Paul Cooksey wrote:An old one too; Korchnoi beat Karpov with the Tromp in the 74 candidates final that turned out to be for the title.
If I'm getting the annecdote right, Korchnoi said about the Anand-Karpov game Joshua quoted; "Karpov has learned nothing about the Trompovsky in 20 years"
"I would ask you for your understanding that this is a long match, and there aren't going to be fireworks every game," Carlsen said to the capacity crowd.
I don't get it, what would be homphobic about it?In Game 1, Carlsen, playing with the white pieces, chose an unusual opening called the Trompowsky Attack. The joke around the Fulton Market Building on Friday was that he played it as a homophonic nod to the new president-elect.
Homophonic. Same sound.Dewi Jones wrote:From the article above....
I don't get it, what would be homphobic about it?In Game 1, Carlsen, playing with the white pieces, chose an unusual opening called the Trompowsky Attack. The joke around the Fulton Market Building on Friday was that he played it as a homophonic nod to the new president-elect.
Blue moons are not particularly rare and the same could be said of the phenomenon which you mention.Roger de Coverly wrote:Chessbase are reporting the blue moon occurrence of a chess event being swamped by spectators wanting to watch live.
It makes such a refreshing change to see another sport used as a simile for a chess match!Graham Borrowdale wrote:.... I can see this developing like a tennis match....
It was initially priced as if it was a sell out West End show. When this failed to make an impact, prices were reduced to more reasonable levels. It still wasn't packed out by any means. Organisers usually get away with minimal facilities for spectators because there aren't very many. Once in a while, they are proved wrong, and an otherwise suitable venue is inadequate.Graham Borrowdale wrote:I don't recall having to queue round the block, but there was a reasonably healthy turnout if I remember.
So, a big audience in Paris, and from what Roger says upthread, also at London Chess ClassicDavid Sedgwick wrote:Blue moons are not particularly rare and the same could be said of the phenomenon which you mention.Roger de Coverly wrote:Chessbase are reporting the blue moon occurrence of a chess event being swamped by spectators wanting to watch live.
At the Grand Chess Tour event in Paris last June, I arrived on the first day about fifteen minutes before the venue was open to the public. Long queues awaited me.
The theatre was pretty full for every round, with people standing at the back on occasions.
The capacity would have been several times the 100 quoted for the World Championship venue. The website for the Paris venue gives it as 854.
If so, the Paris audience would have been disappointed, as I wasn't on stage during play. On my return I was amused to read:Mick Norris wrote:
So, a big audience in Paris, and from what Roger says upthread, also at London Chess Classic
Are you sure the audiences aren't just coming to see you, David?
Christopher Kreuzer (in another thread) wrote:
I saw Malcolm Pein on the stage in Paris (it looked very like the Olympia stage in London!). I couldn't see who the arbiters were, as the camera didn't show them or at least I wasn't watching when they did. David, were you there?