Chapter 118: Long Thinking from the First Move

Dan tournament qualifiers, day seven.

Yu Shao took a taxi to Jin Xia Hotel early in the morning. When he arrived at the door of the game room, he looked around, quickly found his seat, and walked straight to the eighth table.

By the seventh round, those who still maintained an undefeated record were few and far between.

His opponent today is Miao Xiaoxiao, who is one of the few people like him who still maintains an undefeated record so far.

When Yu Shao pulled out a chair and sat down, everyone in the game room immediately looked at him.

In this game room, there were some people who had witnessed the game between Yu Shao and He Zhian yesterday, but there were also many who had not watched the game yesterday.

"He is Yu Shao?"

"I thought that if He Zhian and Qiao Anli were not on good terms with each other, they would at most lose to Miao Xiaoxiao, but I didn't expect that He Zhian and Qiao Anli would both fall to him. It's simply unimaginable!"

"I have never heard of the name Yu Shao. He is only sixteen years old, not a teenager seeking to become a chess master. The amateur chess world has never heard of this name either. Where did he come from?"

"Can Miao Xiaoxiao win? He is an old amateur chess champion. Even if he meets young players like Qiao Anli and He Zhian, he can still fight."

Many people looked in Yu Shao's direction, their eyes filled with doubt and confusion, and they were talking about it.

Not long after, as the game time approached, the two referees finally arrived at the game room.

"Huh?"

Yu Shao was slightly startled when he saw the two referees walking into the game room.

One of the two referees today is the referee with a goatee from yesterday's match.

Because after Yu Shao finished his chess game yesterday, he searched for the referee for a long time but couldn't find him. Finally, it was the referee with a goatee who coughed behind him and Yu Shao discovered him. So he was deeply impressed.

As for the other bald referee today, it was the first time that Yu Shao saw him.

The referee with a goatee was a little surprised when he saw Yu Shao, and nodded slightly to Yu Shao.

The competition time was getting closer, but Miao Xiaoxiao still hadn't seen anyone.

Finally, when there were only five minutes left until ten o'clock, Miao Xiaoxiao finally arrived.

Miao Xiaoxiao was still wearing the floral T-shirt he wore yesterday. The moment he appeared at the door of the game room, he looked at Yu Shao who was sitting at table eight.

He had thought yesterday that he might face off against Yu Shao, but he didn't expect that he would actually face him today.

Seeing Yu Shao already seated, Miao Xiaoxiao's expression became more solemn than ever. After standing at the door and taking a deep breath, he walked silently to the opposite side of Yu Shao, pulled out a chair and sat down.

All the contestants are in place and the referee has also arrived. The atmosphere in the entire game room has suddenly become extremely tense and depressing, one could even say it's a bit solemn.

There are only these last four games left until the end of the preliminaries.

These four games are also the last chance for players whose points are not enough to be in the top ten!

They must be like hungry hyenas, pounce on their opponents ferociously, pierce their sharp fangs deeply into their opponents' throats, and not give them a chance to breathe, only then can they hope to be among the top ten!

The winners take all, and only the victors can move forward, while the losers can only turn into dry bones. It is cruel and merciless.

Five minutes passed quickly.

"Time is up!"

The referee with a goatee looked at his watch, coughed lightly, and said, "The game time is three hours per person, with a one-minute countdown. The handicap is seven and a half points. Now, let's start guessing the first move."

Hearing this, Miao Xiaoxiao reached into the chess box, grabbed a handful of white pieces from the box, and held them in his palm.

Yu Shao immediately took out two black pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard.

"Six."

After counting the chess pieces, Miao Xiaoxiao said, "I play black."

Hearing this, Yu Shao nodded, exchanged the chess box with Miao Xiaoxiao, and said with his head down: "Please give me more advice."

"Please advise me."

Miao Xiaoxiao also bowed his head in return.

Seeing that Yu Shao had finished guessing who would go first, the referee with a goatee walked straight towards Yu Shao without saying a word, and soon stood behind Yu Shao and began to watch.

Seeing this scene, the other bald referee couldn't help but be stunned.

"But is the match between two chess players who won all six qualifying matches so worthy of attention?"

The bald referee felt a little puzzled, but eventually he walked over, stood next to the goateed referee, and also watched the game.

Miao Xiaoxiao reached into the chess box but was slow to take out the chess piece.

Yu Shao sat opposite Miao Xiaoxiao, quietly waiting for Miao Xiaoxiao to make his first move.

Time passes by every second.

Soon, five minutes passed.

"No, it's not going down yet?"

The bald referee was stunned for a moment. Five full minutes had passed, and it turned out that the black piece had fallen into a long period of thinking after the first move and had not made any moves.

The bald referee could not help but look at the goateed referee beside him, but was shocked to find that even though the black pieces had not made a move for five minutes, the goateed referee did not show any impatience and just waited patiently.

It's like it's completely understandable even if the black piece starts to think for a long time after the first move.

At this moment, Miao Xiaoxiao was looking at the chessboard, and yesterday's game kept emerging in his mind. He still remembered every move made by the white pieces vividly, which gave him unparalleled pressure.

"call……"

A moment later, Miao Xiaoxiao suddenly let out a long breath, moved his hand in the chess box, and the chess pieces suddenly collided with each other, making a crisp clicking sound.

"Is it finally time to go down?"

The bald referee widened his eyes, waiting for Miao Xiaoxiao to make his first move.

Then, he saw Miao Xiaoxiao pull his hand out of the chess box, but did not take out the chess piece. Then he stood up from the chair, turned around and left the game room.

“Leave…leave?”

Seeing this scene, the bald referee was completely stunned.

During the competition, it is up to the players to decide how to arrange their available time. For example, it is normal to go out for some fresh air to calm down or smoke a cigarette to relieve stress in the middle of a game of chess.

but……

This is just the first move! How come the first move makes it seem like the game has already entered the middle game, the situation is extremely complicated, and I don’t know how to play it? Finally, after almost five minutes, Miao Xiaoxiao returned to the game room again. There were still some water drops on his face. Obviously, he must have gone to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water.

He came to the opposite side of Yu Shao again, pulled out a chair and sat down. After looking at Yu Shao deeply, he finally reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and made the first move.

clatter.

Seventeen columns and four rows, small mesh.

"The first move, the one I made is at the small point..."

Seeing the black piece finally make its move, Yu Shao thought for two seconds, then quickly reached into the chess box, picked up the white piece, and gently placed it down.

clatter.

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Four columns and sixteen rows, stars.

The two sides finally began to make moves alternately, and the sound of moves dropping continued to echo.

The bald referee watched the black and white pieces falling alternately on the chessboard. He didn't take it seriously at first, but gradually, his expression began to change.

He began to understand why Miao Xiaoxiao took so long to think about his first move.

…………

“I lost.”

A boy of about seventeen years old looked at the chessboard and judged that the situation of his black pieces was hopeless. Finally, he lowered his head with reluctance and chose to resign and admit defeat.

"Thanks for your advice."

The young man with glasses breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that it was not easy for him to win this game of chess.

After exchanging greetings with his opponent, the young man wearing glasses immediately looked towards the eighth table where Yu Shao was. Seeing that the game was not over yet, he hurried over.

"this……"

When he came to table eight and saw the current situation of the chess game, his pupils shrank slightly and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

At this point, both sides have already made about seventy moves, and the situation is that the white pieces have almost overwhelmed the black pieces. The black pieces' shape has been broken, and they have been killed in many places and become stupid!

The situation of Kuroko was even worse than the previous game. It could even be said that he was about to lose! Although he was shocked by the situation at this time, he was not surprised at all.

Not only him, but all those who watched the game yesterday did not choose to leave after the game was over. Even if they were hungry, they all came to the eight tables to watch the game.

Soon, more and more people gathered to watch the game of chess.

Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da…

The sound of pieces falling continued to be heard.

Miao Xiaoxiao reached into the chess box and looked at the chessboard, his face already covered in sweat.

After a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and took down the black piece.

Da! Four columns and twelve rows, sharp! "Good move, not only does it strengthen itself, but it also threatens to attack the three white pieces on the second line, a local trick."

The young man with glasses immediately realized the cleverness of Heizi's move, but his expression remained uneasy.

After all, the white piece has too big an advantage. As long as the next move is to simply jump away, the black piece will push, and the white piece will stand. Then the white piece can still block the black piece, and the black piece still cannot survive in the local area!

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, thought for a moment, finally picked up the chess piece and put it down gently.

Seventeen columns and thirteen rows, broken!

"Broken?"

Seeing this, the young man with glasses was dumbfounded and almost speechless!

At the side, a young man with dyed yellow hair also opened his mouth wide, feeling the ferocity of Bai Zi's move. He watched the chess game with fear and trepidation, and was extremely shocked.

"If you want it, I'll give it to you. Facing the black piece's sharp trick, the white piece is even more ruthless. It actually...just gave up the piece!"

The chess pieces continued to fall, and everyone became more and more frightened.

After giving up the piece, the white piece's series of attacks and killing methods were as smooth as flowing water, and the black piece was almost helpless against the white piece! The white piece aimed at the black piece's thin taste in an unmatched posture, tearing the black piece's defense line in one go, not only quickly killing in the center, but also invading the black piece's belly and breaking through the air!

At this time, Yu Shao reached into the chess box, picked out the white piece, and gently put it down again.

clatter.

Thirteen columns and ten rows, press! Seeing this move, Miao Xiaoxiao's hand, which had already taken out the chess piece, suddenly stopped in mid-air.

After a moment, Miao Xiaoxiao finally lowered his head with great difficulty and said, "I... lost."

"Thank you for your advice." Yu Shao immediately lowered his head.

Miao Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment, and finally said in return: "Thank you for your advice."

The people around looked at this scene and fell into an eerie silence.

Not only Qiao Anli and He Zhian, two young men who were preparing for the dan level, but even Miao Xiaoxiao, an amateur powerhouse, was defeated in the end...

And the defeat was extremely miserable.

Where on earth did this guy named Yu Shao come from? If he had such chess skills, how could he have remained unknown before?!

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