I thought Short admitted that it was a hoax?
Bobby Fischer on ICC
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The story is amazing. However, there isn't much info on this. Tetsuo is going to love this story :)
The article is dated September 18, 2001...
xbigboy wrote:
The article is dated September 18, 2001...
I am fully aware of that :) The thing is, there isn't info on this (real or fake) on the Internet, or I haven't found it.
I think it is true. It is impossible for any chess player to just quit the game. Plus I think Fischer is an eccentric genius. So there is a good chance that it is true.
paulgottlieb wrote:
It's a lot tougher to find him on the ICC these days
LOL
Well to be true or not.. It change nothing that Bobby Fischer is the greatest chess player of all time :)
May 9, 2013
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Fischer online is something like Elvis Presley: A lot of people saw him.
It was a computer engine, wasn't it?
Bobby Fischer was a computer engine? This explains a lot!
TheBigDecline wrote:
It was a computer engine, wasn't it?
There isn't much information on the subject. Everybody says it was a guy with an engine, but I haven't found conclusive proof so far. I don't think it was Fischer because of the openings this guy used. Fischer took Chess seriously and always treated his opponents with respect. The openings the engine used were basically mocking the opponent: look you're so bad at Chess I won't even bother with a decent opening.
Aetheldred wrote:
TheBigDecline wrote:
It was a computer engine, wasn't it?
There isn't much information on the subject. Everybody says it was a guy with an engine, but I haven't found conclusive proof so far. I don't think it was Fischer because of the openings this guy used. Fischer took Chess seriously and always treated his opponents with respect. The openings the engine used were basically mocking the opponent: look you're so bad at Chess I won't even bother with a decent opening.
I've seen that kind of opening only from engines so far, never from a (GM-strength) human player. So it all was just a joke, to exploit the nostalgia people still had and have for B. Fischer .
In our days, we would say someone "trolled" the ICC. :)
LOL he was one of the forerunners of trolling :) I feel bad for Nigel Short because this guy played him for a fool, but I think it happens to everyone at some point.
Nostalgia for Fischer? Nah, he's forgotten now! :) I am currently reading 2 books on him!
my coach related this story to me. i immediately realized that it could not be true.
Jan 1, 2018
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I don't get how you can use a computer engine like that in real time. My understanding it that there is a lag to evaluate with an engine. Please clarify. Thanks. RW
no he died long ago sorry.
What if... Fischer's best friend, any kind of his fano or something is creating an urban legend just to return glory of Fischer.
It was a BLITZ game, guys
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=11