Photographic memory

     I don't know about Fischer, but I have read case studies in Psychology in
which a person actually glanced at a page and then could recite the entire
page exactly.
     I guess that is what most people think of as Photographic Memory, although
I am not sure there is an absolute definition.  Chess still involves creativity as
well no matter how good one's memory or IQ may be.  There are brilliant,
brilliant geniuses out there who don't play above 1900.
     I like tonydal's reference to music and perfect pitch.  There are many legendary musicians without perfect pitch and there are a few people with
perfect pitch who can't sing and have been rejected from American Idol.

I was going to post a witty remark here, but I forgot what it was.

I think we all already have a small amount of photographic memory...no, I don't think it automatically relates to how well you can play chess.  In fact, I suspect an ease with rote memory also has very little to do with it.

My memory is totally photographic.  It's just that I can't remeber where I have put the photos.

 lol

A great Jim Croce song by the way.

Yeah, that is just a rumour, just like the other poster who had an even more ridiculous claim. The origin of that story has been told dozens of times by Taimanov, and for some reason people still believe this myth.

Fischer was a great player, there is no need to make up, or believe every stupid story we hear about him, he was already good enough, without the help of our imaginations.

In one of the last tournemants I dreamed a day before that i was lousing one of my games becouse of a blunder and in  the game didn't made it, I won

Beatles-great
Wings-not so great

Ringo. 

Ringo and George.

"Ev'ry time I see your face,
     It reminds me of the places we used to go.
     But all I've got is a photograph
     And I realize your not coming back anymore
    
I can't get used to living here
While my heart is broke, my tears I cried for you
I want you here to have and hold,
As the years go by and we go old and grey."

---Ringo and George---

    
    

Let's not forget "Photograph" by Def Leppard.

No, let's.

"Photographs and Memories
Christmas Cards you sent to me
All that I have are these
To remember you"

"Summer skies and lullabyes
Nights we couldn't say good-bye
And of all of the things we knew
Not a dream survived"

---Jim Croce---

Fischer's play was terrific, but his statements about theory often seemed dogmatic. Away from the chessboard, his psychological problems often took center stage.

Ziryab, those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!

I corresponded from a well-known neurophysiologist and world champion in memorizing about this and he proved to me for a very long time why photographic memory is impossible. Everyone who claimed to have it took the last places at the memorizing championship. After the case of Elizabeth Stromeyer was exposed. The confidence of modern science in these arguments is about 99%. Of course, this is not 100%. And if someone believes that he really has this phenomenon, contact me, or just go and test with your nearest psychologist. Modern science is ready to pay good money so that you can help dispel or confirm the rumors about the existence of photographic memory. Best wishes.