QUIZ7

***** Quiz 7 *****

ICC Chess History And Trivia Quiz #7 by Naisortep

First let me post this excellent submission from Crab. It deals with 
last weeks topic of 'why people like chess?':
"My trivial thoughts on chess...It is perhaps the only game in which no 
chance factor is involved, and nothing is hidden...every possibility is 
right on the board in front of you and all observers...Thinking about 
the moves brings about a feeling of really understanding one's mind and 
how one thinks, and gives a feeling of finding parts of oneself that 
were never known before. It also allows you to "know" your opponent in a 
way which may otherwise be impossible...really an intimate contest and 
grappling of wills and ideas...Finally, I meet the greatest people at 
the local coffeehouse (and not a few babes as well!)"

And here is an interesting anecdote:
"...Let us begin with the story about a Grand Master from Yugoslavia 
which is reported to have actually taken place. The setting is at a 
blindfold simultaneous event in a small, unimportant place. The Grand 
Master begins with White, and with different opening moves as is usual 
at such events. However, ten opponents all answer with 1. ... g6! The 
Grand master, already slightly confused continues with a normal second 
move. This time five players reply with 2. ... bg7 and five with 2. ... 
bh6, to the horror of the Grand Master! There is nothing worse when 
playing blindfold than a number of very similar games without 'their 
own character' and clear-cut differences. For the third move the players 
continue their confusion strategy by playing 3. ... bh6 for those who 
previously played bg7 and vice versa for the remaining five!
    The Grand Master was now totally confused with the similar Bishop 
moves so that he was forced to find an ingenious solution;he went to 
wash his hands and took the opportunity to disappear through the window 
there, never to return, thus cheating the cheating chess players!"
[Dr.Helmut Pfleger, Gerd Treppner, Helmut Weigel]

Chess Anniversaries this Week (Message HWR about receiving his famous 
Chess Calendar if you enjoy this section)
9/24 Teichmann first at Carlsbad over Schlecter and Rubinstein
Birthdates(*)Lars Bo Hansen(1968)
9/25 Korchnoi wins Capablanca Memorial at Havana over Geller, Pachman 
and  Tal
*Andre Cheron(1895), Gudmundur Sigurjonsson(1947), John Donaldson(1958)
Deaths(+) Vladimir Simagin(1968)
9/26 Spassky beats Korchnoi in World Championship Candidates 
match(1968)
*Vladimir Savon(1940), Stuart Rachels(1969)
9/27 Start of the International Tournament of Venice, won by 
Kotov(1950)
*Braslav Rabar(1919), John Fedorowicz(1958),
+JoseJoaquin Araiza(1971)
9/28 Averbach wins Schlecter Memorial Tournament at Vienna(1961)
9/29 Start of International Tournament at Venice, won by Szabo(1949)
*Kira Zvorikina(1919)
+Irving Chernev(1981)

CHESS TRIVIA QUESTION (Message Naisortep with answers): Which World 
Championship match set the record for most draws? Which match held the 
record previously?

ANSWER AND WINNERS OF LAST WEEK'S QUIZ: Morphy, Staunton (Both 
unofficial world champions), Steinitz (who would eventually be an 
official World Champion-in fact, the first!)

Congratulations-Good, Papaduckduck, Psycho, Frucht, Tassilolassa (3 in a row),
Verlager, Neruda (for the sixth time in a row!)