24 Apr 2010

Mum's the word

New shenanigans in the 2010 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IN SOFIA, BULGARIA

The VvV match, Vishy versus Veselin, is to be played in total silence.

If Anand wants to offer Topalov a draw, he will have to resort to body language.
The mind boggles. Sticking out his tongue? Rolling his eyes? Kicking him in the shins under the table?

The Bulgarian duo, Topalov and his Bishop Danilov, have cooked up another mind-unsettling dish: revoking a regulation everyone else had forgotten about: no verbal communication between the players during the course of the tournament.

Does that mean that even an "After you" when they both reach a revolving door at the same time, would incur punishment of sorts?

Come to think of it, what punishment?
A piece of sticky Duct tape over the mouth of the blabbermouth?
Would it mean a swift loss to the gabby player?
And would he still get the 1 million Euros? Even after one or no game?

Let the fun begin, even if the games aren't funny.