Chapter 446 No matter who my opponent is, I will not lose
Everyone looked at the battle schedule, searching for the players they were interested in, whispering to each other and making a lot of noise.
After a while, after looking at the battle schedule over and over again, the field finally gradually quieted down, and a solemn and oppressive atmosphere gradually filled the air.
A moment later, Zhao Zhengyang walked onto the stage again under the gaze of the crowd and said slowly, "Then the opening ceremony and the drawing of lots will end here."
"Dear contestants, the Phoenix Cup World Championship will officially begin at 9:00 AM tomorrow. We look forward to your amazing performances at the World Championship!"
Hearing this, everyone's expression turned serious. Each of them had their own thoughts, and they turned around silently and left the hall.
Tomorrow, the World Championship begins!
But for half of the chess players, tomorrow's beginning is the end. After just the first round of eliminations, half of the players will leave the field directly and will not be able to continue!
"Let's go."
Zhuang Weisheng said something, then turned around and walked out of the hall. The Chinese chess players were all worried and followed Zhuang Weisheng out of the hall.
Yu Shao also walked out of the hall with everyone. Not long after he walked away, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Yu Shao."
Hearing someone calling him, Yu Shao stopped, turned his head and looked behind him with some confusion, and then saw Su Yiming behind him.
"In this competition, the previous stages are all single-elimination tournaments. If we lose once, we have no chance."
Su Yiming took a big step forward, and after standing shoulder to shoulder with Yu Shao, he asked calmly, "You shouldn't be eliminated, right?"
Hearing this question, Yu Shao was stunned.
Will I be eliminated?
In fact, he had never thought about whether he would be eliminated in the single-elimination tournament. Su Yiming's question stumped him.
If you say that he is 100% sure that he will not be eliminated, it is obviously unlikely. The opponents in the world competition are destined to be strong, and a small mistake in Go may lead to irreparable disaster.
No one can guarantee that he will not make mistakes. As long as he is a human, there will be flaws. Even if the opponent is of average level, if he makes a mistake without noticing, he will of course lose.
Not only him, if An Hongshi were to answer this question, he would probably not be able to give a positive answer.
So, the very question itself is strange.
"And you?"
Yu Shao thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you think you will be eliminated in the single-elimination tournament?"
"I won't."
As a result, the next second, Su Yiming's answer was beyond Yu Shao's expectations.
"You don't?"
Yu Shao was a little stunned. He had never expected Su Yiming to give this answer.
"I won't, as long as you haven't been eliminated. Before I met you--"
Su Yiming stopped, turned his head, looked at Yu Shao intently, and spoke again: "I definitely won't!"
Hearing this answer, Yu Shao was stunned.
After a moment of silence, Yu Shao finally took another step forward and said as he walked, "Me too. As long as you haven't been eliminated, then..."
"No matter who the opponent is."
Yu Shao's eyes were slightly cold: "I will definitely win too."
"That would be best."
Su Yiming said no more, took a step forward and continued walking out of the hall.
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That night, facing the upcoming first round of the World Championship, many people were bound to toss and turn, unable to fall asleep. On the Internet in various countries, the popularity of the Phoenix Cup World Championship continued to climb at an astonishing rate.
Time flies.
The next day, before eight o'clock in the morning, some contestants began to enter the competition venue one after another.
They each found their own seat and sat down, then waited quietly for the other contestants to arrive without saying a word.
As time went by, more and more chess players arrived at the competition venue.
Not long after, Yu Shao also arrived at the competition venue alone.
At yesterday's opening ceremony, chess players from the southern region gathered together, but after the competition started, everyone went to the competition venue separately.
This time, Yu Shao's arrival did not attract the attention of any contestants. Many people just glanced at Yu Shao and then immediately looked away.
In the first round of the World Championship, half of the contestants were eliminated. Now all the contestants are only paying attention to their opponents. Apart from them, other people have nothing to do with them at least today, not even Yu Shao is an exception.
However, in addition to the contestants, there were also many referees, scorekeepers, and some well-known amateur chess players who were invited to watch the game.
Seeing Yu Shao coming, they all looked at him and started talking in low voices.
"This seems to be the first time for national team player Yu Shao to participate in the World Championship. I wonder how the final results will be. Do you think he has a chance of winning?"
"Given Yu Shao's strength, it's definitely possible. He's also considered a favorite to win online. However, this is his first time participating in a world championship, so he lacks experience. That's what I'm worried about."
"Who will be Yu Shao's opponent in the first round?"
"Donghe Ninth Section."
"Dong He 9th Dan? His luck is just average. Dong He 9th Dan is also a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. He is not just an ordinary person."
They looked at Yu Shao who walked into the competition venue and whispered to each other.
Although Yu Shao guessed that they were probably talking about him, he didn't know what they were talking about specifically, but he didn't care.
After looking around the competition venue, Yu Shao quickly found his seat. He pulled out a chair and sat down, waiting like everyone else.
Soon, as the time got closer to nine o'clock, more and more chess players arrived at the competition venue.
However, although more and more people were coming to the competition venue, it was surprisingly not noisy. Only the occasional whispers could be heard from the non-participants.
All the contestants hardly spoke, and all looked like they were worried about something.
After sitting down, some people stroked their hearts and began to take deep breaths repeatedly. Some leaned back in their chairs, closed their eyes and dozed off. Some seemed unable to sit still and paced back and forth in the competition venue.
There are also some people who, although they have arrived at the competition venue, did not go in. Instead, they stood outside the venue, smoking one cigarette after another, constantly puffing out clouds of smoke, trying to use nicotine to relieve their inner stress and tension.
"Everything is the same as before..."
Yu Shao watched this scene silently, feeling that everything seemed familiar.
Although this world is very different from the previous life, the scenes that happened in the World Championship are no different from the previous life. The biggest difference may be that there are many more chess players than in the previous life.
As the atmosphere in the entire competition venue became increasingly tense and depressing, the non-participants seemed to be infected by the increasingly tense and depressing atmosphere, and the voices of their conversations with each other became much lower.
Not long after, highly-anticipated chess players such as Su Yiming, Zhuang Weisheng, and An Hongshi also arrived at the competition venue one after another and sat down in their respective seats, which also aroused a lot of discussion among non-participants.
As for the contestants, even An Hongshi, apart from taking a quick look at him when he walked into the competition venue, he never looked at him again.
After a while, another young figure appeared at the gate of the competition venue.
The moment this figure appeared, the discussions among non-contestants became noticeably louder. Even the contestants, even though the newcomer was not their opponent, couldn't help but look towards the door a few more times.
Even Yu Shao was no exception and looked towards the figure at the door.
The man was wearing a black suit and had long hair. There was a heavy look on his handsome face. He was none other than Dongshan Xun.
After the draw results for the first game came out, the person who attracted the most attention was not Yu Shao, An Hongshi, or Su Yiming, but Dongshan Xun.
Because in the first round of the World Championship, Toyama Xun faced his teacher, Kimura Go, 10th Dan. Today, one of Toyama Xun and Kimura Go will definitely be eliminated.
Dongshan Xun took a deep breath, faced the gazes of everyone present, and quickly walked to the chess table where he would be competing today.
Kimura Go had arrived at the competition venue before Toyama Fumio. When he saw Toyama Fumio walking towards him, he raised his head and looked at Toyama Fumio.
Toyama Xun said nothing, silently pulled out a chair and sat opposite his teacher.
Seeing this scene, many amateur chess players who were invited to watch the game on site looked at each other, understood each other's intentions, and quickly walked towards the table of Toyama Xun and Kimura Go.
"Go and have a look?"
"Come on, come on, this is a great show we really need to watch."
"Toyama Xun is also miserable. He met his own teacher in the first round. Kimura Go-sensei had no choice but to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice."
Before long, the table where Toyama Xun and Kimura Go were sitting was surrounded by crowds of people.
Seeing that Toyama Xun and Kimura Go had been surrounded, Yu Shao finally took his gaze away from Toyama Xun and continued to wait.
Finally, after a while, a slightly plump young man with chestnut curly hair, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, finally came to the opposite side of Yu Shao.
Donghe, the ninth dan has arrived.
Dong He looked at Yu Shao deeply, then pulled out his chair and sat down.
Time passed by minute by minute, and by around 8:50, the entire competition venue was full. The chess players who had been smoking outside the competition venue also returned to the competition venue and sat down in their seats.
As all the players took their positions, the atmosphere in the entire competition venue suddenly became solemn.
At this moment, a young chess player suddenly stood up and walked out of the competition venue without looking back in the astonished eyes of everyone.
About a minute or two later, the chess player who had just left hurried back. The difference from before he left was that there were still water stains on his face, obviously he had gone out to wash his face with cold water.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt confused.
finally.
When the clock on the wall pointed to nine o'clock, Zhao Zhengyang, the chief referee, stood up from the referee's seat and said, "It's time for the game!"
"This match has two hours each, with a one-minute countdown. Black has a 7.5-point handicap. The match is a single-elimination format. The winner advances, and the loser is eliminated!"
"Now, the game begins, please start guessing!"
After hearing what Zhao Zhengyang said, Yu Shao immediately reached into the chess box, grabbed a handful of chess pieces, and held them in his palm.
Seeing this scene, Dong He's eyes were a little complicated.
In Go, the player with higher rank picks the white piece, while the player with lower rank picks the black piece, and guesses the odd or even number. If the ranks are the same, the older player picks the white piece, while the younger player picks the black piece, and guesses the odd or even number.
He is only twenty-seven years old, which is actually quite young among high-level Go players. Moreover, his rank is ninth dan. After playing Go for so long, he usually catches black pieces when the opponent is older than him.
When facing an opponent who is younger than you, there are only a few times when you need to guess the odd or even number by catching the black pieces.
Although strictly speaking, Yu Shao's rank is actually lower than his, but Yu Shao has a title and he doesn't, so naturally he is the one who catches the black pieces.
Dong He took a deep breath, suppressed his chaotic thoughts, looked at Yu Shao again, then reached into the chess box, grabbed the chess piece, and placed it on the chessboard.
Yu Shao loosened his grip and the chess piece fell onto the board.
"Two, four, six, eight."
After counting the chess pieces, Yu Shao raised his head, looked at his opponent, and said, "Eight."
Dong He looked at a black piece on the chessboard and said, "You didn't guess right. You play black."
After saying that, Dong He put the black piece back into the chess box, and then exchanged the chess box with Yu Shao.
"Please advise me."
Yu Shao bowed slightly and saluted Dong He opposite him.
Dong He on the opposite side immediately responded with a greeting: "Please give me your guidance."
Phoenix Cup World Championship, first round!
The chess game begins!
Yu Shao stared at the chessboard calmly, reached his right hand into the chess box, and slowly took out the chess piece.
Feeling the tense atmosphere in the air around him, Yu Shao was in a trance at this moment, as if he had returned to his previous life, the battlefield he was most familiar with!
After the opening ceremony yesterday, what Su Yiming said to him seemed to echo in his ears again!
Yu Shao's eyes were extremely calm, and he finally picked up the chess piece and dropped it quickly!
clatter!
Seventeen columns and four rows, small eyes!
The chess pieces fall onto the board with a crisp and loud sound!
Seeing Yu Shao put down the chess piece, Dong He was actually stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"This kid."
The next moment, Dong He subconsciously clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. A surge of shame and anger surged in his heart. He immediately reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and placed it on the chessboard.
Four columns and four rows, stars!
Yu Shao made another quick move.
Sixteen columns and seventeen rows, small eyes!
Dong He was not willing to be outdone, so he also picked up the chess piece and dropped it.
Four columns and sixteen rows, stars!
Both sides continued to make moves, forming a layout of wrong small eyes against two consecutive stars, and quickly finished more than twenty moves.
"Is this a long move, or a quick escape and pressure move?"
Dong He stared at the chessboard, lost in thought.
After a few seconds, Dong He finally made a decision!
Dong He looked up at Yu Shao, reached into the chess box, picked up the chess piece, and then, with a fierce look in his eyes, he slammed the chess piece onto the chessboard!
"Come on, then!"
clatter!
Eighteen columns and twelve rows, flying pressure!
White's flying pressure is the most offensive move!
After one piece is placed, on the one hand, it has to clamp the outer forces of the black pieces, and on the other hand, it has to attack the side spaces of the black pieces. It can be said that the sharpest fangs are directly exposed. It seems that the black pieces will be in a difficult situation no matter what!
The next moment, Yu Shao looked at the chessboard quietly, then picked up the chess piece and made another move quickly!
clatter!
Nineteenth column, fourth row, pounce!
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