Hints---
1. As president of fide he was instrumental in saving the Spassky-Fischer match.
2. The Grandmasters parents were cousins who had the same Surname.
3. the Russian grandmaster was a major source of inspiration for the Soviet School of Chess.
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Chess Quickies---open book quiz
1. In My Reliable past Sosonko talks of a World Chess Champion who, as a habit, walked to his chess club and walked home again. He was frugal and wouldnt take a bus, or a taxi, a train etc., etc.
It must have been a long desolate walk because the champion carried a pistol with him! Name him.
2. This Grandmaster had parents who had the same Surname before they were married. name him.
3. Vasiliev wrote about Petrosian's depression in his book on Petrosian. He also wrote about other grandmasters who suffered depression. One Russian grandmaster was so depressed that shortly before he died he burned his chess set and pieces. Name him.