Why were Richard Rapport and Nigel Short smiling before the game?

GM Richard Rapport (Chessy, 2702) GM Nigel Short (FIDE Management Board, 2548) in Round 2 of FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2024.

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; Simon Williams @ginger_gm ·

4 Oct 2022 1577345190330875922

(4/4) On another note I could do with some tips on how to get a good sleep. It seems like I am a fully fledged insomniac. 😵‍💫
I was in bed at 1am last night but didn't even manage to get 1 minutes sleep after tossing and turning all night. Been awake for about 40 hours now. 😱

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; Saint Louis Chess Club @STLChessClub ·

4 Oct 2022 1577342859849744399

Join us for the US Chess Championships Opening Ceremony in conjunction with celebrating the new inductees into the Chess Hall of Fame at the @AquariumSTL tonight! Check out https://saintlouischessclub.org/2022-us-championships-opening-ceremony for more info and tickets!

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; Chess.com @chesscom ·

4 Oct 2022 1577342788949131265

Black to move in today's Daily Puzzle! ♜
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Daily Puzzle: 10/04/2022 - A Tale of Two Centralized Pieces

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; Simon Williams @ginger_gm ·

4 Oct 2022 1577340399835832322

(3/4) I missed one very likely obvious winning move.
Here I played Bg2? but I should just play Qh6!
For some reason I had missed ...Qxh6 Bxh6 ...Nxc3 a3! Which is game over.
In the end I lost 😔 after Johann played excellently.

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; Daniel Lona @Lona_Chess ·

4 Oct 2022 1577257221313863680

♟️🔥New pod! 🔥♟️

The ever-charismatic, IM @GregShahade!

In this episode:
☑️ How blitz can improve your #chess if you follow his 2 suggestions
☑️ Classic & hilarious trash-talking
☑️ Will he ever do chess boxing? (Q courtesy of @Bennyficial1)

🎙️Listen: https://www.adultchessacademy.com/blog/Ep-37-How-Blitz-Can-Help-&-Time-Management-&-Trash-Talking-with-IM-Greg-Shahade

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