tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post8845332618343169474..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Bobby Fischer Against the World [2011]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-23589761440739974462012-01-24T10:17:04.043+05:302012-01-24T10:17:04.043+05:30Yeah, the Fischer-Spassky duel does form an excell...Yeah, the Fischer-Spassky duel does form an excellent allegorical tale & even a symbol of the kind of relationship the 2 countries (US & USSR) had during the Cold War era. After all, who has ever heard of a chess championship earning so much mass appeal! And yes, that psychological warfare aspect that Fischer allegedly resorted to has been addressed here. But, after watching the docu one would realize that though his antics did have an effect on Spassky, Fischer didn't really resort to them with that in mind - rather, they were mere expressions of his eccentricity & his increasing mental disintegration.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-27832548848744847682012-01-24T05:36:33.247+05:302012-01-24T05:36:33.247+05:30Thanks, Shubhajit.
I was excited to read Kasparov...Thanks, Shubhajit.<br /><br />I was excited to read Kasparov's autobiography "how life imitates chess" until I saw that it looked like a self-help manual - using the techniques of chess to improve your life. <br /><br />I love the book on the Fischer-Spassky game all those years back. I was amazed to find out how Fischer utilised psychological warfare against his opponent. The "immoral genius", I guess. I'm sure somebody could make a brilliant thriller about that game to the irresistible backdrop of the Cold War!Damonhttp://afrojunglist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-7849475472756374582012-01-23T15:47:55.543+05:302012-01-23T15:47:55.543+05:30@Yayaver: Yes, its a really interesting docu indee...@Yayaver: Yes, its a really interesting docu indeed.<br /><br />@Damon: Well, there are interviews with a few chess players, including, among others, Gary Kasparov (who I consider the greatest chess player of all time) and Judith Polgar. But those interviews are mostly about their professional points of view. And yes, I too had read that piece in newspapers few years back regarding an anonymous internet chess player whose gameplay resembled that of Fischer. Do watch this well-made documentary as I'm sure you'll like it.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-30001943767457094992012-01-23T07:35:00.101+05:302012-01-23T07:35:00.101+05:30I wonder, does it include much about his relations...I wonder, does it include much about his relationships with other chess players, such as Judith Polgar? I remember a news item a few years before he died about some internet prodigy who played unorthodox openings and was thrashing everyone. Despite his renouncing of the game, chess fans suspected it was Bobby finding an outlet for his passion anonymously online. I can't wait to catch this.Damonhttp://afrojunglist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-18960074664550603482012-01-22T02:50:34.296+05:302012-01-22T02:50:34.296+05:30Interesting... I will try to see this docu.Interesting... I will try to see this docu.Yayaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567482260999422784noreply@blogger.com