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From: tedrick@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Tedrick)
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Subject: Re: KK rematch on hold
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Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 05:51:14 EST
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> [ ... ] but all the Russian chess champions for a
>long time have been Jews (except Karpov), so while it would be
>preferable to have a "great white hope" like Karpov, [ ... ]

Poor Karpov, the all Russian Communist Son of the Working Class.
To be beaten by a Jew ... doesn't say much for Soviet attempts
to prove the superiority of Soviet culture and eradicate Jewish
culture.

OK, here is a list of Soviet World Champions:

Botvinnik (Jewish)
Smyslov   (not Jewish, I believe. I played him once ...)
Tal       (Jewish)
Petrosian (not Jewish, I believe.)
Spassky   (not Jewish, I believe.)
Karpov    (not Jewish.)
Kasparov  (Jewish)

In case it is of interest, here is a list of non-Soviet
World Champions:

Steinitz  (Jewish)
Lasker    (Jewish)
Capablanca  (not)
Alekhine    (not)
Euwe        (not)
Fischer   (Jewish)

Almost made it, or should have:

Rubinstein (Jewish)
Keres        (not)
Reshevesky (Jewish)
Bronstein  (Jewish)
Korchnoi   (Jewish)