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ISBN9 78-90-5691-293-2 Contents A VanisheAdg e 7 My Misha MikhaTiall 20 A Journetyo I mmortality MikhaBiolt vinnik 31 'IM ustW ork,I MustW ork' LevP olugaevsky 57 TheC hessK ingo fO dessa Efim Geller 70 Ina SilenWta y PauKle res 84 I Knew Capablanca ... 98 A GreatT eacheIrn spires VladimZiakr 121 'YouA skt heQ uestions' SemyoFnu rman 136 TheM aestro AlexandKeorb lenz 151 TheJ ump AlviVsi tolins 174 The SummingU p GrigoLreyv enfish 190 A VansihedA ge On1 8tAhu gu2s0t10 m yl iwfielb led iviidnettdow oe quhaall vTehse. firstto opkl aicneS tP eterswbhuircwgha, st hecna llLeedn ingarnadtd h,e secoinndA msterAdlatmh.o tuhgehts weo c ithiaevsme u chi nc ommon, fomre S tP etersabnudAr mgs terddoan mo to verlTahpeN. e vaan dt he Amstaerlde i fferrievneatrn sdi, fI h appteonb ew alkianlgo nAgm ster dam'Tss aPaert erosrta rlaoatnthgN e e vsPkryo sppeaksttth D eu tcChh urch inS tP etersmbyup regr,i phveirsairloe ng istthdeeir fsf earneIdns ceeve e ry welwlh aste tthste w oc itaipeasJr utsa.ts a c hiblrdo uguhpit na d ual-lan guagfea miklnyo wwsi twhh omi nw hiclha ngutaosg pee ak. Then umbfievr et rahma nso cth angietrdso uatnedi s tt ocplso tsome y housienA msterdjaumas,tsi td iidn m yp aslti ifneL eningbruahtde ,r e tonoo c onfusionT haenr uimsbeeosrfm. y h ousienB askLoavnw ea s33 . Fotrh fier stte yne airnsA msterIdl aimvi enad h ousneu mbe2r,2a ndi n thnee xtte inn a n umbe1r.1 fAe wy eaargsot ,r yitnoeg s cafpreof ma tIe , movetdoa h ouswei tahn umbtehra hta ndo s ignifi-c1a6n.c e Foreigtnrearvset lotl ihSneog v iUenti ouns uafloluynt dhm eo satt trac tivpaer otfL enintgorb aeod l SdtP etersNbouwrL ge.n inhgarasag da bien comeS tP etersrbeumragi,n Lienngi ngfroaprde rhaopnsli yt esl derly inhabiwthaohn atvsbe e eanc custtoomt ehdan ta meI.nc hestsh,Le e nin graVda riaotfit ohnDe u tcDhe fenicnet erwienaa vmeasz ifnags htihoen twop lacwehse rIhe a vlei vAeldt.h otuhgseho unfdrso tmh geu sotfws i nd andt hpea tteorfri anigon nt hNee voar t hAem staerlhe a rdalnyyd iffer entf,o mre t hmeo vef roLme ningtrota hdce i twyh erIen owl ivwea s morteh aang eograpdhiiscpalla ciensm peanctTe h.im so vesi gnitfiheed staorfatn ewl ife. Myc onnecwtiitoHhno sl ladnadtb ea caksf aarsm ye arclhyi ldhLoooodk. inbga cikn ttoh pea sotfh alacf e ntaugroyI,c apni ctmuyrm eo theorna, Decemebveern iinn1 g9 4w8a,r mihneghr a ndbsyt hDeu tcsht ovAel.o ng sidtehD eu tcsht owvaest hoet tomoanwn h icIsh l eTphte.wr eer feo uorf usl ivitnogg et-htehre wraes a lsmoy grandamnad m y sisitnea r twentys-qfiuvaemr eet rreo oomf a c ommunflaaltb ,u tto m et hirso om dindo ste eamta lslm alLli.v iinntg h iflsa ta,p afrrto omu rsewlevretesh ,e KantotrhseG, a lpearnidnt sh eL evin-CoThheeon nsl.Ry u ssiwaansa younwgo ma-nLyudbau,et v esnh hea dt hseu rnaSmaer enIontk h.fie r st fewm onthisnH ollawnhde,nI t alkaebdo umty oldho meI,w asf re- 7 quenatslkye 'duB:th owm anbye droodmiysdo uh aveI? 'q uircekallyi sed thatthc eo rraencstw weoru lidnn ow ayfi ti nw itthh ceo nceopfmt ysl is tenearnsdI,u setdor epilnya ccordwaintmchye m oods:o metitmweos, sometitmherseI ce a.rn e membmeyrs ealsaf b oyi nt hfeo osdt oornet he cornsetra,n diinan q gu eufeot rh cea sdhe sikn,o rdteorp uncahr eceipt fobru yisnogm Deu tcchh eese. Ic aanl spoi ctmuyrsee ilnaf n a dvisroorliyena s hoopn t hNee vsky, nexttot hKeh udozhesCtivneenmwnahy,e rmey m othsepre anl to ntgi me tryionnag h atw,h icfhos ro mree aswoansc alalD eudt chha tS.m arwti,t h artififlcoiwaelri stw, a sr eturtnote hdse h oapf ewh ourlsa taenrdI,w as reprima'nHdoeowdn :e arctohu ylodu a dvimseet ob uyt haotn e-?I'm nol ongael ri tgtilrel .' Inm yd ayassa s tudIew netn fto firv ey eatrots h Uen iversity's Geogra phyF acuolptpyo sais tmeat lrli anigsullacanardl lNeedwH ollawnidti ht s splenAdricodhf a ustgerreeby e auOtnye.o fP ettehrGe r earte'ssi dences waso nt hies laannddt, h Tes aurs uasltlayyt ehde wrhee hne w asv isiting thGea lesrhniyp ywahredr,ae l arnguem beorfD utcchr aftwsemreaent workH.eh adA msteridnam mi nwdh ehne f oundheidcs i tnye artlhyr ee hundryeedaa rgso . PettehrGe r etaoto nku merowuosr dwsi thhi mf roHmo llainndtt oh e Russliaanng umaagien,al sys ociwaitttehhd se e al,e avtihnDegu tcohn ly twoR usswioarnd Tsh.eD utch 'idsbo yen roam ke'a nassg ood-naatsu red theR ussifaonlt ka lceh arac'tdeurra cwhhoekr'e,ta hsec heervfeurlb 'pierewsaiagineiinfinD'e u st c'htg oo o na s prerea't,ht ehrat nh Reu ssian 'pir'o,wv haitcjsh t anfdos'r t coe lebwriattfhee astTihnelg e'n.g btahny queotfst hyeo unRgu ssTisaanar n tdh neu meraotuts enfdranohtmis es m basswyh,i cwha si nAm sterdfaomr s evemroanlt hmsa,d ea strong impresosnti hoDenu tch. InA ugu1s9t7 t2h mea tcbhe tweFeins cahnedSr p assoknyeo, ft hmeo st intrigWuoirnlCgdh ampionMsahticpih net shh ei stooftr hyge a mew,a si n fuslwli nbgu,Ith adn ot imteot hianbko cuhte sIws a:sl eavtihnSego viet Union. Hollarnedp restehnietn etde roefIs strsaw ehli,ca htt hatti mdei ndo t havdei plomaticw irtethlh aSeto ivoiUnensti oann,dI o btaimnyee dx it visiant hDeu tcEhm basisnMy o scoIwtw. a sv ercyl otsoet heC entral CheCslsu tbh,we a yt ow hicwha sf amitloim aerf rotmh tei moefsj unior tournaments. 8 One ndiunpgo utstihdbeeo undaorfit ehSseo viUenti oInh ,a dt he senosfeb eiinngt hpeo sitoifao n ne w-bcohrinml ydc :u stomary situation hadd isappeaanrdae lda,r guen,k nowwno rllda bye fomree. I was twenty-yneiaonrlesdW .h enIl efItt h,o ugthhtai tno rdteorb egain ne w lifIwe o,u lhda vteof orgceotm pleatbeoltuyht oe l odn eT.h ipsr oviemd possiTbhlepe r.e rogoaftd iivser egatrhdpeia nsbgte lonogneldty o t he RussTisaanar n,dP erskenueslw o nagg toh aitfa,ft elre ngthy ade ofgf orts finalblrye afkrsef er oimt tse thaenrdr unasw ayt,h ewriels lt ibleal l arge sectoifco hna hiann girnogu nidtn se ck. Myp resbeencta wmhea ittw asl argtehlaynt koms y p aswth,i cIhh ad wantteodr ejeIcnft a.ci ttw asd eposiintm eydm emorayn di nt heen d crystaolultBi.us iteta d l shoa ppetnheoedt hweary r ountdh:pe a swto uld nohta vbee eanr oufsreodm my m emorwyi,t hotuhtiW se steprenr ioofd myl ifMeo.r eovheardi, tn obte efno trh isse coDnudt,c hha loffm yl ife, Russwioau lndo hta vbee eonp enfeodmr e .I no rdteorb ecoamwea roef RussIih aa,dt om ovaew afyr oimt a,n ds eieft r oamd istaInnoc red.te or looakti td ifferneenwet yleyws,e rnee edebde,c autshoeel odn ecso uld seoen ltyh awth icthh ehya db eetnr aitnose ede A.l thotuhgDehu tchha lf ofm yl idfief fsehrasrf prloytm h fier shta lsfp einntR ussiitra e,so tnts h e olhda llfi,ka ene lephoanan t to rtionit sheIe n dipaanr abTlheec.ya nnot bes eparjautasestdi i,ts i mposstiohb elaterh cel appoifon nglo yn eh and. Iw ast augthopt l acyh ebsysm ym otheIrnt. h cee ntorfte h reo omd,i recotplpyo stihtDeeu tcsht ovset,ot ohdde i ning-ctoavbelbreyea, df aded oil-cSloomteht.i imnte hsee v enianfgts,eu rp paenro ,l cda rdbobaoradr d wouladp peoanri ta,n dw ew oulpdl adyr augohrct hse sTsh.eb oarwda s torinns eveprlaalc peasr,t icounlt ahrgel 2ys quaPrsey.c hoanwaillyls ts easilliynt kh ifsa cwti tmhy p redilefcottrh ifieoa nn cheotfmt yok ing's bishtohpr ougmhyo uptr ofessciaorneaWeler d.i dnh'atv aen yc hess piecweesp ;l ayweidtb hi otfsp apeornw, h icmhy m othheardw ritttheen nameosft hpei ecOensc.we e w ercea ugahttt h ibsym ym othebrr'ost her UnclVeo lodaynadh, eb ouguhsat c hessesTt h.eh eaodfo neo ft hweh ite knighstoso bne caumnes tfurcokim t bsa saen,dw hewne w erpel ayiitn g wass impllayifl dao tn t hbeo arMdy.m otheort'hsbe rro thAedro,ld fi,e d eraliyn 1 94W1i. tshu cahn amteh inwgosu lndo hta vbee eena sfyoh ri m durintghw ea r. Mym othheardb eetna ugthopt l acyh ebsys hfeart hmeyrg ,r anddad, whomI n evsearw A. y eabre foIrw ea sb ordnu,r itnhgLe e ninsgireagde , grandRduavdi dmi eodfs tarviatnJi aonnu a1r92y4. I tw asa v ercyo ld 9 wintaenrdi nt hbeu ildiitwn agsn omtu chw armtehra onn t hset reIent . threo owmh erIwe a st ol ivtehfi er shta loffm yl ifger,a ndRduavdi lma y fomro rteh aanw eeku,n tmiylg randwmhao,h ersceoluflm do veo nly witdhi fficumlatnya,g teotd a khei mo na s ledtgote h cee metHeerryhe.e wasb uriienad c ommognr avteo getwhiettrhh ousoafno dtshv eirc toifm s thsei ege. Myg randTmaam arsaw,a yiinnfg r oonfst o mlei ghctaendd wlaesss a y insgo methiinan s gt ralnagneg u'aGgrea.n dIma as'kh,ee dr ',g ranadrmea , youp raytionG go dW?h yt hedno ny'otug ot oc hurc'hW?h'ey no ug row upy ou'ulnld erstsahnrede 'p,ls iiemdp Wlhye.n I w asa l itotlldeem ry, grandwmoau lsdo metitmaeltskom ei nY iddisshhde,i ewdh enIw ass ix yeaorlsd M.y G ermainsm yD utcdhi luwtietdth h Yei ddoifsg hr andma Tamawriat,ah no ccasisopnrailn okflG ienrgm waonr ds. Int hmee antimmyfe a thhearda notfhaemri alnydw, h enIw asa sked abohuitm I,u setdos ay':M fya tdhoeerns o lti wviet uhs .W'eh ando c on tacWth.e nf illiinan f go romr t hsep eccioallu minnt hcel arsesg ister, wherien formaabtoiuyoton u pra rewnatsrs e quiIra eldw,af yesul ntc om fortaanbedln ev itehdbe o ywsh op rouwdrloyta eb otuhte fiart h'eHrfe:e ll att hfer onIot n.l'sy a wm yf athahe arn doffut li meTsh.el aosntew asi na crowdterdo lleoynt- hbNeue sv swkhye,n a,f tgeirv iannag ffi rmatrievpel y tot hqeu estaisto onw hethIew ra sg ettoifnafgtt hnee xstt oIpt ,u rned rounadn ds awh imM.y fathdeirdn otr ecognmies -eh ew asv ery short-sTihgefh otleldo.yw eianhrged ied. Mym othaelrw abyesg aagn a moef c hebsysa dvanbcoitnohgfh ecre n trpaalw ntsw os quarIe,ns a.t urfaollllyo,hw eeerdx ampIltie sp. r obably thitsh aetx plamiynl si kifnosgrp aacnedf ocre ntprlaalwy h,i cIsh tirell taitnot hidsa yW.h enp layfionogt ibnaT lalv ricPhaersikknt y h seu mmer of1 95 4,Ib rokmey armS.e ntentcote hdwe e arionfag p lasftoearr montIhp ,l aycehde sTsh.if sa scinwaetnaitl o onn wga ya,n dIa me xperi encitnhgce o mpliccoantseedq uoefin tct eot sh idsa yN.o wa,l mohsatla f centluartywe hre,nI a mn ol ongpelra ycihnegso srp, l ayoinnlgry a reilty , sometimes thhaamptyp a ernmhs u ritnst haptl awchee rietw asb roken. Thed octsoaryt sh atth iisst hef ruoiftm y imaginaatnidto hnai tti s impossible. Aftfienri shsicnhgoI eo nlt etrheGede ograFpahcyuo lftt hyUe n iversity. Thes tudtiheeswr eer neo vte royn eroaunsdt, h ewraesp lenotfty i mlee ft focrh esIss p.e ciailnti hseeec do nogmeiocg raopfth hyce a pitalist coun triAess .ca h eesnsc ycloppauebdliiais,nhE endg larnedm,a r'.k t.sh.:e reby fittihnigm sfeolhrfi fsu tucraer eientr h Wee stA.l't hoIuw gahsa m astienr 10 thSeo viUenti oInp ,l ayleidt stpleen,d mionrgte i moen t rainwionrgkA .t onet imIeu setdo h elTpa la,n di nt hlea syte abre fomrye d eparture KortchMnyod ie.c istiolo ena tvhece o unwtarsyn olti kbeydt haeu thori tieOsn.a s tainndt hfeo yoefrt hCeh igoCrliunfb o,ar l ontgi maef tIe r hadl efttw,on otiwceerspe i nnuepdO. n o neo ft hemu,n dealr i osftt he Leningtreaadmo ,n ec oulrde atdr:a i-nmears tGe.Sr o sonwkhoi,lt eh e othwearsa d ecroefte h Sep orCtosm mitrteegea rmdyid nigs qualification asa r esouflm ty b etraoyfta hlme o therlTahnehdya. p peixliys stiedbdey siduen,ts iolm eodneec itdoer de motvhefie r sotn e. Myg enuipnreo fescshieocsnasar leb eerg ainnt hWee sFto.tr h sea koef brevIis thyo rtemnyn eadm ea,n df osro liIda idtdyea dn' nt'oi tI.w as brietfleym ptteokd e empy f ulnla mea ftaeD ru tcjho urndailviisidtte d inttow op artism,p arttioin tag n a ristoIctraaltsiioacun n Gde:n ndai SosonEkvoe.mn o rec uriowuassi twsr itiinntg h eC hinemsaen ner So-sono-nkt oh ep rogramomfae s imultadniesopuwlsha iyc Ihg ave somewhienBr eel giiuntm h sep rionf1g 97 .4 ThGee nwah ol ivienRd u ssainadt hGee nnwah oa ppeairnte hdWe e st, beatrh sea mseu rnabmueit,n m anry espetchteasyr vee rdyi ffepreeont plen,ot to s atyo tadlilfyf eTrheein nts.c rirpetcieonmnta ldoyen t hbeo ok ofa f riefnrdot mh fier spte rioofmd y l if'eT:Go e nnwah,o mI s tirlel membearsG enaI'd ,i ndo tta kaeta lalsa j okIet.m' osr teh ayne aarnsd vertshtasste parmaef treo Rmu ssia. Twom ontahfst Ies re ttdloewdin n H ollaInb de,g awno rkifnoSgrc haak bulilnTe.th imsa gazwianste h per edecoefsN eswoI nrC h se,si nw hicmho sotf thset orcioemsp ritshiibnsog o wke rfier sptu blisIch oemdb.i wnoerdk ing fotrh mea gazwiinteph l ayiintn ogu rnamAesmn yts su.c cegsrseepwsl, a y inbge cammoer iem portant. Int hsep rionf1g 9 h7a da3c oIn verswaittlihio enu t-ecnoalnoZtn.H ee l offemreea dj o-bt eachRiunsgs iinaH na rderTwhiejskwe.e rien tensive armcyo urtsheatsta ugthhtye o unmge nt hlea nguoaftg heme o sptr obable enemTyh.e l ieutenanhti-mcsoselploofnk eeexl c elRluesnstiM aunc.ht o hissu rprIdi escel ienxepdl,a itnhiamntyg h obbhya db ecommeyp rofes sioInnc. o ntrtaots htse h aekxyi stoefan c chee psrso fesshiewo ansoa fl, ferisnogm ethhiingghr leys pecbtuatebv leesn,o i,tr estrsiocmteetdh ing fotrh sea koefw hicIhh a dl etfhtSe o viUenti oWnh.e nw es aigdo odbye, heg avmee h ivsi sictairn'dgJ: u isnct a syeo uc hanygoeu mri ndS.o'r ting ousto moel pda perresc enItc laymae,c roistasn dc ounloddt e ciidmem e diatteowl hyi cphe rioofmd y l iiftre e laIttie sud n.l ikteobl eoy f a nyu se now. 11
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