The preliminary round is divided into 20 groups, and a total of 20 semi-finalists will be produced.

At the end of the preliminary round in the morning, all 20 players were successfully produced, among which Wang Bin qualified and Hou Fei was also among them.

In addition, in addition to He Bi, Zhao Siqi is more familiar, and the names of some other players are all relatively unfamiliar to Zhao Siqi.

The semi-finals will be held on the second day, and the top eight players will be selected from 20 players to advance to the quarterfinals.

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When Zhao Siqi finished the preliminary round, he immediately took out the mobile phone that was turned off before the game, and just turned it on, the phone rang immediately, and when he looked at the number, it was Mu Siyu calling.

Zhao Siqi immediately picked up the phone, and immediately heard Mu Siyu's excited voice from the other end of the phone: "Teacher Zhao, tell you a good news!" I've qualified for the semifinals! ”

This is Mu Siyu's first time participating in an official chess competition, and she has only learned a few lessons from Zhao Siqi, and now she can qualify for the rematch, and her excitement can be imagined.

Zhao Siqi looked very calm, "That is, as a student of my Zhao Siqi, how can you not even pass the preliminary round?" ”

"Hmph, Mr. Zhao, is it me who participates in the competition? How do you take all the credit for yourself? Mu Siyu retorted.

"Haha, good! I don't take the credit, all the credit is your own, so it's always okay, right? Zhao Siqi said angrily.

"Well, Mr. Zhao, how are you doing over there?" After Mu Siyu finished talking about his own affairs, he asked Zhao Siqi such a question.

"What do you think?" Zhao Siqi asked rhetorically.

"I think that if Mr. Zhao is out, it must be impossible!" Mu Siyu grinned.

"Okay, don't talk so much nonsense, you are now in the semi-finals, can you not relax, so let's do it, this afternoon and evening, I will give you a bad endgame ability in chess, where are you, I'll go to you!" Zhao Siqi walked out of the game room and made a phone call.

"Hee-hee, I'm right behind you!" Mu Siyu looked at Zhao Siqi's back and said.

Zhao Siqi put down the phone at this time, looked back, and saw Mu Siyu tilting his head and looking at himself, and couldn't help but feel helpless, this little girl is so boring, she can face herself directly after waiting a while, but she wants to make such a call.

"Siyu, you, really!" Zhao Siqi was a little speechless.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhao, in order to celebrate my successful advance to the semi-finals, let's go to a big dinner together!" Mu Siyu proposed.

Zhao Siqi shook his head, "No, I have to go home, I have already told my parents when I came out in the morning that I will go home for dinner after the game, and I also want to tell my parents the good news that I have advanced to the semifinals." ”

Hearing Zhao Siqi say this, Mu Siyu's face did not show a trace of loss, "Well, okay, since Teacher Zhao needs to accompany his family, then I won't bother, I ...... It would be nice to go get something to eat on your own. ”

With that, she was ready to leave immediately.

Zhao Siqi grabbed her hand, "Siyu, wait a minute!" ”

In the corner that Zhao Siqi didn't notice, a mobile phone stretched out from the corner of the corridor, and when the silent mode was turned on, the mobile phone took a picture of Zhao Siqi and Mu Siyu holding hands very clearly.

In addition, in a room in the women's competition, Zhou Lin just walked out and saw the scene of Zhao Siqi and Mu Siyu holding hands, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and greeted Zhao Siqi: "Zhao Siqi, why are you here?" ”

Then he looked at Mu Siyu and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Zhao Siqi said: "Zhou Lin, I am here to participate in the District Youth Chess Competition, this is Mu Siyu, the student I am teaching. ”

Zhou Lin's eyes widened in disbelief, "What? Do you accept students? Teach her something? ”

"I learned how to play chess from Mr. Zhao!" Mu Siyu quietly broke free of Zhao Siqi's hand, his face flushed slightly.

"It turns out that this is the case, it's good, Zhao Siqi's chess skills are quite good, and learning from him will definitely be improved." Although Zhou Lin said this, his heart was full of contempt for Zhao Siqi.

She knows very well that a person who plays chess well may not be able to teach a good student who can play chess, and a person as young as Zhao Siqi is not qualified to be a good teacher no matter how you look at it.

"Yes, I believe in Mr. Zhao!" Mu Siyu stood beside Zhao Siqi and looked at him, the admiration in his eyes could not be concealed.

"Well, your name is Mu Siyu, I just saw this name on tomorrow's rematch list, could it be you?" Zhou Lin's eyes flashed with a hint of color.

"Yes, I don't know what your name is, will you also attend tomorrow's semi-finals?" Mu Siyu looked proud, and at the same time asked with doubts.

"My name is Zhou Lin, it just so happens that I will be in the semi-finals tomorrow!" Zhou Lin stretched out his right hand to Mu Siyu.

When he saw Mu Siyu's hands being extremely white, like exquisite works of art, Zhou Lin's eyes showed a trace of jealousy.

When shaking hands with Mu Siyu, Zhou Lin thought to herself, you were taught by Zhao Siqi, but I was taught by my father, I hope you don't touch me in the rematch, otherwise I will make you ugly!

Mu Siyu is a very sensitive person, when she and Zhou Lin shook hands, she felt Zhou Lin's ill-intentioned strength, and couldn't help but feel a secret feeling in her heart, feeling that the girl in front of her was a little unkind.

Zhao Siqi also felt that there were sparks flashing between the two girls, but he didn't have a trace of worry.

Because if a chess player wants to improve, he always needs a good opponent to promote, and since Mu Siyu has decided to go down the road of chess, even the strongest opponent must think of ways to overcome it.

If you encounter a tough opponent and don't dare to face it at all, the result is that you will not be able to achieve anything good.

Zhou Lin and Mu Siyu quickly left after getting to know each other, she glanced at Zhao Siqi meaningfully, and didn't say anything.

After she left, Mu Siyu said to Zhao Siqi: "Teacher Zhao, this Zhou Lin, I don't like it very much. ”

Zhao Siqi asked, "Why?" ”

Mu Siyu replied: "Because the smile on her face is fake, she seems to be a calculating person, she should be the daughter of Zhou Qifeng, the general manager of Qifeng Chess Room, right?" ”

Zhao Siqi nodded, "Yes, it's her, she is a surreal person, because she was influenced by her father to do chess as a business." ”

"Oh! I remember, after you successfully challenged Master Lu Qing before, weren't you invited to sign a contract with Qifeng Chess Room but didn't agree? Is it because of this incident that she looks at you a little unpleasantly? Mu Siyu's brain is very flexible, and he quickly sorted out some things.

Zhao Siqi nodded and said, "I think that's it." ”

"Well, okay, Mr. Zhao, it's okay, you go home first, I'll go alone." Mu Siyu once again showed a lost look.

Zhao Siqi looked a little unbearable, so he said: "Siyu, if you don't dislike it, just go to my house, one more person, one more pair of chopsticks, my mother's craftsmanship is very good." ”

"Really? Can I go? When Mu Siyu heard Zhao Siqi's invitation, he couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.