he dead

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/18/fischer.dies.ap/index.html

1/18/2008 8:00:57 AM

sad to see him die at 64. i was really oping that he got his mind together and at least played blitz again

1/18/2008 8:04:23 AM

RIP

1/18/2008 8:04:59 AM

1/18/2008 8:06:24 AM

dude was crazy as shit

1/18/2008 8:06:55 AM

that is one of those movies i'll see on and watch till the end no matter where its at.

1/18/2008 8:07:08 AM

scroll almost to the bottom and listen to his radio interviews

http://home.att.ne.jp/moon/fischer/

1/18/2008 8:08:20 AM

?

but he seems cool as shit though

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 8:12 AM. Reason : s]

1/18/2008 8:10:47 AM

i am a fan of him and here is some high res pics of him from a SI and life mag that i have from the 70s

http://picasaweb.google.com/c.lassiter/Chess?authkey=Lv6BBBKVmIY

he died at the age 64. 64 years, for 64 squares, so it is.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 8:13 AM. Reason : sdfgh]

1/18/2008 8:11:42 AM

fucking A,

RIP

a true genius

1/18/2008 8:33:49 AM

From the CNN title, I didn't even know who it was at first. I guess I never really thought of him as a Cold War icon.

I was a pretty big chess nerd in middle school, I even traveled with the Martin Middle school chess team to a national tournament in Michigan.

I used to read his book and setup the chess board like he did in his big matches and recreate the wins he had.



Yup, rest in peace indeed.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 8:46 AM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 8:46:05 AM

his book sucked, but he was the man

unfortunately, 1/2 of the chess fan base is celebrating his death instead of mourning it

1/18/2008 8:48:15 AM

lol

martin middle school

1/18/2008 8:48:23 AM

hsi book 'my 60 memorable games' is VERY good and is really rare (the original hardback edition)

^^^ that book is for beginners pretty much and if you are at least 1600 that book will seem terrible because its not for you

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 9:08 AM. Reason : asdf]

1/18/2008 9:06:40 AM

chess is a beautiful game

1/18/2008 9:31:45 AM

1600?

1/18/2008 10:18:48 AM

surprisingly enough, despite how much of a crazy fuck he was

this saddens me

1/18/2008 10:23:31 AM

chess uses an elo rating system.. 1600 is about average

1/18/2008 10:32:49 AM

you can also look at 1600 in chess like a c- in college, about the lowest you can go without looking totally whack in general.

1/18/2008 10:38:42 AM

each site/organization is different... a 2200 on one server can mean much more than 2200 on another server

same with fide/uscf, etc

1/18/2008 11:00:12 AM

i am speaking in terms of otb standard games, not blitz crap. the only 'real' elo is the fide elo, since you only can get a im, or gm title from fide rated events.

1/18/2008 11:03:03 AM

Quote :

"dude was crazy as shit"

Quote :

"I say death to President Bush, I say death to the United States. Fuck the United States, fuck the Jews, the Jews are a criminal people, they mutilate their children, they are murderous, criminal, thieving, lying, bastards. They made up the Holocaust, there's not a word of truth to it. They are the worst liars and bastards. And now, what goes around, comes around, they're getting it back, finally. Praise God... Hallelujah, this is a wonderful day. Fuck the United States. Cry, you crybabies! Whine, you bastards! Now your time is coming! The US is getting what is coming to it. This is just the beginning."

-said on 9/11

Quote :

"I'm very concerned because I think the Jews want to drive the elephants to extinction ... because the trunk of an elephant reminds them of an uncircumcised penis. ... I'm absolutely serious about that."

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 11:09 AM. Reason : .]

1/18/2008 11:06:27 AM

^

1/18/2008 11:54:20 AM

wow he really was batshit crazy

1/18/2008 1:48:41 PM

i mean the dude did denounce his US citizenship.

1/18/2008 1:53:15 PM

i have the dvd, but only watched it once. it was all right though. i still fail to see how moving the queen out in the second move is a good opening, but whatever.

there's a fine line between genius and insanity. i would have paid money to see fischer play chess on yahoo and talk trash to his opponent. that'd be some entertaining shit, fosho.

1/18/2008 2:05:03 PM

Quote :

"i have the dvd, but only watched it once. it was all right though. i still fail to see how moving the queen out in the second move is a good opening, but whatever."

yeah, it an opening for 5 year olds called 'fools' mate' or 'scholar's mate'

1/18/2008 2:08:56 PM

what is it about being really good at chess and espousing irrational politics?

1/18/2008 2:08:59 PM

the point of that in the movie is showing the different styles of play

park players are very aggressive and therefore can bring the queen out much sooner (especially in speed) to hurry the attack.

the club/tournament player is more in it for the long well thought out games, where strategy and tactics are key. Therefore he develops his center and minor pieces before bringing the queen into the mix.

1/18/2008 2:09:18 PM

Well you want a victory, well that makes you a wisher. 'Cause one thing is for sure: you ain't no Bobby Fischer. Bobby Fischer, where is he? I don't know! I don't know! Bobby Fischer, where is he? I don't know! I don't know! Go ask your momma, and make sure you listen. 'Cause one thing is for sure: Bobby Fischer's missin'

1/18/2008 2:32:12 PM

1/18/2008 3:06:44 PM