Before the start of the game, Li Xiaoqiang sat in the "lower" position and waited quietly. As Liu Dazhui entered the game room, as the notator and other staff entered the game room, as the referee Chen Chaoyue announced the start of the game. In this way, in everyone's expectation, the finale of this year's Chinese chess scene has finally begun.

This game is the final game of this five-way decisive game. As is customary, the final game needs to be re-guessed. The result of re-guessing the first is that Li Xiaoqiang takes the lead in black. This also avoids the hassle of the two sides swapping places.

In formal professional competitions, there is actually a more formal set of etiquette. Of course, with the acceleration of the internationalization of Go, there are many Go etiquettes that have not been officially written, but exist in the chess world like "unspoken rules".

For example, the seats of chess players are actually very particular. There are so-called "upper side" and "lower side". In the early days, there would be no problem with this seat, and it was generally the "upper hand" for the Venerable or the Elderly. However, with the increase in international competitions, especially those that seem to be evenly matched in all respects, it is more difficult for players to choose their own seats. You preemptively choose the "hands-on side", which is of course not good, it will make people feel uneducated. But when you take the initiative to choose the "starting party", sometimes it's not good. Especially in international competitions, after all, you are representing the country in the game, and you can be humble and polite personally, but as a country, it is always bad to "show weakness". It is for various reasons that there is an "unspoken rule", which is roughly that the black holder sits on the "lower side", and the white one sits on the "upper side".

Therefore, in many international competitions in the future, it is common to see chess players swapping seats. Just like Li Xiaoqiang is doing now, because he is young and has a low rank, so he entered the game room early, and he prepared before the game. He first sat down on the "lower side" and waited. Assuming he guesses white, he will have to swap places with Liu.

For this tiebreaker game, the organizers still attach more importance to it. Chen Chaoyue Jiudan was invited to serve as the chief referee of the game. It's the end of '88 now, and when this set is over, New Year's Day in '89 will come soon. At that time, the 3rd Chinese Go "Tianyuan" Tournament will also open in Shencheng. Therefore, some members of the national team also came to Shencheng in advance. While watching the game on the spot, they are also preparing for the upcoming "Tianyuan Competition".

Among them, there is Liu Dazhui's "old enemy" Ma Xiaofei Jiuduan.

It is precisely because of this that when the official competition begins, the viewing room at the game site lacks the tension of the international competition. But it's also very lively. Naturally, everyone centered on Ma Xiaofei's nine sections and had a heated discussion on the chess game.

If you really want to talk about it, Li Xiaoqiang and Liu Dazhui are also relatively fateful. So far, Li Xiaoqiang has not participated in many professional competitions. But this game is the 8th time he and Liu Dazhui have met. In the first 7 games, Li Xiaoqiang won 3 wins and 4 losses. According to Li Xiaoqiang's actual level, although this result is reasonable, the content is a little sorry for the audience.

Li Xiaoqiang's chess wins were all won under very difficult circumstances. Some chess even relied on "digging out the pit" to make a lucky reversal. But what about Li Xiaoqiang's lost chess? That's basically a "brittle defeat" without exception.

Especially this year's "Celebrity Tournament". Li Xiaoqiang was defeated in the first set, and was beaten into the "losing group" by Liu Dazhui. Later, he stumbled all the way, including the elimination of Nie Whirlwind's ninth stage, and the most miraculous "resurrection" after that. Let him win this opportunity to play five-game chess.

"It's just a score. You will feel that his chess is not a big deal, you can only feel his strength when you really sit in front of him. ”

This is what the military attache Masaki said in his evaluation of Mr. Lin Haifeng. In fact, if you really want to be more serious, Mr. Military Attaché's words. It is suitable for any chess player. To really understand a player, it's not enough to just play a game. That kind of experience can never be as profound as the official competition.

Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang was clear when preparing for this game. The opponent he faced should be one of the players who knows his "bottom line" best so far. Li Xiaoqiang even thinks that now that he is playing chess with other chess players, his "whimsy" may still be able to play a little unexpected role. And when facing Liu Da Hammer, this effect will be the lowest.

Similarly, Li Xiaoqiang believes that he has a deeper understanding of Liu Dazhu's chess. This kind of understanding can never be obtained by relying on other people's evaluations or playing his chess games. Instead, you must rely on the game by game, game by game, game by game, to be aware of it.

Let's talk about Liu Dazhui's chess, his chess style is very distinctive, and he is a recognized strong man in this era, known as "the hero of the battle". Not to mention the current Li Xiaoqiang, even if many chess fans know the characteristics of his chess style. However, there are many kinds of "power and strength" in Go. Liu Dazhui's "large force", where is the big place? Li Xiaoqiang was not very clear before, and he also had a clearer feeling through this game.

Liu Da Hammer's strength is strong in the depth of his calculations!

The "strength" in Go is actually the most basic criterion for measuring the level of a chess player. For example, the essential difference between professional Go and amateur Go is nothing more than that professional Go is counted more and deeper. First of all, it was because of "quantitative change", and then "qualitative change". It makes people feel that professional Go and amateur Go are two completely different worlds.

When it comes to the "calculation of the road" of Go, it is mainly reflected in two aspects, one is the depth of calculation, and the other is the breadth of calculation. These two things are the two most basic elements that make up the "power quantity" in Go.

Liu Dazhui's chess style, or his most powerful point, is mainly strong in his calculation depth. Liu Dazhui has won a national championship in 80 years, and in this regard, he has always demonstrated extraordinary talent. He relied on this and achieved many good results in competitions with Japanese chess players.

Li Xiaoqiang lost in the first few matches with Liu Dazhu, especially in several "crisp defeats", in fact, he was defeated in this aspect. Li Xiaoqiang and others "fight", but they are not as deep as others, and they are not as accurate as others. Therefore, when playing and playing, the whole chess will collapse, and often a large battle will be played to suffer a lot of losses. In "2 eyes is a day. In the world of professional Go, the final result of this can only be "crisp defeat".

Of course, compared with the "depth of the road", Liu Dazhui is not particularly outstanding in the breadth of the road. For example, compared with Ma Xiaofei, Ma Xiaofei will never admit that Liu Dazhui is "powerful" anyway.

"Didn't I get angry faster than him......"

Liu Dazhui's calculation is so profound, why can't he win Ma Xiaofei? The gap between them is mainly reflected in the "width" of the calculation road. Go is a game that is ever-changing, with many situations. It's really not just "depth" that solves the problem.

Especially some situations that seem very ordinary, very prosaic. There are many choices you can choose for the next move, and each move does not require particularly deep calculations. At this time, your judgment is more needed to make a choice. And this aspect is precisely where Liu Dazhui is not as good as Ma Xiaofei. It's also a place where he himself doesn't have much confidence.

It can be considered that if Liu Dazhui wants to play his strengths on the chessboard, the situation on the chessboard must be easy to "focus". Suppose there is only one focal point on the board, no matter how complex the calculations are. He also has the confidence to be closer to the correct understanding than others. What if it's not easy to "focus" on the board? , or rather, when the focus on the board is more scattered. In Liu Dazhui's own words:

"In that situation, I won't be able to ...... at all"

It must be stated. This "will" or "won't" is just relative to other top players. Liu Dazhui, who is currently at the peak, is second only to several other super-first-class chess players in the entire world chess world. Li Xiaoqiang's own pre-game analysis. Even if it's the "weakest point" of others, he doesn't seem to have any advantage. If you want to win this game, it seems that you still have to come up with something special......

"Ha Lu Ha. After all, it's a tiebreaker, and both sides seem to be very cautious. Look, you see, this game doesn't look like the style of the two of them at all. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid we won't see a good show. Everyone said, will this become a game of chess to compete for internal strength? ”

When the first chess score was passed into the viewing room, Zhang Zhidong took the lead in expressing his opinion. At this time, the chess game was played with more than 20 moves. Perhaps, as Zhang Zhidong said, not only is the game progressing very slowly, but both sides of the game are unusually cautious. The chess games are all very normal, and after a few simple formulas are laid out, there are more than 20 chess moves.

Ma Xiaofei briefly glanced at the chess game, and he said with a smile:

"Hehe, it's not so much that they're competing for internal strength, I see, it's almost like it's a competition for patience. Tsk, it's normal for Xiaoqiang to think like this, because this guy has always been a ghost. I really didn't expect that brute bull to think like this, it seems that he still used a lot of brains. Yes, yes, this bull has really grown ......."

"Oh? Is there any mystery that cannot be achieved in such a situation? ”

"There is a big mystery here, the chess game has been carried out so far, of course there is nothing to say about the content on the chessboard, but the strategies of the two sides can still be guessed."

"Ahh Can this also be seen? Then Ma Xiao, you can help us analyze and analyze. ”

"Judging from the more than 20 moves in the opening game, it is better to say that they are cautious, or to say that they are full of confidence. These two militants came together, do you say they are willing to do it so plainly? Well, believe it or not, I don't believe it anyway. ”

"Haha......ha

After listening to Ma Xiaofei's words, the entire viewing room burst into laughter. Judging from everyone's demeanor, no one believes that this game of chess will form a game of internal force competition and "paving the floor". The reason in this is very simple, the game of Go is nothing more than the four words "promote strengths and avoid weaknesses". This kind of chess competition for internal strength does not seem to be what both sides are good at. So why should both sides give up their strengths?

What's more, in order to really play a game of chess that completely "paves the floor", it must be the cooperation of both parties. Because the balance on the chessboard is the easiest to break. As long as one person provokes a fight, then the other side is not very likely to avoid the fight.

From this point of view, the battle situation on the chessboard is actually easier to appear than "laying the floor".

"Ma Xiao, everyone knows the truth here, you just said: "The two of them are currently competing for patience", what does this mean? ”

"If I'm not mistaken, they all want to wait for their opponents to make the first move. This must be one of their game strategies. Hehe, it's funny, they actually thought of a piece. It's interesting, it's an interesting game......"

"Oh? What do they want to do for their opponents to make the first move? Isn't it true that the first strike is the best? According to the normal understanding, isn't it the initiative to seek change that gives more initiative? Is this what you call a mystery? ”

"Hahaha, the phrase "strike first" may be appropriate for others, but for these two, it is definitely not suitable. If you think about the characteristics of their chess styles, you will know whether what I said makes sense. ”

Everyone thought about it for a long time, but they didn't figure out the reason. After the last, it was Zhang Da reporter who couldn't help it first:

"I said Ma Xiao, don't sell it. You tell us, what the hell is going on? ”

"Hehe, if you want to say that these two are also old rivals, just this year, they have played 5 or 6 games. They all know each other. They each have their own advantages and scruples, let's talk about what are the advantages of sledgehammers compared with Xiaoqiang. If you play against Xiaoqiang, what will Sledgehammer be afraid of? This should be easy."

"Compared with Xiaoqiang, the biggest advantage of sledgehammer should be his strength. Xiaoqiang has several sets of fighting power with others, and without exception, he was beaten all over the ground looking for teeth. Normal analysis, this should be the place that Xiaoqiang in this bureau needs to pay attention to. As for the scruples of sledgehammers, does this need to be said? Hahaha, I think whoever encounters the wizard on the chessboard now will definitely be especially wary of his various tricks......"

"That's right, you're right! It is for this reason that this abnormal situation has taken shape. Because both sides have the same mind, both want to wait for the other to make the first move, and neither is willing to expose their strategic intentions first. will be the way it is now. ”

It must be admitted that Ma Xiaofei's analysis is very reasonable. The first meeting between the two sides in the game is actually a contest of patience. As a player, of course, you want to put the situation on the track that you are good at.

When playing Go, if you want to take the initiative to provoke a war, this determination is not so easy to make. Take this game of chess as an example, suppose Li Xiaoqiang takes the initiative to change his moves. His initiative will be exposed. As long as Liu Dazhui sees the move, with his depth of calculating the road, Li Xiaoqiang is estimated to take no advantage.

Since Li Xiaoqiang is also considered to be "famous", many chess players also want to try their best to beware of his various "tricks" when playing against him. However, when Li Xiaoqiang made a "yin move", there was no regularity, whether it was in the prelude or the middle game, or even in the official stage, Li Xiaoqiang's whimsical ideas emerged in endlessly, which made people unguardable. You don't know when he'll come out. This is, of course, where Liu Dazhui has scruples.

So:

Wait and see what happens!

It has become a game strategy chosen by both sides. That's why both sides were cautious at the beginning of the game, unwilling to make easy moves, and both wanted to strike later.

"Will the two sides go on like this?"

"Hahaha, absolutely not, a fight can happen at any time. Go is like this, the more bland the situation, the more murderous it is. ”

"Oh?"

"Don't you believe it? Otherwise, let's make a bet that within 50 hands, their second round is just around the corner. ”

In the viewing room, Ma Xiaofei leaned lazily on a sofa. He glanced in the direction of the game room. He is even in the mood to make a bet with Zhang Zhidong now.

In the game room, the game continues step by step. In what direction will the game go? Now no one knows what to do. (To be continued......)