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AnandvCarlsen13[Subject Thread] [Add Response]
George Duke wrote on Sat, Nov 9, 2013 01:18 PM EST:
Game 1:Draw --like watching paint dry.

ChessBase commentary does uplift the lacklustre playing action G1. Beneath the final position diagram: "And that was all she wrote." Notice no piece is ever captured, and only one pawn exchange happens, and then Draw by repetition. It's the nature of their game. Three-fold repetition is more like 14 moves not even 16 moves in practical sense. In contrast, a Baseball pitcher absolute theoretic minimum pitches would be 27, or 24, in perfect game where every batter lines or pops out.

Caissa -- "Carlsen did return and could be seen clasping his hands and bowing his head, almost as though in prayer. I suppose appeasement of Caissa can never hurt." Post-mortem Gms_take. In historic Shatranj Draw territory would not be expected below a goodly 30 Moves.

"The thicker the grass, the more easily scythed." --Alaric, king of the Visigoths