Chess History: maneuvers off the board

9. Kasparov's political misadventures

well one just doesn't mess with putin cause putin be putin you in your place

of course there were lighter moments

10. Kasparov's 1 step back for a man, a giant step forward for technology

granted, kasparov's always had issues with technology

What was the book that the late Viktor K. denied. . ... . .. .... . .

the comment on the youtube page reveals:

he didn't sign it because she wanted him to do so beyond a picture where he recognized ... - Karpov (as he says: "Da ist Karpov!" ("There is Karpov")!!! And if you know a little bit about chess history, you know that Karpov is the person Kortschnoi likes least (understandably from his point of view), so asking him for an autogramm beyond Karpov's picture after a long and disappointing fight is somehow the most wrong think you can do ...

somehow i thought this would be an epic topic lofina, but strangely no one else (other than you & cabby/baddy) seems to find this even remotely interesting.  sometimes i wonder ...

yeah, well suck it kid, cause ...

11. Korchnoi plays dead people

So he played Maroczy in a seance.  I mean the man played a cow, so ...

http://www.pepijnvanerp.nl/2017/02/playing-chess-with-a-dead-man-maroczy-vs-korchnoi/

so there is no eternal rest for chess players ...

so much research & so much content brought here to you by the bunny, yet not many visitors or contributors - i feel more like a duck than a bunny now ...

this thread will probably end up like the other one.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-players/at-the-gm-bar

i just don't get it  - so much research based content in both these thread and little or no interest in the community.

desperate times need desperate measures - luckily the bunny is too dumb to measure.

Social media is the great equalizer.   It dumbs us all down to the same level where all we can do is post gifs

I came looking for silver and I found gold.

Thank you.  You are too kind.   The real chess world just offers so much material. 

If you meant mccluskey from omd, beware.   These days he snaps necks al seagal.

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This is my fave pic of Zurab. One of the first ones that pop up in google btw.

One of many souvenirs you can get on this wonderful country.

https://en.chessbase.com/post/zurab-azmaiparashvili-s-two-days-in-prison

Zurab is thuglander.  As he told the gypsy who he sent packing, there can be only one. 

I just read his story, I'm surprised that the spanish police managed him so badly.

There has been some improvement since 1942 though, when my paternal grandfather was arrested and taken for a walk the same day.

Oh no. The walk?  So sorry.  Any background to it?