Does anyone have any information on what Bobby Fischer's real playing strength was in 1992? I believe i once read Kasparov said Fischer was playing at around 2600-2650, but how strong was that in those days? Surely higher than today, when it would be about top 100 i believe. And is it likely Fischer could have gotten stronger after Spassky 92 if he continued to play matches and maybe tournaments? Maybe he would have gotten better with practice and more opening knowledge that was up to date? I ofcourse dont know if his openings in 92 were good or bad, i have just read many top players saying they were playing " openings of the past " and i believe Kasparov once said they were playing 1972 chess. Any thoughts?
Silman's column reported that kasparov was perhaps a little too harsh in his criticism of Fischer's play in 1992:
http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer---spassky-1992
As for how far he could have come back, or what his rating really was, who knows?
Does anyone have any information on what Bobby Fischer's real playing strength was in 1992? I believe i once read Kasparov said Fischer was playing at around 2600-2650, but how strong was that in those days? Surely higher than today, when it would be about top 100 i believe. And is it likely Fischer could have gotten stronger after Spassky 92 if he continued to play matches and maybe tournaments? Maybe he would have gotten better with practice and more opening knowledge that was up to date? I ofcourse dont know if his openings in 92 were good or bad, i have just read many top players saying they were playing " openings of the past " and i believe Kasparov once said they were playing 1972 chess. Any thoughts?