Trivia Time

Let's if we can make this a long lasting, pleasant thread. NO SEARCH ENGINES, PLEASE

In March of 1970, the first USSR v. The World Chess Match began (there were 2 such matches).
Max Euwe was the captain of the "the World" team and wanted to use Elo rating to seed the players.

One person complained about this arrangement and demanded to play board #1 instead of Bobby Fischer.
And Fischer, strangely enough, finally agreed to play board #2 to keep the match alive.

Question: Who... played board #1 for "the World" team that year?



If you have the answer, just type HERE and we'll release it after everyone has a chance to answer it.

thank you

@Earl-of-Trumps said
Let's if we can make this a long lasting, pleasant thread.

In March of 1970, the first USSR v. The World Chess Match began (there were 2 such matches).
Max Euwe was the captain of the "the World" team and wanted to use Elo rating to seed the players.

One person complained about this arrangement and demanded to play board #1 instead of Bobby Fischer.
And Fische ...[text shortened]... e answer, just type HERE and we'll release it after everyone has a chance to answer it.

thank you

@Martin said
HERE

Google is wonderful (at times)

@Earl-of-Trumps said
lol you're not supposed to use google.

@Earl-of-Trumps

I was only 10 then -- how the heck should I know? 😉

@Earl-of-Trumps
HERE
I have a booklet on the match by David N. L. Levy

we have 2 people here and I got one in pm. good!

i used duckduckgo and had to read dang near the whole freaking history of the match on *****.com just to find out that it was **** ******

i am too olde to be this educated

@rookie54

you should have remembered it, rookie!

@Earl-of-Trumps said
@rookie54

you should have remembered it, rookie!

This has run out of steam.

The answer is Bent Laesen of Denmark, who played world champ, Boris Spaasky on board 1.

Bobby Fischer played former world champ, Tigran Petrosian, on board 2

someone else give it a try

Who did Anatoly Karpov defeat in 1975 to retain his title of world champion?

here

@rookie54 said

i was then and still am rather aimless

interesting how even the smallest twig in the stormiest sea still floats along

@Rene-Claude said
Who did Anatoly Karpov defeat in 1975 to retain his title of world champion?