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From the postings of Agent Chronicle, he (or she) apparently grew up in or near La Cañada and has had a lifelong interested in chess. The Agent has provided these notes: Time, time, what is time? The Swiss manufacture it. The French hoard it. Italians want it. Americans say it is money. Hindus say it does not exist. Do you know what I say? I say time is a crook. —"Beat the Devil" (1953) Time, time, time, see what's become of me While I looked around For my possibilities I was so hard to please —"Hazy Shade of Winter" by Simon and Garfunkle Life Song Isn't life beautiful? Isn't life gay? Isn't life the perfect thing To pass the time away? —Dickie Smothers and Mason Williams "I wish there were more time." -- Richard Ney 1915-2004 Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. —Job 14:1-2 (NIV) He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. —Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) The only completely reliable information we have obtained at this point is that Agent Chronicle is perceived by his family members as always being late.
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 6

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This article lists the times taken by Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in the 6th game of their 1972 World Chess Championship Match in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Game 6, July 23rd, 1972

    Fischer        Spassky
    White          Black
 1. c4    (0:08)   e6    (0:02)
 2. Nf3   (0:11)   d5    (0:03)
 3. d4    (0:11)   Nf6   (0:03)
 4. Nc3   (0:11)   Be7   (0:03)
 5. Bg5   (0:11)   0-0   (0:04)
 6. e3    (0:12)   h6    (0:04)
 7. Bh4   (0:13)   b6    (0:08)
 8. cxd5  (0:13)   Nxd5  (0:08)
 9. Bxe7  (0:14)   Qxe7  (0:08)
10. Nxd5  (0:14)   exd5  (0:08)
11. Rc1   (0:14)   Be6   (0:09)
12. Qa4   (0:14)   c5    (0:12)
13. Qa3   (0:14)   Rc8   (0:16)
14. Bb5   (0:15)   a6    (0:19)
15. dxc5  (0:19)   bxc5  (0:23)
16. 0-0   (0:20)   Ra7   (0:36)
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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 10

This article lists the times taken by Anand and Kramnik for their moves in the 10th game of their 2008 World Chess Championship Match in Bonn.

Kramnik keeps it alive with his first win.

Game 10, October 27th, 2008

    Kramnik        Anand
    White          Black
 1. d4    (1:58)   Nf6   (1:59)
 2. c4    (1:58)   e6    (1:59)
 3. Nc3   (1:58)   Bb4   (1:59)
 4. Nf3   (1:57)   c5    (1:58)
 5. g3    (1:57)   cxd4  (1:58)
 6. Nxd4  (1:56)   O-O   (1:58)
 7. Bg2   (1:56)   d5    (1:58)
 8. cxd5  (1:56)   Nxd5  (1:57)
 9. Qb3   (1:56d)  Qa5   (1:55)
10. Bd2   (1:54)   Nc6   (1:54)
11. Nxc6  (1:54)   bxc6  (1:54)
12. O-O   (1:54)   Bxc3  (1:54)
13. bxc3  (1:54)   Ba6   (1:54)
14. Rfd1  (1:53)   Qc5   (1:53)
15. e4    (1:53)   Bc4   (1:53)
16. Qa4   (1:52)   Nb6   (1:53)
17. Qb4   (1:52)   Qh5   (1:53)
18. Re1   (1:52d)  c5    (1:38)
19. Qa5   (1:51)   Rfc8  (1:34)
20. Be3   (1:51d)  Be2   (1:20)
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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 9

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This article lists the times taken by the players in Game 9  of the 2008 World Chess Championship Match between Anand and Kramnik in Bonn.

Game 9, October 26th, 2008

    Anand          Kramnik
    White          Black
 1. d4    (1:59)   d5    (1:59)
 2. c4    (1:59)   e6    (1:59)
 3. Nf3   (1:59)   Nf6   (1:59)
 4. Nc3   (1:58)   c6    (1:59)
 5. Bg5   (1:58)   h6    (1:59)
 6. Bh4   (1:58)   dxc4  (1:58)
 7. e4    (1:58)   g5    (1:58)
 8. Bg3   (1:58)   b5    (1:58)
 9. Be2   (1:58)   Bb7   (1:58)
10. Qc2   (1:57)   Nbd7  (1:57)
11. Rd1   (1:57)   Bb4   (1:47d)
12. Ne5   (1:49)   Qe7   (1:43d)
13. O-O   (1:40)   Nxe5  (1:35)
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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 8

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This article lists the times taken for the moves of the 8th game of the 2008 World Chess Championship between Anand and Kramnik in Bonn, Germany.

Game 8, October 24th, 2008

    Kramnik        Anand
    White          Black
 1. d4    (1:59)   Nf6   (1:59)
 2. c4    (1:59)   e6    (1:59)
 3. Nf3   (1:59)   d5    (1:59)
 4. Nc3   (1:58)   dxc4  (1:59)
 5. e4    (1:58)   Bb4   (1:59)
 6. Bg5   (1:57)   c5    (1:58)
 7. Bxc4  (1:57)   cxd4  (1:58)
 8. Nxd4  (1:56)   Qa5   (1:58)
 9. Bb5+  (1:54)   Bd7   (1:57)
10. Bxf6  (1:53)   Bxb5  (1:57)
11. Ndxb5 (1:44d)  gxf6  (1:56)
12. O-O   (1:39)   Nc6   (1:56)
13. a3    (1:27d)  Bxc3  (1:55)
14. Nxc3  (1:25d)  Rg8   (1:43d)
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What if? The Chess Comedy Club in Bonn

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Bonn, 2008.
The 12 game 2008 World Chess Championship match is between Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, and challenger Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, a former World Champion, who beat Kasparov in a 16 game match 8 years ago.

After two draws at the start, Anand won game 3, and after another draw, won two in a row, and leads, 4 1/2 to 1 1/2. It was referred to as “a major tragedy in the making” by one of the German commentators.

Up to about 15 years ago, these matches were for 24 games. The shorter length makes it more difficult to catch up after losing a few early games. This is because of the high percentage of draws in chess at the grandmaster level.

Vladimir is sounding discouraged, talking about just winning one game, before considering his chances of winning the match.

Tragedy or comedy? That is the question.

The writers here at CrackTeam.org gave it some thought. The tasteless result is below.

Read at your own risk. You have hereby been warned.

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“Ladies and Gentlemen: at the Bonn Chess Comedy Club, from the USA, let’s welcome our guest comedian!”

“Hey, it’s great to be here. Thanks for the welcome. Wow! Thanks for the applause. Thank you.”

“Yeah! A great audience! Thank you, thank you!

“All right! Thank you. Thank you!”

“Hey! If you love me before I even open my mouth, how do I know it’s not just PHYSICAL?”

Th-boomp.

“Bonn’s a crazy town. I came in here, thinking that the big match was too SHORT. The way Kramnik feels right now, he’s thinking the match is too LONG!”

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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 7

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This article lists the times taken for the moves of Game 7 of the Anand – Kramnik World Chess Championship Match in Bonn, 2008.

Game 7, October 23rd, 2008

    Anand         Kramnik
    White         Black
 1. d4   (1:59)   d5     (1:59)
 2. c4   (1:59)   c6     (1:59)
 3. Nf3  (1:59)   Nf6    (1:59)
 4. Nc3  (1:59)   dxc4   (1:59)
 5. a4   (1:58)   Bf5    (1:59)
 6. e3   (1:58)   e6     (1:58)
 7. Bxc4 (1:58)   Bb4    (1:58)
 8. O-O  (1:58)   Nbd7   (1:58)
 9. Qe2  (1:57)   Bg6    (1:57)
10. e4   (1:57)   O-O    (1:56)
11. Bd3  (1:57)   Bh5    (1:55)
12. e5   (1:56)   Nd5    (1:54)
13. Nxd5 (1:55)   cxd5   (1:54)
14. Qe3  (1:55)   Re8    (1:54d)
15. Ne1  (1:49)   Bg6    (1:51d)
16. Bxg6 (1:47)   hxg6   (1:45d)
17. Nd3  (1:46d)  Qb6    (1:39d)
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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 6

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This article lists the times taken for the moves of Game 6 of the 2008 match between Anand and Kramnik for the World Chess Championship.

Game 6, October 21, 2008

    Anand          Kramnik
    White          Black
 1. d4    (1:59)   Nf6   (1:59)
 2. c4    (1:59)   e6    (1:59)
 3. Nc3   (1:59)   Bb4   (1:59)
 4. Qc2   (1:59)   d5    (1:59)
 5. cxd5  (1:59)   Qxd5  (1:58)
 6. Nf3   (1:58)   Qf5   (1:58)
 7. Qb3   (1:57)   Nc6   (1:58d)
 8. Bd2   (1:56)   O-O   (1:54)
 9. h3    (1:55)   b6    (1:47d)
10. g4    (1:45)   Qa5   (1:45d)
11. Rc1   (1:28)   Bb7   (1:41d)
12. a3    (1:15)   Bxc3  (1:40)
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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 5

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This article lists the times taken by Anand and Kramnik for the moves of the 5th game of their 2008 World Chess Championship Match in Bonn, Germany.

Game 5, October 20th, 2008

    Kramnik         Anand
    White           Black
 1. d4    (1:59)    d5    (1:59)
 2. c4    (1:59)    c6    (1:59)
 3. Nf3   (1:59)    Nf6   (1:59)
 4. Nc3   (1:59)    e6    (1:59)
 5. e3    (1:59)    Nbd7  (1:59)
 6. Bd3   (1:59)    dxc4  (1:59)
 7. Bxc4  (1:59)    b5    (1:59)
 8. Bd3   (1:59)    a6    (1:59)
 9. e4    (1:58)    c5    (1:58)
10. e5    (1:58)    cxd4  (1:58)
11. Nxb5  (1:58)    axb5  (1:58)
12. exf6  (1:58)    gxf6  (1:58)
13. O-O   (1:58)    Qb6   (1:58)
14. Qe2   (1:58)    Bb7   (1:58)
15. Bxb5  (1:57)    Rg8   (1:58)
16. Bf4   (1:56d)   Bd6   (1:57)
17. Bg3   (1:43d)   f5    (1:53)
18. Rfc1  (0:59d)   f4    (1:43)
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The 1972 Fischer – Spassky Times for Game 8

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This article lists the times taken by each player for the moves of game 8 of the 1972 Fischer Spassky World Chess Championship Match in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Game 8, July 27, 1972

    Fischer       Spassky
    White         Black
    (ar)  (0:10)
 1. c4    (0:10)  c5    (0:01)
 2. Nc3   (0:11)  Nc6   (0:02)
 3. Nf3   (0:13)  Nf6   (0:13)
 4. g3    (0:15)  g6    (0:14)
 5. Bg2   (0:16)  Bg7   (0:14)
 6. 0-0   (0:16)  0-0   (0:14)
 7. d4    (0:16)  cxd4  (0:14)
 8. Nxd4  (0:16)  Nxd4  (0:14)
 9. Qxd4  (0:17)  d6    (0:16)
10. Bg5   (0:25)  Be6   (0:24)
11. Qf4   (0:25)  Qa5   (1:23)
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The 2008 Anand – Kramnik Times for Game 4

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This article lists the times taken by Anand and Kramnik for the moves of the 4th game of their 2008 World Chess Championship Match in Bonn, Germany.

Game 4, October 18th, 2008

    Anand         Kramnik
    White         Black
    (ar)  (1:59)
 1. d4    (1:59)  Nf6   (1:59)
 2. c4    (1:58)  e6    (1:59)
 3. Nf3   (1:58)  d5    (1:59)
 4. Nc3   (1:58)  Be7   (1:59)
 5. Bf4   (1:58)  0-0   (1:58)
 6. e3    (1:57)  Nbd7  (1:58)
 7. a3    (1:55)  c5    (1:57)
 8. cxd5  (1:55)  Nxd5  (1:57)
 9. Nxd5  (1:54)  exd5  (1:57)
10. dxc5  (1:54)  Nxc5  (1:57)
11. Be5   (1:54)  Bf5   (1:49)
12. Be2   (1:49)  Bf6   (1:48)
13. Bxf6  (1:33)  Qxf6  (1:47)
14. Nd4   (1:27)  Ne6   (1:44)
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