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First radio-transmitted chess contest between the USA and USSR, Russia, 1945

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FLM3273829
Video title
First radio-transmitted chess contest between the USA and USSR, Russia, 1945
Date
1945 AD (C20th AD)
Video description

First radio-transmitted chess contest between the USA and USSR, Russia, 1945. Mikhail Botvinnik, the Soviet champion, and his team of Soviet chess masters, against the American champion Denker. Close up on players and chess pieces. Assistants take notes and hurry to the room of radiotelegraphists. Close up on women typing and cabling each move for every contestant. Close up on fingers typing and telegraph strips. Russian players are Grandmasters Vassily Smyslov, Isaak Boleslavsky, Salo Flohr, Alexander Kotov, Igor Bondarevsky, Andor Lilienthal, Masters Viacheslav Ragozin, Vladimir Makagonov and the young Master David Bronstein, aged 20. The Russians win and the other players come to congratulate Botvinnik.

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Video keywords
20th century / 1940s / Russia / Asia / tournament / 20th century / vassily smyslov / alexander kotov / close-up / female / women / contestant / 40s / grandmasters / man / pastime / men / close up / close ups / telegraphy / historical / soviet / telegraph / players / grandmaster / competitive / competitions / archival / russia / viacheslav ragozin / archive / soviet union / contestants / woman / mikhail botvinnik / close-ups / pastimes / black and white / player / footage / chess / male / forties / igor bondarevsky / russian / silent / isaak boleslavsky / communication technology / vladimir makagonov / soviets / history / 1945 / salo flohr / c20 / andor lilienthal / ussr / david bronstein / radio / international / video / clip
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