Chapter 65 Courage and Determination to Never Give Up

Yu Shao looked at the chessboard silently.

In this game, Zhong Yufei indeed found the opportunity to reverse the situation and made the most brilliant move, turning the tide and bringing the situation back to a state where white pieces could also fight.

However, Zhong Yufei's opponent was not bad either, and his next few moves were very precise, while Zhong Yufei's moves still lacked strength, and the black pieces eventually stabilized the situation, resulting in a smooth empty situation.

The two sides fought until the end. Although Zhong Yufei fought hard and handled the game perfectly, he still failed to catch up with Kuroko in the end. After the handicap, Kuroko won by one and a half points.

Glancing at the depressed Zhong Yufei, Yu Shao sighed inwardly.

After falling into a disadvantage, you clearly see hope of winning, but in the end you still lose. This feeling is probably only known to those who have experienced it personally.

There are no fairy tales in the world of Go.

Only cruelty.

Even if you endure despair, endure bitterness, and put in effort and sweat, you may still not be able to win the game in the end.

But as a chess player, one fights against this pain throughout his life.

"You're very unwilling, right?"

Just then, Chen Jiaming's voice rang out.

Zhong Yufei suddenly raised his head and saw Chen Jiaming looking at him with a smile.

"Teacher Chen..."

Zhong Yufei stammered, his expression gloomy. He wanted to say something but didn't know what.

"You played very well and evened the game at one point, but you still lost in the end. I know you must feel bad."

Chen Jiaming looked at the chessboard, paused, and said, "But it really is... a very exciting game."

Hearing this, Zhong Yufei couldn't help but be stunned.

“Although I lost in the end, I can see your courage, determination, and never-give-up spirit from this game of chess.”

Chen Jiaming stared at the chessboard and said, "I think... this is more important than winning a game of chess."

Hearing this, countless emotions surged into Zhong Yufei's heart, his eyes became red, and tears almost burst out.

"Isn't that necessary?"

After saying that, Chen Jiaming patted Zhong Yufei on the shoulder, smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, cheer up, there will be a third round of competition later."

"Third round?"

Zhong Yufei was stunned for a moment, then he noticed Yu Shao, Xu Zijin, and Zhou De behind him and asked in a daze: "Is it finished?"

He was playing the game of chess so seriously that he didn't even notice the passage of time.

"Yeah, they finished playing a long time ago. Including you, there are only three tables left."

Zhou De looked at Zhong Yufei strangely and said, "So I'm wondering, they are responsible for killing, and you are the only one responsible for giggling. Why are you crying when you lose the game?"

"Zhou De, do you want to die?" Zhong Yufei was angry and rolled up his sleeves to fight with Zhou De.

"There are only two tables left. Don't disturb others playing chess."

Chen Jiaming found it a little funny and quickly stopped him, saying, "I guess the other two tables will be done soon. After we draw lots, we can go have lunch."

After that, Chen Jiaming looked at Zhong Yufei and said, "The next round of competition may be stronger than the opponent we meet in this round. Are you confident?"

"have!"

Zhong Yufei nodded heavily and said, "I will definitely win the next round!"

Not long after, the remaining two chess games finally ended.

"Okay, the second round of the competition is over. The top four are: Jiangling No. 1 Middle School, Guangnan Affiliated Middle School, South China No. 3 Middle School, and Jiangling Foreign Language Middle School."

In the referee's booth, the referee held the qualifying list and announced the results of the competition, which was the list of the top four.

When they heard the list of the top four, the crowd immediately became excited.

"This year's top four was totally beyond my expectations."

"Indeed, who would have thought that Jiangling No. 1 Middle School and Guangnan Affiliated Middle School, which were eliminated in the first round of the previous two sessions, actually made it to the semi-finals, while many old and strong schools were eliminated!"

"One dark horse is surprising, but this year there are two dark horses. I was watching the match between Huanan No. 3 Middle School. How are Jiangling No. 1 Middle School and Guangnan Affiliated Middle School doing? Who has watched it?"

"I'm also looking at South China No. 3 Middle School..."

Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Principal Luo, who was sitting in the referee's seat, could no longer conceal the smug look on his face.

Especially when he saw the teacher leading the team from South China No. 3 Middle School looking at Yu Shao and the other two with surprise not far away, Principal Luo felt secretly happy.

"In the past two sessions, it was South China No. 3 Middle School that stole the show. Now the tide has turned, and it is finally our Jiangling No. 1 Middle School's turn!"

He looked at Yu Shao and Xu Zijin. The more he looked at them, the more he liked them.

"Our school has really found a treasure!"

At this moment, the referee in the referee's booth coughed twice and said, "Now we will start drawing lots to determine the top four teams. Each of the shortlisted schools should choose someone to come up and draw lots."

Hearing this, Chen Jiaming looked at Yu Shao and the other two and asked, "Yu Shao, why don't you go up and smoke?"

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Yu Shao nodded, walked to the referee's seat, and took out a lottery ticket from the lottery box.

Because the schools had been eliminated to the final four, the draw was very quick.

Soon, after checking the sign numbers, the matchup schedule for the top four was released.

The referee held up the match schedule and said, "Now let's announce the draw. The third round is scheduled as follows—"

"Hua Nan No. 3 Middle School, yes, Jiang Ling No. 1 Middle School!"

"Guangnan Affiliated High School, yes, Jiangling Foreign Languages ​​High School!"

After hearing about the schedule for the second half, the crowd started discussing again.

"Jiangling No. 1 Middle School versus South China No. 3 Middle School!"

"The signing is not good. Jiangling No. 1 Middle School should have reached the end of the road. It seems that they can only stop in the semi-finals."

"I thought Jiangling No. 1 Middle School could make it to the finals, but compared to previous results, this year's results are already very good."

Hearing the discussion of the people around him, a person who witnessed Yu Shao's chess game hesitated, shook his head, and said: "No, I think... Jiangling No. 1 Middle School will not necessarily lose."

"What do you mean?" Someone asked with a confused look on his face, "So you mean that South China No. 3 Middle School might lose?"

"It's hard for me to say. I can only say that everyone has a chance."

He hesitated a little and said, "This time, Jiangling No. 1 Middle School's main general and deputy general... are both very strong."

"Very strong? Can they be stronger than South China No. 3 Middle School? They have two teenagers who are preparing for the dan level, and they are the reserve seeds for professional chess players. How can we beat them?"

After hearing this, those who had never watched Jiangling No. 1 Middle School's games before couldn't help but shake their heads, obviously not optimistic about Jiangling No. 1 Middle School.

Those who defended Jiangling No. 1 Middle School hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not continue to refute.

"Why is it South China No. 3 Middle School?"

Zhong Yufei held his head, a little dumbfounded. He had just set a flag, saying that he would definitely win the third round!

The result is really a flag! If he really faced those two teenagers, Zhong Yufei felt that he would not be able to win even if he played well!

At this time, after announcing the draw results, the referee spoke again: "Thank you for your hard work, everyone can go to the school cafeteria to have lunch now."

"The qualified players can also take a good rest. The third round will begin at 2 pm."

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