First-move advantage in chess draw given best play prevails. Even if it cannot be proved, this assumption is considered "safe" by Rowson and "logical" by Adorján. Watson agrees that "the proper result of a perfectly played chess game ... is a draw. ... Of course, I can't prove this, but I doubt that you can find a single strong player who would disagree. ... I remember Kasparov, after a last-round draw, explaining to the waiting reporters: 'Well, chess is a draw. World Champion Bobby Fischer thought that "it's almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically". Similarly, British grandmaster Nigel Short wrote that
1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game) after which the playing of one annual game resumed. Players in "italics" have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Umpires: Al Barlick,"Home Plate (NL)"Ed Runge", First Base (AL) Augie Donatelli, Second Base (NL); Joe Paparella, Third Base (AL); Shag Crawford"Left Field (NL); Johnny Rice,"Right Field (AL) 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game) The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 26th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 7, 1959,