Filip was probably the tallest grandmaster ever; I've read that the was around 6'9". He certainly towers over Tal. I'd love to see a picture of him standing next to Reshevsky
I tried to find such a picture,but there are not much photos with Filip.
Here is one that helps to get some impression of how tall he was :
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( Она ушла, исчезло вдохновенье и 2 рубля, должно быть, на такси )
My profile Photo. Icelandic drawer drawed it in 1972 when the Ficher - Spassky world championshipin in Reykjavík was played.
Standing: Y. Karajan, Semyon Furman, Vladimir Simaguin, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Ratmir Jólmov, Isaak Lipnitski. Seated: Nina Rusinkevich, Tigran Petrosian, N. Voytsik.
Team Championship of the USSR, 1954, held in Riga (Latvia)
Petrosian's head looks like it's been montaged-in......a nice BP (before Pshop) bit of fakery!
I don't see well - what kind of cigaretes he smokes ?
They look like Marlborough.
About smoking cigaretes - Geller passionly takes one on the begining of the game :
About smoking cigaretes - Geller passionly takes one on the begining of the game :
by the way did he go smoking during the games??
anyway that is a very interesting pic of Geller, that gives him much more personality to be honest
About smoking cigaretes - Geller passionly takes one on the begining of the game :
by the way did he go smoking during the games??
Please notice that in the photograph, at least three half-moves have been played.
About smoking cigaretes - Geller passionly takes one on the begining of the game :
by the way did he go smoking during the games??
Please notice that in the photograph, at least three half-moves have been played.
interesting...
About smoking cigaretes - Geller passionly takes one on the begining of the game :
by the way did he go smoking during the games??
Please notice that in the photograph, at least three half-moves have been played.
Looks like 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.Nc3 - a bit strange, or, the pieces are not ordered yet .
i agree with philly...
as a passionate nicoteine addict myself, I really appreciate the old pictures of GMs smoking! i wish todays players were allowed to partake in a good smoke during the game. i imagine kramnik feels the same way
Lasker never parted with his cigar :
sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...Freud
yeah, only when its you smoking it jerk...Jung
as a passionate nicoteine addict myself, I really appreciate the old pictures of GMs smoking! i wish todays players were allowed to partake in a good smoke during the game. i imagine kramnik feels the same way
Good for you!
Would have liked to have answered that except some moderator rudely deleted my comment without word or explanation!!
sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...Freud
yeah, only when its you smoking it jerk...Jung
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Nice