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The “Wimbeldon of Chess” is going on, Tata Steel in Wijk aan Zee. After Round Two “the Boy” is in the sole lead, 2/2. Gukesh, Nepo and Anish are 1.5. Ding in down the ranks as is the female champ Ju Wenjun. There is a lot of chess to be played. At the beginning of Round 3 (which is on as I type) there were some odd openings. Jovanka and Danya are commenting today. Robert Hess is off. One writer says that there isn’t a great press of viewers around the hall, as last year, when Magnus is involved.
Meanwhile, yesterday 14 January which is the Feast of the Ass, Magnus issued a video on Twitter saying that he is on vacation and he will soon be back to “beat all of your asses”, which is confusing. It seems that Magnus is into those old medieval observances but… I mean… you are supposed to be nice to the asses on Festum Asinorum. I suggest rather that he find a Jesuit to beat. It summons quite an image, the “goat beating an ass”. Hmmm… a Jesuit might like that. I just don’t understand high level chess trash talk.
Yesterday Nepo and Ju had a looong endgame. She defended very well. At the end, there was an amusing moment as each waited for the other to offer the draw. They were trying to suppress laughing. They were at each other for only about 5 hours, after all.
Ceterum censeo Firoujza esse delendum.
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Bh7. Good one.