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Technically, a Karpov-Korchnoi game is the equivalent of a Dallas Cowboys-Oakland Raiders Super Bowl. Karpov is his sport's Tom Landry, precise and by the book. Korchnoi plays with creative abandon, moving "out of book" into unexplored permutations. A book play proved crucial in the match's opening contest. Korchnoi made questionable exchanges at moves 10 and 12, allowing Karpov to execute a centerboard attack on the 24th move. Korchnoi resigned a hopeless position after the 43rd turn...
...that we are eager to sacrifice the coveted home-field advantage to the hated (and currently undefeated) Elis, but many of us may feel a little more secure sitting on the bleachers at the Yale Bowl come November. Harvard Stadium, according to several University officials, has deteriorated so badly that it may collapse. In fact, Harvard's director of athletics, John P. Reardon Jr. '60, has said of last year's sold-out Yale game, "I was glad when it was over that everyone was safe...
...Redskins made it to the Super Bowl amidst much hoopla, and on January 14, 1973, they faced the unbeaten Miami Dolphins--a team that had lost only one game in the pre-season, and to none other than the Washington Redskins. It made for great press and great excitement...
...cried. My father found it difficult to swallow at dinner. Our dog--sensing our grief--didn't even circle the table waiting for an opportunity to filch our suppers. We all resolved that the Redskins would "have a date at Super Bowl VIII." Alas, it was never...
...Elis bounced right back before the home crowd of 38,000 at the Yale Bowl, scoring nine unanswered second quarter points, including the first of three John Rogan touchdown passes...