Author: gerold daniels
Date: 13:40:25 05/27/05
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On May 27, 2005 at 15:00:42, adam wilks wrote: >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! true. gerold.
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