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Chess aficionados know this, but for casual readers ... Back in 1972, during the Cold War, we had the chess "Match of the Century". In one corner the USA, in t
by PhantomGremlin 8y ago
Chess aficionados know this, but for casual readers ...
Back in 1972, during the Cold War, we had the chess "Match of the Century". In one corner the USA, in the other the Soviet Union. Bobby Fischer soundly defeated Boris Spassky.
All before the Internet and before computers analyzing chess. So the local PBS station in NYC had chess master Shelby Lyman analyzing moves, for hours and hours, as they came in from Iceland. Perhaps 5 or 10 minutes between moves.
It kept me amused one summer during high school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1972 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1972