Larkin (staslarkin)

Race #524

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Official speed 61.10 wpm (95.25 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 16, 2019 12:26:22am UTC
Race Finish March 16, 2019 12:27:57am UTC
Outcome No win (5 of 5)
Opponents 1. conxlee (91.29 wpm)
2. koitanami (89.63 wpm)
3. lordfarquaad (85.34 wpm)
4. oldskoollogik (77.55 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 89.61
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Soon after arriving, he offended the Icelanders by calling their country inadequate because it had no bowling alleys. He complained about the TV cameras, about the lighting, about the table and chairs, and the contrast of the squares on the board. His hotel room, he said, had too nice a view. None of this has anything to do with chess of course. But maybe it did. If he won, he'd be the first American world champion in history. If he lost, he'd just be another patzer from Brooklyn.