The sky is in the cell

Minor convicts from Russia won chess from minor convicts from Switzerland. Skype reference

On March 14, an unusual chess tournament was held between Russia and Switzerland. Minor prisoners participated in it. Six to six. From Russia are prisoners from different regions. They played without seeing each other, each of their colony. From the side of Switzerland are adolescents from the educational center Pramon (Canton Vale). They were collected in one room. Organized group.

The virtual duel was invented by the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov and the public organization "Trusteeship Council of the Criminal Executive System." The championship took place as part of the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. (Unequal, seemingly union. But their relations are already 20 years old.)

The match takes place in the FSIN reception in the center of Moscow. The weather outside the window is good. Spectators - a 20 man. A few minutes before the start. But there is, there are, unfortunately, empty places.

Two projectors are installed in the hall. The FSIN subscriber calls the Service Informatique subscriber. Teams appear on the screens! Swiss on the left. We see the room. Probably in the penal institution. Although you can’t say right away. More like school. In the center of the table. On it, the tablecloth lies the Swiss flag. Six players are sitting at the table in front of computers. It can be seen, however, only three. The camera is fixed somewhere under the ceiling. Yes, even obliquely.

Is it our team. Here she appears on the right screen. Everyone is clearly visible. All in white shirts. One in a gray vest. You can switch between broadcasts. While one region is given large, the rest are from the side, smaller. (Well, yes it is well known that everything is in order with the supervision.)

The composition is as follows. Andrei V. (Izhevsk), Oleg I. (Arkhangelsk), Miroslav P. (Krasnodar), Maxim Ch. (Bryansk), Vladislav Sh. (Novosibirsk), Alexander K. (Tula). Everyone has heavy and especially heavy articles.

The match is delayed. “The Ambassador of Switzerland was stuck in traffic,” suggests deputy director of the FSIN Valery Maksimenko. As always, honorary guests come last.

Here is the ambassador. His name is Yves Rossier, he is in a black pair and a yellow tie. The parties greet each other on Skype. Anatoly Karpov resembles the regulations: six pairs of rivals play two parties, the batch time is limited to 15 minutes.

The grandmaster announces the tournament open. A judge, master of sports in chess Vladimir Krayushkin enters the parquet.

Whistle.

Nervous beginning. We “miss” the first ... Maxim Ch. From Bryansk, at the fourth speed, gives a rook and tolerates defeat. Anatoly Karpov wants to comment on this mistake, but immediately Tula and Krasnodar are put by the Swiss, and already 2: 1 in favor of Russia! Arkhangelsk! 3: 1! Karpov and Krayushkin only manage to shout that the names of the victorious cities. Novosibirsk, Izhevsk! 5: 1 !!!

Break.

Nobody argues with the judge. Who knows what punishment he has for already sentenced to imprisonment.

FSIN employees are selfie with Karpov. The maestro is a member of the Public Council in this department.

The match is renewed. Now ours are white. (Idea: Chess in places of imprisonment should be black and red.)

Iv Rossier is worried. He, like a coach on the edge, squats in front of the screen with a virtual chessboard. There they again show the party with the participation of Maxim Ch. From Bryansk. This time Maxim is better combined. He attacks the Black Field F7 ... and puts the Swiss Children's mat! He puts the Swiss Children's Mat !!! Iv Rossier is disappointed, he rises from her squat and brings herself off the screen with annoyance.

The second circle of our teenagers win the dry. The final account is 11: 1 in favor of the Russian national team. Debe.

The FSIN employees in the hall whisper: "It is good that not 12: 0, otherwise it would be suspicious."

The player of the tournament is recognized by Andrei V. from Izhevsk. He put the most beautiful mat. Andrei is taken closely. He has a capacious face of an unknown soldier - such faces are at these monuments. Someone from behind the frame shakes his hand. He smiles.

The representative of the Board of Trustees of the Criminal Executive System says that for such a beautiful mat Andrei V. it is necessary to give fifteen ... (all froze) thousand rubles. The hall is buzzing approvingly.

On the screen is revival. Someone again holds out to Andrei the same hand. A difficult teenager laughs. Major General Maksimenko clarifies that the sentence service will certainly encourage all participants in the tournament.

“Improve skill,” adds Maksimenko. - Chess is good. Chess is for the world.

Projectors go out. The deputy head of the prison department somewhere leads the judge and the ambassador. “Drink tea, drink tea,” the major general smiles.

The match was commented by the correspondent of Novaya Gazeta Nikita Girin