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batgirl · 2021-10-20T10:51:03-07:00

About 10 years ago I posted this in the forums: Gosh! That's Amazng! Here is a related pseudo-reprint of an article from Chess Life and Review from May, 1979. It follows on the heels of a previous presentation about Korchnoi in 1978, 1978, Drama Is Thy Name If one read that presentation, it sh

batgirl

Oct 21, 2021

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The point is that nobody asked him to explain Kreskin's performance but he took it upon himself as if his skepticism demanded it. Between believing in Kreskin's supposed abilities or in Asimov's explanations, the former looks more believable.

Ubik42

Oct 21, 2021

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#22

Yeah a bad explanation isn’t going to impress anyone either!

Ubik42

Oct 21, 2021

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#23

Anyway trying to memorize tons of stuff is too much work for a good magician, they prefer simple and dumb.