Nikolai Rybnikov loved to play chess, was a passionate and temperamental player, rejoiced over victories and painfully experienced defeats.
Sometimes the famous chess players Boris Spassky or Efim Geller visited him, and then he offered them to play another game. And of course I lost.
One evening, Ephim Geller looked at Rybnikov, and that Boris Spassky would not come, say, he left for the next competition.
And then Rybnikov had a false plan - he offered to play with the missing Spassky on the phone. Apparently he plays himself, but in fact all his moves will be done by Heller. This is a phone joke with the hope of nothing with the world champion.
I called Spassky and the game started. Fishermen made the moves suggested by Heller, and suggested by silent gestures - so that the enemy at the end of the telephone line did not hear the voice of the secret counselor.
Ten minutes later, Spassky thought about it and then said:
“Cola, give the phone to Efim!

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