January 18th 2008
We received the sad news today that former World Champion Bobby Fischer has passed away at the age of 64.
He was controversial as a person but as chess player maybe the greatest ever.
His book "My 60 Memorable Games" made a great impression, and I went through a number of the games with Magnus 8 or 9 years ago.
I'll revert with Magnus comments to Corus round 5 and 6 tomorrow morning.
Henrik Carlsen
Wijk aan Zee, January 18th, 2008
He was controversial as a person but as chess player maybe the greatest ever.
His book "My 60 Memorable Games" made a great impression, and I went through a number of the games with Magnus 8 or 9 years ago.
I'll revert with Magnus comments to Corus round 5 and 6 tomorrow morning.
Henrik Carlsen
Wijk aan Zee, January 18th, 2008
Comments:
Posted by: Paul Franklin
It is nice that you posted these lines on your blog. Fischer's legacy indeed are his games, his chess, not his remarks concerning other topics.
He may not have been the best ever, but surely the greatest ever. May God have mercy with his soul.
He may not have been the best ever, but surely the greatest ever. May God have mercy with his soul.
Posted by: Tony Iovino
Can't say RIP for the man who was probably to chess what Ty Cobb was to baseball-- for a time, the best there was.
But also a miserable, tortured human being.
We can't help who impacts our lives, and when those that did pass on, I guess it's reasonable to reflect.
I had a lot of fun that summer of '72; a lot of Americans did. It opened a new world to many of us, and it loomed large as a bloodless Cold War victory until it was surpassed by the "Miracle On Ice" in 1980.
I thought the tone of "Searching For Bobby Fischer", a really nice movie, hit it about right-- Fischer after 1972 was so despicable, but so clearly mentally ill, that it was just....sad.
But also a miserable, tortured human being.
We can't help who impacts our lives, and when those that did pass on, I guess it's reasonable to reflect.
I had a lot of fun that summer of '72; a lot of Americans did. It opened a new world to many of us, and it loomed large as a bloodless Cold War victory until it was surpassed by the "Miracle On Ice" in 1980.
I thought the tone of "Searching For Bobby Fischer", a really nice movie, hit it about right-- Fischer after 1972 was so despicable, but so clearly mentally ill, that it was just....sad.
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