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- From: dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
- Subject: Re: It is legal to play chess in Yugoslavia
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.120510.617@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 12:05:10 EST
- References: <1992Dec22.181439.15595@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec22.181439.15595@midway.uchicago.edu>, greg@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Greg Kuperberg) writes:
- > I have not yet seen the following comment about the legality of the
- > Fischer-Spassky chess match in Yugoslavia:
- >
- > As far as I know, it is legal for an American citizen to play chess in
- > Yugoslavia or with Yugoslavian citizens or both. What is not legal is
- > many kinds of business activity with Yugoslavian individuals or
- > organizations. Apparently that includes accepting prize money in a
- > Yugoslavian chess tournament or royalties from its commericial
- > activities.
- >
- > If you want to play chess with someone in Yugoslavia, you shouldn't
- > take my word for it, but I think that legal counsel would tell you
- > that it's fine as long as no money is involved.
-
- Actually, according to what I have seen of the Bush Mandate, if you were in
- Yugoslavia, and bought food for dinner, you would be in violation of the law.
- If, however, you STOLE the food, you would not be in violation of U.S. law.
-
- So, I suppose Fischer should have stolen the money in a bank heist instead of
- playing chess for it.
-
-
- >
- > Obligatory chess question: Does there exist a chess position in
- > which Black has enough material to mate White in theory, but Black
- > cannot mate White even with White's cooperation, while on the other
- > hand White can mate Black without Black's cooperation?
-
- No. If it can be proven that black cannot mate white even with white's
- cooperation, then it is impossible in theory for black to mate white.
-
- The two situations can not co-exists in our universe using our logic.
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