Li Xiaoqiang defeated Nie Whirlwind and went one step further in the first celebrity battle. His next opponent is Yu Bin 7 Dan, and if he can go one step further, Li Xiaoqiang will reach the final of a domestic title fight for the first time.

At this time, the management represented by the four elders of Go was a little entangled:

"This ...... What's going on? At the beginning, Xiaoqiang, the child, was beaten twice by Liu Da Hammer in a row. We've all made up our minds that we can't indulge that kid anymore. He must be taken to the capital to study hard. But now...... Has he improved his chess at all? Well, it still needs further observation......"

They're the reaction of insiders. Indeed, just from Li Xiaoqiang's achievements. It seems that his Go level has indeed improved, and Li Xiaoqiang's victory over Nie Whirlwind is even more of a good news gimmick. Insiders don't look at gimmicks. They pay more attention to the content of chess.

In this game, Nie Whirlwind used 8% of his skills at most. No, no, no, a more accurate description would be "half seawater, half fire". To use this game of chess to measure Li Xiaoqiang's true level, there is basically not much reference value.

In this way, Li Xiaoqiang's real level once again seems confusing. He was able to lose to Liu Da Hammer, and when he won the Hua team, he was basically a rolling climb. At the end of the day, he was able to defeat Nie Whirlwind inexplicably...... No one knows what's going on.

Fortunately, people who play Go understand a truth, "If you don't play well, you won't play." The four elders of Go are even more desperate, they are "not thinking about things that you can't think of." ”

They're not lazy. Indeed, in the spring of '88, there were a lot of big things in the Go world that needed to be considered by the management.

Due to Nie Whirlwind's miraculous performance in the ring, the "Ying Cup" is already being prepared. Mr. Ying Changqi is already running around with great interest. Mr. Ying's name is good, "Chang Period Chang Period", he was born to advocate Go. Li Xiaoqiang often jokingly thinks that if there is also a "Hall of Fame" in the Go world, then no matter what. Mr. Ying has a place. And this position should not be low.

Under the influence of Mr. Ying, the Japanese Go community also launched the "Fujitsu Cup". In order to compete for the "No. 1" position, the Fujitsu Cup will start in April.

In addition to these two World Championships, the 4th Ring Tournament is about to begin. It will also be held in April. From the perspective of later generations, from this time on, the status of the ring competition is no longer as important as the world competition. At that time, this was not the case, and everyone still thought that the ring match was very important, which was also due to everyone's thinking inertia. Most people still only know about the ring game, and they only know the ring game.

There were only 7 players on each side of the 4th tournament, which was two fewer than in previous tournaments. This is mainly due to the Japanese side. One is the cancellation of the women's vanguard. For a long time, Chinese female chess players sought defeat alone. Japanese female chess players are no opponents at all, and when it comes to this session, they simply hang up the exemption card. I don't play with Chinese female chess players anymore.

Another reason is that it is difficult to establish a coach on the Japanese side. In '88, the pattern of Japanese chess changed a little. Kobayashi Koji began his hegemony in the Japanese chess world, not only defending the title of "chess saint", but also snatching the "celebrity" of Masao Kato. With two biggest titles in his hands, he is the No. 1 player in the Japanese chess world.

Logically speaking. He is the perfect choice for the Japanese manager. But he was reluctant to compete in the ring. It's also easy to understand. The prize money for one big title is more than 40 million yen, and the two largest titles add up to more than 80 million yen. And what about the Fujitsu Cup? 15,000,000 yen. Not to mention the prize money for the ring match, a team event like this is according to the rules of Japan. Even if you win, you will get a few million yen.

"Less money, big responsibility!"

That's why Kobayashi Koji refused to fight. He refused to play, and the Japanese chess academy had no choice. had to let Masaki Takemiya be the main general, and the deputy marshal was Hiroshi Yamashiro, who won Li Xiaoqiang for the third time. In many ways. The lineup of this year's Japanese Ring Tournament should be regarded as the weakest. However, in real history, this tournament brought a Japanese chess player out of the limelight. That is the Japanese pioneer Kiki Ita. He actually picked six Chinese people in a row and rushed directly to Nie Whirlwind's tent.

For such a thing, Li Xiaoqiang has to find a way to stop it no matter what. Li Xiaoqiang knows very well in his heart that he is estimated to have no part in this year's two world competitions. Li Xiaoqiang himself can think about it, but his current strength is still not enough. If you want to win the World Champion Realm, there is definitely no hope, rather than this, it is better to wait until you have the strength to impact the World Champion before participating. Li Xiaoqiang comforted himself in his heart:

"Well, when Gu Dali first participated in the World Realm Competition, he also fell into the nickname of "Gu Yi Round". After that, what did others call me, "Li Yilun"? This is absolutely unacceptable, in any way unacceptable......"

You can't think about the World Championship, you can't run in the ring. The heroes of the 5-game winning streak dare not let themselves not participate in the ring. It is possible to participate, but Li Xiaoqiang suddenly found another problem. That is, I don't seem to be able to be a pioneer.

Originally, according to Li Xiaoqiang's age and rank, Li Xiaoqiang naturally thought that he was the best candidate for the pioneer. Unless Chang Rensheng and them participate, Li Xiaoqiang, who can't be a pioneer, also admits it. It is estimated that in order to "reward" Li Xiaoqiang, the management deliberately raised Li Xiaoqiang's "status". actually ranked Li Xiaoqiang in the second appearance. Of course, this is also the habit of the Chinese people, and the higher the status, of course, the later the appearance. The further you go, the higher the status.

For such an arrangement, Li Xiaoqiang is definitely unwilling. The pioneer sounds like a lot of style, and the pioneer who has the wind is not appropriate, who wants to be a "two"? It's so good to die, the pioneer originally arranged by the management is actually Yu Bin.

Regarding such an arrangement, Li Xiaoqiang sternly proposed to the management: Your arrangement is not right, the level of "Head Yu" is higher than mine, and the age is older than me. Why am I embarrassed to be behind the crowd?

Yu Bin: That's the person who is now messing with Chang Rensheng every day. He definitely doesn't think about the problem of "seating order", he definitely doesn't want to be a "second", and he definitely thinks that "pioneer" is a little more majestic. Proudly holding him, the pioneer just didn't let go.

Li Xiaoqiang had no choice but to propose a "practical solution". This is also the tradition of the Go world, living in the world of winning and losing for a long time, there is always a little bit of gambling. In this way, the battle for the final seat of the "celebrity battle" has also become the "vanguard" battle for the ring competition. The management actually acquiesced in such nonsense.

Management is able to acquiesce to such nonsense. That's when they think it's a trivial matter. At this time, there is still a big thing for them to think about in the Go world. Indeed, this is a big event that has had a profound impact on the entire Chinese Go community.

That is, the Chinese Chess Academy is ready to start construction!

If you just build a house, it doesn't seem like a big deal. Although this house was built long enough. It was built from '88 to '91. It was not officially delivered until 92. Such an ordinary house actually took longer to build than the "Bird's Nest".

Building a house, "Deputy Chief Engineer Li" is also an industry insider. I don't know what else is going on, but one thing is certain. After such a long time, the construction party of the China Chess Academy definitely did not make any money. It's good not to lose money. From another point of view, it can also be seen that in those years, the situation in the country was a bit complicated. Especially in the capital.

Of course, the far-reaching impact of the Chinese Chess Academy is certainly not due to the long time it has been built. Its most important meaning is:

"Professionalism of Go!"

Since the establishment of the China Chess Academy, Chinese Go has slowly embarked on the road of professionalism. Although it is still inextricably linked to the original "professional system", although the professionalism of Chinese Go has always been a bit nondescript. But after all, there is still a little bit of it. It is better than many other projects in China, and this is also a fact, an undeniable fact!

The preparation for the establishment of the Chinese Chess Academy also brought an unexpected thing. Regarding this matter, Li Xiaoqiang didn't know if Lu Dao had anything to do with him.

"The people of the whole country awarded me the title of "chess saint". I thank you all for your love and support. I feel deserved, but I can't live up to everyone's kindness. I prefer to take this honor as a spur to me. I love Go, and I am willing to do everything I can for the sake of Go. Therefore, I solemnly announce here that today I am donating this title of "Chess Saint" to the upcoming Chinese Chess Academy. Go is my life's work, and I will continue to go until the day I can't play Go. I hope that when that day comes, I will still deserve this honor. I hope that there will be people who are more worthy of this honor than me in Chinese Go! If such a person appears, I will definitely hand over this honor to him with my own hands......"

Li Xiaoqiang walked on the way to the game. (To be continued......)