Chess Forum / General Topics / March 2005

He was a great player, a genius, maybe the best we've ever had only G
Kasparov also in the frame for this title. But Fischer retired in the early
70's so why are people still obssessed with him.
I enjoy and am fascinated by his games but my interest in Fischer begins and

 I am begin the game, does the knight move like
A) 888
        8
B  88

Below are the details of a secret game played between Fischer and
Karpov in 1976. It is due to be aired on the internet on Monday
evening. Can someone please post the game here if they get to see the
broadcast?

Dear friends:
We are delighted to announce  the celebration of the I Festival
Internacional de Ajedrez Isla de la Palma 2005 to be held from  the 3 rd to
the 19 th, June 2005 in the Canary Islands. There will be 5 great

Both are solutions to the "draw death" of chess.
I prefer one-minute chess because I think it only makes sense that as chess
theory advances, the time controls should be shortened, and the public would
love to see pieces flying in a game it can understand.

The 'Washington Post' is talking of the "shame of Iceland" and saying
that the Icelandic parliament (of "a democratic nation") ought not to
"ignore" the "depths" to which Fischer has "fallen".
I.e. how dare the authorities of this "tiny" country not play along with

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ORANGE
_______________________________________________
Sam Sloan

I have a chess set from the 70's that I really like but it's getting old
and the board is coming apart. I liked the pieces though. It's a plastic
weighted set with brown and white woodgrain pattern cardboard board. The
pieces are full size plastic and instead of just being like ...

Gerald Dullea replaces Glenn Petersen as Chess Life Editor
It has been reported by several sources that with Glenn Petersen in
intensive care recovering from a serious heart attack, Gerald Dullea
has been appointed to replace him on an interim basis.

Fischer landed in Iceland, about 11 pm local time Thursday, wisely at
Reykjavik airport and not close to any US base:
Icelandic-language articles:
<http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/frett.html?nid=1131113>

According to today's Times
 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1536094,00.html
GM Simon Webb (best known for correspondence play & for his book
"Chess for Tigers") was stabbed to death a week ago, apparently

VICTORY AT LAST!
BOBBY FISCHER GOING HOME TO ICELAND!
Bobby Fischer has won his unprecedented one-man battle against the sole
world superpower, the United States. After his unlawful jailing for over

--
Wlodzimierz Holsztynski
Phase 1 (score) of Historical Ranking, p3
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In another newsgroup Larry Parr has been diagnosed:-

About 5,000 people, including former world chess champion Boris Spassky,
have signed a letter asking prosecutors to ban Jewish organizations because
they believe one of the basic Judaic books professes religious hatred, said
a center that monitors religious freedom.