Chess - Endgame #2 lyrics

Chorus: 1866 - Wilhelm Steinitz. 1894 - Emmanuel Lasker. Molokov: How straightforward the game, When one has trust in one's player! Chorus: 1921 - Jose Capablanca. Molokov: And how great the relief, working for one who believes in-- Loyalty, heritage, true to his kind, come what may. Chorus: 1927 - Alex Alekhine. Frederick: How straightforward the game, When one is free from distraction! Chorus: 1935 - Euwe. 1948 - Mikhail Botvinnik. Frederick: When your only concern, is laid out so clearly before you. 64 squares - They are the reason you know you exist. Chorus: 1957 - Vasily Smylov. 1960 - Tal. Molokov: It is the weak, who accept tawdry untruths about freedom. Chorus: 1963 - Tigran Petrosian. Molokov: Prostituting themselves, chasing a spurious starlight. Trinkets in airports, sufficient to lead them astray. Chorus: 1969 - Boris Spa**ky. Florence: Does the player exist in any human endeavor? Chorus: 1972 - . 1975 - Anatoly Karpov. Florence: Who has been known to resist, Sirens of fame and possessions? They will destroy you - not rivals, not age, not success. Chorus: 1956 - Budapest is rising. 1956 - Budapest is fighting! 1956 - Budapest is falling. 1956 - Budapest is dying!