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In the days before the event,
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he had the whole worldwondering if he would show up.
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Plane after planewaited on the runway
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while he napped
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or took walksand ate sandwiches.
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Henry Kissinger called
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and asked him to gofor his country's honor.
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Soon after arriving,
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he offended the Icelanders
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by calling their countryinadequate
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because they hadno bowling alleys.
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He complainedabout the TV cameras,
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about the lighting,
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aboutthe table and chairs,
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and the contrast ofthe squares on the board.
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His hotel room, he said,had too nice a view.
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None of this had anythingto do with chess, of course...
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or maybe it did.
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If he won,
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he'd be the firstAmerican world champion in history.
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If he lost,
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he'd just be anotherpatzer from Brooklyn.
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