In these difficult days, when even usual work is associated with health concerns, the Trade Union Tercom is radically changing work in all areas of its activities. This especially affects sporting events.
However, there is a sport that does not need stadiums and running tracks. During the self-isolation regime, the Trade Union Tercom organized and held the first online chess tournament in the history of Mosmetrostroy.
It must be admitted that it turned out to be a training tournament. It was not easy to get ready. Some metro construction workers are working hard to maintain the working rhythm of the capital.
The internet service chess.com was chosen as the platform for the tournament. The time limit for a game in rapid chess is 5 minutes. We played in a round robin system.
The tournament showed interesting results - 29-year-old surveyor from SMU-12 Aidar Enikeev, who had never previously won prizes in face-to-face competitions, but had been playing with Internet rivals for several years, took first place, displacing recognized chess leaders Egor Shapiro (UMM, 2nd place) and Georgy Ilyinykh (Terkom of the Trade Union, 3rd place).
It is rightly said that from the meeting of old traditions and new technologies a variety of human interests is born. And this is correct - for some it is more comfortable to play on a real board with wooden pieces and an opponent sitting opposite, for others the Internet is already a familiar and natural environment.
