10 Minute Treadmill Stories
10 Minute Treadmill Stories
10 Minute Treadmill Stories
32. Ossip Bernstein and the Chess Game for His Life
10 minutes Posted Nov 25, 2020 at 7:00 am.
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When Ossip Bernstein was arrested by the Bolshevik secret police in 1918 he was given the opportunity to play a chess game. Win, and leave with his life. Lose, and face the firing squad.
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