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SUMMARY:December 15
DESCRIPTION:QUOTE OF THE DAY \nAgon was just sold for one pound and the reputation of Ilyumzhinov’s FIDE is worth even less than that.- Garry Kasparov\, 2014\nBIRTHS \nGustav Neumann (1838-15.02.1881)\, one of the best German player of the 1860’s. He was also editor and writer.\nCamil Seneca (1903-28.06.1977)\, a Romanian born-French composer and author.\nRashid Nezhmetdinov (1912- 1974)\, a Soviet International Master who was a great fighter with amazing victories against top Soviet players.\nEduard Prandstetter (1948)\, a Czech International Master who was Czechoslovak Champion in 1976 and 1978.\nDjakhangir Agaragimov (1986)\, Azeri Grandmaster. \nDEATHS \nHoratio Caro (05.07.1862-1920)\, English born-German player who was the first to analyze the position e4-c6 later named Caro-Kann opening.\nGersz Salwe (12.12.1862-1920) a Polish Master who became famous after winning the All-Russian Masters’ Tournament\, 4th RUS-chin 1906.\nAdolf Fink (19.07.1890-1956)\, an American composer and player.\nEnrico Paoli (13.01.1908-2005)\, an Italian Honorary Grandmaster and organizer of the famous Reggio Emilia Tournament. \nCHESS EVENTS \n1935 Max Euwe defeated Alexander Alekhine 15½-14½ and became the new World Champion. After the match\, Alekhine who had psychological problems due to alcoholism asked for a revenge match.\n1993 The first European Youth Rapid Chess tournament for Under-14 and Under-12\, sponsored by Disney France was organized in Paris.\n1994 In Moscow\, Russia won the 31st Olympiad with 37½/52. Georgia won the Women’s Olympiad with 32/39. \nWORLD EVENTS \n37  Nero\, Roman emperor was born (d. 68).\n1794 Revolutionary Tribunal is abolished in France.\n1854 1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia\n1890 Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation\, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.\n1906 The London Underground’s Great Northern\, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.\n1933 The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective\, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale\, manufacture\, and transportation of alcohol.\n1939 Gone with the Wind receives its premiere at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States.\n1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands\n1964 Canada adopts maple leaf flag.\n1978 U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People’s Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.\n1979 Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama.\n1982 Sao Tome & Principe constitution approved.\n1993 British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination.\n1993 “Schindler’s List”\, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Liam Neeson\, Ben Kingsley\, and Ralph Fiennes\, is released (Best Picture 1994).\n1994 Palau becomes a member of the UN. \n(Source: Wikipedia) \nGAME OF THE DAY \n\n\n \n\n\n	\n				[Event "Madrid"]\n[Site "Madrid"]\n[Date "1973.12.15"]\n[Round "15"]\n[White "Andersson\, Ulf"]\n[Black "Ljubojevic\, Ljubomir"]\n[Result "1-0"]\n[ECO "A30"]\n[WhiteElo "2555"]\n[BlackElo "2565"]\n[PlyCount "43"]\n[EventDate "1973.11.26"]\n[EventType "tourn"]\n[EventRounds "15"]\n[EventCountry "ESP"]\n[EventCategory "12"]\n\n1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4\nNc6 9. Qf4 Rc8 10. Rd1 h6 11. b3 g5 12. Qd2 Bc5 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15.\nKxg2 Nf5 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 d5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Ng4 Be7 21. Bxh8\nh5 22. 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