorded on the game is: a total of 309 hands in this game, Black Daping Xiu 39 dan, White Li Xiaoqiang 3 duan, the result of the game: White wins a quarter.

After the game ended, a small episode occurred. The staff member in charge of notation asked someone about:

"Am I right about this record? Is the lot size of the game 309 hands? Or should it be 310 lots? ”

His question is normal, Go is played by one person, since it is Li Xiaoqiang, who is in charge of white, plays the last hand. It seems that the number of hands should be even, how can it be 309 hands?

He remembered correctly, the game was 309 hands. The 308 hand was also under Li Xiaoqiang, and when it was Mr. Daping's turn normally, he "stopped" one hand. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang played the 309th move of the game.

This is the "sticky robbery after receiving" in Go, and this is the reason why Mr. Ohira lost in 6 moves.

Of course, this "black board face 6mesh" is only understood according to the Japanese rules of Go. According to the rules of Chinese Go? The Chinese rules are still a bit disagreeable. The main point of disagreement lies in the attitude towards "single robbery".

The Japanese rules of Go believe that "there is no sight in a single robbery"! This is a hard and fast rule, there is no reason to talk about it, and it is a bit arrogant and unreasonable. Similar regulations also include "the two sides of the double-live chess have no eyes", which is a one-size-fits-all approach regardless of the specific situation.

As for the Chinese Go rules, they are a little more scientific in this regard. A little tighter, in fact, a little fairer, a little more humane.

The rules of Chinese Go are based on the number method, and there has always been an "unfair" problem in Go that has not been solved well. For example, this game of chess.

"Black board 6 mesh" means that black has 6 more meshes than white, so the very simple math problem, "the sum of the number of meshes on both sides must be even", this conclusion is easy to come to the conclusion. There are a total of 361 intersections on the board, which is an odd number. We can imagine. In this case, is it true that black is the first to play, and the last move is still black's disc?

Black has to play the first move, and then the last move. Isn't it a little unfair?

In many cases, there is no way to solve this unfairness, and the Japanese Go rules simply acquiesce in this unfairness. And this unfairness is stipulated in the rules.

What about Chinese rules? Most of the time there is no way, but obviously it is necessary to be human. The Chinese rules still give white a chance, and this opportunity is "single robbery".

The Japanese rule is simple and rude, saying "a single robbery has no eyes". Chinese rules say, "single robbery" you have no purpose. Whether it is "no eye" or "one eye" is up to you to fight for it. However, this condition is very harsh, you have to win this "single robbery", and black chess can use the "single official" as a robbery. If you can still win in this situation. I'll admit that you have 1 move.

This is the case in this game, where the Chinese rules give white this opportunity. Li Xiaoqiang was also lucky to seize this opportunity.

Mr. Daping's robbery materials have run out, and he has also used up the robbery materials with "single officials", and he still can't win this single robbery. So he had to "stop a hand". Let Li Xiaoqiang 308,309 go in a row. And just like that, white wins!

Strictly speaking, black cannot "stop a hand". However, at that time, no matter where it is played, it will "self-destruct 1 goal", which is not recognized by Japanese Go rules, but recognized by Chinese Go rules. Japanese rules are rigid, and Chinese rules are solved in practice.

This is the reason for the "6 mesh loss on the board".

There are many people who believe that this result is unfair to Mr. Ohira. Is it? According to the scientific and rational nature of the rules, the final result is fair. On the other hand, if this game of chess is played in Japan and the winner is judged according to the rules of Japanese Go, it will be really unfair to Li Xiaoqiang.

Mr. Yamashiro Hiroshi's doubts were normal, at a time when Go was absolutely dominant in Japan. There are many super chess players who are reluctant to learn more reasonable Chinese Go rules.

Until the 90s, when Kobayashi Koji and Ma Xiaofei played the "Sino-Japanese Celebrity Competition", Kobayashi still didn't understand the Chinese rules. Liu Changhe, the Korean Go king a little later, also encountered a similar situation to this game of chess, he didn't understand it at first, and he mastered it after Li Shifo helped him explain it.

The "flounder method" in the Japanese Go rules was born from the Go rules before the Song Dynasty in China. After removing the "seat" and "return head", they almost got the current Japanese Go rules. Of course, they also added a few other innocuous rules to it, and treated it as their own. Out of stubborn arrogance, he turned a blind eye to many flaws and contradictions in it. This has to be said to be the regret of Japanese Go.

The "abolition" of the seat is, to a certain extent, progress. After the establishment of the Japan Chess Academy, a set of professional Go systems based on "news chess battles" was established, which was the biggest and most important contribution of Japanese Go. So in other ways......

Li Xiaoqiang walked out of the game room. His feet were a little shaky again, the last time he shook was because he slaughtered Ma Xiaofei and a big dragon, and he was so excited that his feet shook. This time he wasn't in the mood, of course he was...... Hungry.

Nearly 8 hours of play, especially at the very end. Li Xiaoqiang didn't even have time to go to the bathroom, and of course he didn't have the heart to eat.

achieved 5 consecutive victories in the ring, basically completing his "career plan" at this stage. Li Xiaoqiang thought he would be happy, as excited as the Chinese reporters outside. But Li Xiaoqiang was not excited, he was really not excited! He cares more about what he gets than he wins.

Li Xiaoqiang is still reminiscing about this game, and overall, both sides played well in this game. There were mistakes on both sides, but they were all professional mistakes. Li Xiaoqiang didn't see the "trap", but he was able to rein in the precipice at the last moment, which is also a reflection of Li Xiaoqiang's true level.

What makes Li Xiaoqiang most satisfied is that he was able to play that "ordinary winning and losing hand", and what he was satisfied with was not the means, but the timing of the move. With the right timing, even the most mundane means can be powerful. With such a hand of chess, Li Xiaoqiang also thinks that his Go level has improved again.

Mr. Ohira also played very well, not so much that he lost in the Chinese rules, but that he lost in the "fight". What a "fighter" of all evils!

None of the professional Go players want to "play the general". Go is originally a game full of dialectics, and in Go, there is basically nothing absolute. There is only "playing general", and this method is harmful to Go itself.

Today's move by Mr. Ohira has not only brought the whole situation closer by a large margin. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is "defeated", Li Xiaoqiang's ability to win the single robbery after the most lull also has a lot to do with that move.

That move allowed black to cut off a small tail of white, itself "eliminating" nearly 10 single officials. That is, black is almost 5 less robbers. Not only that, but because of that little tail, Li Xiaoqiang also had a lot of robbers. In this way, one increase and one decrease, so that Li Xiaoqiang has the opportunity to "stick to the robbery".

Was Mr. Ohira's move a mistake? Maybe it's counted, but in the professional game of Go, "playing generals" happens every day. Even if it's a mistake, it's a professional-level mistake.

This is the professional game of Go, and "playing the general" does not belong to the game itself. However, it belongs to the professional game of Go and is an important part of the professional game of Go.

Li Xiaoqiang walked to the door, and the Chinese reporters crowded at the door suddenly burst into applause. Li Xiaoqiang came back to his senses and saw the eager eyes of the crowd around him, at this moment, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly integrated into this era again!

Yes, this is the 80s of the 20th century, the 80s of China! This is a truly ideal era. Compared with the enthusiasm of this era, Li Xiaoqiang suddenly felt that his "career plan" was very small!

Li Xiaoqiang has always thought that he is very rational and has always looked down on "Zhang Zhidong-style enthusiasm", but at this moment, he is still deeply moved by this ideal era.

The people around kept clapping, and the applause was getting louder and louder, and the number of people clapping was getting louder and louder. They are welcoming new "heroes of the ring", as if they are welcoming new hope for Go.

Li Xiaoqiang decided to leave everything behind and truly integrate into this ideal era. Even if it's just for one day!

Li Xiaoqiang walked through the crowd, he saw Nie Whirlwind, he saw Liu Dazhui, and he saw Zhang Zhidong.

He saw many, many people with ideals!

Li Xiaoqiang walked towards them, they are their own fathers, they are their brothers!

Fantastic five-game winning streak! (To be continued......)

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