The game is on page 266, CHESS mid-April 1964.
It is the very last game in the mag, looks like B.H.W used it as a space filler.
N.Littlewood - B.Wade, Southend 1964
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Re: N.Littlewood - B.Wade, Southend 1964
This surprises meKevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:44 pm64 was published each Wednesday(?) and usually hit the mat on Saturday.
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Re: N.Littlewood - B.Wade, Southend 1964
Saturday 2 or 3 weeks later if my recollection of correspondence chess with Russians is correct.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:32 pmThis surprises meKevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:44 pm64 was published each Wednesday(?) and usually hit the mat on Saturday.
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Re: N.Littlewood - B.Wade, Southend 1964
Perhaps something selling a Russian product was expedited by their post office? I certainly saw Hastings games quicker than in the Telegraph and Times.
64 was folded, so it was normal length, but maybe a quarter width, with a brown wrapper slipped over it. On one occasion, I just got the wrapper...
64 was folded, so it was normal length, but maybe a quarter width, with a brown wrapper slipped over it. On one occasion, I just got the wrapper...
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Re: N.Littlewood - B.Wade, Southend 1964
I think it must have been. Memory plays tricks, but I don't think it took 2 or 3 weeks.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:42 pmPerhaps something selling a Russian product was expedited by their post office?
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Re: N.Littlewood - B.Wade, Southend 1964
Nick's memory is accurate. I took 64 and other Soviet magazines for many years, and the postal delivery for 64 was always very quick as it was for Tal's magazine Sahs from Riga.