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Former world chess champion arrives in Iceland
1. People waiting on tarmac holding sign: "Welcome Bobby!!!"
2. Plane carrying Bobby Fischer landing, AUDIO: people chanting "Bobby Fischer" and cheering
3. Plane taxiing on tarmac
4. Various of airport worker directing plane
5. People...
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SYND 10 8 78 COMPLAINTS MADE AT WORLD CHESS COMPETION IN TH PHILIPPINES
Challenger Viktor Korchnoi defeated defending world champion Anatoly Karpov in the 11th game of the world chess championships on Thursday, (10 August) and evened their score to one game each. Korpov had scored the first win in the eighth...
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Kasparov arrives at police station for questioning over alleged participation in rally
Russian chess master and opposition activist Garry Kasparov was summoned to appear at a Moscow police station on Monday for questioning in connection with his alleged participation in an unauthorised rally last Friday during the reading...
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SYND 1 9 78 WORLD CHESS CHALLENGER KORCHNOI INTERVIEW
In the Philippines, the Russian challenger for the world chess championship, Victor Korchnoi, has come up with a new request he wants a two-way mirror placed between him and the audience when he's in play.
1. cu Manila hotel sign and...
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Russian says he spoke with Gadhafi by phone
1. Wide of World Chess Federation (FIDE) president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in his Moscow office
2. Cutaway of phones
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE President:
"In Arabic language, Moammar Gadhafi said that now he is in his...
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INDIAN AND ISRAELI PLAY TIE-BREAK MATCHES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India is leading Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand in a rapid tiebreaker to decide their title match in Moscow.
Tied at 6-6 after 12 games, they are now playing four rapid games with a shortened...
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SYND 6/7/72 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS NEGOTIATIONS
World Championship Chess match statements
1 Soviet delegation leader Efraim Geller
2 pan to press at end
3 SOUNDBITE:(English) Soviet interpreter says that the three days delay of Bobby Fischer is insulting
4 SOUNDBITE:(English) Dr Max...
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Hundreds protest imprisonment of opposition leader
1. Wide of crowd that gathered next to Moscow's Tverskoy district court
2. Mid of man holding makeshift banner reading (Russian) "Freedom for illegally convicted Sergei Udaltsov"
3. Wide of police bus leaving square in front of court,...
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USA: TEENAGE CHESS CHAMPIONS PREPARE TO FLY TO RUSSIA
English/Nat
Sixteen teenage chess champions from the U-S are preparing to fly to Russia, to take on teams from around the world.
The National Junior High School chess champions are going to Moscow to challenge the Russians and 24...
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SYND 12-7-72 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS AT LAST IN REYKJAVIK
Chess game opens between Russian Boris Spassky and American Bobby Fischer.
1. various of new chessboard being cleaned by machine
2. varous of Spassky playing tennis
3. gv hall
4. ms Fischer arrives, mobbed by press, enters hall
5. gv...
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SYND 16 10 78 BAN ON SPIRITUAL SECT AT CHESS GAMES
Organisers of the World Chess Championship hold a press conference to announce the banning of two members of the Ananda Marga spiritual sect, Michael Dwyer and Victoria Shepard from using Viktor Korchnoi's facilities, during the...
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EL SALVADOR: RUSSIAN CHESS CHAMPION BEATS 30 OPPONENTS
English/Nat
Russian Chess champion Anatoly Karpov saw off 30 Salvadoran rivals during a visit to this Central American nation.
Karpov recommended chess playing as an antidote to social ills like teenage street gangs and drug abuse...
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Absence of opposition leaders ahead of elections
Moscow - 23 February 2008
1. Wide of political rally staged by the Communist Party, participants with red flags
2. Wide of stage with party leaders speaking
3. Police standing in a line
4. Mid of Communist Party supporters
St. Petersburg...
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CLEAN : Checkmate Purists fight to revive Myanmars ancient chess
CLEAN : Checkmate Purists fight to revive Myanmars ancient chess
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VOICED : Checkmate Purists fight to revive Myanmars ancient chess
VOICED : Checkmate Purists fight to revive Myanmars ancient chess
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CLEAN : Disney's Queen of Katwe hits US theaters
CLEAN : Disney's Queen of Katwe hits US theaters
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Hungarian supergranny closes in on world chess record
Hungarian supergranny closes in on world chess record
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CLEAN: Kadhafi plays chess as fighting rages across Libya
CLEAN: Kadhafi plays chess as fighting rages across Libya
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CLEAN: Russia to question Kasparov over 'biting policeman'
CLEAN: Russia to question Kasparov over 'biting policeman'
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CLEAN: Israel vanquishes Iran... on the chess board
CLEAN: Israel vanquishes Iran... on the chess board