08 Nov '09 22:28>1 edit
Originally posted by GoshenBut he's not described as a good guy?
Well, no one said he was a villain or mean,etc.
Originally posted by heinzkatHe's described as ''quiet, unforthcoming and hard to know well. He treats most strangers with a somewhat suspicious air an rarely overcomes his natural reticence to utter more than politely bland replies to their questions''
But he's not described as a good guy?
Originally posted by revan1Fischer hated the US.
My favorite is probably Tal, but who doesn't love Tal? Fischer is probably my second favorite but I'm American so I Kind of feel obligated to have him in my fav's XD
I like Tal because he made the game fun, don't get me wrong chess has always been fun, but when you get people like Fischer who are a little robotic in their play Tal really lightens it up (imo)
Originally posted by heinzkatThanks for showing this! I only met him a few times briefly at a weekend tournament, but it's nice to see that my impression seems sound. I have two daughters myself, and it probably means more to me to see him make other moves because he clearly wants to leave his knight attacking her queen without taking it in the hopes that she will eventually notice.
Here's a real villain in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipdYFuIX-Gw
Originally posted by Maxime FerlatteMaybe you should give up Capablanca. He was not the nicest guy at or away from the board. One of the players hired a body guard when he played Capablanca. I think it was Rubinstein.
1- Capablanca 2- Carlsen 3- Morphy 4- Kasparov
I used to love Kasparov more than that but sometimes he has some personality flaws I can't put up with.
Capa is THE chess legend! So cocky and cool. Capa and Morphy were probably the 2 best naturals of the game.