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The second round of the 3rd Toyo Securities Cup is being played here. In the competition hall, 16 players who can basically represent the highest level of Go in this era are still fighting against each other. Therefore, it can be said that this round of the game can also be regarded as a big melee at the highest level of Go in China, Japan and South Korea.

It's already around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and there are many games that have entered a very critical moment. Therefore, in the viewing room not far from the competition hall, there is now a crowd of people, and the chess circles of the three countries and media reporters are crowded together, so it seems to be very lively.

"Mr. Takemiya, what do you think of the situation in this game? In the course of this game, we all thought that Mr. Hideyuki's chess was playing well, and his response was always very normal. But how is it that unconsciously it is white that seems to have the upper hand, and we are right in this judgment? ”

In a corner of the viewing room, most of the members of the Chinese and Japanese delegations gathered together to chat, and everyone discussed today's chess game together. Although it is said that it is "most of the members", the number of people chatting there is actually very small, only 4 people.

In the first round, the Chinese and Japanese players achieved very good results, and in general, only Mr. Takemiya was eliminated. As a result, there are not many Chinese and Japanese personnel present in the viewing room. It only adds up to 5 people. On the Chinese side, of course, it was Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da, and with the two of them were reporters Masaki Takemiya and reporters Yamada Tsumi. In addition, there is also a director of the Japanese Chess Academy this time, but he has now gone to the place where the Koreans gather.

In this day and age, Mr. Takemiya is undoubtedly the most star-shaped player in the Go world. His bold personality and unique chess style. This has given him a large number of fans among the three national chess fans. However, it is clear that the popularity of Wu Gong in South Korea should not be able to catch up with that in China and Japan.

In the Go world, there has always been a saying of "internationalist warriors". The most typical is the Korean chess player Choi Poison, in addition to that. For example, South Korea's Liu Changhyuk, China's junior chess player Zhou Xiaoyang and others have all unfortunately worn this hat. However, if you think about it carefully, if you choose an "internationalist warrior" among the "six supers", it must be Mr. Masaki Takemiya. Because many Chinese chess players break through the "super first-class" defense, it seems that they all started with Mr. Wu Gong.

The chess is good-looking, has a good personality, and seems to be very "friendly" to Chinese chess players in the game. With so many factors combined, it's no wonder that Mr. Takemiya is not popular with Chinese chess fans.

But in South Korea, Mr. Masaki Takemiya doesn't seem to be very well received. The reason is because of the "king of kings" in the early 90s. At the time. The world chess world has also produced two world champions, Masaki Takemiya and Cao Yanzi. Therefore, the Japanese and Korean chess circles planned this "World Championship Match". Originally, there was nothing in this kind of confrontation. The problem lies in a bold remark before the Wu Gong game:

"Compete with Cao Yanzi? Then I'm willing to put 100 million yen on my own, and I'm betting that I'll win......"

Obviously, if you look at it from the perspective of a bystander, you can only feel Mr. Takemiya's strong self-confidence. But what about in the eyes of Koreans? It is clear that the contempt psychology of Japanese Go can be seen. This, of course, is unbearable for Koreans with high self-esteem. With this sentence, Mr. Takemiya is unlikely to be treated well in the Korean chess world.

Therefore, in this viewing room, Masaki Takemiya is the most "big-name" professional chess player. He was just hanging out with the members of the Chinese delegation.

"Li Sang of your country is really not a wizard on the chessboard! Not only that, but his witchcraft seems to be getting better and better now. For example, in the current game of chess, to be honest, I feel the same way as you. I also think that Mr. Xiuyuki's moves are very natural. On the contrary, Li Sang's chess seems to have a lot of weirdness. However, the game has been played so far, why is it that black is not optimistic? Strange, what's the problem......"

After listening to Mr. Takemiya's words. Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da immediately smiled. Indeed, in this round, China has five players. However, most of them have encountered strong enemies, if the situation is objectively analyzed. Ma Xiaofei and Cao Dafang encountered Zhao Zhixun and Kobayashi Koji respectively. These two games are believed to be the slight advantage of the Chinese players. Liu Da Hammer vs Seo Bong-su this game. The pre-match analysis was evenly matched.

And what about Nie Whirlwind vs Dazhu Hero? Everyone considered that Nie Whirlwind's state was not good during this time, and there were already frequent "faint moves" in his games. Everyone just believes that Nie Whirlwind is in the international arena out of trust in Nie Whirlwind. It should be different from the Nie Whirlwind in the domestic arena. Therefore, everyone thinks that Nie Whirlwind has a greater chance of winning. But even so, because his opponent is also a veteran superstar in Japan, and he is in very good form at the moment. Therefore, everyone can only have a "cautious optimism" attitude towards Nie Whirlwind.

After analysis, Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da found that among today's five games of chess, it seems that Li Xiaoqiang really has the greatest hope of winning chess. Because anyway, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki is older after all. In such a high-intensity professional arena, his energy and physical strength are certainly not as good as those of a young man. For this reason, everyone still has high hopes for Li Xiaoqiang. Therefore, this game of chess between him and Mr. Xiuxing naturally received more attention from Team Leader Hua.

It's already more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the game of Li Xiaoqiang vs Fujisawa Hideyuki has also played nearly 100 moves. It can be expected that when Li Xiaoqiang made the 8th move, he played the move of "point 3, three". Without understanding the connotation of this move, Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da must have looked at each other over there.

They can't figure it out, to say that the current Li Xiaoqiang is already a "world champion". Why does he still like to mess around on the board so much? So why is it said that "care is chaos", when they just saw that move, because they had never seen this move before, they subconsciously thought that this move was not a good move, which led to them watching this game, their hearts have been going up and down, and they can't calm down to analyze the chess theory.

"Mr. Takemiya, what do you think is wrong with Mr. Hideyuki? Did he make a mistake somewhere? Or is it not detailed enough in some places...... It's really strange that White's move in front of it is obviously very stiff and reluctant. I didn't see any tricks when I was fighting in the back. That's all of a sudden......"

Mr. Takemiya looked at the entire chessboard again, and he thought quietly for a while. Then he shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"I don't know, I really don't know about this situation. I think it's better to wait for them to finish this game of chess, and let's listen to Li Sang's review together. The only thing that is clear to me now. Li Sang should have his own experience for today's method, and he is obviously prepared. Because in today's game, according to my level, I didn't find any obvious bad moves from Mr. Xiuxing. Then White's current advantage should be accumulated bit by bit. If this is the case, then it can only be said that Li Sang's understanding of this situation should be deeper than that of Mr. Xiuxing. Otherwise, there is no way to explain this phenomenon at all. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing the skeptical voices of Team Leader Hua and reporter Zhang Da, Mr. Wu Gong continued:

"So far. I haven't fully figured out the rest of the process though. However, I still have some experience of this step of "two-way clamp". It can be said that due to the existence of this "two-way clamp", then Li Sang's entire method cannot be regarded as a blunt and reluctant method. This step of the "two-way clamp" is very powerful, and I even feel a bit of the charm of "half-crossing", which is really a beautiful hand. And I think that's the most critical part of the whole change. It may be precisely because of this move that Mr. Xiuxing's rhythm of chess is completely ruined, making Mr. Xiuxing feel awkward when he plays chess. Because of the existence of this move, Li Sang successfully dragged Mr. Xiuxing into the unknown. This should also be the reason why white gains an advantage. ”

It must be admitted. Although Mr. Takemiya is not very familiar with this change, he uses "half-crossing and attacking" to describe the "two-way clamp". That should still be very vivid. "Half-crossing" is a military term that mainly emphasizes the timing of an attack. When is the best time for your side to attack? That, of course, was when the enemy was halfway through the "crossing of the river". This is when the offensive is most effective.

In Go, there are actually many common truths. For example, Mr. Takemiya likes to look big. So when is the best time to break the big look? Many people should know this chess theory. It should be at the moment when the enemy is about to close in. At this time, it is best to break the big appearance, and the lethality at this time is also the greatest.

If you go in early, you may violate the chess principle of "entering the boundary slowly", which makes it easy for people to turn around. Are you late to enter? Then you're probably going to have a tough battle. So when playing Go. Mastering the timing and heat of chess is actually a very profound knowledge. Even most of the time, this skill cannot be learned. You have to rely on your own understanding.

Although Mr. Takemiya is extremely good at managing the big picture. But there are also times when his big appearance is broken. Among them, the number of times that people are "half-crossed" must be the most. Therefore, he is actually very sensitive to the grasp of this timing.

For example, in Li Xiaoqiang's game of chess, the move "two-way clip" actually means the same thing. He made the move a moment before the formation of the "thick momentum" of the black piece. The timing cannot be sooner or later. Only then can this change in the point angle be established. Only in this way did Li Xiaoqiang successfully break the rhythm of Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki's chess.

It was past 4 o'clock in the afternoon. In the competition hall, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki continued. At this time, there were about 140 moves in this game. At this time, Li Xiaoqiang already knew in his heart: when the game was at this time, he had almost won this game of chess.

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang is actually not very embarrassed in his heart. Because in this game of chess, it is very much like playing a set with Mr. Xiuxing.

How to describe it? It's like some of the "endgames" in Chinese chess. Li Xiaoqiang is the one who set up the stall, and Mr. Xiuxing is the one who came to solve the problem. So even if Mr. Xiuxing is a master, even if he makes the most correct move in this part. Then he is at most a "draw".

Of course, there is no such thing as a "draw" in Go, but it means something similar here. After practicing the large-scale routine in front, because he was not familiar with it, when he met Li Xiaoqiang, he would be able to play a "two-point" situation at most. What if he doesn't play well enough?

That's just as Masaki Takemiya said: Li Xiaoqiang has accumulated advantages bit by bit!

Sure enough, at a little after half past four, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki once again inspected the entire chessboard, and he once again judged the whole situation. He found that the thickness of black and white on the current chessboard was about the same, and the real space of his black chess pieces was only 1 or 2 goals ahead. Therefore, he knew in his heart that he should have no chance in this game of chess.

Because Mr. Xiuxing's second-half technique has never been his strong point. He also doesn't think he can turn over Li Xiaoqiang's plate. So at this time, he chose to throw in the towel.

"No, I'm throwing in the towel...... But it's weird, what kind of witchcraft are you? Why is my rhythm inexplicably disrupted by you......"

At the moment when the old man admitted defeat, Li Xiaoqiang finally let go. He smiled a little embarrassedly at Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki. Then he and Mr. Xiuyuki had a careful review.

But in any case, Li Xiaoqiang once again entered the top 8 of the World Series. (To be continued......)