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Hi folks;
No doubt Kramnik was happy with a relatively peaceful draw yesterday. Despite his outward calm at the post game press conference (" Ok ,I am have lost a game, but it is still early in the match. I have been in this situation before") you can bet that Vladimir is not sparing the lash with his team on this "rest day" as they look to even the match with White tomorrow.
By all appearances Team Anand has prepared more effectively thus far, despite being outrated. At the opening press conference Anand was asked about the rumoured involvement of Magnus Carlsen on his team. Vishy acknowledged his respect for Carlsen, even speaking to him from time to time, but "Further details will not be forthcoming!"
We arbiters took a bus tour of Bonn and area today. It is just gorgeous. The landscape is slightly more dramatic that the Niagara escarpment, and perhaps slightly less so than the Gatineaus. The trees are very familiar - lots of maple, oak, chestnut and birch. What sets this town apart though is the architecture and layout. I love the pedestrian malls in the city centre - they out number the roads. The Rhine is not so wide, but quite deep and the barge traffic is constant in both directions. Somehow this does not detract from the visuals.
We have managed to inspect a different restaurant each night. So far we have enjoyed Thai, Greek, German, Turkish, Italian and French. Tonite it's either Mexican or Argentine. A fella could get used to this!
CFC President David Lavin (who deserves our full support!) has asked me to post on the CFC site, which I have done and will continue to do. But Larry is a long time friend and I try not to forget such things.
Gotta hit the gym before dinner. I have only made it there 3 times so far - enough to negate one morning at breakfast...
No doubt Kramnik was happy with a relatively peaceful draw yesterday. Despite his outward calm at the post game press conference (" Ok ,I am have lost a game, but it is still early in the match. I have been in this situation before") you can bet that Vladimir is not sparing the lash with his team on this "rest day" as they look to even the match with White tomorrow.
By all appearances Team Anand has prepared more effectively thus far, despite being outrated. At the opening press conference Anand was asked about the rumoured involvement of Magnus Carlsen on his team. Vishy acknowledged his respect for Carlsen, even speaking to him from time to time, but "Further details will not be forthcoming!"
We arbiters took a bus tour of Bonn and area today. It is just gorgeous. The landscape is slightly more dramatic that the Niagara escarpment, and perhaps slightly less so than the Gatineaus. The trees are very familiar - lots of maple, oak, chestnut and birch. What sets this town apart though is the architecture and layout. I love the pedestrian malls in the city centre - they out number the roads. The Rhine is not so wide, but quite deep and the barge traffic is constant in both directions. Somehow this does not detract from the visuals.
We have managed to inspect a different restaurant each night. So far we have enjoyed Thai, Greek, German, Turkish, Italian and French. Tonite it's either Mexican or Argentine. A fella could get used to this!
CFC President David Lavin (who deserves our full support!) has asked me to post on the CFC site, which I have done and will continue to do. But Larry is a long time friend and I try not to forget such things.
Gotta hit the gym before dinner. I have only made it there 3 times so far - enough to negate one morning at breakfast...
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