Chapter 222: See You at the Top

Duan Xingyao had just finished speaking, and before anyone could make a move, Qin Lang took the lead and strode towards the referee's seat, reaching out to grab the signature paper from the signature box.

"Number six."

As soon as he took out the paper from the lottery box, Qin Lang looked down, then raised his head, looked around at everyone, and said lightly: "Whoever draws number six will be my opponent."

Everyone couldn't help but frowned slightly, and soon the second person stepped forward and took out a piece of paper from the chess box, followed by the second, the third...

Not long after, Yu Shao also walked to the referee's seat, grabbed a piece of paper from the lottery box, and then looked down at the number on the paper.

The number seven was written on the signature paper.

Soon, seeing that everyone had drawn their lots, Duan Xingyao finally took out a pen and paper and asked, "Which two people drew number one? Raise your hands."

"I."

At this time, Su Yiming raised his hand and said, "I am number one."

Hearing this, a thin young man couldn't help but look at Su Yiming, then he also raised his hand and said, "Me too."

"The first group, Su Yiming, first dan, right, Chu Jiang, sixth dan."

Duan Xingyao nodded, wrote down the names of two people and their group numbers, and then asked, "What about the second group?"

"I am."

Le Haoqiang raised his hand and answered.

Seeing Le Haoqiang raising his hand, Yang Qiaozhen, the only female chess player in the audience, changed her expression slightly. She couldn't help biting her lower lip, took a deep breath, and then raised her hand firmly and said, "Me too!"

Then, Duan Xingyao asked the third group, the fourth group, the fifth group...

"Group seven?"

Duan Xingyao raised his head, looked at the three people left, and asked, "Who drew number seven?"

Suddenly, everyone in the audience looked at the remaining three people. There were a total of fifteen players, competing against each other in pairs. This meant that one person would definitely be given a bye in this round and advance directly to the next round.

"I."

Yu Shao finally raised his hand at this moment and answered, "I am from Group 7."

At this time, a tall young man glanced at Yu Shao, then looked at Le Haoqiang, gritted his teeth, and finally said: "I am also in the seventh group!"

"Group 7, Yu Shao, 1st dan, yes, Cao Xinghuai, 6th dan."

Duan Xingyao nodded slightly, wrote down the names of Yu Shao and Cao Xinghuai on the battle list, and finally looked at the only one left, Zhou Wei, and asked, "Zhou Wei, you have a bye?"

Although it is basically a foregone conclusion that Zhou Wei will have a bye in this round, as a referee, he still has to ask the necessary questions.

"right."

Zhou Wei nodded and smiled, "I was a bit lucky. I escaped a disaster. I got a bye this round and advanced directly to the next round."

After getting Zhou Wei's reply, Duan Xingyao nodded, wrote down Zhou Wei's name, and then spoke again: "You can take a short break. The first round of the competition will begin in forty minutes!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

"The competition will be very long. If you feel hungry, you can eat a little, but remember not to eat too much, otherwise you will feel dizzy from carbohydrates and will not be able to concentrate and think."

Duan Xingyao continued, "If you just want to wait for the game to start in the chat room, then you can go there now. Your group number corresponds to the chat room number you are in."

Everyone nodded, then turned around and left one after another.

Yu Shao had already eaten breakfast before coming to the chess academy, so he wasn't hungry. He turned around and prepared to leave, planning to go directly to the chess room and wait for the game to begin.

"Yu Shao."

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the side.

Yu Shao stopped suddenly and turned his head to see Su Yiming, wearing a suit, standing not far from him.

"What's wrong?" Yu Shao asked, somewhat confused.

"You are in Group 7, right?"

Su Yiming looked at Yu Shao steadily and asked.

"right."

Yu Shao nodded: "Group 7."

“I’m in the first group.”

Su Yiming spoke, his words concise and to the point.

Hearing this, Yu Shao stood still and looked at Su Yiming not far away. He had already heard the hidden meaning in Su Yiming's words.

Su Yiming also stood quietly not far away, looking at Yu Shao calmly.

The two people's eyes suddenly met in the air, and they could see each other's eyes.

Their eyes were very calm, but within this calmness, there seemed to be some unimaginable undercurrent hidden.

There is only one draw for the Yingjiao Cup, so the upcoming match schedule has been completely fixed.

The winner of group one will face the winner of group two in the next round; the winner of group three will face the winner of group four... and Yu Shao is in group seven, and the winner of group seven will definitely face Zhou Wei, who has a bye, in the next round.

After the first round ends and the top eight are decided, the winners with adjacent group numbers will continue to compete.

This means that if he and Su Yiming can keep winning, then the duel between them -

It will definitely be in the final!

Yu Shao nodded gently, without saying anything more, and replied: "I understand."

Su Yiming didn't say anything else. He also nodded, then turned around and left the chess room.

Looking at Su Yiming's departing back, Yu Shao stood there in silence for a moment, and then finally took a step and walked towards the chat room.

"We will meet at the top."

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Hands-on chat room.

Yu Shao came to the chess talk room No. 7 of the Central Chess Academy, pushed open the door, and looked up. The decoration and furnishings that came into view were almost the same as those in the chess talk room of the Southern Chess Academy.

The decoration is also very quiet and elegant. There is a chess table in the center of the chess room, and the air is filled with a faint sandalwood scent, which makes people hold their breath and concentrate unconsciously.

On the wall hangs a calligraphy piece with the words "Sitting and Discussing Taoism" written in vigorous and graceful handwriting, which adds a sense of solemnity and dignity to the hand-talk room.

At this time, several cameramen in the chess room were adjusting the cameras. When they saw Yu Shao walk into the chess room, they were a little surprised and asked with a smile: "Yu Shao, first dan, will you play in this chess room later?"

"right."

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Yu Shao nodded, and while answering, he walked to the side of the chess table, pulled out a chair and sat down.

"This is your first time playing chess in the chess room, Yu Shao Chudan, besides the Xinhuo Battle, right?"

A cameraman was adjusting the tripod of the camera and exclaimed: "This is too scary. You just became a professional chess player, and you can actually make it to the Yingjiao Cup?"

"I saw many people saying online that you might be the next chess master Zhu Huaian." Another cameraman was also very curious about Yu Shao and spoke with a surprised look on his face.

"grandmaster?"

Yu Shao was slightly startled and asked, "Is Zhu Huaian the chess master?"

Among all the current title holders, Yu Shao has only met Zhu Huaian. It seems that Zhu Huaian is only 21 years old this year, and his rank is only 7th dan, making him the youngest among all the current title holders.

However, since Zhu Huaian was able to win the title as a 7th dan, it is obvious that his rank is not related to his chess ability.

"right."

A cameraman nodded and said with a smile: "The commentators for this Yingjiao Cup are chess master Zhu Huaian and Zeng Chenlu, 4th dan."

Yu Shao was a little surprised. Although he knew that there would be a chess player to commentate on the games in this tournament, he didn't know who would be the commentator. Only now did he know that it was Zhu Huaian.

"Come on, play well. Everyone is looking forward to your game. I hope you have a good performance."

The cameraman smiled, gave an encouraging word, then turned around and continued adjusting the camera angle.

Soon after, the two referees and the music notator also came to the music room.

The two referees were middle-aged men, and the music notator was a young woman who looked to be around twenty years old, with long hair and a pretty face.

The first thing the three of them did when they arrived at the chess room was to cast their eyes towards Yu Shao. The two referees looked at Yu Shao for a long time before they withdrew their gazes and sat down at the referee's seat.

Seeing that both referees were seated, the female scorekeeper finally came to her senses and hurriedly sat down in front of the score-marking table. "I didn't expect that he, a first-dan chess player, could actually enter the Yingjiao Cup and may even participate in the competition. I, a second-dan chess player, have to mark his scores. I can't believe it..."

As she opened her laptop, she couldn't help but glance at Yu Shao, feeling extremely complicated.

"But what's even more incredible is that there are two first-level chess players who have made it to the Yingjiao Cup..."

Not long after, the door of the chat room was pushed open again.

Then, a tall young man appeared at the door of the chat room.

Cao Xinghuai did not walk into the talk room immediately. His expression was a little gloomy. After standing at the door of the talk room for a long time, he finally came to the opposite side of Yu Shao without saying a word, pulled out a chair and sat down.

The two sat opposite each other, neither speaking, quietly waiting for the game to begin.

"Cao Xinghuai, 6th Dan, usually competes with players with higher rank than him in the hand-talk room. This time his opponent is only a 1st Dan. I'm afraid he must be feeling very complicated, right?"

The female music notator looked at Cao Xinghuai and thought silently in her heart.

Afterwards, she couldn't help but look at Yu Shao. Compared to Cao Xinghuai, she was more curious about Yu Shao.

Since Yu Shao was able to enter the Yingjiao Cup, his strength must not be underestimated, and his chess ability cannot be measured by his rank.

But Yu Shao had only played in the preliminaries before and did not leave any chess records, so she only knew that Yu Shao should be very strong, but she had no idea how strong he was.

"The chess games of the Yingjiao Cup will not only have game records, but will also be broadcast live on the entire network."

"How will he perform in the Yingjiao Cup?"

"What kind of game will he play under this calligraphy of sitting and discussing the truth?"

This is not just her problem, but also the problem of thousands of viewers who are watching the live broadcast of the Yingjiao Cup in front of their computers.

At this moment, in the official live broadcast room of the Yingjiao Cup, barrages of comments kept flying by like a waterfall, and almost everyone had great expectations for the first chess game that Yu Shao was going to show to the world.

After all, the others are very strong, and their strength is obvious to all, but Yu Shao is very strong, but it is only in rumors.

This will be Yu Shao’s first game, and it will be recorded forever in the chess archives of professional chess players!

Finally, after a while, a referee looked at his watch, then looked at the two chess players sitting opposite each other, then stood up and said in a deep voice: "Time is up!"

"The game time is three hours for each side, black has a 7.5 point handicap, and the countdown is one and a half minutes!"

The referee looked at Yu Shao and Cao Xinghuai, took a deep breath, and said, "Now, please ask the two players to start guessing the first move!"

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