Li Xiaoqiang quietly came to the capital again.

It should be said that at this time, Li Xiaoqiang already had a little fame. Many people know that there is a Go prodigy in China. However, this time the "prodigy" came to the capital to participate in the competition. It can only be said that it is "quiet".

There is no way to do this, although Li Xiaoqiang also wants to pull the wind a little. However, it is obvious that it can't be pulled up, because the timing is not right.

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang himself attaches great importance to his "debut", but it's a pity. At this time, all eyes were drawn to another game. Even if the game was more than a month away, it still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm. It still attracts more people's attention.

That is the duel between Nie Whirlwind, known as the "Battle of the Century" of Go, and Masaki Takemiya.

That time at home. In addition to his own cultivation, Li Xiaoqiang's only concern is the process of the ring match. Because of his appearance, he has changed the course of the ring match. Li Xiaoqiang suddenly found that he was not watching a "live video", but like everyone else, the following games were "live broadcast".

It is because of such changes. The ring match attracted more attention from Li Xiaoqiang.

A few years ago, Ma Xiaofei won against Takeshi Sakai and won three consecutive victories. Hiroshi Yamashiro successfully blocked Ma Xiaofei and lost to Nie Whirlwind.

At this time, Nie Whirlwind was left alone on the Chinese side. On the Japanese side, there are two left, Otake and Takemiya.

At this time, the Chinese and Japanese media began to hype it up unanimously. called the duel between Nie Whirlwind and Masaki Takemiya a "battle of the century".

Chess fans who have seen the world in later generations seem to scoff at it. I don't think this game is a battle of the century. Including Li Xiaoqiang, he thought so at first. But back in this era, everything happened clearly around me. Li Xiaoqiang believes that it makes sense to call this game the "battle of the century".

There are not many games that can be called "Battle of the Century". Because its conditions are very harsh. First, it must be the highest stage. Second, it must be a duel between the strongest.

Does this game meet such conditions?

Li Xiaoqiang thinks it is satisfied.

In this day and age. Before the World Championship, the ring match was undoubtedly the highest stage for the confrontation between the two sides. Nie Whirlwind is also undoubtedly the strongest player in Chinese Go.

In this way, there are two doubts that need to be resolved. First, Wu Gong is the deputy marshal, why did Lu make the game between the deputy marshal and the other man's boss a battle of the century? Second, can Takemiya at this time be called the strongest in Japan?

The first question needs to start with the mentality of the Japanese Go boss in this era. Japan is in the ring match. The 1st coach Hideyuki Fujisawa and the hero of this tournament. In the eyes of the Japanese, it is just a role of "pressing the formation". They didn't even think the two of them needed to play. Therefore, when considering the choice of coach, status and prestige are the main ones, and strength is secondary. So in their lineup, the real strongest is actually their deputy coach. For example, Masao Kato in the 1st session, and Masaki Takemiya in the 2nd edition.

The second question, can Takemiya be called the strongest in Japan? Li Xiaoqiang believes that in this particular era, Takemiya can represent the strongest in Japan.

Japan's six super half a pound and eight taels. Pull one out alone, their status in the rivers and lakes is not very high. However, their dominance in the Japanese chess world as a whole is still quite terrifying. They ruled longer than most people could imagine.

There are many Go competitions in Japan. There are more than 10 competitions every year. Of course, there are big and small competitions. This is similar to the tennis world, which also has a lot of competitions every year. The most important is of course the "Four Grand Slams". This is followed by 9 A-level events.

Japan's "Chess Holy War", "Celebrity Battle" and "Honinbo Battle" are known as the "Great Triple Crown". The finals are all seven-round, two-day games. The next game of chess takes two days. It is the most important tournament, the equivalent of a grand slam in tennis.

The "Tian Yuan War", "Ten Duan War", "Qi Holy War" and "Throne War" should be lighter. Ranked in the 2nd tier. I don't think about other small competitions.

Why do you say that the dominance of the six supers is terrifying? It started with Cho Ji-hoon defeating 56-year-old Hideyuki Fujisawa to get the chess master. In the past 15 years, the "big three crowns" have been in the hands of the six super players, not only the champions, but also the runners-up are basically them. Hiroshi Yamashiro is the 7th person in Japan, how many appearances did he make in the "Big Triple Crown"? 3 times. The 4 smaller races were picked up by others. However, in those 15 years, 8 percent of the champions were still in the hands of the six super players.

It's just that after 95 years, when the six supers are old, others will have a chance. Therefore, in Japan, the six supers have not been defeated, they are naturally old. In fact, in the six super leagues, except for Masao Kato, who died young, the other 5 have won the world championship. 93 years ago, except for Nie Whirlwind and Cao Yanzi. The chess world in the world is still the world of six supers.

At this time, the Japanese chess saint was Kobayashi Koji, the celebrity was Masao Kato, and Honinbo was Masaki Takemiya. The three of them represent the highest level of Japan in this era. The first two lost to Nie Whirlwind in the 1st Ring Tournament. Prior to this, Nie Whirlwind's record against Masaki Takemiya was 0-4.

Having said that. Everyone said that Nie Whirlwind's match against Masaki Takemiya was a "battle of the century"?

"It's really unreasonable, I want to be a mysterious boy. I wanted to make a shining debut. The limelight was stolen by a tournament that took place a month later. ”

Zhang Zhidong and Zhang Da, who have been accompanying Li Xiaoqiang, don't seem to want to take care of Li Xiaoqiang's feelings at all, and add fuel to the fire on the side:

"Hehe, Xiaoqiang, your luck in this draw is good. actually drew the eighth section of Shao Zhenzhong of the national team, it seems that you finally didn't run in vain. ”

"What do you mean?"

Reporter Zhang Da continued to smile.

"Xiaoqiang, do you know what a Mercedes-Benz is?"

Li Xiaoqiang said in his heart, I still know about BMW. Directly ignored Zhang Zhidong's words. Zhang Zhidong said to himself:

"Mercedes-Benz is the best car in the world, and it is definitely not comparable to Toyota in Little Japan......

Li Xiaoqiang couldn't bear it. The heart said where are you, what does it have to do with Mercedes-Benz Toyota.

"The lot you draw is like a car accident. You went out and crashed......"

Li Xiaoqiang was furious and raised his head to look at Zhang Zhidong angrily. Reporter Zhang Da came to his senses and smiled awkwardly. Hastily explained:

"For example, I'm just making an analogy......"

Zhang Zhidong ignored Li Xiaoqiang's feelings and continued to "analogize" to the end:

"The previous qualifiers are not participating. Then Shao Baduan and several of their national team members are equivalent to top-level Mercedes-Benz cars. Everyone else is always a little worse, and you're always going to crash anyway. Tell me yourself, do you want to be hit by a Mercedes-Benz or a Toyota? ”

Li Xiaoqiang was speechless.

Yes, it seems that I must have been "hit" in this competition. If you have to be hit, of course, most people will choose Mercedes.

When reporter Zhang Da saw Li Xiaoqiang's deflated appearance, he felt extremely happy, felt a bad breath, and felt that his IQ had reached the peak of his life at this moment.

Reporter Zhang Da, who had a bad breath, fakely patted Li Xiaoqiang on the shoulder:

"For example, I'm an analogy. Don't mind. But maybe, according to your own words, maybe your character will explode? Maybe you've made some earth-shattering move? Hehe, I'm still on your side. Xiaoqiang, you must believe in yourself. ”

Reporter Zhang Da said that he believed it, but he absolutely didn't believe it.

Li Xiaoqiang started his debut in such a state.

Yes, it's the debut.

In Li Xiaoqiang's own opinion. Although the first few sets in Japan are officially professional matches, they are "restricted" after all. Only this plate is really the beginning of his career.

Although the attention of the Go world is focused on the "battle of the century". However, as far as this Tianyuan Tournament is concerned, before Nie Whirlwind has not appeared. Li Xiaoqiang is still the most eye-catching among other people.

"What kind of performance will this kid have in the game?

Li Xiaoqiang walked into the arena, and there were still many people who were silently paying attention to him.

Reporter Zhang Da is certainly one of them.

Although he has been hitting Li Xiaoqiang on his lips, Zhang Zhidong also knows that it is his most rational and true thought. But he's been looking forward to it.

Yes, an inexplicable expectation. He couldn't tell what he was expecting, he was looking forward to it anyway. So from the beginning of the game, he paid attention to Li Xiaoqiang's game on the sidelines, ignoring the other 7 games.

The Tian Yuan Tournament uses the same rules as the Ring Tournament. Starting at 10 a.m., each side lasts 3 hours with a 1-hour break in between.

At a normal pace, there's nothing to see in a morning like this. In the morning, I usually play 3 or 4 ten-hand chess. Some players who like to spend time on layout are only playing 10 or so moves in the morning, and it is normal to play more than 20 moves.

But today seems a little unusual. Before the lunch break, more and more people began to gather around Li Xiaoqiang's game. More and more people are holding their breath.

Especially reporter Zhang Da, who has been watching the battle from the beginning. His eyes grew brighter and his mouth widened. At that moment, he noticed that his IQ seemed to have dropped all of a sudden.

What did Zhang Zhidong see?