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I hope Bobby will return to the chessboard one day , I know he is crazy but i want to see if he still has what made him one of the great chess players of all time!
Originally posted by petrovitchWhat exactly do you mean by "patriotic"? Are you making a suggestion of US loyalty from Fischer?
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Bobby Fischer will never return to chess. His path was predetermined by his patriotic obsession of Paul Morphy. His demands from FIDE reflected the actions of Morphy; even many of his games in the candidates match were recreations of Morphy's games.
Originally posted by Sam The ShamThe Topalov/Kramnik rivalry was quite fun. That made for a pretty intresting match up.
He was the last of the eccentric GM's, openly proclaiming his greatness. I miss that type of egoism, today's big shots are so milquetoast and drab there's nothing to get excited about. They need to inject some character and fun, maybe get some World Wrestling Fedreation people involved with helping them develop good guy/bad guy hype.
Originally posted by Sam The ShamI think we need to have something where if you lose a piece then your opponent gets to give you a suplex.
He was the last of the eccentric GM's, openly proclaiming his greatness. I miss that type of egoism, today's big shots are so milquetoast and drab there's nothing to get excited about. They need to inject some character and fun, maybe get some World Wrestling Fedreation people involved with helping them develop good guy/bad guy hype.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungpatriarchal is what I meant. He is obsessed with the patterns of Morphy's life.
What exactly do you mean by "patriotic"? Are you making a suggestion of US loyalty from Fischer?
I know he hates the US now. I don't know if he ever bought into the hype that was built around him as a symbol of America in the Cold War.
Originally posted by petrovitchMorphy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all others
patriarchal is what I meant. He is obsessed with the patterns of Morphy's life.
As to another post saying Fischer is too chicken ... that's not exactly his problem. He not afraid of anything. He was never afraid of playing Karpov as many have suggested. His problem is pathological narcissism.
Many of his accusations were proven true after the fa ...[text shortened]... low Morphy scored. Fischer always regarded him as one of the greatest players in history.
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexOriginally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
[b]The Topalov/Kramnik rivalry was quite fun. That made for a pretty intresting match up.
I guess that back in the old days, even some of the world champions had 'day jobs' outside of chess, so they did not feel quite so bound by fide rulings and would challenge people if they felt aggreived.
Modern players can make a living purely from playing, s ...[text shortened]... ort won the right to challenge him, Kasparov predicted, "It will be Short and it will be short."
Originally posted by ParShooterYeah, Kasparov was a good champion too, with a bit of luck putin will push him back out of politics and back onto the chess board.
Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
[b]The Topalov/Kramnik rivalry was quite fun. That made for a pretty intresting match up.
I guess that back in the old days, even some of the world champions had 'day jobs' outside of chess, so they did not feel quite so bound by fide rulings and would challenge people if they felt aggreived.
Modern playe ...[text shortened]... won the right to challenge him, Kasparov predicted, "It will be Short and it will be short."