Today Nepomniachtchi played a game of chess in the mine of the Oktyabrsky mine in Norilsk, where the writer Alexander Tsypkin, the turner Alexei Schneider and the marker Dmitry Sokolov became his rivals.
The Grandmaster shared his impression of this unique event: “I was visiting the mine for the first time and I had never descended to such a depth before. The dive was a hit, but I couldn’t help but compare the experience to visiting the underground, which is also “underground”, but definitely not at this depth. Going down 700 meters is a completely new and incredible adventure in my life. I expected to see darkness, everyone in respirators, smoke around, but here it turned out nice and light.
He also shared his impressions of chess with colleagues from Norilsk Nickel: “The level of chess players working for the company who played with us today was impressive. Alexey and Dmitry showed themselves as talented candidates for the master of sports. As for the format of the game, we periodically play this way, we have fun. This format is called “hand and brain” when one player names only one piece and the second player makes a move with that piece. Such a game requires players to cooperate and unite to be part of the same team.
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