Osaka, Japan, at the semi-finals of the 4th Fujitsu Cup. Li Xiaoqiang is still fighting hard with Mr. Kobayashi Koji. Since there were not many players coming to the arena, when the game was closed at noon, the whole arena looked relatively calm on the surface, just like that game.

Indeed, although in the morning, due to Li Xiaoqiang's "novice", it seemed to bring a lot of topics to this game of chess, but in the progress of the chess game, there was not much wave on the chessboard.

Similar to this "terrain confrontation" pattern, it is actually very common in Go. To be honest, the reason why the morning was able to spark everyone's discussion. I'm afraid it's not because of "chess", but because of "chess players".

It's just because one side is Li Xiaoqiang, and the other side is Mr. Kobayashi Koji. to spark so much discussion.

When the partial demolition was over, and when the chess game continued step by step, all kinds of voices gradually calmed down. Whether it is in the research room of the Chinese national Go team or at the Japan Chess Academy in Tokyo. There are many players who quietly follow the game, but there are very few who express their opinions. Everyone seemed to be silently watching the performances of both sides of the game.

Such a situation lasted until about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, the whole game takes about 3 hours. In other words, the fixation time for both sides has been used up to exactly half.

At this time, less than 80 moves had just been played on the board. Mr. Kobayashi had just dropped a white piece, and he had just made a "small tip" in the middle of the chessboard.

After this move was transmitted to the research laboratories of both China and Japan, the atmosphere in the research rooms was reactivated. Spectators also commented again.

"Well, it's a very charming move. If you want to make such a move, you need a lot of skill. It's not a loss that it's Japan's top super-first-class, and it's really not a loss to Mr. Kobayashi......"

"Yes, that's a good move. To be honest, when I saw the whole game going on, I thought black was going to be better. Although it cannot be said that black has a clear advantage. But Li Sang's first-hand efficiency should be fully maintained, right? But after seeing this move, I can adjust my judgment a little......"

"The so-called plain and prosaic, that's probably what it means, right? Xiao Lin really didn't cover it, and this move shows his skill. Xiaoqiang wants to deal with this move, and it is estimated that it will not be so easy. He needs to figure it out now......"

In the midst of the discussion, it seemed that all I heard was praise for Mr. Kobayashi. It can be seen that at this time, Mr. Kobayashi should be a "good hand". What's really going on on the chessboard? Let's sort out the progress of this part of the game.

When the "formula" is completed. Mr. Kobayashi's white piece gained ground, while Li Xiaoqiang's black piece gained an outside momentum. Regardless of the value of this external force, at least it looks good. It separates a white disc on the periphery of white from its own other discs. became a "solitary son". In exchange, of course, Mr. Kobayashi gets a head start.

At that time, Mr. Kobayashi's choice was inevitable, and he had to deal with the "solitary son" immediately. Otherwise, there is a "worry-free corner" in the upper right corner of the black piece. If black's "outside potential" and "carefree corner" are connected, then white will be in big trouble. Because if you play like that, the efficiency of black is too high, and here it is "empty efficiency". That's a lot more than the corner that White got just now. Therefore, Mr. Kobayashi had no choice but to move the "solitary son" immediately.

The only difference here is what kind of method Mr. Kobayashi uses to deal with this solitary son. When the game gets there, there are actually a lot of ways to play white. Most of them are handled. I can't say who is good and who is bad. It just depends on everyone's chess style and preferences.

Mr. Kobayashi chose the most solid treatment method, he chose to "split two" on the spot, and wanted to take root in this place. This is actually in line with his chess style. is his favorite way to deal with it.

Of course, if Mr. Xiaolin wants to "take root on the spot", then Li Xiaoqiang will definitely not be able to let him get his wish. Otherwise, the "external potential" that he just formed could really become a string of "single officials", which would be too inefficient.

Under the circumstances at that time, Li Xiaoqiang actually didn't have much choice. The only thing he could do at that time was actually to "attack", and in addition, any other way of playing could not guarantee his "sub-effect".

Of course, there are many types of attacks in Go, such as "Rush Attack", "Slow Attack", "Roundabout Attack", and so on. But since it is only the prologue stage, there are not many pieces on the board. In this way, in fact, there are no conditions for a "roundabout attack". Also because there are fewer pieces on the board, and white has only one piece of solitary chess, so it is not appropriate to "rush to attack". If you just deal with a lone piece, often the attacking side will not have much advantage.

In this way, black has only one way to "slow down". In such a situation, it is true that only "slow attack" is the most appropriate. In fact, Li Xiaoqiang did exactly that at the time. He chose one of the most common methods of attack in Go.

It is for this reason that the choices of both sides are normal, and the thinking of the players is not unexpected. Everyone thinks that there is something to study, so in the early period, the atmosphere in the research room will be a little dull, because everyone feels that there is nothing to say.

The thinking of both sides is that there is nothing to say, and now it depends on the specific methods. In general, from more than 30 hands to more than 70 hands, from this section of the offensive and defensive battles. Many people think that Li Xiaoqiang is doing well, at the very least, they all think that he has always maintained "first-class efficiency".

Until this time, until Mr. Kobayashi made a step "small tip"! Truth be told, this move may have come as a surprise to many people. But when everyone savored this move, they felt that this move was very connotative, and felt that this move should be regarded as a good move. That's why everyone is talking about it again.

There is a saying in Go that "chess is a small tip at a desperate place". When the game was played so far, although Mr. Kobayashi's white pieces were under attack, they were far from the point of "chess encounter". At this time, there are actually many ways to play white chess.

But it was at this time that Mr. Kobayashi, when his chess was not yet "critical", he seemed to have used such a technique in advance, as if his chess was already "on the verge of extinction". That's what surprises everyone.

But when everyone savored this move. From the specific technique of this move, to the timing of this move. I couldn't help but shout for this move.

In the first dozens of moves, the focus on the chessboard is the offensive and defensive battle around the "split two" of white. The so-called "slow offensive" chosen by Li Xiaoqiang is actually the core idea of "attacking and profiting". He needs to accumulate the number of meshes little by little in the attack, and convert the "external potential" formed in front of him into "real space", so that it can be regarded as an effective attack. Otherwise, no matter how good your attack is, it won't be of any use.

In the previous period of time, Li Xiaoqiang did a good job, and he passed the attack during this period of time. It really made up for the gap in the real space little by little. So far, although the gap between the real and empty space has not been fully bridged. But it doesn't matter, isn't the white piece of chess still fully alive? As long as Li Xiaoqiang grasps this, he can completely stream water for a long time and continue to get cheap in terms of mesh with the same trick.

Mr. Kobayashi's good move is good in this place. With his "little tip", Li Xiaoqiang's "slow attack" seems to be unable to continue. Because with that move, the big dragon of white is already very "flexible". Although it is not completely alive, its own eyes are already very rich. If you want to continue attacking the dragon, you'll have to run to Break the Eye. And such a trick. Often, you can't walk away with your eyes. That is, at this time, black is no longer able to "attack profit". In this way, the so-called "slow offensive" cannot continue.

That's all there is to it. If this move has only one effect, it is not a good move. Mr. Kobayashi's step is "small tip", which is equivalent to doing his own work. In Go, the simple work of chess is often not very efficient. Because of such chess. I can't have many goals around myself.

But Mr. Kobayashi's move is different, he has a "small tip" in the middle of the abdomen, and it suddenly seems to be in the center. He himself did not raise his eyes, but he also invisibly destroyed the potential of the black midbelly even more.

As you know, the efficiency of "wei" and "break" in Go is actually the same. Still the next move, you can "circle" 10 meshes yourself, or you can break the opponent's 10 meshes. Then in terms of efficiency, the efficiency of these two moves is the same.

Mr. Kobayashi's "small tip" is a good move because it takes into account these two advantages. So it attracted everyone's admiration.

Of course, although this move is a good move, it is not a good move. Because what it destroys is only the "voiding potential" of black. However, "potential" still cannot be compared with "fait accompli", so at this time, it cannot be said that it is because of this good move that black is behind.

With Mr. Kobayashi's good move, the whole situation has changed, making it difficult for black to deal with, and of course, it has also made it even more difficult for Li Xiaoqiang to deal with it later.

Therefore, it can be said that when the chess game has been played so far, Li Xiaoqiang is facing a very important point of disagreement. He was faced with a very important choice.

Of course, "wizard on the chessboard" is not just a random call. At half past two in the afternoon, I saw that the chess game had not yet been transmitted back to China. Many Chinese chess players in the research room know that by this time, it should be Li Xiaoqiang who is taking the long exam. Now is the time for the famous "Xiaoqiang Long Exam"! Therefore, the Chinese chess players here are not in a hurry at all. Everyone even started a guessing activity with great interest, and everyone began to guess Li Xiaoqiang's next move.

Indeed, due to the current situation, there can be many options. Most of the choices are not bad, it just depends on how you grasp it. Therefore, in the research room of the national team, three of the most commonly used response plans were soon submitted for everyone to guess.

The first response is actually a "-for-tat" approach. Isn't your white move a "small tip" just to prevent me from "slowing down"? Then I'm going to attack to the end. Yes, your chess is very flexible, but in order to destroy my "short-term potential", aren't you still fully alive after all? Through everyone's research, it is believed that black can still find a way to attack. Among the members of the Chinese national Go team, there are also players who support this style of play.

The second way to deal with it is to think that the previous plan is a bit too reluctant. They think it's still early, and they've only played less than 80 moves. There are already a lot of chess pieces on the right side of the chessboard, but the situation on the left side of the chessboard is still very open, although the black chess can not continue to attack, but Li Xiaoqiang can completely seize other big chess. For example, to grab a super big official on the left side of the board or something, they think that this is the natural way to play, and this is also a game of chess.

The idea of the third option is actually similar to the second option. However, this plan is a bit extreme, and they believe that they should "penetrate" deep into White's turf in order to completely upset the balance of the situation and lead the situation into chaos. If this is the case, black may be very risky, but it will also have more chances of winning.

It must be admitted that when this kind of law was proposed, it actually gained a large number of supporters. There are a lot of people who think. According to Li Xiaoqiang's usual temper, he may really choose this method.

Just when the "guessing activity" was in full swing in the national Go team. I only heard Nie Whirlwind's hearty laughter echoing in the research room:

"Haha, anyway, I agree with the second method, which is the most natural way of thinking. It's really inexplicable that my way of thinking is in line with the natural way of Go, why do I have so few supporters? …… Well, there are a little more supporters than Sledgehammer, and everyone else is running to support the third move. I see you. You are all taken by Xiaoqiang, this kid, and you think about how to take an unusual path every day...... By the way, Ma Xiao and Qian Da, why haven't you two expressed your position yet? Do you think differently? Don't hide it. Speak up and hear it with everyone. Ma Xiao, you start first. ”

Hearing Nie Whirlwind's "point general", Ma Xiaofei opened his mouth and smiled:

"I didn't think of any new ideas myself, but I did. I also expressed doubts about the previous 3 options, I have a hunch, I have a hunch that Xiaoqiang will not choose these 3 methods. So I abstained. ”

"Why? I look at the third plan, which is obviously very in line with Xiaoqiang's taste, why don't you choose this? ”

"Really? I think it's possible for Xiaoqiang to choose the first two methods. Only the third method is the least likely. You don't want to think about it, so many of you support this idea, so what kind of whimsy is this? You can carefully recall, as long as there is such a point of divergence, when Xiaoqiang makes a choice, how many can you guess? ”

saw that Ma Xiaofei was right, and saw that he still refused to say his choice. Nie Whirlwind had no choice but to muttered dissatisfaction:

"Slippery head...... If you don't want to say it, forget it. By the way, Qian Da, now you don't have your opinion. Now tell me, if you were in such a situation, what would you choose? ”

Of course, the simple Qian Da is not as "slippery" as Ma Xiao, he helped his glasses, and he honestly said his opinion:

"If it were me, I wouldn't choose the first three moves, I might go here, I'll play this step" 4-way pressure "......"

Qian Yuping pointed to a place on the chessboard, and he said that he would like to take the next step of "4-way pressure". It must be admitted that this technique of his is very vulgar, it is similar to the "old man pushing the cart" in Go, and in Japanese Go terminology, this kind of chess is called "rook back bet", which is the standard standard of the game of Go.

Especially the step of "pressing 4 roads" recommended by Qian Yuping, which is not only very vulgar, but also very damaged. Because everyone who plays Go knows that if it is "pressing 3 ways", it is so-so and reasonable, and it is not very bad. But if you "press 4 moves", then for every move you press, you will lose 1 purpose. Therefore, in many cases, such a move cannot be played at all.

Therefore, when Qian Yuping put forward his own opinions, many people's first reaction was actually disagreeable. At that moment, some people even felt sorry for Qian Yuping. thinks that since Qian Da got sick, his chess strength seems to have regressed too much.

Of course, everyone doesn't have time to think about it now, and they don't have time to listen to Qian Yuping's reasoning. Because it was at this time that the latest chess games arrived here. When everyone sees the latest chess games, when everyone sees Li Xiaoqiang's play. Everyone was dumbfounded. Because there are only 7 moves in the latest chess game, of which Li Xiaoqiang has 4 moves and Mr. Kobayashi has 3 moves. Among the 4 moves played by Li Xiaoqiang, 3 moves are "pressing 4 ways", which is the kind of vulgar hand like an "old man pushing a cart".

What Li Xiaoqiang used to deal with Mr. Xiaolin seems to be recommended by Qian Yuping!

When Qian Yuping saw the latest chess game, his eyes brightened, and his tears even rolled in his eyes. What was he thinking at this moment? Is he imagining himself, himself and Mr. Kobayashi?

In the research room of the national team, Nie Xuanfeng and Ma Xiaofei began to be silent, trying to figure out the meaning of these moves. Soon, though, their eyes brightened as well. Everyone soon began a lively discussion to explore the profound meaning of these moves.

In the game room in Japan. When Mr. Kobayashi just saw Li Xiaoqiang's chosen play. He first showed a hint of surprise, and then smiled bitterly imperceptibly.

When Li Xiaoqiang determined his battle plan, when he chose the current method. Li Xiaoqiang also believes that his current method should be the best choice in the current situation.

When Mr. Xiaolin was taking the long exam, because Li Xiaoqiang's thinking had been determined, he even had the opportunity to take a look:

"Master, you can see how I use this "blunt knife" to break the "subway flow" today......

One of the most important points of victory and defeat in this semi-final seems to have come surprisingly early. (To be continued......)