John (04/21/83)
Here's a thumbnail sketch of the eight combatants in the
current World Chess Championship Play-offs:
BELYAVSKY, Alexander
32 years old--born April 13, 1951 in Russia.
Grandmaster in 1973. World Junior Champion in 1973.
HUEBNER, Robert
34 years old--born November 6, 1948 in West Germany.
Grandmaster in 1967. West German Co-champion 1967.
KASPAROV,
19 years old--born Russia.
Grandmaster in
KORCHNOI, Viktor
51 years old--born July 23, 1931 in Russia.
Grandmaster in 1956. Now lives in Switzerland.
PORTISCH, Lajos
46 years old--born April 4, 1937 in Hungary.
Grandmaster in 1961. Hungarian Champion in 1958.
RIBLI, Zoltan
31 years old--born September 6, 1951 in Hungary.
Grandmaster in 1973. Hungarian Champion in 1973.
SMYSLOV, Vassily
62 years old--born March 24, 1921 in Russia.
Grandmaster in 1950. World Champion in 1957.
TORRE, Eugenio
31 years old--born November 4, 1951 in Philippines.
Grandmaster in 1974. First Asian GM outside USSR.
Can anyone provide the missing information for Kasparov?
John H. Clary
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