Author: adam wilks
Date: 12:00:42 05/27/05
Fischers strength may have decreased since 1972 yet I still think his chess creativity and simplicity along with Morphy`s positional ideas will remain unchallenged for many centuries to come. I think Fischers true strength in his prime was severly underrated due to peoples perceptions of his character through his behaviour. I think his behaviour is normal for someone with an iq of 180. Extremely sensitive to lights and noises hence 1972. Since learning about how he affected chess for possibly millions of yesterdays and todays generation plus the fashion in which he destroyed Taimanov and Larsen 6-0 respectively and fininshing 5 points ahead of Tal in a blitz tournament now gives me the impression hes the greatest chess player ever. The reasons why i think so are: Could Kasparov in his prime have beaten the same opponents and finished 5 points ahead of Tal? Could kasparov beat the modern day equivalent of Donald Byrne when he was 13 not only that but in the same fashion? Lastly, i think Fischer with his speed and keeping things simple approach on the board would have destroyed Deep Blue in 1997 and busted its opening book let alone knowing about how chess computers/programs work!
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