Searching for Bobby Fischer?

Strangler Lewis · 01-18-2008, 06:11 AM

Well, he's dead. What an idiot.

Still, it takes one back. In 1972, my dad and I watched the dreary Shelby Lyman-hosted PBS "coverage" of his match with Boris Spassky and plotted out the games on a board at home. My dad had actually played Fischer at the Marshall Chess Club some years earlier. (It was a simultaneous exhibition, and, of course, Fischer won.) At the time, the Fischer-Spassky match seemed up there with the moon landing as an American advance of international importance.

But, again, what an idiot.

Or, what a sad, sick man.

01-18-2008, 06:11 AM	#1
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Searching for Bobby Fischer? Well, he's dead. What an idiot. Still, it takes one back. In 1972, my dad and I watched the dreary Shelby Lyman-hosted PBS "coverage" of his match with Boris Spassky and plotted out the games on a board at home. My dad had actually played Fischer at the Marshall Chess Club some years earlier. (It was a simultaneous exhibition, and, of course, Fischer won.) At the time, the Fischer-Spassky match seemed up there with the moon landing as an American advance of international importance. But, again, what an idiot. Or, what a sad, sick man. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club! Last edited by Strangler Lewis : 01-18-2008 at 06:58 AM.
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