Road to be the Best Chess Player in the World!-Chapter 467: The Final Moment of the Game!

It wasn’t just Bagas who reacted like that. If only Sheva were allowed to show any strong reaction, he would’ve punched the air straight away. Still, since this was in the middle of the game, the boy could only hold back his boiling excitement. However, his shining eyes couldn’t hide his emotion, and now, his mind was running so fast to think of a way to handle this situation.

’Okay, I need to calm down.’ He forced himself to take a deep breath, knowing that getting too emotional would be his downfall. ’First, I have already thought about the possibility that he made this move, so no need to get overexcited. Let’s calculate everything again calmly to make sure that nothing goes wrong in this process.’

Well, that was what he told his brain. However, his body wasn’t really convinced, as the boy could feel his own heart pounding hard right now.

What Donchenko chose on the board was, instead of taking the rook with the king, the German GM did that with the rook, letting that piece get into the pin consciously. Sheva had already calculated that in his mind before, so to see this happen on the board definitely excited him. He took the pawn on E file decisively, then stared at the opponent’s eyes directly.

’After this, he should’ve reinforced the self-pinned rook with his other rook, right? Still, I don’t really need to take the rook immediately. As long as the king hasn’t made any move yet, it is better to keep the tension there. So, what should I do?’

While waiting for Donchenko to make a move again, he also recalculated everything once again, not wanting to make a mistake. Well, that was what he thought, but in reality, his decision to keep the tension on the rook instead of taking it directly was considered a mistake by the computer.

The evaluation bar moved down slightly from +2.7 to +1.9, showing that the computer didn’t like his decision.

"What is your take about this situation, Sister Medina?" Bagas couldn’t help but ask, slightly worried. "Will Sheva be able to maintain his advantage for the rest of the game?"

"I know what you are worried about, and I don’t think that it is a big problem." Medina smiled reassuringly. "First, what Sheva chooses is a normal move that any other GM would make, forcing his opponent to be in a passive state. If anything, this is good for Sheva, since this shows that his move is pure from his mind, not something that the computer will consider."

Hilda99: Hell, yeah! Whoever thought Sheva is cheating definitely needs that slap!

Gotenq8: Good job, Medina! Say that out loud!

Even though the negative voices about Sheva and the suspicion of him being in the same language as Hans had been suppressed with his good result, there were still some people who couldn’t accept that, finding every move that Sheva made to be unacceptable. While Medina’s support this time was just like a drop of water in the ocean, at least, some viewers on the live broadcast were still willing to listen and spread it through the internet instantly.

"Anyway, yes, it is a human move, but does that mean we have to worry more about it, Sister Medina?" Bagas urged the woman in an anxious tone, feeling more worried about the game rather than the voice outside right now. "What if Alexander Donchenko suddenly goes out of the world and follows every single move that the computer suggests? It is possible, right?"

It was a ridiculous thought, and Medina couldn’t help but snort amusedly at him.

"While it is unlikely, even though it happens, I still don’t think you need to worry that much, Gas." She stifled her giggle. "You have to know that even though the advantage decreases slightly for Sheva, it is still +1.9 for him, something that cannot be erased with just accurate play. It would take Sheva to make a drastic mistake for Donchenko to come back, and honestly, I couldn’t see that in this game."

Bagas just nodded silently, but the explanation was enough to reassure him a little.

"While indeed, the rook battery on the F file is quite dangerous, it doesn’t do anything since the front rook is pinned to the king. That’s why the self-pinned move earlier is not the best choice here, as it puts Donchenko into a passive state. With his dark bishop and knight still getting locked in the seventh rank without being able to move and the queen getting isolated in the H4 square, his pieces are not coordinated well, and it will take a miracle for Donchenko to be able to get back into the game."

The situation kept getting worse for the German GM, and in desperation, he tried to make a counterplay by ignoring his knight completely so that his bishop could go further to support the queen. It was a dangerous counterattack, and with all of Sheva’s pieces staring directly at the enemy’s king, that meant his own defense was quite weak. This time, Sheva himself also had to pause, weighing whether he should still go further or go back to defend himself.

’Oh, fuck it! I have already been here, why would I need to hesitate?!’ The boy gritted his teeth. ’If I lost, then I deserve that! Still, there is no way I would back down like that in this situation! Since he sacrifices his knight, then let’s accept this!’

Honestly, if Sheva were willing to spend more time thinking, he wouldn’t have to worry, since the calculation was quite simple here. However, once he recognized his advantage was so great, the boy resorted to his usual strategy, playing fast to put more pressure on his opponent’s time.

Fortunately, his choice was a correct decision here, as the attack from Donchenko was superficial. In fact, it allowed Sheva to simplify the game by exchanging the queen, and soon, the advantage was so great, +6.4, putting the German GM on the edge of the cliff.

After trying to survive for so long, the man finally made the final slip, the last nail in the coffin. He let Sheva’s pawn get to the seventh rank, and to make it worse, the pawn push to the E7 was also a discovered attack to the queen, which allowed Sheva to get a new queen in the next turn. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

This time, even without the computer evaluation, Donchenko could see that he was just two moves away from getting checkmated, so, not wanting to see that on the board, he stopped the clock abruptly, offering a handshake with reluctant expression.

He resigned.