Exeter Chess Club Stories: WHo is the strongest player?

>   wrote:
> >..but you agree that Kasparov probably cracks walnuts with his bare
> >hands?
>
>       Nunn talks in his second games collection about the lot
>       drawing at a Swedish tournament.  The lots were on the
>       bottoms of gold bars, and the players were warned that
>       the bars were too heavy to be picked up with one hand.
>       Nunn says that immediately after this was said, Kasparov
>       began flexing his right hand, obviously determined to
>       draw his lot one handed.  He tried, but failed and had
>       to use both hands.
>
>       On the other hand, Portish picked up his bar one handed
>       with no apparent strain.  He may be 60, but you don't
>       want to meet him in a dark alley.
>
> William Hyde
> Dept of Oceanography
> Texas A&M University

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