Originally posted by steelydanMrs R Fischer,
For your money, who's is your choice for best chessplayer EVER? And why.
I've read bio books on several of the masters and it's hard for me to choose just one.
for invincibility: Capablanca
for capability: Fischer
for capacity: Kasparov
for transcendental, mind-twisting, eye-rolling attack: Tal
for sustainability: Botvinnik
steely 😏
1059 Union St,
Brooklyn, N.Y
Dear Madam
Your postcard of Nov 14th, mislaid in the Eagle office, has just reached me.
If you can bring your little chess-playing boy to the Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, next wednesday evening at eight o'clock, he might find someone there about his own age. If he should care to take a board and play against Mr Pavey, who is to give an exhibition of simultaneous play at that time, just have him bring along his own set of chessmen with which to play. The boards, I understand, are to be provided.
I will also bring your request to the attention of Mr Henry Spinner, secretary of the Brooklyn Chess Club, which meets Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings on the third foor of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It is quite possible that Mr Spinner may know a boy or two of that age.
Yours respectfully,
The Greatest - Bobby Fischer, and its a bloody good job they found that postcard.
FGWE
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Originally posted by no1marauderKasparov trained Kramnik. They must have played hundreds of games before they met at the World Champs. I notice Kramnik isn't looking too keen to set up a re-match anytime soon. I wonsder why that is? Could it possibly have anything to do with the fact that Kramnik knows he would have a very high chance of loosing such a rematch perhaps? Let's face it, Kasparov is past his best, so quoting resent form doesn't do his impecable record over the last 20 years any justice.
HMM, didn't Kramnik just beat your "best player ever" in a match only a few years ago? I'm sure Kaspy had a good excuse like he does when he can't beat the machines!