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June 9
June 9, 2016
QUOTE OF THE DAY
When Korchnoi was living in the USSR I called him ‘hero of socialist labour’; when he moved to the West I renamed him ‘hero of capitalist labour’!- Boris Spassky
CHESS EVENTS
1970. The first Chess game between space and earth was played on June 9, 1970 by the Soyez-9 crew. The game ended in a draw.
