Author: Hristo
Date: 21:46:49 04/09/99
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On April 09, 1999 at 23:11:33, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >Yes, true. Except that these recent radio interviews have left me feeling so >sick to my stomich, and unsettled, that every time a Fischer hero worshipper >comes out, I just can't help it! - I've got to say something. As a matter of >fact it was Fischer that got me interested in chess in the first place. Chess >has been the great love & the great frustration of my life; Fischer going nuts >is definately like a great kick in the guts to me. To think that the person >(chess player), who got me interested in this game, would just as soon see me >dead, or not even existing in the first place, simply because I'm jewish. I have many friends that are jew! They are good people .. for instance they told me what a "mazuza" is and I keep joking them about that because in Bulgarian its very close to "jelly-fish" then they told me what is "shlamil" and "shlamasal" (sorry for the spelling). On the other hand they ask me to say "Moose and squirrel must die!" all the time ... I had no idea why for almost a month. But they don't seem to have a bitter feelings about all these crazy(nasty)things that have happened over the years. Sorry for the off-topic thing. I got involved in chess, for a great extent, because of Capablanca. Later I got into Alekhine, and then into Fischer. All I knew was that these people were great players and they gave me a better view of the game I love. There was that *glow* around these people in my mind for quite some time. Then I found out that one of them was a drunk(alcoholic), while this is not *bad*, the glow went away. Then BF appeared to have lost his mind(bummer) no more *glow*. ;-))) However I still remember what I liked as a kid and why. I do not want to paint the picture in just "black and white", I like to remeber the good stuff that made me happy. Cause you are right, there is too much ugliness !!! Hristo > >Another thing (like John Lennon being shot), that is another horribleness about >our contempary reality. Why does our world have to be this way? I definately >agree: we should either stop talking about Fischer completely. There are plenty >of other top talents for young people to amire - some of them are even >Americans! And most of them are not filled with hatred for the people who buy >their books and admire them. > >We are after all, not talking about the war in Kosovo? But if we are going to >continue talking about Fischer, it should be no holds barred. If people insist >on going on about how great Fischer is (who wouldn't consider selling their soul >for the kind of talant for chess that Fischer was/is gifted with. As a matter >of fact, maybe that's what Fischer did?), then I feel it is my right to speak >out about how horrible this person is. No need to change the name of the group, >but yes I don't seperate out the player from the games. I think it is >impossible to take that black & white kind of view. I can study (and hope to >learn from), Fischer's games (or Alekhine), but my opinion of him other then >chess of course you know. > >Eventually the Fischer threads will settle down, and we'll get back to more >on-topic stuff again... > >Lawrence > >On April 09, 1999 at 19:26:14, Hristo wrote: > >>Lawrence should we change the name of this group to something else more >>suitable for discussions of this nature. Dann was talking (apologizing) to the >>people that might idolize BF. Most of the people that idolize a chess-player do >>so because of this player style, achievements, strenghts and so forth. Do you >>think people like BF because of his beleive system?! I doubt it! More so, I >>think people realize that he(BF) has gone nuts, but it doesn't matter, they like >>the PLAYER, the GAMES. There are people and teachings that have caused more >>grief to the world than anti-semitism, but should we talk about it here and now. >>Fischer doesn't have "credence" as great human being, he is just one of the >>great chess players of all time. If you can not separate those things then I >>withdraw! If you can, then lets not talk about it anymore! >> >>Thank you. >>Hristo
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