Mark Crowther - Wednesday 9th May 2012
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The World Chess Championship match between defending Champion Viswanathan
Anand and his Challenger Boris Gelfand takes place in Moscow's Tretyakov
Gallery. 10th (Opening Ceremony) - 30th (Possible play-offs) May 2012. Game 1
Friday 11th May 2012 3pm Local Time 12pm BST. Coverage on TWIC's live page where
Malcolm and I will be tweeting during play. We'll have live PGN and commentary
PGN in the same file. Reports every day, videos from Europe-Echecs, photos etc.
4pm for the opening ceremony on Thursday 10th.
Mark Crowther - Wednesday 9th May 2012
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The Opening Ceremony of the World Chess Championship in the
Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow took just over an hour on the evening of 10th May.
The ceremony accentuated the culture of Russia and the 1000 years of art held
in the gallery. Mikhail Gorbachev attended, Arkady Dvorkovich and Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov spoke as did the players, there were national athems. The players
drew for colours with paint brushes to sign pictures of positions from a great
game of theirs. World Champion Anand emerged with white. The video coverage
started with a wonderful film of the history of the world championship (well
worth catching on replay) and finished with music from mini-musicians Roman the
pianist and violinist Varvara and finally major pianist Denis Matsuev (who at
one point murdered a well known piece of music in the name of entertainment).
The venue looks fantastic. It wasn't until the advent of this hi-def coverage
that I've had the opportunity to watch opening ceremonies for these major
events. Still not sure whether that element is progress.
Game 1 Friday 11th May 3pm Moscow Time 12pm BST.
Game 1 Friday 11th May 3pm Moscow Time 12pm BST.
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