Ed (pelly1863)

Race #1879

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Official speed 92.39 wpm (62.99 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 1, 2018 1:24:21am UTC
Race Finish February 1, 2018 1:25:24am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Opponents 2. rikio (87.61 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 135.51
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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.