Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 15:24:36 04/09/99
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On April 09, 1999 at 17:05:08, Charles Milton Ling wrote: >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 As the old saying goes, "Comparisons are odious". Please note, my listing of Fischer, Polgar, Leko, Bacrot, and Ponomariov is not intended as a comparison, but merely a CHRONOLOGICAL listing of those who have held the title of Youngest Ever Grandmaster since Fischer. Cheers, Mark
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