The team reached the semifinal round after four victories and a tie — and was going to meet, yes, the all-victorious Soviets. In the tiny balcony space called the “press box” there was no room for our newfangled computer. The thing, a Teleram, about the size of a small suitcase, was in the basement. I was to type my story on my Olivetti portable typewriter, and bring the copy downstairs to be transmitted. We dispatched Dave Anderson, who would win a Pulitzer Prize for his commentary that year, to the landing below.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2020 09:56 UTC