Day nine by Elizabeth Sherman Graif

Day Nine:
This is the last day that visitors and coaches can walk through the playing halls throughout the games. For the last two games, visitors and coaches are permitted for the first hour only. Following that hour, only the heads of delegation from each country are permitted to stay.
By now, even the younger players are comfortable with both the routine and the layout. There is no comparison to the chaos of the first day. Everyone arrives on time for their rounds, sets up, and the rounds begin right on time.
With the exception of the top boards, which can be followed online, the boards are set up in rows on long tables, each one with board number, chess board and pieces, electronic clock, notation sheets (with both names, and FIDE ratings if applicable, typed in), and a small acrylic stand displaying each player’s name, nationality and flag.
Everything here is well-run and well-organized. If only the internet connection were more reliable! Everyone here has been struggling with the capricious internet connection: at most hours, it does not work at all, or at best intermittently. At odd hours, one is almost guaranteed communication with the outside world, but not everyone is motivated to stay up early – or late – enough to get a connection.