Heroic Tales - The Best of Chesscafe.com 1996 - 2001-Part 8

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otvk fo he eese

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or ele cd, would cct gt w H ecou tt oet lst oud o oscow 1935, Sove cs cz Kylko rosd tRiovc usly los, to esu Bov st lc Botv eusd,yg I ll yl ut ece e s d sg ( 43 s testoy

is doul-dgd I sos Sovts lrdy wllg to or rsuts,but Botvk l oor-oud o rsst t

Two o cdes Aim see odds t cro s ese dscete ds tt tr gw ete Kers d Botv O 166 I196 Krs d gust t y dc He sw o stuggled t tco [d sd Is o go ov o utotc ol-d tg o wllv qu l d e esults o your ctv wor ll ettr L

Botv dsces es in wt nlyss o g 1969 Kstout ltle d sd t you ly lke s? W ookd t c otrd ust out lgg o log t, so sle uxctd d eet ste dcso Pu od

If Botvi d tole Kre lfelon dr, d Kres w t, t woud sr oe turl to u uedg telld gdg t o e suc souse gus, to or dly dvce, d lug w l scooloycs Prs ers d orgv ue o st, o Botv ws vry ul l, dsortio t o Flx Dezsky o oGols O or t otr ses qud to sust t corco ytss,n t de t ws doe wout Botvnns oledge o cost

o gs std out ts Oe, t s lost sl o ecocl vsve o Hgoscow wt Botvs ccot vas s st, o

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Vkev becae cqned Kee n he 95 ( omen n ng,Englnd) n r h Bov ne, he eve Ke a ed 1948, b h Bovn h no p n He eve Ke de nfeormove ho Bov' oledge, an h poby Bov vanceoaon Ke' ped onng ro by dpco econd ( c

Vkcevc y once ed gn hme, n R oen an ch

en aee n oe cen od le ce)

f Vkev' ypoe e n deney y: 1 ) mh naoer n coehn Shoeder recy condcg h on ovnn' nvolvemen, nofeng h no po on legon of po-1948 coercon I ledngof Sroeder o mply e Vkcevc' ll ppor ) rlycondc Evn, Bovnnk ree o comcy old no ve poey

on 5h gme Kere ge-oo 3 I he only eno hch oerced Kere and an nnocen Bovnn cn coex

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hey Wle Vevc eed me n o negy nd negence,e m hve more c o befoe ceng h ve

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) ee pety re ers a tte atc cica 1942-44 bt Kres t watg a atc uig erssig wartme citis Smeas taby Kt fairy imte cwaice t Keres i tis ers was e ipis y te Sets ctary t asseios ytanws a ters. Ftre il eer cites GM ri Aeras f a warat r Kes aest i 1 944 e escis fa aest eerkg lace ctray t as a Screr w clm Kres as ester fac wt imit execti. Tis is t at a t say Keres was teatewel ig 1944-46 is emets wer crcscrie a e was at leastwce egtiy itegate ce frigigy a sec lice eaarterswi sfferg m a ear ifcti. Wrs Octr 944, e als a isome cscate tg Kees sai tis as u t atties cfusg im

wit a ca e Rrt Kres Heue es t say w r f te istaews eer rctie.) Kres ci t Btii f te it t caege Aleie praby tlac a sit Mscw Decemer 1945 ee raises te esti f asecret atc ciig te isse bt es t rse it5) As lat as 1 94 a gr f Set layes lge a cmait in wic Kereswas sil stae as a fascist"

s Heer sws ta Keres a a ry ar tie i e stwar yearseag up t HaguMsc arsis wic sry c ae afecte isplay. Heue tes Bis Sassy tat a capisi asat mustfrget eerytig ese tis r trw asie al te srus" wic aa Kres rig psti c t ssiy .

euer's Conluso

Hoeer Heer es t clai tat tese arsips cstitte a licy aimeat sabtagig Kes cess e tes tat Keres wiw Maria es ay x.Dui te 1948 taent ee maitaie ctacts it t age aMscw i geera I gt a cain iea f Kres amitis a s FiallyHer ccus I a rf tat tse stric cmetitios ere lyba caes. On t onta t ats knon to m o tat Ks wntto gt and win (my emasis) So ere s Her a iigt rsearcr wit

e rsta eice, re rtuty ta aye es t e csiracya as a Kees aier a few stia re ta amle mtiati t s Yet e ca t

ons v. e T God

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d Dd Boten ' T Serer :\ Appnice, bbly hw th ewoud he ocded The U GM se w 5 e st chengeo Bon cwn Bnei le l e th, b Botv aged to tie(+5 5 ) d b le ep te, b te least ssible min As wih Ks ths e scld t Bnsten ws ced lose

Th Soc Ani (Cadoga, 995) p games collection, p emoir,nee toces dctl on te KereBon cse, wih is somewht spsing, Keres nd Brontein wee cloe rends However, it oers y elevntsihts b a Soiet ce isder ere re some o the most ipoant:

1) Bronein doe o eqioll say wheher he ws coered n 9 5 : "Alot o noense hs been wren bo s, he ss, bt dd "I wa bjected

to strong pshological presre o vrio ore d was eirel up toe o ield o that presre or o (p 1 6) his annongl ae bt oinosstteme leads oe to wonder wat "stron pscholoal pressre ht hebee pt to Keres . Bovnni rt jor itetiol oice me n 933 b dwng a tenme mt ( +2 2 8) wit Slo Flor Brosen clas tt Floh, wo t onepoin d a 2gme lead, was bibd o l Boinnik da h mah (p 83).

3) Wen Aercn GM Rebe Fine declined o play geMocow 98,n el Mel N adorf hold hae en i plce. Accodig o Boen' o-thor Tom Frtenber, tat ws vetoed by Botvini ot o pite, orNdos boasting at Groningen 96 ta he wold "pl Botvi lie aen, ad hen don jst t te bord (p 0) hs direcl conrdtsotvii, wo sa tt Njdorf oered a draw beorehand Aim p 03). Botinn in 98 leady relized e thet Botein poed, ad red(nsccessll) to eep m ot o e Interzol (p 88)

Bovnn peronal dtted e hmpionsip qaliig rles adopted bDE, settng p a staced dec o ximize is adntge s inbent (pp. 7, 08, 2). Even le seenly otivated by iess, lting e bero cadidaes o n one ont, ws a Botin ploy to lower te nbeo opponents he hd o prepa or (p. 1 20).

Brontein in sm ps a er natering pctre oBotnn ty, pompoegost wo reveled in s role a a tn god o Soilist Cltre, and who d ew

n srples abot eing d inn himsel o th pedesl

Wt o m o ths? It oldb dissed he c chep ots o disgneda-been, nd soe o Beins boo ds ak o o grs and oeism.Yet Bnte as wa en scted or hs itgri, d e ac o hsmemory Clel on he Najdo veo, eer e o Bot is wrng or lin nd ts # or #5 ae, en oinni ed whe e le I never ged.

ronclly, nd srly, Bronstein een y t-plling ge tetitle ho i the rst plce. "saac oleslay wa leading in he [195]

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Cndd a a wt Sovt hss Fation ha he decid to so don to ao m to ti fo st pa ithhim, (p. 07; y phasis sultig i a payoff wic osti on. Tony is tat this ss coay to th poc usua ascib o t Sovits.

ostn, ih a poiicay taint ah, an a winng co (+ 1=

1 agnstotvinnik a th m, woul apa to av b lss sab tan t oiicca osavsk, wo cout ba otviik wh a stic ( 0 7 =4 oug90. f Sovit oicy was to mak css ol saf o ommuism anotviik, wh p ostin

Stil tis is ut stimoy hat Sovits sotis igg suls FDEvnts it s ca that osti an otvinnik ao both b takn a ac

vau. f Ahiing th Aim' pictio of a st b ovink is vathn onsti is a chact assassi onstin s ight, thn otviik'scibiity is copomis, an wit i som o s fns agaist cags ofcoict if is compici, is , auab, gast cat an hypoctin css histo.

T Tstmony of Sztn

Som mots at witig abov paagaph a, oug coptig tsatic, Ha Russl bougt a n souc to atttio Emanu Sin,whom tviw by tlphon in ac 998 Si a Russia g, i s acss mast, istoa an wit cotacts amog th ol gnatio ofxSovit ganmasts. H as, o xampl, sv as ss atac o ktoKocno, a as ins with th aonton Foo ohatchu inaaa c 1 973-80 Stn s ctai at Ks was coc, it otvniactiv compic.

n supo, h st off wo icnts as inict vinc. O, at th 935Moscow touamnt, ohatcuk fat ovnik n t gam. St sasa accoig o oatick iiatl af tat, oatcu as o bKno, supm amiisatv a of Sovt css, in a ma havywih thil v tats, that was v to fa otvnnik agai. To ato m oviik si to obtai a daha (su ous n a aa ol

sv fo th ighst of th Sovit nomnkata his qust as oosby avnt a, poitcaly an x powu a, has scon non to Sa i Sovit ac.

ccoing o Sztin, ot wnt ov a's ha a got is qusgat. Ts cints, ays ustat t mous inuc otvinkl ont ot hat this not cssai an that otvnkus hi uc against Sztin ha a xml itsig spons.

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nl a sron par b lo ior of principl ve ce mznS a mebr o evra ortat ID cotee a et ot vt C Frato ( 972-7 e tfo a b eavy vve a aect of vet c zt tatazgy, a wa ot yet at byt vuge ect fom Avrbak emor ut ty ar ube but ma t car tey cue rveat about ty a cug t Krec e futr tat ta Btvk, we v, wa teey coceabout ptumou mage ot Vukcevc ao to t), a tat ome ua wo mgt av oke agat Btvk ave to ate e tertogu ue to far f rera fom Btvk fr a r

Te tatazg abguy of t Avrbak mcato wa frutatg to m

but zt ree to eaboate furter o I ak m ot ba e bveKere wa corc 1948 repo kow t wt ceraty ABotvk wa actvy compct Ye

Ts Way Les Maess

T rar ca ow arcat te maeg copete of ta.Mytery,cotactory cam a pcato abu My cocuo Fraky, few

g wou v me mor aur ta to ay tat Kr by a accu oeof t kt gtm wo ever pue a aw a be ceate by teumr tat Botvk It ay yet c to tat, but a ot qut yt Ot o a w av te get rcr uer, wo caot, wt avaabevce, cocue at agueMcow 1 948, or ay oer toat vovre a Botvk, were oy ba caa He cary ow tat Keere ur aca o gvmt-moe wc probaby act pay but ack ca proof tat ovt ocy wa to abotag Kr r tat

Botvk a te KGB rer m to oe Huer ary ucce aay auco wvr

Abce f vec t vec o abce, a e tetmy of Vukcevczt a Brot at eat ra ybrow, prap eve ta ar o owever Vukcevc a zt part coobratv, par coactryBrot ay t cty about t Ker ca a Szt' ttmoy

wu b mor forcfu f ecty coroborate by a rary urc uc aAvrba By t qua-ga taar I ave tre to uo tr atu avce rbeatc ur a ra t bev tat t cmtgovmt Kr ar t foreg ocy acv of t uaFat, but a f 1995 requet for acc a be ee If tcome o gt, a te ecte mmor f Avrbak ar pube te Kecae, a r uve qut of t gy otcz w of vtc, may b ty te eur pea at te Ker r mut b

ma avaab t ema ae by oour a gty a w aBotvk, t our a gty f t ce worl I wou a to tat a

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t pus Es as as usa Io ug c j ommuniy to Hurs pa Hp hm or soon to ssa an stona to nvstat to d into arcivs ad totrvi pop ho ay kno sch as Brost myslov vrbakh or Yr an soo bfor thy ar o Fin out as muc as can found apac opino a spclaton with fact

T onor an inty of th css orl ot to mntio ts sns of justc andt buin curosity o n mad t (Jn 99)

Te Kes-Botvinnik Case Revisie:

A Furtr Survey of e Evience

ylor ngson

Was Pau Krs as corcd by ovi athorits to thro as o MaBotvinnik n t 48 wor campionshp? quston has ind andbald chss soans for ovr 5 yars Espcialy snc 5 ntrst hasntnsd wh vrythin from sound sarch to basss opinio bi

or hs rt attmptd his on contibuto i 8 it KrsBotvnk Cas y of th Evc pblishd oth on this sian n Chss 58 c thn n vidnc as srfacd just afrhr look ad phaps somhin that udd m i 8 a concusio

agoud

Bry 48 aMosco toamnt as orad by FIDE o dcdth word ttl vacat sinc ls 46 da Botvnik sco 46(+ 8 ), o convncny ovr Smysov ( Ks and Rshvsy (ah-9l, E 46 mportant as Bovnks + so aainst Keshis bst aais ay oppot th loss comin oy ar st plac as cchdBaus Krs was a nonRssan a by Commnis sandards politicaytatd t soon was sspctd that th opprssv Stain im had prssdhm to los to Botvnnk ho as accptab as a icon of ocast Ct

Sa o Evd

spcons hav rsstd v s nc dspit a scarcity of drct vidnc Krssaid nxt to noh on th subt pblcy Bovk slihtly mor bt oly tdy any wrodo o ot ocal mad any siicat anoncmntithr pr or postasnos F o t ncipals Bsin sad othdt h SSR bo up vaous omts sfacd but no cl

smon n Idaly coco ots ou k dusy KGB arcvs todvul somthi lk Th rcto tato an fascst colaborator Pau

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K hb ntuced to xpedte the H orl ebe Triumph ofCouns y enden ll possble sssce to Peopes eo Bonn, ptclly wen ey ply ec oe econon of Kes seceo te cuse of ost Reoluton e Peopes Cotee fo te ecuywll efn fom sootn sed) J tln Gene Secety n tebsence of suc docuenton, umens fo a x e ested nly onnfeence poltcs nd pobly

Ining m h Gams

nfeence s focused mnly on e mes Soe sy Kees mde suc dmoes t key pons to ined eye tey sn ndcos een ded

ewys tt e ws plyn to lose pme expe ben G Lry Ens"Te Tgedy o Pu Kees Chss L Ocoe 6 bout wc oele Eans s gone so fa s to ply tt s nyses e copble to eZpuder m of te Jon Kennedy ssssnton Otes sy Kees mskeslook no ose, nd n some cases less bd, n countlss otr eos, dey een et pyes unde ccumsnces wee coecon ws obousy nofco Ea humnum s nd t

consde nlyss poenlly elent but by self nee necessy nosucent o esls ccon. e consuled see ey stong pyeswtout ndng cosensus ose wo see e ges s edence of coeconnclude Gs ns Ree nd Jn mmn as well s Eas On te ote nd Jo Wtson nd G Jon Nunn e on recod to e opose eect fulldscusson of te e Keesotnnk mes nd te ous tepettons ofte could ll sml ook wc ps w wte someday, but no eend now tee smply snt spce eefoe ts spect of e cse wl eucnly, be byssed fo now no becuse t s no ben ut ecuse tcnnot b popey de w n few paps

wll note n pssn Ens Zpude nlogy s specos e Zude t lest cerly sows cie We ow mn s so ut not y wom owy n contst, Kees es sow no cime only cess moes, but f e ascoeced te poltic suon ells us by wo nd wy.

Polis and Pbabili

Comed to nlyss s lne of ument s peps sone nd ese tos Tody eley fe ecl te seety of tlnism o e nensy ofCold W deolocl ssions n Wod W Red my soldes, f cptuedy e Gens nd te ed ould ob sot by te own y on oundso deooc contnton Kees ws not cotn o defeco ut e

ws unde dente cod fo yn n Na-oned toumens weEson ws unde Gen occupon n lte e ws suspected of sssng

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Soe Esoa os he is ineational fame an te nteention a edly Esoan Counist Paty ocia helpe spare h t can begued tha the lkelhod o te tn regme bhely allowg m n 48 toecoe orld Ches Champon a theby a ajor psente of ovietCultue wa coparable to hat of a Momo becog Pope

we esabshed at Sove ories ay pssu Ker as l a45 By vue of O 38 Kes sl the ght o challenge ee forhe wod title Howeve w Estona back nde Soviet conl Kes s asideo Botinn enes dea enied he oviets s easy a to e wod e.But hag once held Kes back wold ey hesiate o so again?

Alo nce 48 t has become known hat vaos oms of cheatng and coeron

ee eploye y the Soets for yeas: ctitou resuts to anufacue es,coluso n ao toamets a early as 35 and ot faously at Cuaao6 (see Soltis' Soi Chss 191 1991 pp 57 58 bey (eg TaanovMulovc chnon witnFE o od Fsche towr bdcioncoer threats n he Karpov-Korcno matche to name but a few. here arencaton o gae-xng a far back a 33 f the ovets used suc tccso oen would they ave played a when t attere most n 48?

Despte ther pasby and seucveness I ejected pobablty-basedarguents n y 8 artcle an a quaslegal stance Amerca corts amuer convcto rer proof of mote ethod and opouty Cetalyin 48 the Sovet gime had motve an opprunty. B pro of ehod waslacking in fact there was no pim i evdence of an crime. Fheoreva n 6 eployed arguent from probaby, but made a mess of hsactual suppor

Reacton n some uarer to my 8 arce ncae a m moves, n thsrgar er sunerstoo My rlutace to accept pobaby an nencedi not stem from any proSoviet or antiKeres as Qite the opposte Kersbo as a an and a chessate as long been one of my favote plaers anBotvnn one o m east favorite. I consier the Staln rgie to have ben anabonaon not jus on humantaran poltca economc iita or ctragound, but aso fo corupton o ches I coe arget that t

"avance e gae like paisg ier for he Autoahn So just becase Ifse to ump o conclsons let no winer cal me "soft on communm.

No I would not hesate to ay tha the Ei Empre ok a croed a to eworl title but if te Counits gilt is to be estblshed, t mus be on asolid factua bas not st the Evebody kows Comes cheaters otof keeje prejuce.

Tat tkes reeac. s I sated in 8 some of e best esech n his areaha been doe by Etonan Vale Heue (bo 8 a end o Kers Hs

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re ubd Yer f Pul res (New Ch # aneeen emiaton o e WW 11 an ota station tog 48Heve thogh coecon heoss e.g Evas Schoee ave cte t assuppotg e eas t oes not go that fa Heue oes emostat tat ove4548 Kees eed ma hships a stactos at sue hu hschess peoe bt these ae ot costed as debeate Soviet poic tohep Botv o e coa Hee says the facts ko to me com thatKees et o ght a .

Hoeve t appa Heue has not covee ay majo scovees sce 5Let us eae what has tue up esehee sce the.

Caer's Coents

the ebu Bitis Chss Magazin appee a oepage ace byBea Caety Kees and he KB Caety a especte hstoa thcoseabe epese on Russa an ovet chess dscsse ecenty uneathedocumes o moe b Heue but hch sppot Heue s ccut NICCae e " ocumet of 29th ugus 46 states that Botvink aSmsov h bee vestigate b the ogas of state sect' a thee wasno compomsg atei o them Howeve seious cmpsg matea

ha bee scovee o Kees by easo of hs coaboato th the ems. ad hs s wth actve patcipats of the Estoa bougeos-atastuego ts bass Kes was ee pesso to ave aboa foexampe to the 46 Goge tomet wo b Botvk Heve "hatte P ade to the ocumet an ated 7 Septembe 46 state thatthe Secta of the Estona Cost Pay vouches fo Kees an cosiest possbe fo hm to be set abad

s w eve Nkoa Km who acogHeu was a e Sstbt aso ava f Kes a e a a 6 He appal Kes'statme fo says Ce " dumet ae Mh 7 sgnepesoa b Sta athoses the asso of te USSR to FE a tepcpao ofBos Smsov a o e evet . e USSR' .s obvous a at pae g Kes t go to Ho 48

Caffet kos of no ocumets gvi chapte an vese o an x but hecocues that "ee must have kow what otcme the Soviet state eemeesabe He ma we ave entee the event econcie to pa o fosecd pace. h phases "must have an "ma e have sti smack ofspecuato but as we see thee s moe behn tem.

Kers and Whd

Bto e hy coath f Oxod Comnio to Css s aothe

hgh espected chess hstoa. Hs contbto to ts scso s bestexpessed n s o os

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e td n pv, we e wa y get n ottngam, tat e wa notdered to o toe gam to otvnn, and wa no payng to oe Bu ed een gen a broader ntuto tat i otvnn aie o beome WoldCampon, must ot be he aul o Kees" empa ad

wa poted on Tm Krabb on-e e Day xs4all.nV-timkr/heda_4hm), a tem #5 Jun n a ar ma o wr,dated September 2 Wy epanded on t

At te ed o Kee mae a v o te Brt I, ponoe by rt Feeaton a te BtSovet Fenp Soety, to v aee o utaeou pay Ke rvd n Nottnam on oveber,

and t wa my peaat ta, a preent o te Nottngamre oato, to b ot Tat evng e wa my gut at dnner, jut te woo u, an epred very rank opno o a numbr o op Emboneby ad atttude wa mpen enoug to a ad own ogame n te 48 Word ampop Not o He a v ound ay opay otvnn However he woud have bee in seious toble had nowon the tile bease o any aion by Keres empa a

T otte, beeve, a mpotan ooborato o ay t,pra even a o-ougt mong gun" Te ab Dy wa t rtpbato Ta Wyd woud e t t or neary 38 ya pued m naoter e-ma aed Augu e are, an d omewat

I neer egae t a ometg to peat n etm, atog e waprobaby eure enoug n ate ya ate tou t ot wot epeatgFrty tere oy my wod or t, an ody e m ot ave bee teng

t tr"

M Wyd beomngy mode, a a ept mgt ou on te dout o tata etn, but am ned to ae te toy at a vaue

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ew mont beore Wyd reveaton, anoter reevant tem appee on

Krabb e tm 2, oted Deember deb tevew wBotv, by Dt jourat Ma Pam w mg GM Gea Soonotranatng Pam aparety ot reaze te gnae o wat e a, ore d not pube wdy to te e word Intea, e ervw apardony te Dut magae dland Augt , a geneanteetwey not voed to e It ttrte tte attenton unt abb tanata poon to g an pt t o h te over 8 year atr

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"I he xpcd ye l h od e . I 1 48 I plyd h eeSyslo, shsy ad Ewe or the world tte t the st ha o thtoamnt, whch took place in th Nehrlands, it was clea that I was gong o wold champion. (Not stctly saking, Holland was vene or he rst 5 o the toamnt, not "the rst hal Ater two laps, eight ronds, whn thconstants ha layed eac other twic, he score stood otinnik 6 Rshvsky4 Krs and Smyslo 4 Ewe )

"Drng th scon hal n oscow somtng npleasant happnd t a vryhgh level t was poposed ha he othe Sove payes [.e Kes adSmyslo] would ose to me on pupose in order to make sre there was goingto e a Soit World Champion It was an pesoay wo poposed th"

(mphass addd)

Amazing! For th irst tie, ovnnik plicly staes the xstence o aconspiracy, with orders rom h vry op, none othr than Staln hisl.Obviously, we have here the longsoght smong n.

Or o we? The rs o otinks statement clods he picr "t o cours usd It was an itrge against me, to blittle e. A rdclous proposal

only mad to dow h tre World Chamion In so circls, eopleped Krs to be World Champion. It was dsgracel, becas I had aadyproven by and la at I was strongr at tha tme than Kres and Smyslo.

Bzae. The x proposal was ntnd to nsult him, and erhaps o hlp Ks ?Nonsenscal, as Krab notes. otvinnk ad somethng o a prscutoncomlex, and it sems to badly skewig hs terpretaon o ents hrAn what o the claim at he rsed? Not hs oly sch; s or xaml

Ahiing h Aim p. 43 whre h ejc lenkos sggston that Raoichthrow h a ae in 35 t the two incdnts are ot trely comaraleRejecting a sggeston by Krylko s prhaps concvabl, but rsng ordrsrom Stalin hsel? Had to lieve. n most areas o polcy Stalin was no oreexibl han Htlr, and at last as al. Was chss so dierent or otvinkso prvileged?

Othr tals a od otvnnk says the iea o a x i not com p tl thetoament moed to Moscow, lke it was a sddn wh. h statisics aambigos. oinn's Moscow score 84 67% was n act slightly lowhs age score 6 75% His combind scor against Krs and Smyslovshows the sam tn: Moscow +3 1 = 67%; Hague 75% Only wtow ot h last la, atr otvinnik had aady clinched th ile, o w se arnc: in laps 3 h scored 3 = 88% against hs ellow Sots. Thsncld hs oly win over Smyslov, ut otnniks easist game against Kers

had ben her secon, a th Ha

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So d e acce 00%? Do we al a he groug o au aranoi ocogeara or pck an chooe wha o bee? I preer ovo eculao on each eal Ceary a ey ea anoher coaon he bac ei o oca pro-Bo pure Cope wh yleoy how a a niu a e wa an ocay ere ocoe boh Kere an Bonk kew wha wa

here aoher agen or a ea paal accepace Bon amono a x orer o en o a o wh eeyhng he an Soe ocaoha ai beore a ery a o expain ne were a ac

Refuing Evans Gams

An prao or my oray no th ubec wa GM ay Ean' acehe Tragey o Pa Kere Ea coiere "a necapable coclonha Kere "a oce o ake a e A r I on Ean cae peruaean en o auaoy eer o an Chess Le lae oweether reearch reeale aw ang cue hee 8 I o nonow bing Ea p excep ha h action nce e ean oe repone

Oe example wil ae he po an eang apec o Eaapproach I 5 ame Schroee a penec boorh Amecan w opca expeie on Soe ce wroe a eerely awe bae baele

aicle on Ker an Bonk wc eealy appeae n the Bih onyCHSS (4 I wa qoe by Ean a wee eablihe ac h ohg ke regarng The Mido a a ocmeay o apa Evan thre CL ae by neer ang Scoeer a he auhor nea preenng a an oca pot by CHESS. In ac Malcol Pein exece eor oCHSS aer repuae he ace a expree regre hey ha eer ru ( eal 5 Sepember 7

Suc coerie prompe me o ree y opo o Ean' acle a reonI tae publcy here an n Chess e a priael n leer o Ean n lae8. My one wa alway cora an I a open o cig o ereceb Ea gae e no repoe nor he publh any o my crica ee

h coun

ha a h prerogav bu oher thg Ea we beyo h rig Ona ea wo ocao he ha ien abou e connecio wh e Keecae n a eag cepe aer Th occe ae henow we-own Kingpin leer Ea qoe my aaoy ee gnghe mpeon I tl uppore "ragey whe e ew ll el I no oger h rew a harp reoe ro e Kingpin eor on Maney a ro

Ew ne n h ace he Fac Abou Lary Ean (ee te SkleRoo che

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Evs ss o v lard f s, or n e Spmbr 2XJC e e otted n een oe btnt o deet yng tngton' Suvey of te ene' e e 998 eoe pgeo e op wou eng ay oncuon despe wha ees od Whydand Bovnnik's sarng admssion n a 1 9 9 ntevew t Stn ddtevne em ade)

Amng By yng depie" va ee n 1998 I oveooke omed mpoant evdne Ye n 1998 hs evidence was unknown o meFuemoe, was aso unknown o Evans Te Botvnk ntevew wa nopubed Eng un 0 Decembe 999 Wyd neve owed pubono 1962 ee ut Jue 20 I ave ooboon o e dae n act

fom , Kabb, ad Wyd tmeve vn e" gmbt e owk of dty pocn, no t ct o eobe tonoua

Te agedy o arry Evans

It mno tgedy tt Evan e dve ate ke omeof c, I ev md dea out of n. No dd I cm e deaced wng cocuon I queoned ome of evence and meo

Queo on w e nee eed o nwe me d e been eonveke Wy, Cey, Kabb, Wao, Ree, Y Sw, an Vukcev,Emane Sen, Leond Baen, Andy Sot , Aoy Sady, d ote woaded my ee w mg ve ad a contucve daogue

oay, o ee ae I ve ved a onuon m o vn owev bout Eva ef I ve com o ew opno, a mu owe oeEv a evey t to age w me, b o t gt o mea.

Summaon and Verdc

A ummo o mpotnt pon

1. Bovnk wa d by te Sovet ovemen a wod campon, ow by te peue pu on ee no o ee n cene to Aekne

2 wa n poc vo ca 194546 a py doumned. I eefoe unkey te Sov ovmen wou et Kee a wodcampon 9483. Bovnk y a ee w n oca ode, o t ea popoa, omSa e nd Smyov o o o m yd ete at ee kw e woud been eo oube ad eomeow cud Botvnnk ot o wn e t

Fom my 998 que tpont, enog fo onvo obabyno. Howev, fo on ndpo pobby moe eaobe to

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p a ce d s explained Stepn Gould a scentfice s s consdeed oven if coned to such eg that t woud bevese o wold povisional assent" Based on al t abov evidenc ne o not to gant povisionl assent to te hpothesis o cocio o Kers

ees willfull obtseConclion: he Commies did i

On wondes exactl how the coecon was caed out wat or t took. Somewites see to envsion the KB holdng Kes o his fly at gunpoint oeausible ss a scenaio dscibed b Cart in an 8/001 e-al:

Sch essge a have ben iarted to Kees by an Estonan P oss ( e a ethnic Estonn) nd epesetd to h as wa of gulasin his posionvis-vs otential accusations of wartime collaboration wt te Nazis bypaticiang in Fascist touaents"

Caet sas ts was ot necessaly a ull lown ordr to thow gams."Pehaps, but it ses the next closst thig. Satcall nce tha a butallos o we ll you" ltiatum but wih the sa prctcl ct on es ate boad

Coercion Aer 1948?

The ost exte coerco theosts (eg chroede) ass that the leash put onKes n 198 stayed te rest o his c explning s neasses tCndidates Toaments of 193 (nd-4t ehd Smyslov) 196 (nd agto Sysov) 1 99 (nd t l) d 1 96 (d-3d behd Ptosa) Atacvead cosistnt tough ths da s lacks asis Pehaps the wee lnggsycologicl effects bt fo s-1948 ocil epesson espcaly atl's death in ch 193 evidc is lckng

uhemoe Cafe ponts out a n md 194 Botv sued sohgo a al o grac th slt o a -pag ltt wot to t lades o tenew postStai rgme wich pped in the Rssa jua /stoichsAkh (#/1993 8-67) The ltter deat wth the ghl-chaged toic osociast rvoluon in west counties vdnty ts ideas were too unothoox.The ocal rely from t Cntal Comte was stey ctica going so ars t sggst that otvnnik ight belong the Cust Pary Botvnk

aaren ecate his heres bu te daag ws done. Caety sas oBotvink was not n sc goo stadg wt te C ae 94 he teegece of oter callenges eant tat suot of [Botvinnik] was no ongesuc a vtal goveen oit

Thus with Keres lta etad and otvn o lnge avor tss likely tt wav p ee fo wiig a Cdidates Touaenand nally gettng tite ac wa ot goveent coo Howv

nocial Soviet ccae a ave od es' last cce touh ionclyn tis case he was a voluta atct

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t 62 Cad idts Tamt Cu Ta he Fc ado ache mae egh hu he avoe ee e eoa, an eePeoia take he oh o io a gema' agemn, heeb heo pa o aw ih each oe (e Soi, p 257) hi pehap hepehem o kep ice a a, u i ao hampee ee, ho a he ime wpoab e ha Petoia o Gee ( o a poCuaao paoit Gee +2 1 =5). Ha ee paye o i, chace he ou haveo a ea oe game agai ihe o boh Othe hig beig equal, hao hav eogh, bca Ke mie 1 pac b oy poi hi gh have ee he ahe ha Peoia ho a eho Boviik ogoo o ie ch i io a poeic uice, u o a migh-havee te e Caiae cce, 965 Ke wa iate b he oug Spaky

a eve agai wa a eriou chag

Unansweed Questions

umg 98 coecio o ee o be eabih, mao qeio emai:Boviik' ege o compici he ke o i pomo imagee hig a paive ecia hi imag, a ea i e o ehic, i pae; a aaciv iigao he ecome a mao hpcrie

998 cie Kochoi aociae Eaue Sei, ho caime o ko haBoviik a acivy compici, a wo pomie amagig veaio i aohcomig meoi Y vebak hi meoi ha ye o appe Moeece, a eig o a oppoie vie, i hi comme Caet: caoecie ehe [Boviik] a mee a compia eceiv o pvig o aigao G ei, hogh, ay h ome (email, 20 b 2).

Moe baive, ough, i a ver ce ivie i Smov the 12/2000 ie o he ia magaie he o uvivig paticipa o HageMoco ai:

May ea ae Boviik, givi a ivie i Hoan, ai ha Sali,ogh ieiaie, uggete ha i he Moco pat o e 948 machoam othe Sovie picipa ho ee Boviik' eaehip

We Bovii ke ao Sai' avice' he a very ag hi mo i che tg wa hmiiaig o him Durig h coig cemo oh machoam he ogo,' a wa he ue a h ime, o ak Sai ohi aeio o che paye i hei , he auhoiie ogo' o aBoviik ih he e o Lei, hich he eceve ogete ih m 957a h ha o a mach o me

Ve ieetg Sov ' acco uppo he ea tha Boviik i ie

a o o Sai, o a ea ho eee h eeece ha Boviik,who e a gig ycophai eegam o San ae wii Noigham

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ha oe Bre kow?ha ele o Kere a ll awa cover Sove ce?hy Kere' ally log ace h r hr a oh gae hBovk a HageMocow? Bovk eleraely le Kere her la game o e Reheskyhg ahea o Kere?

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ca vlge ayg ore he ha be be ake oo or arche elge vegaor Vler eer ha o lle e sce 995 Ha erergece o errelae reearch eer ele a core? ehoe o

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away or o care wha hae 50 ear ago? ee aerg To make a olcal aaogy Rcha o ol oaby hewo reeeco a US ree 9 o aer o h camag coce Ye rg a aer e caag e a/or boae egage aol llegal acve o oly he aergae brea a coer The hea o ache le o resgo To arge a o sholhae bee orge becae e o ae wo ayay" o o eCoo o e Ue Sae or e 50 year ago argme coerya roeco o a cra ll goe o oay

re g ce oae o a coarale cme e he ga haale ha ms be hel I er oo he o oa ale ool che a ay leel wer worl le ac o a eger klegame h : r ad air omon e game re ece by omgoer ha e layer heele ce coe eee Te e

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I merca baseall 199 egh emer o he Ccgo e So ook o gablers o loe he Wol See We coere hoeeg e wer bae ebll or e a here a bee o copalecl ce e cora, ha eer bee wllg or ble o olce el me o rrg e ha coo ere a re

yaa oe ho o o reeber e as a coee T wh e ere cae aer Otobr 2)

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Mkhal, Y; Bobby Yag

Lev Aburt and AI awnce

These wies make an ineesing eam GM Le Alb (bo 1945 OenbgUSSR) was one o he Sve Union bes playes when in 1979 he deeced oAmeica whee he has done well, hice winning he US chmpionship Hehas also been a polc eahe he only oplass GM o deelop maeialso nonmases and aho o inscie books sh as he -olmeComehesve Chess Couse A pane in his wok is Al wene (bo

1947 linois USA) Once Execie Dieco o USCF (198896 wencehas himse ahoed 8 boo and now sees among ohe poss as iecoo he Wold Chess Hall Fame and Execie Edio o he Chess Iomaionand Reseach Cene pblishe o Alb books As playe and adminisaohey hae been eyewineses o mh o een hess his Thei colmnHoising he Hipopoams " has been a ChessCae eae since May

o seve cuet geetos o chess yers Mkh Nehemyevich ws

muse At the cose o the 950s chess ws ereche so o scietceteism" o osto y Moe eesive techque stegy hseeme og go to ut e to the 9hCetury ewors o Ao Aessen u Mohy Chess o high eve ws see s sy too coect" oow sch osese

Wor Chmio Mihi Botvii heo o the Soviet euc n ee othe uss chess hegeoy mse cie oy to e rst mog equs"such s cotots Smysov Boste We c ost see cce o SovetMs wi whte cots cios somewhee i tsetc chmer Moscow squtig wth scietc etchment thugh mcoscoes t chessositos sctcg out es o ge o chko Ito ths eteem chess oto" ust youg Msh the rrveet ggster othe chesso" to e ie ro Smysov hmse shg u the omue stg i ge ee u o

M eghth chess wor cho the Wz o ig" succume Moscow o Jue 8 19 t the ge o oy 55 te more th 30-yette gst heth

estore the esee ce to chess in the om o the igtvescce wht he ce sy" svig us ro the u omosty ochess s seuo-scece showg tht there ws st m o euty

oery Where hs otemorres shue scice As go s oes' t move the eces y h e ses gic w!" O s Broste

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Tal wa niqe even aong he en wo ave hed e offia odion e a eeio ad uneed n edng e inece an liyaniye - noay eed by he kngin of he od Soveay a ao oed ha een ce od chapon cod be oeeyee of gitas nd a a oe fo a n o e o he ey o of ofeion and no ave a eney i te od

o in Lai o ovebe 9 1 936 wa no a ch odg. When e dbegin o acend hoeve he oaed o ay ha 1957 e a bo e

onge Sovie con eve and a ae cae ha eqed D o aa e ie of inteaona gandae we waivg he nora eee ai ecogne h ae

When bea Bovinik fo he od aioni i 1960 he wa a ee he yonget wod aio ee f of vgo ad ince an evea aen hen it o he eeoed at wa o becoe a eongne and anda o h ay He wa od o have a deaed dey ve

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kal, Yn Bobby, Yang

hree-te old Champon Mal Botvnnk wa n a nguar poto toudge al Botv ot h crow to al n 960 and en won ac omh n 96 I geneal, Botvnnk wa a ma wo reeed h own opon

we ad that he ad a ot o jcao) and wa no one to hk teponblty o cczng hoe wo dd hae e Addonay Bovnkpered o ete an moran ac wt ome dle or h opponent, or atleat ome pycoogcal dtance om hm e can ee th pychology toaymo requenty n poeonal bong mache aed y threatenng glowedurng eeree ntucton and epahetc hug ate the bel ) Bovnn' copan abot a? He conded to ev Albur th damng ac: I countake mye de h or eaple, wen Botvn, e chalenger arall, aproached or h thought about te ght that e oe campreeed or the et and board he waned, al woud ay he wa ure tat anyngovnnk choe woud e ju ne

al howed noe o he pe-atch maneuveng, tenon and htronc thatchaacrzed cer o-the-bo avor act, a ene, al pu o coct behavor nto the ove he ayed, wle che put o h coctbehavor nto h move cher wth h uld cacm, k no deleratchance on the d and hed the ome e ched h opnent ta would acrce a pece he aw no rect reutato, even n a worldchaponhp match gae e lhed or ts on nnc beauy he epove that he contently ound unde he noe o h o tcal .

Hostng the ppopotus

he tor al tell n h wonder autobograpy e and Games o Miai

Ta abou h vcoy over vgen aukov n the 965 Sovet Chamohp the peect llutato o all thee trat

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u f a ddt t s "rm backu f srs ll lt,al i d to wn nid in a v ct id ac, and a aainst Vaskov was k I ban

aVaskov, Kiv, 1965, aoKann Dfns: 1 e4 c6 2 c3 d5 3 d4dxe4 4 xe4 d7 5 3 g6 6 g3 e6 7 Jd3 c5 8 00 cx4 xd4 Jc5 10 3 0-0 11 e2 b6 12 4 b7 13 ad1 d5 14Jg5 c7 15 5 8 16 e4 6 17 4 d6 18 c4 a6

Back as ad so vy son cocs, and Ta w was facd witc dcsions of s own How is t to conn? ws. ovin

ook to fnd t c-awn is ang a st backward, and Back wod stnjoy s pn Ta poins ot tat i 19 . Ad, Back as 19 . 20. 2 1 te c5, and Back noys isf T osiion dands songass, a wts, bt 19 . h7 s nscn in viw of 19 'h7 20.te+ 'h8 21 e c" a ban o caca t kngt sacrc ong7.

sacc was not atog obvos, and t was a a nb ofpossb vaations, b wn conscintosy ban o wok t t, Ifond, o y orro, at noing wod co of i as d on ano I wod ranso a sbt rpy by oonnt, wc wod n oncas, o anot station wr it wo naay ov to b quit sss. Asa s ad bca d w a coty caotc of a sors ofovs, and faos t of vaaons fo wic t tainrscond a yo c off sa bancs, n ts cas sad w

nvab aidiy

And n sddny, fo so ason, I bd t cassc cot by Koyvanovc kovsky:

O a a dul job i asTo dag ou o s ppopoamus

I don t know fo wat associations t pootas o ono cssboa,bt ato t sctos w convincd tat was coninun t stud

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n, I, d y humnitarian edtio ws tig at ts tie to wo hw wld you ag a ippopotaus out of te as? emeew s fgued i togts as wel as eves heloptes ad eve a oee e a leg cosideato I adted defea as a egiee ad tougt efll Wel let it down Ad sudde he popous sappeaeong o te chessoad ust as e had come o Of s ow acod Adightawa the osto dd ot ape to e so oplaed

ow soeow ealized tha i was not posse o cuate all e vaos tat te kig sace was ts ve atue pe te se poise a nteestg game I co ot om mag t

nd the foowig da it was with pleasue ta I ead he pape ow kaal afte aefu thkg oe te poson fo 4 ntes ade accuatecalulated iee sace .."

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29 x6+ g 30. xe xe 3 x2 x4 32. d7

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bow ey to by er omt r brow w rvte o Alburt. vfrom yoge tou gato t aray coorat Tmagv arac to r ow m ucocouy act th rwre ome o jo augg oty Ta mmete rou mf m ac v o to act ooet o uro rmembere aco Aburt vr ag te rc of T ar cocuo: muc-out tar a robby oy a betm a

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ometme em hat cut che t of T a he te t y e bg to bate l a te ya Botvk took back crow. It tru tat Ta me h reatt accommt te greteaccommet y c ayer cou cev a very youg m But ov o c a o cometto w og Iee ee to ymor ta 100 oamet gam er yar tot comto H

coue t y. a he we om a o-e ttacg ge to a comayr o te g vel e jok tat wo omtme ook t ogme a aug ut vy act t cou ay to o crc bcauet m t ow beter Bt ev Ta eve wo te worcampo ou be reebr o o t gra. o k oertm? mae a ve br :

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Py h Oyas v sored reu t eya, e scoe e be ov s on te Soiet Caponsip an unsupasse s ies a eco a

ony by Botnni Wol Chmonship Canddt in 1965 n 9669 Payed 6 gams in topee competition wthout a loss 9727 Tied fo st with Kao at one o th srongest touamnts ee hl,

Monal, 979 Hd a FDE ating o 270 in 979 Place 3d n the 95 ntezona at t g o 9

An tht leaes out his poic jouaism any conside a th best o

wote on hess wote many aces, auho and coauhoe sea csscoos, such s TalBoinnik 190 an th aeady mentione Le and GamsWhas mo, frm 1960 to 970 h ditd he Ltian magazine Zs

Extaodn aln gua guy Geneosity o s was naual o a. He

seem inteeste only in cang th ansc on the chessboa, no in using

the inuence his tent coul hae gien im to wi powe aong his

coleagues Unie many o his fow chess Oympians he emained

unpesuming acces sible and goohumoe, wing to p ay chess wth comes Whn o wod caions oud be too conscious of thi aning

to induge latie ptzs, Tal woud pay z with nay anyon inc th

unes cu trition at speechss sssions s that winne ees plyng and

h os gis up his pac, a was oen o be sen a th bo wth a ong lne

o pays queued up ehnd his oponent, waing thi ts gans he egen.

Wen he was eaxng in oc ca o te etwen ouns wheee chess

oo him he as ot celebry and one of the goup Comlee sanges

would ecognize him, of cous n inite hm to thei bles woul haeeen mo than ough to shake som hands and b pasnt ut ououtiny join e group, swapping sories and shaing ghs No wonde h

was od by he ulc

In th ak

n 9 Tal won he enormous od litz Champonship in t. John, Canadn a os-en ntiw, jouist ered o hi as again a cunt wo

chmion which oud e technicay ague, sine he ent was ile s a

DE chamons T howeve, immdtely inerru. I'e bn h wodchampion," h sad, and can l you that a no now he wold champion."

As countepoint to ls sef-ang deue is nteesting to not that

afte winnng e FDE Action Wo Caonship in Mazan, o,

who t he time ecognied Kaspao as th nol" wod chmpion, eedto himslf as Word Acon Chess Chamo."

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dd accp e ne winning at St hn the $0 stze Sl at te eve he visied Stve De at his Tms iv Newe es clu t giv a simul Aterwads Tal wanted t se tlantic Cityd Stev was accmmdating Stev dve Tal t Ress Iteatinal t

l ate insistig ta al sal lock u th undles cas and cheks ascaing in a sat desit bx in t s Rive liday Inn e cajl Tal liiing his tavling stah t 5

One a th asin Tal le hisel wn at th l l Dyl ssma Misha ut t ti $ n black. But h n Sv gnne anduggesd dnn Tal lt $1000 n ack. e wn again Sv trie tnvnce e cam t st a s his winnings A all Seve n CO

a muli-l-dlla entis a rsct nanci sks Bt e ardlet it ride wining n a w n black h switcd t d t kettting the hus T me sins and Ta ha amass $3000 trul a tuei the l Svit Unin a winnings wul nt av ate t tauthit as uld mch s ament i Stv kt laing us bt al ent the jackt ne e time Peicably e lst. ituthangng his deman Tal std u ad quity eadd t dinn wit Steve Inat it ued nt a lng evning nigti.

twards Dy had t dv tem back t s Riv cuse eadingnrth n the Nw Jesy Pakay tve was vwhlmd wit eaustin atth st ays snie. Plng v uik t t su th igwa umbl a quick alg/anatin an idaty l aslee On wangu a 4-ut a e lk acss a th much l Tal t s himsng wi-awak in t asg sa iabl cainsking as alwas.

s lt world hponship mo?

Cauth A Lawnce wa rtunate enug t sit nxt t Tal at a smal taburing th na d hamins s litime Kasarv-Kav NYk 990 at w ears al s dath Sing cee in the ectin a rivate tng m al and Laene watced aus Ms cntn h gam at an vsed ad

Lawnc as socked Tals aaanc. is illness and s assn adad im a ga rice lthug baly smed hysicall ald a al ma. at hair he ad e was whit swild arun s ead tcv te mst tt ad ang hi lk me Mli-like tan ve. a jus travle halwa aund he wl a jetag calenge t evn te yungan hath. On t that ths 30th annvsa his wn nrgttal victha bght hm tgthe wih d cess advsares an ld ens t was

cla tat his a a alead ided equent eemnial tasts t ast battls .Tal atul iznd ae was heav-lidded as he und v in his

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te when the ge ha been anaye wowe, Kasaov's cutovew on to be e sae one that nsny conote Ta 's ace o that eveangen at the tabe e gt pan as uneahe 38. g Is ths hat a saeiatey je-agge an seng o ceebatons A bets t s

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A Coversaton wt a Legend

Gabe Veasco

Gabil Vlao Sotomayo bo 99 Mxio Ci) i by oion a oto

Mathmati th autho o al gomt txtbook But aoation hi on o tin Amia bt h it ontibuing atil in Sanih toh magazin Teo and sal bit and in Englih to th Btsh hessagane and th ChC H ha ittn al h book thnt ohih i The ie n aes o aos Toe (Rull Enti 20) aboutth Mxi h iu of h 92 H h dib a mti ith mo ontmoa h gniu

Foe o cess chapon Bos Sassky now a Fench cten, eceysent a ew ays n exco ty, whee he was nvte to atten a assvesutaneous pay o neay , boas, n by 5 oc st-categoyan asteeve aes, n ownton exco ty on e ong o Snaycobe 2. The oowng ay Sassky an hs coanons (the weownatho Aexe osha an hs we, as we as Sassky's son) pe casayno a coee so whee oca chess aes usuy ee, an I was onate obe tee togethe wth a coe o chessayng ens e a ene u shang

wo tabes an sent a vey enoyabe e stenng to Sassky, wo was aatcay goo oo he oe wo cess chaon aske o chess setan boa whe he enjoye a iece o chocoae cake an sevea cups o goocoee It s a ity hat I i not hve a eans to eco that convesaton, whichaste about thee hous Sa swe a sots o quesons an showe ssevea nteestn postions, eite o his own gaes, o chess stues that heecae I w ty o suai te ot teesting thngs that the egenay

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Kaspov v e plyers of a l m I ke u ode Eau a o th t o t gatet t pky d ewod detely ot

W t ovato dwlld o Vto ooy pa alyd tt dug t hd ougt at oth gdat ottd Blgad 977 e wa u tht oho w attg to hpotz het to o h bau h elt t dzzy o dodwh t ot o ohoy but a oo h o o th ta adtold lwhe t le uddly dd Aodg to pthat why ddd to yz th g w t t tto

doato boad otg tat got oo vy upt olv tht t wa ud h t t tat ooy wa hdg dved t dtubg h

Wh obody d h t touget opot 'd d who ea t oo o Boby F ugl a ad that t ot hd b t tougt ut Aatoy ov obbl w a Gaaov od Bo ad d lyd vy w ge agt

o t wa ot y o to l tgth a d tat to o ot a addat ath to ov 974 ad that dugt ye 97 ad 7 4 he hd oved h old to o o t xt buth h payd Bobb Fh Rjv 972 he wa oo o o thyolog vwpot oho ode tt Kov 974 w touge opot ta Bobby Fe 972 but ot qut u At yat h td tt aov a th tougt opoet e hd v t

W d wh a o pyolog o dug th Ryjav t 972 py d tat t a o aout o o-thboad ght gtRua uthot wo we tyg to o o h ot o odto o wh h thought to abud p ad tht o-boad attagt Moow d et h yologl xhutd ad et vyut d td gt boe d dug t t l o th Rjav t dt put vy o to o. I ddto d y otd

t th lt Gadat E Gll w o teted ayzgog vato o h Gl' ow teet ad gt o th bggo the t h tohp Gl t o ad to wo wh lohd a ue t ouo o t ath owev d tt Bobbylayd od he ad tat w tul t ddg ato

W d he tl p tou wt Bob Fi y d that hhd lot t o t a gadat ad ddt v ow h

waout Bo ted tat Rob F had e gt hpo hoad ot thooughy udetood o ad h d tt F ha

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m uf p w tv in vain t ai ce v t cupti FE d t Ruia edatin. addd tat in i pninher wa t idal wld capin, weea Kapv ad dne uc chs wit i l attitude

aid e cided te late Ruian M g Bndevk a te et and cac v ad Accding t Bi gadate Bdaevkpd i develp a gat tgt in t iddle ga ecaue e did nt t uc pai peing vaiatin, ut at iddl gae anddge planng. Bdvk tical aining in accding t Spa,d wit e v inteeting iddl ga piti tat e wa quted ve wit a clck and witut ving t ce e ecaled a v

tl piti e ad lved a a ung ate, aft a legt ecti. Oneing tat Sa ad lvd t pitin witut ving te picndaev aued i tat e wud g f Se da u will pale a wld capin," aid t lat gdater

Sd aked i aut t pil utce f t 1975 atc twence and Kapv, a atc tat ve t plac. Supiingl Spa aid did nt cid it clea tat B ic igt ave wn, cau in 9

ad alad en iactive f te a, ad uc a andicap igt te vece even a c geiu nd uc cnditi Spak elievetat Kav wld av een favit Sd tld Spa tat cdid nt are uc an pinin, t Bi jut iled

Spaig aut Vit Kcn, Spa aid tat all atc ad plaedagaint Kc ad v itel fugt aid tat Kcn aawa ad a gi taig idiate advantag f a ipeciin weve

igt, ad i ppent n akd i if e cidd Kn tt endga pa f al ti, at leat a a a k dig ae ccedSpa aid e did nt at al agee wit at view and at i piniKcn tengt wa a dit t

akd wte e till cnidd te Maall cuntattack a udweapn f Bac againt te Ru p Spa aid e did, and addd tatt Maall adnt et n futed. It pa ead t a daw e aid

n aed w ad nt plad te Mal in i 1 992 atc v ici veti tfan, Sa jut uggd i ulde e aid tat i ge t 1 992 atc, ic ad pad ut i i i gd ld da and tat adade i (Spa ve pp

t cnvati tud t te 90 SSR v t Rt t ldMatc in Yuglavia akd i if it wa e at e ad pent aut 40 utepding i atatic ciatn agait Bet Lan Spak ad at it

wan't te, tat it ad jut tae i a fw ute, ad tat te wl aad lated cacel alf an u

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Sskynsei UR Chaiohp 960: I e4 eS 2 f4 exf4 3 fS 4 exS 6 S c e7 6 4 0- 0 7 d7 0- 0 6 (8 g6

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S d6 f A coplicad gam wold u ar 1 5 . efl ccordg o aky h x ov wa ypica Bo." I6 xf7!!

+ 7 xf fS Copuo du o h umro ha I fSi7 I. if4 f6 20 3eS e7 2 b xeS 22 xeS + 7 2ie4+ 0 I 23 . .8 8 ! 25 . g6 ad a i wo

ortay ar aou hour I had o r o my d. pakyrd ha back 99 I had gv h a copy o my r coco oo To gam bu ha aal wa pa ad i dcpiv oao.o ad h l a aal cod ha cod udrad

it o accou o oao I aid o hi ha i had rlad

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g ge oo Sce e w e e he ge of os oe pose o se copy o h

Spsky le vey posve peson o n l u On he fce of he a ehpy n wo fy enoys fe s se wth wht he h one conveson s enjoye n sense of uo ecelet cone ysefey ucky to ve h ch chnce to pe evel hou wh vnglegen (Nomb 2)

egicie

Tim Krabb

A the a of e c eween Ksaov n k 6 ge beeno by egnng wo chpon As he wo chponhp egan n 886th le ove one pe ye Le e t expan how I ave h nubeof 6

Fo one ng o no ecogne Kfn wo chpon Fo 97on te wo cpon wee Fche unl 95 Kpov un 985, anpov untl now s only coun ges he wo chpon losthil olng e e n ony eou ges; p, t ehbon copeconsuon coonence cle an Inee ge e not nce n ynbe. I o on' t count ge ht wee plye in che n ouaentfo he wol chaponhp The hone t soehow be een vcnt ungsuch copetons n hee woul so be cegong poe: f he wo

cpon oes te s ge n ch, d T gns Bonnk n 96 o apo gn Kpov n 985 then e wo cpon los o he wol chpon in h ge?

The 6 ue ce of egce h en e ve oe he wochpon follow

Sez (18861894 0 Sen nee pye n oc ouent ng

hose yes he wee e few ouen then e ose oe gesnclung boh ges n cbe c gn Chgon but e no ose nyge ht ee y ce

Lke (1891921) 17 oweve few oue hee wee n ker' ehe ho the eco fo os oes by wo chpon n one ye In st ful yea wol chpon, 895, Lke o no less hn even gesOn the oe hn ung e s 1 1 yes of hs egn, Lke ony los once

b he ony pye 4 gae ng th peo Fou of Lke' oe s wol chpon we gans Pbuy

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or

paaca (1921192) 3 th onl hal a ost game pe e apalanais il , i we easue his iteon, the leasteaten wold hapion.

Alekhine (19271935 and 193946 21 o losses aganst Bogoluowand, at he end o hs aee two agans p Ths ogese lae ay haeeen the weakest ee to eat a wod hapon, and e etainy is the weakestto eat a wold hapon e

uw (19351937 7 One agans 67yer old aske the aos lunde inNottngham, 936) h 3 osses pe ear, we s he wold hampion whlos ost oten

Botvnk (1948957, 19581960 and 19611963 15 hee osses againsGee Bonnik was not a ey ae word hampion.

Smysov (19571958 1

T (1960196 1

etsyan (1963-969 18 Beling his eptaton o nniit, eosyan

was seod only o Euwe in eing te os on eaen wod apion Theetes eah against ortish nd Konoi the ate soed 20 against hm nan inte- at Mosoweningad 196

Spassky (1969-192 3

Fsch (192195 0 O ouse, she nee payed a seios gae whleeng word amon.

Kav (1951985 23 Aos e ea t s a e good eodonsdeing how uh e played hee losses aganst Tman.

Kaspaov (1985-2000 2 Een ete han Kao e os games agastanhuk te geates nue o losses o a wold hampion agans one singeplaye) nd thee agains ank

he pae who eat a eigning wod apon os ote is Bogouow w6 4 against Aene, and against we. Gler asn and Ivanchuk eaoeted sals Gele and sen also saring te dstnion o hag eaenthe geates nme o dn wod apons Glle eat ovnnik heies, and esan and Kapo one asen eat eosyan and Karpo twieand Spassk one. e ote plaes who o gde o an one a

o es llsy x aske), ohno 3x etosan 1 x Spassky) ots3x esya, 1x ao), Tman 3x Kapo, 1x Kaspo)

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hree mes: aimov Bvk arv) Kra (3x aov.

c Blcku 2 Lak) n Alh) Lupi 2 A) e2x Bovinik), mylov x Bovinni) Gligoc 2x oyan) To 2xKpov), iawan x Kaov x Kaaov) Anan 2x Kaov), Luie2x Kpaov) Toplov 2x paov).

Aong h playe who nv ba a eignig wold champion, h thwol chapion v if hi mnenc oe tem fewe chance anoiny ply, i i ill uin o e who thy a Caalanc Fichean Kapaov

Of cou mot egicid wll own, ometim vn hioric gam, buh e laivly obcure o Th canno ven foun n aaba . wa ply in mal naonl touamnt in Nthand a fw ohbfo th ah of h 5 1 y old Whi ply h pw yr Vn Hoowa a play of o naionl pomnenc cong thi in th 1933 Duchchmionhip h only ti h compt, nd uw n Van n Boc

Van oorn-Euw, Ln, 193 1d4 dS 2c4 c6 33 6 4cxdS cxdS

Sc3 c6 64 S 7\b3 aS \a4+ d7 " c2 c 0e3 bS1\d1 c4 2xc4 bx4 Accoing to Van Hoo, Black i now b13eS e6 400 b4 But he, h hol hv bn o caful wihe7, folowed y 00. n h followin tn ove pe i vibl alogclly alo how in oh lo of wol champion againt le go chmpon voi a dw, untma hi opponnt an go too fr in ho o wn 1SgS aS 6Ax6 gx6 17 xd7 xd S e71e2 b 20g3 d2 2b b6 224 b Black ill ha aneay daw wh 22 3 3.b3 3 2b6 Bu h hink th pa cpwn hat h will ct o goo chanc. 23\x xb2 24xb2 xb2Van Hoo Almo ll pco ugh Whi ling n aliy i iWhit wh o ha iniiaiv now 2Sg6+ d6 26x7 \7 27x6c3 2+ 6 2eS+ vn now b7 woul ill v givn Blackawing chanc 2 b6?

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