Candidates Tournament 1959

[kaewonf8]

Excellent footage, Monk was inspired choice. Question: why was Tal's right hand deformed? I assume birth defect but never heard exact cause.

[leandroearth]

0,13... The great magician...

very beautiful image... Tahl and his look...

[lightnweight]

They use that background music for the Philosophy Talk radio show.

[guyNbluejeans]

So who was the GREATEST chess player of them all? AND, will there ever be a player that beats today's modern and best chess computer program(s)?

Thanks in advance for any and all of your friendly comments!!

[HiTechOilCo]

@guyNbluejeans - Chess computer programs don't have any imagination and can't play great psychological chess, as both Fischer and Tal did. Chess computers don't play in chess tournaments, or win any prize money only people do. The play of a human vs another human is always superior to that of a mere computer.

[guyNbluejeans]

@HiTechOilCo Hmmmm you may have a point. Thanks!

[Fand421]

that music is great

[DavidVIIIcool]

small mistake in the intro, the Tal vs Benko sunglasses game was a draw

[cosimo99]

"Yet he beat him with easy in all games even when he was unhealthy." - not in 1962 he didn't. Fischer lost to Tal when he was 16 in the Candidates. After that he never lost to Tal ( 2 wins ).

[amotspheres]

Tal said this of Fischer: "The greatest chess genius to drop from heaven."

[schusterlehrling]

@amotspheres

Yet he beat him with easy in all games even when he was unhealthy.

Actiually he liked Alekhine and Lasker much more and regarded Fischer as lacking in imagination and originality.

[HiTechOilCo]

@schusterlehrling - Bobby Fischer, "lacking in imagination and originality"?! Bobby Fischer made some of the greatest contributions to chess opening theory of all time!

[NoPrivacyANYMORE10]

that short clip of Tal and Fischer is priceless, just for the expressions on both of their faces -

i wonder what the position was that amused Tal and baffled Fischer?

[Geprodis]

Fischer must have been thrilled to be playing in the same tournament with Tal. Fischer had a lot of respect for Tal and he learned some of his psychological tricks too.

[veridia]

I see you have class, the sermons at your church must be *cough* interesting, albeit lacking in the traditional elegance, grace and deep moral virtues required to be a true man of god.

[thepunictrader]

@veridia No to be a good man one only has to be true to his family, and act in such a way that he can look at himself in the mirror in the morning and at night with pride with what he has done.

[angryafro]

Wow, what the fuck is wrong with you?

[AntiBullS]

Interesting fact that Tal won first 4 games .he made fischer looked really bad

[AntiBullS]

Tal kicked his ass badly in that game

[AntiBullS]

Overall record: Robert James Fischer tied Mikhail Tal 4 to 4, with 5 draws

[manicir]

fisher wons tal in bled 61 and curacao 62,both are genius

[vegetta20]

tal and fidcher were good friends, fischer even visits tal on a hospital

[vibovitold]

and he was the only player in the tournament to do so

[ChessTheBlitzer]

gligoric was young then!, one of the strongest attacking players at the time (Gligoric was the Topalov of those times)

[burgessah]

the music is monk playing nice work if you can get it without a chorus

[FischerFan]

I've consulted 'The Games of Robert J. Fischer'.

Tal swept Fischer in the four games at this tournament. Fischer defeated Tal at Bled (1961), then at the Candidates at Curacao (1962).

Yes, they did draw on five occasions as well. Where are these other two victories by Fischer?

[ChessChat]

i think they refer to bf's 2 blitz wins at herceg novi in 1970

[FischerFan]

Mikhail Tal was one of the few players who had a winning record against Fischer.

Marvellous footage of a teenage Bobby and five other great players of the era.

[ersatz111]

lol @ Fischer's expression Fischer rocks

[maldojrg]

amazing.

[sgeichman]

Tal is the BEST

[2TheDeath]

Cool historical vid! Thanks

[zsxdc2000]

So is young Fischer

[xedvux]

Tal is Great!!!