Jeremy Schaap vs Bobby Fischer

KidParty · #1 03-27-2005, 08:44 AM

For anyone who saw the clip of the Bobby Fischer press conferance the other day on SportsCenter, I have to say that Jeremy Schaap has all of my respect on how he handled the situation...Bobby Fischer on the other hand has zero respect from me. All he did cement the fact with the entire world that he is an arrogant INSANE man.

partygirluk · #2 03-27-2005, 08:50 AM

Why were Iceland so keen to take him?

sumdumguy · #3 03-27-2005, 09:02 AM

I think Iceland's chess masters per capita is very high. Chess is big in Iceland. And Fischer played a big role in chess popularity in Iceland.

Voltron87 · #4 03-27-2005, 02:28 PM

I think he beat some Russian guy in a face off that was held in Iceland. And I don't think there are many Jews in Iceland.

ClaytonN · #5 03-27-2005, 02:34 PM

You guys are both right.

Chess in Iceland is HUGE

Fischer beat Karpov in a "Cold war battle" in Iceland that made Fischer the first and only world chess champion from America.

Somekid · #6 03-27-2005, 02:52 PM

Fischer beat Boris Spassky.

Michael Emery · #7 03-27-2005, 02:52 PM

Insane, yes. But he still has my respect as he has achieved a higher mastery of chess than possibly anyone. If you know anything about Bobby Fischer you would have to admit he is one insane genius. With a IQ of 180 and the ability to remember every chess match he ever played I often wonder what kind of poker player he would have made. My guess is he could EASILY surpass every hold'em player (limit or no limit) on this forum with two years of study and experience. Insane or not he is one of the most freakishly talented individuals we will see in our lifetime.

Mike Emery

Andy B · #8 03-27-2005, 02:54 PM

The famous match in 1972 was against Boris Spassky, not Karpov.

ClaytonN · #9 03-27-2005, 03:29 PM

Whooooops

My bad. Brain fart.

Masquerade · #10 03-28-2005, 12:03 AM

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My guess is he could EASILY surpass every hold'em player (limit or no limit) on this forum with two years of study and experience.

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Unlikely. Chess is a game of complete information. One criticism of Fischer was that he always played the same way regardless of the opponent. No-limit is all about putting yourself in the other guy's shoes. It's this sort of reasoning which autistics are incapable of and Fischer exhibits many characteristics of Asperger's syndrome.

Do you think Stuey Ungar - whose ability at cards you must put on a par with Fischer's at chess - couldve become a grandmaster in a couple of years?