Chess Amid The Ice
The second Antarctic international chess competition Is now under way, with six nations and 14 stations taking part Although the moves will be transmitted by radio, atmospheric interference may extend some of the matches from days to weeks or even months. To ease the monotony of the winter, the 1968 winter party at Byrd Station issued the first Antarctic challenge and seven stations took part in last year’s contest Duplicate chess boards were hung on the mess deck wall with plastic markers representing the pieces, so that the progress of each match could be followed.
The 1969 challenge was accepted from stations in every sector of the Antarctic—Mirny, Vostok, Bellingshausen and Molodezhnaya (Russian); Sanae (South African); Argentine Island, Halley Bay and Stonington Island (British); Scott Base and Vanda Station (New Zealand); Pole and McMurdo Stations (American); and Kerguelen Island (French).
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31987, 14 May 1969, Page 18
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