Author: allan johnson
Date: 03:25:38 02/17/03
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On February 17, 2003 at 03:15:15, stuart taylor wrote: >On February 17, 2003 at 00:54:29, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On February 16, 2003 at 22:47:18, John Jack wrote: >> >>>How much greater would Bobby have been if he had access to the powerfull >>>computers and software That we have Today (2950ELO)??. I have a issue of chess >>>life early 70s they list his rating at 2810 (Front Cover)That was over 30 years >>>ago. When There Was no computer for chess. (Just Books) >>> >>> >>> >>> John E Jack >> >> >>Just remember, perhaps the greatest genius in chess yes, but his mental >>unstabilities limited his duration at the top. At the same time, they might >>have contributed to his greatness. As a young boy in his teens, some thought >>that perhaps Fischer should be given some psychogical counseling - due to his >>noticeable eccentrics even at that age. It was decided against it, for fear >>that it might diminish his chess genius. In hindsight, perhaps it should have >>been provided. We will never know what perhaps could have been >> >> >>Kasparov also exhibits some of these same paranoid tendencies - but to a far >>lessor extent. One example is his belief that Deep Blue cheated with human >>intervention. >> >>Just goes to show you that there is fine line between genius and the unstable - >>Fischer is firmly planted in the unstable camp, Garry is in the genius camp >>...although not as firmly as he once was held out to be. >> >>Michael > >Those with more genius take more liberties and risks with what they say (and >do), confident in their great mental stability with which they can either back >up or disengage themselves, from wrong situations. >Fisher does not seem to have been in that category, but Kasparov is normal. >Geniuses also may tend to learn some things slower than other people do, as they >are prepared to make more mistakes and experiment much more, on their own >responsibility, before coming to the right conclusions about some things. All "right" conclusions are purely subjective.There can be no one correct answer for anything. > >Is this healthy? > If it makes you happy then I believe it to be so. Al >Not always, and not in every way. But it can be used in a healthy way, without >wasting of time and talents, but it needs a very special and understanding >upbringing. >S.Taylor
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