Chess "a match of a new century" - in the Kremlin. It will pass with 8 on 12
Chess "a match of a new century" - in the Kremlin. It will pass with 8 on 12
September in the Palace of congresses.
SIMILAR matchevye meetings have already the history. Not
I doubt, that readers of "the Russian newspaper" know about
Popularity of chess in our country, names of many grand masters,
Glorified Fatherland, having won a title of world champions. And all
Together - one command - our well-known chess players
Invariably won contenders on the Olympic Games. Next, to
To word, will take place in October in Blede.
Probably, readers have already understood, that after such introduction
Speech about how and when there was an idea about will go
Organisations "match of a century". The first hint that in the world is impossible
To collect the command ready alone to resist to a national team
The USSR, have been given by a result of the international radio match in September 1945
Year - 57 years ago, when in Moscow, in the Central house
Workers of arts, courses for ocean whence were passed,
The Soviet chess players have made defeat to Americans - 15 1/2: 4
1/2 points. And after all the command of the USA has collected the best the
Chess forces, during that time really having the solid
Authority.
And in June, 1946 the command of the USSR has played one more match on
Radio, this time against chess collective
The Great Britain. And again amazing result - 18:6...
And still there should pass decades, that "instances",
As in abbreviated form named then controls the country,
Have decided to give "good" on an official duel of the Soviet
Commands against a national team of other world: guarantees were required
Success. Who could venture them to give?.
As though in brackets I will refer to a personal example. In 72nd before
Start to Reykjavic where Spassky should protect a rank
The world champion in a match with the gaining in strength Fisher, has come in
Office Lapina, knowing, that chairman Gosteleradio wanted
To pass the letter to our ambassador in Ireland, with which they
Once together worked in a diplomatic field. Having handed over
To me an envelope, it, that is called, in a forehead has asked: "Who
Will win? "Not deliberating, has responded:"Spassky". The chief has asked again:
"You are assured?" - "I - yes, and that will be, game" will solve. Whether I could
To assume, that our head on its own behalf
Will promise success of the champion personally to Leonid Ilichu Brezhnev?. Long
Then Lapin could not forget my forecast.
And for three years before on congress FIDE in Puerto Rico was
The idea of the first in history of chess of competition is put forward,
Received the name "a match of a century". To realise the such
The project, the Yugoslavian chess federation undertook business. It
The initiative has been supported by the country government. To disappear,
As they say, already there was no place, and chess federation
The USSR has agreed to participation in such match. Dutch
Ex-world champion Max Ejve as the captain has involved the best
Forces.
And on March, 29th, 1970 "the match of century" has begun in Belgrad, in
The house of trade unions, where all tickets for two thousand places
The big hall have been in advance sold. And on the area before
Tournament premise was not less spectators, than in a hall: sometimes
Even under a rain of crowd of chess fans watched for most
The important or interesting party on a demonstration board.
Actually to our chess fans such picture for a long time
It is familiar on matches for personal world superiority in the different
Halls of Moscow.
But here domestic coryphaeuses - in Belgrad. "A chess Olympus
Has got over in hotel "п п я я п?п©п?п я " of the Yugoslavian capital ".
"Belgrad is besieged by chess enthusiasts from all world". Such
And headings of newspapers similar to them welcomed participants
"A match of century".
From each party - 10 participants and 2 spare. All -
Grand masters. In the Soviet national team - the world champion and 4
The ex-champion. Therefore and middle age of our command for 5 years was
Is more senior a national team of contenders. Everyone on the board has played
With each other 4 parties. Such micromatches our grand masters
Have won four with the bill - 2 1/2:1 1/2 (Efim Geller (5th
Board) at Svetozara Gligoricha (Yugoslavia), Vasily Smyslov
(6th) - at Semuelja Reshevsky (USA), Mark Tajmanov (7th) -
At Wolfgang Ulmana (GDR), Michael Botvinnik (8th) - at
Milan Matulovicha (Yugoslavia). Michael Tal on 9th board
Has drawn - 2:2 with Migelem Najdorfom (Argentina), and on
To tenth board Paul Keres has won with result 3:1 Borislav
Ivkova (Yugoslavia).
And the most unexpected - loss of ours on first four
Boards: world champion Boris Spassky, having crushed the leader of a national team
Benta Larsen's world from Denmark in the second party, in the third
Has committed an error and has lost, having typed only one and a half point. And in
To the fourth meeting with the Dane the spare participant played
Grand master Leonid Shtejn and too has suffered defeat.
Tigran Petrosyan surprisingly unsuccessfully played the second board
Against Robert Fisher (USA), having lost its two games, and
Has brought to the command only one point. And on one and a half point from
Four parties have typed Victor Korchnoy (3rd board) in a meeting
With Hungarian Lajoshem Portishem and the Lion Semigaevsky (4th board)
Against Czech Vlatimila Gorta.
Has once played spare in a world national team - Icelandic
Grand master Fridrik Olafson who has replaced Reshevsky. The American,
So, has lost Smyslovu one party, and another - "on
Conscience "the Icelander...
In a word, the general result of "a match of century" - 20 1/2: 19 1/2 points.
The Soviet command has won by right and could be glad
The triumph. The captain of a national team of the world Max Ejve has congratulated
Our Fatherland as the first country, managed to expose
The command which to win chess players of all of the rest forces
The world. He also has noted sports behaviour of Petrosyan,
Which deserves an appreciation. After all Tigran Vartanovich
Has really been laid down in hard conditions by shift
First two boards, made at the last minute. But
The ex-world champion stoically easy, at least in public,
Has transferred two defeats.
As the eyewitness of this match I can confirm completely that
Happens unexpectedly before the start. Larsen suddenly
Has declared, that Fisher should not play the first board, as
Last one and a half year did not participate in any tournaments.
And it, Larsen, has shown at this time high results on
The international competitions and consequently he has deserved
The right to take a place on the first board.
So, there was a serious conflict. The head of the Soviet
п п?я я п?п п п?п commands absolutely was has become puzzled. The skilled sports
The official, is a lot of years working as vice-president Goskomsporta and
Supervising just chess, so was angry, that
Has created panic mood in the command. Having met me,
Dmitry Vasilevich, making a helpless gesture, questioned: "Well to do?
After all Petrosyan was going to play with Larsen the second
To board, and Spassky with Fisher - on the first?! "Position and in most
Business it was created deadlock and further has seriously affected
On total result. To admit, anything to help
To the head of the command or something to it to advise was practically
It is impossible. Larsen and Fisher insisted on the, and,
It seemed, a match under the threat of failure. But the outcome has occurred
Absolutely unexpectedly: scandalous and unpredictable Fisher in most
The intense moment of the conflict suddenly declares: "All the same I
Is best I play, what difference, I can sit down and for the second
Board... "
Certainly, public such gentlemanliness of the American
The grand master welcomed - anybody after all did not want match failure.
Good, kind words and to the head of the Soviet have got
Commands. Having thanked Fisher, Max Ejve has made the statement, in
Which has underlined: "In the same way, if not above, follows
To estimate and sports gesture of the Soviet national team, whose captain
postnikov has agreed with similar shift ".
There has passed some time during which have left with "the world
Chess scene "our coryphaeuses, former world champions,
Other outstanding grand masters, and have abroad appeared the new
Names. And in the summer - in June, 1984, this time in London
The second similar duel, which abroad has taken place with
Some hope began to name "match-revenge". However
Again the Soviet chess players have won, already with overweight
In two points.
And here now new generation of Russian grand masters,
United in collective of the modular country, will resist
To the command of foreign countries.
Naum Dymarsky.
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//* an information Source: the Russian newspaper, 6.09.02
//* Reg. Nom. - 1120900076.42-------------------------------------------
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