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Photograph 1: Anatoly Karpov
The photograph was taken from Anatolii Karpov v fotografiyakh by D. Donskogo (Moscow, 1984).
Another portrait from that richly illustrated book:
Anatoly Karpov (left)
Photograph 2: Boris Spassky
This was one of eight shots on a plates page in the 1969 Petrosian v Spassky match book by I. Boleslavsky and I. Bondarevsky (Moscow, 1970):
Photograph 3: Tigran Petrosian
The photograph appeared on the front cover of Chess Review, March 1966 and January 1969.
Photograph 4: Bobby Fischer
For further details, see the comments regarding photograph 7 below.
Photograph 5: Paul Keres
The photograph section of Mälestusi Paul Keresest by M. Rõtova (Tallinn, 1983) included this two-page spread:
Photograph 6: Garry Kasparov
Our source was the front cover of Garri Kasparov-Jan Timman (Prague, 1998):
Photograph 7: Mark Taimanov
This was the master who caused entrants the most difficulties. The picture appeared on the front cover of the July 1971 Chess Life & Review:
See also C.N. 4707, which showed this photograph on the front cover of a very rare book published in the Philippines, Games of Bobby Fischer.
Another photograph of Fischer with his head buried in his hands was given in C.N. 5094. The face of his opponent, Bob Hope, was also concealed, as he poured out a bag of nuts. See our latest feature article, Chess and Television.
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Edward Winter is the editor of Chess Notes, which was founded in January 1982 as "a forum for aficionados to discuss all matters relating to the Royal Pastime". Since then, over 7,100 items have been published, and the series has resulted in four books by Winter: Chess Explorations (1996), Kings, Commoners and Knaves (1999), A Chess Omnibus (2003) and Chess Facts and Fables (2006). He is also the author of a monograph on Capablanca (1989). In 2011 a paperback edition was issued.
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