The festive atmosphere was gone immediately from the table, and this time, everyone was so solemn after reading the content on their phone. The tension was palpable, with some even saying that the temperature seemed to drop drastically within a few seconds.
The cause was clear as well. Each one of them saw their name on the pairing list, and somehow, none of them was happy with that. No, just like what Sheva said before, everyone had a difficult opponent, and it would be impossible to maintain their good record so far for tomorrow's game.
"Who is your opponent, Ann?" Laysa asked, her voice barely a whisper. A big frown was still on her face as she was still thinking of the name she got paired against for tomorrow.
"Samant Aditya, a high-level IM who should be a GM already. He is one of the three players who still have a perfect record so far." Anna answered with the same solemnity. "What about you?"
"Me? Your opponent today." Laysa sighed helplessly.
