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Kott

Number of games in database: 1
Years covered: 1991


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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Elburg vs Kott 1-081991cr themaC40 King's Knight Opening

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Jun-29-09  kramputz: Why we have to see a game played by a patzer ? What a waste of space.
Jun-30-09  vonKrolock: <черный кот> = black cat - like <Begemoth>, the chess playing cat from Mikhail Bulgakov's novel <"The Master and Margarita"> tranlated by M. Glenny : <<"The door opened into a small room. Margarita saw a wide oak bed covered in dirty, rumpled bedclothes and pillows. In front of the bed was a table with carved oaken legs bearing a candelabra whose sockets were made in the shape of birds' claws. Seven fat wax candles burned in their grasp. On the table there was also <a large chessboard set with elaborately carved pieces.> ...... The naked witch, Hella, who had so upset the respectable barman from the Variety Theatre and who luckily for Rimsky had been driven away at cock-crow, was sitting on the floor by the bed and stirring some concoction in a saucepan which gave off a sulphurous vapour. Besides these, there was <an enormous black cat sitting on a stool in front of the chessboard and holding a knight in its right paw.>
Hella stood up and bowed to Margarita. The cat jumped down from its stool and did likewise, but <making a flourish it dropped the knight and had to crawl under the bed after it.> ......

The silence lasted for several seconds. ' He is studying me,' thought Margarita and by an effort of will tried to stop her legs from trembling. At last Woland spoke. He smiled, causing his one sparkling eye to flash.
'Greetings, my queen. Please excuse my homely garb.' Woland's voice was so low-pitched that on certain syllables it faded off into' a mere growl.
Woland picked up a long sword from the bed, bent over, poked it under the bed and said :
<'Come out: now. The game's over. Our guest has arrived.'> 'Please ...' Koroviev whispered anxiously into Margarita's ear like a prompter.
'Please . . "' began Margarita.
'Messire . . .' breathed Koroviev.
<'Please, messire,' Margarita went on quietly but firmly: ' I beg you not to interrupt your game. I am sure the chess journals would pay a fortune to be allowed to print it.'>
Azazello gave a slight croak of approval and Woland, staring intently at Margarita, murmured to himself:
'Yes, Koroviev was right. The result can be amazing when you shuffle the pack. Blood will tell.'
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By the way, here this famous (chess) scene - a subtitled version can also be searched http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv9k...

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