heroic tales - the best of chesscafe.com 1996 - 2001-part 7

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wlih sy Wha ime t was did kow. The s seeed o hae a secodo special bhtess. Bu i suddely we ot Ad he ms daeed Theewas a special silece i he sy. I he seet. y he. I ew hat Capa haddied

As a sscp i may be meoed ha one o Olas a hos, nee llled,was o see a moio pictu o Capablaca's lie. a lee rceied i ay87 she woe:

Fo he s e i yeas I have see a acto who could play Capablaca. Iam ei o a special ook i Capablaca's eyes coceai o a problem.Jmy B payi Shelk Hos had hat blue disat l. I aly shoce

me emiig e so o Capa." tobr 1998

Et Gld (1893-962)

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hi i an t from a manuript by Han Kmoh (1894-193. Kmoh

arr a a play oualit and arbitr bught him into ontat with smof th gratt playr of all tim; h wa, for mpl th arbitr for thEuw-Alhin math in 193. In hi latr yar he wrot a olletion of hirminine. r publihd in hi letim it ame ar hi dath to hiind Burt Hohb who graiouly allowd ChCaf.om to publih ralhaptr W prnt two hr pially dited by M Hohb.

Es Ged was bo i ea o Novembe 183. As a esult o losia e in early chidhoo, he was denied may o lies pleases, ad poeypreveted m om enoyn such compesaos as ee modest meas couldoer. ile oer chd played, he cod only wach; whle oher yo menound mace, he cold oly sit silety by whie othes ate mea evey day hecoud aord t oy once a week. e emaied hadicapped i edcatio,convesaion, behavio, ad he abiiy o e a livelhood.

ucly, Es Grneld discoeed chess. The ame sc him wih the oceo a rea love ai I became his ue lie He studed it with the zeal he wasnabe o devoe to aythi else, ad he eed it ve wel. Bt alhouh heose o a hh eel i chess, even i ha arena he eaied hadicapped, oViena i the prod suoudig Wod War was partculaly diclt orchess mases

e rst aacted some oice at a ocal eve when he was eeen. But us

whe is posi yo ale was bein deemed wothy o he supo oe wodaous ee chaclub, is equaly amos pside, Bn bet

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thscd, ded. thschd ws hrdy out shwer Gnfeld

ey ut he lss f his gre chess prn w d ews fr rsing te.

hen ce "the guns f gust, d Wd Wr I sienced ineti cesng wih much ese, fr fur ers. fter the wr the AustrHung

nrchy clpsed. Ecncll, ws dissrs e fr Ausr nd

especilly fr Vienn. Fr iennese cess n gener nd fr Gfeld n

pcl, the sutin cld nt e een wrse

Yet e hed n teniusy. e studied gre del. Wh ew pprtnies

ply in uents he cpee by i. He cncenrte n e pening

cecng eery ibe gme nd rng st brr of rins. Ule

t rd the erils fr prper lirr, he kep nes ny lle scpf ppe: riwy ckes, bis f newspint, nything These litle plpses

wrtten in , ce d, wer ceuly sed nd led wellused ene

Th ws nly te eginnng. Fr the next fty yes r s, every spre c d

eery spre ent were deted s librry. Eent i encpssed, i

addiin t ge cecin s, se frty ing cnes

hns t his indusriusness nd his excelen e Gnfel sn ecewn s eding exper n e nngs, nd his sci fe grew rpdl

nd enruy in he erly wenies, when he strte ciee se ne

successes in ineinl uments In Budpest 9 2 1 , Alehine w ,Gnfed secnd; in epitz-Schn 922, Reti n Spenn ied fr nd secnd, Gnfed nd tkwer ied fr third nd oh; n Msch

Ostru 923 Enue Lser ws st fwed by Rei secn nd Gfe1d

thi; then in Me 92, Gnfed ws st hed Spien nd RbinsGrnfed ls ece chpin f Gerny y winnng n Frnu 1923

ut tugh Grnfed kew eerhing ut he penings, he deed

wn repeire n th f hs ide, Rnsen, wh pled nly d4 Wesed weher he hd eer pened wth ny ther e, he repied ephtc

th he did n ke istkes in the pening Wih Blck, Gnfed, e

Rubinsein nswere 1 e4 wh 1 . . .eS, nd 1 d4 with l dS He s shed

Ruinsei' s peference fr cceptng he Queen's Git

B the ne creer prsed y Grned's ery successes fied telze

A chessser nly reches his pe rund he ge f thiry n rensthere fr te next ten t twenty yes. Grneld, hweer, deerirted

Wen Austri tued Nzism, Grnfed ws urdened y n dditn

hncp: hs Jewish-sndng e But nt y ws rnfeld n Jewis, e

ws s un-ewish s ne cl e by ncestry, pperce, ir, and enut (Oce when izch wn prety ge, sctr ws s enthrled

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On n occon long bor cm h n t ok o hdng H hd bn ntd by Jh c group mk our Pltn now Il but w h wouldb o ld tht h notJwh h pln w ly bndon Jhondng nm w not noughBu y r e cme whn G nld hd cpe togehnog mony o bdly neded cton n th country they wr en Jw nd oced to bck o nn Tt tm h nm on was nogh

de om nme Gneld prblem w l to e ng

o te oorn t th nw cctnc pntd nd dd not owhow to ly up o toe n uthory Thou cnly woul lcomdn mpemn n h lng condton mly lcd tlen o hrtml orwrd

or dd h w. w ly md o wondeul wn wo bly w m wt ll hr Thy hd on chd dughtr In 159,whn oly Frdr Grnld wl-mnnrd well-ductd mcn o

m, td w Yo, boh me gtng om h tr h mly ll lngi m ry mll y l rnt n whch Et nldhd l or cd . Th lng room w occd ntrly by lbnd no on w llwd o nt. Pp n ongr lyd e xhbton lcur All h dd work on lbr n wr rcl

N wr n h uu n G ld workd wh ch moe hnword nd d t ry wll H mod hd t dn o bng ly

rnltbl no ny lnguge Bulgr n cu od tedy mkto qut om tm. Bulg w only tdy m, thu nd Frdrecled er he' deg h hy d n th orm o ood nd o monyTh gndm ld nly on oo ug q o tm nd whenBln ug w lbl would nw rcord n h quntecnud w ul t gu wt m bot h xc we

Gnd d w co n nd t rd mot o colgue t thy d t m rouy. ong to hm hy ometm d w rtculyllng o m l Slmnn Tower q w t A orGrnld el ndd nyon o lr tr h lene or Rbntndred o d hm. houg h ner compn h h ned e oundt dcul er o h lye gn

H poke ony nn Gemn nd bdly bro nto En t

mr tan h Mxcn Clo o coul mt h conron tG nld Toe d grt reec o he o tcn hom h mt n

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o n 25 dnBden end nd ocow. Altogd wt t wht ice d ot o oe in thieen mov t Bdende tey wee often en togeter dcing vton . oe w jut onn yle n gcid ronniton of il ("py wic i coctlyonced "heel wic oe ononcd " .

hh nfeld d get ene of cccy nctliy nd oityi mo nd pertitione wee ive. I gv m emendo eo demotte winning move nd t lwy evod i cd ne of moAny good mov ovided it w i own w nog to t o t oftimnt ily

Once dring 923 oment in McO nfed w oredwen e woe u fo o'loc owing tt e d to y t v. He edotide bt wen trm did not come long ight wy mde xtemeeffot of wling l wy to t toment oom. Ony when got tdid e rel tt it w 0 AM not PM.

At BdeBden i ertitio gv him notr fght. Dg a free dy t cedl wen ome of te lyer wee enjoying hmnt i etl

gden nfeld ddnly dmndd o eve ece e w fw chienocing i tbe "W wong wit ccn omebody ed "Don' tyo ndertnd rnfed lied "Chice egg o!

Lie ow nd ddd wit dded ye ow nd hehd been cloe vl n he yoge ye tey once vn lyed mct fo Gnfed odg obiy w i nl ndic. He did ddny nienn on A 3 96.

nfld mmotl ncon wit Kotc itScn omentin 1922 w th gme in wich nfeld Dfen wic to t time dn nown only pt of i inveno locl etoy in inn bcminetonly fmo (nfd d lo lyd erlie in t tomntgnt Bc.) t remnd one of e mot imon brn of h ndinym ver ine . By tht cvemnt lon t nfeld fuy deeve

lc of ono in iory of ce .

nfeldPodoe Vinn 1933 1 d4 dS c4 e6 3 c3 f6 4 AS ,eS e3 6 f3 0-0 Ec1 c6 8 d3 dxc4 9 ,xc4 dS 10 xexe 11 4 1 d xd 13 Cxd f6 14 xf6 xf6S d3 Ed8 16 d1 ,d 1 < e f8 8 eS e 9 a3 ,e8 0d d 1 c4 b6 2 aS Ed 3 b4 a6 4 ,e4 Ec S ldcd8 6 b3 a4 cS xS 8 ExcS h6 9 f4 f6 30 h4 J 31 a4

dc8 32 bS axbS 33 axbS .e8 34 b6 Ed 3S Ea < d6 36 Ea lb83 < d Ee 38 laaS 39 < c3 ee8 40 U3 la8 41 e4 ExaS 4

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eS+ d7 43 S b8 4 b4 e8 4 \c e7 4 47 e8 48 e2 d7 9 d3 c8 SO d7

51 exf6 gxf6 52 g5 fxg5 53 fxg5 xg5 5 xg5 e7 55 d3 d7 5g6 e5 57 dxe5 g7 'xe5 59 xb7 -0 (Janua 1999. An impreiegame, ne f the puret example f pitinal he we hae eer een Ed.

A y diffn i thi aice appad in Che Reiew in 196

Say Ggwi wr,dr j (187 1956

H h

T pllig ab i cial rigina peling f i nam in th Egihalphab Hi la na i mim pled T Taace wh

hi Sawilly ie Sau") i f ndd a Xai Thi wa cnwi ppl b in Ruian riy w had an can i ciizhiplar n

P- 9 4 Vina lik md w Yk Ciy wa a ling p Th cial"anuag wa Gman bu i wa pk n an Engih i in New kha i ay nay by yn ch ma wh iid th WinSchackub gary we pdminany ubc f ArHungaian Mnahy a uy inainal mi i Gma wa picdwih a kid f accn M udi f all wa accn e yungTawe H e hi ai Ria ny aund 190 when h wa abi and af a fw er in th Fench pa f Swilad h enlda a law uden in te Uniiy f nna i 904 Bu alhuh hi Ruianaccn wa a ahnic a a baaaika h hil wa Vien a a walz

H wa b in Ruia b a a Auia ciiz hugh i pa wJwih h wa chind a bir hi pn haing adpd hiaiy m

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m r Jew ussa oo tha proecve step o avo persecton, ae o sve Taaoer's pats, who were mrere n a ogrom nostovoDon n 9 1 Hs broer, wo a e me a aso suyg ea,eceved e nes hle payng chess e Cafe Ce e e no rageand nounce a e a leavng for Rusa ha vey ay t aenge te mersof hs arens s ends eld hm back only th e reaes dcly

aaoers eay yeas Vena passe pleasany eough The Ausan

erools as a ace lace o ve, aculal f yo coul rely on acheck o home every mon e Wener Schach, osg a h tme

uner he psdency o Bn Albr von Roscd, as an atraco self h ou see red members, occed o oors of a lge, ashoable

buldg, an cded s on resran s e as several car rooms loyed aers an o secreaes, one o hom sere xclusvey as

chess ee Ts as Almeser" Adol Znk, a edly a earalealy for loon fory a he age o seety he atmoere as ge Ias no ecessay o remd eople o ear a jace ad a e nd o kep qeI en ho sayng h o oe eer haed uely.

artakoer led ny Hs sanard of ehor, eer agun or jog,

was hgh as as hs sandd of lng Nblee bige was n s blood. ehaed ose, loed cleannes, ever econozed on , ad s mpccaby

hoes.

Bu he also cold ve hs n A e Wener Scch, he eqeny joede gned aer, muacrs, yers ad oer genleme n eylaxe er ner w a game of rck (Auras naonal cd game, asedo To cards) e lae or fn; e crowns oe a or he oher eat

ong o Ye e hger he es and he mo rce e bg, emor he enjoyed playng

e somees sogh sr gae, sc as earte He cold never udrsay he araby los, soemes healy, aganst rea gamblers I as beyon

hs grap t e, gela, cou ot cop on n eqal bass t gablers

We a broke o 1914 Dr oer s broke, bt he ar ep mgog. As a leeant o he iennese hose-regen o nanry, och- euscmeser Nr 4 he ent o te Rusan fron, ere he fond pleny ofopornt o l or even highe saes To e era a, he oul oleror ore angeros sons Evey he ree o Venna o roug, ea moey n oet u he neer ep vey lon s soon as r o,e ould go bac o or on he ussan

Oce he was oned, and th a blle lodge s abdoe, he ad o qe a dance o a st ad saon, ed by o pves espe s

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codo e aage o deeop a appee a cosed a ds o dpgTis adly did im ay good b e recoere js as e ad ecoeed oa acciea skll acre i Viea a ew years earlier He had a ocosio wi e mscles of a gladiaor e ee of a oacios aal

a e somac o a osrich waeer eed i was mercessly igesed was joed a f a ocor eer ed o pmp arakowers somach e woldlose is pmp

Sorly afer e wa saed Taakowers boer was klle while seig ihe Asia ay o e Rssia o Oy oe member o he famy sieda sise i Rssa Saielly me er or e las ime whe se was a specao ae gea Moscow oame 195

A he opeig ceremoy o a oame Taakower rged o joi espeakers was geee wi c applase we e rose o speak e adieceell omiosly sile we e addessed hem i Fech as Coyes ecioyees ! b we e ed oer i ia wi Gazai i gazhai !",e res o is speec was greee w eros applase The Rssiaeolio ad beg l ike e Frec oe wi e ocial eplaceme o ebourgeois gospodi (mosier) wi grazda (cioye) e Mscoies

appreciae arakowers poliical correcess Laer e Soies cagegrazda o oarisc (comrade i e ember o e Cois Pry)

We e war ede akower reed o Viea o begi lfe a professioalchess aser ad loe wol He pley of oble ad o fies a is osay e allowed o oe o become is fried or o really ge o kow im gm sarcasm ad pie e kep people a a isce orcig em io heposiio o oppoes He becae ber ad msrsl cocealig isel

beid remaks a or all ei sp wi a orgaliy mae im appeacyical a crel

B ac e was so a war ad ery ma Few people kew o is loeor poery a e loed i i he hree lagages e ew peecly RssiaGerma a Fech o o meo Lai ad Greek aslag poery wasis secre obby He oce gae me a Gera ahology ll o s coesad aslaios io Frec

He soo became famos as a wier o chess Hs capaciy is eld parlyhaks o is cosiio was almos icreibe e cod si ad wrie foroy-eigh ors almos wio epio he cod wer seaso o 191920 we Vea was serg rom a seee soage o el asked him oceow he cold do ay wriig we hs roo was wo ea js keep hewiow ope, e aswered Aoher ime r e Bade-Bade oae 95 aakower ha some wriig o o ad ep a e pore kocke

o his oo a 8 am o say ha breakfas was beg seed Taakower was eo pay he blac pieces agais Rbisei a 9 a ae moig He wo

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e v hrd workr acheve succes he mone he ee aseoug o een vn, b he woked alwas fo e gabers He foudhe everye, an fed them everyhig he had. We he as plaed byebs, he worke harder ha ever; i was hinkable for him o o pay every

cen e oed, eve o crooks.On he oher ad he woul ever ake avanage of nyoe i a sady dea.Soe ric admers, kowing how bady he eeded oey, oce ae aspee orney with an ecepionaly ih fr prize, feeig cera atTarakoer wod wi. Bu when he ugarian mase lexaner akacs cmer, e oraizers sae a ece aen wih m Hungaan and teannonce a akac ha los a po becae of some echical. Bow,he chaima presee Taower wih the firs prze, a ice pile of ha cash.Bowi back, aakower ore he money o shreds, ely avoing hrowinhe pieces in he caimn's face.

he eay o S. Gean broh indepedece o he oalies of imperiaAsra. he ew usa became vey small and Viea becae a meroolimae p of sbrb The Wieer Schacb, whoe fo presien ad dei 19 1 2, ove o cheper quarers. s oe ua of sers deny becamea ro of foreiger Taakoer ecme, of all igs, a cize of he aiiaRepubic. Whe a ew cory lo is epenece, hs ciizehp warasfered, roaly as a ac of cleecy, o Polan. e spoke no Pois, bhe ew Frec, a lauae highly eteemed b lie soke i Poland, aha made his copario p asde heir radional haed of al hins Rusianor Germn ad eal wi him n hose laes.

e proved o be a valable acqsio fo Posh che Tha cory, der hiseadership a wi he cooperaion of Rbisei, wo he amlo RelCup i Hambur 1 930. en hey os he followi yea o a eam fom eUnied Saes whose members wee rominanly of PoishRsia ances,Taer made he famous remrk "We ave brace everywe

I e ealy 920s, arod he e ha e became Pole by ciizeip,aaowe ecme a Frenchman y resdece. Afer a qael i hs Asrapbliher, a Ri, he aly blae usa for wrogi hm a moved oPais, whc became hi pemae home. Dig od Wa II he escaped heGem occpio, serve ne de Gale (a Lieena Caier, ad wassbsequen ated Frech cizehi his foh aioaly

For man years i wa uhnkabe Eo o have a sizabe toame otaower I me h a may of te Te lat sch occasion befo e oureakof wa i 1 93 wa he VRO ouame i Holla i 1 938, ich, oever,he aede y as a reporer

e a hi epaio as a anmaer, bu ha really made him osandinwa his facini peoaliy. h aakoer amo e picipans, ay

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toe ha coo a e he opea cto o eepng the petogethe i thei pe time a hvg te ta i te me ote even havige et dg oo all to teselves gave aaoe plety of oppityto shie as the spledid ad igly ogial coesatiolst a acoteu tate a. He coul mae a athe seiou complait d expai hi cae oay diffeet agles i all eetes a ithout makg ay jokes at alleep auece et ove it laugte it hi scitillatg a of eaoigte elegat oeult of hi logic h uexpecte coclsios He iketo pla ith od metpo oclio ad cotadictio s if tey eeces piece Oce t te iaugal eetig of a touaet he a uusualuggetio that o oe le a about to be ejected Tataoe oe aduppoe it so eouet that te moto caie ith o a gle opposg

vote - Taakoe

fte te a I et ataoe at te Goge touamet Hollad i 96He a the ame te ut fou es late at Duboik e had cagedcomplete His e pyiue as oe placed by a eoou puch. oetoo ee uc of i vacity a the camg hytms of i talk. Neeles toy i ce a lo deteioate He ad lot i et ad hited occaioalyt ucie Ol occasoally d is gi ese of umo eak tough as o

te day e odeed wate got emoade ad ased is face it it yay

I Yugoavia e w teate e geeously but he I et him sotyeads i Pai e a agai peile He as hopee cae Pehap esould ave e ut e caed wa too ugly ad too poo ccodig tooe epot oeve he did ay sotl efoe his deat.

atoe die ut s boos ll lie ie o tei che alue te

eect a tly a eat fo he ha othg ut paise ad eep ympathy foce paye

elly goewtc akoe e aog te ioal. (Otber

Poo of thi acle ppee i oewat deet fo i he Reiew i956

evenge ad Forgveness

H Ree

eefo the Reya took te ces bo a ote eteot upo hied so a tat e clove i to te tet. A t eteot fel do deadto te goud afoe i hi i a pece o eev hes epoig d

aote stoy it told (cotay to tica tt o Calot o ofCaeage wa ated oppoet o oce hs i ueely

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aga ae "And Chao oo e cheboa and ad h aheo baa, yo al o mch about ? Ad ae te cheod gae h c a gat blow w t tat he daed o all h ban aorced h wo eye ot of h ea and e fell dead n e mddle of e place

hee ote te om e boo Che Piece by Noa Kgt, a neahology of cheeated lteay ex Boe cac an bloo pur all oehe place edeal che lteatue B tee e ot aly ac of eengeTe olence too potaneou too natal. Somebody loe a gme, e getagy n cleae oppoet ead a te way g we e a owo gltley laugte pey e doe o tk of ege

n Mray A Hito of Che tee a tae aen fom e 1 2t cent wokDe ui curialium y alte Map ay we: wo Beton nole adaled ad one had mtlaed te ote Te ng of Fance paced up eael by mag e o and auge of the wo coteta One day hepa wee playg ce, we e an wa calle away A kght oo place ad wa ad by te lady wo d pontedly, Non b e o loa. Muay poably coul aod to leae an tanlated, bt we caoat he lady a wa No to yo bu to te o of e man wo caae,

ge mate.

he te toy goe on: e e ua hed of , e wen tagwaya teaed wfe fae e ae way ta h fate ad bee teated anded ome w te membe of whc e ad eped cm e calledfo e ce, ad we e wo e tmled em o te od, yng, laeob dco at ' eanng: ay mae o e daugte of te mn who catatedYe t gloou ac y eee te nae of eenge.

n mode ce eatu te wod eege oe ed bu the examplegen ae ot ey pecacla. A paye loe a gae ad en wok fo yeo a opeg noelty wt wc e aege lo dekd Reeky eated hout epec by Lae feen yea lae te mae Reeywpe ake o e oard at otgam Lle Joel aue wa et o of tepe oom by apao the nc town Befo we e ndcated a te

aaly by Kapao and late he adult Laute gn a pl coe agKapo ac cla that Yate too wea to play n e touamet dten Yate loe agat alo eeyoe but beat Taac

One coul call t eenge, and aye people noled fel t w a nd ofeenge bt we cetaly do no n mpee lay ee. he toy of theRa ce te Alexnde cloe o the eal tg a e decbet melf n book Mit apav um Schachipfel th aparo to the

Che Summit.

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976 e o e So Cee e e y e Sove o, c er a a he board o he cess edeaoi had seen a Fenc pess epo plyin ha wod capon ovwas neoan pvaely h Fsce n okyo abo a ac or he woldcapionsip kn e a e Sprs Comee ad no ve pessonfo ese neoaons He fel i hs dy o repo Karpov's seros ofense os sperors.

Of cose in ad nderesiaed Karpov Wha he dd no kno was apesson for hese neoaons ad been raned by n even her aoye Cenral Coee of he Cons ay en Karpov cae o hear ofkn's denncaio, e deanded i be d s hapened in

was accsed of oal beavo oward hs pro" and deoed o heble ncon o ae of he clb Spaak

As fae wold have , one o e ebes of hs cb was a posn hreenyear-od yonse, Ga Kasparo in sa s cance He swoe a ewold derone he ne Kpov, who ad ecked s creer And e olddo n e sae ay as hs fore po" ad always execed s own acsof evene no by acn iself b by eans of ohers Fo ikn, Kasarov

wold be e ool o se fo s evene All is s in's way o descbnhe evens o ne.

For he nex ew yeas in spen all his alen and eney on e ranin ofKasparov In 1985 he eaced hs oal Kasparov bea Karpov

Ths i descbes Kasparov's ay o e op as a nneyear lon capanof evene by self He s convnced ha who s help, Kaspaov wold

neve ave becoe world capion o al of s eades wll se is opnion,bu neveeless hs s a sory of evene on he rnd scale, n accodance we od adae a eene s a ds a s bes eaen old arpov ay havebeen an apprecae eade of s soy, o revene s a concep ha s efalar o He woe a book, ea fm You Dfeat c s all aboaes wch e ook vene fo a cen loss . Soe evil-does ave escapedm, becase e nee had he oppouny o play e aer ey ad beaen

Sch as Ior Ivanov, ho bea Kov n Rssia a en escaped o CaadaKarpov nses s book sayn: Fo he I wl aways be ready"

s no dicl o nd evene n he cess od s ee a beaflexaple of oveness o any a I know o b aower coes ond In 1946 any op playes were n Lodo o e coy ToaenThere was c ak abo Alene, who ad we dssn aniSecaicles dn e w. A payes coee oed, Ee as psde,

o debeae f ad how Aleine shold e ed o s collaboaon whe Nazs Oly one gandase, Savey ae, dd o oin in e enea

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ndnn of Alkhn Toe cae the ehavio of his coeauesca sa tha ee foe e a eveoe ha o tha Aeiew atSetic a at oboy a te oese.

o Dee isces Te Bobby Fisce Kew and Ote Stoies tah he a tee Taoe poceed to ake up a collctio fo Aleiewh ve i oal ith lit moey. f this is e oe ca imae tat ae ue a mpssio i oo i 196, because Taaoe o pu caly a uesomely as a ma o a a i to spa he aseve yeas o both his parets ha bee mue i a poo i Rostovoo. Mch ate he ol a be ou aaoe maae a a p to fe om Pas o oo hee e oie te amy of De Gaule Fee

ech. aaowe co pea fo Aehe iou ayoe thii ha ea some sympay fo coaboatio ith the Germas H coul aod toove Alehe.

u as t ru foieess as i humly possibl to foive Alehi iaay 19? Ee has escrbe Tataoe as a ma o as aese tooi a co a ho hate mass emostaios. aybe Toe aso aoye y the easy uiy of is colleagus a foi o Alehie.

A maybe his coectio fo he peiess Alehie ca be desoo as asbte ac of ee he eee of a ma of hoo Alie ha wite thatte o pobaby ee be a Jeis ol champo aa a oToe sial a humiai messae you ated us to be le but hae foe you ay 999

Rmbrig Max Euw

Gena Sosoo

G Gena Sosonko bo 943 as ot bee a fequet cotibuto to teCessCafe but tat is ot due to ay ack of itea meit o is pat. Sosokois a e wite wit stad kowedge of te wold of Soiet cess as eiced

by is book Rssia Siouettes New I Cess, 200 Haig le te USSR foolad i 972 Sosoko undestands te comple elatiosip tat eistedbetween Soiet and este cess Tat udestadig peades tis is stessay o a este cess geat

Fr meeng

e smme of 972 eparte he Soiet Uio my lae cosst

eiely of a sto esie o leae e couty a ae setchy impessio ofte o that lay byo its oes a a suitcase ful of boos. Accoi o

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e e I as aowe o cary o oy boos pe he cou ae 45 books prined befoe a dae reqed speca permissio Ovecoig eobsaces on p by e breacacy, I obae e desired sa fro enisry of Cule - "Perssio given o remove fro e SSR for abook prined n 936

Tis was a cess ook I ad se i mo an once o give cildre lessons ne enigrad Hose of Pioneers ee I ad ored as a ainer o is day, Icosder i oe of e es cess books eve I sll ave i e le pae eads:ax Euwe A Course of ctures o Chess On te publisers page is is ein Dc ractische schaakesse no longer do I eve pause a the doble "a,so unsal n e Rssian agae, i te second wod of te e I cold noave iagined en ta itin a few mohs of my leaving, I od be speakingo te aor, meeg freqenly i i, ad even pay a so ac

I sa Ee for e s ie n Amserda n lae an of 972 en easked e o elp m wi one of is books on opening teoy A rs, I agreed e my on cess career psed aside evey else, and we ad o givep on ts idea

"FIDEs Sa Headqarers as e randose name give y e Sovie presso a par of edmsize rooms o e Passeerdersac in donownAserda, a few mies alk from y oe ie al, I woldoccasonaly look i ere Ee was constaly abroad, soees I woldnd i i, and someies, e old ask e o ranslae lees e receivedfom e Sove non. ese leters we all vey slar, and alos alwaysnclded reqess for aograps poos, or books "Do yo tnk s ll eenog e ould saly as e, as e siged a pece of paper or aograped

a poo "More a enog, I wold eply "Do yo realy nk is enog?e wold say, dobfly n is voce, I cold ear e nonaions of Aexanee Gea, wo gave a ried 50 alens d he e a sad a 10 alensold ave been eno, eplied: "Fo you, i wold ave een enog i's oeno for e

In e auu o 97 5 , w e played a so wogame mac n e sudio of eeevision company AVRO n Hilvesm A book abou i was eve pbised

aerwads uweSosoko atch n wc s es gaes wee displayed nexo e I do' ave o ell a an onor is juxapoo as for e eook also spoke o cess n Holland, and is ope he youg a Timan eorinal pan was fo i o be Ee' s oppone ac, bu ans faedied js a fe days efore e sang dae

aer, in e deailed researc on Ee' s cae b e ve randase adpsycologs ogis, ead a, "Ewe w gy b ed o e creaion o

a ceral solaed paw, and ad grea scce hee posiions I myselffond s o be tre in e rs gae of ou ch ee I miraclosly saved

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w. Ku l ect n sang, t was ost aantageos to peae opening noet even i, wt pop pla, it e to no avanage s ae, one coul count on a stong pscologica pac om te unexpeceThe couse o e secon game ul suppoe tis ealaon, too e newontinuaton employe n te Sla Deense was no songe tan ta use asa back as s matc wi lekine, fot yeas eoe But t was obios athis pe of game no sut i, an I manage to wn s gae

t that te e Seceta of te nteaonal Cess eeaton, o FDE, wasneke Bakke ew ays ae e mac, se me in oscow wit te SSRMste of Sos, Segey ao He was bese mself wt age, seeclle late. Wa ou mean we con n ay oe opponent o

is ac He ogets a e is no ust a gaase, t e Pesient o enteatonal Cess Feeaton. s is a poocaton, a poocaon, e epeaeseeal times O cose, nee enee wes ea o consie e polcalsubte of ou mac, een tog a yea ealie, not a sigle Soe ganmastea coe to Wjk Ze n ollan, pecsey becase o y patcipaonToay, seems nbeieabe but n ose as, e goeent consieeanyone wo eft USSR tetoy a aio, wose name soul isappea foeeo e pages o te national pess Of couse, this weapon haks back o

pimeal agc: cusing ones name s tecnque was own to the ancenRoans as ao eoie - a cse on ones meoy, wen e oenngname wa scatce om te bannes o sone stelae eaing e tet o sateocments. As escibe by Oel, s penoenon was ala to he oegeneation of Soet ctizens, wo ememee wel ow potogaps weetoe, eti pages of sto tetbooks ease, an te Geat SoeEncyclopeia epace te biogapy by geogapy: instea aicle o Beaappeae anoe o e Beng Sa o s ay, ae a cop o a spos

joal, publise ennga, sowing a teeway te fo e campionspo Holl, 97 eween naa an Zuea.

KGB ls

S ons ate my matc w Ewe, e Soe nctonaes a o ea wis sae poble, but on a consiealy lae scae n te sue of 976,

te e B oaent in steam, Vo Kohno sougt political aymn olan One cannot call his an impulse ecison Janua o ta ea,a te toamen in astngs, Kocnoi an spent nely eey eenngweigng eey possible means fo m to go o te West

t e openng o e ouaen, e aske e o el i alk o Euwe econesaton boile own to te folowng: Kocno a an pobles eSoet Unon, s poson ee was compose, sn e Canas aces

woul begin, in wc e wol e a paicipan wa wou appen to m

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ue uetoo . to e s o oue ou e ugs e l elp o o t ory so fot I tste eotoe ertaig te impote of t ws ppeig t o be og to syth is ovesio sele Kooi s eisio he bee a log tiemg it bt thee a be o obt tat Eue s fiey eouaig toeet him etity

Dig te ose of te ovesio glae osioly t Ee. e spokelike a ma beig ske fo osel by oleage: eveythig he ss a tr tio th st opoig of the sol i Tley sotioe yog iplots agst. Thee s othg esebig alatigpolitii te Pesdet of dvese omage feeio Orise he

mght hv gesse tt the umbe of his poblems ssoie ith this possibeeisio by s pe i ovesatio wol go t a believble ae Teoviet featio the ost ietil i FDE hbod osieble emiytod Ee afte te Fisepssy mh. Te it h bee Euwe wo bylosig his eyes t times o te FIDE ostittio i eveytig i his poe toes t te ath ol e ple Fises vioy eesete poelbo to the pestige of the oviet hess shoo a it ws oby if,iasm as te vitoy s gied by epesettive of he Uite es of

Ame. e Cod s the gig foe i Nio Kissie i ite ose Behev i the Kemli

1 976 Ee isise o stig by FDEs eisio to hol te Olympi isel ih ho the Soviet io t th time i ot ave ipomti elaiosTis ievitbly e to the boyottig of te evet by e oiet io ad almosteve ote oty i te soiaist p. o tat o te epe to te estof oe of thei sogest mastes Ciate fo he Wol Champioship,et beyo te boes of spo d bee politi at. Te positiote by Ee o he Kohoi qsio beme the sa ht broke e mel sbak of the oviets ptce. Doets fom the Bs seet ivesee aessibe oly e the opse of the oviet io sho t hlevel eisios ee t egig hess i a out e eveythig wsietiably ie ith politis:

Cetra Committee Commuist a of the Soviet Uio SCRT

The Committee o hysica Cuture ad Spo of the Soiet of iistries of theUSSR as a addedum to ifoatio dated 9t Auust of this yea coceigthe articipatio of Soviet sposme i the Oymia ed i Libya iOctoberNovember of 96 ad the refusa f te teratioa ChessFederatio FD) to ater [the site o the Ches Oymiad i srae cosidersit ecessa to ifor you that i recet yea the situatio i FDE has

geeray strayed fm the o. uwe te reidet of this Federatihas systematicay ad accordigy igoe umes uggestios proered by

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u\ d k meases wc bea wess to s pomca ad pZs oetato gog eve so a as to take decsosc ge upo te aw teests o Soet chesspayes. Ts was made\eay cea dg the tme of pepaato fo te Wod Campospmatces betwee te Ameca gadmaste Robe Fsce ad te Sovetayes Bos Spass ad Aatoy Kaov

94975 despte te objectos of the cess edeatos o the USSR seveaocast coutes ad aso a ube of Aab states M. Euwe decded to hodte Chess ympcs sae Today t s obvous to ayoe tat ths was amstake y 3035 deegatos w be sae weeas pevous ymaddew oe ta 70 cotes of te 93 beogg to DE) oweve Euwe

tbboy ssts tat he w ot cage te ympcs om sae

Aote dcato o M. Ewe : oesded attt s s esa to act objectvey te stuao wc ase coecto wt Gadmaste Koco :betaya o s Homead Fom the ve st days Kocho spet theeteads M. Euwe has systetcay defeded hs gt of patcpato te Caddates Matces fo the Wod Champoshp 9, despte te acttat t as aedy bee poted ot to hm codece that DE s obdde

by ts Costtuto o teeg te tea aas of ts atoafedeatos. M. Euwe: ab to dect te acttes o FE sows tse may othe mattes as we t s evdet tat hs advaced age s aectg hmhe s 75).

Teefoe the Spos Commtee of the USSR beees t woud make sese ous togehe wth ote soast coutes to beg secet egotatos amgat te seecto of a cadte fo te post of FDE esdet om Yugosavapehaps wth the am of gog pubc aod the ed o 96 o the beggof 9 wt a equest tt Euwe ete fom hs post Accog the DECosttuto the oca esdeta eecto w be 978.

S avov o bea of te Comttee fo hysca Cutue ad Spo o theSovet of stes of te USSR 20 August 976

ocmn 2

Ceta Commttee o the Comust a te Sovet Uo SECRET

Fo a og tme ow we ave sppoted cotact ad te ecage o payesbetwee the chesspayes of te USSR ad Hoad: Soet payes cudgmay eadg gadastes pacpate auay tadtoa teatoatouamets Hoad; ad Dutch payes ae bee ted to touamets

te USSR.

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ee i ree yers t Dutc Cess ederaio s i c ofufriedy ature towards the UR; i partica it as suppord esspayersemigratig from the USR ad om other sociaist cotries

us Hoad has become the ew home of the foer UR aster of port

G osok who emigratedrst to Israe ad the took residece i Hoand.Eve before obtaiing Dtch itizeship osoko was invited to participate itoets as its represetative; in 197, i what was eary iteded asa at of ppagada he ayed a twoae atch with the exWord ChaioFIDE residt . Ewe. Touents in Hoad have systmatiay featuredthe artiipation of A Kushi who emigrated to Israe om the USR; thefoer Czech payer Kavaek who now ives i the U; ad other suchpersons

The Dutch Chess Federatio is ow givig aid ad comfort to V Kohoi. eDtch govement has deied Korhnoi the status of a oitica eigratathogh his temporary Dutch residey is permitted o "mora adhmaitaria ds); howeve the Dtch Chess Federatio has evertheessundertake to reresent his iterests in the Cadites' evets.

Uderstadig that a these steps have oitica repessios the UR ortsCommittee ds it ecessa to ace the sedig of oviet hesspayers toDtch tomets exceptfor oia Champioship evets) to cease sedigour eadig gradmasters to this cot ad to reduce or invitatios to Dutchayers to visit the USR

We ask yor approva.

beha of the Comittee of hysia Cture ad port i the oviet of

iistries of the UR

P avov5 December 96

Euwe ato w te Soet Uo wet toug ou hge. Beoethe Seo o e wa aboutey ete by te ea o o a a oety eeyoe h equay. etay, t a a pot oew that wa ae at tat te by a ae eget of te Wete tegetaa you ay ooot o tee e oepoee w Euwe etout o te USS to Dt joa we e t e te oty 193ey ew at at tme eee etg e opta o, te eeteea, o kept emee o eg ate by te Bg So tat te Soet Uo o oe ay t e wt foege.

Dug te wa tem Ewe too Ra eo fo K etRee ate to beoe a amou Dut te a oa o Sao te

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h es o te oeig ceeois of te Goig f 946, Eue d hi dghe pod si sog wose vese they em o his dy:

ow vast a la is my homelad!ow umbeless its foests elds ad ves be! kow o othe ladhee humakid breathes so ee!

ve should e dige it Goetes poocmet th politicogiig i cko y deition i h ly udestd h h gig?

Te ct of he Soviet io ised i it to scow i948 d i ws ot st i coti costio i pe isFlo d Ks t eped him ec h cocuio. f couse y eeewoul he d diculty dtdig t ee dt of ley te i foce Bt e e sigs eoug: i metig coplete th igs sch scd e e t tis idw e livig co i cottscutiy y th uity gecis d t woe pe o ecuo which

suoed foeige i tose ys i e Soviet o

Eu tod e t hile i cow he ed Btviik "ell ee Xnd Y om he emeee om hi w isi to the USSR i 1934They povd t e Ems of te tte s te epose. "H bout Zsised Ee "e too goeed e Pich.

Eue titd od the SS chgd fov fe e e i det

1 956 H o ke y i i fct tht he ided o y to oco o theKeli islf i ode to expl to tem tht civilied peopl could eeve eve tt y

Ae Euw tid o his o d ece Pesid o FIDE e ge cloeto chs h ev cloe ve t he d bee dig e t o his lif enh hd ied t cess pfesil

Bois Spsky s Wold Cpio i 969 It ws i fct e ho mintedEe fo Psidet o IDE o of e Soi detio d of of te ledig gdms "Of cose duig y mtch it Fische xilged iche omeht ell I dlge hi well Eue iclietod compe especilly he the Sove got l et ot o shp - ppened e Dig th egotiio fo te isceKpov tch xsho momt of ees He hould ceiy ot diqulied isce

d e shol ve e litte touge it te ovie I ti h gettig bt o evg o Fche t fo himelf bt fo veyoe o ccout o s

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o ' o a chyr to ct r o arg raio you gt a pi of compica prob. Bu , of cor,a h ma for th job .

h poitica rna, h W ha tn o a ih th Sovi Uio a a

uppowr uw poitio wa t mor compx, i tha th Sovi niowa at that tim not jut a ch prpow i a h mot porfuchpayig cou in h or So wh Euw a bing c Pi,h cou not hp but aiz ha h S ovi ou pay a ciiv ro in FID,a tha h ou hav to a ith hm cotaty hy wr profionaiigur, gramat of maipuaio a aig, ha h a h FIDPrit' pimay goa a th popuaaio of h gam if. Oftn, hnpg of ctain apc of if i h Sovit Uio, h wou ry to ma ajo of it but wh h wa og n, uw v hi hi ngaiv vi ofcommuim A ait a a pagmatit, h aay ha to b ay fomuvrg a compromi, a omim v o co hi y. At timh cou ot u th Sov at im h a ihr aiv, or h imyi no wih to com ow to thi maity, infu a i wa ih h tai ofioogy. 973 i wa vit hat h ptcipation of th togt Wtamatr - a a Hbr - i th Ligra Itrzoa a cur

by th iic of th Sovit, a tha Euw ha o h m to oppothm h Ligra nzoa, hich a wo by ochoi an ov, aobviouy tong tha h o, in Popoi thu La an Hbr imia fom ug for h Wor Champiohip.

If you ag h h a maxim that hoorab i away o o hhonorab, bcau hy biv ha h ihooab a honorab, whith ihoorab thin h v, a gar h hoorab a if hy oo r

ihonorab - th h a oom o fai fm th tart But whvr mattof pcip w icu, uw too i a roc.

I Mocow, i 975 Euw, a Pri of FID, pac th au wath poa w Wor Champio Afr Robt Fichr rfu o fn hi ti, hachampio a ow Aaoy Krpov En ow, mor than a quartcuyatr, apov biv tha uw impy a o choic but to foow th tr ofth aw a that Fichr wou v hav ay him a mach, rgar o

wha cocion h rciv Karpv' y, Eu a a vry goo Dit, ahough h i commit o v iou or "hr i no oubhat at ha im, h act ih h bt of itio, but th coquc oftha or ar f v oay uw a o pa ch vywh, v toh tinit of cour o hor ion o vy conin hi a aba ia in an of itf, an a Wo Champio, uppo him i thi Buih h or cou hav fo wha thi ou a to H oo a himoo A Graar Evry Coy. hi ot oy o th ifatio of th

amar tit, bt ao o th ahip vacu a t ha of th o ofch in

ohr or, o ou cut ituatio

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( v be l ieve we as Pesde o IDE was soe wa an b gais - eve oug en he moen ally arved a sop o Sove agression e as uale o do so "I undersand ta eies a ha me e ver poweul ; sl oda one uld lke o believe would have een possle f nl ecause one od raer no eleve n a deenisic ve of hsoy appears o me tha, as D Psden,ounael e could no foesee the danes og om a FD paccallder ovie domnace - wc nally n a appened

o Kocnoi remembes Euwe no onl as one o te las onale FDesidens, u als as a man ho dd a lo for im persally ae e seled ne Wes

Avea, a m h represeed te Sovie Unn on e one caoe Eue quenl a varous meengs and E Cogsses "He was nevstile; e alas sough udesd e opsing pon of vie e w alasoong o comrse Suc havo was n sp co o e havio o teSove delegan leers o ere a o press ne lne and ne lne ony: eoe a ad been orked o oand O couse, Ee held sauncl o sopnon a sce mus pay a matc r e Wo Caponsp a e a o

ave a chce gaess e cos Fo s, Max semes e e rles nts ma, he eve cae ino coc t Bvnn Bu ax uwe as ua dob e s sden F eve ha

h Campion

Te clmnan f ues cess caree was undobey s 193 ach hAlekhne ad e n n ts ach, and eey becme ld Campn

Ees nae uld now e groued wh those Spelmann R Vidma andote nale u n preemnen plaes of the prea era.

eore te mac practcall eveone beleved er could be on one ouce:lekhne had n Tha as e geneal pnon in e Soviet Unon alsee Eue pacpaed a year ee e mac i a oamen o Sovieases, and nsed n te mddle of te score ae hs as Eu s rs p he Svie Unon n all e as o vsi he conr ove o doze imes

kr Baunsky o would laer rse becoe one f he os uenacess fucionaes n e Sove Unn was a Yug Kosmol membe hen,and a spors nsucor n a capac e as in Mosco at receongiven n te Hoel eropole i Ees ono

aunsky recalls A e ver end oe dner, e ead of Sove cess,lenko aske ue a his caces ee n e ac i Alekhe

c Eue reled onst speakg, o ver god ekine s an exemesg plaer and eang is ve dicul, f course Wh, en a is

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o e ! c e eo o v ono fo e o la a ac for the o Capiosp a seco lle cony wol lke o ave a naiona was wes pl

Tus Euw aoace s matc wi ene i a moo bes exsse byese lnes om a oem by Rie: "Wer spic von Sieen? Uebesen isales ("o alks of vicor? Sviva i s all a aes )

lexane lene sen e as wentyve eas of s life as an mimostly in Fance B by eucaion manes an lfesyle e emane a RssanEven o e woe an spoke Enlis Gean an Fenc is ousfoun eir os accae fo exssion in ose boos an ces e

woe in is naive onue e wo fo is conymen ose Russias boresan ese aricles om maazines an newsapers ublse ciey in Pais ine ' 2s an '3 s wic ave now becoe bibioapical aiies aecomleey unown o te vas maoy of aes n hese ces e expsseslf w a rea eal moe frankness an n e Gen Fenc o nlsbicaions ere e was "amon s own

Ts wo yeas befo e mac w Ewe ehine witn fo e maazine

Nasha Smea (Te Fue Geneaon abo e youne ayes Ewe FloKasan P a Soz woe a "as one caceisic y sae is aack of oinaly ne can n noin wasoeve a is new in ei amesl a ey ave manae o o o a eae o esser exen is o absobabsoluely anyn of value fom e eas a wins of the op repsenaivesof e wo genaons pcein em an o conve is owlee ino afeasome pacica weaon Hee e also gves a raer esve evaluaion ofEuwe's cess wiings wc e ns "sefu in eselves bu wic ae inmos cases only welinenone eie collcons of e laes acievemensof oenin eoy o will n no cosucive tous erein

Soe ons before e sa of e mac leie av e folowinevaluaion of s soonobe oonen n s cances in mac fo e Russanmi newspaper osledye Noost (ecen News of Pis " s hea ofEuw afe lef Sovie Russia in 1921 is pa s ouful succsses

unobely se somehin b a "soei sil fel so era elaively unsuccessul eio n he ealy 2s e pcoo of Euwe tepraccal player neen is s an eaps os fanal cane f ei no consciosly sumise i en insncive e fel a e keel of is lay ot wth, but outsde hmse. n oer ors n conas o aserCaabanca Nimzovic an oes of a las e oul never l fromimself b at from oes ouhs oes eperees te fs of oes'aens e manae o embo is bes fea srcly planne appoach

o e oanizato of a cess ame a s e a rea ea een of 1925 in m visi o olan e offere o me a ename ses

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ee no o a tc ten) he oloing yer ad, by otnaeustnce is event becae one more tig poit i his caee. his wasecase rst o al it as in tat yea hat the possibility o a match beweeCaabanca and me nlly became cocete. This it mean that Ee wso onger acing o against an oriay mste even a sclss ase now itas a etmesteschas a Cadidate and the chess prss esecially the ch,ave this event the eisite pblicit. Secon an most importantly o corse the rslt o those tn games was om covicig eihe spotingwise oas a matter o ality won thee d lost to games with ve dras. heeere nmeros easos o my lac o sccess b chie ong hem asndbitably my hoghtless stied neresimation o my opponent. hisas the moment that ave rse o Ewes ya ambitons as ell as hose o

his spporters ..."

What are the chnces i or mac assmg maximal technica repaatioon the pa o m oppoent e st aher sbstatil) point to be examiedis ll be on the same mximal level o techica preption as my adversayIn other ors wil have ored ot to the same extent progm o opeigsmore o ess nexpecte by him pepare especially o this mach and theseqence shall empoy them i depenig on my desary's stye ad

olege o his estion I st enitely give a negative anser is othat I eny possession o some expetise eadi opeigs nd noledge ovariations its jst that canno o the basis o y own exeece, considerthem o be the decidig actor in a otracte imotant cotest. . . .) he secodpoit, ad in my opinion the moe importat one is the psychological qestion.n the cose o sch a protracte conest, to actos hich will leave a imprinton the spit o both players (1) the soin mlie the reaction o hemasses and the soclle exrts a te atde o te local and inteationa

pess etc.) and 2) he ience o e aesays pesonaliy

n he re o general psychoogy Ewe's advanages e eviden 1) anycandidate possessing decent chances at te tile owns e spoig sympathieso a signican a o society as well as te absolte sympathy o the esswhich by is vey natre lays sees chane in the stats o something new2) Ee is he heo o a ittle coy hich has eve nless Im sten

d a champio mch less a orld champion.

hese to presmptios ae enog to mae we the heo' o o mac inthe eyes o he pess heter he wins o loses.

o a e ods abo he second psycholoicl aco e inece o theadversary's personity. Here thin have a deite avtage / do ot beieeEuwe to be a tu od Chamio do hin tha even shold he hapen

to in om me he wol be acnoledged as in act the best player i hewod.

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c o wod o ow tat a egin mon was o on op o m gam so mc wos o aEuw shoul h com, omall, Wol Champion, will ha a dcul asaad simila o h on acng m a won t mach wi Capalanca: osow a, o h spac o hso, h Euw - is al h s

"Whil a e pou cause wishing him o win his mach, o op a wol in ac shw hims o a Wol Champon

Euw icor as a otal sups o h chss wold A gian a n crushd- on ho ha, o h pcing cads, o ju ma hm us o hispad ictois, u o soung, conincing icos, d n suc man

as o la no ou ha a his momn, h was ongs pla in thol Euw conclud is ico spch aing, " a ll no WolChampion long thn s wod a witnss mo o his ocii ano umili Euw oulss unsod wha cai o pa h ha anquishin aiion as Capalanca much sill a psnc an h nwstas Boini a Ks, jus comig ono h wol sag

h W co al quc om h shoc o Alkhi s a, ad

h cs o oo up a posion o watchul waiing, oi Uionxpncd a 80dg tuaou a chaacrisic spons, mih a, oh gomns poliics in gnal ol h alis w o considd,onl hos mos so hings ac ol sgh was o in Thcons hiso was sujc o consan ision ho cam tos andllou ; mo al, th s could happn Aln, whom h oit psshad dscid as a monachist an WhiGuadis, wa o also thron asa chspla, a losing h mach o Euw; whil conas, h nw WoChampion was lat o hiho umo higs

Yako Rokhlin, a wllown oi chss uncionar, wo a h nd oh mac "Eu undscos tha no qunl h psnas o hsocald comina ndnc a a supcial ai o mas inolingth cominaion o aacing an dnsi ias Th cossing o dmacaion ln ns o hoouhl ppad This has n mad

ncssa, no j t sa o chiqu o chss in ou a, uso h isocal pah akn th dopmn o s L a w asap, and Wo Campion Euw wil gi ha s id an xpc o

hm o th hiso o c, naml: a coupl o op pis a inaionaouamns T hol amac pio o is sug wih Alkhnwil sm duous no long Chsspas o h wol, how, wil longagu o ho wa h ga gnius o h ing o h cur ianic Lask, inui Capaaca, h npi Alin o thodca

Eu

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Sng w no o we wa o cess geni bt e ws gens ozat gc an orer Te ootball coacs tto "Order beats class ,ains an o Ewes sccesses - rst and oreost, is victo in te WorldCionsip mac t all tese qalities ae not enug to ake a man

orld Capinvalatg s o cances o winng te Wrld Cins, Polugaevsk, inis a, wrote ta te tg e lake d tat iscer, v and asparovossessed as ts pgnaci, ts "ller insnct over e ad On e oernd, e suggese, "neier Euwe, nor Sslov, nor Peosian ha sc crshngene, eier s nd to agiA te World Cpions Plgaevskcites did hve suc ene, sc aggssion, ding e e o thei gatst

aceveents M Ee too, neat s bsolte coctness, s ngig, sners, an s co of an langages all te ngs we tke as a ofWeste civilizaio - also dislae ts instinctive, agessive acsmo, tedesctive psce o te o gter and batler ou ts trst fr victr, isinner cen f sri nd e des to demosa i, iout such abitons,it is iossile o atc or te Cionsh o te Wr

n the idities, ong past te pie of is caeer, Eue once fond hiself

analzing it ree leaing Dutc plaers, and began arg a point itDonne Donner egan to defen imself, saing, " o also ke saessoeties hic Eue relied, "Ja, Hein, do - bu ou sold nevrforget tat nderstan cess etter tan te tree of ou put togeter. nsalwords fr e bt tis or a similar tougt, even left unsaid, uneressed inrds, tis feeling was deel ingrained in i He retaied tese abitionstis eeig t so his speriorit, o wi ! well into his tiligt ears isas evident even o ong lers o et i over the oard, even in e last

decade f is lie felt it, too, ing te aes o ou atc

o ears aer Ee lost te 1937 atc te Soviet nion once agaeerenced a sar reversal o its attitde to Ma Ee, now alread exWold Capin Ev chess pulication no qoted leines words "loaned Ee e Capon's title for to ears

eines loss o te 1935 atc was no being expained b excessive

indlgence i lcol Alekine a reviousl been on o : sometimeseore a ae, someties ding as apened, fo insance, dug te Zuic 934 toaent Ee isel elieved tat "ding the 935 atc, leneas poabl rnng eore te 8t gae, ic as dran cetainl beoree 2st, wic leine lost and beore te 30t, ic as dan erea also ave een oer ties, whic did t notice, e rote, "bt it s alsqite ossile tat te uber of cases as less, since leine, esite hsnsienss, steadastl resed o ear glasses, so e od make is ves

i n nstead and Tis led to te ipression tat e was dnk, en ilt, e as as sober as a jge

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Slo Flh, hl cndd e d Cponip e e ee dng he ac een ogh n as an oca second e ecaed aeha Alehne epaned afe he ach a h as ong fo soehng oulae hmself especally befoe Game 15 hen Eue afe a vey baa losng 1 : 3 uenly e he scoe a 77 ! Alekhne a ha he as gongo aneuve ; he had a glas o buck hmef up and on Wh a vcoyune h bel he eced o pre hde he moe bu t me he losSo he as unable by he en of he ach o ece jus ha h oganmneede eacly nee drnk no? Alekne as absluely ue haEue as no a dangeous oppnen fo hm A he sa of he ach Alekhnea certan of vcory. He sa o me acascally Whm have you coe ohelp Is jus banages fo he ea."

Deserved or o Deserved?

Oe fuu Wo Champon Vasy Smylov as 4 hen he s AlekhneEue ach ook place n hs on lfe hs as a peo of acve sudy amuch nepenen ok; hs he os te game of he mach ve ell anemebes he o hs day Thee no accdens n lfe" Smylov oeWhaee frm lekhne happene o be n a ha me nly a ae of the

hghe cass cou hae n a ach om h. In ha mach Eue playedbee he on ch mean he as esne become orl Campon Ihnk ha ee n one n Holland h can ach h chess successes evenfo as chesobesse a couny as hey

An fo anohe Wol Chapon Bs Spasky Eue's coy ove Aekhneas no ubou a all He playe bee n ha ach tha's copley obou.The fac a een as a non-pofessonal he a able o efea Alehne a ha

me shoul be en as a spong and as a ceave deed of heros The qualyof e game as py hgh oo Beang Alekhne ps h no he consellaonof ches aposles' "

hal Bov sg chezaon of he syle of M Eueung he peod hen s t Sove o Chapon as ony a cda foa te. ee noe o Bovk' hes hae ony cenly com o gh ecepony ted acte of playe Een when he efen he

aways es fo ve counay He es o play on the gs He ke onsha of eesses a b e; he e o ae blese long moves. Heas fo deelopen. anage n on e ds n aod echangea see fo e endge. He ae ecellen adage of othe' es a maal avage (a pan o the Ecange he pay th eoubledsngh A sube oug ccan ugh no hou hs cks."

Anaoy a hmself aalyze e games fo he ac wn by Eue and

very geny Of couse Alekhne as n n h bes fo bu Eue playedey ell Reebe also a a ha e hee ee no woy canaes

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ca Bgjw, wh e boh peiou ache, igoioy o bof he.

Timma compe he mac Euwe won om Aee wi he ao

Sho mach of 1993: "Befoe a bega, Kapov wa alo conidered eorie; bu So won, and deervey o He wa a rig ar e, e wa ao mo moivaed, and waed vey muc o wi ju a Euwe id i 3 Aha momen, Euwe wa ju playing beer

G apaov beieve a Euwe fome a link bewee Lae, Capabancaa Aleie i oe oup, and e new payer Bovinik, Kere, Fine andehevky, mn a o o bre ewee em; e brug a ew elemen

reearch ino ce "e o Campion mu ove ce forwa, anduwe di o Of coure, i wa o e o of ep a eie made in iime, or e u ay Bovinni; bu i wa a ep forwad. All oe eoecaduel, epecialy n he Sav Deee, owed a alog Aeie may aveouppe Euwe a a chepaye i i eera cuura leve and in h abiyo calcuae araion, ye Euwe wa e upeior anay, a e oucome of eac cealy deonaed

"A fo uwe, he od Campio, ere ha alway been a or of deeplyelkepicim abou i; bu my anayi of hi a wi Aeine owa Euwe eerved i oe oe no w e ie o Word Chapio aeaiy

"I e ecod ac, i 937 Ewe abored uder a or of premoniion ofdoom; ye fom e quaiy o play own by Aeine, i i cear a Eweoud ave oo oeo wi im if e had ee popery preped for eac. I eem o e a, ha Euwe ae bee care o i ie, e oucomeo e 193 evenge mac g well ae been ieren. alo i aEuwe alowe e o ae in he opiio being banied abou by anypeope a a ime a hi ha been a accidena vicory; a i a a negveeec o i e. Of coue, he woud ave ad no cance agan Bovi,or Kere, o e new geneaio bu i eem o e a e cou have venAleine que a ugge. Fo he wa a vey good calcuao a wel a a ,

ineing payer. i ho a o by i ae ae - uc a oe agaiGee ad Najdo a he 3 Caidae' ouamen. Again Najdo eayed an inuive aac, o he e ae aociaed wi a very pey. Ii hi conbuio o he eepe of ce a been wefuy ueapreciae

iou oub e wa o f e e cooerial gure i e oy oe od Capiohp. o ay ayhi abou Seini; bu a a

e I can ee oy he o were wolly wiou blem e Campionwo an aoe: ae e a al.


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I bl v h ch f ron for Euwe' s l ss o h seod mach was hs ud:e ' e go he or Chapons t e. e e the hope o toe whbeie i e, a help e ht brrer s oecoe nw, f goes o was ts atttue tha foodane hs lss, a ot he hles hs prpaao,or th Alekhe s ucer py i e tuaets that fllwe 93 luleEuwe into a false sese of security, as Eue xple hs loss lae o The ieaof spdig forver enstg is cess supeioy, ad pusg al oteaspects of fe ino h backgroun, was complely uinvitng o Eu e hao of the qualtes o pehps the shtcoigs ecessay fo a legthyreig as World Champo.

ong te euses a ilosophes aics and supere wo can be easly

stngushe og e Wor Chps Max Euwe stns ou fo s hulty,is oaress he leaves oe wth the mpssion a h e i coul hvbee one y als ayoe

k tt egrg chss one ig sa of uwe t was sa of Flaube hs i tha hs astry ws no of te bvious sor e gh ti thataoe could rte ke h, ut for soe reaso nooy oes

I eleve tat one could ve a l te W Chapos f ths cetury, bgingwi lekie, n ctegores te st cgo I wuld pace Aleead Fsce For all he erecs e es two guses f chss (hone graute fo oe of e os psgous educaoa nstutos inPetersbug, an tn efee hs dissertao at he Srbe whie he oereve se schl), ey do hae a lo como. Fo oth eki Fsce, css, and te supeoty t, efe the very coe of exiseceSel-epessin tough css d e obligtoy victoy , ecae or tem

te pt o the wole lves e tings usie of chess ha ae up therlves ee f e secody nature, a felt cotaictoy a vaale tohe fe itself seeme to b soetig i e bckgou

Te secn goup clues all the Worl Champios of he secon half of tectuy wo ee bo a gew up in e Soiet o e reson s ot thatt vos pos of i lives, hey playd uder ae & sckle g,

a ae stpeds m te SSR Sp Cote The po is a, fcea pers fo s of the, he wle e hy were uner t lesf ply, ccepts, ad os tat wee i c the So on isues tem all, rgarlss of whete y wer genu ne Set ypes, suc asBovk or elgious, le Syslo eher hey aepte to lv lfe alss space, lke l; o cooed, le Petros epng to exct all hent e could fo sel ad t ppl hs ccle wter teywere pagsts s lst elvadt e sb o he syste, lke Kov

ler cme tsp crcs f , e Spassky o asprv

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td e of Wold Chapion onsi o ju one an a uwHe a e ony e eesenaive of th est, wt a s vaes, pncpesn oa aegois, foe n is you, an sti t same in hs eig ecae

y fis css sucesses afte I sette in Hoa ae onece, oe way onoh wh uw I bea an Ineaiona Mase i 1974 was y stin ayng o t natona ta at t Oympia i Nisa an fufeh M no befoe te ven was ove uwe, wo was Psin of FDE aha ie, appoae e as soon as tat game a conue. Foay, eoissons ave a compete ti wo; but i you comet tis apcatono ite cogniio, we an pobaby get sometng doe A tis ape.

am Numb 4

n anuy 1975 wen I ay n t aan Zee toamet, was ase toomt o t mos nesng gme of t oun, fo sptatos. e osy ga wi wne, an wen it was ove, w spent a o o tme anayzngso headspning vaiations He was 73 yeas o by en, but anaytiay spiay we t posiion was sap and ombaive s eye was sti eenA w ys ate congatuated m, aso at i aan e, wt e fu

of y s GM nom

O Jue 12 195, uw a I each gave a simuaeous exbiton in GnigI ememb ta ay speciay we t Poesso ad jus ete o Tan,we on Jun t e a atte te funea of Pau Kes, hs n opponnt fom pewa tis.

e smu was a icut one e paye i te stuent cub, an te yougstes,

w tei henasioabe ong a, wee busy pong obao ito apesan agiey ig pacag no cigats Tese s subsbe to oon s auoy y paye e Bno Gamb snatg st oppontyto w a gt o 3 Many wou oow tei ove by eaig ot a to a non-xste cess o, beayng temseves as expence touaentpays I a wo, ts was a toug su, an we, 4 yas o, of ousea i a ot wos a me

ce aboa te Amstedam ain, e mmdaey op bease tatwas is cosat oanion, ad wtdew a ie o ouments, buyg sfi eaing, mang nos fo ie to tme I a few ays, e expan, seeiga ueso in my eys h FID xeutive Coittee mes, an ust get ats oe. wou ca h Pofesso; e ae me st Sosoo, oGa, epeng o iusancs O ouse, i ev en y a to useis s nae, even oug I one ea a st qute youg Jo Van e eca Max Hes jus beng iendy, on xpaie, we expess

asosn An oe oes ge e o a is Mise uwe tis an Misteuwe a.

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a lead lt e e lk a a . tcnar e wa eae a he ce een n Gnen a ne we hae wa n h wa me nw a e cu we e cu wk e ewan ae e an wa vn an e cu we an e ewa n ae an e a a mvn a e cu wk

Wen we Aef e ke a wac an ean cueng e cuc e an un ae a I afa a mywfe w I cae fm Gge wn a f e an e" eexae We e Prfer" I cauuy epe u u ave ake a ax" Euwe ke ay a e e nume 4 ram e h my Me Snk" e nue 4 Ameam ram ow he ame

ack a a rue e n Mene wee e ve a a mewa a ae rec

Bef e mac w ee e Ee Eue wa ake co: Waw apen f ur Da ecme W ao?" e we ave cckef nne " e c ee

fr wnn e ac Euwe anweg F pa en a

e Fec Rvea epe I ae uc a cke ae f ee e a" He a n mney f a ax afe wn e a acame 1 935 an e a wan nn ecaue f e eavy nwfa ewe me f Fy year ae f cue e Pfe cu ave awemef a ax e u ee wan a quen f e ey an ny" wu e n Ecca" y" wu ave eecer u I fee ee aecve a fa reec e f te aeH am acec feye wa a uc f ack f maea eae ecae f fe e cu aw mef ay u f unn a f nner eace an am a neenece uunn Here e avn ocey c e ew up pae a e a e e famy fe f a medam ceace a we cmex faer f wc e e e an u e e Duc wfaen" meag uy c ecec an a a ean

He a away ve ueeuy u eccay ee Tee aeee m a muc a wa e ae nn a wu ave race f ny ee He eve we eauan uua e af an u afe c e wo ee EEue eca We ae a e a ne a n e eeng; w a ga fk ae un nner Day away ee he new n e a. Ife wace e e-eade ea n V e geeay e u e e ee Ofe e a an be n an e e

a wac a e ame e He wa awa eg b accan

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He nvr wn musums, n as nr -e mp ws' t t e 1r t .

Onc, fe mi nde prc n in wi im , rd thm qu pn th ret f e pnng wt en c pch, nd vedcsc uc Beven Cpn ut nvr wen h Coegebw cue t wul ve t uc w kgrun f tng fr tngt en wle ng etng el

Crn uw rcll lw wn t e lf pt tn fr lnng te lt nw n r e t r n ntng ele n rHe wul pln eveng: vcn fee t n wul k fr Mceule f wt wen n w t vrng lw t ner n n plc g ngr wh en w rug e pr k

cl n ' gt ngr gn wen e wul t wn t wk n wul plng fll w e un wnw"

feon Chepaye?

Decrng n n ftr t ec prfer Ren Tn uwwe: v wn n pfr nl rre f te cne prfel nwge w uc uttnng crcec jctv

ult n f cu w uw lf W wccc f w l w e vlue n ter: ecvt tn rrnt

elf-rpn n lf-nfun cn n cpler wecltl unnwn t T t lf f h Wr Cpp Mcuen f 198 wc wen p f lce n HgueReung e t tr e uull t n e c e f t cr wtKrl vn en Brg nt f t vnt nlzn ne ptn n pck t e nnunce, v g egn t n lt ntl gn tng ut ter n tug ce cptlce t ext

Slv cll : Mx uwe w gnl lug ur ge gnrll nt u ut fvl fr une r fn w l w

cnnl z lul cc v fer ge n urng prt nl t Grnngn 946 w pe ve well utBvnn w vr luc fun rw e ptn f g w uw ven ug w l We nnerge n kl evc pent e w nzng t tnn ce t w vr nvu

Btvnnk r t t w te wen h ren w uwe wr

vr n t lv Euwe imef wu pl v urpr l f t lf t ny rt n ap rln w

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Botvinni. Hi frind d ond, s och, woe at the tie that wew ee we he co ae soeoe hay

a an wa scacey twety he he aye his s gae with Ewe, i a give at the age 1963 . e gae, a Stoewa Vaiao o he Dtcheese, eeoe i a iteestig ashio, a eveay ee in a a.a ecas I sat ex to y oe othe o who go a avatage ot o eoening an oee a a Ewe sie, a sai, o; yo ot soo haveaothe chance to ay e. o evetuay wo. yica we coaey,gvig a yogste conece ith a ges, whe he otcoe o the gaewas iotat t was as i he ace hse in the acgo

e co sea he ajo oea agages. His stogest was Gea, hehesspayes iteatioa anguage eoe the Seco Wo Wa. eaygettig o in yeas, he ega to tae essos i Saish; I eebe a seech hegave, Sansh, a he oenig o te Beos ies Oyia i 1 978 Rssiaove hae o hi. though he as a eqet isito o the Sovie Uion,a tie o e the anguage, his owege was iite o a ew phases. Ihea soe o he at e cose o the Bie Iezona i 196. Wih he he othese, a soe coeogehe gis a Gea os, we caie o

a hae covestio h elle a Petosa Bt hen the latte,oveoye at the ooity o covese itho thei ieree, exceeees convesatoa see-ii the sa eo o hose ho sea oyoe agage e Poesso co oy excai Da Da ! , a o easaty atwhateve was sa.

I his yoge ays, Ee wo sen Suays ayig ootba, oxig asig Es Ewe eees y athe aye ae eis eqety,eeig a eensive staey e o oe eeve he haest-hit as,eatig ayes ho we stoge tha he He ece to e ow o y aae, a we, his chie, wo s, usig i ie, whe he i oothe-oos ove ou hous Fotnatey, he aie he a exa, a so eve iget his iots icese. st as we, sice he wou outess have ee cae i hat case, a aost al the iots got shot o o he st ay o the wa.

We Ewe was ase which as the geatest ay o his ie, he eie heay i 196 whe I ae oess These wos toche o a o i thechess coity how co his e? ow co a Wol hapio, hoseae is ow to iios, cosie soe othe ioat act o e oesigicat? act, ooe, which aears as oy a shot oeie eny iay chess ecycoeia eveheless, eieve we sai ha he y beevehe ha o teecy to t eoe o wee ot tag, eithe, aotaetig to eazze, he ic s ac o esaig o his achieveet.

The exaes o Neon who consiee the geatest accoishet o hsie to have bee his oes o the Book o the Pohet Daie o Wage,

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who e ge hn h u naoae hee. O cs,Ewe l nesoo a ee ae osands o aeacs oeo bonly one Wrld Ces Chaion H aeen eas, rs and oeos oe osiion o w he elegaed ces o he scale o uan ales a scalewoe meaue e e imel

Laske s wo m e beginnng o the cenury dene wes elaonhip othe game ad o e poesnalism, a sea diectly s case: " . . anc cea ofesson alo nclde ha the oamen ches playe Onecan arly call a poeon, in he ll sene o a wod, iasmc a falso povde a sable come sucie o supp a aly Bu .. i does bngame. And povey moe easily boe, when one can consde onesel neFae may also employe i e busies wrl, wee i soemes giveone e opporny o che oe emloymen, such as ha o agen oeache, or may give one he ossbliy o obanng a ecoendaon o eaywok a an acceptable alay.

e Roman wod-vew, only civc jobs eld e saure o "negom; alloter emloyen was labo, o ium. n ee Eope, n he 1 920 a'30s , ese two Roa conceps nely doveailed wih soceys dnctonbeween a eal poeon and ta o ceslaye. neesngly, a e ame imen he ove Uno, pfesionai n ces, wc wl bece a conoccuece te lae al f e cey was still uie te nvel conceMsa Bovnnk, e a yong suen, ecalled the be ill he ad o swallowwen e eed o he Polyechnc tue aer ac w Flo n 1 93"All te sudens ad nshed thei dsseaons excep w oe ad been sck,and e oe wa calle away a socal aueen as e dreco p .A a ime also, a moous coulet ciculated aound e ecnca scool

conceng Alexande Koov, he ganae ead You g nevege o Maeso, b yo'll have become an engnee!'

Te gae was ppl enogh, even in Tas Rusia e Peebu ouamensof 909 an 9 4 wee sgncan evens. he pesence o Lake, Caablanca,an oe leadng ganmases o te age lle e hall wit specao evetough, js as eveywee else n Wese pe, ces n Rusa wa pmalya game fo he hghe a o sociey. B hee oe tan log adiion a

eplans e gea ees i ces n e ove non "Wa ele ee oem o do? le Alekhne, e Wold Chapon a Ewe evenalopnen n wo aces o ta Capons, ae e ad emgaed o ees, when asked n he 920s abo te eaons o he oulay o che ine UR he slaion o e ovet Unin e e nans o Europe,e enegy o te asse, equng an oule e ppo o e vey igelevel all tee facos gave se o a penoenon a lated o ecade: ovece ess becae a olical nsen zed o sow e ere wr e

oty o e socas sysem Te e s caponsip, won by ee,wa held n Rsa the yeas ae e etaben Sove rle.

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I n 1 920 ad 30s, ng wt t songst so of ntaoa vnts, t no l h hns of vns o vy v stngt of tvt asts at st attand t v of stongst Wst pays, and srpassd Css s gymnastcs of t d" V . Tusad th ban, agng n v css cub n t Sovt o t d notatt tat L o gnuy ovd css d payd t x ndboad, v actuay spok ts ods t mad an pssv oto, ad dd ot to popuaz t ga n t Sovt stat. Css s n no ay fo toayng vo," ad Ma B otv, t acowg ad of Sovchss. Wst pofssonas o payd n t osco taoaouats of 1 25 35 nd 136 cad t Sovt o a css E Doo.he cods of fans, tstng fo a gps of t asts payg n st

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e case aul Kes a M B s a css equvalt f te FKeny assasst usv stcal yst a pcats,abut wc cctg ps a ees au Dee aut e case vusly se ble ecas a tes t a etly cse

Bakund o e Case

F tse t wt te case, s acgu e 1930s aul Kees1916-195 f sta eege as e f te tp cesspayes n te lBase s vcty at AVRO, 1 93 (te te stges tuet eve el,e clege wl ca Alexae Alee e atc egtatswee ue way 1939, but we spte y l II Dug te wasta as seze st y te USS, te by ay, te te SSR g

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the eetv case choeer a Aerica ro Ohio accusesotv o oi everythi i his power to estroy ees His alleatiosce that eres was bae by Botik persoally om postwar touesch s Groie 196 that Botik was the oy reaso hy the GBeste eres a that the GB orce eres to lose ot oly i 1948 butalso i the 1 9 41 oiet Absolute Chapioship a i all his later ICaates competitios the last o hich was i 1965)

his is at best specatio a at worst rubbis cheer's oays ito chesshistory ote exhiit stro preuce a e wit fallacies o etail st aew rom his CHESS ticle

1) It is we estalishe that eres aree to or ha imposed o hi a cotioot to iterfere with Botiik's attempt at the worl tite Howee s stateclearly y oope a Whyl i The fod Compaio o Chess this applieoly to a match with Aeie 196 eres was by ie o AVRO 1938,stil a ocial F chaleer e cee this Botiik a riht whic becameoot whe Alee ie Scoeer howeer oes fa eyo ths asseithat he GB to [eres] he cou NVR becoe Worl Champioor w the Caates ouamet or which he cites o suppo whateer

Nor as we wi see has the most iiet sta reseach o ay

2) he iea that the GB arested Keres oly at Botiik's istiatio isalost certaily osese irsty as wll e see tere is oubt tat ers waseer actually arreste ecoly is oeses playi cess or the Geasa aiely a lly tioiet rmarks which appee i the Nazi prssseem smal or excsable i Weste eyes ut were serious y the harsh staarsof taliist Russia here a it o disloyalty col ea eath eres was alsosspecte of aii stoia pariots ui 1945-9 the Soiets eporteat least 60,000 stoias a they were ot al rals o Botiik he NVeee o prompti rom hi to iestiate eres a aai chroeer citeso suppo

3) s assertio that Botik persoally kept eres ot o seeal postwariteatioal toamets is eqally aseess ese were i eres' politica

quatie a autoies oul hae outiely eie him permissio to taelaroad 195 eres as ot eve alowe to o to oscow or te SRCampioship

4) he oy atoritatve oce choeer cites is a 1995 N I Che articley Vate ee aout whch oe ater chroeer writes euer states tateoar Bare a oter ate epheisticaly state te pice or Kees 'rpree rom exectio was a aeeet with oiet ocials ot to her

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