"The Caro-Kann? Is this a serious tournament?" In the live broadcast, Medina couldn't help but frown when she saw that Donchenko played this opening. "First is the Scotch on day one, and now this?" The corner of her mouth was twitching in speechlessness.
Even though the Caro-Kann was still a better and more complicated opening than the Scotch, this, in hindsight, was still a beginner-level opening. So, for Sheva to face two rookie openings in the first four rounds was quite astonishing, and if no one knew what tournament he was playing in, everyone would assume it was just a minor tournament in Jakarta or Hanoi.
This was as if the opponents blatantly stated to Sheva that they wanted to draw, so no need to overcomplicate things and exhaust himself.
