On January 20th, the most eye-catching match in the first round of Japan's first legendary elders tournament was played between two veteran super-first-class chess players, Masaki Takemiya's nine-dan black battle against Zhao Zhixun's honorary celebrity, "Cosmic Stream" vs. "DrillIng the Mole", and the collision of heaven and earth was staged again.
The result was expected, in the face of career hardships, Mr. Wugong still seemed helpless, and finally lost with a difference of 13 and a half eyes, and Zhao Zhixun successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
The first round of Japan's first Legendary Elders Tournament
Black: Masaki Takemiya Nine Dan
White: Zhao Zhixun Nine Dan
Black paste 6 1/2 mesh
260 lots in total
White 13 eyes half win
Date of match: 20 January 2022
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Zhao Zhixun and Wugong Masaki are listed in the same rank as the Sixth Chao, and they are the brothers of the division under the Mugu Gate. Born in 1951, Takemiya was 5 years old, but Cho Ji-hoon went to Japan in 1962 at the age of 6 to worship under Kitani Shimon, and Takemiya Masaki was an artist in 1965.
Wu Gong entered the stage three years before Zhao Zhixun, and the two did not have much intersection in various competitions in their youth, and after becoming famous, they became famous in the chess world with their own unique styles, and achieved legends respectively. The contest between them is always bright and pleasing to the eye in terms of content.
In 1976, zhao zhixun, who was only 21 years old, held the second round of the 24th Battle of the Throne to capture Masaki Takemiya, and finally picked out the hero of Otake and won his first seven chess titles. At that time, the Martial Palace had already cultivated into the Triple Star Dafa, and Zhao Zhixun firmly resisted on the ground, which also became the basic pattern for the two to compete for glory in the future. Earlier in the same year, Masaki Takemiya, who had beaten five consecutive tycoons 4-1, won the title of Honinbo for the first time.
Soon, the two met at the peak of the chess world. In 1980, Masaki Takemiya regained the crown of Honinbo from Masao Kato, and in the same year, Cho Ji-hoon picked out the Hero of Otake in the Celebrity War and won the three crowns for the first time. The following year, Zhao Zhixun set an unprecedented record of seven victories in the circle of the Benyinfang War Cycle, and for the first time, he won the right to challenge the Benyinfang and met the Wugong on the big stage of seven victories and defeats.
The first duel between the two, Zhao Zhixun won three consecutive victories after Takemiya won two sets, the sixth game Wugong missed a good opportunity, Zhao Zhixun won 3 and a half eyes, the total score was 4-2 successful, becoming the fourth celebrity after Sakata Eino, Lin Haifeng, and Ishida Yoshio, known as the de facto first person in Japan.
Battle of the Masters
In 1983, Cho Ji-hoon picked hideyuki Fujisawa, who was six consecutive masters, and ascended to the throne of the seventh chess saint, "the first man in Japan" is well deserved. The following year, Zhao Zhixun defeated Lin Haifeng 4-2 and defended his title. In 1985, Masaki Takemiya defeated Kobayashi Koichi 2-1 in the Chess Challenger Decision Battle, winning the challenge of Japan's first chess game for the first time, and launching a classic heaven and earth collision with Cho Ji-hoon.
The excitement of the seven victories and losses of the Ninth Chess Saint Challenge ranked in the top three of the contemporary chess wars in Lao Xiao's mind. The imposing appearance of The Martial Palace Masaki and Zhao Zhixun's iron-blooded treatment of orphans deep into the Tiger's Den were all brought into full play. The first five games of Wugong led 3-2, and the last two games were wugong's black chess pieces, both successfully out of the cosmic stream, but they could not laugh until Zhao Zhixun's super lonely tactics and accurate situation judgment. Zhao Zhixun 4-3 waded into danger to achieve a three-game game, in addition to the cruel victory and defeat, both of them tasted a huge sense of creative satisfaction.
Battle Chess Saint
In 1989, Masaki Wugong, who had already reached the cost of the four consecutive hegemons of the Infang, ushered in the challenge of Zhao Zhixun, and suffered a fiasco of 0-4, losing the qualification of the honorary Benyinfang, and Zhao Zhixun began the journey of the ten consecutive hegemons of the Benyinfang. In 1996, Zhao Zhixun lost wugong 4-2 in the celebrity challenge to reunite the triple crown.
The two fought four times and seven times, and all three championships were won, and the result was that Zhao Zhixun won all of them. However, in the five victories and defeats, Wugong gave a strong counterattack, and in the 1990 Ten Stage Challenge, Wugong prevented Zhao Zhixun's big reversal, and the challenge was successful 3-2, winning his second title in the seven chess battles except Ben Infang. The following year, Zhao Zhixun made a comeback, but the "revenge war" was defeated 2-3.
Guess the exchange of seats
Among the six supers, Masaki Takemiya's seven chess achievements ranked last, while Zhao Zhixun was at the top of the list. The two fought in history, and Zhao Zhixun won roughly two-thirds of the victory, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhao is the bitter hand of the Wu Palace. However, all the first-class chess players were very persistent in fighting against the cosmic flow of the Martial Palace on the ground, only Zhao Zhixun. Dare to let the opponent play their strengths, is the confidence in themselves, but also the respect for the opponent, is the top chess players between the sympathy.
Pity each other
From the perspective of chess style, Masaki Takemiya is a romantic and Zhao Zhixun is a realist, but in the pursuit of chess, the two also adhere to their beliefs and ideals. They are two of the most charismatic in the Six Supers, both with interesting souls. In this era when AI is king, their chess style may not be recognized by young people, but the human feelings they represent will never fade.