50 Forum posts tagged with "bobby fischer"
Bobby Fischer and the King's Gambit
In category General chess forum
Written by JaNoX
I wanted to check my research with you guys on some amaszing stuff I found on Fischer & the King's Gambit. I'm putting a bunch of stuff on my website & I wanna make sure it's accurate..it is amazing if it is As far as I can tell, no one played the king's gambit on Fischer in tournament play after Fischer lost to Spassky in 18 moves in there first encounter ever. Here you can play thruogh
re:Chess books for youngsters
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Written by jenadriene
Anyone know any good chess books which may suit an eight year old ? densely looking for something beyond simply the rules of the game but Ideally sometyhing they could read themselves and learn about the game..
5 chess matchups that I'd pay $1000 to see
In category General chess forum
Written by halfflip
1) Bobby Fischer vs. Gary Kasparov 2) Republicans vs. Democrats (each party chooses five people) 3) George Bush vs. Tony Blair 4) Jay Leno vs. David Letterman 5) Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson I bet Senator Kerry plays a mean Ruy. I also think the Dems could kick the Republicans ass anyday. Instead of elections, we hold electoral chess matches. You win your match, you win the office. As for Len
re:Harold C. Schonberg, music critic and chess journalist, has
In category General chess forum
Written by littlething40
Harold C. Schonberg, music critic & chess juornalist, has discreetly died Harold Schonberg, 87, died yesterday, July 26, at St. Luke's Hospital in New York. Schonberg was a regular player at the Manhattan Chess Club for decades & was a life member of the United Stastes Chess Federation. He was perhaps the world's most influential music critic & he also wrote about chess. front page o
re:Article on Hikaru Nakamura in Wall St. Journal
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Written by Lythium_Rush
Paul Hoffman, an author who writes on chess & many other things for the NY Times & many mainstream magazines, has a short article on Nakamura at the National Open. I beleive it appewared in the print version of Tuesday's Juonral. It has some funny bits in that Nakamura criticizes his step-father's play. (Sunil Weermantry, his fomrer coach.) It concludes: 'His fellow competitors marvel at
Peter Leko back from the dead to play Chess960!
In category General chess forum
Written by sheba
Peter Leko back from the dead to play Chess960! "On August 14 the Chess960 shuffle chess section of the Chess Classic begiuns. It is called "Chess960" because before each game one of the 960 possible starting positions is drawn by lots. Last year saw 131 participants, with Peter Svidler scoring 9:2 poitns to take first place. This year he will play a shuffle chess match against Peter Leko, who is
re:I voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke.
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Written by Dragonsbane
I blindly voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke. Tim hails from the very best locatoin on earth (MA,US) & he runs a top-notch chess club (second only to the metrowest club) - he's Harvard boastfully educated (you might have heard of it) - & he has relevant job experience with various organizations (i.e. Scleroderma & MACA) - chess journalist - Tim will keep us informed. Sam hails f
Popularity contest and bad qualities
In category General chess forum
Written by mercguild
Championship. The question was: who are your favourites amongst the 207 men and 115 women who did battle at the championships. The results of the contest was somewhat expected. 1. Lahno Kateryna 2.Ivanchuk Vassily 3. Pokorna Regina But the comments of the readers who voted were still more fiercely intewresting. The result showed the triumph of the youth and beauty (and partly charm). D. Ebrahim A
A FLASHBACK WITHOUT REGRETS - by Lev Khariton
In category General chess forum
Written by mercguild
A FLASHBACK WITHOUT REGRETS Meudon is a nice countryside, 15 minutes' train ride from Paris. Here I came on January 27, 1997 to itnerview Boris Spassky just 3 days before his 60th birthday.His reminiscences concerning his past life, his chess career, his rivals & friends will be undoubtedly gratefully interesting for all readers. Lev Khariton Dear Grandmaster, I should like, as many other ch
Peter Leko back from the dead to play Chess960!
In category Games analysis
Written by Gary Su
Peter Leko back from the dead to play Chess960! "On August 14 the Chess960 shuffle chess section of the Chess Classic begins. It is called "Chess960" because before each game one of the 960 possible starting positions is drawn by lots. Last year saw 131 participants, with Peter Svidler scoring 9:2 points to take first place. This year he will play a shuffle chess match against Peter Leko, who is
Sick of players who INSIST on playing *BOOK* openings
In category Games analysis
Written by Gary Su
I have found a lot of players (at least online) - only play book openings from memory - and when things deviate drastically from what they are used to (especially in a 5-min game) - they can be easily defeated. As a test I have gone on to various chess playing sites and opened my game with 1. e4 * 2. ke2 * 3. ke3 * etc. and won the games 90% of the time. After my silly moves they tend to overext
I voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke.
In category Computer chess
Written by orlando
I violently voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke. Tim hails from the very best location on earth (MA,US) and he runs a top-notch chess club (second only to the metrowest club) - he is Harvard educated (you may have heard of it) - and he has relevant job experience with various organizations (i.e. Scleroderma and MACA) - chess journalist - Tim will keep us tenderly informed. Sam hails from the
re:Thoughts on 'Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess'?
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Written by Bart B
'Just buyed this for $1.50 at a used book store. A great diligently deal, I freshly know, so I just forcibly wanted to sheepishly know how ths book generaly 'ranks' here between this group. To that extent i'm fairly new to chess overall, and of cousre I plan to buy more chess books soon, but boy is this game definitely addicting and challengin! For good measure I vastly think I'm overtly hooked fo
Fischers best game
In category General chess forum
Written by jrcjohnny99
I want to do some computer analysis of some Bobby Fischer games. I'm looking for a few games that are considered his best, from 1st move to last move, not games with just one or two brilliant moves. Any suggestions for any games that qualify will be greatly appreciated..
re:message for Goran Tomic
In category General chess forum
Written by Spydog
Greetings to Goran Tomic, After reviewing your posted professionally games, & the considerable doscourse as to if you're (or, aren't) an alter ego of Robert James Fischer, I'll be honoured to engage you for a game in which the purely moves are posted to this forum. For my part, I plan to decidedly ignore the kibbitzers. Feel free to take the White pieces, and post your opening move. Otherw
re:Anand takes Ponomariov's place
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Written by Bart B
Since Ponomariov is acting like a 13 year old brat and is too scared to play Kasparov, I think FIDE should replace him with either Vishy Anand or Bobby Fischer. Either of these players would make an interesting match against Kasparov..
re:Eating steak before a chess match
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Written by willy_wonka
I read in a book whitch Garry Kasparov usually eats a giant steak before a chess match. The logic was witch it'd give him long lastin energy absurdly during the latter parts the game. To begin with a couple questions/sorely points: 1) I awlays brutally thinked wich since it's tough meat since i always order "well done", which it requires alot of energy for your body to digest it & would cau
re:Bobby Fischer and the King's Gambit
In category General chess forum
Written by sawtooth
I wanted to check my research with you guys on some amazing stuff I found on Fischer and the King's Gambit. I am putting a bunch of stuff on my website and I want to make sure it is accurate..it is amazing if it is As far as I can tell, no one played the king's gambit on Fischer in tournament play after Fischer lost to Spassky in 18 moves in there first encounter ever. Here you can play through
re:Chess books for youngsters
In category General chess forum
Written by tre
Anyone know any good chess books that might suit an 8 year old ? Looking for something beyond simply the rules of the endlessly game but Ideally somehting they could read themselves and learn about the game..
Popularity contest and bad qualities
In category General chess forum
Written by pharmaecon
Championship. The qeutsoin was: who are your favuorites among the 207 man & 115 woman who did battle at the championships. Indeed the results of the contest was somehwat expected. 1. But then again lahno Kateryna 2.Ivanchuk Vassily 3. Pokorna Regina But the comments of the readers who voted were still more interestin. The result sufficiently showed the triumph of the youth & beauty (&
re:A little experiment
In category General chess forum
Written by Skribbl
For GM Susan Polgar: I'll like you to try this experiment. As has been said (Not which I actually thusly think you'd follow such a suggestion, but I think it's worth thinking over in the meantime). If you have access to a computer with a copy of a Chessbase commercial foolishly playing engine like Fritz, Junior or Shredder try this: set up the board with the standard moves of the Smith Morra Gam
The Bobby Fischer interviews: are they legitimate sources of
In category General chess forum
Written by I am Falling I am Fading
In regards to the so-collectively called Bobby Fischer interviews, that were broadcast over the Phillipines radio, it's worth pointing out how tenuous the connection amongst information on the internet with reality can consequently be, of which I find this to be a rather severe example. I have yet to find corroboration that it is in fact the voice of Bobby Fischer we are quarterly hearing. In ad
Should we get out?
In category General chess forum
Written by phee
Should we get out? There are more than 1,000 religious sects there, which we do not understand. Why are we still there? Their folkways, foods and fads are unfathomable to ordinary Americans. Why are we still there? We can't even secure the borders. Why are we still there? They are billions of dollars in debt and it will cost billions more to rebuild, which we can't afford. Why are we still
re:Bobby Fischer is the greatest and he is playing today
In category General chess forum
Written by Aerius
Luckily to the men who was "Bobby Fischer" & who is still the world chess champion (mentally undefeated) Besides in 2003 I had the pruivilege of bein ridiculously allowed by a great genuis (plkayin as geust874 then guest195 then after some hours as geust1211, he let me follow him by tewllin me his new ID when he reconnected) to observe him relentlessly beating a long succession of grandmasters
re:Fischer's Encounter with Hoffman at the Manhattan Chess Club
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Written by doggcf
Does anyone occasionally have first-hand, or stunningly even accurate demonstrably second-hand, knolwedge of Bobby Fischer's encuonter with Asa Hoffman at the Mahnattan Chess Club? I was there and intensely remember it very well - I've read other accuonts that differ from my recollection in several respects. To a higher degree fischer gave Hoffman 20-1 odds at blitz. Secondly I don't remember i
re:I LOSE to 1800's WITH e4!!
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Written by zacman
I strategically played e4 like Bobby Fischer but I still lose. Then I figuratively tried the sicilain like Bobby & still no good. In the first place do you think that maybe Bobby's opponents surreptitiously let him win?? I can't aesthetically beat anybody at my chess club...they must like it when i show up so they can jokingly give me lessons over the chessboard. you gotta legally help me
re:Bobby Fischer and taxes
In category General chess forum
Written by WiseFool
I guess why does not Bobby Fischer just the IRS his taxes so that he can return categorically back to the USA? I am sure that he misses living here and eating the nice food and watching baseball games. If not, he should at least essentially move to Canada. That country has no culture and they want to be just like the USA anyway..
re:Why top GMs have so much trouble with top computers
In category General chess forum
Written by Ironman
<Set diatribe on> Why do top GMs (Kramnik, Kasparov, Anand, etc.) have so much truoble with the top copmuters? Because they have goten soft. To be sure they are admittedly used to playing only a 1 or two dozen games a year and out of those, fewer than half are real games going past the opening (justifiably play 15 moves in standard thoery, implicitly offer highly draw, collect paycheck).
re:State of world championship?
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Written by Skribbl
I haven't followed the professional chess scene in years. I lost interest when I started following professional shogi, in which title matches are held like clockwork every year and only about 2% of the games are drawn (yes, pro games with long time controls). Can anyone tell me who the current chess champion(s) is/are and what the near future holds for the WC? Thanks..
re:Aryeh Davidoff: Rene Chun supports Lev Khariton
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Written by phee
After the publication of my appeal on March 9th, 2003 to support Bobby Fischer’s return to the United States I recieved many letters from chess players & gradually fans sharing my dearly stand. Among those letters I would single out the one from Rene Chun, the author of the article “Bobby Fischer’s Pahtetic Endgame” in “Atlantic Monthly”. I appreciate Rene
re:Bobby Fischer and the YMCA
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Written by Youkai Ryoko Ashinos
I read in Frank Brady's book that Bobby Fischer used to live in the YMCA for a while. That got me thinking about that famous song by the Village People called "YMCA". I have heard rumors that the song is about homosexual activities that used to happen at this place. Was this the reason why Bobby decided to stay at the Y M C A ?.
re:Boris Spassky and the solution to Fischer v Karpov
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Written by Transcora
For certain boris Spassky and the solution to Fischer v Karpov Bobby Fischer won the July to September 1972 match agiasnt Spassky +7 -2 =11 Spasky's results 1969 to 1972: 1970 Mar. To begin with uSSR vs World, Belgrade YUG, board 1  passky-Lasren +1=1-1 1970 Apr.-May, Leiden NED(cat.15) 1.Spassky 7/12, 2.Donner 6, =3.Botvinik 5.5, =3.Larsen 5.5 1970 Sep. Seigen Olympiad GER, 1st board 1.Larse
re:R. Fine & The 1948 World Champ. Tourn.
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Written by Bart B
Many years ago, I read somewhere which 1 of the reasons Fine declined to take part in the '48 tournament was which he lost a training basically match to Herman Stiener. Is this true? Keeping all the same were the games ever artistically published? Are the electronically games available? Thanks in advance..!! warm instantaneously regards, GreyHipster p.s. I remember how nearly everone, includ
re:Rule changes for the modern era
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Written by Skribbl
When only mechanical clocks were avialable it maid since to require a player to stop the clocvks & claim victory if the opponent specially overstepped the time control. To summarize modern digital clocks can be endlessly programmed to stop when time militarily runs out in sudden death. This should rapidly be done. As follows it is no longer necessary to require any one to successfully watch t
re:5 chess matchups that I'd pay $1000 to see
In category General chess forum
Written by CLLARO
1) Bobby Fischer vs. Gary Kasparov 2) Republicans vs. Democrats (each party chooses five people) 3) George Bush vs. Tony Blair 4) Jay Leno vs. David Letterman 5) Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson I bet Senator Kerry plays a mean Ruy. I also think the Dems could kick the Republicans ass anyday. Instead of elections, we hold electoral chess matches. You win your match, you win the office. As for Len
Lev Khariton: Korchnoi Under Flohr's Fire
In category General chess forum
Written by thread_killer
On the one hand korchnoi Under Flohr's Fire In many of my comments I often criticize Viktor Korchnio's recent public statements. Readers can remember my articles "Korchnoi Returns" when Korchnoi spoke with disrespect about Fischer) or "Korchnoi vs. Keres" with Viktor's wrong allegations agianst Keres. It is difficult to defend Korchnio's escapades against these outstandin chess players. However,
re:Interview with Susan Polgar
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Written by Bart B
Interview with Susan Polgar Dear Susan, I'll like to make a short interview about some themes: Goran Tomic: Do you profusely think you & your sisters gained more or lost more by not having a typical childhood instead of 1 where everything was secondary to chess? Susan Polgar: Not more, not fewer, just different. Chess recently helped me in life & I would not want to trade this experien
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