At the end of the first "Evening Cup", Li Xiaoqiang also ushered in his only official professional game this month. This is the final qualifying match of the "Top 10 Battle" of Chinese Go, and he and Yu Bin competed for the 7th and 8th places of the "Top 10" of Chinese Go.

"Ha Luha, I said Xiaoqiang, you little demon king can't run this time, right......"

"I'm calling it character saving, you know, saving character. Although it's pitiful to pick up your little character, no matter how few mosquitoes are, it's still meat......"

After the game, the two did not forget to bicker while reviewing the game. For both players, this game is just a formal training game. Therefore, the atmosphere during the review was very relaxed. This game is played by Li Xiaoqiang, who has never used the "triple star" layout in an official game. After the most reluctance, someone broke the big emptiness in the middle of the abdomen, which really made Yu Bin "fish first and then wash" a plate.

During this time, whether it is a regular training or an official competition. Li Xiaoqiang will always encounter the "triple star". The reason for this is, of course, self-evident. If Li Xiaoqiang is white, his opponent will use the "triple star" layout regardless of whether he is good at it or not. to help Li Xiaoqiang prepare for the ring match. Li Xiaoqiang is the same in black, and when he trains in peacetime, he uses this method of "empathy" to prepare for the game, which is also often used by the Chinese Go team.

Although the game of Go is mainly based on strength, it is always a good thing to do some preparation in advance. After losing this game, Li Xiaoqiang finally ranked 8th in the Chinese "Top Ten Battle". Of course, this ranking can't be won, but this ranking is the same as the order of votes obtained by Li Xiaoqiang, which is not very embarrassing.

After Li Xiaoqiang's own game, he still likes to run to the "Evening Cup" when he has something to do. Of course, the overall level of this amateur competition cannot be compared with professional competition, but it is more intense and fun. At this point in the competition, there is no suspense about the team championship. Shencheng amateur Go reflects their profound Go heritage, and the three players who participated in the competition all hope to enter the top 10 amateurs in the country. Their team title is already a foregone conclusion. And if these three players are allowed to return to Shencheng to participate in the qualifiers. There really is no one who is sure to qualify.

This is also a characteristic of this kind of competition, in the "Evening Cup", "Yellow River Cup" such a national amateur competition. You don't see much prediction before the game. Everyone's strength is half a catty, and there are too many chess players who have the strength to win the championship. The same is true for this competition. There is no suspense about the team championship, and it is still confusing who will win the individual championship.

On this day, when Li Xiaoqiang came to the "Evening Cup" venue again, the game was all over. However, the final ranking of the individual competition has not yet been fully arranged. Many players have the same number of points, and the final position can only be fully arranged by calculating the "small score". While waiting for the results to come out, Li Xiaoqiang chatted with several familiar chess friends.

"Reporter Zhang, what's going on with you today? I don't think you're a little distracted. I wonder if others are nervous. What are you doing there nervously? You also won the team championship, and the individual championship will definitely not have your share...... Well, don't be nervous, I just helped you see it, and you still have no problem getting into the top 10 in the country......"

Zhang Zhidong was a breakthrough in the first few rounds and once became the favorite to win the championship. However, in the 6th round, he lost a set, and it was Wang Linyi, another amateur player in China, who won him. To say that the strength of Lao Wang is not worse than that of Zhang Zhidong, but the reporter Zhang Da did lose a little unjustly in that game of chess. When the game reached the end, Zhang Zhidong had countless opportunities to make a final decision. He let them all go one by one. In the end, he was defeated by a narrow margin, so Li Xiaoqiang despised reporter Zhang Da fiercely at that time.

Zhang Zhidong, who was hit, obviously did not adjust the mood of the game and lost another game in the 7th round. In this fierce competition, he immediately withdrew from the championship race. It is no longer possible to become the individual champion of this competition. Fortunately, he finally stabilized his position behind him and won the next few games. Li Xiaoqiang has already helped him see it, although he still doesn't know his final ranking, but the position of the top ten in the country is still retained.

Zhang Zhidong still looks unwilling. Zhi Zhiwu did not answer Li Xiaoqiang's words. After he glanced at Li Xiaoqiang with a very strange gaze, his expression became even more unnatural.

"Hahaha, what a coincidence. You and Lao Wang's big and small points are the same, come on, come on, how should this problem be handled? I think it's better for the two of you to discuss it yourself......"

Just when Li Xiaoqiang felt even more confused, the referee of this competition ran over, and after he also glanced at Li Xiaoqiang with a very strange look, he didn't bother to say hello, and happily dragged Zhang Da reporter away.

After Zhang Zhidong heard this, his expression was obviously relieved, he still ignored Li Xiaoqiang, and followed the referee to leave in a hurry, and before leaving, he actually gritted his teeth and said:

"Hmph, this time it's all because of this "Wang Tietou", well. I won't let him go this time......"

When Li Xiaoqiang came over, there were still a few amateur chess players chatting with him. However, when reporter Zhang Da left, most of the people looked like they were ready to watch a good show, and they also followed happily, and only his fellow countryman Jiang Chenghua was left by Li Xiaoqiang's side. Li Xiaoqiang noticed that if it weren't for the fact that he was very familiar with Jiang Chenghua, they would have left a long time ago.

"What happened?"

After everyone was almost gone, Jiang Chenghua happily explained to Li Xiaoqiang:

"Hehe, Xiaoqiang, you don't know what to do, I think this matter is mostly related to you."

"Something to do with me?"

Through Jiang Chenghua's explanation, Li Xiaoqiang finally understood the ins and outs of the matter. After Li Xiaoqiang understood the whole thing, he found that this matter really had something to do with him.

The "Wang Tietou" in Zhang Zhidong's mouth is the amateur master Wang Linyi who won him in the 6th round. Lao Wang is about 40 years old this year, he has not received professional Go training, and he is completely an amateur master who came out of the "teahouse". What's more interesting is that he doesn't seem to be very interested in so many Go masters in ancient and modern China and abroad, but he has a soft spot for Hu Zhaolin, an ancient Chinese chess player, and has played many of Hu Zhaolin's chess games, and keeps saying that Hu Zhaolin is his idol.

Hu Zhaolin was a chess player in the Qing Dynasty of China, nicknamed "Hu Tietou". He is an expert in color chess. It is also very famous in the history of Go in our country. This person is a chess player of the same era as Fan Xiping and Shi Xiangxia, but the level is not as good as theirs, and he will probably be allowed to be about 2 to 3 by Fan and Shi Xiangxia. In the history of Go, he was rated as "second-hand".

Among the ancient chess players in our country, there was no obvious distinction between "professional" and "amateur". However, we are still accustomed to seeing Huang Shifan and others as professional chess players, which is also very understandable, these people all make a living from chess. They just rely on Go to eat, and of course they are "professional chess players". Hu Tietou is different, he can be regarded as an "amateur chess player", he does not have to rely on Go to eat. Not only does he not have to rely on Go to eat, he is also a rich man, a big salt merchant, and in today's words, he is a big local tyrant.

To be honest, the reason why Hu Tietou was so famous still has a lot to do with his status as a "local tyrant". This person likes to play chess. Not only do you like it, but you also rely on your own money, and often gamble very much. In ancient times, there were generally two kinds of color chess, one was called "Pan Cai". That is, before playing chess, say how much money is a game of chess. The other is called "Zicai", and the game of Go is played to the most important and then counted. The so-called "sub-lottery" means that the winnings are calculated according to the number of wins. Hu Tietou specifically likes to play this kind of chess with "Zicai".

This kind of chess with "sub-color" is actually very difficult to play. There are many masters who dare not play such chess with him. This also has a lot to do with Hu Zhaolin's chess style. Because he likes to slash and kill when he plays chess, he specifically aims at other people's big dragons, and his strength is also very large. Accurate calculations and powerful lethality. As you can think about it, playing chess with this kind of person is very stressful. If he accidentally eats a piece of chess. That someone else may not be enough to pay for 1 game if he wins 2 games by grinding officials. Of course, he doesn't care about this "local tyrant", but others are different, so there are many chess players who are a little higher than him and dare not play this kind of chess with him.

It must be admitted that although many people wish they were a local tyrant. However, "fighting local tyrants" is what everyone really likes to see. This kind of psychology doesn't seem to have anything to do with the age. In modern times, you can also see many of Hu Zhaolin's chess games. There are also many Go stories related to him that have been handed down. However, poor Hu Tietou plays a negative role in most of the stories. Either he was cleaned up by Fan Xiping today, or he was taught a lesson by Shi Xiangxia tomorrow......

Wang Linyi is an amateur powerhouse in China, who is funny and humorous, and likes to quarrel with people after playing chess. Because he keeps saying that Hu Zhaolin is his "idol", and he is also from the "teahouse Go". The chess style is fierce, and Hu Zhaolin is on the same path. Therefore, it is called "Wang Tietou".

"The day before yesterday, you finished 8th in the top 10 majors. In our field in the past two days, in addition to the championship, it is this 8th place that has become the focus of everyone's attention. Looking at it like this, this 8th place is about to be produced between the two of them. Ha Luha, do you think the two of them will be in a hurry now? ”

"Ha Luha, this thing really seems to have something to do with me. I said that Zhang Da reporter looked like he was not giving up. Let's go and see who's a little more unlucky. ”

Li Xiaoqiang knew that there was a professional VS amateur match behind him. If you finish 8th, you have to put two pieces in front of you. Li Xiaoqiang is very aware of the psychology of these professional masters. To be honest, Go can reach the top level of amateurism, and most of them are arrogant. Not many people are willing to accept "guidance" from others. If it's Nie Whirlwind, Chen Chaoyue is a good thing to say about these senior chess players. If you put 2 on it, you can accept it. If you put two in front of your own "little child", there are definitely many people who are unbalanced in their hearts. This should also be human nature.

In the later editions of the "Evening Cup", such a thing happened, and the professional and amateur competition was canceled for a time. It's because some amateur masters can't accept it, and it was the time for people to get the ranking in the national competition. It's a bit awkward to accept "guidance" right away. Later, the content of modifying the "chess pieces" was added. This competition has a bit of a "lifting race". The game can continue.

Although this matter seems to be related to himself, it does not hinder Li Xiaoqiang's gossip. He also wanted to know who needed to receive his "guidance". It must be admitted that Li Xiaoqiang's psychology is still relatively dark. In later generations, these chess players who won the ranking in the "Evening Cup" also often appeared on the Internet. There are many people who are also Internet celebrities, and after Li Xiaoqiang became a "face 9" on the Internet, he was often ravaged by these people. It's just that at that time, Li Xiaoqiang, as an unknown person, knew others. Others don't know about him. With such an excellent opportunity for "revenge", Li Xiaoqiang will certainly not let it go. As for other people's feelings, Li Xiaoqiang thought to himself that I could pretend to be stupid, as if I didn't know the way.

The battle for the 7th place in the first "Evening Cup" was really hot. Originally, for this kind of inconsequential ranking, according to the meaning of the organizing committee, it was simply decided by drawing lots. However, because of the existence of Li Xiaoqiang, this opinion was resolutely opposed by the two parties. In order to avoid Li Xiaoqiang, the two of them asked for an extra game. Of course, other chess players also wanted to watch a good show, and they also coaxed on the sidelines. The organizing committee then decided to let Zhang Zhidong and Wang Linyi play an extra game. The time was set for the evening.

Obviously. Reporter Zhang Da's psychological quality is really not very good. disappointed Li Xiaoqiang, who was about to watch a good show, in the evening playoff, he did not play his normal level at all, and he lost early. What Li Xiaoqiang didn't expect was that the real "good show" actually appeared after the game. And the beginning of this good show is precisely because of Li Xiaoqiang's words.

Li Xiaoqiang treats reporter Zhang Da as a friend. Therefore, he understands Zhang Zhidong's current mood very well. Friends are in a bad mood, of course Li Xiaoqiang wants to comfort others:

"Hehe, I said Zhang Da reporter, I advise you not to be sad. It must be admitted. You have already played a good game of chess, but there is no way, Uncle Wang has played better. People have given full play to his iron head skills, which is completely super-level performance. I think that's how Hu Tietou comes. I think you'll think you're losing to Hu Tietou......"

Li Xiaoqiang swears. I definitely mean a lot, and I definitely want to comfort my good friend. However, his "comfort" was exchanged for the angry eyes of reporter Zhang Da. made Li Xiaoqiang completely unclear about the situation. The people next to him also cast strange looks, and everyone's gaze made Li Xiaoqiang a little unbearable. Because Li Xiaoqiang found that in everyone's expressions and eyes. The four big words "you are very mean" are clearly written.

"You...... Xiaoqiang, do you really think Hu Tietou's chess is very powerful? ”

It was Wang Linyi who said this, Wang Linyi, who regarded "Hu Tietou" as an idol, and soon became the first batch of amateur 6-dan Wang Linyi in China. His voice was a little hesitant. I can't believe it. His voice was even a little trembling, a little excited, a kind of excitement of "finding a soulmate"!

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang finally knew what the problem was. The problem lies with "Hu Tietou"!

Hu Zhaolin is an ancient "local tyrant", and at the same time he is also a chess player, a "second-hand" of ancient Chinese chess. How good is his Go game? Chen Chaoyue Jiudan believes that if Hu Zhaolin's level reaches now, he should also have an amateur 5-dan level. Count yourself as an amateur. What's more, so far, this is the highest evaluation of Hu Tietou by modern people.

Considering the identity of "Hu Tietou" as a local tyrant, and considering that Zhang Zhidong will soon be an amateur 6th paragraph. So Li Xiaoqiang's words to "comfort" Zhang Zhidong just now are obviously a bit of a backword, which will obviously make everyone feel "you are very mean".

After thinking about this problem, Li Xiaoqiang was also very emotional.

"In this era, it turns out that I also have a soulmate, and I thought that I would not be able to find a soulmate until many years later......"

Li Xiaoqiang believes that the level of "Hu Tietou" is higher than that of Zhang Zhidong. An ancient "second-hand" is at a higher level than the first batch of amateur 6 dan in China. This is Li Xiaoqiang's true thoughts, and it is Li Xiaoqiang's undoubted opinion, so he will naturally say such things.

"Am I really mean? No, I'm just being realistic. But how do I prove it? ”

Obviously, for the sake of his "glorious image", Li Xiaoqiang must find a way to prove himself. In any case, it is not possible to give the impression of being "mean".

What should I do? Li Xiaoqiang walked to a chessboard. (To be continued......)