freeranger
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Nearly 50 views on flickr and not a single titter!
1970 Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer at the XIX World Hungry Hippo Olympiad in Siegen Germany
1970 Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer at the XIX World Hungry Hippo Olympiad in Siegen Germany
bmattock
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The what?
How about the 19th Chess Olympiad?
And the correct answer is - the players never know. Their heads are down over their pieces, brother.
freeranger
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Ah well. I suppose that answers my question 
BillBingham2
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bmattock
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This grips me more than would a muddy old river or reclining Buddha.
freeranger
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It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
freeranger
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"If you want to play the game, you gotta take a good aim And get the most marbles with your hippo!" er ... goodnight everyone
oftheherd
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For those who didn't understand any more than I did:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Night_in_Bangkok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE
bmattock
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Erm, sorry about that. I saw Fischer and Spassky and my mind went right into the musical "Chess," from whence comes the song "One Night in Bangkok."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_(musical)
It was a fascinating time to live through - the Cold War and the various chess matches, which Fischer made famous with his antics. Chess is drawn from that era and plays on those tensions, a fabulous play IMHO. The album is great to listen to. "Nobody's Side" is one of my all time favorites, as is "One Night in Bangkok."