Documentary Fischer VS Spassky Part 1

why was he wrong, cuz he was different

Alexander "Cockburn" lmao funny

Incidently Spassky became world champion after defeating Petrosian in 1969, not 1970.

Ayn Rand wrote an interesting essay regarding this match called "An Open Letter to Boris Spassky"

"Because your leaders of your coutry have proclaimedthis championship match to be an ideological issue...between Russia and America, I am rooting for Bobby to win-as are all my friends...

...Fischers behavior mars the symbolism...He throws tantrums like a child, breaks agreements, makes arbitrary demands an engages in behavior that would disqualify him in a high school tournament."

For those w/ misguided notions about Bobby Fischer, learn more - start w/ "Bobby Fischer Goes to War", by David Edmonds & John Eidinow. Brilliant chess player? Certainly. But also paranoid schizophrenic, insane, & a menace. Also investigate his 'post-911' anti-US rant. He was extremely anti-Semitic, despite being 1/2 Jewish. Don't lavish praise out of ignorance - an embarassment to the U.S., so much so that Henry Kissinger had to intervene personally to suggest he behave.

He was actually the product of two Jewish people, making him full blooded semite. not half.

Thanks to all the videos, one can get to know a lot about Bobby Fischer. I have been admiring Kasparov for a long time, but after seeing all these videos i am more of a Fischer fan. Imagine the Psychological pressure he would have to face taking on the Soviets. USA should FOREVER thank Bobby Fischer for having trounced the Soviets , all alone. Bobby might have done it in his own interest. It just happened that his mother moved to USA, which proved to be USA's gain.

Who fucking cares what religion he is? What does that have to do with chess?

Rob, His religion had more to do with his anti-semantic rants than his chess playing.

the use of the beach boys as bobby's theme throughout the series is brilliant