Chapter 1708 How can I leave pickles?
The train was still moving slowly, but Xiao Peng had a worried look on his face.
"You're shooting yourself in the foot!" Xiao Peng sighed.
He underestimated the Russians' chess addiction. Vika and Vesta took turns to play chess with Xiao Peng!
Only then did Xiao Peng realize that both of them were professional chess players, and they went to Noyabrsk to participate in an international chess competition.
Originally, the two were quite confident in their chess skills, but now they have been beaten so badly by Xiao Peng that they want to find another way out.
Vika was still okay, but Vesta had already gone to Kasim's place to drink.
"Alright, alright!" Xiao Peng stretched and looked out the window. "It's already daybreak. I'm not going to play with you anymore. I should go to bed!"
But Vika said, "Xiao, no, I've figured out a way to beat you! Let's play another round!"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "You said that four hours ago."
Vika was still stubborn. "I'm good at playing standard chess. I'm not used to your fast chess. I often make moves without thinking clearly, which can easily lead to mistakes! If I play with you using my preferred style, I'll definitely beat you."
Xiao Peng said 'Oh' and lay down on the bed: "Well, I believe you can."
He said this, but everyone knew he was just trying to get by. "You think while playing chess, but doesn't Xiao Peng think too? You don't have enough brainpower for fast chess, but you have enough for slow chess?"
This is clearly a far-fetched argument.
But he, Vika and the others had to admit that Xiao Peng's chess skills were amazing. If this was an online game, they would definitely suspect that Xiao Peng was playing against them while using the chess software - there were quite a few people like this on the online chess game platform!
Xiao Peng was too lazy to explain anything more. He simply waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I'm going to sleep!"
He put the eye mask on his face and lay down to sleep. It didn't take long for him to fall asleep. He had been quite interested in playing chess at first, but after playing for so long, he had had enough! He would rather listen to music or read a book with that kind of free time!
However, after interacting with Vika and Vesta, he also discovered that they were typical Russian girls: they expressed all their preferences directly and never hid anything. At least they were not as annoying as when they first met.
Xiao Peng fell asleep quickly, but Vika and Vesta were extremely curious about him.
"Kasim, is this Xiao really just back to playing chess?" Vista asked Kasim in a low voice.
Kasin said helplessly: "We have known each other for several years, and I have never seen him play chess. You just saw it. He learned chess knowledge first!"
"This is impossible!" Vika's voice was a little high, but he lowered it. "Vestal and I are both FIDE Masters, and our ratings are about to reach International Masters! We have no chance against him! Even against an International Grandmaster, we wouldn't be in this situation. He can't be a beginner!"
Chess titles are based on ratings. Players in the 2300-2399 rating range are called 'FIDE Masters', while those in the 2400-2499 rating range are called 'International Masters', and those above 2,500 are called 'International Grandmasters'.
Even among "International Grandmasters," there are differences. For example, the top 100 male chess players are all "International Grandmasters" with a rating of over 2648. There are even some with a rating of over 2800!
In the history of chess, there are no more than ten "International Grandmasters" who have achieved a rating of over 2800 points, including the talented chess player Ding Liren.
Competition in the female chess world is less intense. A rating of 2500 or higher places one in the top 15 globally. Those ranked below the top 60 are generally FIDE Masters. This means both Vika and Vesta are capable of competing for the top 100 female players. However, these players were completely defeated by Xiao Peng. It's no wonder they were dissatisfied with Xiao Peng, investigating his cheating and skeptical of his beginner status.
After hearing Vika's questioning, Kasim shook his head. "Vika, since you're professional chess players, you're definitely what ordinary people call 'geniuses,' but you have to admit that even 'geniuses' have their differences—he's the ultimate genius. Even though Lao Xiao has many flaws, he still wouldn't lie about such a small matter. I absolutely believe he's a beginner, and I'm also absolutely convinced he's never played chess before."
"Why do you trust him so much?" asked Vesta.
Kasin said helplessly, "In fact, based on my understanding of him, anything he touches is basically at the highest level in the world. If he were to participate in the Olympics? I'm afraid the gold medals he won alone would rank in the top ten of the gold medal list."
"That's impossible!" Vesta shook his head. "How could such a person exist in this world?"
Kasim glanced at Vesta and said, "Before I met him, I didn't believe such a person existed in the world."
Vika said, "Kasin, if he is really as good as you say, why doesn't he participate in the Olympics?"
Kasin replied, "In his own words, he doesn't like bullying. Just like playing chess with you, why wouldn't he play chess with you? It's not his nature to let you go, and it's not his nature to bully you, so just go to sleep. Don't think too much about it. The longer you are in contact with him, the more desperate you will be! Let me tell you this, if I go back and tell my friends that I beat him three games of chess? I'll be able to brag about it for the rest of my life!"
Kasim said this sincerely, but Vika and Vesta were still skeptical. They stared at Xiao Peng who was sleeping there, trying to judge what Kasim said.
Kasim simply waved his hand: "Whether you believe it or not, he beat you two in chess like it was a piece of cake."
Vika and Vesta were immediately frustrated after hearing what Kasin said: Yes, no matter whether Xiao Peng is a beginner or not, it is an indisputable fact that he beats them both in chess.
"Don't be discouraged. Back then, he used what I was best at to torture me and made me question my life." Kasin lit a cigarette and said, "Do you know how I did it?"
"How did you do it?" Vesta and Vika asked in unison.
Kasim pointed to the bottle of vodka on the table and said, "Get drunk and forget about this. Do you want to try it?"
Vesta looked at the bottle and said, "I'm afraid this isn't enough for us to get drunk."
Kasim grinned after hearing this, stood up and opened his suitcase: "Is that enough?"
The two women looked inside and saw that it was filled with wine bottles. Kasin took out a container similar to a large canning jar and said, "Look, I'm ready!"
What's in the container? Pickles, of course!
As Russians, how can they live without pickles?
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