Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 279 Playing Chess

Those who are well-off and confident in their chess skills will generally choose to attack. If you want to enter the finals, you can choose opponents who don't seem to be very good at chess. This way you can win three games in a row and enter the finals directly.

Of course, there is an age limit for choosing an opponent, generally over thirteen years old, with no upper limit. You can choose someone of the same age as you, or someone older than you, but you can't choose a three-year-old child who has just learned to walk from the crowd, that's definitely not okay. So only those who are over thirteen years old can choose. Otherwise, even if you win, it's not fair, so Rong Jue Xiaoyuan is not yet of age for this activity.

Although there are many rules and regulations, there are so many people who want to have good luck, so this event attracts a lot of people.

After Hua Lei understood all these rules and regulations, she couldn't help but feel happy. This was very similar to playing Go and Gobang on the computer in her previous life.

Choose your own room. Although the attacking and defending sides are said to be random, if you don’t want to play with white pieces, you can exit and change rooms until you are satisfied.

When Hualei plays Gobang, she likes to play black first to gain the upper hand, so sometimes when it's the white piece's turn randomly, she will quit, go to another room and start over.

I wonder if the person who came up with this rule on the computer in the previous life also referred to the rule of the Great Sheng Dynasty in front of us.

At this time, there were only two empty chessboards left in the venue. Zhao Yulan went up again and chose a position for the attacker to sit down. She said a few words to a man in uniform beside the chessboard, and then Hua Lei saw that man walking quickly towards her.

"Miss, the Miss Zhao who just came up chose you as her first opponent. Do you want to accept the challenge or not?"

"Ah...?" Hua Lei was stunned. What was going on? She was just passing by, how come such good news suddenly came to her?

"Sister Hua, go up quickly, it's good to earn two taels first." Rong Jue was amused. This brat, today I just asked him if he was a coward? He still holds a grudge?

Rong Jin squeezed over and said worriedly, "Sister Hua, what are you going to do? I heard that Miss Zhao from Doctor Zhao's family is very good at chess and made it to the finals last year."

I heard from Zhenzhu that Sister Hua's chess skills are very bad. I originally wanted to find an opportunity to play a game of chess with Sister Hua. However, Sister Hua is too busy. When the Imperial College is on holiday, Sister Hua often goes back to Qingyun Lane. So even though Sister Hua has lived in the Marquis' Mansion for so long, I have never played chess with Sister Hua.

"Although this guy is good at chess, he is just good enough. Miss Hua, if you know a little about chess, why don't you go up and give it a try? It doesn't matter if you lose. It is better than working here for nothing tomorrow." Bai Yunhe spoke with a frown on his face.

"Miss Hua, go ahead. She is no match for you." Gui Jingan, who knew Hua Lei's Go level, said firmly.

Hua Lei looked at the people who were talking and was a little stunned. Then the man in uniform opposite her asked again.

"Um, if I don't accept the challenge, can I use silver instead of free work tomorrow?" Hua Lei asked unwillingly. The person opposite smiled and shook his head.

"Then can I let someone else work for me?" Hualei was still struggling, and the man in uniform shook his head again. Oh, what a broken rule, this is not allowed and that is not allowed.

All right, come on? It's normal to lose, there are still two taels of silver to take, it's better than coming here to work for nothing tomorrow. Hua Lei sighed, I shouldn't have come out today.

She nodded to the person opposite her and said, "Accept the challenge." Then she lifted her skirt and followed the other person into the venue.

Sitting down opposite Zhao Yulan, Hua Lei looked at her carefully. She was wearing a light green dress, had an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and fair skin. At first glance, she seemed to be a pretty girl, but her nose was a little sunken, making her whole face look a little flat, losing its three-dimensional sense and beauty.

If she had the makeup skills she had in her previous life, she would only need to add a little shadow on the bridge of her nose, and this girl would look very pretty. Hualei's mind was a little distracted, and the person sitting opposite her had already spoken.

"Miss Hua, I'm sorry for being rude. I heard that your family is in business. I wonder how good you are at chess? I'm very curious about you. But just now I saw you hesitating, and I thought you would refuse, but you accepted the challenge?" Zhao Yulan smiled and spoke, with a faint sense of superiority in her tone.

You knew it was abrupt, but you still picked me as your opponent? Today is the first time we meet, and we won't have many chances to meet in the future. What are you curious about me? If you are really curious, you can ask me privately below. I am willing to tell you what I can say.

You asked me to play chess with you, I just wanted to tell you, the competition doesn't allow it. Or do you think that I work very hard in business and it's hard to make money, so you let me take two taels of silver back with you?

It's possible. Two taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to spend for most of the year. But, sister, I really don't need these two taels of silver. Hualei felt a little depressed, but she still spoke politely.

"It is my honor to be called by Miss Zhao. Everyone below envies me for having this 'good luck from heaven' opportunity, so please give me some advice, Miss Zhao." At this time, a man who looked like a teacher and was wearing the uniform of the Imperial College came over. He should be the referee.

Sure enough, the teacher sat down next to Hua Lei and Zhao Yulan, opened the chess basket, and the game officially began.

Zhao Yulan played black first, placing a piece at the corner of the board, followed by Hualei. Because there were new rules for the time of placing a piece this year, when one side made a move, the other side had to make a move within the specified time, similar to the 15 seconds in the previous life, otherwise it would be considered as giving up, so there was not much time to think.

This requires that the chess player not only has a very clear idea of ​​how to play chess, but also has a strong foresight for the entire game. He must also be able to predict the opponent's thinking and be able to respond quickly after the opponent makes a move. It would be best if he could strike first.

At the beginning, both of them played chess very quickly, but gradually, Zhao Yulan began to slow down her moves without realizing it, and would only make a move when she was counting down to three. However, Hua Lei still maintained her usual pace without any hesitation.

Rong Jin, Bai Yunhe and others were standing not far away and watching. They could see the moves of both sides, but they were not allowed to say anything.

Gradually, beads of sweat began to appear on Zhao Yulan's forehead, and her face looked a little ugly. After an incense stick of time, Baizi had occupied two-thirds of the territory, and the trend was still spreading.