The 2015 World Under 20 Championships is under way in Khanty-Mansiysk, and while I am sure the chess will be of a pretty high standard, the highlight for me so far are the tournament reports. "Watch the Closing Doors" was the headline from round 2, and I assumed this prefaced a story of some unfortunate GM being mangled by an automated building, but I was wrong.
"Watch the closing doors" was a chess expression that I was previously unaware of, as was the need to "slam the wicket", which was part of the same comment. I am assuming that the 'author' of these wonderful expressions was probably an automated translator, and that the whole thing made a lot more sense in Russian. Nonetheless, without making fun of the hard working bulletin editors, I recommend checking out the tournament bulletins at http://wjcc2015.fide.com/ , both the see how the tournament is going, and to revel in the colourful prose used to bring these games to life.
I see there are no Aussies playing. That's a shame. AO
ReplyDeleteThis expression has nothing to do with chess. Every Russian knows it because this is what they say in Moscow underground - "Be careful, doors are closing." I have read the second report in Russian and this is what it says.
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with the previous comment. Indeed, that is what they announce in Moscow subway trains before they start from a station. The doors are closed automatically.
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