From: Jonathan Tisdall <jtisdall <at> C2I <dot> NET>
Date: 1 apr 2003
Subject: Re: Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei

I think Karpov is or was an MP.

jt

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>Subject: Re: Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei
>   From: Richard Sams <rjfs <at> PARKCITY <dot> NE <dot> JP>
>   Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 21:27:26 +0900
>     To: SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL
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>on 03.4.1 8:40 PM, Chiaki Ito at shogi <at> MAIL <dot> COM wrote:
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>> has there been any chess player to become a politician?
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>> chiaki
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>Interesting question. I can't think of any. Capablanca was a diplomat.
>Kasparov behaves like a politician.
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>Richard Sams
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