Go Legend

   Chapter 64 The Mystery of the Lake

"Brother Dingan, our opponent tomorrow is actually a heroic figure in the rise of Goryeo Go. I think that Goryeo Go was driven by this person and rose rapidly, so he is called Goryeo's "Go Emperor", and Li Changhao is this He is the only disciple of the entourage. By the way, I will now talk about the characteristics of this person's chess style. As for this person's chess style, there is a very vivid saying in the Go world, which is called "soft wind and quick gun""

   After returning home from the Chinese Chess Academy, Li Xiangping started his unique "preparation" method, that is, he first introduced his opponent's basic situation through his own plug-in. But today's situation is different. He was just starting out when he was interrupted by Lao Shi:

   "There is no need to say much about Xiaoyou Xiangping. Ding'an still understands the characteristics of this person's chess style, and I know it in my heart."

  Li Xiangping was taken aback, Lao Shi said he knew something about Lao Cao's characteristics?

   "Brother Ding'an, how do you know this person?"

   "In recent days, haven't I been watching Li Canghao's chess game? I've seen Li Canghao's chess game, so naturally I know something about this person."

  Li Xiangping listened for a while, thinking that this is the truth. Although Lao Shi has been studying Li Canghao recently, who does Li Canghao play the most chess with? That is of course his master Lao Cao, so although the chess replays he showed Lao Shi were all played by Li Canghao, nearly half of them were also Lao Cao's chess repertoires. I also understand something, it is naturally reasonable.

   Li Xiangping was depressed. He saw that his only "preparation function" was about to fail. For some reason, Li Xiangping felt a little lost.

   It's just that compared to that slight sense of loss, he is more curious now:

   "Brother Hao Ding'an, since you said you know something about this person, what do you think of this person?"

Lao Shi paused for a while, as if he was organizing his language: "This man is flexible and changeable in his chess moves, many of his moves seem to be careless at first, but as soon as he landed, the rubble, insects and sand turned into thunder and lightning, he is truly talented. , a person with outstanding talent, I see this person's chess game, but it is quite similar to my senior brother Xi Ping, and his chess talent does not seem to be inferior to Xi Ping brother, alas, the small country of Korea can produce such a character, it is true It's an odd number, and it's no wonder that a small country outside the country can prosper in chess."

Li Xiangping is not surprised by Lao Shi's "great country chauvinism", and it is not surprising that he even praised Lao Cao's "excellent talent and talent". Ze Xiuxing's words have been circulated in the Go world for decades, and Lao Cao's chess talent has long been recognized by the Go world.

   What really interested Li Xiangping was that Shi Daqisheng mentioned Fan Xiping just now, and his good friend Fan Xiping. He even said that Lao Cao's chess style was somewhat similar to Fan Xiping's.

   When it comes to Fan Xiping, this reminds Li Xiangping of another thing:

   "By the way, Brother Ding'an, since you mentioned Senior Xiping, I have been forgetting to ask you one thing. Back then, you and him played 13 games at the Zhang Family in Pinghu. Who will win and who will lose in the end?"

What Li Xiangping is talking about is the famous "ten games of Danghu" in medieval chess. In fact, "ten games of Danghu" is not only ten games, and even the so-called "ten games of Danghu" that we can see now may not be real "Dang Lake Ten Bureaus".

Because up to now, there are only 11 chess repertoires left by Fan Shi and the two of them, and according to literature records, the two of them have played at least two games at the level of Shifan or above, once when they were in their 20s. The other time in the capital was when Fan Xiping was 31 years old, and Shi Xiangxia was 30 years old in 13 games under the Zhang family in Pinghu.

  In modern times, everyone just calls the 11 chess sheets of the two of them still alive as "ten games of Danghu".

  Many people in modern times mistakenly believe that the number of games played by ancient chess players is small. To be honest, this is a complete misunderstanding. It's not that they play less chess, it's just that the chess they play can't be seen in modern times. Take Fan Shi as an example. The two of them are from the same hometown, and they are brothers and sisters. They have similar levels, similar experiences, and similar reputations. So the number of games between these two people will be that we can only see 11 games?

   Gu Dali and Li Shishi, who are known as "life rivals" in later generations, have only had more than 40 official games, and the official games between Fan Shi and the two will only be more or less than this.

   "This little friend Xiangping, can you say no?"

Li Xiangping smiled and said: "Brother Ding'an, don't be embarrassed, I think that the senior Xiping has been around for hundreds of years now, even if you had an agreement with him back then, but if you only told me, I guess the senior Xiping also Don't blame you?"

   Lao Shi was silent again for a while, and then finally said:

   "At the Zhang family in Pinghu, Ding'an finally won one more game."

  Li Xiangping nodded after hearing this, which is the same as the result from modern textual research.

Of course, this research is not like the original statement in the Go world: it is because of the 11 chess scores handed down by Fan Shi, Fan Xiping played 6 white games first (medium chess played white first), Shi Xiangxia played white first 5 games, From this small gap, everyone infers that "Dang Lake Ten Game" is probably Lao Shi Duo who won a set.

   However, this inference is actually unreliable. As mentioned earlier, the 11 chess scores of the two people may not even be under the lake, so the inference just now is obviously unconvincing.

Later, more convincing research evidence came from other documents. According to the local local chronicles and the records of the descendants of the Zhang family in Pinghu, the reason why Fan Shi and the two were invited by the Zhang family in Pinghu to play chess was only because of the Zhang family in Pinghu. (The local ancient local tyrant) Just wanted to hire a Go teacher.

   In modern terms, the two chess masters were only applying for jobs at the time, and their playing chess was equivalent to applying for an exam, but they did not expect that their application exam would actually play the famous "ten games of Danghu".

  Although in various documents, it can only be confirmed that the two of them indeed played 13 sets, but there is no mention of the final outcome of the series. However, judging from the whereabouts of Fan Shi and the two afterward, after the end of "Danghu Ten Game", the person who stayed in Zhang's family to teach chess was precisely Shi Daqisheng.

   Therefore, from this point of view, many people think that the final winner of "Dang Lake Ten Rounds" should be Shi Xiangxia.

   And today, Li Xiangping finally got the answer from Shi Daqisheng himself, which can be regarded as solving a mystery in his heart.

   Of course, at this moment, what Li Xiangping is most concerned about is not the mystery of the victory or defeat of the tenth round of the lake, but tomorrow's game:

   "Brother Ding'an, you just said that this opponent is like Senior Xiping, and that Senior Xiping was defeated by you. Isn't that what you mean?"

   Lao Shi pretended to be a model face: "Xianping Xiaoyou is talking nonsense. I have always respected Brother Xiping, and I have no confidence in winning him."

Li Xiangping snorted: "Haha I understand, you see yourself only saying "there is no certainty of victory", I am afraid that in the mind of Brother Ding'an, you never thought about the word failure? Well, Brother Ding'an, Since you said that you know tomorrow's opponents very well, let's not talk about chess today, let's rest early and raise our spirits for tomorrow's battle."

The next day, although the official game did not start until 10:00 in the morning, Li Xiangping came to the Chinese Chess Academy early. At a quarter to 10:00, Li Xiangping had already found his seat and sat down. Waiting for Lao Cao Dajia to visit.

  10 minutes to 10, the Korean delegation left the hotel with a chat and laughter, and the participating chess players went to the competition location. The one walking with Lao Cao is none other than Liu Changhe, the "Number One Attacker in the World".

   "Cao Guoshou, your opponent today is a bit special. You must know that I have lost to him 3 sets in a row before."

"Oh?"

   Lao Cao laughed: "Is this the person you said you want to thank after winning the "LG Cup"? Then I really want to learn from it today."

Liu Changhe smiled and stopped talking. He knew that people like Lao Cao had a lot of experience in actual combat. At his level, it was difficult to have mood swings. He would not underestimate his opponent because he was an amateur player. Nor will he be intimidated by his opponent's glorious deeds. In short, Liu Changhe believes that he only needs to finish saying this sentence.

   5 minutes to 10, Lao Cao entered the game room, he and Li Xiangping saluted each other.

  10 points to 2 points, the referee announced the start of the game, Lao Cao grabbed a large number of chess pieces and asked Li Xiangping to guess first. By guessing first, Li Xiangping guessed black in this game. It's just that this isn't too good news, because at the beginning of this tournament, Black's chess is 6-and-a-half.

   At 10:00 am, the game officially started. Because Lao Shi said that yesterday, Li Xiangping is a complete bystander in today's game of chess. From the first step, all moves are made by Shi Daqisheng himself.

   Following Lao Shi's instructions, he quickly played the first few steps, and Li Xiangping was happy.

   "Chinese Stream"!

   Lao Shi actually chose the "Chinese style" start.

  Reminiscent of the 7-dan game with Jin Chenglong at the beginning, Lao Shi made the decision entirely by himself, but at that time, Lao Shi chose the "Diagonal Star" that he was more familiar with.

   Could it be that in just over a month, Shi Daqisheng thought that he could use the modern layout well?

  The game started slowly, and Li Xiangping also began to look forward to the performance of Shi Daqisheng.

   (end of this chapter)