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listening
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to
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is
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Rob
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MacWolf,
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your
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fellow
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traveler,
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and
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Today’s
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story
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is “Mating
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Net”
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by
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Caesar, who
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wants
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to
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know
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where
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we
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go
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when
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we
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dream.
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can
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find
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more
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of
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his
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stories
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on
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his
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blog,
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marginalia-oscure.neocities.org
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enjoy
“Mating
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Net”
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by
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Caesar
Grandmaster
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Arun
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Ramachandran
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sits
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in
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the
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center
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of
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the
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hall.
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I
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watch
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him
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from
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behind
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the
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curtain
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of
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the
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player’s
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entrance.
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caracal’s
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tail
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snaps
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to
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side
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restlessly,
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a
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bolt
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terracotta
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against
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hall’s
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carpet.
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team
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have
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watched
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tape
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of
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single
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matches
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from
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the
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previous 6
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months.
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thing
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coaches
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fidgets
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he’s
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agitated.
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that,
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I’m
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content to
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let
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him
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long
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possible
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before
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the
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game
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begins.
“Mister
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Petrov,
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if
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you
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could
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please
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take
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the
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stage,
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we’d
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like
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to
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get
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game
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underway
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by 3pm.”
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ignore
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official
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and
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check
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my watch. 02:58:36. The second hand
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slides
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precisely
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along
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orbit
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around
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ivory
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my
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Omega Seamaster.
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would
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have
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some
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anticipation
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for
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games.
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this
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point
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though,
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I have played
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over 1000
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official
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games.
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to
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first
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international
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final,
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fox,
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Peirre-Antoine Denis,
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title.
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championship,
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champion
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time,
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Mikhail
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Yaroslavsky,
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first
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round.
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there
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was
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excitement and
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fear
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walking
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onto
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the
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stage.
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walking
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on
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stage is as
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routine
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as
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brushing
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my
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teeth.
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until
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time
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reaches precisely 02:59:30 before stepping
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out
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from
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curtain.
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feel Ramachandran’s
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head snap to watch
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enter
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look.
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attention
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is
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good.
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he’s
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thinking
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about
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me,
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he’s
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thinking
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about
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chess.
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place
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my
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feet
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evenly.
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you
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were
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to
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count
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my
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steps,
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you
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would
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observe
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that
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take
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precisely
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one
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hundred
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of
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them
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per
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minute.
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lupine
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tail
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ticks
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behind
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me
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from
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side
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to
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side
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like
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a
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metronome,
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counterbalancing
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each
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footfall.
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follow
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the
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my
346
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matches
347
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always
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garner
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young
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Ramachandran’s
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pleasantries,
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already
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begun.
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alive.
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484
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551
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552
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565
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me.
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566
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569
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Ramachandran had
570
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571
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away
572
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574
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575
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583
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587
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592
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today,
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leans
607
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forward
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626
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Moscow,
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how I had
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coaches,
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640
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641
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behind
647
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648
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seat
649
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650
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653
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656
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657
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down in an
660
00:04:48,509 --> 00:04:48,779:
effort
661
00:04:48,779 --> 00:04:48,899:
to
662
00:04:48,899 --> 00:04:49,170:
read
663
00:04:49,170 --> 00:04:49,290:
what
664
00:04:49,290 --> 00:04:49,500:
he’s
665
00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:51,810:
thinking.
It
666
00:04:51,810 --> 00:04:52,259:
occurs
667
00:04:52,259 --> 00:04:52,350:
to
668
00:04:52,350 --> 00:04:52,500:
me
669
00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:52,709:
then
670
00:04:52,709 --> 00:04:52,860:
that
671
00:04:52,860 --> 00:04:53,819:
Arun’s a
672
00:04:53,819 --> 00:04:54,089:
pretty
673
00:04:54,089 --> 00:04:54,329:
little
674
00:04:54,329 --> 00:04:56,310:
thing. twenty-something,
675
00:04:56,310 --> 00:04:56,670:
wiry
676
00:04:56,670 --> 00:04:58,110:
and lean.
677
00:04:58,110 --> 00:04:58,259:
The
678
00:04:58,259 --> 00:04:58,709:
curves
679
00:04:58,709 --> 00:04:58,800:
of
680
00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:58,980:
his
681
00:04:58,980 --> 00:04:59,339:
face
682
00:04:59,339 --> 00:04:59,550:
are
683
00:04:59,550 --> 00:04:59,970:
ridged
684
00:04:59,970 --> 00:05:00,149:
with
685
00:05:00,149 --> 00:05:00,509:
black
686
00:05:00,509 --> 00:05:00,810:
fur
687
00:05:00,810 --> 00:05:00,930:
and
688
00:05:00,930 --> 00:05:01,079:
his
689
00:05:01,079 --> 00:05:01,470:
eyes
690
00:05:01,470 --> 00:05:01,560:
are
691
00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:02,100:
highlighted
692
00:05:02,100 --> 00:05:02,279:
by
693
00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:02,639:
ashen
694
00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:02,879:
white
695
00:05:02,879 --> 00:05:03,209:
rings.
696
00:05:03,209 --> 00:05:03,480:
These
697
00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,230:
striking
698
00:05:04,230 --> 00:05:04,683:
lines are
699
00:05:04,683 --> 00:05:04,920:
set
700
00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:05,250:
against
701
00:05:05,250 --> 00:05:05,279:
a
702
00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:06,089:
mask
703
00:05:06,089 --> 00:05:06,240:
of
704
00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:07,139:
fierce
705
00:05:07,139 --> 00:05:07,500:
ochre
706
00:05:07,500 --> 00:05:08,790:
fur.
707
00:05:08,790 --> 00:05:08,939:
He
708
00:05:08,939 --> 00:05:09,360:
truly
709
00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:09,537:
is
710
00:05:09,537 --> 00:05:10,110:
wildfire
711
00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,310:
manifest,
712
00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:11,519:
full
713
00:05:11,519 --> 00:05:11,610:
of a
714
00:05:11,610 --> 00:05:12,000:
youthful
715
00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:12,389:
energy
716
00:05:12,389 --> 00:05:12,509:
that
717
00:05:12,509 --> 00:05:12,600:
he
718
00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:13,170:
struggles
719
00:05:13,170 --> 00:05:13,410:
to keep
720
00:05:13,410 --> 00:05:13,830:
contained
721
00:05:13,830 --> 00:05:13,918:
in
722
00:05:13,918 --> 00:05:14,069:
his
723
00:05:14,069 --> 00:05:14,459:
player’s
724
00:05:14,459 --> 00:05:16,199:
chair.
725
00:05:16,199 --> 00:05:16,319:
I
726
00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:16,500:
see
727
00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:16,620:
the
728
00:05:16,620 --> 00:05:17,009:
passion
729
00:05:17,009 --> 00:05:17,310:
within
730
00:05:17,310 --> 00:05:18,240:
him,
731
00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:18,660:
something
732
00:05:18,660 --> 00:05:18,750:
I
733
00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:18,870:
have
734
00:05:18,870 --> 00:05:19,110:
seen
735
00:05:19,110 --> 00:05:19,230:
in
736
00:05:19,230 --> 00:05:19,439:
other
737
00:05:19,439 --> 00:05:19,709:
men
738
00:05:19,709 --> 00:05:19,829:
but
739
00:05:19,829 --> 00:05:20,040:
never
740
00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:20,339:
felt
741
00:05:20,339 --> 00:05:21,449:
myself.
742
00:05:21,449 --> 00:05:21,629:
I have
743
00:05:21,629 --> 00:05:21,870:
never
744
00:05:21,870 --> 00:05:22,199:
needed
745
00:05:22,199 --> 00:05:23,129:
it,
746
00:05:23,129 --> 00:05:23,250:
and
747
00:05:23,250 --> 00:05:23,399:
by
748
00:05:23,399 --> 00:05:23,579:
all
749
00:05:23,579 --> 00:05:23,970:
accounts
750
00:05:23,970 --> 00:05:24,059:
it
751
00:05:24,059 --> 00:05:24,360:
never
752
00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:24,540:
got
753
00:05:24,540 --> 00:05:24,660:
the
754
00:05:24,660 --> 00:05:24,959:
others
755
00:05:24,959 --> 00:05:25,649:
particularly
756
00:05:25,649 --> 00:05:27,209:
far.
757
00:05:27,209 --> 00:05:27,511:
At least, it
758
00:05:27,511 --> 00:05:27,750:
never
759
00:05:27,750 --> 00:05:27,959:
got
760
00:05:27,959 --> 00:05:28,079:
them
761
00:05:28,079 --> 00:05:28,410:
past
762
00:05:28,410 --> 00:05:30,269:
me.
763
00:05:30,269 --> 00:05:30,480:
But
764
00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:30,569:
I
765
00:05:30,569 --> 00:05:30,870:
do
766
00:05:30,870 --> 00:05:31,230:
wonder
767
00:05:31,230 --> 00:05:32,310:
then,
768
00:05:32,310 --> 00:05:32,519:
what
769
00:05:32,519 --> 00:05:32,670:
it
770
00:05:32,670 --> 00:05:32,850:
would
771
00:05:32,850 --> 00:05:32,970:
be
772
00:05:32,970 --> 00:05:33,329:
like
773
00:05:33,329 --> 00:05:33,449:
to
774
00:05:33,449 --> 00:05:33,720:
feel
775
00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:33,959:
that
776
00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:36,329:
way.
I
777
00:05:36,329 --> 00:05:36,839:
draw out
778
00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:37,079:
my
779
00:05:37,079 --> 00:05:37,290:
own
780
00:05:37,290 --> 00:05:37,620:
chair
781
00:05:37,620 --> 00:05:37,740:
and
782
00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:38,160:
slide
783
00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:38,370:
into
784
00:05:38,370 --> 00:05:38,490:
the
785
00:05:38,490 --> 00:05:38,819:
seat,
786
00:05:38,819 --> 00:05:39,420:
unbuttoning
787
00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:39,540:
the
788
00:05:39,540 --> 00:05:39,930:
jacket
789
00:05:39,930 --> 00:05:39,990:
of
790
00:05:39,990 --> 00:05:40,139:
my
791
00:05:40,139 --> 00:05:40,620:
charcoal
792
00:05:40,620 --> 00:05:41,009:
Brioni
793
00:05:41,009 --> 00:05:41,759:
suit
794
00:05:41,759 --> 00:05:41,910:
and
795
00:05:41,910 --> 00:05:42,420:
loosening
796
00:05:42,420 --> 00:05:42,569:
my
797
00:05:42,569 --> 00:05:42,926:
taupe
798
00:05:42,926 --> 00:05:43,259:
slub
799
00:05:43,259 --> 00:05:43,620:
silk
800
00:05:43,620 --> 00:05:44,910:
tie.
801
00:05:44,910 --> 00:05:45,329:
As
802
00:05:45,329 --> 00:05:45,420:
in
803
00:05:45,420 --> 00:05:45,540:
our
804
00:05:45,540 --> 00:05:46,019:
previous
805
00:05:46,019 --> 00:05:46,319:
games,
806
00:05:46,319 --> 00:05:46,560:
I
807
00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:46,889:
think
808
00:05:46,889 --> 00:05:47,009:
I
809
00:05:47,009 --> 00:05:47,399:
notice
810
00:05:47,399 --> 00:05:47,579:
that
811
00:05:47,579 --> 00:05:47,970:
Arun’s
812
00:05:47,970 --> 00:05:48,689:
eyes fixate
813
00:05:48,689 --> 00:05:48,810:
on
814
00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:48,870:
the
815
00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:50,129:
tuft of chest fur that emerges
816
00:05:50,129 --> 00:05:50,310:
from
817
00:05:50,310 --> 00:05:50,550:
under
818
00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:51,389:
my collar,
819
00:05:51,389 --> 00:05:51,569:
but
820
00:05:51,569 --> 00:05:51,779:
once
821
00:05:51,779 --> 00:05:52,079:
again
822
00:05:52,079 --> 00:05:52,170:
the
823
00:05:52,170 --> 00:05:52,470:
moment
824
00:05:52,470 --> 00:05:52,589:
is
825
00:05:52,589 --> 00:05:52,769:
too
826
00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:53,339:
brief
827
00:05:53,339 --> 00:05:53,519:
for
828
00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:53,790:
me
829
00:05:53,790 --> 00:05:53,910:
to
830
00:05:53,910 --> 00:05:54,509:
interrogate
831
00:05:54,509 --> 00:05:55,680:
it.
832
00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:56,339:
Still,
833
00:05:56,339 --> 00:05:56,519:
my
834
00:05:56,519 --> 00:05:56,849:
hands
835
00:05:56,849 --> 00:05:57,240:
slow
836
00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:57,329:
and
837
00:05:57,329 --> 00:05:57,420:
I
838
00:05:57,420 --> 00:05:57,930:
return
839
00:05:57,930 --> 00:05:58,079:
to
840
00:05:58,079 --> 00:05:58,860:
observing
841
00:05:58,860 --> 00:06:00,540:
Ramachandran.
842
00:06:00,540 --> 00:06:00,720:
He’s
843
00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:01,110:
avoiding
844
00:06:01,110 --> 00:06:01,290:
my
845
00:06:01,290 --> 00:06:02,579:
gaze,
846
00:06:02,579 --> 00:06:03,329:
obsessively
847
00:06:03,329 --> 00:06:03,629:
turning
848
00:06:03,629 --> 00:06:04,139:
his knights so
849
00:06:04,139 --> 00:06:05,009:
they face
850
00:06:05,009 --> 00:06:05,550:
perfectly
851
00:06:05,550 --> 00:06:05,730:
dead
852
00:06:05,730 --> 00:06:07,589:
ahead.
853
00:06:07,589 --> 00:06:07,829:
I
854
00:06:07,829 --> 00:06:08,100:
pull
855
00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:08,279:
out
856
00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:08,339:
a
857
00:06:08,339 --> 00:06:08,730:
silver
858
00:06:08,730 --> 00:06:09,240:
Montblanc
859
00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:09,629:
pen
860
00:06:09,629 --> 00:06:09,787:
from
861
00:06:09,787 --> 00:06:09,930:
my
862
00:06:09,930 --> 00:06:10,199:
chest
863
00:06:10,199 --> 00:06:11,339:
pocket
864
00:06:11,339 --> 00:06:11,519:
and
865
00:06:11,519 --> 00:06:11,850:
sign
866
00:06:11,850 --> 00:06:12,089:
off
867
00:06:12,089 --> 00:06:12,209:
the
868
00:06:12,209 --> 00:06:12,689:
competition
869
00:06:12,689 --> 00:06:13,949:
scorecard
870
00:06:13,949 --> 00:06:14,250:
before
871
00:06:14,250 --> 00:06:14,639:
laying
872
00:06:14,639 --> 00:06:14,730:
the
873
00:06:14,730 --> 00:06:15,120:
pen
874
00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:15,750:
parallel
875
00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:15,870:
to
876
00:06:15,870 --> 00:06:15,990:
the
877
00:06:15,990 --> 00:06:16,500:
paper’s
878
00:06:16,500 --> 00:06:19,439:
edge.
Ramachandran
879
00:06:19,439 --> 00:06:19,560:
is
880
00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:19,740:
now
881
00:06:19,740 --> 00:06:20,310:
shifting
882
00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:20,490:
his
883
00:06:20,490 --> 00:06:20,879:
pawns
884
00:06:20,879 --> 00:06:21,569:
around
885
00:06:21,569 --> 00:06:21,720:
so
886
00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:21,870:
that
887
00:06:21,870 --> 00:06:22,050:
each
888
00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:22,259:
one
889
00:06:22,259 --> 00:06:22,589:
sits
890
00:06:22,589 --> 00:06:22,649:
in
891
00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:22,800:
the
892
00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:23,579:
exact
893
00:06:23,579 --> 00:06:24,180:
center
894
00:06:24,180 --> 00:06:24,269:
of
895
00:06:24,269 --> 00:06:24,389:
their
896
00:06:24,389 --> 00:06:24,990:
respective
897
00:06:24,990 --> 00:06:26,459:
squares.
898
00:06:26,459 --> 00:06:26,550:
I
899
00:06:26,550 --> 00:06:26,730:
let
900
00:06:26,730 --> 00:06:26,819:
him
901
00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:28,259:
finish;
902
00:06:28,259 --> 00:06:28,829:
interrupting
903
00:06:28,829 --> 00:06:28,920:
his
904
00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:29,250:
ritual
905
00:06:29,250 --> 00:06:29,970:
would unbalance him
906
00:06:29,970 --> 00:06:30,689:
further,
907
00:06:30,689 --> 00:06:30,899:
but it
908
00:06:30,899 --> 00:06:31,050:
would
909
00:06:31,050 --> 00:06:31,319:
also
910
00:06:31,319 --> 00:06:31,500:
be
911
00:06:31,500 --> 00:06:32,459:
underhand
912
00:06:32,459 --> 00:06:32,670:
and
913
00:06:32,670 --> 00:06:33,839:
rude.
914
00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:33,959:
I
915
00:06:33,959 --> 00:06:34,230:
don’t
916
00:06:34,230 --> 00:06:34,649:
need
917
00:06:34,649 --> 00:06:35,009:
cheap
918
00:06:35,009 --> 00:06:35,459:
tricks
919
00:06:35,459 --> 00:06:35,579:
to
920
00:06:35,579 --> 00:06:35,850:
win
921
00:06:35,850 --> 00:06:37,199:
here.
922
00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:37,350:
So
923
00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:37,800:
instead,
924
00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:37,860:
I
925
00:06:37,860 --> 00:06:38,160:
watch
926
00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:38,430:
him
927
00:06:38,430 --> 00:06:38,550:
and
928
00:06:38,550 --> 00:06:38,759:
slow
929
00:06:38,759 --> 00:06:38,910:
my
930
00:06:38,910 --> 00:06:39,720:
breathing:
931
00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:40,139:
four
932
00:06:40,139 --> 00:06:40,500:
second
933
00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:42,089:
inhale,
934
00:06:42,089 --> 00:06:42,329:
four
935
00:06:42,329 --> 00:06:42,660:
second
936
00:06:42,660 --> 00:06:44,310:
hold,
937
00:06:44,310 --> 00:06:44,730:
six
938
00:06:44,730 --> 00:06:45,089:
second
939
00:06:45,089 --> 00:06:46,620:
exhale,
940
00:06:46,620 --> 00:06:46,860:
two
941
00:06:46,860 --> 00:06:47,220:
second
942
00:06:47,220 --> 00:06:48,839:
hold.
943
00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:49,050:
I
944
00:06:49,050 --> 00:06:49,589:
feel
945
00:06:49,589 --> 00:06:49,769:
my
946
00:06:49,769 --> 00:06:50,519:
heartrate
947
00:06:50,519 --> 00:06:51,720:
slow
948
00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:51,930:
to
949
00:06:51,930 --> 00:06:52,860:
fifty
950
00:06:52,860 --> 00:06:53,550:
beats
951
00:06:53,550 --> 00:06:53,730:
per
952
00:06:53,730 --> 00:06:55,800:
minute.
953
00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:56,850:
Ramachandran
954
00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:57,452:
stops
955
00:06:57,452 --> 00:06:57,689:
his
956
00:06:57,689 --> 00:06:58,230:
fiddling
957
00:06:58,230 --> 00:06:58,350:
and
958
00:06:58,350 --> 00:06:58,829:
stares
959
00:06:58,829 --> 00:06:59,370:
directly
960
00:06:59,370 --> 00:06:59,519:
at
961
00:06:59,519 --> 00:06:59,730:
my
962
00:06:59,730 --> 00:07:00,689:
chest.
963
00:07:00,689 --> 00:07:00,839:
I
964
00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:01,410:
know
965
00:07:01,410 --> 00:07:01,620:
his
966
00:07:01,620 --> 00:07:02,129:
large,
967
00:07:02,129 --> 00:07:02,550:
predator
968
00:07:02,550 --> 00:07:03,029:
ears
969
00:07:03,029 --> 00:07:03,209:
can
970
00:07:03,209 --> 00:07:03,660:
hear
971
00:07:03,660 --> 00:07:03,779:
the
972
00:07:03,779 --> 00:07:04,199:
slowing
973
00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:04,319:
of
974
00:07:04,319 --> 00:07:04,470:
my
975
00:07:04,470 --> 00:07:06,180:
heartbeat.
976
00:07:06,180 --> 00:07:06,269:
I
977
00:07:06,269 --> 00:07:06,509:
hope
978
00:07:06,509 --> 00:07:06,629:
the
979
00:07:06,629 --> 00:07:07,050:
knowledge
980
00:07:07,050 --> 00:07:07,110:
of
981
00:07:07,110 --> 00:07:07,290:
my
982
00:07:07,290 --> 00:07:07,829:
control
983
00:07:07,829 --> 00:07:08,009:
over
984
00:07:08,009 --> 00:07:08,160:
my
985
00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:08,519:
body
986
00:07:08,519 --> 00:07:08,970:
unsettles
987
00:07:08,970 --> 00:07:09,060:
him
988
00:07:09,060 --> 00:07:10,500:
further.
989
00:07:10,500 --> 00:07:10,920:
Finally,
990
00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:11,009:
he
991
00:07:11,009 --> 00:07:11,250:
looks
992
00:07:11,250 --> 00:07:11,399:
up
993
00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:11,490:
and
994
00:07:11,490 --> 00:07:11,730:
meets
995
00:07:11,730 --> 00:07:13,470:
my gaze. I’m
996
00:07:13,470 --> 00:07:14,339:
ready.
997
00:07:14,339 --> 00:07:14,550:
He’s
998
00:07:14,550 --> 00:07:15,509:
ready.
999
00:07:15,509 --> 00:07:15,853:
I lean
1000
00:07:15,853 --> 00:07:16,199:
across
1001
00:07:16,199 --> 00:07:16,350:
the
1002
00:07:16,350 --> 00:07:16,649:
board
1003
00:07:16,649 --> 00:07:16,769:
with
1004
00:07:16,769 --> 00:07:16,860:
an
1005
00:07:16,860 --> 00:07:17,370:
extended
1006
00:07:17,370 --> 00:07:18,839:
paw.
1007
00:07:18,839 --> 00:07:18,959:
He
1008
00:07:18,959 --> 00:07:19,290:
meets
1009
00:07:19,290 --> 00:07:19,439:
me
1010
00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:20,279:
there,
1011
00:07:20,279 --> 00:07:21,480:
small,
1012
00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:22,019:
delicate,
1013
00:07:22,019 --> 00:07:22,748:
fire-red
1014
00:07:22,748 --> 00:07:23,339:
fingers
1015
00:07:23,339 --> 00:07:23,819:
enveloped
1016
00:07:23,819 --> 00:07:23,879:
in
1017
00:07:23,879 --> 00:07:24,060:
my
1018
00:07:24,060 --> 00:07:24,689:
long,
1019
00:07:24,689 --> 00:07:25,259:
clawed,
1020
00:07:25,259 --> 00:07:25,980:
snow-white
1021
00:07:25,980 --> 00:07:28,560:
digits.
My
1022
00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:28,829:
ring
1023
00:07:28,829 --> 00:07:29,189:
finger
1024
00:07:29,189 --> 00:07:29,639:
rests
1025
00:07:29,639 --> 00:07:29,730:
on
1026
00:07:29,730 --> 00:07:29,819:
the
1027
00:07:29,819 --> 00:07:30,209:
inside
1028
00:07:30,209 --> 00:07:30,300:
of
1029
00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:30,449:
his
1030
00:07:30,449 --> 00:07:30,779:
wrist
1031
00:07:30,779 --> 00:07:30,870:
and
1032
00:07:30,870 --> 00:07:30,959:
I
1033
00:07:30,959 --> 00:07:31,410:
feel
1034
00:07:31,410 --> 00:07:31,529:
the
1035
00:07:31,529 --> 00:07:32,009:
throb
1036
00:07:32,009 --> 00:07:32,129:
of
1037
00:07:32,129 --> 00:07:32,490:
his
1038
00:07:32,490 --> 00:07:33,000:
pulse
1039
00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:33,329:
against
1040
00:07:33,329 --> 00:07:33,480:
my
1041
00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,310:
pawpad.
1042
00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:35,459:
His
1043
00:07:35,459 --> 00:07:35,759:
flesh
1044
00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:35,879:
is
1045
00:07:35,879 --> 00:07:36,689:
hot
1046
00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:36,810:
and
1047
00:07:36,810 --> 00:07:36,899:
his
1048
00:07:36,899 --> 00:07:37,050:
heart
1049
00:07:37,050 --> 00:07:37,328:
rate
1050
00:07:37,328 --> 00:07:38,639:
fast,
1051
00:07:38,639 --> 00:07:39,180:
easily
1052
00:07:39,180 --> 00:07:39,269:
one
1053
00:07:39,269 --> 00:07:39,540:
hundred
1054
00:07:39,540 --> 00:07:39,779:
beats
1055
00:07:39,779 --> 00:07:39,930:
per
1056
00:07:39,930 --> 00:07:40,980:
minute.
1057
00:07:40,980 --> 00:07:42,509:
Good.
1058
00:07:42,509 --> 00:07:42,569:
I
1059
00:07:42,569 --> 00:07:43,050:
stare
1060
00:07:43,050 --> 00:07:43,439:
deep
1061
00:07:43,439 --> 00:07:43,649:
into
1062
00:07:43,649 --> 00:07:43,829:
his
1063
00:07:43,829 --> 00:07:44,220:
eyes
1064
00:07:44,220 --> 00:07:44,370:
and
1065
00:07:44,370 --> 00:07:45,120:
squeeze
1066
00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:45,360:
until
1067
00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:45,509:
his
1068
00:07:45,509 --> 00:07:46,110:
hand
1069
00:07:46,110 --> 00:07:46,500:
begins
1070
00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:46,589:
to
1071
00:07:46,589 --> 00:07:48,509:
tremble.
1072
00:07:48,509 --> 00:07:48,689:
He
1073
00:07:48,689 --> 00:07:48,990:
looks
1074
00:07:48,990 --> 00:07:49,350:
back
1075
00:07:49,350 --> 00:07:49,500:
with
1076
00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:49,829:
rapt
1077
00:07:49,829 --> 00:07:52,350:
attention.
1078
00:07:52,350 --> 00:07:53,009:
Something
1079
00:07:53,009 --> 00:07:53,279:
I’ve
1080
00:07:53,279 --> 00:07:53,579:
not
1081
00:07:53,579 --> 00:07:54,029:
noticed
1082
00:07:54,029 --> 00:07:54,420:
before
1083
00:07:54,420 --> 00:07:54,899:
flickers
1084
00:07:54,899 --> 00:07:54,990:
in
1085
00:07:54,990 --> 00:07:55,139:
his
1086
00:07:55,139 --> 00:07:55,949:
eyes,
1087
00:07:55,949 --> 00:07:56,220:
but
1088
00:07:56,220 --> 00:07:56,579:
before
1089
00:07:56,579 --> 00:07:56,670:
I
1090
00:07:56,670 --> 00:07:56,879:
can
1091
00:07:56,879 --> 00:07:57,269:
grasp
1092
00:07:57,269 --> 00:07:57,509:
onto
1093
00:07:57,509 --> 00:07:57,599:
it,
1094
00:07:57,599 --> 00:07:57,732:
it
1095
00:07:57,732 --> 00:07:59,040:
disappears.
1096
00:07:59,040 --> 00:07:59,370:
In
1097
00:07:59,370 --> 00:07:59,879:
that
1098
00:07:59,879 --> 00:08:00,540:
moment
1099
00:08:00,540 --> 00:08:01,500:
though,
1100
00:08:01,500 --> 00:08:02,040:
before a
1101
00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:02,910:
move
1102
00:08:02,910 --> 00:08:03,120:
has
1103
00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:03,360:
even
1104
00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:03,540:
been
1105
00:08:03,540 --> 00:08:03,839:
played,
1106
00:08:03,839 --> 00:08:04,410:
I’m
1107
00:08:04,410 --> 00:08:06,209:
confident
1108
00:08:06,209 --> 00:08:06,480:
I
1109
00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:06,930:
have
1110
00:08:06,930 --> 00:08:07,139:
him
1111
00:08:07,139 --> 00:08:07,290:
in
1112
00:08:07,290 --> 00:08:07,529:
my
1113
00:08:07,529 --> 00:08:09,269:
net. Now
1114
00:08:09,269 --> 00:08:09,540:
all
1115
00:08:09,540 --> 00:08:09,629:
I
1116
00:08:09,629 --> 00:08:09,810:
need
1117
00:08:09,810 --> 00:08:09,870:
to
1118
00:08:09,870 --> 00:08:10,079:
do
1119
00:08:10,079 --> 00:08:10,230:
is
1120
00:08:10,230 --> 00:08:10,410:
draw
1121
00:08:10,410 --> 00:08:10,529:
the
1122
00:08:10,529 --> 00:08:10,860:
strings
1123
00:08:10,860 --> 00:08:12,660:
closed.
1124
00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:12,810:
I
1125
00:08:12,810 --> 00:08:13,230:
release
1126
00:08:13,230 --> 00:08:13,379:
his
1127
00:08:13,379 --> 00:08:13,709:
hand
1128
00:08:13,709 --> 00:08:13,800:
and
1129
00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:13,949:
make
1130
00:08:13,949 --> 00:08:14,100:
my
1131
00:08:14,100 --> 00:08:14,490:
first
1132
00:08:14,490 --> 00:08:14,730:
move
1133
00:08:14,730 --> 00:08:16,050:
with white.
I
1134
00:08:16,050 --> 00:08:16,319:
open
1135
00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:16,470:
with
1136
00:08:16,470 --> 00:08:16,530:
a
1137
00:08:16,530 --> 00:08:16,949:
flanking
1138
00:08:16,949 --> 00:08:17,279:
pawn
1139
00:08:17,279 --> 00:08:17,399:
on
1140
00:08:17,399 --> 00:08:17,939:
c4,
1141
00:08:17,939 --> 00:08:18,269:
setting
1142
00:08:18,269 --> 00:08:18,360:
up
1143
00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:18,480:
for
1144
00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:18,600:
an
1145
00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:18,990:
English.
1146
00:08:18,990 --> 00:08:19,079:
I
1147
00:08:19,079 --> 00:08:19,470:
like
1148
00:08:19,470 --> 00:08:19,860:
English
1149
00:08:19,860 --> 00:08:20,370:
openings;
1150
00:08:20,370 --> 00:08:20,550:
they
1151
00:08:20,550 --> 00:08:20,790:
let
1152
00:08:20,790 --> 00:08:21,209:
me
1153
00:08:21,209 --> 00:08:21,629:
build
1154
00:08:21,629 --> 00:08:21,810:
up
1155
00:08:21,810 --> 00:08:21,990:
some
1156
00:08:21,990 --> 00:08:22,500:
central
1157
00:08:22,500 --> 00:08:22,800:
pawn
1158
00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:23,639:
structure
1159
00:08:23,639 --> 00:08:24,089:
without
1160
00:08:24,089 --> 00:08:24,540:
committing
1161
00:08:24,540 --> 00:08:24,779:
to
1162
00:08:24,779 --> 00:08:25,079:
early
1163
00:08:25,079 --> 00:08:25,529:
battles
1164
00:08:25,529 --> 00:08:25,620:
in
1165
00:08:25,620 --> 00:08:25,680:
the
1166
00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:25,920:
middle
1167
00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:26,009:
of
1168
00:08:26,009 --> 00:08:26,129:
the
1169
00:08:26,129 --> 00:08:26,939:
board.
1170
00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:27,689:
Ramachandran
1171
00:08:27,689 --> 00:08:27,810:
is
1172
00:08:27,810 --> 00:08:28,079:
used
1173
00:08:28,079 --> 00:08:28,139:
to
1174
00:08:28,139 --> 00:08:28,319:
this
1175
00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:28,470:
by
1176
00:08:28,470 --> 00:08:28,680:
now
1177
00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:28,800:
and
1178
00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:29,100:
starts
1179
00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:29,189:
a
1180
00:08:29,189 --> 00:08:29,579:
King’s
1181
00:08:29,579 --> 00:08:29,970:
Indian
1182
00:08:29,970 --> 00:08:30,509:
defense.
1183
00:08:30,509 --> 00:08:30,779:
I see
1184
00:08:30,779 --> 00:08:30,990:
he’s
1185
00:08:30,990 --> 00:08:31,290:
hoping
1186
00:08:31,290 --> 00:08:31,379:
to
1187
00:08:31,379 --> 00:08:31,560:
get
1188
00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:32,070:
aggressive
1189
00:08:32,070 --> 00:08:32,220:
on
1190
00:08:32,220 --> 00:08:32,309:
the
1191
00:08:32,309 --> 00:08:33,149:
king’s side,
1192
00:08:33,149 --> 00:08:33,450:
so
1193
00:08:33,450 --> 00:08:33,570:
I
1194
00:08:33,570 --> 00:08:33,960:
opt
1195
00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:34,169:
in
1196
00:08:34,169 --> 00:08:34,320:
with
1197
00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:34,379:
a
1198
00:08:34,379 --> 00:08:35,549:
fianchetto;
1199
00:08:35,549 --> 00:08:36,149:
positioning
1200
00:08:36,149 --> 00:08:36,302:
my
1201
00:08:36,302 --> 00:08:37,230:
king-side
1202
00:08:37,230 --> 00:08:37,799:
Bishop so
1203
00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:38,009:
that it
1204
00:08:38,009 --> 00:08:39,149:
simultaneously
1205
00:08:39,149 --> 00:08:39,450:
covers
1206
00:08:39,450 --> 00:08:39,570:
the
1207
00:08:39,570 --> 00:08:40,169:
back rank
1208
00:08:40,169 --> 00:08:40,289:
while
1209
00:08:40,289 --> 00:08:40,769:
providing
1210
00:08:40,769 --> 00:08:41,340:
cross-board
1211
00:08:41,340 --> 00:08:41,881:
counterplay.
1212
00:08:41,881 --> 00:08:42,029:
It’s
1213
00:08:42,029 --> 00:08:42,659:
all
1214
00:08:42,659 --> 00:08:43,019:
very
1215
00:08:43,019 --> 00:08:43,769:
slow,
1216
00:08:43,769 --> 00:08:43,950:
all
1217
00:08:43,950 --> 00:08:44,250:
very
1218
00:08:44,250 --> 00:08:44,549:
book,
1219
00:08:44,549 --> 00:08:45,090:
all very
1220
00:08:45,090 --> 00:08:46,139:
polite –
1221
00:08:46,139 --> 00:08:46,649:
exactly
1222
00:08:46,649 --> 00:08:46,889:
how
1223
00:08:46,889 --> 00:08:47,039:
I
1224
00:08:47,039 --> 00:08:47,340:
like
1225
00:08:47,340 --> 00:08:48,450:
it.
1226
00:08:48,450 --> 00:08:48,570:
I
1227
00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:48,779:
feel
1228
00:08:48,779 --> 00:08:49,169:
myself
1229
00:08:49,169 --> 00:08:49,649:
relaxing
1230
00:08:49,649 --> 00:08:49,830:
into
1231
00:08:49,830 --> 00:08:49,950:
the
1232
00:08:49,950 --> 00:08:51,000:
game,
1233
00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:51,659:
breathing
1234
00:08:51,659 --> 00:08:52,860:
steadying
1235
00:08:52,860 --> 00:08:53,159:
without
1236
00:08:53,159 --> 00:08:53,399:
having
1237
00:08:53,399 --> 00:08:53,460:
to
1238
00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:53,700:
think
1239
00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:53,970:
about
1240
00:08:53,970 --> 00:08:56,009:
it.
I
1241
00:08:56,009 --> 00:08:56,250:
look
1242
00:08:56,250 --> 00:08:56,399:
up
1243
00:08:56,399 --> 00:08:56,610:
from
1244
00:08:56,610 --> 00:08:56,700:
the
1245
00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:57,029:
board
1246
00:08:57,029 --> 00:08:57,120:
and
1247
00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:57,419:
watch
1248
00:08:57,419 --> 00:08:58,080:
Arun.
1249
00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:58,590:
Something
1250
00:08:58,590 --> 00:08:58,769:
I’ve
1251
00:08:58,769 --> 00:08:59,190:
noticed
1252
00:08:59,190 --> 00:08:59,279:
in
1253
00:08:59,279 --> 00:08:59,399:
our
1254
00:08:59,399 --> 00:08:59,789:
games is
1255
00:08:59,789 --> 00:08:59,940:
that
1256
00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:00,149:
he
1257
00:09:00,149 --> 00:09:00,629:
bites
1258
00:09:00,629 --> 00:09:00,779:
his
1259
00:09:00,779 --> 00:09:01,049:
lower
1260
00:09:01,049 --> 00:09:01,470:
lip
1261
00:09:01,470 --> 00:09:02,039:
pensively
1262
00:09:02,039 --> 00:09:02,159:
when
1263
00:09:02,159 --> 00:09:02,309:
he’s
1264
00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:02,610:
running
1265
00:09:02,610 --> 00:09:04,350:
calculations.
1266
00:09:04,350 --> 00:09:04,529:
It’s the
1267
00:09:04,529 --> 00:09:04,799:
kind
1268
00:09:04,799 --> 00:09:04,860:
of
1269
00:09:04,860 --> 00:09:05,039:
thing
1270
00:09:05,039 --> 00:09:05,129:
that
1271
00:09:05,129 --> 00:09:05,309:
never
1272
00:09:05,309 --> 00:09:05,519:
gets
1273
00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:05,759:
picked
1274
00:09:05,759 --> 00:09:05,879:
up
1275
00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:06,029:
on
1276
00:09:06,029 --> 00:09:07,169:
film. It’s
1277
00:09:07,169 --> 00:09:07,500:
something
1278
00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:08,039:
personal
1279
00:09:08,039 --> 00:09:08,129:
you
1280
00:09:08,129 --> 00:09:08,429:
learn
1281
00:09:08,429 --> 00:09:08,519:
when
1282
00:09:08,519 --> 00:09:08,639:
you
1283
00:09:08,639 --> 00:09:08,879:
play
1284
00:09:08,879 --> 00:09:09,269:
across
1285
00:09:09,269 --> 00:09:09,360:
the
1286
00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:09,600:
board
1287
00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:09,659:
with
1288
00:09:09,659 --> 00:09:10,679:
someone.
1289
00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:10,830:
I
1290
00:09:10,830 --> 00:09:11,639:
watch
1291
00:09:11,639 --> 00:09:11,789:
as
1292
00:09:11,789 --> 00:09:12,269:
moisture
1293
00:09:12,269 --> 00:09:12,816:
beads at
1294
00:09:12,816 --> 00:09:12,960:
the
1295
00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:13,259:
point
1296
00:09:13,259 --> 00:09:13,409:
where
1297
00:09:13,409 --> 00:09:13,559:
his
1298
00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:14,039:
canine and his
1299
00:09:14,039 --> 00:09:14,399:
lips
1300
00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:15,990:
meet.
1301
00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:16,529:
Normally,
1302
00:09:16,529 --> 00:09:16,590:
I
1303
00:09:16,590 --> 00:09:16,740:
would
1304
00:09:16,740 --> 00:09:17,070:
attend
1305
00:09:17,070 --> 00:09:17,129:
to
1306
00:09:17,129 --> 00:09:17,340:
such
1307
00:09:17,340 --> 00:09:17,429:
a
1308
00:09:17,429 --> 00:09:17,789:
tell,
1309
00:09:17,789 --> 00:09:18,149:
file
1310
00:09:18,149 --> 00:09:18,240:
it
1311
00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:18,509:
away,
1312
00:09:18,509 --> 00:09:18,629:
and
1313
00:09:18,629 --> 00:09:18,899:
return
1314
00:09:18,899 --> 00:09:18,960:
to
1315
00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:19,049:
the
1316
00:09:19,049 --> 00:09:19,289:
game.
1317
00:09:19,289 --> 00:09:19,409:
But
1318
00:09:19,409 --> 00:09:20,549:
today,
1319
00:09:20,549 --> 00:09:20,610:
I
1320
00:09:20,610 --> 00:09:20,940:
can’t help
1321
00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:21,059:
but
1322
00:09:21,059 --> 00:09:21,389:
linger
1323
00:09:21,389 --> 00:09:21,539:
on
1324
00:09:21,539 --> 00:09:22,529:
it,
1325
00:09:22,529 --> 00:09:22,710:
as
1326
00:09:22,710 --> 00:09:22,799:
if
1327
00:09:22,799 --> 00:09:22,889:
it
1328
00:09:22,889 --> 00:09:23,940:
were
1329
00:09:23,940 --> 00:09:24,149:
an
1330
00:09:24,149 --> 00:09:24,720:
intimate
1331
00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:25,169:
moment
1332
00:09:25,169 --> 00:09:25,409:
meant
1333
00:09:25,409 --> 00:09:25,710:
just
1334
00:09:25,710 --> 00:09:25,860:
for
1335
00:09:25,860 --> 00:09:29,220:
me.
Returning
1336
00:09:29,220 --> 00:09:29,370:
to the
1337
00:09:29,370 --> 00:09:29,850:
board,
1338
00:09:29,850 --> 00:09:30,149:
I’m
1339
00:09:30,149 --> 00:09:30,899:
pleased
1340
00:09:30,899 --> 00:09:31,049:
with
1341
00:09:31,049 --> 00:09:31,110:
the
1342
00:09:31,110 --> 00:09:31,470:
nice,
1343
00:09:31,470 --> 00:09:31,769:
tidy
1344
00:09:31,769 --> 00:09:32,159:
position
1345
00:09:32,159 --> 00:09:32,279:
I’ve
1346
00:09:32,279 --> 00:09:32,460:
set
1347
00:09:32,460 --> 00:09:32,580:
up
1348
00:09:32,580 --> 00:09:32,700:
for
1349
00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:33,600:
myself.
1350
00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:34,259:
Strong
1351
00:09:34,259 --> 00:09:34,740:
pawns
1352
00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:35,159:
control
1353
00:09:35,159 --> 00:09:35,220:
the
1354
00:09:35,220 --> 00:09:35,549:
center,
1355
00:09:35,549 --> 00:09:35,789:
with
1356
00:09:35,789 --> 00:09:36,299:
plenty
1357
00:09:36,299 --> 00:09:36,419:
of
1358
00:09:36,419 --> 00:09:36,659:
room
1359
00:09:36,659 --> 00:09:36,750:
for
1360
00:09:36,750 --> 00:09:36,929:
my
1361
00:09:36,929 --> 00:09:37,169:
high
1362
00:09:37,169 --> 00:09:37,679:
material
1363
00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:38,610:
pieces
1364
00:09:38,610 --> 00:09:38,759:
to
1365
00:09:38,759 --> 00:09:39,299:
maneuver
1366
00:09:39,299 --> 00:09:40,409:
in.
1367
00:09:40,409 --> 00:09:40,590:
The
1368
00:09:40,590 --> 00:09:40,919:
king
1369
00:09:40,919 --> 00:09:41,100:
is
1370
00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:41,519:
nestled
1371
00:09:41,519 --> 00:09:41,610:
in
1372
00:09:41,610 --> 00:09:41,669:
a
1373
00:09:41,669 --> 00:09:42,389:
well-protected
1374
00:09:42,389 --> 00:09:43,350:
corner.
1375
00:09:43,350 --> 00:09:43,590:
This
1376
00:09:43,590 --> 00:09:43,710:
is
1377
00:09:43,710 --> 00:09:43,980:
where
1378
00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:44,340:
I’m
1379
00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:44,460:
in
1380
00:09:44,460 --> 00:09:44,700:
my
1381
00:09:44,700 --> 00:09:45,179:
element,
1382
00:09:45,179 --> 00:09:45,629:
building
1383
00:09:45,629 --> 00:09:45,690:
a
1384
00:09:45,690 --> 00:09:46,230:
strong
1385
00:09:46,230 --> 00:09:46,769:
king-side
1386
00:09:46,769 --> 00:09:47,220:
position
1387
00:09:47,220 --> 00:09:47,340:
that
1388
00:09:47,340 --> 00:09:47,669:
allows
1389
00:09:47,669 --> 00:09:47,759:
me
1390
00:09:47,759 --> 00:09:47,879:
to
1391
00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:48,360:
roll
1392
00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:48,629:
over
1393
00:09:48,629 --> 00:09:48,809:
my
1394
00:09:48,809 --> 00:09:49,440:
opposition
1395
00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:49,649:
like
1396
00:09:49,649 --> 00:09:49,769:
a
1397
00:09:49,769 --> 00:09:51,659:
glacier.
1398
00:09:51,659 --> 00:09:52,440:
Ramachandran
1399
00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:52,559:
is
1400
00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:53,279:
expecting
1401
00:09:53,279 --> 00:09:53,519:
this
1402
00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:53,669:
of
1403
00:09:53,669 --> 00:09:54,029:
course;
1404
00:09:54,029 --> 00:09:54,120:
he
1405
00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:54,480:
prefers
1406
00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:54,570:
to
1407
00:09:54,570 --> 00:09:54,809:
lurk
1408
00:09:54,809 --> 00:09:54,870:
in
1409
00:09:54,870 --> 00:09:54,960:
the
1410
00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:55,950:
shadows,
1411
00:09:55,950 --> 00:09:56,370:
waiting
1412
00:09:56,370 --> 00:09:56,490:
for
1413
00:09:56,490 --> 00:09:56,610:
an
1414
00:09:56,610 --> 00:09:57,029:
opportunity
1415
00:09:57,029 --> 00:09:57,120:
to
1416
00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:57,419:
pounce
1417
00:09:57,419 --> 00:09:57,509:
on
1418
00:09:57,509 --> 00:09:57,539:
a
1419
00:09:57,539 --> 00:09:58,769:
mistake.
1420
00:09:58,769 --> 00:09:58,950:
But
1421
00:09:58,950 --> 00:09:59,159:
it’s
1422
00:09:59,159 --> 00:09:59,250:
a
1423
00:09:59,250 --> 00:09:59,759:
big
1424
00:09:59,759 --> 00:10:00,330:
ask
1425
00:10:00,330 --> 00:10:00,419:
to
1426
00:10:00,419 --> 00:10:00,840:
expect
1427
00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:01,620:
me
1428
00:10:01,620 --> 00:10:01,740:
to
1429
00:10:01,740 --> 00:10:01,980:
make
1430
00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:02,039:
a
1431
00:10:02,039 --> 00:10:02,940:
mistake
1432
00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:05,370:
here.
We
1433
00:10:05,370 --> 00:10:05,879:
exchange
1434
00:10:05,879 --> 00:10:05,909:
a
1435
00:10:05,909 --> 00:10:06,299:
few
1436
00:10:06,299 --> 00:10:06,929:
pawns
1437
00:10:06,929 --> 00:10:07,049:
on
1438
00:10:07,049 --> 00:10:07,230:
his
1439
00:10:07,230 --> 00:10:07,470:
side
1440
00:10:07,470 --> 00:10:07,529:
of
1441
00:10:07,529 --> 00:10:07,649:
the
1442
00:10:07,649 --> 00:10:07,919:
board,
1443
00:10:07,919 --> 00:10:08,070:
but it
1444
00:10:08,070 --> 00:10:08,279:
only
1445
00:10:08,279 --> 00:10:08,610:
improves
1446
00:10:08,610 --> 00:10:08,759:
my
1447
00:10:08,759 --> 00:10:10,019:
position.
1448
00:10:10,019 --> 00:10:10,769:
Eventually,
1449
00:10:10,769 --> 00:10:11,009:
his
1450
00:10:11,009 --> 00:10:11,549:
king-side
1451
00:10:11,549 --> 00:10:11,789:
knight
1452
00:10:11,789 --> 00:10:12,090:
gets
1453
00:10:12,090 --> 00:10:12,629:
pressed to the
1454
00:10:12,629 --> 00:10:12,809:
edge
1455
00:10:12,809 --> 00:10:12,870:
of
1456
00:10:12,870 --> 00:10:13,019:
the
1457
00:10:13,019 --> 00:10:13,350:
board
1458
00:10:13,350 --> 00:10:13,440:
and
1459
00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:14,039:
rendered
1460
00:10:14,039 --> 00:10:15,629:
inert. He
1461
00:10:15,629 --> 00:10:16,080:
is
1462
00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:16,500:
pinned
1463
00:10:16,500 --> 00:10:16,830:
back
1464
00:10:16,830 --> 00:10:17,159:
against
1465
00:10:17,159 --> 00:10:17,340:
my
1466
00:10:17,340 --> 00:10:17,730:
slowly
1467
00:10:17,730 --> 00:10:18,149:
advancing
1468
00:10:18,149 --> 00:10:18,570:
position,
1469
00:10:18,570 --> 00:10:18,659:
with
1470
00:10:18,659 --> 00:10:19,019:
little
1471
00:10:19,019 --> 00:10:19,350:
room
1472
00:10:19,350 --> 00:10:19,440:
to
1473
00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,090:
maneuver.
1474
00:10:21,090 --> 00:10:21,120:
I
1475
00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:21,360:
sit
1476
00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:21,750:
calmly
1477
00:10:21,750 --> 00:10:21,840:
in
1478
00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:21,990:
my
1479
00:10:21,990 --> 00:10:23,159:
seat,
1480
00:10:23,159 --> 00:10:23,429:
only
1481
00:10:23,429 --> 00:10:23,820:
moving
1482
00:10:23,820 --> 00:10:23,940:
to
1483
00:10:23,940 --> 00:10:24,389:
position
1484
00:10:24,389 --> 00:10:24,539:
my
1485
00:10:24,539 --> 00:10:25,139:
pieces
1486
00:10:25,139 --> 00:10:25,230:
and
1487
00:10:25,230 --> 00:10:25,440:
hit
1488
00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:25,529:
the
1489
00:10:25,529 --> 00:10:28,049:
clock.
But
1490
00:10:28,049 --> 00:10:28,710:
inside
1491
00:10:28,710 --> 00:10:28,950:
me
1492
00:10:28,950 --> 00:10:29,039:
a
1493
00:10:29,039 --> 00:10:29,730:
dull
1494
00:10:29,730 --> 00:10:30,120:
ache
1495
00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:31,980:
returns.
1496
00:10:31,980 --> 00:10:32,159:
The
1497
00:10:32,159 --> 00:10:32,639:
dull
1498
00:10:32,639 --> 00:10:33,090:
ache
1499
00:10:33,090 --> 00:10:33,240:
of
1500
00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:33,750:
watching
1501
00:10:33,750 --> 00:10:34,169:
another
1502
00:10:34,169 --> 00:10:35,039:
person
1503
00:10:35,039 --> 00:10:35,159:
in
1504
00:10:35,159 --> 00:10:35,190:
a
1505
00:10:35,190 --> 00:10:35,610:
long
1506
00:10:35,610 --> 00:10:35,850:
line
1507
00:10:35,850 --> 00:10:36,000:
of
1508
00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,049:
people
1509
00:10:37,049 --> 00:10:37,620:
crashing
1510
00:10:37,620 --> 00:10:37,980:
against
1511
00:10:37,980 --> 00:10:38,159:
my
1512
00:10:38,159 --> 00:10:38,580:
walls and
1513
00:10:38,580 --> 00:10:38,879:
leaving
1514
00:10:38,879 --> 00:10:39,179:
me
1515
00:10:39,179 --> 00:10:40,710:
unscathed
1516
00:10:40,710 --> 00:10:41,129:
and
1517
00:10:41,129 --> 00:10:44,009:
untouched.
1518
00:10:44,009 --> 00:10:44,309:
Sat
1519
00:10:44,309 --> 00:10:44,639:
across
1520
00:10:44,639 --> 00:10:44,759:
from
1521
00:10:44,759 --> 00:10:44,850:
the
1522
00:10:44,850 --> 00:10:45,308:
caracal,
1523
00:10:45,308 --> 00:10:45,450:
I
1524
00:10:45,450 --> 00:10:45,720:
wonder
1525
00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:46,110:
whether my
1526
00:10:46,110 --> 00:10:46,500:
legacy
1527
00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:46,649:
will
1528
00:10:46,649 --> 00:10:46,919:
simply
1529
00:10:46,919 --> 00:10:47,039:
be
1530
00:10:47,039 --> 00:10:47,610:
stifling
1531
00:10:47,610 --> 00:10:47,700:
the
1532
00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:48,120:
fires
1533
00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:48,210:
of
1534
00:10:48,210 --> 00:10:48,509:
more
1535
00:10:48,509 --> 00:10:49,049:
hopeful,
1536
00:10:49,049 --> 00:10:49,289:
more
1537
00:10:49,289 --> 00:10:49,679:
artful
1538
00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,210:
players.
1539
00:10:51,210 --> 00:10:51,360:
When
1540
00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:51,419:
I
1541
00:10:51,419 --> 00:10:51,840:
began
1542
00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:52,139:
playing
1543
00:10:52,139 --> 00:10:52,320:
that
1544
00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:52,500:
didn’t
1545
00:10:52,500 --> 00:10:53,309:
matter.
1546
00:10:53,309 --> 00:10:53,429:
I
1547
00:10:53,429 --> 00:10:53,759:
wanted
1548
00:10:53,759 --> 00:10:53,850:
to
1549
00:10:53,850 --> 00:10:53,970:
be
1550
00:10:53,970 --> 00:10:54,029:
the
1551
00:10:54,029 --> 00:10:54,419:
best,
1552
00:10:54,419 --> 00:10:54,570:
so
1553
00:10:54,570 --> 00:10:54,659:
I
1554
00:10:54,659 --> 00:10:54,929:
found
1555
00:10:54,929 --> 00:10:54,990:
a
1556
00:10:54,990 --> 00:10:55,110:
way
1557
00:10:55,110 --> 00:10:55,230:
to
1558
00:10:55,230 --> 00:10:55,878:
play that
1559
00:10:55,878 --> 00:10:56,129:
most
1560
00:10:56,129 --> 00:10:56,759:
consistently
1561
00:10:56,759 --> 00:10:56,970:
brought
1562
00:10:56,970 --> 00:10:57,120:
me
1563
00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:57,809:
victory.
1564
00:10:57,809 --> 00:10:59,070:
Now,
1565
00:10:59,070 --> 00:10:59,256:
as I
1566
00:10:59,256 --> 00:10:59,909:
smother
1567
00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:00,090:
the
1568
00:11:00,090 --> 00:11:00,299:
air
1569
00:11:00,299 --> 00:11:00,450:
out
1570
00:11:00,450 --> 00:11:00,600:
of
1571
00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:00,929:
Arun’s
1572
00:11:00,929 --> 00:11:01,379:
position,
1573
00:11:01,379 --> 00:11:01,470:
I
1574
00:11:01,470 --> 00:11:01,830:
cannot
1575
00:11:01,830 --> 00:11:02,129:
help
1576
00:11:02,129 --> 00:11:02,279:
but
1577
00:11:02,279 --> 00:11:02,610:
wonder
1578
00:11:02,610 --> 00:11:03,509:
whether
1579
00:11:03,509 --> 00:11:03,870:
I had
1580
00:11:03,870 --> 00:11:04,379:
completely
1581
00:11:04,379 --> 00:11:04,950:
smothered
1582
00:11:04,950 --> 00:11:05,190:
my
1583
00:11:05,190 --> 00:11:05,970:
love
1584
00:11:05,970 --> 00:11:06,149:
for
1585
00:11:06,149 --> 00:11:06,240:
the
1586
00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,929:
game.
Ramachandran
1587
00:11:09,929 --> 00:11:10,470:
changes
1588
00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:11,639:
tack,
1589
00:11:11,639 --> 00:11:12,059:
moving
1590
00:11:12,059 --> 00:11:12,179:
to
1591
00:11:12,179 --> 00:11:12,480:
double
1592
00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:12,629:
up
1593
00:11:12,629 --> 00:11:12,870:
his
1594
00:11:12,870 --> 00:11:13,200:
rooks
1595
00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:13,320:
on
1596
00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:13,409:
the
1597
00:11:13,409 --> 00:11:14,519:
queens-side.
1598
00:11:14,519 --> 00:11:14,730:
It’s
1599
00:11:14,730 --> 00:11:14,789:
a
1600
00:11:14,789 --> 00:11:15,299:
reactive
1601
00:11:15,299 --> 00:11:15,570:
play;
1602
00:11:15,570 --> 00:11:15,750:
he’s
1603
00:11:15,750 --> 00:11:16,080:
hoping
1604
00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:16,169:
to
1605
00:11:16,169 --> 00:11:16,559:
use
1606
00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:16,710:
them
1607
00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:16,799:
as
1608
00:11:16,799 --> 00:11:16,860:
a
1609
00:11:16,860 --> 00:11:17,309:
battering
1610
00:11:17,309 --> 00:11:17,532:
ram
1611
00:11:17,532 --> 00:11:17,610:
to
1612
00:11:17,610 --> 00:11:17,850:
punch
1613
00:11:17,850 --> 00:11:17,940:
a
1614
00:11:17,940 --> 00:11:18,153:
hole
1615
00:11:18,153 --> 00:11:18,204:
in
1616
00:11:18,204 --> 00:11:18,299:
my
1617
00:11:18,299 --> 00:11:18,539:
weak
1618
00:11:18,539 --> 00:11:19,559:
side.
1619
00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:19,860:
It’s
1620
00:11:19,860 --> 00:11:19,889:
a
1621
00:11:19,889 --> 00:11:20,340:
move
1622
00:11:20,340 --> 00:11:20,669:
I
1623
00:11:20,669 --> 00:11:20,879:
would
1624
00:11:20,879 --> 00:11:21,000:
have
1625
00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:21,659:
agonized
1626
00:11:21,659 --> 00:11:21,870:
over
1627
00:11:21,870 --> 00:11:22,019:
for
1628
00:11:22,019 --> 00:11:22,860:
minutes.
1629
00:11:22,860 --> 00:11:23,159:
Was
1630
00:11:23,159 --> 00:11:23,879:
it optimal?
1631
00:11:23,879 --> 00:11:24,090:
What
1632
00:11:24,090 --> 00:11:24,539:
attacks
1633
00:11:24,539 --> 00:11:24,840:
would this
1634
00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:25,049:
move
1635
00:11:25,049 --> 00:11:25,710:
provide?
1636
00:11:25,710 --> 00:11:26,129:
What
1637
00:11:26,129 --> 00:11:26,340:
was
1638
00:11:26,340 --> 00:11:26,519:
I
1639
00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:27,090:
risking
1640
00:11:27,090 --> 00:11:27,269:
by
1641
00:11:27,269 --> 00:11:27,720:
making
1642
00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:28,289:
it?
1643
00:11:28,289 --> 00:11:28,950:
Arun,
1644
00:11:28,950 --> 00:11:29,100:
on
1645
00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:29,190:
the
1646
00:11:29,190 --> 00:11:29,340:
other
1647
00:11:29,340 --> 00:11:29,700:
hand,
1648
00:11:29,700 --> 00:11:30,029:
seems
1649
00:11:30,029 --> 00:11:30,120:
to
1650
00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:30,210:
be
1651
00:11:30,210 --> 00:11:30,659:
comfortable
1652
00:11:30,659 --> 00:11:31,139:
following
1653
00:11:31,139 --> 00:11:31,289:
his
1654
00:11:31,289 --> 00:11:31,799:
instincts
1655
00:11:31,799 --> 00:11:31,919:
on
1656
00:11:31,919 --> 00:11:32,220:
what should
1657
00:11:32,220 --> 00:11:32,429:
come
1658
00:11:32,429 --> 00:11:33,299:
next –
1659
00:11:33,299 --> 00:11:33,480:
as
1660
00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:33,570:
if
1661
00:11:33,570 --> 00:11:33,690:
he was
1662
00:11:33,690 --> 00:11:34,289:
exploring
1663
00:11:34,289 --> 00:11:34,379:
the
1664
00:11:34,379 --> 00:11:34,710:
body
1665
00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:34,769:
of
1666
00:11:34,769 --> 00:11:34,830:
a
1667
00:11:34,830 --> 00:11:34,980:
new
1668
00:11:34,980 --> 00:11:35,639:
lover,
1669
00:11:35,639 --> 00:11:36,000:
rather
1670
00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:36,179:
than
1671
00:11:36,179 --> 00:11:36,720:
planning
1672
00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:36,779:
a
1673
00:11:36,779 --> 00:11:37,200:
grand
1674
00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,687:
strategy.
I
1675
00:11:39,687 --> 00:11:40,289:
respond
1676
00:11:40,289 --> 00:11:40,500:
by
1677
00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:40,919:
shifting
1678
00:11:40,919 --> 00:11:41,100:
my
1679
00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:41,639:
king-side
1680
00:11:41,639 --> 00:11:42,094:
rook over to
1681
00:11:42,094 --> 00:11:42,210:
the
1682
00:11:42,210 --> 00:11:43,710:
queens-side and
1683
00:11:43,710 --> 00:11:44,279:
developing
1684
00:11:44,279 --> 00:11:44,399:
my
1685
00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:44,759:
second
1686
00:11:44,759 --> 00:11:45,090:
bishop
1687
00:11:45,090 --> 00:11:45,240:
into
1688
00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:45,330:
the
1689
00:11:45,330 --> 00:11:45,570:
center
1690
00:11:45,570 --> 00:11:46,769:
file.
1691
00:11:46,769 --> 00:11:47,129:
Now
1692
00:11:47,129 --> 00:11:47,340:
I can
1693
00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:47,549:
keep
1694
00:11:47,549 --> 00:11:47,700:
his
1695
00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:48,029:
attack
1696
00:11:48,029 --> 00:11:48,120:
in
1697
00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:48,389:
check
1698
00:11:48,389 --> 00:11:48,539:
while
1699
00:11:48,539 --> 00:11:48,750:
my
1700
00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:49,139:
bishops
1701
00:11:49,139 --> 00:11:49,350:
give
1702
00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:49,529:
me
1703
00:11:49,529 --> 00:11:49,620:
a
1704
00:11:49,620 --> 00:11:49,980:
lot
1705
00:11:49,980 --> 00:11:50,039:
of
1706
00:11:50,039 --> 00:11:50,669:
flexibility
1707
00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:50,820:
to
1708
00:11:50,820 --> 00:11:51,600:
address
1709
00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:52,259:
problems
1710
00:11:52,259 --> 00:11:52,620:
across
1711
00:11:52,620 --> 00:11:52,740:
the
1712
00:11:52,740 --> 00:11:55,200:
board.
It’s
1713
00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:55,440:
only
1714
00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:55,679:
then
1715
00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:55,799:
that
1716
00:11:55,799 --> 00:11:55,919:
I
1717
00:11:55,919 --> 00:11:56,190:
notice
1718
00:11:56,190 --> 00:11:56,460:
something
1719
00:11:56,460 --> 00:11:56,549:
has
1720
00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:56,940:
changed
1721
00:11:56,940 --> 00:11:57,149:
about
1722
00:11:57,149 --> 00:11:58,769:
Arun. He is
1723
00:11:58,769 --> 00:11:59,639:
sitting
1724
00:11:59,639 --> 00:12:00,210:
perfectly
1725
00:12:00,210 --> 00:12:01,470:
still,
1726
00:12:01,470 --> 00:12:01,830:
both
1727
00:12:01,830 --> 00:12:02,190:
hands
1728
00:12:02,190 --> 00:12:02,549:
resting
1729
00:12:02,549 --> 00:12:02,669:
on
1730
00:12:02,669 --> 00:12:02,820:
his
1731
00:12:02,820 --> 00:12:03,149:
knees
1732
00:12:03,149 --> 00:12:03,240:
and
1733
00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:03,570:
leaning
1734
00:12:03,570 --> 00:12:04,350:
slightly
1735
00:12:04,350 --> 00:12:04,710:
into
1736
00:12:04,710 --> 00:12:04,830:
the
1737
00:12:04,830 --> 00:12:06,870:
game.
1738
00:12:06,870 --> 00:12:07,049:
His
1739
00:12:07,049 --> 00:12:07,320:
eyes
1740
00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:07,559:
aren’t
1741
00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:07,710:
on
1742
00:12:07,710 --> 00:12:07,799:
the
1743
00:12:07,799 --> 00:12:09,330:
board –
1744
00:12:09,330 --> 00:12:09,539:
they’re
1745
00:12:09,539 --> 00:12:10,049:
fixed
1746
00:12:10,049 --> 00:12:10,289:
on
1747
00:12:10,289 --> 00:12:11,190:
me,
1748
00:12:11,190 --> 00:12:11,399:
on
1749
00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:11,580:
my
1750
00:12:11,580 --> 00:12:13,529:
face.
1751
00:12:13,529 --> 00:12:13,649:
The
1752
00:12:13,649 --> 00:12:13,919:
look
1753
00:12:13,919 --> 00:12:14,009:
I
1754
00:12:14,009 --> 00:12:14,340:
saw
1755
00:12:14,340 --> 00:12:14,669:
earlier
1756
00:12:14,669 --> 00:12:14,909:
has
1757
00:12:14,909 --> 00:12:15,269:
returned
1758
00:12:15,269 --> 00:12:15,389:
to
1759
00:12:15,389 --> 00:12:15,570:
his
1760
00:12:15,570 --> 00:12:16,740:
eyes.
1761
00:12:16,740 --> 00:12:16,950:
I
1762
00:12:16,950 --> 00:12:17,429:
see
1763
00:12:17,429 --> 00:12:17,549:
it
1764
00:12:17,549 --> 00:12:17,759:
for
1765
00:12:17,759 --> 00:12:17,970:
what
1766
00:12:17,970 --> 00:12:18,090:
it
1767
00:12:18,090 --> 00:12:18,360:
is
1768
00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:18,899:
now, a
1769
00:12:18,899 --> 00:12:19,860:
wild,
1770
00:12:19,860 --> 00:12:20,490:
desperate
1771
00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:20,730:
look.
1772
00:12:20,730 --> 00:12:20,828:
A
1773
00:12:20,828 --> 00:12:21,450:
fiery,
1774
00:12:21,450 --> 00:12:22,110:
defiant
1775
00:12:22,110 --> 00:12:22,320:
look.
1776
00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:22,409:
It
1777
00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:22,710:
catches
1778
00:12:22,710 --> 00:12:22,830:
me
1779
00:12:22,830 --> 00:12:23,610:
off-guard,
1780
00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:24,090:
fixing
1781
00:12:24,090 --> 00:12:24,210:
me
1782
00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:24,330:
in
1783
00:12:24,330 --> 00:12:24,629:
place
1784
00:12:24,629 --> 00:12:25,379:
mid-move.
1785
00:12:25,379 --> 00:12:25,590:
I
1786
00:12:25,590 --> 00:12:26,040:
stare
1787
00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:26,370:
back
1788
00:12:26,370 --> 00:12:26,460:
at
1789
00:12:26,460 --> 00:12:26,669:
him
1790
00:12:26,669 --> 00:12:26,820:
and
1791
00:12:26,820 --> 00:12:27,090:
feel
1792
00:12:27,090 --> 00:12:27,269:
my
1793
00:12:27,269 --> 00:12:27,720:
heart
1794
00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,279:
flutter
1795
00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:29,940:
slightly
1796
00:12:29,940 --> 00:12:30,090:
out
1797
00:12:30,090 --> 00:12:30,149:
of
1798
00:12:30,149 --> 00:12:32,009:
pace.
1799
00:12:32,009 --> 00:12:32,370:
Blood
1800
00:12:32,370 --> 00:12:32,879:
rushes
1801
00:12:32,879 --> 00:12:33,059:
through
1802
00:12:33,059 --> 00:12:33,330:
my
1803
00:12:33,330 --> 00:12:33,720:
ears
1804
00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:33,840:
as
1805
00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:33,960:
the
1806
00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:34,409:
quickening
1807
00:12:34,409 --> 00:12:34,710:
of my
1808
00:12:34,710 --> 00:12:34,950:
heart
1809
00:12:34,950 --> 00:12:39,233:
creates turbulence in my arteries. I place
1810
00:12:39,233 --> 00:12:39,330:
my
1811
00:12:39,330 --> 00:12:39,517:
rook
1812
00:12:39,517 --> 00:12:39,840:
down
1813
00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:40,019:
on
1814
00:12:40,019 --> 00:12:40,950:
a1,
1815
00:12:40,950 --> 00:12:41,610:
protecting
1816
00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:41,730:
it
1817
00:12:41,730 --> 00:12:41,970:
from
1818
00:12:41,970 --> 00:12:42,330:
Arun’s
1819
00:12:42,330 --> 00:12:42,570:
newly
1820
00:12:42,570 --> 00:12:43,049:
activated
1821
00:12:43,049 --> 00:12:43,919:
bishop,
1822
00:12:43,919 --> 00:12:44,220:
sit
1823
00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:44,970:
back,
1824
00:12:44,970 --> 00:12:45,149:
and
1825
00:12:45,149 --> 00:12:47,820:
wait.
He
1826
00:12:47,820 --> 00:12:48,059:
lets
1827
00:12:48,059 --> 00:12:48,210:
out
1828
00:12:48,210 --> 00:12:48,240:
a
1829
00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:48,840:
long
1830
00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:49,500:
slow
1831
00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:50,159:
chuff
1832
00:12:50,159 --> 00:12:50,309:
and
1833
00:12:50,309 --> 00:12:50,909:
steeples
1834
00:12:50,909 --> 00:12:51,090:
his
1835
00:12:51,090 --> 00:12:51,600:
fingers
1836
00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:51,690:
in
1837
00:12:51,690 --> 00:12:51,929:
front
1838
00:12:51,929 --> 00:12:51,990:
of
1839
00:12:51,990 --> 00:12:52,169:
his
1840
00:12:52,169 --> 00:12:54,299:
lips.
1841
00:12:54,299 --> 00:12:54,419:
I
1842
00:12:54,419 --> 00:12:54,870:
watch as
1843
00:12:54,870 --> 00:12:55,019:
his
1844
00:12:55,019 --> 00:12:55,379:
pupils
1845
00:12:55,379 --> 00:12:56,490:
dilate
1846
00:12:56,490 --> 00:12:56,610:
and
1847
00:12:56,610 --> 00:12:56,730:
his
1848
00:12:56,730 --> 00:12:56,940:
eyes
1849
00:12:56,940 --> 00:13:00,629:
unfocus. His fang glints as it bites down on
1850
00:13:00,629 --> 00:13:00,779:
his
1851
00:13:00,779 --> 00:13:00,960:
lip
1852
00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,840:
again.
1853
00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:04,049:
To
1854
00:13:04,049 --> 00:13:04,139:
a
1855
00:13:04,139 --> 00:13:04,710:
casual
1856
00:13:04,710 --> 00:13:05,309:
observer,
1857
00:13:05,309 --> 00:13:05,399:
it
1858
00:13:05,399 --> 00:13:05,639:
might
1859
00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:06,000:
seem
1860
00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:06,240:
like
1861
00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:06,539:
Arun
1862
00:13:06,539 --> 00:13:06,659:
is
1863
00:13:06,659 --> 00:13:07,049:
drifting
1864
00:13:07,049 --> 00:13:07,259:
into
1865
00:13:07,259 --> 00:13:07,320:
a
1866
00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:08,309:
daydream.
1867
00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:08,580:
I
1868
00:13:08,580 --> 00:13:08,879:
see
1869
00:13:08,879 --> 00:13:08,970:
it
1870
00:13:08,970 --> 00:13:09,059:
for
1871
00:13:09,059 --> 00:13:09,210:
what
1872
00:13:09,210 --> 00:13:09,360:
it
1873
00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:09,570:
is
1874
00:13:09,570 --> 00:13:10,799:
though:
1875
00:13:10,799 --> 00:13:11,159:
Arun
1876
00:13:11,159 --> 00:13:11,309:
is
1877
00:13:11,309 --> 00:13:11,820:
examining
1878
00:13:11,820 --> 00:13:11,970:
the
1879
00:13:11,970 --> 00:13:12,269:
position
1880
00:13:12,269 --> 00:13:12,600:
across
1881
00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:12,690:
the
1882
00:13:12,690 --> 00:13:13,080:
whole
1883
00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:13,740:
board,
1884
00:13:13,740 --> 00:13:14,009:
rather
1885
00:13:14,009 --> 00:13:14,190:
than
1886
00:13:14,190 --> 00:13:14,730:
focusing
1887
00:13:14,730 --> 00:13:14,940:
on
1888
00:13:14,940 --> 00:13:15,539:
individual
1889
00:13:15,539 --> 00:13:17,250:
pieces.
1890
00:13:17,250 --> 00:13:17,850:
He’s spotted
1891
00:13:17,850 --> 00:13:18,243:
something
1892
00:13:18,243 --> 00:13:18,509:
and is now
1893
00:13:18,509 --> 00:13:19,080:
projecting
1894
00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:19,169:
the
1895
00:13:19,169 --> 00:13:19,590:
results
1896
00:13:19,590 --> 00:13:19,649:
of
1897
00:13:19,649 --> 00:13:19,889:
that
1898
00:13:19,889 --> 00:13:20,250:
move
1899
00:13:20,250 --> 00:13:21,029:
two,
1900
00:13:21,029 --> 00:13:21,779:
three,
1901
00:13:21,779 --> 00:13:22,320:
five,
1902
00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:22,799:
perhaps
1903
00:13:22,799 --> 00:13:23,070:
ten
1904
00:13:23,070 --> 00:13:23,309:
moves
1905
00:13:23,309 --> 00:13:23,580:
ahead
1906
00:13:23,580 --> 00:13:23,669:
in
1907
00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:23,820:
his
1908
00:13:23,820 --> 00:13:25,110:
mind.
1909
00:13:25,110 --> 00:13:25,830:
Seconds tick
1910
00:13:25,830 --> 00:13:26,850:
by.
1911
00:13:26,850 --> 00:13:27,029:
Then
1912
00:13:27,029 --> 00:13:28,710:
minutes.
1913
00:13:28,710 --> 00:13:28,860:
Then
1914
00:13:28,860 --> 00:13:29,279:
finally,
1915
00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:29,399:
he
1916
00:13:29,399 --> 00:13:29,730:
makes
1917
00:13:29,730 --> 00:13:29,850:
his
1918
00:13:29,850 --> 00:13:32,639:
move.
Arun
1919
00:13:32,639 --> 00:13:33,149:
leans
1920
00:13:33,149 --> 00:13:33,629:
forward
1921
00:13:33,629 --> 00:13:33,779:
and
1922
00:13:33,779 --> 00:13:34,139:
grips
1923
00:13:34,139 --> 00:13:34,259:
the
1924
00:13:34,259 --> 00:13:34,559:
knight I
1925
00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:35,220:
isolated
1926
00:13:35,220 --> 00:13:35,340:
on
1927
00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:35,429:
the
1928
00:13:35,429 --> 00:13:35,610:
edge
1929
00:13:35,610 --> 00:13:35,669:
of
1930
00:13:35,669 --> 00:13:35,759:
the
1931
00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:36,899:
board.
1932
00:13:36,899 --> 00:13:37,049:
I
1933
00:13:37,049 --> 00:13:37,230:
feel
1934
00:13:37,230 --> 00:13:37,379:
my
1935
00:13:37,379 --> 00:13:37,649:
eyes
1936
00:13:37,649 --> 00:13:37,980:
widen
1937
00:13:37,980 --> 00:13:38,070:
in
1938
00:13:38,070 --> 00:13:38,909:
surprise,
1939
00:13:38,909 --> 00:13:39,779:
matched
1940
00:13:39,779 --> 00:13:40,019:
with
1941
00:13:40,019 --> 00:13:40,110:
a
1942
00:13:40,110 --> 00:13:40,889:
sinking
1943
00:13:40,889 --> 00:13:41,370:
feeling
1944
00:13:41,370 --> 00:13:41,580:
as
1945
00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:41,639:
a
1946
00:13:41,639 --> 00:13:42,029:
move
1947
00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:42,149:
I
1948
00:13:42,149 --> 00:13:42,450:
had
1949
00:13:42,450 --> 00:13:43,259:
not
1950
00:13:43,259 --> 00:13:44,009:
considered
1951
00:13:44,009 --> 00:13:44,309:
comes
1952
00:13:44,309 --> 00:13:44,549:
into
1953
00:13:44,549 --> 00:13:46,559:
play.
1954
00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:46,710:
He
1955
00:13:46,710 --> 00:13:47,198:
lifts it
1956
00:13:47,198 --> 00:13:47,340:
and
1957
00:13:47,340 --> 00:13:47,820:
places
1958
00:13:47,820 --> 00:13:47,909:
it
1959
00:13:47,909 --> 00:13:48,090:
on
1960
00:13:48,090 --> 00:13:50,100:
f4,
1961
00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:50,639:
attacking
1962
00:13:50,639 --> 00:13:50,879:
three
1963
00:13:50,879 --> 00:13:51,330:
pieces
1964
00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:51,480:
but
1965
00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:52,019:
offering
1966
00:13:52,019 --> 00:13:52,139:
it
1967
00:13:52,139 --> 00:13:52,289:
up
1968
00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:52,379:
in
1969
00:13:52,379 --> 00:13:53,159:
sacrifice
1970
00:13:53,159 --> 00:13:53,279:
to
1971
00:13:53,279 --> 00:13:53,399:
the
1972
00:13:53,399 --> 00:13:53,850:
bulwark
1973
00:13:53,850 --> 00:13:54,360:
protecting
1974
00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:54,509:
my
1975
00:13:54,509 --> 00:13:57,690:
king.
I
1976
00:13:57,690 --> 00:13:58,081:
stare
1977
00:13:58,081 --> 00:13:58,289:
down
1978
00:13:58,289 --> 00:13:58,409:
at
1979
00:13:58,409 --> 00:13:58,500:
the
1980
00:13:58,500 --> 00:13:59,639:
board,
1981
00:13:59,639 --> 00:14:00,090:
barely
1982
00:14:00,090 --> 00:14:00,779:
registering
1983
00:14:00,779 --> 00:14:00,870:
the
1984
00:14:00,870 --> 00:14:01,620:
gasps
1985
00:14:01,620 --> 00:14:01,769:
that
1986
00:14:01,769 --> 00:14:02,070:
ripple
1987
00:14:02,070 --> 00:14:02,220:
out
1988
00:14:02,220 --> 00:14:02,370:
through
1989
00:14:02,370 --> 00:14:02,460:
the
1990
00:14:02,460 --> 00:14:05,279:
hall.
1991
00:14:05,279 --> 00:14:05,639:
Arun
1992
00:14:05,639 --> 00:14:05,940:
leans
1993
00:14:05,940 --> 00:14:06,240:
back
1994
00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:06,360:
and
1995
00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:06,720:
undoes
1996
00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:06,840:
the
1997
00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:07,080:
top
1998
00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:07,230:
two
1999
00:14:07,230 --> 00:14:07,559:
buttons
2000
00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:07,649:
of
2001
00:14:07,649 --> 00:14:07,769:
his
2002
00:14:07,769 --> 00:14:08,370:
cornflower
2003
00:14:08,370 --> 00:14:08,700:
blue
2004
00:14:08,700 --> 00:14:09,029:
silk
2005
00:14:09,029 --> 00:14:10,110:
shirt.
2006
00:14:10,110 --> 00:14:10,320:
My
2007
00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:10,559:
eyes
2008
00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:10,860:
dart
2009
00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:11,009:
up
2010
00:14:11,009 --> 00:14:11,100:
to
2011
00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:11,220:
see
2012
00:14:11,220 --> 00:14:11,340:
the
2013
00:14:11,340 --> 00:14:12,570:
fine,
2014
00:14:12,570 --> 00:14:12,990:
downy
2015
00:14:12,990 --> 00:14:13,379:
fur
2016
00:14:13,379 --> 00:14:13,559:
that
2017
00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:13,950:
adorns
2018
00:14:13,950 --> 00:14:14,100:
his
2019
00:14:14,100 --> 00:14:15,090:
throat
2020
00:14:15,090 --> 00:14:15,240:
and
2021
00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:16,679:
chest
2022
00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:17,190:
pulsing
2023
00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:17,309:
with
2024
00:14:17,309 --> 00:14:17,490:
his
2025
00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:20,580:
heartbeat.
2026
00:14:20,580 --> 00:14:20,759:
In
2027
00:14:20,759 --> 00:14:20,970:
this
2028
00:14:20,970 --> 00:14:21,269:
moment,
2029
00:14:21,269 --> 00:14:21,389:
I
2030
00:14:21,389 --> 00:14:21,750:
hear
2031
00:14:21,750 --> 00:14:21,870:
the
2032
00:14:21,870 --> 00:14:22,259:
message
2033
00:14:22,259 --> 00:14:22,440:
he’s
2034
00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:22,920:
projecting
2035
00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:23,039:
to
2036
00:14:23,039 --> 00:14:23,220:
me
2037
00:14:23,220 --> 00:14:23,399:
as
2038
00:14:23,399 --> 00:14:23,519:
if
2039
00:14:23,519 --> 00:14:23,580:
he
2040
00:14:23,580 --> 00:14:23,730:
were
2041
00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:24,450:
speaking
2042
00:14:24,450 --> 00:14:24,899:
across
2043
00:14:24,899 --> 00:14:24,990:
the
2044
00:14:24,990 --> 00:14:26,669:
board: “Come,
2045
00:14:26,669 --> 00:14:26,909:
take
2046
00:14:26,909 --> 00:14:26,970:
a
2047
00:14:26,970 --> 00:14:28,200:
bite.
2048
00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:28,440:
Let
2049
00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:28,559:
me
2050
00:14:28,559 --> 00:14:29,039:
prove
2051
00:14:29,039 --> 00:14:29,129:
to
2052
00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:29,610:
you
2053
00:14:29,610 --> 00:14:29,879:
who
2054
00:14:29,879 --> 00:14:30,029:
I
2055
00:14:30,029 --> 00:14:30,629:
really
2056
00:14:30,629 --> 00:14:33,659:
am.”
I
2057
00:14:33,659 --> 00:14:33,899:
try
2058
00:14:33,899 --> 00:14:33,990:
to
2059
00:14:33,990 --> 00:14:34,409:
examine
2060
00:14:34,409 --> 00:14:34,470:
the
2061
00:14:34,470 --> 00:14:34,860:
position
2062
00:14:34,860 --> 00:14:35,100:
again
2063
00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:35,220:
but
2064
00:14:35,220 --> 00:14:35,370:
by
2065
00:14:35,370 --> 00:14:35,639:
this
2066
00:14:35,639 --> 00:14:35,879:
point
2067
00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:36,269:
I have
2068
00:14:36,269 --> 00:14:37,019:
completely
2069
00:14:37,019 --> 00:14:37,379:
lost
2070
00:14:37,379 --> 00:14:37,799:
control
2071
00:14:37,799 --> 00:14:37,919:
of
2072
00:14:37,919 --> 00:14:38,100:
my
2073
00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:38,789:
heart.
2074
00:14:38,789 --> 00:14:38,970:
It
2075
00:14:38,970 --> 00:14:39,509:
thunders
2076
00:14:39,509 --> 00:14:40,350:
well
2077
00:14:40,350 --> 00:14:40,620:
over
2078
00:14:40,620 --> 00:14:40,830:
the
2079
00:14:40,830 --> 00:14:40,919:
one
2080
00:14:40,919 --> 00:14:41,159:
hundred
2081
00:14:41,159 --> 00:14:41,429:
beats
2082
00:14:41,429 --> 00:14:41,519:
per
2083
00:14:41,519 --> 00:14:41,850:
minute
2084
00:14:41,850 --> 00:14:42,149:
upper
2085
00:14:42,149 --> 00:14:42,539:
limit
2086
00:14:42,539 --> 00:14:42,659:
I
2087
00:14:42,659 --> 00:14:43,139:
consider
2088
00:14:43,139 --> 00:14:43,649:
appropriate
2089
00:14:43,649 --> 00:14:43,919:
for a
2090
00:14:43,919 --> 00:14:45,809:
game.
2091
00:14:45,809 --> 00:14:45,870:
I
2092
00:14:45,870 --> 00:14:46,350:
suppress
2093
00:14:46,350 --> 00:14:46,410:
a
2094
00:14:46,410 --> 00:14:46,799:
desire
2095
00:14:46,799 --> 00:14:46,860:
to
2096
00:14:46,860 --> 00:14:47,309:
swipe
2097
00:14:47,309 --> 00:14:47,429:
the
2098
00:14:47,429 --> 00:14:47,610:
board
2099
00:14:47,610 --> 00:14:47,730:
off
2100
00:14:47,730 --> 00:14:47,820:
the
2101
00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:48,090:
table
2102
00:14:48,090 --> 00:14:48,179:
in
2103
00:14:48,179 --> 00:14:49,440:
fury;
2104
00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:49,770:
fury
2105
00:14:49,770 --> 00:14:49,830:
at
2106
00:14:49,830 --> 00:14:50,190:
myself
2107
00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:50,309:
for
2108
00:14:50,309 --> 00:14:50,639:
becoming
2109
00:14:50,639 --> 00:14:51,240:
inflexible
2110
00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:51,450:
with
2111
00:14:51,450 --> 00:14:51,720:
age,
2112
00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:51,894:
for
2113
00:14:51,894 --> 00:14:52,470:
missing
2114
00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:52,529:
a
2115
00:14:52,529 --> 00:14:53,340:
natural
2116
00:14:53,340 --> 00:14:53,610:
if
2117
00:14:53,610 --> 00:14:54,480:
unconventional
2118
00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:55,919:
move.
2119
00:14:55,919 --> 00:14:56,070:
And
2120
00:14:56,070 --> 00:14:56,250:
underneath
2121
00:14:56,250 --> 00:14:56,519:
that
2122
00:14:56,519 --> 00:14:56,580:
I
2123
00:14:56,580 --> 00:14:56,820:
feel
2124
00:14:56,820 --> 00:14:57,120:
something
2125
00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:58,649:
else.
2126
00:14:58,649 --> 00:14:59,820:
Jealousy
2127
00:14:59,820 --> 00:15:00,029:
of
2128
00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:00,629:
Arun,
2129
00:15:00,629 --> 00:15:00,779:
of
2130
00:15:00,779 --> 00:15:00,929:
his
2131
00:15:00,929 --> 00:15:01,320:
wild
2132
00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:02,005:
abandon, and a
2133
00:15:02,005 --> 00:15:02,519:
desire
2134
00:15:02,519 --> 00:15:02,610:
to
2135
00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:03,000:
have
2136
00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:03,240:
that
2137
00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:03,360:
for
2138
00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,070:
myself.
2139
00:15:05,070 --> 00:15:05,190:
I
2140
00:15:05,190 --> 00:15:05,519:
slow
2141
00:15:05,519 --> 00:15:05,730:
my
2142
00:15:05,730 --> 00:15:06,029:
breathing
2143
00:15:06,029 --> 00:15:06,629:
again
2144
00:15:06,629 --> 00:15:06,779:
and
2145
00:15:06,779 --> 00:15:07,049:
close
2146
00:15:07,049 --> 00:15:07,200:
my
2147
00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:07,529:
eyes,
2148
00:15:07,529 --> 00:15:07,799:
taking
2149
00:15:07,799 --> 00:15:07,860:
a
2150
00:15:07,860 --> 00:15:08,070:
minute
2151
00:15:08,070 --> 00:15:08,159:
to
2152
00:15:08,159 --> 00:15:08,399:
calm
2153
00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:10,320:
myself.
2154
00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:10,529:
When
2155
00:15:10,529 --> 00:15:10,620:
I
2156
00:15:10,620 --> 00:15:10,860:
feel
2157
00:15:10,860 --> 00:15:11,100:
back
2158
00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:11,220:
in
2159
00:15:11,220 --> 00:15:11,610:
control,
2160
00:15:11,610 --> 00:15:11,700:
I
2161
00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:12,000:
open
2162
00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:12,090:
them
2163
00:15:12,090 --> 00:15:12,360:
again
2164
00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:12,480:
and
2165
00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:12,690:
read
2166
00:15:12,690 --> 00:15:12,840:
the
2167
00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,129:
board.
On
2168
00:15:14,129 --> 00:15:14,190:
the
2169
00:15:14,190 --> 00:15:14,549:
face
2170
00:15:14,549 --> 00:15:14,639:
of
2171
00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:15,090:
it,
2172
00:15:15,090 --> 00:15:15,330:
it’s
2173
00:15:15,330 --> 00:15:15,539:
not
2174
00:15:15,539 --> 00:15:15,720:
a
2175
00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:16,350:
good
2176
00:15:16,350 --> 00:15:17,789:
move.
2177
00:15:17,789 --> 00:15:18,090:
His
2178
00:15:18,090 --> 00:15:18,330:
knight
2179
00:15:18,330 --> 00:15:18,450:
now
2180
00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:18,809:
threatens
2181
00:15:18,809 --> 00:15:18,960:
my
2182
00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:19,620:
pawn,
2183
00:15:19,620 --> 00:15:19,740:
my
2184
00:15:19,740 --> 00:15:20,220:
king-side
2185
00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:20,700:
bishop,
2186
00:15:20,700 --> 00:15:20,820:
and
2187
00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:20,970:
my
2188
00:15:20,970 --> 00:15:21,269:
queen.
2189
00:15:21,269 --> 00:15:21,360:
I
2190
00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:21,540:
can
2191
00:15:21,540 --> 00:15:21,809:
ward
2192
00:15:21,809 --> 00:15:21,960:
that
2193
00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:22,139:
off
2194
00:15:22,139 --> 00:15:22,259:
by
2195
00:15:22,259 --> 00:15:22,679:
capturing
2196
00:15:22,679 --> 00:15:22,830:
the knight
2197
00:15:22,830 --> 00:15:22,950:
with
2198
00:15:22,950 --> 00:15:23,159:
my
2199
00:15:23,159 --> 00:15:23,494:
pawn,
2200
00:15:23,494 --> 00:15:23,610:
but
2201
00:15:23,610 --> 00:15:23,879:
something
2202
00:15:23,879 --> 00:15:24,090:
about
2203
00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:24,240:
the
2204
00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:24,629:
position
2205
00:15:24,629 --> 00:15:24,929:
still
2206
00:15:24,929 --> 00:15:25,440:
unsettles
2207
00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,580:
me.
2208
00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:26,820:
Then
2209
00:15:26,820 --> 00:15:26,909:
I
2210
00:15:26,909 --> 00:15:27,120:
see
2211
00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:28,169:
it;
2212
00:15:28,169 --> 00:15:28,500:
Arun’s
2213
00:15:28,500 --> 00:15:28,860:
second
2214
00:15:28,860 --> 00:15:29,159:
bishop
2215
00:15:29,159 --> 00:15:29,549:
stands
2216
00:15:29,549 --> 00:15:30,330:
menacingly
2217
00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:30,480:
on
2218
00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:30,539:
the
2219
00:15:30,539 --> 00:15:30,840:
second
2220
00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:31,409:
rank.
2221
00:15:31,409 --> 00:15:31,559:
In
2222
00:15:31,559 --> 00:15:31,710:
the
2223
00:15:31,710 --> 00:15:32,370:
exchange
2224
00:15:32,370 --> 00:15:32,429:
of
2225
00:15:32,429 --> 00:15:33,090:
pieces
2226
00:15:33,090 --> 00:15:33,450:
after
2227
00:15:33,450 --> 00:15:33,509:
I
2228
00:15:33,509 --> 00:15:33,720:
take
2229
00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:34,409:
his knight,
2230
00:15:34,409 --> 00:15:34,590:
not
2231
00:15:34,590 --> 00:15:34,860:
only
2232
00:15:34,860 --> 00:15:34,980:
will
2233
00:15:34,980 --> 00:15:35,129:
my
2234
00:15:35,129 --> 00:15:35,580:
pawn
2235
00:15:35,580 --> 00:15:35,970:
structure
2236
00:15:35,970 --> 00:15:36,120:
have
2237
00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:36,600:
weakened
2238
00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:36,870:
around
2239
00:15:36,870 --> 00:15:37,019:
my
2240
00:15:37,019 --> 00:15:37,320:
king,
2241
00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:37,470:
but
2242
00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:37,740:
that
2243
00:15:37,740 --> 00:15:38,580:
bishop
2244
00:15:38,580 --> 00:15:38,700:
will
2245
00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:38,879:
be
2246
00:15:38,879 --> 00:15:39,029:
in
2247
00:15:39,029 --> 00:15:39,570:
striking
2248
00:15:39,570 --> 00:15:39,929:
distance
2249
00:15:39,929 --> 00:15:40,080:
of
2250
00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:41,970:
check.
I
2251
00:15:41,970 --> 00:15:42,330:
search
2252
00:15:42,330 --> 00:15:42,450:
for
2253
00:15:42,450 --> 00:15:43,289:
solutions,
2254
00:15:43,289 --> 00:15:43,440:
but
2255
00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:43,529:
the
2256
00:15:43,529 --> 00:15:43,740:
more
2257
00:15:43,740 --> 00:15:43,830:
I
2258
00:15:43,830 --> 00:15:44,128:
search
2259
00:15:44,128 --> 00:15:44,220:
the
2260
00:15:44,220 --> 00:15:44,340:
more
2261
00:15:44,340 --> 00:15:44,460:
I
2262
00:15:44,460 --> 00:15:44,700:
see
2263
00:15:44,700 --> 00:15:44,850:
the
2264
00:15:44,850 --> 00:15:45,210:
cracks
2265
00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:45,268:
in
2266
00:15:45,268 --> 00:15:45,389:
my
2267
00:15:45,389 --> 00:15:46,379:
position.
2268
00:15:46,379 --> 00:15:46,500:
The
2269
00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:46,950:
bishops
2270
00:15:46,950 --> 00:15:47,039:
I
2271
00:15:47,039 --> 00:15:47,340:
thought
2272
00:15:47,340 --> 00:15:47,429:
were
2273
00:15:47,429 --> 00:15:47,970:
flexible
2274
00:15:47,970 --> 00:15:48,120:
have
2275
00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:48,509:
very
2276
00:15:48,509 --> 00:15:48,629:
few
2277
00:15:48,629 --> 00:15:48,990:
places
2278
00:15:48,990 --> 00:15:49,049:
to
2279
00:15:49,049 --> 00:15:49,200:
go
2280
00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:49,320:
where
2281
00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:49,440:
they
2282
00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:49,710:
won’t
2283
00:15:49,710 --> 00:15:49,889:
come
2284
00:15:49,889 --> 00:15:50,039:
under
2285
00:15:50,039 --> 00:15:50,340:
threat
2286
00:15:50,340 --> 00:15:50,700:
a turn
2287
00:15:50,700 --> 00:15:51,539:
later.
2288
00:15:51,539 --> 00:15:51,720:
My
2289
00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:52,049:
rooks
2290
00:15:52,049 --> 00:15:52,139:
are
2291
00:15:52,139 --> 00:15:52,259:
now
2292
00:15:52,259 --> 00:15:52,830:
behind
2293
00:15:52,830 --> 00:15:52,950:
the
2294
00:15:52,950 --> 00:15:53,309:
tempo
2295
00:15:53,309 --> 00:15:53,370:
of
2296
00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:53,460:
the
2297
00:15:53,460 --> 00:15:53,700:
game
2298
00:15:53,700 --> 00:15:53,820:
and
2299
00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:54,059:
won’t
2300
00:15:54,059 --> 00:15:54,210:
have
2301
00:15:54,210 --> 00:15:54,450:
time
2302
00:15:54,450 --> 00:15:54,509:
to
2303
00:15:54,509 --> 00:15:55,080:
reposition
2304
00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:55,409:
before
2305
00:15:55,409 --> 00:15:55,950:
Arun’s rooks
2306
00:15:55,950 --> 00:15:56,285:
crash
2307
00:15:56,285 --> 00:15:56,460:
into
2308
00:15:56,460 --> 00:15:56,909:
them.
2309
00:15:56,909 --> 00:15:57,149:
My
2310
00:15:57,149 --> 00:15:57,960:
queen
2311
00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:58,860:
languishes
2312
00:15:58,860 --> 00:15:58,950:
in
2313
00:15:58,950 --> 00:15:59,039:
the
2314
00:15:59,039 --> 00:15:59,309:
center
2315
00:15:59,309 --> 00:15:59,399:
of
2316
00:15:59,399 --> 00:15:59,490:
the
2317
00:15:59,490 --> 00:15:59,759:
second
2318
00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:00,090:
file,
2319
00:16:00,090 --> 00:16:00,539:
hemmed
2320
00:16:00,539 --> 00:16:00,750:
in
2321
00:16:00,750 --> 00:16:00,929:
by
2322
00:16:00,929 --> 00:16:01,169:
my
2323
00:16:01,169 --> 00:16:01,470:
own
2324
00:16:01,470 --> 00:16:03,419:
pieces. My
2325
00:16:03,419 --> 00:16:04,080:
eyes
2326
00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:04,259:
flick
2327
00:16:04,259 --> 00:16:04,379:
up
2328
00:16:04,379 --> 00:16:04,500:
to
2329
00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:04,740:
Arun
2330
00:16:04,740 --> 00:16:06,360:
again.
2331
00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:06,539:
He’s
2332
00:16:06,539 --> 00:16:06,929:
clutching
2333
00:16:06,929 --> 00:16:07,080:
the
2334
00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:07,230:
edge
2335
00:16:07,230 --> 00:16:07,289:
of
2336
00:16:07,289 --> 00:16:07,379:
the
2337
00:16:07,379 --> 00:16:07,710:
table,
2338
00:16:07,710 --> 00:16:08,070:
barely
2339
00:16:08,070 --> 00:16:08,519:
containing
2340
00:16:08,519 --> 00:16:08,639:
his
2341
00:16:08,639 --> 00:16:09,720:
excitement.
2342
00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:09,929:
It
2343
00:16:09,929 --> 00:16:10,350:
emanates
2344
00:16:10,350 --> 00:16:10,679:
from him with
2345
00:16:10,679 --> 00:16:10,919:
such
2346
00:16:10,919 --> 00:16:11,257:
force that
2347
00:16:11,257 --> 00:16:11,429:
the
2348
00:16:11,429 --> 00:16:11,700:
fur
2349
00:16:11,700 --> 00:16:11,820:
on
2350
00:16:11,820 --> 00:16:11,909:
the
2351
00:16:11,909 --> 00:16:12,179:
back
2352
00:16:12,179 --> 00:16:12,269:
of
2353
00:16:12,269 --> 00:16:12,450:
his
2354
00:16:12,450 --> 00:16:12,847:
hands
2355
00:16:12,847 --> 00:16:13,289:
stands
2356
00:16:13,289 --> 00:16:13,440:
on
2357
00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:14,340:
end.
2358
00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:14,519:
The
2359
00:16:14,519 --> 00:16:15,090:
corners
2360
00:16:15,090 --> 00:16:15,210:
of
2361
00:16:15,210 --> 00:16:15,360:
his
2362
00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:15,659:
lips
2363
00:16:15,659 --> 00:16:15,840:
are
2364
00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:16,230:
perked
2365
00:16:16,230 --> 00:16:16,350:
in
2366
00:16:16,350 --> 00:16:16,379:
a
2367
00:16:16,379 --> 00:16:16,980:
stifled
2368
00:16:16,980 --> 00:16:18,360:
smile.
When
2369
00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:18,629:
our
2370
00:16:18,629 --> 00:16:19,080:
eyes
2371
00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:19,508:
lock,
2372
00:16:19,508 --> 00:16:19,620:
the
2373
00:16:19,620 --> 00:16:20,399:
electricity
2374
00:16:20,399 --> 00:16:20,759:
between
2375
00:16:20,759 --> 00:16:20,909:
us
2376
00:16:20,909 --> 00:16:21,360:
tingles
2377
00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:21,450:
down
2378
00:16:21,450 --> 00:16:21,629:
my
2379
00:16:21,629 --> 00:16:21,990:
optic
2380
00:16:21,990 --> 00:16:22,230:
nerve
2381
00:16:22,230 --> 00:16:22,320:
and
2382
00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:22,620:
makes my
2383
00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:23,220:
spine
2384
00:16:23,220 --> 00:16:24,929:
shiver.
2385
00:16:24,929 --> 00:16:24,969:
I
2386
00:16:24,969 --> 00:16:25,200:
see
2387
00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:25,350:
the
2388
00:16:25,350 --> 00:16:25,710:
effect
2389
00:16:25,710 --> 00:16:25,799:
it
2390
00:16:25,799 --> 00:16:26,009:
has
2391
00:16:26,009 --> 00:16:26,100:
on
2392
00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:26,250:
him
2393
00:16:26,250 --> 00:16:27,539:
too,
2394
00:16:27,539 --> 00:16:27,690:
the
2395
00:16:27,690 --> 00:16:28,139:
rippling
2396
00:16:28,139 --> 00:16:28,559:
across
2397
00:16:28,559 --> 00:16:28,710:
his
2398
00:16:28,710 --> 00:16:28,919:
fur
2399
00:16:28,919 --> 00:16:29,039:
as
2400
00:16:29,039 --> 00:16:29,159:
the
2401
00:16:29,159 --> 00:16:29,519:
hairs
2402
00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:30,059:
stand and
2403
00:16:30,059 --> 00:16:30,419:
fall in
2404
00:16:30,419 --> 00:16:31,950:
sequence.
2405
00:16:31,950 --> 00:16:32,429:
I refocus
2406
00:16:32,429 --> 00:16:38,820:
my breathing to calm myself. 4 in, 4 hold, 6 out, 2
2407
00:16:38,820 --> 00:16:40,889:
hold.
2408
00:16:40,889 --> 00:16:41,070:
But
2409
00:16:41,070 --> 00:16:41,279:
my
2410
00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:41,669:
long
2411
00:16:41,669 --> 00:16:42,210:
inhales
2412
00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:42,523:
draw
2413
00:16:42,523 --> 00:16:42,720:
his
2414
00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:42,960:
rich
2415
00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:43,230:
scent
2416
00:16:43,230 --> 00:16:43,620:
across
2417
00:16:43,620 --> 00:16:47,250:
my sensitive wolfish nose as it wafts up from his open shirt.
2418
00:16:47,250 --> 00:16:47,429:
It’s
2419
00:16:47,429 --> 00:16:47,909:
peppery
2420
00:16:47,909 --> 00:16:48,000:
and
2421
00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:48,960:
sweet, with
2422
00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:49,470:
notes
2423
00:16:49,470 --> 00:16:49,799:
of
2424
00:16:49,799 --> 00:16:50,909:
honeysuckle
2425
00:16:50,909 --> 00:16:51,029:
and
2426
00:16:51,029 --> 00:16:53,070:
jasmine. It
2427
00:16:53,070 --> 00:16:53,370:
leaves
2428
00:16:53,370 --> 00:16:53,429:
a
2429
00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:53,820:
deep
2430
00:16:53,820 --> 00:16:54,299:
warmth
2431
00:16:54,299 --> 00:16:54,629:
within
2432
00:16:54,629 --> 00:16:54,810:
me,
2433
00:16:54,810 --> 00:16:54,870:
a
2434
00:16:54,870 --> 00:16:55,230:
warmth
2435
00:16:55,230 --> 00:16:55,320:
I
2436
00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:55,590:
can’t
2437
00:16:55,590 --> 00:16:55,919:
recall
2438
00:16:55,919 --> 00:16:56,129:
ever
2439
00:16:56,129 --> 00:16:56,584:
feeling
2440
00:16:56,584 --> 00:16:56,909:
in
2441
00:16:56,909 --> 00:16:57,299:
empty
2442
00:16:57,299 --> 00:16:57,779:
hotel
2443
00:16:57,779 --> 00:16:58,169:
rooms,
2444
00:16:58,169 --> 00:16:58,320:
in
2445
00:16:58,320 --> 00:16:58,679:
empty
2446
00:16:58,679 --> 00:16:59,100:
whiskey
2447
00:16:59,100 --> 00:16:59,549:
tumblers,
2448
00:16:59,549 --> 00:16:59,639:
in
2449
00:16:59,639 --> 00:16:59,970:
my
2450
00:16:59,970 --> 00:17:00,419:
empty
2451
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:01,980:
bed.
2452
00:17:01,980 --> 00:17:02,159:
And
2453
00:17:02,159 --> 00:17:02,279:
I
2454
00:17:02,279 --> 00:17:02,759:
can’t
2455
00:17:02,759 --> 00:17:03,149:
recall
2456
00:17:03,149 --> 00:17:03,389:
ever
2457
00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:03,750:
feeling
2458
00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:03,929:
this
2459
00:17:03,929 --> 00:17:04,319:
alive
2460
00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:04,650:
sitting
2461
00:17:04,650 --> 00:17:04,980:
across
2462
00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:05,069:
the
2463
00:17:05,069 --> 00:17:05,400:
board
2464
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:05,579:
from
2465
00:17:05,579 --> 00:17:08,490:
someone.
I
2466
00:17:08,490 --> 00:17:08,731:
lean
2467
00:17:08,731 --> 00:17:09,059:
forward
2468
00:17:09,059 --> 00:17:09,180:
and
2469
00:17:09,180 --> 00:17:09,420:
take
2470
00:17:09,420 --> 00:17:09,779:
the knight,
2471
00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:10,349:
pawn to
2472
00:17:10,349 --> 00:17:12,150:
f4. I feel the
2473
00:17:12,150 --> 00:17:12,480:
ground
2474
00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:12,660:
under
2475
00:17:12,660 --> 00:17:12,779:
the
2476
00:17:12,779 --> 00:17:13,170:
position
2477
00:17:13,170 --> 00:17:14,309:
shifting,
2478
00:17:14,309 --> 00:17:15,390:
destabilizing,
2479
00:17:15,390 --> 00:17:16,140:
sliding
2480
00:17:16,140 --> 00:17:16,380:
away
2481
00:17:16,380 --> 00:17:16,559:
from
2482
00:17:16,559 --> 00:17:16,740:
my
2483
00:17:16,740 --> 00:17:18,569:
control.
2484
00:17:18,569 --> 00:17:18,869:
I
2485
00:17:18,869 --> 00:17:19,230:
have
2486
00:17:19,230 --> 00:17:19,829:
stepped
2487
00:17:19,829 --> 00:17:20,190:
off
2488
00:17:20,190 --> 00:17:20,309:
the
2489
00:17:20,309 --> 00:17:20,880:
comfortable
2490
00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:21,240:
roads
2491
00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:21,420:
I
2492
00:17:21,420 --> 00:17:21,750:
know,
2493
00:17:21,750 --> 00:17:22,230:
onto
2494
00:17:22,230 --> 00:17:22,380:
the
2495
00:17:22,380 --> 00:17:22,829:
shaded
2496
00:17:22,829 --> 00:17:23,910:
path
2497
00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:24,509:
carved
2498
00:17:24,509 --> 00:17:24,690:
out
2499
00:17:24,690 --> 00:17:24,930:
by
2500
00:17:24,930 --> 00:17:25,410:
Arun’s
2501
00:17:25,410 --> 00:17:25,890:
chaotic
2502
00:17:25,890 --> 00:17:27,059:
fire.
2503
00:17:27,059 --> 00:17:27,359:
I
2504
00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:27,839:
walk
2505
00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:28,230:
without
2506
00:17:28,230 --> 00:17:28,769:
fear,
2507
00:17:28,769 --> 00:17:28,920:
for
2508
00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:29,039:
the
2509
00:17:29,039 --> 00:17:29,460:
path
2510
00:17:29,460 --> 00:17:29,670:
is
2511
00:17:29,670 --> 00:17:30,240:
beautiful,
2512
00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:30,359:
and
2513
00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:30,630:
I am
2514
00:17:30,630 --> 00:17:30,660:
a
2515
00:17:30,660 --> 00:17:31,500:
grandmaster
2516
00:17:31,500 --> 00:17:31,799:
after
2517
00:17:31,799 --> 00:17:32,069:
all.
2518
00:17:32,069 --> 00:17:32,190:
I
2519
00:17:32,190 --> 00:17:32,369:
may
2520
00:17:32,369 --> 00:17:32,880:
prefer
2521
00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:33,809:
suffocation,
2522
00:17:33,809 --> 00:17:33,960:
but
2523
00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:34,109:
I
2524
00:17:34,109 --> 00:17:34,349:
can
2525
00:17:34,349 --> 00:17:34,920:
go
2526
00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:35,279:
blow
2527
00:17:35,279 --> 00:17:35,460:
for
2528
00:17:35,460 --> 00:17:36,059:
blow
2529
00:17:36,059 --> 00:17:36,299:
like
2530
00:17:36,299 --> 00:17:36,420:
the
2531
00:17:36,420 --> 00:17:36,869:
best
2532
00:17:36,869 --> 00:17:36,960:
of
2533
00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,819:
them.
Pieces
2534
00:17:38,819 --> 00:17:39,539:
cascade
2535
00:17:39,539 --> 00:17:39,720:
into
2536
00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:39,839:
the
2537
00:17:39,839 --> 00:17:40,200:
center
2538
00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:40,289:
of
2539
00:17:40,289 --> 00:17:40,410:
the
2540
00:17:40,410 --> 00:17:40,740:
board,
2541
00:17:40,740 --> 00:17:41,279:
releasing
2542
00:17:41,279 --> 00:17:41,400:
the
2543
00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:41,789:
tension
2544
00:17:41,789 --> 00:17:42,059:
held
2545
00:17:42,059 --> 00:17:42,119:
in
2546
00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:42,210:
the
2547
00:17:42,210 --> 00:17:43,079:
position.
2548
00:17:43,079 --> 00:17:43,829:
Me
2549
00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:44,069:
and
2550
00:17:44,069 --> 00:17:44,849:
Arun
2551
00:17:44,849 --> 00:17:45,509:
alternate
2552
00:17:45,509 --> 00:17:45,960:
writing
2553
00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:46,079:
the
2554
00:17:46,079 --> 00:17:46,559:
losses
2555
00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:46,650:
of
2556
00:17:46,650 --> 00:17:47,250:
material
2557
00:17:47,250 --> 00:17:47,490:
onto
2558
00:17:47,490 --> 00:17:47,700:
our
2559
00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:48,869:
scorecards.
2560
00:17:48,869 --> 00:17:49,170:
Three
2561
00:17:49,170 --> 00:17:49,230:
to
2562
00:17:49,230 --> 00:17:49,440:
four
2563
00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:49,680:
moves
2564
00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:49,950:
later
2565
00:17:49,950 --> 00:17:50,069:
I
2566
00:17:50,069 --> 00:17:50,339:
take
2567
00:17:50,339 --> 00:17:50,730:
stock
2568
00:17:50,730 --> 00:17:50,789:
of
2569
00:17:50,789 --> 00:17:50,849:
the
2570
00:17:50,849 --> 00:17:51,569:
situation
2571
00:17:51,569 --> 00:17:51,779:
and
2572
00:17:51,779 --> 00:17:53,279:
grimace;
2573
00:17:53,279 --> 00:17:53,609:
Arun
2574
00:17:53,609 --> 00:17:53,730:
is
2575
00:17:53,730 --> 00:17:53,880:
up
2576
00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:54,839:
a pawn
2577
00:17:54,839 --> 00:17:54,930:
and
2578
00:17:54,930 --> 00:17:55,049:
we’re
2579
00:17:55,049 --> 00:17:55,440:
moving
2580
00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:55,650:
into
2581
00:17:55,650 --> 00:17:55,769:
an
2582
00:17:55,769 --> 00:17:57,509:
endgame.
2583
00:17:57,509 --> 00:17:57,900:
Being
2584
00:17:57,900 --> 00:17:58,200:
down
2585
00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:58,799:
material
2586
00:17:58,799 --> 00:17:59,009:
here
2587
00:17:59,009 --> 00:17:59,220:
is
2588
00:17:59,220 --> 00:18:00,240:
problematic –
2589
00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:00,569:
each
2590
00:18:00,569 --> 00:18:00,960:
remaining
2591
00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:01,259:
piece
2592
00:18:01,259 --> 00:18:01,380:
can
2593
00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:01,589:
lead
2594
00:18:01,589 --> 00:18:01,769:
to
2595
00:18:01,769 --> 00:18:02,430:
massive
2596
00:18:02,430 --> 00:18:03,059:
advantages
2597
00:18:03,059 --> 00:18:03,240:
down
2598
00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:03,329:
the
2599
00:18:03,329 --> 00:18:07,680:
line.
Arun retakes f4 with his own pawn.
2600
00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:07,799:
It
2601
00:18:07,799 --> 00:18:08,099:
leaves
2602
00:18:08,099 --> 00:18:08,220:
my
2603
00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:08,609:
bishop
2604
00:18:08,609 --> 00:18:08,819:
under
2605
00:18:08,819 --> 00:18:10,289:
attack.
2606
00:18:10,289 --> 00:18:10,740:
Later,
2607
00:18:10,740 --> 00:18:10,980:
my
2608
00:18:10,980 --> 00:18:11,400:
coach
2609
00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:11,609:
would
2610
00:18:11,609 --> 00:18:11,880:
chew
2611
00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:12,119:
me
2612
00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:12,269:
out
2613
00:18:12,269 --> 00:18:12,390:
for
2614
00:18:12,390 --> 00:18:12,509:
my
2615
00:18:12,509 --> 00:18:12,779:
next
2616
00:18:12,779 --> 00:18:14,279:
move.
2617
00:18:14,279 --> 00:18:14,460:
I
2618
00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:15,000:
slide
2619
00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:15,150:
the
2620
00:18:15,150 --> 00:18:15,390:
bishop
2621
00:18:15,390 --> 00:18:15,630:
back
2622
00:18:15,630 --> 00:18:15,749:
in
2623
00:18:15,749 --> 00:18:16,890:
retreat
2624
00:18:16,890 --> 00:18:17,220:
without
2625
00:18:17,220 --> 00:18:17,460:
really
2626
00:18:17,460 --> 00:18:17,880:
considering
2627
00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:17,970:
the
2628
00:18:17,970 --> 00:18:19,440:
board.
2629
00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:19,529:
I
2630
00:18:19,529 --> 00:18:19,890:
had
2631
00:18:19,890 --> 00:18:19,950:
an
2632
00:18:19,950 --> 00:18:20,490:
opportunity
2633
00:18:20,490 --> 00:18:20,609:
to
2634
00:18:20,609 --> 00:18:21,119:
attack
2635
00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:21,690:
Arun’s queen
2636
00:18:21,690 --> 00:18:21,750:
on
2637
00:18:21,750 --> 00:18:21,809:
the
2638
00:18:21,809 --> 00:18:22,079:
left
2639
00:18:22,079 --> 00:18:22,529:
flank
2640
00:18:22,529 --> 00:18:22,619:
and
2641
00:18:22,619 --> 00:18:22,859:
knock
2642
00:18:22,859 --> 00:18:22,950:
him
2643
00:18:22,950 --> 00:18:23,130:
off
2644
00:18:23,130 --> 00:18:23,970:
tempo,
2645
00:18:23,970 --> 00:18:24,150:
but
2646
00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:24,308:
I
2647
00:18:24,308 --> 00:18:24,569:
never
2648
00:18:24,569 --> 00:18:25,200:
even
2649
00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:25,829:
considered
2650
00:18:25,829 --> 00:18:26,940:
it.
2651
00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:27,839:
Hasty,
2652
00:18:27,839 --> 00:18:28,859:
rash,
2653
00:18:28,859 --> 00:18:29,039:
and
2654
00:18:29,039 --> 00:18:29,880:
completely
2655
00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:30,390:
unlike
2656
00:18:30,390 --> 00:18:33,000:
me.
2657
00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:33,150:
I
2658
00:18:33,150 --> 00:18:33,539:
feel
2659
00:18:33,539 --> 00:18:33,779:
like
2660
00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:33,900:
the
2661
00:18:33,900 --> 00:18:34,319:
path
2662
00:18:34,319 --> 00:18:34,650:
Arun
2663
00:18:34,650 --> 00:18:34,799:
has
2664
00:18:34,799 --> 00:18:34,980:
led
2665
00:18:34,980 --> 00:18:35,130:
me
2666
00:18:35,130 --> 00:18:35,400:
down
2667
00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:35,549:
has
2668
00:18:35,549 --> 00:18:35,880:
walked
2669
00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:36,000:
me
2670
00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:36,240:
into
2671
00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:36,299:
a
2672
00:18:36,299 --> 00:18:37,109:
forest
2673
00:18:37,109 --> 00:18:38,215:
fire.
2674
00:18:38,215 --> 00:18:38,279:
I
2675
00:18:38,279 --> 00:18:38,490:
feel
2676
00:18:38,490 --> 00:18:38,579:
the
2677
00:18:38,579 --> 00:18:38,880:
heat
2678
00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:38,940:
of
2679
00:18:38,940 --> 00:18:39,059:
the
2680
00:18:39,059 --> 00:18:39,420:
flames
2681
00:18:39,420 --> 00:18:39,480:
at
2682
00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:39,660:
my
2683
00:18:39,660 --> 00:18:39,930:
back
2684
00:18:39,930 --> 00:18:40,049:
and
2685
00:18:40,049 --> 00:18:40,289:
know
2686
00:18:40,289 --> 00:18:40,440:
that
2687
00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:40,589:
I’m
2688
00:18:40,589 --> 00:18:40,740:
no
2689
00:18:40,740 --> 00:18:41,009:
longer
2690
00:18:41,009 --> 00:18:41,369:
walking
2691
00:18:41,369 --> 00:18:41,460:
at
2692
00:18:41,460 --> 00:18:41,579:
my
2693
00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:41,789:
own
2694
00:18:41,789 --> 00:18:42,180:
pace,
2695
00:18:42,180 --> 00:18:42,359:
but
2696
00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:43,259:
dancing
2697
00:18:43,259 --> 00:18:44,160:
recklessly
2698
00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:44,339:
to
2699
00:18:44,339 --> 00:18:44,789:
Arun’s
2700
00:18:44,789 --> 00:18:46,170:
beat.
2701
00:18:46,170 --> 00:18:46,289:
I
2702
00:18:46,289 --> 00:18:46,500:
reach
2703
00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:46,650:
up
2704
00:18:46,650 --> 00:18:46,740:
to
2705
00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:46,859:
my
2706
00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:47,700:
tie and
2707
00:18:47,700 --> 00:18:48,299:
loosen
2708
00:18:48,299 --> 00:18:51,299:
the knot so it hangs loosely between my pecs. I
2709
00:18:51,299 --> 00:18:51,569:
undo
2710
00:18:51,569 --> 00:18:51,690:
the
2711
00:18:51,690 --> 00:18:52,140:
buttons
2712
00:18:52,140 --> 00:18:53,730:
too.
2713
00:18:53,730 --> 00:18:53,763:
I
2714
00:18:53,763 --> 00:18:54,029:
see
2715
00:18:54,029 --> 00:18:54,269:
Arun
2716
00:18:54,269 --> 00:18:54,599:
watching
2717
00:18:54,599 --> 00:18:54,990:
openly
2718
00:18:54,990 --> 00:18:55,589:
now,
2719
00:18:55,589 --> 00:18:55,799:
and
2720
00:18:55,799 --> 00:18:55,920:
I
2721
00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:56,250:
don’t
2722
00:18:56,250 --> 00:18:56,700:
believe
2723
00:18:56,700 --> 00:18:56,759:
the
2724
00:18:56,759 --> 00:18:57,150:
hunger
2725
00:18:57,150 --> 00:18:57,269:
in
2726
00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:57,390:
his
2727
00:18:57,390 --> 00:18:57,750:
eyes
2728
00:18:57,750 --> 00:18:57,869:
is
2729
00:18:57,869 --> 00:18:58,200:
simply
2730
00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:58,349:
for
2731
00:18:58,349 --> 00:18:58,500:
the
2732
00:18:58,500 --> 00:18:58,980:
victory
2733
00:18:58,980 --> 00:18:59,064:
he
2734
00:18:59,064 --> 00:18:59,220:
can
2735
00:18:59,220 --> 00:18:59,609:
taste
2736
00:18:59,609 --> 00:18:59,700:
on
2737
00:18:59,700 --> 00:18:59,819:
the
2738
00:18:59,819 --> 00:19:01,529:
board.
Without
2739
00:19:01,529 --> 00:19:02,099:
hesitation,
2740
00:19:02,099 --> 00:19:02,250:
he
2741
00:19:02,250 --> 00:19:02,579:
pushes
2742
00:19:02,579 --> 00:19:02,700:
the
2743
00:19:02,700 --> 00:19:03,029:
pawn
2744
00:19:03,029 --> 00:19:03,240:
from
2745
00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:03,450:
f4
2746
00:19:03,450 --> 00:19:04,769:
to f3,
2747
00:19:04,769 --> 00:19:05,369:
landing
2748
00:19:05,369 --> 00:19:05,490:
a
2749
00:19:05,490 --> 00:19:05,880:
potential
2750
00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:06,180:
attack
2751
00:19:06,180 --> 00:19:06,359:
on
2752
00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:06,690:
both
2753
00:19:06,690 --> 00:19:06,869:
my
2754
00:19:06,869 --> 00:19:07,230:
queen
2755
00:19:07,230 --> 00:19:07,529:
and
2756
00:19:07,529 --> 00:19:07,710:
my
2757
00:19:07,710 --> 00:19:08,220:
king-side
2758
00:19:08,220 --> 00:19:09,509:
bishop.
2759
00:19:09,509 --> 00:19:09,660:
I
2760
00:19:09,660 --> 00:19:10,109:
feel
2761
00:19:10,109 --> 00:19:10,289:
my
2762
00:19:10,289 --> 00:19:11,220:
walls
2763
00:19:11,220 --> 00:19:12,150:
crack
2764
00:19:12,150 --> 00:19:12,359:
and
2765
00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:13,019:
crumble
2766
00:19:13,019 --> 00:19:13,380:
around
2767
00:19:13,380 --> 00:19:13,559:
me,
2768
00:19:13,559 --> 00:19:13,650:
the
2769
00:19:13,650 --> 00:19:14,099:
last
2770
00:19:14,099 --> 00:19:14,484:
bricks of
2771
00:19:14,484 --> 00:19:14,609:
the
2772
00:19:14,609 --> 00:19:15,000:
fortress
2773
00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:15,119:
I
2774
00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:15,269:
had
2775
00:19:15,269 --> 00:19:15,569:
built
2776
00:19:15,569 --> 00:19:16,170:
collapsing
2777
00:19:16,170 --> 00:19:16,319:
in
2778
00:19:16,319 --> 00:19:16,500:
on
2779
00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:17,309:
themselves,
2780
00:19:17,309 --> 00:19:18,029:
collapsing
2781
00:19:18,029 --> 00:19:18,269:
into
2782
00:19:18,269 --> 00:19:18,690:
Arun’s
2783
00:19:18,690 --> 00:19:19,049:
hungry
2784
00:19:19,049 --> 00:19:19,890:
flame.
2785
00:19:19,890 --> 00:19:20,039:
It
2786
00:19:20,039 --> 00:19:20,250:
leaves
2787
00:19:20,250 --> 00:19:20,369:
his
2788
00:19:20,369 --> 00:19:20,609:
queen
2789
00:19:20,609 --> 00:19:21,210:
hanging,
2790
00:19:21,210 --> 00:19:21,509:
but
2791
00:19:21,509 --> 00:19:21,809:
puts
2792
00:19:21,809 --> 00:19:22,109:
him
2793
00:19:22,109 --> 00:19:22,680:
one
2794
00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:23,009:
move
2795
00:19:23,009 --> 00:19:23,460:
away
2796
00:19:23,460 --> 00:19:23,702:
from
2797
00:19:23,702 --> 00:19:24,269:
regaining
2798
00:19:24,269 --> 00:19:24,359:
the
2799
00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:24,839:
material
2800
00:19:24,839 --> 00:19:25,019:
through
2801
00:19:25,019 --> 00:19:25,529:
promotion
2802
00:19:25,529 --> 00:19:26,220:
anyway.
2803
00:19:26,220 --> 00:19:26,400:
It’s
2804
00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:26,700:
so
2805
00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:27,750:
brash
2806
00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:27,960:
and
2807
00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:28,500:
fearless
2808
00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:28,589:
it’s
2809
00:19:28,589 --> 00:19:28,950:
almost
2810
00:19:28,950 --> 00:19:31,019:
insulting.
2811
00:19:31,019 --> 00:19:31,230:
At
2812
00:19:31,230 --> 00:19:31,650:
my
2813
00:19:31,650 --> 00:19:31,950:
age
2814
00:19:31,950 --> 00:19:32,160:
though,
2815
00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:32,339:
there
2816
00:19:32,339 --> 00:19:32,579:
have
2817
00:19:32,579 --> 00:19:32,849:
been
2818
00:19:32,849 --> 00:19:33,059:
too
2819
00:19:33,059 --> 00:19:33,329:
many
2820
00:19:33,329 --> 00:19:33,691:
games
2821
00:19:33,691 --> 00:19:33,777:
to
2822
00:19:33,777 --> 00:19:34,049:
feel
2823
00:19:34,049 --> 00:19:34,650:
insulted.
2824
00:19:34,650 --> 00:19:34,829:
I
2825
00:19:34,829 --> 00:19:35,220:
see
2826
00:19:35,220 --> 00:19:35,819:
it
2827
00:19:35,819 --> 00:19:36,000:
for
2828
00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:36,210:
what
2829
00:19:36,210 --> 00:19:36,359:
it
2830
00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:36,900:
is:
2831
00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:38,069:
beauty
2832
00:19:38,069 --> 00:19:39,089:
manifest
2833
00:19:39,089 --> 00:19:39,269:
in
2834
00:19:39,269 --> 00:19:39,690:
ebony
2835
00:19:39,690 --> 00:19:39,869:
and
2836
00:19:39,869 --> 00:19:42,329:
ivory.
I
2837
00:19:42,329 --> 00:19:42,539:
look
2838
00:19:42,539 --> 00:19:42,690:
up
2839
00:19:42,690 --> 00:19:42,779:
to
2840
00:19:42,779 --> 00:19:43,049:
see
2841
00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:43,349:
Arun
2842
00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:43,980:
smiling
2843
00:19:43,980 --> 00:19:45,900:
openly.
2844
00:19:45,900 --> 00:19:46,049:
It
2845
00:19:46,049 --> 00:19:46,740:
stretches
2846
00:19:46,740 --> 00:19:46,859:
the
2847
00:19:46,859 --> 00:19:47,250:
lines
2848
00:19:47,250 --> 00:19:47,369:
of
2849
00:19:47,369 --> 00:19:47,861:
charcoal
2850
00:19:47,861 --> 00:19:47,996:
and
2851
00:19:47,996 --> 00:19:48,299:
snow
2852
00:19:48,299 --> 00:19:48,630:
around
2853
00:19:48,630 --> 00:19:48,779:
his
2854
00:19:48,779 --> 00:19:49,079:
eyes
2855
00:19:49,079 --> 00:19:49,319:
into
2856
00:19:49,319 --> 00:19:49,950:
long
2857
00:19:49,950 --> 00:19:50,700:
arcs,
2858
00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:50,880:
like
2859
00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:51,000:
the
2860
00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:51,390:
edges
2861
00:19:51,390 --> 00:19:51,480:
of
2862
00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:52,170:
flames
2863
00:19:52,170 --> 00:19:53,190:
flickering across
2864
00:19:53,190 --> 00:19:54,690:
wood.
2865
00:19:54,690 --> 00:19:54,750:
The
2866
00:19:54,750 --> 00:19:55,109:
smile
2867
00:19:55,109 --> 00:19:55,559:
emanates a
2868
00:19:55,559 --> 00:19:55,859:
warm
2869
00:19:55,859 --> 00:19:56,160:
joy,
2870
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:56,279:
an
2871
00:19:56,279 --> 00:19:56,910:
infectious
2872
00:19:56,910 --> 00:19:57,299:
joy, a
2873
00:19:57,299 --> 00:19:57,690:
joy
2874
00:19:57,690 --> 00:19:57,809:
that
2875
00:19:57,809 --> 00:19:58,349:
stirs
2876
00:19:58,349 --> 00:19:58,440:
the
2877
00:19:58,440 --> 00:19:58,680:
chill
2878
00:19:58,680 --> 00:19:58,769:
in
2879
00:19:58,769 --> 00:19:58,920:
my
2880
00:19:58,920 --> 00:19:59,430:
heart.
2881
00:19:59,430 --> 00:19:59,579:
I
2882
00:19:59,579 --> 00:19:59,880:
see
2883
00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:00,089:
now
2884
00:20:00,089 --> 00:20:00,329:
my
2885
00:20:00,329 --> 00:20:00,750:
legacy;
2886
00:20:00,750 --> 00:20:00,960:
not
2887
00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:01,130:
as
2888
00:20:01,130 --> 00:20:01,230:
a
2889
00:20:01,230 --> 00:20:01,859:
destroyer
2890
00:20:01,859 --> 00:20:01,980:
of
2891
00:20:01,980 --> 00:20:02,759:
beauty
2892
00:20:02,759 --> 00:20:02,940:
but
2893
00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:03,150:
as
2894
00:20:03,150 --> 00:20:03,390:
its
2895
00:20:03,390 --> 00:20:04,259:
necessary
2896
00:20:04,259 --> 00:20:06,390:
canvas.
2897
00:20:06,390 --> 00:20:07,019:
Few
2898
00:20:07,019 --> 00:20:07,619:
flames
2899
00:20:07,619 --> 00:20:08,309:
survive
2900
00:20:08,309 --> 00:20:08,430:
in
2901
00:20:08,430 --> 00:20:08,519:
the
2902
00:20:08,519 --> 00:20:08,910:
cold
2903
00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:09,359:
vacuum
2904
00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:09,450:
of
2905
00:20:09,450 --> 00:20:09,690:
my
2906
00:20:09,690 --> 00:20:09,869:
play,
2907
00:20:09,869 --> 00:20:10,049:
but
2908
00:20:10,049 --> 00:20:10,380:
those
2909
00:20:10,380 --> 00:20:10,589:
that
2910
00:20:10,589 --> 00:20:11,579:
do
2911
00:20:11,579 --> 00:20:12,059:
burn
2912
00:20:12,059 --> 00:20:12,569:
so
2913
00:20:12,569 --> 00:20:13,079:
bright
2914
00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:13,289:
they
2915
00:20:13,289 --> 00:20:13,859:
demand
2916
00:20:13,859 --> 00:20:15,619:
attention.
2917
00:20:15,619 --> 00:20:15,859:
Arun
2918
00:20:15,859 --> 00:20:15,950:
has
2919
00:20:15,950 --> 00:20:16,160:
laid
2920
00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:16,609:
himself
2921
00:20:16,609 --> 00:20:16,910:
bare
2922
00:20:16,910 --> 00:20:17,240:
before
2923
00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:17,450:
me
2924
00:20:17,450 --> 00:20:17,750:
here
2925
00:20:17,750 --> 00:20:17,869:
and
2926
00:20:17,869 --> 00:20:18,289:
now
2927
00:20:18,289 --> 00:20:18,410:
that
2928
00:20:18,410 --> 00:20:18,559:
I
2929
00:20:18,559 --> 00:20:18,710:
have
2930
00:20:18,710 --> 00:20:19,009:
seen
2931
00:20:19,009 --> 00:20:19,160:
what
2932
00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:19,609:
burns
2933
00:20:19,609 --> 00:20:19,910:
within
2934
00:20:19,910 --> 00:20:20,089:
him,
2935
00:20:20,089 --> 00:20:20,240:
I
2936
00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:20,509:
feel
2937
00:20:20,509 --> 00:20:20,990:
myself
2938
00:20:20,990 --> 00:20:21,529:
longing
2939
00:20:21,529 --> 00:20:21,710:
for
2940
00:20:21,710 --> 00:20:23,059:
more.
2941
00:20:23,059 --> 00:20:23,210:
He
2942
00:20:23,210 --> 00:20:23,900:
weaves
2943
00:20:23,900 --> 00:20:24,049:
his
2944
00:20:24,049 --> 00:20:24,589:
mating
2945
00:20:24,589 --> 00:20:24,890:
net
2946
00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:25,220:
around
2947
00:20:25,220 --> 00:20:25,430:
my
2948
00:20:25,430 --> 00:20:25,880:
king
2949
00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:26,029:
and
2950
00:20:26,029 --> 00:20:26,210:
I
2951
00:20:26,210 --> 00:20:26,690:
settle
2952
00:20:26,690 --> 00:20:26,960:
into
2953
00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:27,170:
it
2954
00:20:27,170 --> 00:20:27,589:
without
2955
00:20:27,589 --> 00:20:28,849:
fear.
2956
00:20:28,849 --> 00:20:30,259:
Check.
2957
00:20:30,259 --> 00:20:33,890:
Checkmate.
After
2958
00:20:33,890 --> 00:20:34,279:
shaking
2959
00:20:34,279 --> 00:20:34,759:
hands
2960
00:20:34,759 --> 00:20:34,849:
and
2961
00:20:34,849 --> 00:20:35,359:
post-game
2962
00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:35,930:
pleasantries,
2963
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:36,109:
we
2964
00:20:36,109 --> 00:20:36,380:
sit
2965
00:20:36,380 --> 00:20:36,799:
together
2966
00:20:36,799 --> 00:20:36,920:
in
2967
00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:37,009:
the
2968
00:20:37,009 --> 00:20:38,299:
press room.
2969
00:20:38,299 --> 00:20:38,390:
I
2970
00:20:38,390 --> 00:20:38,750:
focus
2971
00:20:38,750 --> 00:20:38,869:
on
2972
00:20:38,869 --> 00:20:38,930:
the
2973
00:20:38,930 --> 00:20:39,529:
questions,
2974
00:20:39,529 --> 00:20:40,009:
answering in
2975
00:20:40,009 --> 00:20:40,130:
the
2976
00:20:40,130 --> 00:20:40,549:
clipped,
2977
00:20:40,549 --> 00:20:41,119:
professional
2978
00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:41,599:
style
2979
00:20:41,599 --> 00:20:41,750:
I am
2980
00:20:41,750 --> 00:20:42,049:
known
2981
00:20:42,049 --> 00:20:43,700:
for.
2982
00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:44,119:
Unlike
2983
00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:44,329:
all
2984
00:20:44,329 --> 00:20:44,480:
my
2985
00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:44,960:
interviews
2986
00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:45,470:
previously,
2987
00:20:45,470 --> 00:20:45,859:
however,
2988
00:20:45,859 --> 00:20:46,069:
I am
2989
00:20:46,069 --> 00:20:46,819:
aware
2990
00:20:46,819 --> 00:20:47,000:
of
2991
00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:47,119:
the
2992
00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:47,509:
warmth
2993
00:20:47,509 --> 00:20:47,599:
of
2994
00:20:47,599 --> 00:20:47,690:
the
2995
00:20:47,690 --> 00:20:48,140:
body
2996
00:20:48,140 --> 00:20:48,650:
beside
2997
00:20:48,650 --> 00:20:49,460:
me,
2998
00:20:49,460 --> 00:20:49,549:
the
2999
00:20:49,549 --> 00:20:50,000:
warmth
3000
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,180:
of Arun’s body.
It occurs to me that I
3001
00:20:53,180 --> 00:20:53,539:
haven’t
3002
00:20:53,539 --> 00:20:53,809:
felt
3003
00:20:53,809 --> 00:20:53,990:
this
3004
00:20:53,990 --> 00:20:54,349:
happy
3005
00:20:54,349 --> 00:20:54,589:
after
3006
00:20:54,589 --> 00:20:54,980:
losing
3007
00:20:54,980 --> 00:20:55,039:
a
3008
00:20:55,039 --> 00:20:55,490:
game
3009
00:20:55,490 --> 00:20:55,609:
in
3010
00:20:55,609 --> 00:20:55,670:
a
3011
00:20:55,670 --> 00:20:56,089:
long
3012
00:20:56,089 --> 00:20:57,349:
time.
3013
00:20:57,349 --> 00:20:57,500:
The
3014
00:20:57,500 --> 00:20:57,799:
press
3015
00:20:57,799 --> 00:20:58,220:
notice
3016
00:20:58,220 --> 00:20:58,309:
and
3017
00:20:58,309 --> 00:20:58,579:
ask
3018
00:20:58,579 --> 00:20:58,789:
about
3019
00:20:58,789 --> 00:20:58,910:
it,
3020
00:20:58,910 --> 00:20:59,089:
so
3021
00:20:59,089 --> 00:20:59,210:
I
3022
00:20:59,210 --> 00:20:59,450:
give
3023
00:20:59,450 --> 00:20:59,599:
them
3024
00:20:59,599 --> 00:20:59,990:
the
3025
00:20:59,990 --> 00:21:00,589:
partial
3026
00:21:00,589 --> 00:21:01,519:
truth
3027
00:21:01,519 --> 00:21:01,640:
and
3028
00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:02,150:
explain
3029
00:21:02,150 --> 00:21:02,269:
how
3030
00:21:02,269 --> 00:21:02,509:
much
3031
00:21:02,509 --> 00:21:02,630:
I
3032
00:21:02,630 --> 00:21:03,470:
enjoyed
3033
00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:04,009:
Arun’s
3034
00:21:04,009 --> 00:21:04,549:
creative
3035
00:21:04,549 --> 00:21:04,819:
play
3036
00:21:04,819 --> 00:21:04,940:
and
3037
00:21:04,940 --> 00:21:05,480:
dynamic
3038
00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,579:
decision making.
3039
00:21:07,579 --> 00:21:07,670:
The
3040
00:21:07,670 --> 00:21:08,180:
caracal
3041
00:21:08,180 --> 00:21:08,599:
beams
3042
00:21:08,599 --> 00:21:08,720:
at
3043
00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,579:
me.
3044
00:21:10,579 --> 00:21:10,609:
A
3045
00:21:10,609 --> 00:21:11,089:
reporter
3046
00:21:11,089 --> 00:21:11,509:
asks
3047
00:21:11,509 --> 00:21:11,960:
him
3048
00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:12,109:
what
3049
00:21:12,109 --> 00:21:12,319:
this
3050
00:21:12,319 --> 00:21:12,589:
game
3051
00:21:12,589 --> 00:21:12,950:
means
3052
00:21:12,950 --> 00:21:13,069:
to
3053
00:21:13,069 --> 00:21:15,380:
him.
“I’ve
3054
00:21:15,380 --> 00:21:15,799:
admired
3055
00:21:15,799 --> 00:21:16,099:
Mister
3056
00:21:16,099 --> 00:21:16,549:
Petrov’s
3057
00:21:16,549 --> 00:21:17,210:
play
3058
00:21:17,210 --> 00:21:17,420:
all
3059
00:21:17,420 --> 00:21:17,569:
my
3060
00:21:17,569 --> 00:21:18,559:
life.
3061
00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:18,890:
Watching
3062
00:21:18,890 --> 00:21:19,099:
him
3063
00:21:19,099 --> 00:21:19,579:
inspired
3064
00:21:19,579 --> 00:21:19,700:
me
3065
00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:19,759:
to
3066
00:21:19,759 --> 00:21:19,970:
play
3067
00:21:19,970 --> 00:21:21,140:
chess.
3068
00:21:21,140 --> 00:21:21,289:
I
3069
00:21:21,289 --> 00:21:21,650:
wanted
3070
00:21:21,650 --> 00:21:21,710:
to
3071
00:21:21,710 --> 00:21:22,039:
show
3072
00:21:22,039 --> 00:21:22,339:
him
3073
00:21:22,339 --> 00:21:22,519:
what
3074
00:21:22,519 --> 00:21:22,640:
he
3075
00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:22,730:
had
3076
00:21:22,730 --> 00:21:23,059:
done
3077
00:21:23,059 --> 00:21:23,240:
for
3078
00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,029:
me.”
My
3079
00:21:26,029 --> 00:21:26,329:
heart
3080
00:21:26,329 --> 00:21:26,839:
flutters
3081
00:21:26,839 --> 00:21:26,930:
and
3082
00:21:26,930 --> 00:21:27,019:
I
3083
00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:27,259:
look
3084
00:21:27,259 --> 00:21:27,500:
down
3085
00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:27,619:
at
3086
00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:29,299:
Arun. His
3087
00:21:29,299 --> 00:21:29,750:
eyes
3088
00:21:29,750 --> 00:21:29,869:
are
3089
00:21:29,869 --> 00:21:31,009:
wide
3090
00:21:31,009 --> 00:21:31,099:
and
3091
00:21:31,099 --> 00:21:32,299:
happy,
3092
00:21:32,299 --> 00:21:32,869:
like
3093
00:21:32,869 --> 00:21:33,289:
dual
3094
00:21:33,289 --> 00:21:34,099:
sunrises
3095
00:21:34,099 --> 00:21:34,640:
cresting
3096
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:34,730:
the
3097
00:21:34,730 --> 00:21:37,039:
horizon.
“Oh,
3098
00:21:37,039 --> 00:21:37,339:
little
3099
00:21:37,339 --> 00:21:38,000:
caracal,”
3100
00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:38,089:
I
3101
00:21:38,089 --> 00:21:39,859:
think. “I
3102
00:21:39,859 --> 00:21:40,190:
hope
3103
00:21:40,190 --> 00:21:40,339:
I
3104
00:21:40,339 --> 00:21:40,519:
can
3105
00:21:40,519 --> 00:21:40,849:
show
3106
00:21:40,849 --> 00:21:41,930:
you
3107
00:21:41,930 --> 00:21:42,079:
what
3108
00:21:42,079 --> 00:21:42,529:
you’ve
3109
00:21:42,529 --> 00:21:42,829:
done
3110
00:21:42,829 --> 00:21:43,069:
for
3111
00:21:43,069 --> 00:21:49,640:
me.”
This
3112
00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:50,509:
was “Mating
3113
00:21:50,509 --> 00:21:51,019:
Net” by
3114
00:21:51,019 --> 00:21:52,640:
Caesar, read for you by Rob
3115
00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:53,390:
MacWolf,
3116
00:21:53,390 --> 00:21:53,930:
Werewolf
3117
00:21:53,930 --> 00:21:55,460:
Hitchhiker.
3118
00:21:55,460 --> 00:21:55,579:
You
3119
00:21:55,579 --> 00:21:55,730:
can
3120
00:21:55,730 --> 00:21:56,059:
find
3121
00:21:56,059 --> 00:21:56,269:
more
3122
00:21:56,269 --> 00:21:56,720:
stories
3123
00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:56,809:
on
3124
00:21:56,809 --> 00:21:56,900:
the
3125
00:21:56,900 --> 00:21:57,140:
web
3126
00:21:57,140 --> 00:21:57,289:
at
3127
00:21:57,289 --> 00:21:58,549:
thevoice.dog,
3128
00:21:58,549 --> 00:21:58,700:
or
3129
00:21:58,700 --> 00:21:59,150:
find
3130
00:21:59,150 --> 00:21:59,210:
the
3131
00:21:59,210 --> 00:21:59,450:
show
3132
00:21:59,450 --> 00:21:59,750:
wherever
3133
00:21:59,750 --> 00:21:59,930:
you
3134
00:21:59,930 --> 00:22:00,410:
get
3135
00:22:00,410 --> 00:22:00,710:
your
3136
00:22:00,710 --> 00:22:02,420:
podcasts.
3137
00:22:02,420 --> 00:22:02,750:
Thank
3138
00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:02,839:
you
3139
00:22:02,839 --> 00:22:02,990:
for
3140
00:22:02,990 --> 00:22:03,890:
listening
3141
00:22:03,890 --> 00:22:04,039:
to
3142
00:22:04,039 --> 00:22:04,160:
The
3143
00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:04,759:
Voice
3144
00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:04,910:
of
3145
00:22:04,910 --> 00:22:05,450:
Dog.