Chapter 55: Finally Remembering Human Go
Just like the previous two games, when the referee was called to sign and confirm the final result, his opponent left the venue as quickly as possible, as if he didn't want to stay for even a second.
Coach Wu smiled and expressed his understanding of Jin Qidan's feelings. Indeed, the entire preliminaries have already reached the second to last round, and at this time he was blocked by an amateur chess player. Especially this game was lost inexplicably, and it was a mess. He couldn't continue in less than 100 moves.
Coach Wu asked himself and put himself in the other's shoes. He thought that if he were a gold 7th dan, even though he was older than him, his retirement speed would definitely not be slower than his.
Coach Wu was still very graceful. He waited until Jin Qidan had completely left the court before he quietly asked Li Xiangping:
"Xiang Ping, how did you win this game of chess?"
"ah?!"
Li Xiangping touched the back of his head embarrassedly: "This... Actually, I don't know. Yes, why did he admit defeat..."
Coach Wu smiled, and he showed that smile that always showed consideration and understanding.
Coach Wu thought to himself, what a good kid! Look at how he is now, how modest and prudent he is, how calm and not impatient he is. In the national junior team, there are not many chess players who are as modest as him. You know, who can enter the national junior team is not talented and arrogant?
But then again, are the players on the national youth team really better than the boy in front of him who hasn't even reached the first dan? Coach Wu now thinks that this may not be the case.
In terms of chess ability, there is no need to say much. Just based on Li Xiangping's performance in this qualifying tournament so far, he has already surpassed most of the players in the national youth team.
In terms of talent, let's not talk about the fact that the talent of this kid has long been recognized by the Go community. Based on Coach Wu's own understanding of Li Xiangping, he thinks that although this boy is still young, he seems to have his own understanding of Go. Regardless of whether his understanding is right or not, as long as it is "his own understanding", Coach Wu thinks that this is actually a very rare talent -
This is a kind of talent that only top-notch chess players must have. In many cases, the difference between a so-called "top-notch chess player" and a "first-class chess player" actually lies in whether the chess player has "his own understanding."
In addition, the relaxed attitude this kid showed before the game, and the humble and cautious attitude he showed after the game...
How to put it? At this moment, Li Xiangping's status in Coach Wu's mind has risen several notches. Now it's not just a matter of "looking at him with one eye", but a matter of looking at him with two or three eyes.
It must be admitted that at this time, Coach Wu really overestimated Li Xiangping. His performance just now was nothing but "modest, prudent, not arrogant, not impatient". It was purely his most genuine reaction. What he said just now was also the real "truth".
He was actually the same as Coach Wu. When his opponent admitted defeat, he had no idea how Mr. Shi won the game.
Fortunately, since this game ended relatively early, there were still many games going on around, and the opponent had left, it seemed that it was not suitable . It was also for this reason that Li Xiangping was not exposed so quickly.
"Xiang Ping, since you have finished your game, come with me around the arena and see which of our players can advance to tomorrow's finals."
"OK."
Unexpectedly, this turn made Li Xiangping's image even more lofty in Coach Wu's mind.
Because when they started to walk around the arena , it was not even 4 o'clock in the afternoon. But today, it was such a coincidence that when all the games were over at around 6 o'clock in the evening, Coach Wu found that everything Li Xiangping said before 4 o'clock had been verified. He won all the games he said he had an advantage in, and he actually lost all the games he said he might lose.
A 100% hit rate, it was impossible for Coach Wu not to look at it with admiration.
Of course, whether Coach Wu is good or not is not the point, the most important thing is of course tomorrow's game. Kobayashi Koichi! Tomorrow Li Xiangping will compete with Japan's veteran super-class Kobayashi Koichi 9th dan for the qualification spot in Group F.
It was precisely because of this name that Li Xiangping didn't even care about how he won today's game of chess. After having dinner early, he immediately closed the door and began to discuss how to play tomorrow's game of chess.
In this last preparation, Li Xiangping did not talk too much from the beginning. After closing the door, Li Xiangping took out a lot of Mr. Xiaolin's chess records and threw them to Old Shi to watch. Because Mr. Xiaolin's chess records are too many and easy to find in this era, in the first two hours, it was almost all Shi who was watching the chess records, and Li Xiangping was beside him, introducing him to the opponent.
"Brother Ding'an, our opponent tomorrow is no small matter. He is the most representative figure in the Japanese chess world over the past ten years... Well, it's not an exaggeration for me to say this about him. You must know that before the Korean Lee Canghao I told you about, he was the biggest imaginary enemy in the Chinese chess world. Therefore, although he is no longer at his peak, we still need to be careful tomorrow..."
It was a pity that Li Xiangping kept chattering away, but the great chess master Shi said nothing and was only busy studying Xiaolin's chess records, which made him feel bored. Seeing this, Li Xiangping had to shut up again.
After waiting until 9 o'clock in the evening, Master Shi finished reading all the nearly 20 chess records that Li Xiangping had given him. Only then did Li Xiangping start talking again:
"Brother Ding'an, what do you think of this person's chess record?"
"Well, this person's chess seems simple and unpretentious, but there are very few loopholes and flaws. He is indeed a master! From what I have seen of his chess, it is reasonable for him to dominate the Japanese chess world for a long time."
Li Xiangping didn't want to hear how Lao Shi evaluated his opponent after watching so many chess games, so he continued to ask:
"So, Brother Ding'an, after reading these chess records, have you found a strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Hearing Li Xiangping's question, the great chess master Shi fell silent for a moment, and he did not answer Li Xiangping's question for a long time.
"Brother Ding'an? Brother Ding'an..."
"Friend Xiang Ping, let me tell you the truth. At present, I really haven't found a specific strategy to defeat the enemy. You should know that this person's characteristic is simplicity and plainness. It is actually the most difficult to find a targeted way to crack a person with such a style of chess. So let's fight against each other tomorrow."
After hearing what Lao Shi said, "counter each move with a countermove", Li Xiangping became a little anxious. It's not that he was afraid of Mr. Kobayashi or that he didn't have confidence in his side. Mainly, after hearing what Lao Shi said, it seemed as if today's preparations had no effect.
"Well... Brother Ding'an, you've watched so many games, so you should be able to see some weaknesses of your opponent, right?"
"I didn't see any weaknesses, but from looking at these chess records, this person seems to have a habit when playing chess..."
"What habit?"
"In these chess records, I see that many openings are similar. It seems that this person likes to keep the same strategy in the face of ever-changing situations. However, there are too few chess records, and Ding'an doesn't know whether my opinion is right or not."
When Lao Shi said he was unsure, Li Xiangping's eyes lit up. It should be said that Lao Shi was right. Kobayashi Koichi was really a chess player who liked to "respond to changes with constancy".
Just think of his "Kobayashi style"...
It was because of the thought of "Kobayashi Style" that Li Xiangping was inspired. It was very rare that the inspiration for Li Xiangping this time was not a "dog trick", but a famous game played by humans.
"Brother Ding'an, I have an idea now."
"Oh, what can I do, little friend Xiang Ping?"
"Let me make it clear first. My method is only effective when the opponent plays black. So, Brother Ding'an, be prepared. If the opponent plays black tomorrow, I will start the game. If I play black, then I will have to trouble Brother Ding'an again..."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."
