"Ah… That's it, folks…" On the media booth, Bagas couldn't help but sigh, feeling disappointed with what he saw. "After escaping from the long pursuit by Grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and after playing for 3 hours and 17 minutes, Master Susanto finally resigned, giving away the point to the Polish team."

SideChika: Damnit! Master Susanto really has a stinker of a tournament!

BePe20: Well, what can you expect from a man who only played 9 games in the last two years?

MarkusH: Why is he still here, anyway? I thought he had already retired!

Froggies: I don't know, maybe because he is still our best player?

Leak24: Bah! Vishy Anand is India's best player, but we don't see him hogging one spot for the team!

Froggies: You put Master Susanto in the same caliber as Vishy Anand? Do you think we have the talent pool that India has?!

Amidst the disappointment of watching Master Susanto lose the game, a heated debate emerged on the live chat. Some people started questioning Master Susanto, especially since this was his second defeat in a row. However, those who had even a slight idea about the chess world knew that this was not the man's fault, as the two opponents of his were all difficult to deal with.

However, the general trend of the opinion was clear here. They all voiced their dissatisfaction over Master Susanto's performance in this tournament. Hell, not only him, but even Novendra also got caught up in this mess. The man was luckier, since during his two draw results against the no-named players from Hong Kong and New Zealand, the team managed to get an easy win, making his performance forgivable in the public's eyes. However, if he failed to deliver in this matchup, Novendra would definitely be under a lot of scrutiny, even worse than what Master Susanto is right now.

"Now, we have already gotten three results out of the eight games that our players are fighting for today," Arfan informed, not noticing the chat's crazy state. "With Master Susanto and Master Taher's result, now, we are down by a half point against Poland. Master Novendra and Sheva are not allowed to lose their games, or we would've lost everything immediately."

"Meanwhile, Master Irene has also just finished her game," Medina added. "After playing for about three hours and 20 minutes, she managed to force a draw against the French GM Sebag Marie, at least securing the first half point for Indonesia's women's team."

"The women's team has a better chance to create an upset here, especially since Laysa and Claudia currently have a massive advantage in their respective games. However, Anna has to be careful on board 2, as she is starting to get cornered by Sophie Milliet." Bagas also didn't forget to inform about the current state of the Indonesian team. "Now, we have already connected with Sarah on the venue, who is together with the International Master Irene Kharisma Sukandar right now. Good afternoon, Sarah, can you hear my voice?"

Right after that, half of the monitor was split, and Sarah's face suddenly appeared. She was not alone, as the girl managed to drag Irene to this interview. "Hello, Bagas, good afternoon. I am here, reporting directly from the venue. Here, with me, we have Master Irene, who has just finished her game. How do you think everything has gone so far, Master Irene?" She asked, offering the woman a microphone.

"Yeah, I mean… I think that we are doing great on the women's side." Master Irene answered. "I haven't seen the situation on the men's side, but I can see that Laysa and Claudia have a solid game, and Anna also still has a chance to overturn the situation on her board. So, overall, I am quite happy with how we are doing today."

For a moment, the attention got shifted to the interview with Irene, making everyone completely miss the crazy and chaotic game on board 4 between Sheva and Wojciech Moranda.

There, Miranda had already advanced all of his pieces, going all out to get into Sheva's defense first. A pawn had already reached the seventh rank, getting supported by the queen that was also so close to deliver the checkmate for the white. Not only that, Moranda also had a rook waiting behind, and if necessary, his knight could also jump to send the decisive blow that would kill Sheva on the spot.

However, even with all the guns pointed at him, Sheva smiled widely, knowing that he would be one step faster to kill Moranda first. His rook was ready to infiltrate his opponent's defense, supported by the dark bishop from afar. Not only that, his light bishop was ready to crawl from behind, sniping the opponent's territory from 1000 miles away. Added with the queen that could jump at any time to send the decisive blow, Sheva was confident that he would be able to win this game.

*Author note: If you want to visualize the position better, check the comment below.

Honestly, right now, he felt like he was Kenshin Himura from the old anime Samurai X, who was about to deliver a decisive blow against Sojiro Seta, one of the villains there. They both abandoned all of their defenses for the sake of speed, wanting to determine the end of the match with one strike. It was a pure speed contest, trying to figure out who was to get killed first.

Even though Sheva could feel the opponent's sword was one inch away from getting his neck, the boy also knew that he could still be one millisecond faster, snatching the win from the opponent's grasp.

'Man, if there is a music to hype me up, I will definitely turn into an anime protagonist right now.' Sheva grinned, feeling the excitement getting over him. 'Yes! Come on! Try everything you can! Because after this, say goodbye to your life!'

Indeed, right now, Moranda was the samurai who was one step behind his enemy. He tried to fight back for the last struggle, yet no matter what the man did, it would only bring him closer to death. In the end, after the dust had settled, Moranda felt like he couldn't escape further from Sheva's grasp, so the man could only do one thing here.

He offered a handshake, giving away the point to Sheva.

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