8/26/2004 - Here is the latest on the Bobby Fischer saga in Japan.
Excepts from
the
interview can be found on
www.chessbase.com.
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Excerpts:
Anchor: I was told that you are really a “super
grandmaster” who beat your opponents, all grandmasters, in 20 straight
games.
Fischer: I don’t like to dwell on the past. I’m
interested in Fischer Random now, I am working on a new clock, I’m
trying to make
chess
a more exciting game today. I am not interested in sitting in my
rocking chair thinking what I did 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
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Hangin's take:
Bobby it's nice to hear that you are not dwelling on the past, but how are you
promoting the game today ? The only way you can promote the game and make
it more exciting is to PLAY or write about chess. Fischer Random has been
around for a while now. Bobby why don't you play some Fischer Random
matches?
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Excerpts:
Fischer: I saw it, I didn’t like it. I didn’t
like the tone – he was trying to make me sound like a weirdie. And he is
begging Bush for mercy? What is this?
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Hangin's take: Well Bobby's still defiant as ever. Bobby still refused
help from his friends. He said it a long time ago. I win by myself, no one
helps me.
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Excerpts:
Anchor: He said that if you had done something wrong he
had done the same and should be put into your cell with you.
Fischer: I don’t want him in my cell. I want a
chick. How about that Russian chick, what’s her name, Kosteniuk? This
Spassky, he is a very good “frenemy” of mine – a friend and enemy.
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Hangin's take:
Factorial, Double Factorial, I think Kosteniuk would be a excellent choice
for Bobby. It just shows you that Bobby's crazy, but he's not that crazy.
Chess is an intense competitive brain sport, it's not surprising that Bobby
sees Boris as a friend and an enemy. Bobby said, chess is a game where you
get to crush your opponents mind. How can you crush the mind of a friend. Chess
and boxing have much in common. Ali and Frazier are not best of
friends either. They had three intense fights, each made the other greater
and wealthier. I think that's also probably true with Bobby and Boris. No
other chess match in history did more to promote the game of chess then
the 1972 Fischer vs. Spassky match. The 1972 match made Bobby the 11th
world champion. Their 1992 match made both men wealthy. Bobby won
both of these matches by 5 points. Even Spassky legacy grew
significantly with his defeat in 1972. The 1972 match might be
Spassky's crowing achievement. After all he was involved in one of the
greatest sporting events of all time. That match showed Spassky's great
sportsmanship. I hope Bobby realizes that he has no greater Frenemy
than Spassky. Bobby owes his title to the great sportsmanship of
Spassky. I hope Bobby will appreciate that some day.
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