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re:USSR vs. The World - 2006/07/03 07:44
Stein was first reserve, just below Botvinik-Tal-Keres, and even still above second alternate Bronstein. The Chess Life reports from the time dont say much about how the USSR team was selected (they are mainly engrossed in the details of how Fischer gave up board 1). There are also a lot of mentions as to how the World team won the top 4 (ie, Olympiad) boards decisively (10.5-5.5); some other notes about how the draw seemed "unlucky" to the world, with a few players having to play against their nemesis (eg, Matulovic v Botvinik, Uhlmann v Taimanov, Ivkov v Keres). A later issue mentions how the USSR chose their team:
"After the world champion (Spassky) and his predecessor (Petrosian), there comes Korchnoi, who played in the final candidates match. He is followed by 4 GMs, who earned their placement in the upcoming Interzonal in the last USSR championship (Polugaevksy, Geller, Smyslov, Taimanov). The last three places were given to GMs of special merit- Botvinik, Tal, and Keres. The first reserve is Stein, as he placed sixth in the USSR championship. Second reserve is Bronstein, who played in a match for the world championship" - Chess Life, June 1970
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