Spassky plays live chess

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26th May 2008, 11:05pm
#1
by kohai
chess.com International
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 4032

When Boris Spassky said he'd take on twenty chess opponents at Hay Festival, i doubt he thought one of his opponents would be playing from 8'000 miles away!

One of the lucky twenty was Ian McNab, a field technician with the British Antartic Survey based on the Rothera Research Station.

The game between McNab and Spassky lasted a little over two hours and is believed to be the longest distance Live Chess match ever to be played.

The game ended in a draw.

There are now several sites across the web with news of Spassky's games at Hay, including

icWales

BBC News 

The Press Association 

Thaindian news 

The news sites above give a lot more detail of the matches played by Spassky, but sadly none show, as yet, details of his actual games/moves. [or the outcome of the other 19 games].


26th May 2008, 11:37pm
#2
by ajmal333
kabul Afghanistan
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 34

I like to play chess with more then one person special strong ladies ,,,so who ever want to play with me i will really appreciate her or him here and we both will have fun overthere.

are you ready for....

waiting for replys here

yours ever

ajmal rashidi


 

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