At around 4:30 p.m., Mr. Kobayashi, who was in an unfavorable situation, offered a strong "winning hand".

His move made the Chinese players feel uneasy. Let the Japanese chess players start to stir. Even Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki can't pretend to be forced. As if he had forgotten that he was busy, he returned to the edge of the chessboard, and together with the other spectators, he began to discuss the feasibility of this "winning and losing hand".

Interestingly, Li Xiaoqiang, who is in the game, is different. His feelings were completely different, when he saw Mr. Kobayashi's step of "volleying and cutting".

Li Xiaoqiang's real feeling is: he should win this game of chess!

Why is Li Xiaoqiang so sure?

This is because Mr. Kobayashi's "winner and loser" has been expected by Li Xiaoqiang. Because when he made more than 10 moves in front of him, he calculated this method and prevented it. That's why he won't be so flustered when he encounters something, that's why he has such confidence!

The mystery in this still has to start with the later part of the chess game.

When Li Xiaoqiang used those few steps of "vulgar hands" to strengthen his external momentum. His original intention was to force his opponent to follow his own path.

Indeed, Li Xiaoqiang's strategy was successful. At that time, Mr. Kobayashi really didn't think of any good way, and when white couldn't find a good chance to counterattack, he had to follow behind in a proper manner.

When the flow of the game is reversed like this. The benefits of those few steps of "vulgar hands" are reflected. Therefore, from about 80 moves, it was Li Xiaoqiang's first move. If he doesn't make mistakes, if he can always find the most valuable piece on the board, then the official will only get smaller and smaller. In this way, Mr. Kobayashi will not be able to gain an advantage.

Not only that, but if this continues, the gap will only get wider. For example, in the case of 80 moves, black only "maintains the first move". The so-called "first-mover advantage". That is to say, Li Xiaoqiang's black chess is close enough, but the lead is not much.

You must know that the current rules of Go are black stickers of 5 and a half meshes, so the black board only needs to be about 6 meshes, and at most 7 meshes. It can be called "maintaining the first-mover advantage".

When the chess game reached about 120 moves, Li Xiaoqiang took advantage of his first move and gradually widened the gap. At that time, the difference between the board and the plate was about 7 to 8 meshes. It must be admitted that this should be a corollary, and he took advantage of his first mover. It took him more than 40 moves to accumulate 1 move, which is also a very normal thing in Go.

Of course, even if you want to do this, it is actually very difficult. One of the most important prerequisites for this is:

Li Xiaoqiang himself can't make mistakes, and no small mistake is allowed to exist!

It is for this reason that Fujisawa Hideyuki said that Li Xiaoqiang chose this approach: "It takes great courage and confidence. ”

Now the most interesting question comes out, Li Xiaoqiang spent more than 40 chess moves, and he accumulated the advantage of 1 chess move. Why from 120 lots to 140 lots. With only 20 moves, can his advantage be expanded to about 10 meshes on the board?

That's a bit of a counterintuitive, isn't it? That's a little weird, right? For this problem, the chess players watching the game around were not aware, and Li Xiaoqiang, who was the gamer. He'd noticed this somewhat unusual problem a long time ago!

Mr. Kobayashi's "winning hand" was played when he played more than 140 chess moves. But in order to show off this method, he has already made more than 20 chess moves!

Looking at the problem from Mr. Kobayashi's point of view, he must be reluctant to form such a pattern. He's certainly always looking for change. I want to turn this pattern around. Otherwise, he will go down step by step, and only "euthanasia" will be waiting for him.

In the beginning, of course. Mr. Kobayashi may not think so. When the game has just reached more than 80 moves. Since it was still early at that time, the whole chessboard was still relatively open, so his mood was not so urgent. More likely: for that kind of situation, this is what Mr. Kobayashi is best at. He is very confident in his Go skills! So for a long time, he didn't think about counterattacking, he just went on a step-by-step basis, while slowly waiting for an opportunity.

But when it came to about 120 moves, I saw that the gap was further widening. Mr. Kobayashi has realized that if he does not make any changes, the game will only become more and more difficult.

So it was at that time that Mr. Kobayashi began to adjust his thinking, and he played a very stealthy move to turn the whole situation around.

Indeed, Mr. Kobayashi's preparations were hidden. It is so hidden that many spectators don't notice it. But for Mr. Xiaolin's thoughts, Li Xiaoqiang is insightful.

Go is so interesting, why is it called "hand talk"? A game of Go can actually be like two players talking there. A kind of silent conversation!

The fact that the other players did not notice this does not mean that they are not good enough, but simply because they are not sitting on the edge of the board.

And Li Xiaoqiang is different, because he has been sitting on the edge of the chessboard. This is equivalent to a face-to-face "communication" between him and Mr. Kobayashi, so Li Xiaoqiang is the first to be aware of any "abnormal behavior" of the opponent.

Let's take this game of chess as an example: when Mr. Kobayashi was just about to make a change, Mr. Kobayashi had just made that very stealthy move. Li Xiaoqiang knew what he meant!

When the game reached more than 120 moves, Mr. Kobayashi was faced with the problem of finding a way to turn the situation around. But what kind of situation was he facing at that time?

In terms of meshes, white at that time was 7 to 8 meshes behind, which is a relatively large gap for professional chess players. And what about the overall thickness? The thickness of the two sides is also about the same, and the overall balance of power is a balance.

In the face of such a situation, as the lagging side, the first thing Mr. Kobayashi should do is actually to break this "balance of power", and only in this way can he have a chance to win. As is often said, he has to find a way to "enlarge the board" so that he has a chance, otherwise, the game will continue in a step-by-step manner. The chessboard will only "get smaller". His hopes of winning will become more and more slim.

At that time, Mr. Kobayashi took a step that seemed very normal, but it was actually a chess game of "taking the initiative to change"!

At that time, if it was only from the perspective of "closing", Mr. Kobayashi actually had two choices, one move was to "encircle the air" by himself, and the other move was to break Li Xiaoqiang's piece of space.

To be honest, if it is from the perspective of pure mesh, the value of that step is greater. The value of the mesh should be 1 or 2 meshes.

But Mr. Kobayashi did not choose this move. He chose another step to "break the air".

It must be admitted that when Mr. Kobayashi's move just fell on the chessboard, it aroused Li Xiaoqiang's vigilance. Because in the game, he has calculated the value of these officials. According to Li Xiaoqiang's expectations, Mr. Kobayashi should take the move that is more valuable, and this move should be his turn. But now, Mr. Kobayashi doesn't seem to be "playing cards according to the rules", what does he mean?

In this case, there are generally only two cases. One is that the opponent did miscalculate, and he made a mistake! That's why they make the wrong choice.

On the other hand, of course, he had other intentions. There is a bigger scheme, so he will choose this seemingly abnormal approach.

This is the case. Can you wishfully assume that your opponent has made a mistake? I guess not!

It doesn't matter if others will or not, Li Xiaoqiang won't anyway.

When he saw this move, Li Xiaoqiang was first surprised, and then aroused alarm:

"Since you have a big chess game, don't grab it. Take the less valuable step first. So after I get to this most valuable move, what will happen to me in the future? ”

Then he thought along that line. He soon discovered Mr. Kobayashi's intentions.

What Mr. Kobayashi prepared for himself is likely to be this step of "volleying and cutting"!

That's how the whole game goes. When Mr. Kobayashi did not choose the most valuable "enclosure". Li Xiaoqiang through careful calculations. He resolutely jumped in.

Since you don't "enclose the air", then I have to run to "break the air". ”

At that time, Li Xiaoqiang took a step to "single jump". In this locality, this should also be the best way for black to break the air.

Of course, just from the point of view of "breaking the air", this move works best. But this move also has weaknesses. The only point of this move is to prevent others from "volleying and breaking". Because from the perspective of "connection", due to the existence of this "volley cut", black can produce 2 "breakpoints". Makes it impossible for black to do both.

But then again, in Go, it's not scary to have a "breakpoint". It's like saying "two places can be judged by circumstances". The point is never "broken", but "there is a situation".

"What happens after the breakpoint" is the really scary thing!

Li Xiaoqiang dared to take this step to "jump in a single pass" because he had calculated the "situation" here, so he could do this. In Li Xiaoqiang's calculations, although in this part, it can be regarded as the "sphere of influence" of white chess, but because of his overall thickness, this breakpoint is not terrible. Mr. Kobayashi really dared to break up, and he actually couldn't take advantage of anything.

To be honest, Mr. Kobayashi should also be judged by this plate. At the time, he also thought that the time was not yet ripe. Therefore, the step of "volley digging" was not sacrificed for a long time.

In the whole game of chess, from 120 moves to 140 moves, Mr. Kobayashi actually created the conditions for that move to "volley and cut". He was waiting for the moment when he saw him. And what about Li Xiaoqiang? In fact, he has been taking precautions here, and he is trying to make the danger here invisible.

When it came to more than 140 chess moves, Mr. Kobayashi's method finally showed up. Does he think the time is ripe? I'm afraid not.

Li Xiaoqiang believes that because he has been prepared for a long time, even now, the conditions for white to use this step of "volley digging" are not ripe! Mr. Kobayashi should be well aware of this. It's just that at this time, if Mr. Kobayashi doesn't make a move, I'm afraid he will never have a chance to make a move. So he had to make a final attempt!

"It's okay, it's okay, it looks like a false alarm. Now it seems that even if Mr. Kobayashi cuts off the tail of the black chess, he doesn't seem to be able to take advantage of anything, right? Xiaoqiang should also gain something elsewhere. If you calculate the general ledger in this way, when this conversion is completed, Xiaoqiang can still maintain the previous advantage......"

In the Chinese laboratory, when the Chinese chess players figured out what had changed, everyone was smiling. Because they know. When the game goes on here. Li Xiaoqiang is getting closer and closer to the final victory.

And the Japanese chess players figured out the changes here. The commotion just now has subsided. Their expressions became even more gloomy......

In the game room, the game continues step by step. When this small conversion is complete. Li Xiaoqiang knew very well in his heart that it should only be a matter of time before he won. Because when the chess game has been played until now, his only hidden danger has been eliminated. The chessboard has become small. And Mr. Kobayashi paid a certain price at that time in order to "expand the chessboard".

The 1 or 2 chess pieces he lost in front of him have been fully collected by Li Xiaoqiang, and they have become Li Xiaoqiang's fruits!

In the professional Go world of later generations, there is a saying that "the game is 10 days long". That is specifically referring to Li Shifo in his heyday, which means that when he obtains the advantage of "10 meshes on the board", he is a "moat" for other chess players. Others don't have any chances at all.

You must know that the later generations are the era of "big stickers". So at least in the current era, Li Xiaoqiang must also meet the requirements of "10 days of trenches". This is the minimum goal he has set for himself!

It's already around 5 p.m., and it's getting clearer and clearer on the chessboard. Outside the game room in Osaka. Although the viewing room is relatively deserted, there are also people watching the game here.

For example, Coach Luo, he began to nag his famous sentence again:

"Xiaoqiang, this kid, watching his game is reassuring......"

Regarding his nagging, Zhang Da reporter on the side directly expressed contempt. Because it was during the previous period, when Mr. Kobayashi made that "winning hand". Coach Luo's nervous look. But it all fell into his eyes. Therefore, for Coach Luo's "backsliding", reporter Zhang Da believes that he has reason to express his contempt.

However, contempt is contempt, but reporter Zhang Da does not have time to think so much. Because at this very moment, his mind was completely occupied by another question:

"Xiaoqiang, this is ...... He...... He easily broke Xiaolin. Is he now in the final of the World Series? ”

Just when reporter Zhang Da was thinking nonsense, he was in the game room next to him. Li Xiaoqiang just dropped a chess move. This is the 183rd move of the whole game, and it is also the last move of the game!

When Mr. Kobayashi saw this move, when Japan's "chess master" and "celebrity" saw this move. He adjusted his emotions a little, and he slowly lowered his head:

"I'm no longer good at this game, congratulations! I'm throwing in the towel now......"

At this time. Li Xiaoqiang also slowly raised his head, and he suppressed the excitement in his heart. He now has a big smile on his face:

"Thank you for your advice......"

After Li Xiaoqiang walked out of the game room, he saw the stupid expression of reporter Zhang Da at a glance. He smiled and said to reporter Zhang Da:

"I said Zhang Da, what are you doing in a daze?"

Reporter Zhang Da, who came back to his senses, hugged Li Xiaoqiang, and he laughed incoherently:

"I said you're a little demon king, hahahahaha......"

While everyone was still celebrating the victory, the door to the other game room was slowly pushed open. In the crowd, Li Xiaoqiang saw Mr. Zhao Zhixun at a glance. Before this, Li Xiaoqiang had not paid attention to another game of chess. However, at this moment, Li Xiaoqiang seemed to know his opponent in the final.

It's Mr. Zhao Zhixun, it must be Mr. Zhao Zhixun!

Because just now, Li Xiaoqiang saw Mr. Zhao Zhixun's smile. His smile like that can't be pretended by anyone, it's the heartfelt smile of the winner!

In fact, at that moment, Zhao Zhixun also looked over here. He should have seen Li Xiaoqiang's smile as well. He should also know the outcome here.

"The final, which has never been seen in real history, is finally impossible to disappear. So what will happen in that game of chess^......"

After a brief celebration of victory, Li Xiaoqiang's gaze became firm again, and he once again strode forward. But what will change along the way? (To be continued......)

PS: Chapter testimonial: There are a lot of chores tonight, so there should be no way to update. I can only get out of this chapter today. At my current rhythm of one chapter a day, I owe one chapter today. I'm trying to finish this chapter within this month. This can be regarded as a requirement of oneself.

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