Author: Charles Milton Ling
Date: 14:05:08 04/09/99
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On April 09, 1999 at 13:33:29, Mark Ryan wrote: >On April 09, 1999 at 12:58:14, James Robertson wrote: > >>On April 09, 1999 at 12:46:15, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>On April 09, 1999 at 12:29:22, James Robertson wrote: >>> >>>>On April 09, 1999 at 11:56:23, William Dozier wrote: >>>> >>>>>Good/Day every/one, and to whome it may concern: Its amazing how you guy open >>>>>your mouths about somthing but dont do the research.Bobby Fischer was born in >>>>>Chicago, Ilinoise, in 1943. He was injtroduced to chess and learned the moves >>>>>when he sisx years old. In his teens he achived international prominence by >>>>>winning every United States Chess Competition for four years runniing wiithout a >>>>>loss of a game. He was the youngest International Grandmaster in chess history. >>>>>So please before you open your mouth go to the library and do some research. >>>>>Respectfully/William >>>> >>>>I believe both Polgar and Bacrot beat Fischer for the youngest IGM title. >>>>Perhaps you should do some research...? :) >>>> >>>>James >>> >>>The "Operative" word is WAS James. It's a little late for him to win that >>>distinction now. >>>Jim Walker >> >>'was' still doesn't make sense; you have to finish it with something like "until >>Polgar came along." If I read that "Emanuel Lasker was the longest-reigning >>world chess champion" the assumption is that nobody has since reigned longer. >> >>James > >Sorry if this is off-topic (that is, not computer chess), but I am just >following the thread: I believe it goes something like this - - > >Fischer, >Polgar, >Leko, >Bacrot, >Ruslan Ponomariov (of the Ukraine, currently the youngest ever GM). > >Cheers, >Mark What should be borne in mind when making comparisons of these juvenile GMs is: Fischer got the title for qualifying for the Candidates' Tournament, no less! He was probably something like the 40th GM in the world at the time and was probably in the top 10. With all due respect, none of the others were at that level when they achieved the title, nor indeed are they now (yet). Charley
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