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Hara: The fast-hitting "battle against fear" Zhang Master, behind the comeback victory
The fast-hitting "fight against fear" Zhang Master, behind the comeback victory
Excerpt from: Asahi Shimbun
Author: Koji Oide, Izumi Kobayashi 6 paragraphs
Photo: Asahi Shimbun, Network
Translation and finishing: make excuses to be quiet and turn it over when you see the good ones
In the 43rd celebrity battle, the challenger Zhang Xujiudan was forced by Yuta Iyama to win 1 and lose 3, and a wave of 3 consecutive wins reversed, and won the celebrity title again after 10 issues. In front of Yuta Iyama, the "strongest player in the history of Japanese Go", how did Zhang Compete with Yuta Iyama inside and outside the game.
In the second set, the two sides were evenly matched in the first half of the set, but in the second half of the set, they fell on the starting line. The second inning that came with losing the first inning was the second longest hand in the history of Celebrity Warfare, 336 hands.
Yuta Iyama's time had been used up by more than half of the time, until about 4 hours in the finale, Yuta Iyama had only 1 second read left to the end. When Yuta Iyama took 60 seconds and 1 step, Zhang Xu had more than 2 hours left. Zhang Xu believes that after forcing Jingshan into a desperate situation, Yuta Iyama made a mistake. When Zhang Xu thought he was going to win, Zhang Xu also entered the second reading at this time. After that, Zhang Xu also gave the opponent a mistake, and the victory or defeat was decided.
Although he tasted the losing streak, in the second set where the situation was close, Zhang Xu found the feel. In the major chess battles, the longest retention time of 8 hours two-day game has been a matter of 5 years for Zhang Xu. But Zhang Xu said that the 8-hour match felt in line with his own characteristics. "My style is to use the time of my opponents". When the opponent is considering, he can continue to calculate in depth, and the 8-hour retention time of each party is long enough, but the time to consider the situation is actually equivalent to 16 hours.
At the same time, Zhang Xu also used these times to predict the fickle means of Yuta Iyama. "In general, it is possible to go down in this place, but it is possible that Yuta Iyama will go down in other places." When Zhang Xu's prediction was accurate. He felt that he "could keep up with The Rhythm of Yuta Iyama".
In the 3rd set, Zhang Xu established the advantage early and let Yuta Iyama enter the second reading state before the opponent was about to concede. "At this time, Yuta Iyama's real skills have just begun," Zhang Xu said, "every hand of chess is played in the places that give me the most headaches, if he does not stay in these places, I could have won easily." In the final stage, the situation is very subtle, but Zhang Xu is already at a disadvantage.
"I can't give up on that." After adjusting the sitting position, use the rest of the time to make a winning or losing hand. In the face of rather sinister means, Izuyama Yuta missed the opportunity to complete Zhang Xu's reversal of the situation again. This is the second time that Zhang Xu has defeated Yuta Iyama after 4 years and 10 months. "That game of chess won the victory by his own strength, and he was sure that he could open up with Yuta Iyama."
After losing the 4th set, Zhang Xu, who won 1 and lost 3, was forced into a desperate situation. But he still said positively: "I still have a chance." And Yuta Iyama needs to face the tight schedule that follows. From inning 5 onwards, other title battle events are mixed in with the Celebrity Wars schedule, with one match every 2 days until innings 7. Add in the time on the road, and the rest time is almost 0. "So Yuta Iyama definitely wants to win a game of chess." And Itayama Yuta will certainly not face it easily, but face it with his own life. If you can win, you can change the course of the game."
Game 5 was one of the few fierce battles. During the official stage, Yuta Iyama's one-handed victory triggered the battle, and the two sides eventually formed a situation in which corpses were everywhere, and after Yuta Iyama made a mistake in the second reading stage, Zhang Xu won.
After winning the 6th set, the score was equalized. There were 8 days before the decider, and during these 8 days, Yuta Iyama traveled east and west for other events, while Zhang Xu, who was at home, chose to take a walk and visit the shrine. "If you are too excited, you can't sleep." Therefore, it is still necessary to properly control the ignited fighting spirit."
In the 7th game, Zhang Xu did not choose defense, and consistently chose the fast-paced rhythm of the move. "If you go down quickly, if you get down in the wrong place, you will lose your initiative." Embrace this fear to meet this battle." Yuta Iyama, who is in charge of black, introduced Zhang Xu into a situation that he was not good at, implemented his own strategy to replace the situation into the closing stage, and finally Iniyama made a mistake of exhaustion, and the victory and defeat were also superior.
Regain the celebrity after 10 issues, and regain the title after 5 years. At the press conference, Zhang Xu said that he was like a dream. "I had been thinking about future events, setting goals and then preparing for them, but I didn't expect it to become a reality. I feel a little empty in my heart now, but I will determine my next goal as soon as possible."
After the long exam, a solid one-handed chess hand
The 72nd hand of the sealed hand, Zhang Xu's hand took the longest 36 minutes of the game. This hand isolates the black chess piece that enters the shape of a white chess piece, and travels to white 7, naturally filling the defect of the a position. If the black b is white, the white c to the white g, the black chess piece is eaten by the double. The white chess pieces in the situation are used to the maximum, and the white chess pieces in the situation still maintain a fairly thick situation.
Izumi Kobayashi: My daughter said that this was the method that my father had studied, and I felt very happy to cheer with my daughter
On the day of the decider, Zhang Xu's family was at home in Tokyo, watching the live broadcast of the Go website and watching the game of her husband and father. Kobayashi Izumi Rokudan, who is also a professional chess player, expresses her thoughts about her family.
After the game, my husband called me, expressed congratulations and condolences, and also said a hand that moved me.
I watched the ai evaluation on the computer and paid attention to the chess game. When AI felt that her husband who was holding the white was favorable, I also felt that it was quite difficult to finally convert into victory. But I have seen Zhang Xu play his true skills in this situation many times, so I believe he can perfectly close the situation.
This trust, as can be seen through this time, is that my daughters are stronger than I am. At home, I watched the chess game with my daughters who are now in the 1st grade of junior high school and the 3rd grade of elementary school, cheering my father on, but I was most relieved of the 3 of us, and whenever I didn't have confidence, my daughter could always convince me.
My eldest daughter often studied the layout with her husband, so in the layout stage she said: "This method was studied by dad", even if it is a complex middle and back game, she also said: "Daddy must be fine", while watching the chess game, and always maintain trust in Dad.
The whole game of chess is very complicated, and it is the first time that I can watch the title battle with my daughters and cheer together, and I feel the supreme sense of happiness.
The next day after the match, I went to a station in Tokyo to meet my husband who had returned from an expedition. I can't remember exactly what was said, but the way home was really special.
In the past 10 years, for Zhang Xu's life, it can be said that the chess he played has reaped the due returns, and this time the celebrity battle feels that all the efforts are worth it.