Which one is your favourite chess quote?
Here are some of mine:
“The Pin is mightier than the sword”
(Fred Reinfeld)
“The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made”
(Savielly Tartakover)
“There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine”
(Mikhail Tal)
It's the fault of the chess players themselves. I don't know what they used to be, but now they're not the most gentlemanly group. When it was a game played by the aristocrats it had more like you know dignity to it. When they used to have the clubs, like no women were allowed and everybody went in dressed in a suit, a tie, like gentlemen, you know. Now, kids come running in their sneakers. Even in the best chess club-and they got women in there. It's a social place and people are making noise, it's a madhouse." -- Bobby Fischer
Originally posted by randolphThe whole quote gives a better idea of the state of Fischer's mind at the time (2001):
"I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to play chess, which is rather different."
-Fischer
"I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he is like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing. He and Karpov are criminals who have been ruining chess with immoral, unethical, pre-arranged games. They are the lowest dogs around."
Originally posted by Fat Ladyi do not think that his statements are without substance Fat Lady, for example, there is documentation that exists, showing Kasparov's fees for playing sims in private chess clubs, but that he should play no one over the rating of 1900, this was contractual, its this type of manipulation which he construes as a lack of honesty and integrity, which Fischer objected to! i am sure there are other examples as well, for as you are aware, chess to him was truth, and any sullied treatment of the immortal game, any hint at corruption or lack of honesty was incredibly offensive. I think we must respect him for this, don't you?
The whole quote gives a better idea of the state of Fischer's mind at the time (2001):
"I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he is like an idiot savant. Outside of chess ...[text shortened]... ruining chess with immoral, unethical, pre-arranged games. They are the lowest dogs around."
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI know that you Scots and Brits are crazy wi them tactics -but you are able to revolve your combinations solely when your opponent permits you to revolve them.
LOL, yes, of which Fat Lady and Greenpawn are expert exponents, not like us refined and gentlemanly scholars of the East! 😉
When you have to cope with situations at which the pattern means still nothing you have to use Strategy in order to bring up a pattern that does means something. Therefore tactics are OK solely when there are the chances to revolve them, and Strategy is the means that you are obliged to use in order to set up the proper conditions required for your tactics😵
Originally posted by robbie carrobieHe was saying Karpov & Kasparov pre-arranged their games. You're saying he was objecting to Gazza's simul arrangements. Rather revisionist I'm afraid.
i do not think that his statements are without substance Fat Lady, for example, there is documentation that exists, showing Kasparov's fees for playing sims in private chess clubs, but that he should play no one over the rating of 1900, this was contractual, its this type of manipulation which he construes as a lack of honesty and integrity, which Fi ...[text shortened]... or lack of honesty was incredibly offensive. I think we must respect him for this, don't you?