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Chapter 112 Many More [More Updates for March with 1,000 Monthly Tickets!]

"A Zheng, your luck is really a bit bad..."

Miao Jun looked at the opponent Yi Zheng had drawn and said helplessly, "This guy is the strongest in the national youth selection, and you drew him in the first round. Your chances of winning are slim.

Xuanyunduo is clearly almost ready for the national team selection, but he keeps saying he's not good enough and is still trying out for the national youth team. "As long as he can train with the team, it doesn't matter."

The national youth team is decided through eight round-robin matches, with the top 24 players with the highest points entering the team. The first round of the round-robin match is a simple draw, and the subsequent rounds are played according to the winning points.

Sometimes the most important thing in this kind of round-robin tournament is a good start. If you win the first game, you will be more confident in winning the subsequent games. But sometimes losing the first game can easily lead to consecutive failures later on.

But Yi Zheng happened to draw a bad fortune.

Yi Zheng also knew Xuanyunduo because he had participated in the Qinglong Cup as a sparring partner and assistant coach.

Yi Zheng had a very good impression of him. He was the kind of honest man that everyone traditionally thought of.

When Yi Zheng turned his head to the side, he met Xuanyue's gaze. The other party immediately showed a somewhat honest smile, and Yi Zheng also nodded and smiled.

"Do you know?"

"He went as a sparring partner during the Qinglong Cup, and we played two games together." Yi Zheng nodded and explained casually.

Miao Jun shook his head helplessly when he heard this: "A Zheng, you're really unlucky. You're going to lose three games in a row. But training games won't be included in the official results."

Yi Zheng replied in a somewhat surprised tone, "Who said I lost? How can I say three consecutive losses?"

"what?"

Miao Jun was stunned when he heard this. He never thought that Yi Zheng could beat Xuanduo, because the opponent is now a sixth-dan player, ranked 39th in the ranking, and has entered the A-level league team. His strength is very strong.

To put it bluntly, Xuanyunduo may be stronger than some of the water nine players in Japan and South Korea, because he has worked hard to become a real sixth dan, and is even about to reach the limit of ordinary promotion to seventh dan.

Although Yi Zheng is obviously not an ordinary beginner, the gap in strength is too big. Even if it is a training game, it is basically impossible for Yi Zheng to win.

"At that time, I killed him at the beginning, and there was no way to save him later."

Yi Zheng explained it very calmly. Xuanyunduo saw Yi Zheng's new transformation and followed his magic sword transformation. However, the final result was that the sword broke and the man died, and a large piece of it collapsed.

Miao Jun nodded when he heard this: "Oh, that's not surprising."

Even top chess players can make mistakes at the beginning and end up dead. At this time, as long as you can withstand the pressure, there is sometimes still a great hope of winning.

However, in this round, Yi Zheng's hope of winning is still very slim due to the gap in strength.

"It's okay, just stay calm, there are still seven games to go, and if we only lose one, it won't be a big deal.

I'm going to the lab now. I'll take you to experience the national team's cafeteria later in the evening. It's quite good."

Miao Jun glanced at the time. The national youth team selection competition was about to begin, and he, as a non-competitor, had to leave the field.

Due to improper time arrangement, the national team selection conflicted with the women's national team competition, so the women's national team selection was postponed for a few days.

This is also the reason why Wen Xiao did not appear at the opening ceremony today, because she has already entered the quarterfinals of the women's national team competition and will have to wait a few days before she can participate in the women's trials.

The national team and national youth team selections were split into the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively. The national team selections had already concluded in the morning, while the national youth team selections were scheduled for the afternoon. Yi Zheng nodded as he watched Miao Jun leave, then prepared to find his seat.

However, the competition staff found Yi Zheng first and took him into a chess room.

“I’m competing in this?”

Yi Zheng took a look at the cameras and other equipment on the shelves in the room and couldn't help but ask.

Judging from the situation, it seems that he is going to live broadcast the match between himself and Xuanyunduo.

This was the first time that Yi Zheng had encountered such a live broadcast of the game. Even before, during the Qinglong Cup, someone would just record the scores on a computer and transmit them to the Internet in real time.

But looking at the current situation, Yi Zheng felt a little pressured because he was afraid that his chess playing would be broadcast live. He was dressed casually today, but he thought he would look photogenic.

"Yes, for the national team selection, we will broadcast several key matches every day, and one of them will be live-streamed."

The staff nodded when they heard this, but the reason for choosing this round was not because of Yi Zheng, but because of Xuanyuduo.

As the number one player in the national youth team, the opponent is also a representative of China's emerging chess players. It is natural that his game is the key game in the selection of the national youth team.

Yi Zheng nodded when he heard this, and sat directly on the armchair next to the table. He looked at the camera pointed at him, and although he didn't know whether it was turned on or not, he subconsciously made a "yeah" gesture.

At this time, Xuanyunduo also walked in, still with his signature honest smile on his face, and sat opposite Yi Zheng.

"I didn't expect to meet you in the first round. I'm really lucky."

Xuanyunduo's good luck was not because he felt that Yi Zheng was weaker and he could definitely win against him, but because he particularly liked playing chess with Yi Zheng and felt that Yi Zheng's chess could expand his thinking.

"I spent a long time figuring out the opening last time, but I still don't understand it. Let's discuss it next time when we have time."

"it is good."

Yi Zheng nodded when he heard this. He did not refuse to communicate with other people. After all, communicating with someone was too tiring.

On the other side, in the studio of the Xuanping TV channel, an older Los Angeles 7th-dan player and another female chess player An Jing were making preparations for the live broadcast.

"Xuyunduo 6th dan versus Yi Zheng 1st dan?"

Luo Cheng couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Yi Zheng's rank. "A kid who just got promoted is actually trying out for the national youth team. He's quite brave, but it's a shame he won't have any chance."

Now that the selection of the national youth team has started in the fourth stage, many people feel that China's depth will be frighteningly high in the next ten years.

In his opinion, this round was probably not worth talking about, and Xuanyuduo would probably push this new beginner level.

Seeing the live TV footage and the hand gestures made by the on-site director, Los Angeles Seventh Dan quickly adjusted his state.

"Hello fellow chess fans, welcome to the live game show "Yijie Zongheng" on Xuanping Channel. Today's live match is the highlight of the first round of the National Junior Team selection.

Xuanyunduo 6th dan vs. Yizheng 1st dan, and I am the host, Luocheng 7th dan."

"I'm the host, An Jing, 3rd dan. The live footage has been synced to us. Both sides have already made their guesses, and Xu, 6th dan, is playing black first."

(End of this chapter)