Author: Daniel Chancey
Date: 15:43:20 03/02/01
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According to a book I read, there was a story that goes something like this: The 2 players were paired up with each other that round. No matter what they did, the tournament director said they would have to play each other wether they like it or not. The director was relieved when he saw the two young troublemakers sit down. He believed that they would agree to a quick draw. Instead, the 2 players used Lloyd's 10-move stalemate to teach the tournament director a lesson. White played the paralyzing stroke 10.Q-K6! looked around in obvious self-satisfaction and started his opponent's clock. The opponent's face in a vain quest to find a playable move was so funny, that several bystanders laughed themselves to tears. Even the tournament director was laughing and declared a "double forfeit" and was still holding his sides when he came to the table to mark the 2 zeros on the scoresheet. (Don't know if the double forfeit actually happened.) Would anyone like to run a G/60 Chessmaster 8000 tournament? Players involved are the 8 players from AVRO, 1938 Time Control is G/60 and it's a double round-robin. The players are Euwe, Alekhine, Capablanca, Keres, Fine, Flohr, Botvinnik, and Reshevsky. A fast computer isn't necessary but recommended. Castle2000
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