Tak!
Tak!
Tak!
Tak!
Both players blitzed their way through the opening stage very quickly, only spending about five to ten seconds every move. If anyone didn't know better, they would think that it was a rapid or blitz game when they saw this. After all, it was quite rare for players to just use their memory and intuition for that long, especially in a standard game.
As a result, there was a unique situation where both players had around 94 minutes left after the first eight moves, even though they started the game with 90 minutes each. This showed that each move they spent was never more than 30 seconds, resulting in them getting too much additional time here.
