Fischer taking some time in Iceland to enjoy nature:
Chess Photographs (≈1950-1970)
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Fischer visiting Tal in the hospital and playing chess with him:
Fischer relaxing sitting on a floor:
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 Candidates match, (Buenos Aires, Argentina):
I absolutely love photos from this era. Black and white, jackets and ties... They just looked like...heroes?
Jul 15, 2019
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#89
novacek wrote:
Very interesting!
I see a lot of this lower down in the chess ranks. Half of the people in a tournament hall over here don't make eye contact at all.
It's no better in the top levels of chess. There is a serious lack of handshaking skills among chess players, who ironically have to do it all the time.
Jul 15, 2019
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#90
I had posted this photo on my website in 2002, noting then it was my favorite chess photo. It remains true today. A curious coincidence is that this little 6 year old girl today (she works as a veterinary assistant) is the same age as I was when I first posted the picture. In the photo she is playing in a simul vs. Elena Donaldson.
Jul 15, 2019
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#92
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
John's wife?
She was actually Elena Orlov at the time but not many people would recognize that name as the 3x US women's champion.
Jul 15, 2019
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#93
Ziryab wrote:
Thanks. I tried to be objective yet stay true to the spirit of the times but a lot of commentors expressed anger at my treatment of Ernesto and Fidel (which I had thought was rather neutral).
Jul 16, 2019
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#94
batgirl wrote:
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
John's wife?
She was actually Elena Orlov at the time but not many people would recognize that name as the 3x US women's champion.
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya was married to Georgi Orlov when she died in 2012. She did a lot for youth chess in my state and she is missed. Her marriage to John Donaldson did not last long.
batgirl escribió:
Ziryab wrote:
Thanks. I tried to be objective yet stay true to the spirit of the times but a lot of commentors expressed anger at my treatment of Ernesto and Fidel (which I had thought was rather neutral).
Not a topic I've been involved on very often, but it's been my experience that if you talk about those pair, whatever you say, someone will slaughter you.
Priceless.
Reminds me of this national hero.
Jul 16, 2019
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#98
Nice to see some new faces in the thread, sharing some great photos! Great to have you all along.
Jul 16, 2019
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#99
Grace Kelly looking on as Jimmy Stewart plays Wendell Corey between takes on the set of “Rear Window”, 1954.
Bogey had the chess decease bad...
Fischer being mugged by fans in Iceland after arriving for round 1 of the 1972 WCh match: