Can you name all 4 members of this USSR team? Bonus questions: Which event and year of this picture?
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Can you name all 4 members of this USSR team? Bonus questions: Which event and year of this picture?
Geller and Korchnoi, definitely. Looks a bit like Spassky obscured by the smoke. Then Petrosian.
Geller, Korchoi, Spassky and Petrosian !
As for the year, my first guess would have been late 50’s, but a quick look at the records shows that the only team that both Geller and Korchnoi played on was 1968.
No, sorry, I misread it. Geller and Korchnoi also played together in 1970. I’d still guess 1968, though. Petrosian doesn’t look quite 40 here.
I do not like playing so crowded on a table. I like more room to spread out a little.
The smoke it terrible. UGHH.
Yes, with Petrosian on Board 1 it would have been 1968.
Susan, you have a lot of interesting photos. Thanks for sharing with us. I havent seen Petrossian or Reshevsky photo, for example before.
Gueller, Korchnoi, Spassky and Petrosian. It was the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano 1968.
keres korchnoi spassky petrosian
October 18th 1968 against Mexico in Lugano Olympiad 1968 !
I have another type of trivia:
What model of clock do they use?
Mikhail Koganov
P.S. I know the answer.
Were they Campari clocks?
Compari? I have never heard about Compari.
The little wooden clock on the picture is a Swiss made Solora, which is a really hard to find or get those days.
Mikhail Koganov
First of all, there are three clocks to be seen in the picture.
Secondly, the company producing them is the well known Red Herring Inc.
I sense some sarcasm in your remark, otherwise it strikes me as lacking common sense.
1. All clocks on the picture are appear to be same model, so what is the difference if there are only three displayed?
2. What is media company Red Herring Inc, created in 1993 have to do with manufacturing of chess clocks in 1950s-1960s?
Mikhail Koganov