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Istanbul Olympic Report Early Sunday. November 5 by GM Kevin Spraggett |
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Today Canada will play against Kyrgistan.
Ranked 40th, I think a pretty even match is likely.
Alex, Kevin, Igor and Pascal will play. David is recovering from a cold. Jack is waiting in the wings ,anxious to get back into the fray. A lot depends on today's result: as the second half of the of who is playing well and who is off form. Lunch today was a tossed salad followed by some type of chicken vegetable main course. Desert was some type regret the very small proportions that are served. When I get up in the morning and look at myself in the mirror I have noticed that my stomach is getting a little smaller. And with no exercise! The team has shown remarkable resilience in recent times. What we have been doing is, around midnight, buying a roast chicken, (about 6 dollars), bring it back to our rooms and have a party! Last night, being Saturday, it seemed as though all of Istanbul was out on the streets until some 4 or 5 in the morning. Alex and I could only get some sleep after this hour. Today the weather is sunny but cool. I have yet to see any rain, though the local news reports keep warning against it. I found out last night that Istanbul was also hit by by am earthquake last year. According to a hotel employee, just in Istanbul alone some 15,000 people were killed! Apparently most of them were military personnel, some type of tidal wave did them in.
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