Searching For Bobby Fischer
I’m no collector but if I was I would be on eBay searching for Bobby Fischer. It’s a sad commentary but death does wonders for the value of collectibles.
I was no fan of Bobby Fischer’s politics or his wacky view of the world, but a part of me died when I heard the news he passed away this past Thursday. It seems like yesterday I was glued to news reports coming out of ReykjavÃk, Iceland telling about his world chess championship match with Boris Spassky back in July of 1972.
Relations were tense as the the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union was still being fought. The Soviets dominated Ice Hockey in the Olympics and they had dominated world chess for the previous 25 years.
When Fischer beat Spassky I was proud as a peacock an American had beat the reigning Soviet Chess Champion and was inspired by Fischer’s brash “take on the world” attitude. But Fischer became an anti-hero of mine over the next 35 years and a reminder that pride can make even the most intelligent people look really stupid.
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