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Czech grandmaster Vlastimil Hort was among the world's best players in the 1960s, '70s, and into the mid-'80s. Born in Czechoslovka, the five-time national Czech champion emigrated to West Germany in 1985 and was subsequently the 3 time West German national champ. GM Hort has played against most World Champions of the modern era, and has memorable stories about Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, Paul Keres, and countless others. GM Hort is also the co-author of the classic instructional book, The Best Move, and his latest book, My Chess Stories, 64 Stories From His Life Near the Top in Chesshas recently been translated to English. GM Hort reflects on a few of the standout stories in our interview, including how a bribe at a chess tournament in Tunis helped him escape Czechoslovakia in 1985. He also gives us the details of his less-than-pleasant interactions with GM Mikhail Botvinnik. So many fun stories below, and such an honor to speak with GM Hort. Please read on for timestamps and more details. In addition to listening via audio, a transcript is available of this podcast thanks to the efforts of Dr. Stephen Sparks. You can read the interview transcript here. Mentioned: Hastings 1967-1968 Mentioned: Wilfried Hilgert, Tunis Interzonal 1985, GM Mikhai Suba, GM Evgenij Ermenkov Mentioned: GM Anatoly Karpov, Leonid Brezhnev https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/Mentioned: GM Bent Larsen, GM Paul Keres Mentioned: GM Vladimir Kramnik, GM William Lombardy. GM Lajos Portisch, GM Pal Benko, GM Bent Larsen, GM Viktor Korchnoi Mentioned: GM Karpov, GM Lajos Portisch, GM Bent Larsen, Wolfram Hartmann, Check out their blog here: https://chessmood.com/blog and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here:https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessMoodMentioned: Lubomir Ljubovic, GM Tony Miles, GM Lajos Portisch Mentioned: GM Hans Kmoch, Rubinstein Chess Masterpieces Mentioned: GM Boris Gelfand, GM Jacob Aagaard Mentioned: GM Lev Polugaevsky Mentioned: GM Svetozar Gligoric, GM Eugenio Torre Mentioned: GM Firouzja, GM Jorden van Forrest, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Anish Giri, Bobby Fischer https://chess.co.uk/products/vlastimil-hort-my-chess-stories Thanks to Michael Busse of the Schachgeflüster Podcast.If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
