Chapter 122 Meet Again

the next day.

The Go ranking tournament is finally about to begin.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yu Shao took the elevator to the first floor lobby. At this time, the first floor lobby was already crowded with people. All the contestants who entered the competition were waiting for the competition to begin.

There were men and women in the hall, of different ages. The oldest was nearly thirty years old, and the youngest was only about ten years old. Everyone had a serious expression, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense.

In addition to the contestants in this ranking tournament, there were also a large number of reporters and cameramen who were shooting frantically in the hall with cameras and video cameras.

“This way!”

Seeing Yu Shao coming, Jiang Xiahua, who had already arrived at the hall in advance, his eyes lit up and he immediately waved to Yu Shao.

Yu Shao glanced at Jiang Xiahua, walked towards him, and soon came to Jiang Xiahua's side.

"Brother, what is this?"

Next to Jiang Xiahua, a short boy who looked to be about twelve years old and still in junior high school looked at Yu Shao curiously and asked.

"An amateur chess player from Jiangling, his name is Yu Shao, I just met him yesterday."

After Jiang Xiahua introduced Yu Shao, he smiled and said to Yu Shao: "This is my junior brother, his name is Yuan Wenyi, you can just call him Monkey, we all call him that."

"Hello."

Yu Shao and Yuan Wenyi nodded to each other, indicating that they knew each other.

As the time for the competition to start gets closer, more and more chess players rush to the hall.

Soon, Yu Shao saw several familiar faces.

They were He Zhian and Qiao Anli who were in Group E with him before. They also saw Yu Shao in the crowd. Their expressions suddenly became solemn. They looked at Yu Shao for one more moment before looking away.

"Those are He Zhian and Qiao Anli. They came from Langhong Dojo and participated in the Dan Qualifying Tournament a few years ago. They are quite strong."

On the side, Jiang Xiahua obviously didn't realize that Yu Shao knew He Zhian and Qiao Anli. As a veteran in the qualifying tournament, he kept telling Yu Shao about the players he knew.

Jiang Xiahua knows most of the chess players who can enter this competition, not only the young players who are striving for a dan, but also some amateur chess players. Jiang Xiahua can even give a simple comment.

Yu Shao also discovered at this time that more than 90% of the people in the hall were young chess players who were striving for a chess degree. Their average age was around 15 years old, and the number of amateur chess players was quite small.

At this time, Jiang Xiahua noticed another man who looked to be close to 30 years old. His expression suddenly became more serious and he introduced him, "That's Pu Weize, an amateur chess player, but very strong."

"Very strong?"

Yu Shao noticed Jiang Xiahua's choice of words and was a little surprised. After all, Jiang Xiahua judged that Qiao Anli and the other man were both quite capable.

"Yeah, I lost to him."

Jiang Xiahua nodded and said, "He is like me. He has made it to the finals every year, but he is always just a little bit short. He is 29 years old this year, and this is his last year to be promoted to the professional level."

"If he doesn't get promoted this year, he won't have a chance."

Jiang Xiahua said: "He is one of the strongest contenders for the remaining four professional chess player spots this year, so he will definitely fight for his life this year."

In this world, the age limit for participating in the ranking tournament is under 30 years old. If you are over 30 years old, you are not eligible to participate in the ranking tournament and are destined to never become a professional chess player.

Hearing this, Yu Shaoduo glanced at Pu Weize, then looked away.

Not long after, Xu Zijin finally arrived at the stadium, which immediately caused quite a commotion.

Everyone turned their eyes to her, not only because of Xu Zijin's good looks, but more importantly because of Xu Zijin's identity.

It is absolutely big news that the daughter of the president of Jinxiu Group is going to be a professional chess player.

Xu Zijin glanced at Yu Shao, then stood alone in a secluded corner of the hall.

"I won't introduce this person, after all, you know him." Jiang Xiahua smiled and said.

At this time, a young man who looked only about thirteen years old but had a sharp look in his eyes came into the hall and immediately attracted the attention of everyone.

No one looked down on him because of his young age, and there was a hint of fear in their eyes.

"Zhuang Fei."

Jiang Xiahua's expression became more solemn than ever before. He seemed to have felt the pressure, so he gave a very brief introduction.

Yu Shao looked at Zhuang Fei and felt that Zhuang Fei did look a bit like Zhuang Weisheng.

Not long after, another young man with slightly parted hair and a gentle temperament came into the hall and attracted everyone's attention again.

"Fang Haoxin."

Jiang Xiahua took a deep breath and said, "I don't know much about him. After all, he has never been in the country before."

Soon, another boy in a white shirt, about sixteen years old, came into the hall, but except for a few individuals, he hardly attracted the attention of others.

"This...I don't know."

Jiang Xiahua recalled for a while, finally shook his head and said to Yu Shao.

"It's okay, I know him."

Yu Shao looked at the young man in the white shirt and said, "His name is Su Yiming."

Seeing Su Yiming appear here, Yu Shao was not surprised at all.

Su Yiming also noticed Yu Shao in the crowd at this time and stopped suddenly.

He raised his eyes and looked at Yu Shao. Although the hall was crowded with people at this time, he seemed to only see Yu Shao.

The two people's eyes collided and intersected in mid-air.

Finally, Su Yiming was the first to retract his gaze, took a deep breath, nodded slightly to Yu Shao, and then stood alone in the crowd.

"Hiss...you actually know someone like that?"

Hearing Yu Shao's words, Jiang Xiahua took a breath of cold air in a pretentious manner, and then asked: "Is he also an amateur chess player? How is his chess ability?"

Yu Shao thought about it and commented: "Very strong."

"Oh no, is that true? If I face him, I have to be serious." Jiang Xiahua said with a smile.

Soon after, all the contestants arrived. At half past eight, a burly middle-aged man with a square face came to the front of the hall with a microphone.

"I am the chief referee of this tournament and also the vice chairman of the Southern Chess Institute. My name is Ma Zhengyu."

Ma Zhengyu made a brief self-introduction, and then said: "First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the preliminaries and successfully entering the competition."

"I am very happy to see more and more young Go players who love Go working hard to become professional Go players."

"I want to say that the fact that you are standing here now already proves that you are one of the best chess players this year!"

Ma Zhengyu paused, then continued, "However, the road of a professional chess player is bound to be bumpy. This tournament will be extremely cruel, and most chess players may not be able to continue."

"What you need to do is to perform at your best level, so that even if you can't continue in the end, you can still have a clear conscience!"

“Don’t be affected by the cruel competition system. Forget about winning or losing. Immerse yourself in the game you play and strive to make the best move for yourself!”

"That's enough!"

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Ma Zhengyu took a deep breath and said, "Okay, no more nonsense."

"At ten o'clock, the first round of the tournament begins. The stage is reserved for you. In this year's qualifying tournament, let me hear the voices of this year's new chess players!"

After Ma Zhengyu finished speaking, the chess players began to leave one after another and walked towards the game room.

After a thorough screening in the preliminaries, about 400 players each from the male and female groups entered the tournament, but only 50 players from either the male or female group made it to the finals.

Even though there was still some time before the game officially started, the atmosphere was already extremely tense, like a precursor to a coming storm.

“This year has been so difficult.”

A young man walked towards the game room while complaining to Qiao Anli and He Zhian beside him: "With Zhuang Fei and Fang Haoxin, there are only four spots left for professional chess players."

"It's not just Zhuang Fei and Fang Haoxin." He Zhian suddenly said.

The young man was slightly stunned and looked at He Zhian with some confusion.

Qiao Anli was silent for a moment and said, "This year may be more difficult than you think."

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Yu Shao walked into his own game room and looked at the battle table on the wall.

There is still no draw in this competition. The draw will only begin after entering the finals. The opponents in the first round will still be randomly matched by the system.

Yu Shao quickly found his name on the battle list and saw the table number and first round opponent.

"Table 13, Wan Bohan."

Yu Shao quickly walked to the thirteenth table, pulled out a chair and sat down. At this time, his opponent named Wan Bohan had not arrived yet.

"Is this your first time entering this tournament? You look unfamiliar."

On the side, the boy sitting at table twelve looked at Yu Shao and asked curiously, "Amateur chess player?"

"right."

Yu Shao nodded.

The boy was a little surprised and said, "That's great, but you have bad luck. You're facing Wan Bohan in the first round. He's quite strong. He made it to the finals last year. He's not easy to deal with. He—"

Just then, a boy about seventeen years old walked into the game room. When the boy next to Yu Shao saw the newcomer, he suddenly shut up.

Soon, the seventeen-year-old boy walked straight to Yu Shao, looked at Yu Shao twice, and finally pulled out a chair and sat down.

Obviously, he is Wan Bohan.

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

Seeing the referee coming, the atmosphere in the game room suddenly became heavy. Many people subconsciously took a few deep breaths. Wan Bohan, who was sitting opposite Yu Shao, also became more serious.

Obviously, even though he had never met Yu Shao before and knew that this was Yu Shao's first time entering the qualifying tournament, he did not take it lightly at all, and did not dare to underestimate the enemy.

None of the chess players who can pass the preliminaries and enter the main competition are ordinary people.

To become a professional chess player, you must give your all in every game of chess. You must not be negligent at all. You must tread on thin ice and be cautious until you reach the final finish line!

"Time is up!"

About ten minutes later, one of the referees looked at his watch and said, "Each player will play for three hours, with a one-minute countdown. Now, let's start guessing who will go first."

Wan Bohan reached into the chess box and took out the white piece. Yu Shao immediately took out two black pieces from the chess box and placed them on the chessboard.

"Four."

Wan Bohan said, "You play black."

Yu Shao nodded, put the chess pieces back into the chess box, then bowed his head and said, "Please give me your guidance."

"Please advise me."

Wan Bohan also lowered his head and spoke.

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard, quickly reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and put it down quickly.

Da! Sixteen columns and four rows, stars! On the other side, at table thirty-three, after the guessing of the first move was completed, Su Yiming was playing with white.

After his opponent made the first move, Su Yiming did not make a move immediately, but stood up from his chair directly.

Then, in the astonished eyes of his opponent, Su Yiming walked straight to table 13 where Yu Shao was, stood behind Yu Shao, and watched the game.

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