"Hey, Lao Xie, why are you so deserted today? Where are Lao Zhang and the others from "Heaven and Earth"?"

"I'm back in the capital, Xiangping, you forgot, you're not the only one competing today..."

Ten minutes before the start of the game, Li Xiangping walked to the field and chatted with Lao Xie from the "sports world".

Lao Xie told him that on the same day, the quarter-finals of the first "Evergrande Cup" were held in Beijing, so many reporters went to cover that game.

"Oh no wonder, by the way..."

Li Xiangping seemed to have remembered something: "No wonder it's Cui Du today. I remember he was eliminated by Xiao Qiang in the top 16, right? And Zhang Xu, who did he play against today?"

Lao Xie replied: "Zhang Xu will face Dali today, Kong Er will fight Xiao Li again, Xiao Qiang will face Da Li, and Tan Ding brother Xie He will face South Korea's Yuan Fist."

Lao Xie paused and continued: "Xiangping, please make your prediction. Who do you think has the best chance of winning this first Evergrande Cup?"

"Haha, how do I know this..."

Li Xiangping made a haha ​​and refused to make a positive prediction. Think about it, if it were the Chunlan Cup and the Samsung Cup, Li Xiangping would still be interested in pretending to be a magic stick, but this "Hengda Cup" is a competition that did not exist in the previous life.

, which made him unable to pretend even if he wanted to.

Li Xiangping looked around and said to him: "By the way, Lao Xie, since there is a competition in the capital, why didn't you go back?"

"The newspaper company has sent someone else, and I'll keep an eye on you."

Lao Xie stared at Li Xiangping and smiled: "How about Xiangping, are you confident today?"

"Hahaha……"

Li Xiangping continued to laugh, and then joked with Lao Xie:

"Lao Xie, I feel like you asked the wrong person. I think you should ask Old Man Cui the question you just asked."

"Tsk tsk tsk Li Xiangping is Li Xiangping,"

Lao Xie glanced at Li Xiangping, then shook his head and said, "That's right. You have never failed so far. I really should ask Cui Du if he has any confidence."

When the two of them were chatting, they saw Cui Du walking over accompanied by a staff member. Lao Xie looked at the time:

"Oh, it's almost time. Then Xiangping, I won't disturb you anymore. Have a good game. I don't want to say anything that offends other people. So I wish you success."

"Haha, ok, ok, I accept your good advice."

At this time, the old dean Wang Lunan who was serving as the referee had already come over, so naturally there was no way to talk anymore. At 3 minutes to 10 o'clock in the morning, Li Xiangping and Cui Du walked into the game room at the same time. At 10 o'clock sharp, this year's special ten finals

A game officially begins.

Because there were other major competitions, the viewing room today was indeed much deserted than before, especially during the morning competition. Only a few reporters such as Dean Wang and Lao Xie were chatting there.

"Mr. Wang, do you think Li Xiangping can win today?"

Wang Lao smiled and asked: "What do you think, Xiao Xie, let me ask you, if most people don't think that Li Xiangping is a sure winner, how come there are so few people today."

Lao Xie smiled and said: "That's true. Unknowingly, especially the 10th level. This is only the third year. One step at a time, one level at a time. Especially this year, the competition has not been finished yet. Most people are

I already think there is no suspense, this Li Xiangping is too strong, he is so strong that he has no friends."

Mr. Wang nodded:

"This Li Xiangping is an anomaly. It is no exaggeration to say that he is an epoch-making figure. He is an epoch-making figure in the entire professional chess world! His status is comparable to Newton Einstein in the world of physics. No, it should be better than Newton Einstein.

Higher, didn't Mr. Yang Zhenning say that in the world of modern physics, Einstein is definitely the first, but the gap between him and the second is not as big as imagined, but Li Xiangping is different, tsk tsk, he is far behind the second place.

First and foremost, what is this if not an anomaly? I don’t know how he did it.”

"Mr. Wang, you don't know either?"

Dean Wang glanced at Lao Xie: "How do I know this? As for Li Xiangping's talent, I personally think it can only be due to heaven, because I have never seen him like this, and it can't be achieved through hard work.

Just compare his achievements with others. In terms of purity, do you think Li Xiangping can be compared with Wu Qingyuan? No, and in terms of hard work, when I was in the chess academy, I didn’t even think he was better than Brother Niu.

Qiu Jun works harder, but he has subverted so many traditional concepts and even directly raised the overall level of professional Go by a large margin. This is not a gift from heaven."

"Hehehe..."

Thinking that Li Xiangping is still involved in scandals, Lao Xie smiled unkindly. Well, so a person like Li Xiangping is certainly not a "pure" person.

While everyone in the viewing room was chatting, the game had officially begun. Just as Li Xiangping expected, Lao Shi didn't show any other tricks at all. He just wanted to have a head-on confrontation with his opponent, trying to crush him with the purest power.

Overwhelm your opponent.

From the perspective of Korean chess player Cui Du, the move Li Xiangping took today was just right for him.

At this stage, Cui Du is actually not good at hitting the "spin ball". In real history, he once lost 9 consecutive games against classmate Chen Xiaoqiang.

Only when he learned how to hit the backspin did he slowly start to play tricks on classmate Xiaoqiang, and for a time the two sides' record scores were much closer.

So today, seeing Li Xiangping decide to compete with him in terms of his own strengths, this was of course something he wanted, and there was no reason to avoid the fight.

Since they both thought it was "just the right time", the two sides quickly fought together, and the war quickly spread from one local area to the entire world.

Today's situation naturally makes Lao Xie, who is only at weak industry level 3, very worried.

In fact, not only Lao Xie, but also Lao Wang had a headache. He felt that there were many clues on the chessboard.

An hour and a half after the game started in the afternoon, there were nearly 80 moves in the game. Dean Wang felt that he was completely confused. He no longer knew where the focus was on the chessboard. That battle was the main battlefield of the game.

"Haha, Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls, Mr. Wang, do you think the pattern of today's chess game is similar to the ancient score of Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls that Shi Xiangxia played against Cheng Lan?"

Dean Wang carefully examined the chessboard, then nodded and smiled at Lao Xie;

"Yes, yes, it's better to say that Xiangping is really possessed by Shi Qisheng today. If he can win today, this chess record can be regarded as a modern version of the famous game of Kowloon Playing with Pearls."

When the two of them were chatting like this, they certainly didn't know that Li Xiangping was really possessed by Lao Shi today, and that every move on the chessboard was really operated by Shi Xiangxia himself.

Since I borrowed the slogan "Kowloon Opera with Pearls", when the time came to 3:30 in the afternoon, the entire game had passed 110 moves.

Of course Lao Xie couldn't see it at this time, and Lao Wang's judgment was a bit vague, but Li Xiangping himself had already seen clearly:

Lao Shi has begun to gain the upper hand!

This is the pattern of the overall fight. Once you take the initiative, you will become more and more active. Once you gain the upper hand, the advantage on the chessboard will become more and more obvious.

So until this game of chess is played, as long as Lao Shi himself doesn't make mistakes, it will be very difficult for him to lose again.

Another half hour passed, and when the game reached close to 140 hands, even Mr. Wang’s judgment was already clear:

He judged that Li Xiangping, who was holding white, had an advantage. Although the advantage was not big, it was enough to win the game.

"Hey, it's really hard to beat Ding Er. Since it's Ding Er, next year..."

"oh?!"

Hearing what Mr. Wang said, Mr. Xie also became excited at that time:

"Mr. Wang, if we really reach the second level, then next year's competition may not be easy to organize, right? Do you think people like South Korea's big and small Lee will still be willing to come next year?"

Mr. Wang smiled and shook his head:

"I guess I'm embarrassed. Think about it, Xiangping himself is only in his early 20s now. Just because of his age, many people will be discouraged. But next year's issue will be discussed next year. I believe that as long as the sponsors are interested, there will be more

Li Xiangping himself is interested, and I think this competition can continue."

At around 4:20 pm BJ time, there was a big melee that affected the whole situation. Seeing that the situation was very bad and there was no way to save it, Old Man Cui lost the mood to continue. He picked up two black stones and placed them in the center of the chessboard, signaling that he would disarm.

surrender.
Chapter completed!