At the end of 1999, at the turn of the century, a big win or defeat in the world chess world was particularly eye-catching. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info this big win and defeat is naturally the last 3 sets of the 3rd "Samsung Cup" finals that Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo are about to launch.

It is said that Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo have played each other many times, and the number of times the two have officially recorded that they have played each other has been nearly 50 games, even if they meet in the final, this is not the first time. With such frequent fights, it stands to reason that everyone will have aesthetic fatigue. I don't know why, every time Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo meet, it is always so eye-catching, always so eye-catching, the old topic disappears, and new topics will soon appear.

For example, the encounter between the two at the end of the century, under various coincidences, various factors inside and outside the chessboard came together, and the collision between the two once again attracted great attention.

Why is this encounter between the two so remarkable?

"Except for the number of champions, Li Xiaoqiang doesn't have any advantage this time!"

This is a sentence in a prediction article in a Korean media before the game, and this sentence actually tells the truth.

If someone asks, what is the greatest charm of a competitive sport? Different people may interpret it differently. But Li Xiaoqiang believes that things are really not that complicated. The greatest charm of the competition is that the outcome is completely unknown, that the outcome is completely unpredictable, and that the two sides are completely evenly matched.

Originally, the match between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo did not have this condition. Although the strength of the two is between the two of them, the records of the two are basically evenly matched. But Li Xiaoqiang's suppression of Li Shifo at a critical moment in the past, even a month ago, no one thought that Li Shifo could be completely equal to Li Xiaoqiang.

But in less than a month, Li Shifo completely reversed everyone's impression with his excellent performance.

He has just beaten Li Xiaoqiang in the Fan Chess Tournament, he has just defeated Ma Xiaofei in the World Series final, and he sits in front of Li Xiaoqiang as the new world champion.

Although in front of Li Xiaoqiang, Li Shifo can still only be regarded as a challenger. But his challenger is completely different from what he used to be: more and more people think that he is a challenger who is completely equal to Li Xiaoqiang.

It's so much fun, the more unpredictable the outcome, the more confusing the outcome, the more pre-match comments and predictions.

This was the case with this "Samsung Cup" final, and as the date of the tournament approached, all kinds of analysis and prediction articles were simply overwhelming. Among them, the Japanese media is okay, their reports on this final are not itchy or painful, and they are completely in the mood of watching the excitement of soy sauce. The media in China and South Korea are different, with the two countries once again starting a war of words in the media, led by China's reporter Zhang Da and South Korea's reporter Park.

Two days before the third game of the "Samsung Cup" final, that is, the first day when Li Xiaoqiang was ready to leave for South Korea, Zhang Da reporter came to the Chinese Chess Academy from Shencheng, and he shouted loudly as soon as he saw Li Xiaoqiang:

"Xiaoqiang, are you ready?"

Although facing a major competition, Li Xiaoqiang looks very relaxed. As soon as he saw Reporter Zhang, he began to ridicule: "I said Reporter Zhang, I see that you have finally made progress this time, for so many years, it is the article you wrote this time that has the most appetite for me." ”

Reporter Zhang Da was overjoyed, and then made an inexplicable expression: "It's not easy, I was actually praised by Xiaoqiang, for so many years, I was praised by Xiaoqiang for the first time... ”

What kind of article is recognized by Li Xiaoqiang?

“。。。 I have a lot of respect for Mr. Hideyuki Fujisawa, but I don't agree with him that he thinks that Li Shifo's Go talent is higher than Li Xiaoqiang's. Li Shifo is indeed extremely talented, a rare genius in the Go world, but what I want to say is that no matter how talented Li Shifo is, his genius level is within the range that everyone can predict. In this world, there is only Li Xiaoqiang! The unique Li Xiaoqiang! No one could have foreseen the level of his genius! In the NBA, there is a very vulgar description: "Only the sky is his limit". Unfortunately, this is a very cheesy description, but when I wanted to describe Li Xiaoqiang's talent in Go, this was the only word that came to mind. For Li Xiaoqiang, you will never know where his limit is! In this world, no one can know where Li Xiaoqiang's limit is!

I don't think I need to say much about this, in Li Xiaoqiang's career, he has proven this countless times. Let's not talk about the distant story, let's just talk about this year's Li Xiaoqiang and the strongest international new talent match, who would have thought that Li Xiaoqiang could reduce them to 2 before the game? In this, don't you see the huge potential of Li Xiaoqiang? The author has always believed that Li Xiaoqiang definitely has potential to be tapped, and now he is far from his limit. Because of Li Xiaoqiang, he is a person who specializes in creating miracles! Therefore, for the next showdown between the two Li, the author is still unconditionally optimistic about Li Xiaoqiang. It's true that the current Li Shifo is getting stronger, but a stronger Li Shifo will definitely be able to force out a stronger Li Xiaoqiang... ”

Hearing that Li Xiaoqiang agreed with his article, although reporter Zhang Da was happy in his heart, he looked contemptuous on the surface:

"Xiaoqiang, Xiaoqiang, you know that we have a big mouth fight, sometimes we need to incite emotions, my meaty words, even I think it's very fake, I don't think you actually take it seriously?"

Li Xiaoqiang responded with a smile: "I know that your article is very fake, and it is all nonsense, in your article, I only value one sentence." ”

"Which one?"

"The last sentence, a stronger Li Shifo can force a stronger Li Xiaoqiang. In other words, if you want to defeat the current Li Shifo, you must present a stronger Li Xiaoqiang. ”

At the end, Li Xiaoqiang added:

This is the key to the victory of the "Samsung Cup". ”

Reporter Zhang Da's eyes were bright, he stared at Li Xiaoqiang and said:

"Okay, I hope you can do what you say, if you can't do it, then you're just slapping me in the face."

Li Xiaoqiang smiled: "Reporter Zhang, don't worry, you think we have known each other for so many years, as long as it is related to the game... When have I ever punched you in the face? ”

For Li Xiaoqiang's expedition, the Chinese Chess Academy also attaches great importance to it, in addition to reporters such as Zhang Da and other military reporters, the sports channel of the imperial court station decided to broadcast the game live, and Lao Nie took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the team.

Not to mention after arriving in South Korea, not only did the Chinese and South Korean media pay great attention to this final, but the Japanese Go community also attached great importance to this competition, and they sent many reporters to South Korea for interviews.

On the second day after Li Xiaoqiang arrived in South Korea, the competition officially began. This big victory, known as the "end-of-the-century showdown" in the Go world, unfolded under such circumstances.

What will this game look like? Will reporter Zhang Da be "slapped in the face"? All this is still unknown for the time being. However, from the very beginning of the third game, this game showed a different side.

Of course, the first "extraordinary" seems to have been provoked by Li Shifo on his own initiative.

This game of chess is Li Shifo's black first, and the process of this game of chess is also slowly unfolding in the dialogue between Lao Nie and Zhang Da reporters.

At 11 o'clock in the morning of Seoul time, about 1 hour after the game started, and the overall situation was about 20 moves, reporter Zhang Da spoke:

"Hey, why is Li Shifo playing a lot of chess outside today? Most Korean chess players love to be on the ground, and although Li Shifo is quite balanced, he is generally quite down-to-earth, and most of them fall into high positions like this, which is rare in his previous chess games. Lao Nie, let's analyze what this means, this is Li Shifo's new kung fu? Or is it a new strategy he has adopted in this game? ”

"I don't think Li Shifo did it deliberately, but it can be seen from these chess pieces that Li Shifo's chess style has indeed undergone some changes. The so-called proactive style of chess is to be ready to fight at any time, and since you want to fight, then many chess pieces will naturally fall into high positions. Therefore, it is not so much Li Shifo's strategy today as it reflects Li Shifo's attitude towards this game of chess. He has a strong desire to win, and his moves show that he is ready to fight Xiaoqiang at any time. ”

At half past eleven o'clock in the morning, there was less than half an hour left before the noon closure, and there were about 30 chess moves in the whole world.

"Huh? Xiaoqiang's tricks today,I feel so little... Somewhat... ”

"What do you feel?"

"How do I feel a little soft, the opponent is showing momentum, how can he cooperate like this? This is not like Xiaoqiang's usual-for-tat style. ”

Nie Whirlwind smiled: "Why is Xiaoqiang's chess weak? This is a real-for-tat, and it is a-for-tat at the highest level. Let's make a score, for example, Masaki Takemiya's cosmic flow, do you think that the kind of play that grabs the high position with him and doesn't want him to surround him from the beginning is called-for-tat? No, the real highest level of-for-tat, it should be like Lao Zhao, you can surround it if you want to, even if you surround it, I will win you in the end. Tell me, which of the two methods is more ruthless and which is more flavorful? ”

"Hey, hey."

During the two-hour game in the morning, a total of about 40 chess games were played, and reporter Zhang Da asked Lao Nie to evaluate the current situation.

"This is a typical terrain confrontation pattern, such a pattern seems a bit unusual to happen to the two of them, if it is a small strong situation, Li Shifo takes the land, it is still more common in the past. It's really rare to see this like this today. But when it comes to the specific situation, I don't think there's much to say right now. The moves of both sides are normal, and it is difficult to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages at the moment. The only thing that is certain now is that after this kind of situation, this game will definitely be very exciting and intense, even if you want to be stable, you can't stabilize it. ”

"Then old Nie, what do you mean...

"Yes, the best is yet to come." (To be continued.) )