Vadim Tsypin
01-24-2018, 02:57 PM
The RCF site has published a lengthy interview (http://chesspro.ru/interview/lev_alburt_interview) with one of the most famous defectors from the USSR, GM Lev Alburt, who went on to win multiple U.S. national champion titles and became a successful New York-based businessman. The text is illustrated with numerous historical photos. Thanks to advancements in AI, an English translation (https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fchesspro.ru%2Finterview%2Flev_albur t_interview) is quite readable.
Some teasers:
- Botvinnik's game preparation recipe: "Phosphorus is needed. Eat caviar, and abstain from sex."
- The infamous incident at the 1980 Olympiad: "I stretched out my hand, Karpov looked away. I held my hand in the air for some time while we were photographed. I sat down, and he said in such a quiet voice, "No, Leva, we will not shake hands today."
- On the 1982 Merano World Championship match: "Igor Ivanov has come to the West just recently and didn't realize that the mini-bar in his hotel room was not an open buffet."
- How the book on Carlsen-Karjakin match came into being.
Some teasers:
- Botvinnik's game preparation recipe: "Phosphorus is needed. Eat caviar, and abstain from sex."
- The infamous incident at the 1980 Olympiad: "I stretched out my hand, Karpov looked away. I held my hand in the air for some time while we were photographed. I sat down, and he said in such a quiet voice, "No, Leva, we will not shake hands today."
- On the 1982 Merano World Championship match: "Igor Ivanov has come to the West just recently and didn't realize that the mini-bar in his hotel room was not an open buffet."
- How the book on Carlsen-Karjakin match came into being.