"Okay, let's see how Master Medina fares in her game…" Bagas set the laptop in front of him, showing the camera that panned onto Medina, as well as the screen that helped the audience visualize the game better. "So, what do you think about this current situation, Anna? Is this savable for her?" He inquired.

Froggies: Thank Goodness, there is someone here who knows about chess!

RonaldOSIu07: Yeah, don't get me wrong, I love Bagas, but he is a bit dumbass in chess.

LaralIro: Well, he is great at hosting it, keeping the game interesting with his witty comments. He is just not suitable to comment on a high-level game like this.

BrianneS12: He probably misses Master Irfan's presence more than ever LOL.

Bagas tried to ignore the fact that his viewers were mocking him right now. Still, one thing that he had to admit here, though, was the fact that he really missed Irfan's presence. Somehow, the man had another important business that he had to attend, so he left Bagas handling the live broadcast alone with no help.

The boy himself didn't really do that badly. With the help of the computer engine, he managed to make one or two good analyses in Sheva's game. His experience watching Irfan commentating from a close distance also helped a lot. Unfortunately, that was it.

Other than relying on the engine, he really couldn't provide anything useful, sometimes even making a fool of himself. Hell, there was a time when the viewers got a better analysis faster than him since the boy had to think so hard about why the computer engine recommended a move on the board.

So, yeah, Bagas would admit that he missed Irfan's presence in this live broadcast.

Still, even with him doing a terrible job of commentating, Bagas was never short on ideas. When he saw Anna's game finished quicker than anyone else, the boy's brain worked fast, suggesting to himself to drag Anna into this mess.

This was such a brilliant move, as not only would he get an insight from a player who was playing in this tournament, something that he hadn't done yet during this tournament, somehow, but he also got an expert helping him commentate on the game, which was another plus point for this idea. It also helped that Anna was a pretty girl, so that her presence attracted more viewers to flock to the live streaming like hungry beasts.

Anna herself didn't really know that she had been plotted here. Still, even if she figured it out, the girl wouldn't really mind, since it was she who agreed with this idea. She also wanted to get a better look at her friends' game from the engine's perspective, so this was basically a win-win deal for her and Bagas. As she saw Medina's game, though, the girl was stunned, even blinking several times as if wanting to make sure that this was indeed Medina's game.

"Um… Bagas?" She suddenly spoke with a hesitant tone.

"Yeah?" Bagas caught that immediately, looking at the girl with concerned eyes. "Is there anything wrong?" He inquired.

"Well… I don't know how to say it, but are you sure that it is Sister Medina's game?" She asked.

"Um? Of course, it is." This time, it was Bagas who was confused by the sudden question, not knowing why Anna asked this question. Hell, he even double-checked the live streaming, just to find out that the screen still showed that it was Medina's game. "Yes, this is exactly Master Medina's game. Is there something wrong with it?" He asked once again.

'Well… How should I say it… I would say that Sister Medina's situation is far better than before." Anna started explaining. At Bagas's disbelief, look, she continued, "I know that the engine still shows +1.8 for her opponent, but a few moves ago…. Ah, there it is!" This time, Anna took control of the laptop to rewind the game on the screen. "See?! The situation before is +4.6 for her opponent! This is the last position I saw a while ago! I thought that Sister Medina's position was hopeless since she had to sacrifice her queen, but I never thought her opponent didn't really see that idea!"

Bagas was astonished as well when he saw that. The boy didn't expect that Medina's opponent would choke that hard. Well, he himself also didn't notice the problem before, but he was the amateur here. That was why he brought Anna here to join the stream, to enlighten everyone else about the game.

Meanwhile, back at the venue, Medina herself was currently fighting for her life. She could feel her heart beating so hard, and if only it were not unrealistic, the woman was sure that it would've jumped out of her body by now.

Yeah, she also noticed the fact that her queen was trapped on the edge of the board a few moves ago, not being able to get out of that embarrassing situation without getting checkmated by her opponent. However, somehow, God seemed to answer her silent prayer before, as Victor Erdos couldn't really see the obvious line that could kill her straight away. Instead, the man dilly-dallying in the middle of the board, trying to…

Well, Medina didn't know what the man was trying to do here. It was so strange to see a grandmaster miss such an obvious tactical line, yet she wouldn't complain here. No, if anything, the woman was grateful for this second chance, and she was determined not to waste it.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the easiest thing to do, especially after she had made a lot of mistakes before. Her nerves really messed up her rhythm, resulting in one mistake after another. Hell, at some point, the evaluation bar showed +9.4, telling everyone that Medina was just one step away from her own death. However, somehow, Victor Erdos also failed to capitalize it, making the evaluation bar jump back and forth like crazy.

This happened for the next few moves, before, in the end, in such a spectacular way to throw, Victor Erdos suddenly made a huge blunder, and instead of forcing Medina to her own death, he only made the evaluation bar jump back to equal once again.

The evaluation bar showed +0.3, giving Medina a second life to fight for.

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