Chapter 37 Fujisawa Hideyuki

Due to the national competition and the New Sports Cup, the final battle of the China-Japan Challenge Arena was postponed until November 20th. In order to allow me to enter the finals energetically, the leaders blocked reporters from being interviewed for me, and allowed me not to participate in the national competition. Chairman Wan Li also gave me a pair of tennis rackets, and suggested playing tennis, exercising and rejuvenating the brain. Hu Yaobang, who was the general secretary at the time, specially arranged a bridge game for me in Room 118 of the Great Hall of the People. My friend Fan Zeng drew me a picture of a fairy and a child playing chess, and also mentioned a song "Wang Taosha": The good news spreads to Penglai, and the sound is so loud.Chess masters fight against the arena, stirring up the wind and cloud king to win the championship, and the generals and geniuses.The victory or defeat becomes clear and hazy, and the heart falls.The military strategist has thanked Anchai since ancient times, and it is really a joy to meet again in his youth!

He also said to me: "You have won Koichi Kobayashi and Masao Kato, and you are already a national hero in our hearts. There is no need to win again." He said this because he was afraid of my burden. During this period, I received letters from people all over the country, and most of the content was of the same meaning. Before the game, the public opinion was already heated up, and before the game, CCTV would broadcast live. In my memory, it is probably the first time that CCTV broadcasts Go live.This is welcomed not only by chess fans, but also by people who don't understand Go. They are mainly concerned about the outcome of this decisive battle.

The decisive battle that people have been waiting for has finally come. Before the start of the game, I walked into the Beijing Stadium, and people told me that Comrade Fang Yi had already come, and he also brought a Chinese painting drawn by him. When I defeated Kobayashi and Kato and returned home, Fang Yi said at the airport that if the Chinese team defeated Japan this time, he would draw a picture and give it to the Go team.Unexpectedly, he sent the painting in person before the decisive battle.He is to encourage me to desperately win! To be honest, this time I am facing Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki who is over sixty years old and just recovered from his illness. The pressure on my shoulders is even greater than when Dong Fei was attacking.This time I really can only win but not lose, although people encouraged me to say that losing is also a hero.But I know that if I really lose, it will be an eternal regret in the Chinese chess world and in the hearts of the people!

Fortunately, as soon as I sit in front of the chessboard, all I can think about is chess, chess, chess!I moved carefully.Because Mr. Fujisawa's layout skills are particularly good, he is known as "the top fifty moves in the world".Although his age and his health may affect his calculations, it will not affect his feeling about chess. By lunch time, I had made forty-nine moves. My position was not bad, but I couldn't say that I had much advantage.Because my predetermined goal is to act steadily and not act rashly. At noon, I took a bath as usual and ate a few pieces of watermelon.This is the method I summed up in the previous two competitions. I feel that I will have more energy in the afternoon after resting like this.And Mr. Fujisawa not only ate dumplings, but also ate two slices of cantaloupe, and he seemed to have a good energy and appetite.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, I started to inhale oxygen for the first time.Mr. Fujisawa asked me with great concern how I felt and whether I could stand it.I'm a little ashamed of that, I'm almost thirty years younger than him! This game of chess is also full of dangers. The game has been held for more than five hours, and the situation is still difficult to distinguish between good and bad. After Fujisawa made the one hundred and seventy-two move, I carefully judged the situation and confirmed that my black chess had the upper hand, so in order to prevent further twists and turns, I cautiously played at the one hundred and seventy-three position.At that time, Wang Runan and Hua Yigang, who were in charge of the on-site hanging board explanation, believed that the black chessboard was six or seven points ahead, and it was only a matter of time before it won.Unexpectedly, it was this seemingly steady "cautious" move, but it planted a big disaster, which almost made me regret it for the rest of my life.

As soon as my piece fell, I saw Mr. Fujisawa leaning forward, staring at the chessboard.I immediately noticed that something was wrong, and after a closer look, I found that there was indeed a missed move. If Mr. Fujisawa responded correctly, I would definitely lose.So I began to think nervously about the possible final attack against White. At this time, there was no sound in the competition hall, and it was still so peaceful.Perhaps except Mr. Fujisawa and I, no one felt the torrent hidden under the calm water, and no one expected that earth-shaking changes might occur on the chessboard in an instant.Perhaps Mr. Fujisawa was physically and mentally exhausted after nearly seven hours of fierce fighting. After all, he was over sixty years old, so although he keenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the black belly sky, he rushed to make him feel regretful under the urging sound of the countdown. one hand.

Although I won this game, Mr. Fujisawa is not a loser. I have always been full of admiration for the superb skills and strong fighting spirit shown by Mr. Fujisawa, who is in poor health and aged. For the sake of friendship between China and Japan and to improve our chess skills, Mr. Fujisawa Hideyuki used the prize money from the "chess battle" every time he led a delegation to visit China during the years when he was reelected as a chess master.As soon as he arrived in Beijing, he talked chess with us, and the chessboard was placed on the bed and carpet in the hotel.In this group arena, before Jiang Zhujiu played, he would introduce him to the characteristics of Japanese chess players and give him advice on how to prepare for the battle.Whenever a Chinese chess player beats a Japanese master, he congratulates us sincerely.Personally speaking, I hope he can win this game of chess, but this is a "war between the two countries"!I cannot live up to the entrustment of the people and the expectations of my predecessors.

Immediately after the game, people went to Tiananmen Square to parade.Prior to this, the Chinese women's volleyball team also won against Japan, and the news of success spread frequently, which greatly aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses.It is not ruled out that some people, especially some students, have anti-Japanese sentiments, and the victory over Japan also complied with the atmosphere at that time. The closing ceremony was held in the West Hall of the Great Hall of the People.Everyone has a big red flower hanging on their chest.Japanese friends are also smiling. Yusuke Oeda, executive director of Nippon Chess Academy, said in his speech: "This time we came to China, we did not prepare Mr. Fujisawa to win chess..."

After hearing this, Mr. Fujisawa burst out laughing. His unrestrained laughter shook the whole hall and everyone present laughed. Mr. Fujisawa said that he lost this time and must fulfill his vow to shave his head when he returns. I told Mr. Fujisawa that I didn't care about it when I heard about it, and I hope that my husband doesn't have to shave it.Mr. was my teacher in the past, and will still be my teacher in the future. I say this not out of politeness, not diplomatic rhetoric, but the truth.Because I clearly know that although we won this group arena, it does not mean that Chinese Go has caught up with Japan.

Japan can at least form a team as strong as the group arena, and we are going all out. If Japan goes all out like us, it will be very difficult for us to win. Even if we do catch up with Japan, I still have to learn from Mr. Fujisawa.Learn his chess skills, learn his fighting spirit, he is over 50 years old, and he also won the championship of the biggest game in Japan - "Chess Holy War", and successfully defended five times in a row. He is the number one in the Japanese chess world He sat until the age of fifty-seven. If cancer cells hadn't swallowed his stomach and threatened his life, he might have created even greater miracles in the chess world.

Mr. Fujisawa really shaved his head when he went back, as did Masao Kato and Koichi Kobayashi. Later I saw a photo of the three of them in the newspaper, two of them were playing chess, and one was watching from the side, all of them were bald.Japanese newspapers also published a piece of gossip, saying that Mrs. Kato and Mrs. Kobayashi both believed that their husbands looked younger and more energetic after shaving their heads.But the yearbook published by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a critical attitude towards this, thinking that they should not say that, since they lost, they had to shave their heads. At the closing ceremony, the organizer of the group arena, "New Sports" magazine, in addition to giving special awards to Fujisawa Hideyuki, Kobayashi Koichi, Jiang Zhujiu and me, also sent a " Good Household Helper" Award. This type of award is the first in China, and probably the first in the world!Everyone praised the award for its good design.As the person involved, I also thank Comrade Hao Keqiang for his thoughtfulness. Kobayashi Koichi's wife is thirteen years older than him, and is the youngest daughter of his teacher Kitani.She was originally a six-dan chess player, but after she got married, she sacrificed her career in order to make Xiao Lin concentrate on playing chess more. So in Kobayashi's success, Reiko has put in all her heart and soul, and she deserves to be a good wife. So did my wife Kong Xiangming.We also use chess as a match. After we fell in love, the happiest moments were spent in front of the chessboard, and our relationship grew through learning chess.After getting married, so that I could concentrate on playing chess, she took the initiative to undertake all the housework, and she even washed my clothes. Just before the decisive battle, our son Yun Cong suffered from anemia, with only seven grams of hemoglobin. She took the child to the doctor to buy medicine. And she is very strong and progressive in her career, which makes me dare not slack off.After she got married and had a child, she was promoted from 6th dan to 8th dan, becoming the first 8th dan female chess player in my country, and her chess skills have always remained at the highest level in the country.In this group arena, she was the first to propose to me that she would strive for three consecutive victories to defeat the Japanese team.She has always been my partner at home, and she is indeed half of my success. The period from 1984 to 1985 was the best period for me to play, especially during the group arena, I played very well, it was like a miracle!And of course a little bit of luck.Later, Tsinghua University and Peking University invited me to give lectures, and I said in front of the students that I always believed that I had the protection of Mr. Chen's spirit in heaven, otherwise I would not have achieved such achievements. The first group arena was won, and the sensational effect it produced was beyond NEC's expectations, and the second round was naturally held.