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The Gran Hotel Costa Rica is the host for a Chess zonal tournament for the next week or so. I don't know what the situation is for viewing. It is in two of the halls there. Besides a prize fund, the winner gets to go to Khanty-Mansisk Russia in November-December for a major tournament. Since the players are mainly from places like Cuba and Colombia it would be interesting seeing their response to Russian weather. I don't know if Alejandro Ramirez, the only GM from CR, is playing.

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If they have to play outside in Russia in December then the Latin Americans will be at a serious disadvantage, but last I saw chess tournaments are all indoors.

Is the Gran Hotel Costa Rica the one across from the National Theatre? Interesting building and probably an expensive hotel.

I like your quote.

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teach 'em what they don't know how..." TMIB

At a tournament in the Netherlands last winter I saw players from Venezuela and the Phillipines wearing winter coats inside during play. Most of their interviews were about how cold it was. The Scandanavians were outside in shirtsleeves playing soccer thinking it was like a nice spring day. I expect most of us have met Ticos who are from near sea level who consider San Jose really cold. It is all a matter of perspective. In case anybody is interested, here are the folks playing. The strongest Tico isn't in it. Iturrizaga is one of the people who was freezing in an interview last year


1 GM Bruzon Batista, Lazaro
2617 Cuba

2 GM Delgado Ramirez, Neuris
2572 Cuba

3 GM Iturrizaga, Eduardo
2528 Venezuela

4 IM Prasca Sosa, Rafael
2415 Venezuela

5 Osorio, Fernando
2231 Venezuela

6 FM Soto Paez, Oliver
2388 Venezuela

7 FM Echavarria, Johann
2379 Colombia

8 Ossa, Orlando
2301 Colombia

9 IM Gongora Montes, Benjamin
2251 Mexico

10 FM Sanchez Enriquez, Oscar
2282 Mexico

11 IM Gonzalez, Bernal
2440 Costa Rica

12 IM Valdes, Leonardo
2403 Costa Rica

13 IM Murillo, Alexis
2317

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Moral indignation is in most cases 2% moral, 48% indignation and 50% envy.

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Eduardo Iturrizaga and Lazaro Bruzon qualify for the World Cup

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Moral indignation is in most cases 2% moral, 48% indignation and 50% envy.

VITTORIO DE SICA