I like Ivanchuck,but hero's? Fischer,Capablanca,Lasker.
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I have a shirt and picture frame with Philidor on it :P...Chigorin was cool too!
Alekhine, Fischer and Tal.
I'm not sure why people choose Fischer. I don't find him particularly flexible or creative in his playing style. He was extremely good, don't get me wrong, but he mostly played the same games over and over. That could very well be a strength, and he was good at attacking with both white and black, but to me, I get bored studying his games. Oh, yet another Ruy Lopez or najdorf sicilian >.>
Sep 24, 2015
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Wezzyfish wrote:
I'm not sure why people choose Fischer. I don't find him particularly flexible or creative in his playing style. He was extremely good, don't get me wrong, but he mostly played the same games over and over. That could very well be a strength, and he was good at attacking with both white and black, but to me, I get bored studying his games. Oh, yet another Ruy Lopez or najdorf sicilian >.>
Comlpetely agree. Fischer was very good, but hardly suitable as a hero. Repetitive and very reliant on his outstanding preparation.
Sep 24, 2015
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Yandemirov: we have a similar opening repertoire, at least as far as both the White and Black sides of the Ruy go, and one part of his repertoire from the Black side is the "Yandemirov Gambit", a piece sacrifice along the same theme as the the fishing pole trap.
Feb 22, 2016
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Petrosian, Smyslov, Rubinstein, Korchnoi, Keres, Capablanca and of course Fischer. I learn from them all. But I try to model my game after Spassky: completely at home in e4 and d4 openings as white, classical style as black, not afraid to sacrifice for the initiative.
I learn the most, however, from Petrosian. He is by far the most underrated of world champions, and a great tactician as well as strategist.
I don't care much for Kasparov or his successors, all pretty tied to the computer for their preparation. (One reason Fischer is the greatest of all: he pretty much did it alone.)
I do make an exception for Boris Gelfand; I simply like the guy! Anyone who has Rubinstein as his chess hero has got to be special! And his books are great, although beyond my ability right now to fully appreciate.
Tigran, Capa, Rubinstein - but that does not translate into whatever is expected me to play like
Does anyone have a female hero? Is a female GM's approach different than a man's?
Who would be a good hero to study for an improving player? Why?
aanand my hero
Tal - not so much because of his playing style (which I love, BTW!) but rather because he was an all-around decent human being who loved the game and liked to spread the joy in his conversations and writings. He never seemed to take it "too seriously" to the point of being arrogant, beligerant, rude, or insulting to his opponents. A true gentleman and sportsman!
Fischer was a great player, but a complete miserable failure as a human being. Childish, impetuous, rude, arrogant, completely irrational and unreasonable... and so full of himself he couldn't see or enjoy anything else. Pretty much the complete opposite of Tal, for which reason Fischer will NEVER be a hero of mine.
YuriSenkevich,
I stand by what I wrote. It is based on the historically recorded behavior of the man. I said nothing about "crazy" - your words. I do not believe any of us are in a position to adequately judge whether or not Fischer was mentally ill or defective.
Whatever the case, Fischer was his own worst enemy. Had every opportunity to turn his gift into something of lasting worth and inspiration to others, and instead chose a series of actions guaranteed to leave behind a legacy of "kookiness" for anyone who cares to look beyond the unquestionable brilliance of his games.
Olivia-NeutronBomb wrote:
I thought Fischer was good but then he flew those planes into that building :(
did no one read this comment 9 months ago?
WTF?? fischer had his demons, but he didn't fly a plane into a building.
Nope.
in fact, he had a long 'happy'(ish) life hanging out in iceland and criticizing the Amerian Government.
YuriSenkevich wrote:
Bawker wrote:
YuriSenkevich,
I stand by what I wrote. It is based on the historically recorded behavior of the man. I said nothing about "crazy" - your words. I do not believe any of us are in a position to adequately judge whether or not Fischer was mentally ill or defective.
Whatever the case, Fischer was his own worst enemy. Had every opportunity to turn his gift into something of lasting worth and inspiration to others, and instead chose a series of actions guaranteed to leave behind a legacy of "kookiness" for anyone who cares to look beyond the unquestionable brilliance of his games.
Im not gonna say you are an ignorant american, but have you red all the "historical" facts about Fischer?
He was a happy guy, travelled all over the world, was chess world champion, had a kid and a wife. Live his last days in peace.
lol. on the wife and kids.
he certainly didn't live (long) with the phillipino lady that claimed to be his wife, and his "kids" never knew him.
"happy" is subjective.
being glad about somebody killing thousands of Americans in NYC wasn't very nice.
also most world class Chessmasters keep at the game (once they have passed their peak), helping their national chess federation find new talent. Kind of ambassadors for the sport.
Fischer rejected all this. I won't say its our right to judge the guy- but- "historically" speaking, fischer had a terrible endgame.
Yes, I DO know that fischer couldn't re-enter the USA.
but that WAS his choice. he defied sanctions by entering a tournament in serbia.
No, I don't believe they Kill people for trying to play a chess tournament in serbia.
Lastly, maybe you do. but to claim he was a happily married man, is stretching the definition of the term.
lol.
Goodnight yuri.
Susan Polgar
Ivanchuck and Gasparov. I cannot support nakamura, he is rude and mean.