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From: Scribe1865@aol.com
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: QUERY: Prototype chessmasters for THE DEFENSE
In a message dated 10/17/2003 1:45:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, chtodel@cox.net writes:
did VN know anyone, who could be the model, the sample of Luzhin's figure?
I believe the Luzhin character was a composite of several chessmasters, in particular Akiba Rubinstein, a brilliant perfectionistic player who never seized the world title. Having played over most of Rubinstein's greatest games, I've found a lot of "resonance" between AR and the "Luzhin Defense."
Regards to all,
Eric Yost
NYC