Not even legends are immune from bureaucracy.
Karpov's US VISA still processing
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Aug 22, 2019
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karjakin, svidler, nepo were allowed in for sinquefield 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinquefield_Cup#2017
Aug 22, 2019
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#5
perhaps this turned up during the background check
maybe next they'll expatriate dave bickler for dressing & having a high pitched voice like karpov
Aug 23, 2019
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#6
the more years I give to chess the more I like Karpov , a fine wine that matures with age , him not me ,
as a youth id be doing the glory seeking and be a kasparov fan , but then I found Tal , he is my all time fave , but Karpovs slower strangling wasn't my thing , but those little advantages he takes full control of , now that's good chess
Aug 23, 2019
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ANOK1 wrote:
the more years I give to chess the more I like Karpov , a fine wine that matures with age , him not me ,
as a youth id be doing the glory seeking and be a kasparov fan , but then I found Tal , he is my all time fave , but Karpovs slower strangling wasn't my thing , but those little advantages he takes full control of , now that's good chess
Amen to that!
back in the day of his matches with Korchnoi, I was a full fledged Korchnoi fan. It took me growing older to be able to appreciate "The Boa Constrictor"
IMBacon wrote:
Yea but Karpov is a "Russkie"
one of our leader's favorite countries.
Aug 23, 2019
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#11
SocialPanda wrote:
A horse called fischer wanted to enter the US?
Yes, they're still trying to identify his immigration officer seen next to him
Aug 24, 2019
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#12
darwinwasright wrote:
karpov has been to kansas many times so i dont know what the prob would be with a visa
Aug 24, 2019
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#13
AlCzervik wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
Yea but Karpov is a "Russkie"
one of our leader's favorite countries.
But karpov's just another angry farmer.
Next post after a bump service.
Aug 24, 2019
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kco wrote:
Bump
Thanks buddy.
Karpov gets on the inside track for us visa application.
Stage 1
"Vlad, you gotta get me in there."
"Anatoly, I'll speak to him during the G7 summit."
"But we're not even part of the G7"
"Not yet. Strategy not tactics. Baby steps."
Stage 2
"Kim, you've got to get him in there. Looks bad for everyone if I get it done."
"Vrak, I got fake news issues too. But I've got someone on the inside who he listens to."
"Who, Kim?"
Stage 3
Aug 25, 2019
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#19
"The KGB Plays Chess," by refusednik GM Boris Gulko and former KGB Col. Vladimir Popov, published 2010
Aug 25, 2019
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#20
JamieDelarosa wrote:
"The KGB Plays Chess," by refusednik GM Boris Gulko and former KGB Col. Vladimir Popov, published 2010
Just saw your thread
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/codename-quotraulquot---karpov-of-the-kgb
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/russian-chess-legend-anatoly-karpov-unable-to-get-us-visa--friend-says-11830174
6 months and waiting.
He probably forgot to clarify he was a "grand chess master".
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/a-new-title-the-grand-chess-master