The earth moved for her
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:12 am
Last week saw events marking the 2011 East Japan earthquake. This included some reminiscences from pros of what they were doing at the time.
One that I missed at the time was Xie Yimin's unusual sealed move. It was Game 2 of the 23rd Women's Meijin against Mukai Chiaki. It was held on the 6th floor of the Nihon Ki-in. They knew it was serious when something black fell from the ceiling.
After consulting with the scorekeeper they decided to stop and seal the move. Xie said it was a tricky position and she desperately wanted more time to think, but, shaking life a leaf, she just scribbled something down and rushed off. With transport disrupted she didn't get home till midnight. The game could not be resumed until 12 days later and Xie spent the time worrying about whether she had written her move down correctly. It turned out she had, and she went on to win. She went on to win the title.
One disadvantage of floor boards is that you can't hide under them.
One that I missed at the time was Xie Yimin's unusual sealed move. It was Game 2 of the 23rd Women's Meijin against Mukai Chiaki. It was held on the 6th floor of the Nihon Ki-in. They knew it was serious when something black fell from the ceiling.
After consulting with the scorekeeper they decided to stop and seal the move. Xie said it was a tricky position and she desperately wanted more time to think, but, shaking life a leaf, she just scribbled something down and rushed off. With transport disrupted she didn't get home till midnight. The game could not be resumed until 12 days later and Xie spent the time worrying about whether she had written her move down correctly. It turned out she had, and she went on to win. She went on to win the title.
One disadvantage of floor boards is that you can't hide under them.