Hal Bond
10-17-2008, 02:32 PM
Perhaps you have seen game 3 already? WOW! We had some difficulties meeting the curtain call but these issues paled to the action over the board.
They blitzed off the first 12 moves or so - another slav I think. On move 15 Kramnik takes his first restroom break, then again after move 16 and 17. By this time he is an hour behind on the clock. Anand's preparation seems daunting. Then Kramnik uncorks a piece sac and it's Anand's turn to tank. Kramnik goes two pawns up but the g file is open, and Anand's QB is large on b7. Kramnik takes his 11th and final restroom break after move 29, by which time he has 15 minutes and Anand has about the same.
On move 33, with 8:15 on Kramnik's clock, another cell phone goes off. The players don't notice. Kramnik tosses his Q for a randy passer on the a file, which proves desparate. He resigned after Anand's 41st move and the crowd went wild. It's hard to believe that this game was played by the same players as game one.
Now our job will get tougher. The bitching will start and we have to keep everyone reasonably happy.
I'll try to fill in some of the back stage stories when I have clearance. This was our busiest day yet, but the game eclipsed all of it.
They blitzed off the first 12 moves or so - another slav I think. On move 15 Kramnik takes his first restroom break, then again after move 16 and 17. By this time he is an hour behind on the clock. Anand's preparation seems daunting. Then Kramnik uncorks a piece sac and it's Anand's turn to tank. Kramnik goes two pawns up but the g file is open, and Anand's QB is large on b7. Kramnik takes his 11th and final restroom break after move 29, by which time he has 15 minutes and Anand has about the same.
On move 33, with 8:15 on Kramnik's clock, another cell phone goes off. The players don't notice. Kramnik tosses his Q for a randy passer on the a file, which proves desparate. He resigned after Anand's 41st move and the crowd went wild. It's hard to believe that this game was played by the same players as game one.
Now our job will get tougher. The bitching will start and we have to keep everyone reasonably happy.
I'll try to fill in some of the back stage stories when I have clearance. This was our busiest day yet, but the game eclipsed all of it.