China has a long history of chess, among which Go is known as the "national art" and is an important part of Chinese culture. Historically, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Go reached its peak, various genres emerged, and masters emerged.
However, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the level of Go in China has gradually declined, and it lags behind the rising star Japan a lot. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan gradually realized the professionalization of Go, and the level was greatly improved, and masters emerged one after another.
In this context, Chinese chess players actively communicate with Japan and learn their skills, including many celebrities**. However, in many Sino-Japanese Go friendly matches from 1960 to 1966, China never won, and was once called "the old lady of Japan swept the Chinese chess world".
Regarding this phenomenon, the ** marshal who loves Go once sighed: "The national fortune is prosperous, and the chess fortune is also prosperous; The fortunes of the country are declining, and the fortunes of chess are also declining. ”
In the exchange of non-governmental competitions, the Japanese chess community was inspired to find that the competition between countries could arouse people's interest more than for Japanese players to compete against each other in the world for a long time.
China's Go strength should not be underestimated, but it has not yet threatened Japan's supremacy, and the game between the two countries has attracted widespread attention. Therefore, the Japan Chess Academy proposed to China to hold a Sino-Japanese Go tournament.
However, at that time, the Chinese chess world was not familiar with foreign wars, and the Chinese chess academy was worried that it would be easily defeated by Japanese players. However, some Go players still want to try, even if they know that they may not be as good as others.
Under these circumstances, the first Sino-Japanese Go Tournament was held in 1984. The tournament is played in the form of a fight, each side sends 8 players to participate, each team has a champion and a lieutenant, the players play in a predetermined order, and if they win in a row, they can continue to defend until they lose.
In order to expand the influence of the competition, the competition was held alternately in both countries, and it was also sponsored by major Japanese companies. The lineup sent by the Chinese team is the champion Nie Weiping 9 duan, the deputy Ma Xiaochun 9 duan, followed by Cao Dayuan 9 duan, Liu Xiaoguang 9 duan, Shao Zhenzhong 8 duan, Qian Yuping 7 duan, Jiang Zhujiu 7 duan and pioneer Wang Jianhong 6 duan.
These eight people were all the strength of Chinese Go at that time.
The Japanese team has a luxurious lineup and can be called first-class. They fielded players such as Hideyuki Fujisawa, Masao Kato, and Hikaru Kobayashi.
1. Akira Ishida, Satoshi Kataoka, and Osamu Awaji.
3. Satoru Kobayashi and Kiki Ida, etc.
Among them, Kobayashi Koichi Jiudan is not only ranked third, but also the "god" in the hearts of Chinese chess players. And with such a lineup, the Japanese team can even form 5 teams. In the early stages of the tournament, a survey conducted by China's "New Sports" and Japan's "Go Club" magazine showed that more than 80% of readers in both countries** the Japanese team would win.
There are also people who say that "three members of the Japanese team can sweep the Chinese team" and "the Chinese side will be considered successful when they see Kobayashi Koichi". At that time, almost no one was optimistic about the Chinese Go team.
On October 6, 1984, the first game of the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament was staged at the Japan Chess Academy, and Noriki Ita successfully defeated Wang Jianhong. During the game, due to nervousness and fatigue, Wang Jianhong also suffered a nosebleed.
Subsequently, Jiang Zhujiu won glory for the country in Beijing and successfully defeated Yitian Kiki to equalize the score. In the third game, Jiang Zhujiu defeated Kobayashi Satoru in the black middle game, achieved a comeback, and became the "dark horse" before the game.
Long before the match, Jiang Zhujiu vowed to defeat the Japanese chess players as he sank the "Yoshino". Then, he won back-to-back victories over Osamu Awaji with unstoppable momentum.
3. Satoshi Kataoka and Akira Ishida successfully defeated Kobayashi Koichi with 5 wins in 5 fights and 5 wins, and they have reached the "passing line" before the game.
Kobayashi Koichi was an insurmountable mountain for Chinese chess players at the time, but Jiang Zhujiu successfully curbed his winning streak as soon as he appeared on the stage, maintaining his previous record of winning all Chinese chess players.
Jiang Zhujiu showed a wave in the next game"Orgasm"He defeated five opponents in a row, and Kobayashi Koichi also followed closely behind, slashing six generals in a row, making it impossible for the six Chinese players to stop his attack until he went straight to the Chinese coach Nie Weiping.
At this time, Japan** has begun to count down the end of the game. However, it was a back-and-back battle for the Chinese team, and if Nie Weiping lost, not only would the Japanese team win the game, but embarrassingly, they would not even be the vice-general.
On August 27, 1985, Nie Weiping played against Kobayashi Koichi in Japan. A month before the tournament, he practiced the game every day, for which he set up hundreds of variations.
During the game, he deliberately wore a print"China"The word red tracksuit, remind yourself"We must go all out to win glory for the country"。Nie Weiping lived up to expectations and defeated Kobayashi Koichi, who had previously held an undefeated record against Chinese players.
Then, he defeated the Japanese lieutenant Masao Kato in one go. Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming head-to-head confrontation between the two sides.
Nie Weiping's victory over Kobayashi Koichi showed the strength of Chinese Go.
On November 20, 1985, the Beijing Gymnasium witnessed the magnificent historical moment of the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament. The match was originally planned to sell only 1,200 tickets, but due to the enthusiasm of the audience, 300 tickets were added at the last minute.
Countless viewers who know chess and those who don't know chess sat in front of the TV and watched the live broadcast of ** TV station, witnessing a 7-hour fierce competition. In the end, Chinese coach Nie Weiping defeated Japan's "Lifetime Honorary Chess Saint" Hideyuki Fujisawa with black chess, and the Chinese team won the first China-Japan Go Tournament with a total score of 8:7.
The applause lasted for a long time, and the inside and outside of the stadium were instantly ignited with enthusiasm, and people set off firecrackers one after another. On the same day, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Japanese team in Tokyo and won the women's volleyball team for the fourth consecutive championship.
That evening, college students from many universities in Beijing poured into the streets and partyed all night to celebrate this historic moment to remember.
With his impeccable chess skills, Nie Weiping defeated three masters of the Japanese side and won glory for the country. His victory brought Chinese Go to a new height and became a national hero.
The victory in this game not only won the respect of the Taiwan compatriots, but also made the three Japanese chess players shave their heads and apologize to China. This spirit of victory has allowed the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament to continue, and the Chinese team has won 7 victories in the first 11 tournaments, among which Nie Weiping has set a record of 11 consecutive victories, which is unmatched.
In the end, he received the "Chess Saint" certificate issued by the Chinese Weiqi Association at the celebration party.
Driven by the China-Japan Go Tournament, various domestic Go competitions have been increasing, and international competitions such as the Yingshi Cup and the Fujitsu Cup have also emerged one after another, and the overall strength of Chinese chess players has been significantly improved.
After a long period of precipitation, Chinese Go has finally re-emerged. More than 30 years have passed since the first competition, and the Japanese chess scene, which was once the leading Japanese chess arena, has gradually declined, and now the Go arena has become a stage for China and South Korea to win.
However, in the eighties of the last century, a new generation of Chinese chess players to:"Sink Yoshino"The momentum has stimulated the patriotic enthusiasm of the people of the whole country, making the Go fever spread rapidly in China.
Literature, women's volleyball and Go became the three most popular activities on college campuses in that era. The victory of the Chinese team not only added glory to China's Go career, but also made the Chinese of that era very proud.