paulgottlieb wrote:
Yes, but Fischer had more disputes about lighting and noise that all the other grandmasters in the world combined.
Could be that he was fussy.
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Doggy_Style wrote:
paulgottlieb wrote:
Yes, but Fischer had more disputes about lighting and noise that all the other grandmasters in the world combined.
Could be that he was fussy.
or thath he just knew his worth as greatest chess player who ever lived.
But yes you have good point.
Scottrf wrote:
I have a new favourite chessplayer.
"Chessplayer" or "chestplayer"??? 
paulgottlieb wrote:
No one ever seems to mention it, but judging from his behavior--how sensitive he was about lighting and noise, and his incredible ability to concentrate--Fischer seemed to fall somewhere on the autism spectrum.
Jeez, didn't we have a whole thread about that once (way back when)?
yes, and not here please.
just great photos and yammering about chess culture and history, for the most part.
And more pictures of GM desserts!
Mar 24, 2013
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The guy in upper centre, just remembered that he left the bath running.
I'll bet he made that face a lot (I don't think I've ever seen that poor guy win a game). 
Mar 24, 2013
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Well, he was the best of Britain for a couple of years, and he beat a young Brnstein in Great Britian-USSR radio match. But I don't think he was able to compete all that well on an international level.
He's like Vidmar (or, come to think of it, Bernstein)...2 more guys who seem to have gone 0-500 for their careers.
AndyClifton wrote:
He's like Vidmar (or, come to think of it, Bernstein)...2 more guys who seem to have gone 0-500 for their careers.
Hey, lay off Vidmar. He took out Rubinstein with the 1st ever Budapest Gambit played at top level, so there....
Okay, so he's 1-499. My mistake.
AndyClifton wrote:
Okay, so he's 1-499. My mistake.
That's better!
Bernstein was the guy who objected to letting that noob from Cuba enter his GM tournament, ended up getting beat by him, noob won tournament.
Yep, that was definitely Ricky Ricardo's finest moment.
Still, Bernstein got the last laugh: despondent about that sudden reversal, he decided to quit chess and started up a salad dressing company.
Fischer was just a very knowledgeable guy and common wisdom had it that too bright or too dark light is bad for the eyes. Especially if you stirr long at a place and if you think about Fischer was correct. He didnt need classes after all.
And come on most people are sensitive to noise when trying to concentrate really hard about something difficult.