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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: <1992Dec29.104806.713@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 10:48:06 EST
- References: <1992Dec22.181439.15595@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Dec29.083624.1437@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
- Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services
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- In article <1992Dec29.083624.1437@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, wchen@beirut.berkeley.edu (William Chen) writes:
- > 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.
- >
- > Is it legal for American citizens to travel to Yugoslavia?
- >
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- Sure, just don't spend a penny on food or travel or lodiging.
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- >
- >
- >
- >>
- >>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?
- >
- > As Yakov Smirnoff would say, "Yep."
- >
- > White to move.
- > White: Bf1, Ra1, Ra2, Ka5
- > Black: Kh1, Qb5, Rb8
- >
- > White's only move is BxQ mate!
- >
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