Flying pieces

An interesting and dramatic display unfolded between International Master Oleg Badmatsyrenov of Russia (but playing under the FIDE flag) and Fide Master Poh Yu Tian of Malaysia in the Blitz tournament of the Penang Chess Festival last Saturday. The full duration of the Festival was from the 18th till the 24th of December 2023. Time control of the Blitz event was five minutes per player with no increment after each move.

A typical display of quick-thinking chess but in this case, the game descended into utter chaos on the chess board when both players ran into deep time trouble. With the chess pieces flying everywhere and getting knocked down, only the players had any clue which squares they were on. The spectators were none the wiser. Even this video did not help much with reconstructing the last stages of the game. That's blitz chess for you, short and exciting!