Chapter 221 Dragon and Tiger

As the draw time approached, a group of chess players walked into the chess room one after another.

“Crack!”

“Crack!”

“Crack!”

Every time a chess player walked into the chess room, the flash lights would flash non-stop, and all the reporters' faces would turn red, looking very excited, and they would keep pressing the shutter button, trying their best to record this grand event.

None of the chess players who can enter this chess room today are weak. Everyone has the qualifications to compete with the top chess players and will surely stir up the chess world in the future! The geniuses from all the major competition areas gathered here, which can be said to be a group of heroes, and next, it will be a battle among the heroes!

So, who will win? It is not just China that is concerned about this issue.

Because this Yingjiao Cup also involves the quota for the upcoming chess competition, foreign countries will definitely pay great attention to this competition, and it can be said that the world is paying attention to it! "Che Wenyu is here!"

I don't know who shouted suddenly, and everyone subconsciously looked towards the door of the chess room. The flash lights began to flash wildly again, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.

Under the flashing lights, a tall, short-haired young man with bright eyes, wearing a well-ironed suit, strode into the chess room.

He was imposing and had a promising future. The moment he walked into the chess room, he cast his gaze towards the other chess players in the room. His eyes were as sharp as a knife and even had a sense of oppression.

Everyone felt awe-struck when Che Wenyu's gaze swept over them.

Che Wenyu's performance in previous years could only be described as excellent, not even outstanding. However, starting from the second half of last year, Che Wenyu seemed to have an epiphany, his chess skills soared, and he swept many opponents.

Even Chu Jiang, who was originally the most popular player in the Eastern Division, was defeated by him!

“It’s really different.”

This thought suddenly emerged in many people's minds, and they looked at each other with fear.

Many of them had seen Che Wenyu and even played chess with him. Even though Che Wenyu was very strong at that time, he still gave them an ordinary impression.

But when I saw him again today, Che Wenyu already had an unstoppable and amazing aura. It seemed that Che Wenyu is really no longer the same person he was before, and he might become a formidable enemy.

Che Wenyu's eyes passed over the chess players and quickly focused on Qin Lang, who happened to be looking at Che Wenyu at this time.

After the two looked at each other, Qin Lang was the first to look away indifferently.

Che Wenyu glanced over the other chess players and finally fixed his eyes on Yu Shao, who was standing on the far left of the chess room. He stared at Yu Shao closely, not moving his eyes away for a long time.

Yu Shao just stood there quietly with calm eyes, looking at this young chess player who, like himself, had recently caused countless heated discussions on the Internet.

At this time, the other chess players also followed Che Wenyu's gaze and looked at Yu Shao again. Their eyes flickered, and they all knew in their hearts why Che Wenyu seemed to pay special attention to Yu Shao.

Last year, Che Wenyu lost to Le Haoqiang in the Fengrao Cup. This year, Che Wenyu's chess skills have improved by leaps and bounds. Now he is making a comeback, probably wanting to compete with Le Haoqiang again. As a result, Le Haoqiang was defeated by Yu Shao this year.

To be honest, even now, they still couldn't believe that Le Haoqiang actually lost to Yu Shao. After all, Le Haoqiang was very strong among the young chess players.

Even many people themselves think that Le Haoqiang is better than them.

Of course, even though Le Haoqiang is quite strong and may be stronger than them, they never think that they cannot win. In Go, the strong are not necessarily the winners.

In twenty games, even if you can win eighteen and I can only win two, you are much better than me, but if the two games I win are the key games, then you will be eliminated and I will advance! The key to victory or defeat depends on who can seize the fleeting opportunity.

They were able to step on countless corpses and make it to the Yingjiao Cup. They were definitely not ordinary people. The gap was not that big anymore. Anyone could seize the opportunity! Finally, Che Wenyu withdrew his gaze from Yu Shao, walked into the chess room, and then stood alone in silence, waiting for the other chess players to arrive.

Not long after, another young man walked into the chess room. He had a buzz cut, a strong build and broad shoulders. The moment he walked into the chess room, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Gu Chuan's fourth stage..."

Everyone was familiar with Gu Chuan from the Western Chess Academy. They recognized him at a glance with serious expressions.

Gu Chuan was promoted to the professional level not too early, at the age of fifteen, but his record since then has been quite good. Now, in less than three years, he is about to be promoted to the fifth level.

This speed of advancement shows that his chess skills are far from reaching the fifth dan level, and what he lacks is only the number of games.

Then, another young man walked into the chess room. Although he looked ordinary, he had a calm and composed attitude, and everyone recognized his identity instantly.

"Central Chess Academy, Zhou Wei, 6th dan..."

Zhou Wei is a talented chess player who graduated from the Central Chess Academy. If he performs well this year, he may even make it to the title match, and he will definitely be a formidable enemy.

Soon afterward, Le Haoqiang finally walked into the chess room. Everyone was already very familiar with Le Haoqiang, who had maintained an impressive record for so many years since he was promoted to the professional level.

Seeing Le Haoqiang, a young man in the chess room couldn't help but clench his fists, staring at Le Haoqiang, gritting his back teeth, almost breaking them, and his eyes seemed to be on fire.

Le Haoqiang glanced at Cao Xinghuai, then retracted his gaze, walked straight into the chess room, found a seat, stood there without saying a word, waiting for the drawing ceremony to begin.

Not far away, Che Wenyu also cast his gaze at Le Haoqiang. After watching Le Haoqiang walk into the chess room and stand up, he frowned and couldn't help but cast his gaze at Yu Shao again.

Not only Che Wenyu, but other chess players couldn't help but look at Le Haoqiang, and then subconsciously looked at Yu Shao, with different thoughts in their minds.

Several young chess players came into the chess room one after another, and Su Yiming was among them.

Everyone also paid great attention to Su Yiming. They glanced at Su Yiming from time to time, and then looked at Yu Shao with a strange expression.

Although they knew that rank was not equivalent to chess ability, and that one must be very strong to qualify for the Yingjiao Cup, they always felt it was a bit ridiculous that two beginner chess players who had just been promoted to rank this year could squeeze into the Yingjiao Cup.

You know, all the chess players present, except Yu Shao and Su Yiming, the lowest-ranked Gu Chuan, are professional 4th dan! Soon, all 15 chess players who participated in the competition finally arrived. All 15 people gathered together, all silent, and began to quietly wait for the draw ceremony to begin, but the atmosphere was already somewhat tense!

Strangely enough, the chess players who were a little nervous at the beginning, as they felt the tense and murderous atmosphere, the nervousness on their faces gradually disappeared.

All the young chess players showed amazing determination and sharpness, even the only female chess player Yang Qiaozhen was no exception!

All the chess players who can enter this chess room today are the chosen ones of heaven, and they all have the determination to win! "This Yingjiao Cup will definitely be a battle between dragons and tigers!"

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A middle-aged reporter took a deep breath and was deeply infected by the atmosphere. His eyes swept over Qin Lang, Che Wenyu, Gu Chuan, Chu Jiang and others one by one.

At this moment, the strongest young chess players from all the major regions have all arrived! Even though he is much older than any of the young chess players present, he is actually frightened by the sharpness of the young chess players and even dares not to look them in the eye.

"All chess players are geniuses, and they all think they are no worse than others. Only with this kind of fighting spirit can famous games be born. Their chess games are bound to attract worldwide attention!"

However, the middle-aged reporter named Gu Guolong felt that something was strange. After looking around the chess room carefully, he was suddenly stunned and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Different from the other thirteen young chess players who were showing their talents, there were two chess players who did not show any sharpness at this moment, and there was only calmness in their eyes.

The two chess players are named Yu Shao and Su Yiming.

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Not long after, a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a suit and tie, walked into the chess room with a lottery box and a dignified expression.

With the arrival of the middle-aged man, the whole chess room suddenly became much quieter.

The middle-aged man walked to the front of the chess room and stopped. After looking around, he began to say, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Duan Xingyao. I am the president of the Central Chess Institute and the chief referee of this Yingjiao Cup."

"First of all, congratulations to everyone. Making it to the main tournament of the Yingjiao Cup and being able to make it this far is undoubtedly a testament to your strength."

“You are the best young chess players in each major competition area and represent the hope for the future. I also believe that you can bring exciting chess games to all of us.”

Duan Xingyao paused for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "Everyone should already know that there will be two chess competitions soon, and the ten people who will participate in the first chess competition will be selected from among the fifteen of you."

As Duan Xingyao finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire chess room changed instantly.

Duan Xingyao seemed not to notice the change in atmosphere and continued, "This Yingjiao Cup tournament is a single-elimination tournament."

"Therefore, in order to select the top ten, the players who failed to enter the semi-finals will have an additional points match after the finals."

Duan Xingyao took a deep breath before speaking again: "This tournament will be held in the Hand Talk Room, and because it involves a chess competition, it will definitely attract a lot of attention."

"This means that every move you make will be watched by the world."

"If it were an ordinary person, they might feel a lot of pressure, but I think that since you guys have made it all the way to the main tournament of the Yingjiao Cup—"

Duan Xingyao said in a sonorous voice: "You should be different!"

"Under this kind of pressure, I think you might be able to come up with a better plan!"

"Cheer up and let everyone take a good look at your chess pieces!"

Duan Xingyao looked around before speaking again: "Well, I hope everyone will play well in the next game. I won't say any more nonsense. Now, let's start the draw."

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