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Chess Problems by Bill Ruth Sun, Jan 4, 1953 – Page 83 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · Newspapers.com
Bear Meets Bear
We have been going over the full table of results registered in the Interzonal Tourney at Saltsjobaden. Russians finished in the first four positions while another, Averbach, tied with Stahlberg. Gligorich and Szabo for the fifth spot. A resounding triumph for the Russians?
Russia was represented by a “team” of five players in what was supposed to be an individual competition. Stahlberg defeated his fellow country-man Stolz (Sweden); Szabo beat his compatriot Barcza (Hungary); Gligoric won over Metanovic (both from Yugoslavia), and how did the Russians do? Well Russia drew with Russia.
In every game where Russian met Russian the result was a draw. Now do not get the impression that these games were not hard fought. They were gruelling contests, one of which last over twenty-two moves! Could it be that they were under orders from Moscow?
We do not say that the Russians were not the better players but we do say that they made a farce out of what was supposed to be honest individual effort. While other contestants were condemned to hour after hour of nerve-wraking mental concentration that Russians went through the calisthenics of pushing wood over a chequered board. Their seconds could have handled this just as well or, better yet, why didn't they just hand in duly attested scores. In this way they would have saved themselves the trouble of coming to the tournament room.
You didn't know that Russian players are always accompanied by a retinue of almost equally strong players whose functions can only be guessed? Well, they are. Certainly they would do nothing unethical or would they. We don't even wonder.
This is modern definitive democracy: if you didn't know it. Its delicate aroma reaches far up into the azure blue—it stinks to high heaven.
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FEN r6q/pp2Q2p/1bkN4/1N1p4/8/2P5/PP3PPP/4K2R w - - 0 1
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Problem No. 4975 by D.A. Mitchell. White to play and mate in two moves.
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Problem No. 4976 by T.O. Clausen. White to play and mate in three moves.
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