TELEX MATCHES

A form of chess using a telex machine. One of the first official matches was organised in 1976 between the cities of London and Belgrade The first Olympiad (1977-78) was won by the USSR, which beat GDR in the final 5-3. The winning team was composed of Balashov, Vasjukov, Kochiev, Gufeld, Zaitsev, Palatnik, Akhmilovskaya and Dolmatov The second Olympiad (1981-82) was another triumph for the Soviets, this time with Yusupov, Balashov, Tseshkovski, Kupreichik, Taimanov, Agzamov, Levitina and A. Sokolov.