He was definitely not an idiot savant.

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Topic - "Bobby Fisher Against the World:" the definitive bio-doc of the - tinear 08:45:46 09/30/11 (66)

surprised myself -- couldn't stop watching this film -- recommended. (nt) - petew 13:40:54 10/04/11 (0)

Did it cover his interest in altering the back line in chess tournaments? - Enophile 08:40:19 10/03/11 (3)

Never heard that. nt - tinear 08:44:54 10/03/11 (2)

I found it intriguing, it's called Chess 960. Link inside... - Enophile 09:39:08 10/03/11 (1)

Huh, I used to play tournament chess and never heard of it... I'll have to try it (nt) - late 07:03:36 10/06/11 (0)

RE: "Bobby Fisher Against the World:" the definitive bio-doc of the - Bill McNeal 05:57:40 10/02/11 (1)

RE: "Bobby Fisher Against the World:" the definitive bio-doc of the - Analog Scott 17:58:31 10/02/11 (0)

An excellent documentary of a most unusual individual - Analog Scott 13:15:59 10/01/11 (0)

Genius at chess, but his anti-semitism and delight at 9-11 will sour his legacy. (nt) - semuta 17:08:35 09/30/11 (43)

Give the guy a break. He was a paranoid schizophrenic. Nt - Plinko 17:11:03 10/06/11 (0)

A narcissistic contrarian. Anything to dissociate himself from whatever group he was deemed a part of. - Enophile 08:38:45 10/03/11 (0)

I consider that part of his life more insanity than - Daryl Zero 13:22:40 10/01/11 (34)

You consider it based on your desires, or facts? - Victor Khomenko 14:00:17 10/01/11 (33)

Facts - Plinko 17:15:32 10/06/11 (0)

RE: You consider it based on your desires, or facts? - Daryl Zero 21:43:47 10/01/11 (6)

Well, let's not forget his family. He was told a man was his father until he became a teen. Then he found out - tinear 08:49:58 10/03/11 (5)

Tal and Fischer also my favorite players. nt - Daryl Zero 12:02:05 10/03/11 (0)

Still waiting for proof of his impact outside the chess. - Victor Khomenko 09:20:33 10/03/11 (3)

Yeah, cos winning the title one time is such a fail. - Daryl Zero 12:03:23 10/03/11 (2)

Try reading what I wrote, instead of putting words into my mouth. nt - Victor Khomenko 12:25:20 10/03/11 (1)

I did read what you wrote: - Daryl Zero 21:11:04 10/03/11 (0)

This is a question that has been debated and was raised in the movie - Analog Scott 14:36:29 10/01/11 (24)

In the film, his friend said visited him in LA and found aluminum foil on the walls. - Plinko 17:21:06 10/06/11 (0)

people who make movies have agendas. Accuracy suffers - Jazz Inmate 15:37:13 10/01/11 (22)

RE: people who make movies have agendas. Accuracy suffers - Analog Scott 16:02:43 10/01/11 (21)

RE: people who make movies have agendas. Accuracy suffers - Jazz Inmate 15:07:30 10/02/11 (20)

So you didn't actually see the movie. - Analog Scott 18:02:09 10/02/11 (0)

Based on reactions of some here, it also made him into a far greater "genius" than he was - Victor Khomenko 16:04:00 10/02/11 (18)

Obviously you hate the guy but - Analog Scott 18:04:17 10/02/11 (0)

hell, the psychological headgames he played with Spassky - Road Warrior 16:41:03 10/02/11 (16)

From some point on it was all about Bobby Fischer, not about chess - Victor Khomenko 18:48:56 10/02/11 (15)

What? He was the champion. The Russians for years had loaded competitions, the structure of which guaranteeing - tinear 15:57:40 10/03/11 (14)

Kasparov would have cleaned his clock. (nt) - semuta 09:31:57 10/04/11 (4)

We will never know, but we have one point of comparison - Victor Khomenko 17:18:57 10/04/11 (0)

Viswanathan Anand would have cleaned Kasparov's clo - Analog Scott 11:37:24 10/04/11 (2)

Kasparov destroyed Anand in 1995. Otherwise you make good points. (nt) - semuta 16:05:05 10/04/11 (1)

Ironic no? He is a vastly superior player now than he was then. nt - Analog Scott 16:40:01 10/04/11 (0)

He was one of many great players - Victor Khomenko 16:45:22 10/03/11 (8)

He dominated his peers like no other - Plinko 17:25:23 10/06/11 (0)

Just to set the record straight on his status as a player - Analog Scott 16:51:14 10/04/11 (6)

"the third longest of all time." Case closed. nt - Victor Khomenko 17:51:54 10/04/11 (5)

You are too delluded by hate to even see what the case actually is - Analog Scott 19:09:12 10/04/11 (4)

US is not the world - Victor Khomenko 19:28:06 10/04/11 (3)

Who said it was the world? - Analog Scott 20:21:59 10/04/11 (2)

"Bobby Fischer was at one point one of the most famous persons on earth. " - Victor Khomenko 05:54:27 10/05/11 (1)

It was an international event and symbolic of the cold war - Analog Scott 07:32:24 10/05/11 (0)

not your typical anti-semite. he was Jewish himself - Analog Scott 13:13:07 10/01/11 (5)

He was just a garden verity sociopath. - Victor Khomenko 16:57:42 10/01/11 (4)

Totally clueless. Wow! - Plinko 17:28:35 10/06/11 (0)

That is just absurd - Analog Scott 17:19:26 10/01/11 (2)

Einstein wasn't a sociopath. Case closed. nt - Victor Khomenko 17:44:17 10/01/11 (1)

You haven't made any case - Analog Scott 18:40:55 10/01/11 (0)

What exactly was his "impact" outside the chess? - Victor Khomenko 11:55:34 09/30/11 (11)

He was definitely not an idiot savant. - Daryl Zero 13:28:35 10/01/11 (1)

"I don't exactly what you mean by "impact" outside of chess. " Ask tin - Victor Khomenko 14:01:00 10/01/11 (0)

Guess you haven't seen the movie. - Analog Scott 13:09:49 10/01/11 (0)

First chess player on 'roids. * - mr grits 20:57:17 09/30/11 (0)

"Idiot savant". That's a bingo! ^ - Road Warrior 14:48:22 09/30/11 (0)

Huh? I can only think of Jesse Owens performances at the Berlin Olympics as an example of - tinear 14:11:38 09/30/11 (5)

You have not demonstrated any impact. nt - Victor Khomenko 15:58:28 09/30/11 (4)

I told you, already. The defeat of Spassky created doubts w/in Russia about its alleged superiority, its - tinear 21:15:31 10/01/11 (2)

Then I guess the Korchnoy - Karpov match proved its superiority - Victor Khomenko 06:04:41 10/02/11 (1)

Where on earth do you get this misinformation? - Analog Scott 18:06:20 10/02/11 (0)

More like cranial impaction....if not lower. * - mr grits 17:10:38 09/30/11 (0)

Beyond the chess board he was just another flake in a country with a bad case of dandruff ..nt - late 11:16:35 09/30/11 (1)

So, it's not enough a man is considered the greatest that ever lived at his occupation to pique - tinear 14:14:33 09/30/11 (0)

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He was definitely not an idiot savant. - Daryl Zero 13:28:35 10/01/11 (1)

"I don't exactly what you mean by "impact" outside of chess. " Ask tin - Victor Khomenko 14:01:00 10/01/11 (0)

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