View Pit Stop page for race #159 by hemingway — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 100.63 wpm (57.84 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | April 1, 2019 9:27:45pm UTC |
| Race Finish | April 1, 2019 9:28:43pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 4) |
| Accuracy | 99.0% |
| Points | 147.59 |
| Text | #3810631 (Length: 485 characters) Soon after arriving, he offended the Icelanders by calling their country inadequate because it had no bowling alleys. He complained about the TV cameras, about the lighting, about the table and chairs, and the contrast of the squares on the board. His hotel room, he said, had too nice a view. None of this has anything to do with chess of course. But maybe it did. If he won, he'd be the first American world champion in history. If he lost, he'd just be another patzer from Brooklyn. |