Did you ever have to prove you were a chess player?

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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: Did you ever have to prove you were a chess player?

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sat Feb 20, 2016 3:34 pm

Mark Jordan wrote:Interesting! Perhaps it happened to Larry too: It's not beyond the bounds of possibility! And with Botvinnik thinking "Oh No, not again!"
Maybe it did, but see my above post :wink:

He was a notorious hack, I'm afraid.
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