In the game room, the third set between Li Xiaoqiang and Li Shifo continued. [At the time of the noon closure, the entire game was played with more than 40 moves.] Since at this stage, it can be considered that the layout of the two sides has been completed, and the next step is to enter the mid-game stage. Therefore, in the period before the noon closure, the research room was very lively for a while. Super chess players such as Nie Xuanfeng and Cao Yanzi expressed their opinions on the situation in the morning.

The afternoon game starts at 1 p.m. KST. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, more and more chess players gathered in the research room, plus reporters from all kinds of media. But the whole research room was surprisingly calm. At this time, no one has expressed their opinion on the progress of the game, and everyone seems to be waiting for something, as if waiting for the battle on the chessboard.

Indeed, when such a pattern was formed on the chessboard, all the professional chess players present understood that there was a high probability of a fierce battle on the chessboard. This is the case in Go competitions, many times there are fierce battles, and it is not necessarily because the players playing chess are "belligerent", but more because of the pattern formed on the chessboard. In general, Go is a game that is very balanced. If the pattern on the board is more "unbalanced", then the greater the likelihood of a fierce battle.

For example, in today's game of chess, the reason why everyone thinks that Li Xiaoqiang's "brisk pace" is only relative to Li Shifo's play. said that Li Xiaoqiang's "speed" is because Li Shifo plays relatively "slowly", or that he plays relatively solid chess, and there is a heaviness in the solidity. In Go, it cannot be said that "fast" is necessarily better than "slow". "Fast" has the benefit of "fast", and "slow" has a "slow" way to win. It's just that when these two different styles of play are presented on the chessboard, because of their different winning methods, and these two different winning methods are very-for-tat, then water and fire are incompatible, so when the whole chess game enters the middle game. The forces of the two sides began to make contact, and most of them were about to have a fierce battle.

Conversely, if both sides want to emphasize "speed", or if both sides want to "play solidly". In this case, then, a delicate balance can be struck on the board. In particular, the latter may lead to the formation of a so-called "skill competition" situation.

However, when the afternoon game began, the battle scene that everyone had been waiting for did not come quickly. It wasn't until about 2:30 p.m. that there were more than 60 moves on the chessboard, and the discussion began to ring out again in the research room.

"Good! Xiaoqiang has been doing well this time! Now it can be seen that his adjustments in the previous period are still very effective. He's very calm at the moment. Also seems very patient. I still say the same thing, if Xiao Qiang can continue to keep it, if his opponent "no move", Xiao Qiang should still have no problem winning this game......"

It was Nie Whirlwind who said this. On the side of the Chinese delegation, everyone naturally studied the chess game with him as the center. However, at this time, the "Chinese authority" did not say anything specific about technical content. I saw him holding a teacup and leaning comfortably on the chair. While staring at the chessboard, he said things like "calm" and "patience".

For Nie Whirlwind's words. Professional chess players like Chen Chaoyue and Coach Luo are just that, they all know what Nie Whirlwind means. However, after reporter Zhang Da watched the chess game for a while, he really couldn't figure it out. From the closure of the game at noon to the present, there are more than 20 more moves on the board, and each side has played more than 10 moves. To say that this is a very important game after all, it is prudent to say that both sides are cautious. That makes sense. After all, it took one and a half hours to play more than 20 hands. However, in Li Xiaoqiang's more than 10 moves, reporter Zhang Da just felt that these moves were very bland, and he really couldn't see any "calmness" and "patience".

"Old Nie. What do you mean ......"

"Xiao Zhang, we all know now that Xiao Qiang is using a fast-paced approach today. So let me ask you, everyone knows the benefits of using this method, but what are the weaknesses of this method? Or what is the most important thing for Xiaoqiang to guard against? Do you know. ”

"This ...... This fast-paced approach can quickly seize the key and may form a strong coordination on a global scale. If you want to talk about weaknesses, it may be that some parts will appear more "empty", right? It will leave the opponent with room to attack. Isn't that ......?"

"Haha, that's right. , Go is like this, everything has a benefit and a disadvantage. You can never take all the benefits. When you use a certain technique, it's not enough to just know the benefits of it. The key to a true master is to guard against the weakness of this approach. For example, in today's game of chess, Xiaoqiang did a good job at this point. He is not in a hurry now, he is unconsciously making up for his weaknesses in chess, and I think that if he continues like this, his opponent does not come up with any moves, then Xiaoqiang's chess will be better and better. ”

"Oh? Can you be more specific. ”

"Let's start by analysing the situation on the chessboard. Judging from the current situation, because white is playing more solidly, the number of white moves is better, and a simple judgment shows that the current white chess has about 50 goals to determine the real space. Of course, it can now also be considered that the overall thickness of white chess. And what about Xiaoqiang's black chess? His certainty is not so good. If you want to calculate it carefully, the definite real space of black is only about a little more than 30 meshes. The real capital in Xiaoqiang's hands is the appearance of those two virtual flowers. Since these two patterns are relatively imaginary, it is not yet possible to calculate them with certainty, but no matter how you calculate them, it should be no problem to convert these two patterns into 25 to 30 meshes. If you deduct the stickers in this way, black should make a small profit. That's why I think black is a good game. Of course, it is a difficult task to translate the appearance of this imaginary flower into a certain field. The opponent will not let you succeed easily, generally speaking, there are 3 ways to complete this conversion, one is to "attack", to attack the real, to attack instead of accepting, expecting to run at high speed, unconsciously make up for their own problems, so that their appearance is real. No, the representative of this kind of method, is actually the ...... over there."

Speaking of this, Nie Whirlwind "moved" towards the Korean chess player. Everyone knows that Nie Whirlwind is referring to Cao Yanzi. After a slight pause, Nie Whirlwind continued:

The second way is to "encircle", or "keep". Single-mindedly put their own fence firmly in place. Let your appearance really become your own reality. Objectively speaking, both of these methods are feasible, but they have their own weaknesses. For example, if you want to replace defense with offense, after all, it is a false attack, then it is likely to play too much, so that the opponent will catch the flaw. For example, their master-apprentice game is actually very illustrative of this problem. If you are simply enclosing the air, it will be more conservative, and sometimes the chess is not very efficient. For example, even if you are encircled, but at the same time as you encircle the air, the opponent is also rising short, so your efficiency is not sufficient. Now let's talk about the third method, which is the method that Xiaoqiang uses today......"

"What kind of trick did Xiaoqiang use today?"

"What Xiaoqiang uses today is a relatively advanced method, and I think it is also the most natural method. If there is one word to sum up the essence of this method, it is, "wait"! ”

"Wait?"

That's right, it's "Wait!" You pay attention to the first 10 rounds, Xiaoqiang neither attacked nor encircled, he just advanced step by step so naturally, and naturally expanded his appearance. In fact, this is the essence of "waiting". ”

"So what the hell is Xiaoqiang waiting for?"

"Haha, he was waiting for his opponent to take the initiative. Because the appearance of him today is different from the "cosmic flow" of Mr. Takemiya, the "cosmic flow" is generally difficult to turn around because it is a large appearance, but the appearance of today is different, and the appearance of these two places is not large. Therefore, there is a lot of flexibility in the trade-offs. This actually allowed Xiaoqiang to increase a lot of options. And as the number of pieces increases, there will only be fewer and fewer flaws in these shapes. If black is naturally empty, then white will definitely not be able to stand it. I estimate that the current Li Shifo should be looking for an opportunity to take the initiative. Judging from the process of this paragraph, Xiaoqiang should have thought of this a long time ago. He is competing with his opponent for endurance, he just has to wait for the opponent to take the initiative. This is the reason why I said earlier that Xiaoqiang was very patient today. He was very composed today. Of course, relying on just one word is not enough. The most critical issue now is to see how Xiaoqiang responds after white and others take the initiative. However, I believe that on such a problem, it should be difficult for Xiaoqiang. As long as he plays normally, this is Xiaoqiang's strength. ”

"So how do you think Xiaoqiang will deal with the opponent's initiative?"

"Convert!"

After saying these two words, Nie Whirlwind's eyes sparkled, and he said word by word:

"To deal with such a situation, the real essence should be to change ......"

In the research room, on the Korean chess player's side, there are currently less than 70 chess moves. However, Cao Yanzi's expression was already more serious, he stared at the chessboard tightly, and then he shook his head and sighed:

"Is this really two teenagers under the age of 17 playing chess? The technical level they showed, the endurance they showed, was more than anyone else's. But now it seems that the time has come for the stone Buddha to take the initiative. But the result is ......"

At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in the game room, it was Li Shifo's turn to play chess. Just while waiting for Li Shifo to fall into place. Li Xiaoqiang glanced up at his opponent. I saw my opponent thinking nervously. Li Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that the first round of this game of chess should end with his own victory. Then the next round is likely to determine the outcome of the game.

However, Li Xiaoqiang is sure that he is ready!

The game continues step by step. This "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" has also reached the most critical time. (To be continued......)