Chess Trivia chess trivia Can you name all 8 players and when was this picture taken? It may require a little digging but it is not that hard to find out. Extra bonus question: What was the score of this match? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I recognize Kasparov, Karpov, and Yusupov. The forth guy could be Belyavskii? No clue about the opponents…
Addition: Maybe they are playing against US team at the Olympiad? In this case Kasparov could be playing against Yasser Seirawan…
Right : Kasparov, Karpov, Yusupov, Belyavsky
Left: Seirawan, Gulko,Joel Benjamin, Nick Defirmian.
Thessalonika 1988 Chess Olympiad.
USSR 2-1/2 , USA 1-1/2
fischer – spassky
tal – petrosian
geller – larsen
botvinnik-reshevsky
Kasparov, Karpov, Yussupov, Beljavsky… against 4 boys.
These CLOCKS look weird. The dials face away from the players.
Did these clocks have a pair of dials on both sides??
GeneM