There are 7 executive directors in the Japan Chess Academy, and they are re-elected once a year. All professional chess players affiliated with the Japan Chess Academy have the right to vote.

When he got the card used for the vote, Hiroshi Chihara looked it over and over again and said curiously:

"Can one person vote for three?"

On the thick card, ten candidates, including the current seven directors, were recorded, and the notes next to them clearly indicate this.

"Yes, Teacher Chihara, please consider it clearly and then write it on it. If something goes wrong, this vote will be invalid." The staff in charge of this matter explained respectfully.

"Didn't you introduce it? I still don't know a lot of people here."

Hiroshi Chihara looked at the name on the card and naturally occupied a place, while Hiroyuki Kamaya was excluded by him.

In this way, he still needs to select two more from the remaining eight candidates.

The staff member's face was a little hesitant, but he said:

"Teacher Chihara, this is how the past director elections were conducted. In fact, as long as you stay in the chess academy for a long time and know these people, if it really doesn't work, you can vote for the people you know..."

The election of directors of the Japan Chess Academy is no better than political elections, and there is no such thing as street canvassing.

Candidates can only rely on their usual actions to get more votes.

These people are chess players. If they are more active in normal times, they can still leave an impression on most people's psychology.

But it has been less than half a year since Chihara Hiroshi entered the chess academy. In addition to the "Six Super", there are only nine dans such as Yoshio Ishida, Kobayashi, and Wang Licheng. The reason is that they can often encounter them in the competition.

However, most of the ten candidates were like Takayuki Sakai, who gradually moved the center from the arena to government affairs.

In other words, he basically didn't recognize him.

"Okay, I'll take it back and study it first, and I'll send it here tomorrow." Chihara Hiroshi said.

And the other party is understanding and said:

"Teacher Chihara, don't worry, the deadline is next Monday."

Hiroshi Chihara nodded, put the ballot card in his bag, and left the chess academy.

...

This week, the Celebrity Games qualifiers have been held, and there are only 8 people left.

The third round of the Fujitsu Cup trials, that is, the last round, has also ended, and he has successfully qualified for the competition.

Moreover, since the big three championships were directly qualified, Kobayashi Koichi and Zhao Zhixun were exempted from the election, and the remaining 4 places were won by Masao Kato, Lin Haifeng, Otake Hero, and Awaji Shuzo.

At the same time, the qualifiers for the Throne Station have officially begun.

The competition was founded in 1953 and is co-organized by the Japan Economic News Agency, the Japan Chess Academy and the Kansai Chess Academy. This year it is the 41st.

Whether it is the qualifiers or this competition, the single-elimination system is adopted.

Since 10 players will be selected this year's qualifiers, the atmosphere is not as tense as the celebrity battle.

"According to this number, it should be divided into 5 groups this year and then take the top two." Shinichi Kuri explained.

After being eliminated in the celebrity battle, he did not go back, but stayed, preparing for the Throne Wars and the Tianyuan War to arrive soon.

At this time, the two were in the lobby of the sixth floor of the Japan Chess Academy.

Sure enough, as expected, the presidential referee who hosted the competition announced:

"…This year's chess players will be divided into 5 groups, and the last two of each group will advance to this competition."

In late September, the Japan Chess Academy and the Kansai Chess Academy had already conducted two selections, eliminating a large number of chess players.

Now, only 72 people are left to compete for these 10 places.

In the following hour, the allocation of each group began. In order to demonstrate fairness and justice, the on-site lottery was adopted.

"Next, Chihara Hiroshi."

Suddenly, everyone's eyes gathered on him.

Whether you like him or hate him, everyone must admit that he is definitely the top chess player in the Japanese chess world... one of which no one can ignore!

Qianhara Hiroshi walked up, reached into the wooden box with his left hand, took one out casually, and took a look:

Group D.

Then he handed the note to the president of the presidency.

"Chianyuan Chu section, Group D!"

With this sound, the few people were happy and worried. The people who were happy were naturally determined to be chess players in other groups, while the people who were worried were those who were already in Group D or had not yet drawn lots.

Seeing the other party walking down, Shinichi Kuri's mouth twitched slightly, and after a while he said:

"Chenhara, are you my nemesis?"

The whiteboard on the stage has been divided into 5 areas, and the name "Kuri Shinichi" has appeared in the fourth area, namely Group D.

Hiroshi Chihara didn't know what expression he should face him. It was a coincidence that he met in the first round of the last celebrity match. Unexpectedly, he was even assigned to a group this time.

"Sorry." He could only say one thing.

Kuri Shinichi waved his hand weakly and said:

"What are you doing to apologize? Isn't there a place?"

His statement is the voice of everyone in Group D, but the focus is different:

It's really unlucky, there's only one place left...

And now, Kuri Shinichi begged to stop letting him and Chihara be in the same group anymore. It would be really uncomfortable to be this guy’s chess player!

After experiencing the last celebrity battle, he did not lose confidence as most people were worried about. He was depressed for only two days and then recovered.

After all, he had experienced Chihara's strength as early as last year's training, and last time he only felt it again in the competition.

Correctly recognizing the gap between yourself and your opponent is also a basic quality of chess players.

Hiroshi Chihara smiled and didn't say anything.

With the end of the grouping, all the lists were released, with 14 people in groups A, B, C and 15 people in groups D and E.

Today is the first two groups of competitions...

Just as Chihara Hiroshi was about to go back, suddenly, an uninvited guest found him:

"Teacher Chihara, it's not good!"

He was shocked and immediately recognized that the person was Sakai Takayuki's secretary.

"What's wrong? Did something happen to Mr. Sakai?"

The other party is very kind to him. Although he will gradually shine with his own chess skills, he will definitely not be so fast.

The secretary took a breath and said:

"At the board of directors this morning, the ballots were checked on site, and the results were…"

His voice fell, but Chihara Hiroshi had guessed what he had behind him and sighed:

"Is that true? Where is the Director Sakai?"

"I'm staying in the office now, so I'm not going in. I've been staying for an hour!" He was a little worried, but as a secretary, it's hard to violate the orders of his boss, so he thought of coming to find Qianyuan.

"Okay, I understand!"
Chapter completed!