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...fiscally prudent government would have acknowledged the emergency and waived the agency rules, says Abdulaziz Sultan al-Issa, chairman of the Gulf Bank. "But that would mean cutting people out of the moneymaking loop, and our rulers are scrupulous about allowing such windfalls. It is part of the elaborate way in which our loyalty is bought...
...team, consisting of captain Daniel H. Edelman '91, Issa N. Youssef '90, Andrew H. Serotta '91 and Vivek V. Rao '92, won the tournament outright in 1988, the first time in Harvard history, and was seeded first coming into the 1989 competition...
Quote of the Week: "If I win, I'm going to wallpaper my room with a picture of the final position, and then I'm going to spike my king."--Issa Youssef of the Harvard chess team, before playing world champion Gary Kasparov. But don't worry about Youssef getting caught for violating Harvard room decoration regulations or being penalized five yards for "excessive celebrating." She was one of eight Kasparov victims in a simultaneous two-hour match Saturday...
...Issa N. Youssef '90, says that being in Kasparov's grip is akin to battling a boxing champ. "In boxing the stronger and faster person wins. In chess the better player wins. There is no luck involved, and there is no one to blame if you lose...
This afternoon, Kasparov will simultaneouslyplay six humans and two computers in a 1 p.m.exhibition match in Sanders Theatre. Playersinclude three Harvard chess team members--Vivek V.Rao '91-'92, Andie Serrota '91 and Issa N. Youssef'90--former U.S. women's champion AnnaAkhsharumova, Harvard visiting scholar Noam Elkiesand an IBM entrant...