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Do you remember?

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Arturo Pomar,the famous chess player and child prodigy

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that amazed the Spain of 1946.

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The child who gets off the plane victorious was the Spain`s adult chess champion

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at the age of fourteen.

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His extraordinary talent for chess made him soon become the idol child of post-war

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Franco´s Regime made Pomar one of the symbols of the new Spain.

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So Arturo dovoted all of his time to the tournament play and chess exibitions.

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Here you were a bit older.

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This is in Argentina.

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Nowdays,along with his son,Arturo pomar takes a look at

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the memories of a life devoted to chess.

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But the regime deserted him in the crucial moment of his chess career

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when he tried to classify for the Chess World Championship.

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He had to play all by himself with the help of no trainer or second.

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Even though,he managed to draw with the North American master Robert Fischer.

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How long did the game with Fischer last?

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About nine hours.

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I analized very well and I knew I would draw.

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Do you think that chess is a sport?

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yes , it is but I think it is also a science too.

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Fischer came by Spain just before disputing an historic

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chess match during cold-war times

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His victory over the Russian Spassky in 1972 was

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was seen by some as the triumph of Capitalism over Comunism.

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With the fall of Berlin`s Wall,the old and new Russia also

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confronted their differences over a chess board.

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I have arguments to claim that this is the greatest

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chess rivalry among all sports, but of course, into an unrepeatable political scenery.

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Karpov was the symbol of Kremling´s old guard,

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and Kasparov was the symbol of the "Perestroika" right

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when Former Soviet Union was falling all apart.

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That´s not going to repeat anymore.

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Apart from Politic issues,Chess is today a very healthy

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sport in Spain.

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You have to evaluate every piece exchange and also

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their pros and cons.

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Sabrina Vega and Ivan salgado are young International Masters.

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The Arturos Pomar of the moment.

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They both look upon chess not only as a game,but also as

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a way toward personal learning

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Self discipline,sacrifice, respect for your opponent and for everyone else.

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The hability to concentrate you need in a chess game

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is also useful for schollard education.

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Now we olnly hope that anyone of them becomes

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the Fernando Alonso or the "Rafa" Nadal of chess so that they can raise the same expectations Arturito did in the Spain of the 40`s