Re: The Euphemism in Botvinnik

On May 6, 8:19 pm, ttk5...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>   "[Botvinnik's] trainer (now perhaps a whole retinue of trainers)
> works out theoretical novelties for him and tests them in play with
> other masters; publication of these trial games is forbidden until
> Botvinnik uses that particular variation."
>
>   This, from a Soviet defector, sup****ts the notion that Botvinnik
> was, at least to some extent, controlling chess information in Russia.
> It also jibes with what I said about secret training games.


  The original, sweeping claim was that MB controlled
*all* information in Russia.  Hearsay evidence that MB
controlled certain info regarding his own opening
repertoire comes up just a wee bit short, don't you
think?


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