Chess Marathon at David's Bookstore, February 1975
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Ann Arbor News, February 7, 1975
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World Record? Two local chess "fiends," Bob Beinish (left) and Steve Feldman, contemplate their next move as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for marathon speed chess playing. They began their sleepless chess games at 9 a.m. Thursday in David's Bookstore near the U-M campus, and must last until Sunday evening to shatter the record officially listed as 81 hours and 32 minutes. Speed chess is played with each man having a maximum of five minutes to win the game. Feldman, a 20-year-old University student, has been Michigan junior chess champion seven straight years. Beinish, 20, works as a cook at an Ann Arbor restaurant. David Kozubel, owner of David's Books, has offered $100 to the players if they succeed in shattering the record, and several other local business places also are offering food and prizes.
Ann Arbor News, February 7, 1975
Caption
World Record? Two local chess "fiends," Bob Beinish (left) and Steve Feldman, contemplate their next move as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for marathon speed chess playing. They began their sleepless chess games at 9 a.m. Thursday in David's Bookstore near the U-M campus, and must last until Sunday evening to shatter the record officially listed as 81 hours and 32 minutes. Speed chess is played with each man having a maximum of five minutes to win the game. Feldman, a 20-year-old University student, has been Michigan junior chess champion seven straight years. Beinish, 20, works as a cook at an Ann Arbor restaurant. David Kozubel, owner of David's Books, has offered $100 to the players if they succeed in shattering the record, and several other local business places also are offering food and prizes.
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1975
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February
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