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REACH OUT AND TOUCH A
WORLD CHAMPION
ANSWERS
The following puzzle is
based on the idea that the numbers represent the letters on the telephone,
thus, for each letter there are three possibilities.
2 - ABC
3 - DEF
4 - GHI
5 - JKL
6 - MNO
7 - PRS
8 - TUV
9 - WXY
0 - QZ
Find one of the first official World Chess Champions in the following 13 number
sets:
6454245 825
253926337 25354463
26747 7727759
2628659 527768
762378 3472437
3626835 527537
844726 738767426
42779 52772768
6454245 268846645
629 2892
5673 2272252622
9454356 78346580
8277458 7697568
Do you know all thirteen
by heart? Can you put them in the correct order, side by side with their phone
number ?
ANSWERS
1) Wilhelm Steinitz - 9454356 78346580
2) Emanuel Lasker -
3626835 527537
3) Jose Capablanca - 5673
2272252622
4) Alexander Alekhine -
253926337 25354463
5) Max Euwe - 629 2892
[Alexander Alekhine
regained his title in a rematch and was the only World Champion to die while
still holding the title]
6) Mikhail Botvinnik -
6454245 268846645
7) Vassily Smyslov -
8277458 7697568
[Mikhail Botvinnik
regained his title in a rematch]
8) Mikhail Tal - 6454245 825
[Mikhail Botvinnik
regained his title in a rematch]
9) Tigran Petrosian -
844726 738767426
10) Boris Spassky - 26747 7727759
11) Robert Fischer -
762378 3472437
12) Anatoly Karpov - 2628659 527768
13)
Garry Kasparov - 42779 52772768
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