🤔 It says (on the pic) that cunning of a fox depends on chicken’s stupidity in most cases. The same thing with people.

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😸Product functionality seems endless but the fluffy user has obviously other priorities…

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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

People who play chess are no strangers to ordinary human emotions and aspirations. This human component is always present, to one degree or another, in every chess competition. But in the 1972 match that degree was especially great. In fact, this match can hardly be called a purely sporting contest. There were many other aspects to it, not all of them pleasant. I will try to describe these events as neutrally as possible, presenting the facts and allowing readers to form their own judgments. I will give my personal views not today, but in the next post, which I hope to publish in a week.

To be continued
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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️ On March 20, 1972, the agreement for the match was signed. The first half was to take place in Yugoslavia (there used to be such a country...), and the second half in Iceland.

♟️ Hardly had the ink dried on the agreement when Fischer refused to abide by it, presenting the organizers with new demands concerning the regulations. The Yugoslav organizers refused to comply and withdrew from the project altogether. The Icelandic organizers did not abandon the idea of hosting the match, but they were unable to satisfy Fischer’s demands even if they had wanted to (the contract involved other signatories as well), and the possibility  that the match will really take place was thrown into doubt.

To be continued
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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️  On April 24, 1972, the Soviet Chess Federation sent a letter to FIDE demanding that the match in Reykjavík be conducted according to the previously agreed regulations, and that if Fischer refused, he should forfeit his right to the match and a new challenger should be appointed. Faced with this choice, Fischer agreed to play, dropping all his demands except one: he insisted that the prize fund specified in the March contract — $125,000 — be doubled.

  ♟️  Upon learning this, the London financier and chess enthusiast Jim Slater personally contributed another $125,000, bringing the total prize fund to $250,000 — equivalent to about $1.9 million today. For that era, this sum was absolutely unprecedented. For comparison, if one converts into today’s money the amount Spassky received for defeating Petrosian in 1969, it comes to only about $12,000.

To be continued
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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️ The opening ceremony and drawing of lots were scheduled for July 1. But Fischer failed to appear, instead sending a multitude of new demands by telegram. Formally, the match arbiter, Lothar Schmid, should have declared Fischer lost by forfeit, but he did not do so. Instead, the then FIDE president and former world champion Max Euwe postponed the drawing, and then postponed it two more times.

♟️ Fischer received a phone call from the U.S. Secretary of State at the time, Henry Kissinger, urging him not to refuse to play and to uphold America’s honor. After that, Fischer flew to Reykjavík.

To be continued
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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️ But even after arriving in Reykjavík, Fischer again failed to appear for the drawing, sending his representative instead. This angered even Spassky. (I say “even” because Spassky behaved very passively throughout this non-chess dispute.) Together with the Soviet Federation he demanded apologies both from Fischer and from Euwe, whose position in this conflict could hardly be called neutral. Both Euwe and Fischer sent formal apologies.

 ♟️ The first game took place on July 11, a week and a half later than originally planned. Spassky won it in fine style.

♟️ Fischer failed to appear for the second game, and the arbiter awarded him a forfeit loss. Thus Spassky took a 2–0 lead.

To be continued
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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️ In this situation Fischer at first wanted to leave Iceland, but then changed his mind. According to unconfirmed reports, this reversal was prompted by yet another phone call from Kissinger. But Fischer now made a new demand: that the games be moved to a closed room without spectators.

♟️At this point Spassky had every right to refuse to continue the match (as all his friends and Soviet sports officials advised him to do), but he did not. The match continued on Fischer’s terms. Much later, in interviews, Spassky admitted that this decision had been a mistake.

To be continued
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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️This psychological victory emboldened Fischer and had a disastrous effect on the quality of Spassky’s play. From game three through game ten, he managed only three draws and lost all the remaining games.

♟️ Later the play became more balanced, but by then it was too late. Fischer won the match with a final score of 12½–8½ and became the eleventh World Chess Champion in history.

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Spassky–Fischer Match: The Facts

♟️At the closing ceremony, when the FIDE president Max Euwe crowned Bobby Fischer with a laurel wreath made of Icelandic birch and extended his hand for a handshake, the new world champion first opened the envelope and carefully examined the amount on the prize check — and only after that did he allow the former world champion to shake his hand. Then, having sat down at the festive table, he quickly ate his steak, pushed aside his glass of wine, and pulled out a pocket chess set to analyze some game…

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😁 Shades of Russian humour. This time it is a pun

Some creative guys named their eatery after Jean Claude Van Damme and indicated their specialties on the same sign. Jean Claude Van Damme became Jean Plov Lagman.

Hard to resist the temptation to "rename" Van Damme's "colleagues" Jackie "Chai" Chan and Sylvester "V Stolovoi" Stallone 😄

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Good morning, dear friends! We are pleased to present you an exciting interview with Giuliano, an Italian master cheesemaker who left his country to move to Russia and start the production of Italian
cheese there... a choice that changed his life! 🇮🇹🇷🇺

Interview #22 ⤵️

Buona visione!

Giuliano 🇮🇹, an Italian cheesemaker who moved to the Kirov region, shares how the idea of producing Italian-style cheese in Russia was born — and how a simple experiment became a real business.

In this interview, he speaks openly about life in Russia, working in the food industry, opportunities for foreigners, and the surprises he discovered while living in a small Russian city.

In this interview, he talks about:

✔️ Why he decided to move to Russia in 2019

✔️ How the idea of making Italian cheese in Kirov first appeared
“Why don’t we try making it in Russia?”

✔️ Whether Russian-made cheese can really match Italian taste
“The difference? Practically zero.”

✔️ The real challenges of starting a food business in Russia
“Everything was absolutely easy.”

✔️ The support he received from local people
“Everyone helped me.”

✔️ Everyday life in a small Russian city far from Moscow

✔️ Why he says Italians are very well received in Russia
“When I say I’m Italian, doors open.”

✔️ How the business kept growing despite difficult years

✔️ His new plans: producing Italian ham in Russia

✔️ What surprised him most about living in Russia
“The hospitality of Russians.”

✔️ The advice he gives to Italians considering relocation
“You just need to come and try.”

And much more!

A practical and surprising interview for anyone who wants to understand real Russia through the experience of a foreign entrepreneur.

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✴️</b> On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandvyatka
✴️</b> On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandvyatka
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Website: https://grandvyatka.com/

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"About my life in Russia"– useful interviews with expats and immigrants.

Giuliano Roversi | The real Italian cheese… produced in Russia? 🧀🇮🇹🇷🇺

✔️ An Italian cheesemaker explains how the lack of aged cheese and sanctions have given rise to a new business in Russia

https://t.iss.one/my_life_inRussia/360