| 单词 | Fischer |
| 例句 | They ran a photo of me in Life magazine next to a quote in which Bobby Fischer said, “There will never be a woman grand master.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At that time in the United States, Lombardy was in ability only slightly behind Fischer himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Pavlov said that Fischer’s “tantrums” were an insult to the World Champion, who had every legal and moral right to refuse to meet Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All of this took time, and Fischer’s clock continued running while the dismantling went on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Zita’s father was a diplomat and an official of FIDE, and Zita had other contacts in the chess world who might help her find a sponsor for a Fischer–Spassky rematch. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer’s games, though, were crystalline—transparent but ingenious. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Millions of Soviets were avidly following the progress of the match, fascinated by Fischer’s mastery. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Despite Beidleman’s growing anxiety about the advancing clock, he didn’t have a radio, so there was no way to discuss the situation with Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At this time James Gadsen, the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, got involved, suggesting that Iceland drop the offer of sanctuary to Bobby Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Please take a seat, Mr. Fischer, until we can check this out.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His opponents had the same problem, but each only had to submit to the process once—when playing Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Fischer returned to the stage, thirty-five minutes had elapsed on his clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1993, an American feature film called Searching for Bobby Fischer was released to stellar reviews. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer went his own way, agreeing to little and signing nothing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was just a bit of compassion in Fischer’s eyes, which turned the episode into a true Aristotelian tragedy: Spassky’s terror combined with Fischer’s pity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Visualizing his white pawn in front of his king on an imaginary chessboard, thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer announced his first move to his opponent, Jack Collins: “Pawn to king four.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Almost every day Fischer’s team attempted a new strategy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Why had this been mailed to Fischer and how had the sender found his address? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, in his underwear, sat in his hotel room, the door bolted and telephone unplugged, a picture in stony resistance. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While he exhibited flashes of brilliance, this wasn’t the same Bobby Fischer who’d swept through the United States Championship eighteen months earlier. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was subsequently named an amicus curiae in Fischer’s case and sat in on and participated in all of the legal proceedings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It also forced him and Beidleman to shoulder a disproportionate share of the caretaker duties for their group, and by the first week in May the effort had taken an unmistakable toll on Fischer’s health. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Revenues from Fischer’s guiding business weren’t nearly enough to make up for the loss of Price’s substantial flying income. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer responded within seconds, prepared by his night-long study of the game, and a few moves were exchanged. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer lodged a formal protest less than six hours after the forfeiture. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As a result of the publicity about his schooling, or lack thereof, Fischer was beginning to be thought of as a nyeculturni by the Russians, unschooled and uncultured, and they began to tease him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The New York Times even issued an open plea urging Fischer to continue his challenge. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer told me that he thought Lopsang had the potential to be “the second coming of Reinhold Messner”—the famous Tyrolean alpinist who is far and away the greatest Himalayan climber of all time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, Thursday, July 13, the American delegation announced that Fischer wouldn’t play the next game unless all cameras were removed from the hall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While Shepherd didn’t play chess, he admired the idea of Bobby Fischer and what he was accomplishing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Along Paul Revere’s northern route, the town leaders and company captains instantly triggered the alarm,” Fischer writes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was buried in front of the church in an early January morning without the church pastor knowing it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer and Orasanu found that captains overwhelmingly said they would issue a command in that situation: “Turn thirty degrees right.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Something was missing in the life of Bobby Fischer, a chasm that needed to be filled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, spying the chess table, galumphed to the center of the stage and immediately lifted the white queen, testing its weight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, on the advice of the RJF Committee, wrote to Iceland’s foreign minister, David Oddsson, and requested a residence permit, which was forwarded to him immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A bill was written asking for approval of citizenship for Bobby Fischer, and an Extraordinary Session of Parliament was called for Saturday, March 21, 2005. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer secured a position at the Moscow Brain Institute, and in November 1933 he and Regina, who was then twenty, fell in love and were married in Moscow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bronstein lost a pawn and began to check Fischer’s king over and over again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It can’t be stressed strongly enough, moreover, that Hall, Fischer, and the rest of us were forced to make such critical decisions while severely impaired with hypoxia. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In this case, Fischer was not only visualizing a game without benefit of board, pieces, or printed score; he was creating it, composing it as a motion picture in his mind. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On May 8 both Hall’s team and Fischer’s team departed Camp Two and commenced the grinding ascent of the ropes up the Lhotse Face. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At the closing ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Piatigorsky posed for a photograph with Spassky on one side and Fischer on the other. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The forty-nine-year-old Bobby Fischer was described by a reporter who was covering the match for The New York Times as “an overweight, balding, bearded figure, unmistakably middle-aged, whose expression sometimes seems strikingly vacant.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When I arrived in Base Camp as a member of the Adventure Consultants group, not Fischer’s Mountain Madness expedition, Scott didn’t appear to hold a grudge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Hall’s team, it was decided, would share a summit date of May 10 with Fischer’s expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z If each player acquired nine wins, the match would be considered a draw, and the prize money would be shared equally, but Fischer would retain his title as undisputed Chess Champion of the World. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In fact, say some of his friends, by the time he departed for Everest in 1996, Fischer’s marriage had been badly strained. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, playing brilliantly with the black pieces the next day, won his first game ever against the Russian, a former World Champion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z These are the feelings that Fischer’s return brings to the world’s chessplayers.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He added that a Fischer victory would “strike at the uplifted propaganda fists of the Communists.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s unclear when Fischer actually left Camp Four; perhaps as late as 1:00 a.m. on Friday, May 10. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In many ways, “unlucky thirteen” was the pivotal game of the Fischer–Spassky championship encounter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So what made Iceland the ideal country to stage the Fischer–Spassky match? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Many of them believed, as did Fischer, that he could be murdered while in prison. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On the way up, Viesturs had climbed past the frozen bodies of Fischer and Hall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer canceled his flight to Iceland at the last minute, on the evening of June 25. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Extending the turn-around times may have been influenced to some degree by the rivalry between Fischer and Hall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Since Tal looked as if he were comfortable with the impending move, Fischer momentarily thought he might have blundered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The “small” ceremony turned out to be “Bobby Fischer Day” in New York City. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer finds it inconceivable that Dawes could have ridden all seventeen miles to Lexington and not spoken to anyone along the way. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer had publicly announced before the tournament that there might be one player who could defeat him: Bronstein. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z About twenty yards below the summit I passed Neal Beidleman and a client of Fischer’s named Martin Adams on their way up. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer and Tal had both lost in the first and second rounds, and Bobby was soon lagging in fourth place. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And Scott Fischer and Makalu Gau were believed to be dead or very near death, 1,200 feet above the tents. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew and liked Fischer, and I didn’t know much about Hall at that point, so I was initially reluctant. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At the very end of the line was Scott Fischer, whom I knew casually from Seattle, where we both lived. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And then, on the twenty-ninth move, with the position equal, Fischer engaged in one of the most dangerous gambles of his career. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky agreed to everything in the contract, and said from his home outside of Paris: “Fischer pulls me out of oblivion. It is a miracle and I am grateful.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Argentina to promote his Fischer Random variation...and to the Philippines, China, and Japan for social and business reasons. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Later, Lombardy fought the notion of Fischer as a player who was totally self-sufficient, an island unto himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As Fischer goes, so goes the chess nation, organizers believed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The two film towers had been pushed back, at Fischer’s request, and the lighting intensity on stage increased. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the conclusion of the tournament, Fischer and Spassky were tied for first place. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If the Bureau had acted on this notion, Regina Fischer might have actually become a counteragent, a spy, for the U.S. government. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, completely aware of the encounter’s political and cultural implications, accepted the extra layer of significance as his own responsibility. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The twenty-first game commenced on August 31, and Fischer, playing black, conducted the endgame in stellar fashion; at adjournment it looked as though he could win. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer headlines dominated the front pages of newspapers all over the world, crowding off such “secondary” news items as the 1972 United States presidential nominations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bram Fischer stood up and asked the court for a remand on the grounds that the defense had not had time to prepare its case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chess players were beginning to regard the forthcoming Fischer–Spassky duel as the most important match ever played by an American. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What he accomplished in Iceland inspired the film, which discusses the so-called Fischer Boom of increased chess activity, post-1972. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of Bobby’s closest friends, Anthony Saidy, said that he never heard Fischer make an anti-Semitic remark until at some point after the 1972 championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At first impression, it appeared that Fischer, overly eager to gain the psychological momentum of winning the first game, had overextended himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z With Fischer absent, the Sherpas were disinclined to do what Hunt asked of them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A perceptive young man, Lopsang was extremely devoted to Fischer; the Sherpa understood how important it was to his friend and employer to get Pittman to the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When asked why Fischer hadn’t won, Pal Benko, still smarting over his fight with Bobby, replied: “He simply wasn’t the best player.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s true that Regina Fischer left the apartment to go on a long peace march, met a man, got married, and settled in England. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The bond between Fischer and Hall had been cemented back in 1992, when they had bumped into each other on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Charging Dr. Euwe as the responsible agent, the federation warned him that it would consider the match “wrecked” if Fischer did not appear in Reykjavik by noon on July 4, Euwe’s deadline. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, the media began implying that the alleged marriage was just a ploy to help Fischer obtain his release and live in Japan, but Suzuki disagreed: “It was already a de-facto marriage,” she said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The spring of 1996 marked his first visit to the mountain as the leader of a commercial expedition; like Hall, Fischer had eight clients in his group. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer arrived in Buenos Aires a few days before the start of the first round against Petrosian. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He replied to Pavlov that he could not debase his own standards of sportsmanship and would see the match through despite Fischer’s outrageous conduct. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer answered that he now took far fewer chances than he had during his reckless youth—that he had become a much more careful, more conservative climber. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer arrived eight minutes late, looking very pale, and the two men shook hands. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The one tragic note of the visit was when I learned from Winnie that Bram Fischer had died of cancer shortly after being let out of prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was hoping to make Fischer feel completely uncomfortable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Thorarinsson said that Fischer, locked behind bars, reminded him of Hamlet, and then he quoted a line from Shakespeare’s play: Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The dinner that followed was lively and cordial: Bobby showed Ilyumzhinov how Fischer Random was played, and he plied the president with questions about Russian politics. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Christened the Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition, Fischer’s team removed 5,000 pounds of trash from the mountain—which was very good for the landscape and turned out to be even better public relations. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was the last climber up the rope, and he looked extremely wasted. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer: The United States is based on lies. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In 1992, in Yugoslavia, however, Bobby Fischer’s only crime was to play chess again, after years of isolation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I arrived back at our own camp to find Rob, Dr. Caroline Mackenzie, and Scott Fischer’s doctor, Ingrid Hunt, engaged in a tense radio conversation with someone higher on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, who much later in life would gain notoriety for his anti-Jewish rhetoric, always said that although his mother was Jewish, he had no religious training. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was besieged with calls and cables, and photographers and journalists staked out the grounds in hopes of just a glimpse of him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a nine-and-a-half-hour marathon in which Fischer, even though a pawn ahead, had a difficult position right up to adjournment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was growing more self-assured, but his style was strikingly different: lucid, crystal-clear, economical, concrete, rational. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Rather, he pointed out that “geniuses like Beethoven, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare and Fischer come out of the head of Zeus, seem to be generally programmed, know before instructed.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She proposed to Ngima Kale Sherpa, Fischer’s Base Camp sirdar, that they assemble a team of Sherpas to take Ngawang down the valley on foot. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z People were drawn to Fischer’s energy and generosity, his absence of guile, his almost childlike enthusiasm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She set up a trust fund with Ivan Woolworth, an attorney who worked for the Fischers pro bono. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Chess fans all over the United States are toasting Bobby Fischer and we are happy to join in the acclaim. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Not all of Fischer’s demands concerned the playing conditions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer arrived twenty minutes late for the drawing of colors, and he and Spassky met backstage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sheed wrote: “Of Ezra Pound, as of Bobby Fischer, all that can be decently said is that his colleagues admire him. There is no reason for anyone else to.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I am leaving!” he announced curtly, with the bearing of a Russian count, informing Fischer and Schmid that he was going to the stage to play the game there. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The story of the machinations employed to enable the Fischer–Karpov World Championship match to take place are enough to fill a separate book—and have!—but the details are hardly dramatic in retrospect. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Under this system, Fischer emerged a half point higher than Bisguier. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As I waited at Camp One on April 13 for my teammates to join me atop the Icefall, a pair of climbers from Scott Fischer’s Mountain Madness team strode past at an impressive clip. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Segal concluded his scholarly paper by facetiously musing, “Perhaps Fischer’s ascent to world champion was part of some conspiracy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Fischer had a gun to our heads,” he later said, explaining the abrupt termination of one of the most important American chess matches ever played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z More than a year later, when asked by a reporter whether she ever “tied the knot” with Fischer, Miyoko replied, “I’d rather not say,” and then added, “I prefer not to talk about private things.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Earlier in the year Fischer had become the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For eleven minutes, Fischer continued to visualize the position in his head, evaluating it without seeing it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He also studied the games of Mark Taimanov, the 1956 champion of the Soviet Union—and a concert pianist—who introduced novelties in opening play that Fischer found instructive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “To the first settlers, the American backcountry was a dangerous environment, just as the British borderlands had been,” the historian David Hackett Fischer writes in Albion’s Seed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Fischer, in effect, had honored the country of Iceland by playing there in 1972, and now he was in trouble. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A young chess master, a few years Bobby’s senior, was calling from the office phone of the Marshall Chess Club, attempting to talk Fischer into getting together. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Icelandic Chess Federation urges the President of the United States to pardon Bobby Fischer and let him go free. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He first met Fischer and Hall on the slopes of K2 in 1992, where his competence and easygoing demeanor left a favorable impression on both men. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He found Fischer’s neo-Nazi remarks about Jews to be “beyond the abhorrent” and concluded that any large-scale match involving him would spell trouble. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After the match, Fischer explained that he hadn’t been playing for draws but realized that his three-point lead was enough to win the title, as long as he could prevent Spassky from winning a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer agreed if Spassky would drop the demand for a forfeit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As Adams remembered the conversation, Boukreev told Fischer, “I am going down with Martin.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z After twenty games, the score stood at 11½–8½ in favor of Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Though it seems ludicrous to suggest that the outcome of the Fischer–Spassky match was predictable after only two games had been completed, one point going to each player, the case can be made. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer signed his score sheet, made a helpless gesture as if to say “What am I supposed to do now?” and left the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All of these young players would eventually be surpassed by Fischer, but they tested him with daring alternative variations, and his play sharpened as a result. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Hutchison then told me that Beck and Yasuko were dead and that Scott Fischer was missing somewhere on the peak above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Since Fischer’s Worldwide Church of God faith observed the same dietary and many of the Sabbath laws as the Judaic tradition, Grossinger’s was an ideal selection. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Regina Wender Fischer, Bobby’s mother, was born in Switzerland and moved with her family to the United States when she was just two years old. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It would in fact be 3:40 before Fischer reached the top, and Hansen wouldn’t get there until after 4:00 p.m. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer insisted—and rightly so—that only he could say what disturbed him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A few hundred feet below, Scott Fischer was struggling down the Southeast Ridge, growing weaker and weaker. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of this, they contacted both the United States and Japanese embassies in Reykjavik to protest Fischer’s incarceration. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was so solid in his ability, so sure of himself on the board, that Fischer once described him as playing “like a house.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Sussman was also an amateur photographer, and he captured some portraits of Bobby that worked their way into the Fischer oeuvre years later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Bobby Fischer,” he’d whisper conspiratorially as if he were just talking to one person, not tens of thousands. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby received $1,000 for his tournament win—and the Fischer family’s pocketbook bulged further when Bobby’s maternal grandfather, Jacob Wender, passed away, leaving $14,000 of his estate to Regina. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Bobby Fischer, chess’s version of Van Winkle, emerged after twenty years, the thing that had changed the most was him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But more important than the question of whether Bobby would inspire another “Fischer boom” was the question of whether his immense and innate talent could find its release on the chessboard. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Neither woman imagined that these would be the last conversations they would ever have with Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Saidy added that Fischer also believed that the line was tapped. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks after Fischer returned victorious from Everest in 1994,1 encountered him in Seattle. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I hate the old chess and the old chess scene,” he wrote to a friend, making reference to his invention of Fischer Random. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky had made his first move precisely at five, and Schmid had started Fischer’s clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Peterson became something of a mentor to Fischer and climbed with him intermittently over the next two decades. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A Russian television crew showed up to try to interview Fischer, and he fled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But wait a minute, argued Bisguier: Fischer’s first game was won by a forfeit; his opponent didn’t show up, so he didn’t even play the game! Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky was just being used to convince Fischer to “come back to chess.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody we knew ever played chess and we never saw anyone playing it,” Fischer would later write. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer then pointed to the camera aperture he’d complained about the previous day, and quickly left the stage with his clock running. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The lower floors are blanketed with them— Becquerel, Lavoisier, Fischer—a lifetime of reading. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Fischer’s quest and charisma transformed the image and status of chess in the United States and other countries, as well. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While Palsson was en route to Japan, a group of stalwart Icelanders met in Reykjavik to discuss whether there was any way asylum could be offered to Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The authors were quick to point out, however, that “Fischer was not a strong enough favorite to be severely harmed by the draw collusion in the notorious Candidates Tournament in Curaçao, 1962.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the RJF Committee members returned to Iceland, they worked full-time arousing their parliament’s interest in the case, warning that if action weren’t taken quickly, it would be too late for Fischer to receive justice. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But Boukreev ignored Fischer’s instructions: instead of climbing with the team, he slept late, took a shower, and departed Base Camp some five hours behind the last of the clients. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z That meant a payday of $750 for each player, a virtual gold mine for Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer began collecting photos of other Hungarian girls he’d like to meet, and he recruited his new friend and assistant Janos Rigo—an international master and chess organizer—-to serve as a matchmaker. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ten years previously, Bobby’s slender volume Bobby Fischer’s Games of Chess was seen as a revealing glimpse into the teenager’s mind, but it was criticized for its sparse annotations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was now up to Fischer to make the next move. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Since there was no evidence of such laundering, it was Fischer’s lawyers’ belief that the government was attempting to propagandize Fischer’s sanctions case by further tarnishing his public image. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, eager to catch Fischer, who was by now more than thirty minutes ahead of him, the Sherpa continued down the ridge, leaving Hansen and Hall at the top of the Hillary Step. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes later, just above the Hillary Step, they ran into Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, the Cold War hero, traveled to New Jersey and became the temporary houseguest of his lawyer Paul Marshall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Two days after Fischer won the championship, a lavish banquet was held in his honor at Laugardalshöll. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Only Bobby Fischer knew what was in his heart. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nor could the publishers of Bobby’s two books, My 60 Memorable Games and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, easily keep up with demand for the chess star’s perspective. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Certainly, he never made anywhere near a profit from the Fischer–Spassky match, despite the revenue from admissions fees, the sale of souvenirs, posters, television rights, etc. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Grandmaster Lilienthal, this is Bobby Fischer,” said the person handling the introductions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer claimed that at sixty-one he was the oldest prisoner in the center and therefore deserved more deference. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This last piece of physical business has been so distorted by the press over the years that it has entered the “Bobby Fischer Urban Legend Storybook” as proof of his “insanity.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Saturday morning, as we discussed what to do about Namba and Weathers and whether to descend, Neal Beidleman was mustering Fischer’s team from their tents and hectoring them to start down from the Col. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In this new book, his first—and, ultimately, only—serious work as an adult, Fischer was anything but sparse. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Euwe called Fischer to the stage, draped a large laurel wreath over his shoulders, and proclaimed him Champion of the World. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z During that same summer of the Americans’ annihilation by the Soviets, Bobby Fischer, now twelve, was engaged in his own battles on the board, playing in a tournament in Greenwich Village. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was also a chess player who had a great reverence for the accomplishments of Bobby Fischer and an affection for him as a man. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time Fischer was completing his second year as an Icelandic citizen, he’d begun to grumble about the country and its people. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The tragedy in all this is particularly great because for nearly a decade, there has been strong reason to suppose that Fischer could demonstrate his supremacy convincingly if only given the opportunity to do so.... Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Tardy as usual, Fischer dashed onto the stage fifteen minutes late, out of breath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His hatred continued to spill out into the broadcasting ether until Monath could stand it no longer: “Mr. Fischer, you are destroyed in your mind,” he said, and Fischer’s microphone was rendered mute. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Twenty years had passed since the last Fischer–Spassky showdown, but each of the three main players seemed approximately the same—excepting some gray hairs, additional furrows, and extra girth around the middle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He repeated this refrain over and over again: “lam Bobby Fischer! I am Bobby Fischer! I am Bobby Fischer!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It became clear, however, that Titomirov had no interest in yet another Fischer–Spassky contest, but wanted a Fischer–Kramnik match instead. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In Fischer’s and Orasanu’s minds, there were at least six ways to try to persuade the pilot to change course and avoid the bad weather, each with a different level of mitigation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Still unanswered was the question of whether Bobby Fischer would really drop out of the World Championship cycle and never realize his dream. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time Fischer was notified of the new arrangement, he’d already made reservations on all three flights going back to New York on the day of the third game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To complicate matters, one of the Soviets leaked to the press that if Fischer failed to come for the second game, Spassky would probably return to Moscow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Fischer’s margin of 2½ points reflects his complete domination of the event. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Towards the end of the proceedings, Judge de Wet had remarked in passing to Bram Fischer that the defense had generated a great deal of worldwide propaganda in the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In five days those of us on Hall’s and Fischer’s teams would be leaving Base Camp for the top. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Donald Schultz, part of Fischer’s team, was there when the wood from the chair was x-rayed, and he saw the X-ray itself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After the meal, little Siegfried Fischer, no older than five, walks around the table and tugs Werner’s sleeve and hands him a photograph he has torn from a newspaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z David Oddsson believed that Fischer felt “trapped” in Iceland in general, and Reykjavik in particular. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It might be possible that I win it earlier,” Petrosian replied, and confidently went on to explain that he wasn’t impressed with Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer had not only retained his title as United States Champion, he’d accomplished something unprecedented: For the third year in a row, he’d marched to the title without being defeated in any of the pairings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Petrosian left the board; Fischer and the audience of twelve hundred continued to sit in darkened silence. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While Spassky was supported by a small army of helpers, Fischer basically toiled alone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Descending from Camp Four after the storm, at 25,000 feet, Krakauer turned to look back at the upper reaches of the peak, where his friends Hall, Harris, Hansen, and Fischer had lost their lives. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Fischer won with amazing ease,” bleated Chess Review. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As they advanced, I could see that some members of Fischer’s group had caught up with our group: Hall’s team, the Mountain Madness team, and the Taiwanese were now jumbled into one long, intermittent queue. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Ilyumzhinov also offered to put up millions for another Fischer–Spassky match, but all Bobby would say was “I am only interested in Fischer Random.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Lilienthal had never met Fischer, and at the conclusion of the fourth game, they were introduced at the hotel’s restaurant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was Fischer’s greatest triumph in an international tournament to date. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Years later, Fischer would judge the Larsen game one of the best he ever played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As Tal and Fischer left the stage, journalists rushed to them begging for a comment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Fischer’s spit was sprayed around the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He said to Schmid, “It’s a pity,” while someone from the audience, angry at Fischer, yelled: “Send him back to the United States!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky, playing white, made his first move and Fischer replied. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At that time, Fischer was impoverished, so it was impossible for him to fly to Germany with her. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ang Dorje’s reply was a quick, unequivocal “No”—perhaps because none of Fischer’s Sherpas were there to share the work. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard to read Fischer and Orasanu’s study and not be just a little bit alarmed, because a hint is the hardest kind of request to decode and the easiest to refuse. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The Sherpas, however, had a different diagnosis: they believed that one of the climbers on Fischer’s team had angered Everest—Sagarmatha, goddess of the sky—and the deity had taken her revenge on Ngawang. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z If there now is to be any hope for conducting the match, Fischer must be subjected to just penalty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Using his South American name of Gerardo Fischer, he wrote in German to Regina from Chile voicing his worries. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer signed his score sheet and left the stage without another word. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His equally absolute defeat of the younger, highly respected Larsen proved that Fischer was in a class by himself. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Almost all of the fourteen entrants wanted an opportunity to go to the Interzonal, and it was rumored that some had entered to take a crack at Bobby Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One object was found in Spassky’s chair that was not in Fischer’s otherwise identical chair! Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That night, Fischer composed an elegant apology to Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby’s second, the great Danish player Bent Larsen, who was there to help him as a trainer and mentor, instead criticized his charge, perhaps smarting from the rout he’d suffered at Fischer’s hands in Portorož. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Late that afternoon Fischer walked through our camp with a clenched jaw, moving uncharacteristically slowly toward his own tents. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z With the Hillary Step finally clear, I clipped into the strand of orange rope, swung quickly around Fischer as he slumped over his ice ax, and rappelled over the edge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And he generously dispensed his accumulated wisdom to the very rivals who were competing with him for clients, most notably Scott Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer apologized for his hasty words, and both men finally got down to business. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Fischer was the only person in the world ever known to have faced charges under President Bush’s bill. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z AT THE END of our first two weeks on the island, we were informed that our lawyers, Bram Fischer and Joel Joffe, were going to be visiting the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, some of the Icelandic officials were convinced that Spassky was the better player and that he was going to defeat Fischer rather easily anyway. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Was this the same Bobby Fischer who supposedly knew only chess, the sullen high school dropout from Brooklyn? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A sportswriter once wrote that Fischer was the fastest walker he ever saw outside of an Olympian. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The next day, when Fischer and Bronstein continued the game, both men parried for twenty more moves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer guffawed when he heard of it and said that he’d been expecting rougher tactics from the Russians. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer invited her to visit him in Los Angeles, where she stayed in a hotel, and the two spent the next few weeks getting to know each other. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The money itself didn’t seem terribly important to Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Essentially, Collins was saying that Bobby Fischer’s talent was God-given, innate, and all Collins could do was serve as a guide or bystander, offering encouragement and nurturing the boy’s prodigious gifts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Petrosian resigned on the forty-sixth move, and Bobby Fischer was the new challenger for the World Championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the first orders of business was to prevent Fischer’s deportation to the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z William Lombardy, disagreed, however: “Yes, Fischer betrayed chess and everybody. But he’s still magic, and can do a lot for the game. Bobby and Boris are finally cashing in. I don’t begrudge them that.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the game was adjourned on the forty-first move, Fischer’s powerful position was irresistible. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the first things Fischer tried to do while he was behind bars was to ask permission to call someone—perhaps an attorney who could assist with setting bail. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Icelandic friends said that Fischer was kind to the little girl, played with her, and bought her presents while she was in Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Though Fischer was alienating some people, such as Jack and Ethel Collins, who’d been virtual grandparents to him, he did remain close to his mother, as their ongoing correspondence at the time indicates. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer thought of himself as a warrior in all things, not just chess—and living in Iceland, free of incarceration, he made no exceptions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s great to be back in America” was Fischer’s only comment to the waiting reporters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was twenty-eight and in excellent physical shape. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A longtime friend of Fischer’s, Kruse was a strong, very experienced climber. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Scott Fischer’s expedition had no less than two correspondents filing online dispatches for a pair of competing websites. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Denying that he was an anti-Semite, Fischer pointed out with a smirk that Arabs were Semites, too: “And I am definitely not anti-Arab, okay?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer and Geller were to meet in the twelfth round in a pivotal matchup. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was thoroughly prepared—“booked up,” as it was called—with opening innovations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer rushed through the backstage corridor onto the subtly flower-bedecked stage and was greeted by the polite applause of an audience of twenty-three hundred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Some chess players felt that it was an insult to proclaim Fischer the greatest American player at seventeen, and thereby diminish the reputation of Reshevsky at fifty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In January 1996, Fischer led a high-profile fund-raising ascent of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, that netted half a million dollars for the charity CARE. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Taking note of Rob Hall’s success in guiding Everest— and the large fees he was able to command as a consequence— Fischer decided it was time for him to enter the Everest market. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer remained apparently unmoved: He wanted 30 percent of the gate receipts and was not traveling to Iceland unless his demands were met. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was told that it was just a closed-circuit, noiseless camera that was projecting the game onto a large screen on the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, deciding to use Tal's tactics against him, tried producing his own stare, and even flashed Tal an abbreviated, sneering smile of contempt. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer knew the German word for “draw,” and he immediately consented. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the Fischer household failing a language exam was a major infraction. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But now the stakes were much higher—the Candidates results would determine who played for the World Championship—and Fischer wasn’t going to let an obnoxious eye jinx keep him from his destiny. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The reporters wanted a go at Fischer: “What have you been doing for the last year?” was one of the first questions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer began telling friends that he thought the match would be over in his favor in two weeks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was trying very hard to eat Hall’s lunch, and Rob knew it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He then added, “You walk funny”—a reference, perhaps, to Fischer’s athletic swagger from years of tennis, swimming, and basketball. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If there’s no match, Estimo can press his claim that the samples purportedly taken from Fischer’s body are fraudulent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the fact that his hair was thinning and he’d put on weight and grown a beard, he was the unmistakable, broad-shouldered, swaggering Bobby Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Fischers enjoyed the amenities of a relatively opulent suite, with two bedrooms and an unobstructed view—across Mokhovaya Street—of the Kremlin, Red Square, and the splendor of the towers of St. Basil’s. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Having just seen Beck walk into camp after being given up for dead, however, Anatoli Boukreev was unwilling to write Fischer off. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Like most of its rivals, Mountain Madness was a fiscally marginal enterprise and had been since its inception: in 1995 Fischer took home only about $12,000. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Since the Fischers didn’t own a piano, Nigro began giving Bobby accordion lessons, lending him a somewhat battered “twelve-bass” instrument so he could practice at home. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z With a heavy heart, Boukreev lashed Fischer’s backpack across his face as a shroud and left him on the ledge where he lay. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Because of his high score, Gligoric was already assured a berth in the Candidates, so he could easily offer Fischer an early “grandmaster draw” and coast to a successful denouement. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Journalists inevitably asked Fischer about the risks associated with the kind of climbing he did and wondered how he reconciled it with being a husband and father. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Taking nothing for granted was one of the keys to Fischer’s success. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After ten years of bitterness and competition, this was the first time Fischer had had a friendly interchange with his American rival. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps more important, he’d beaten Fischer in their last three meetings and had more wins against Fischer than any living player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer smiled when Schmid shook his hand, then he nodded awkwardly at the audience, appeared uncomfortable, and started to go. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In many ways, Bram Fischer, the grandson of the prime minister of the Orange River Colony, had made the greatest sacrifice of all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But if the State Department and American chess organizations couldn’t help, Regina Fischer thought she could. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z According to Lopsang, during the fifteen or twenty minutes Fischer spent on the summit, he complained repeatedly that he wasn’t feeling well—something the congenitally stoic guide almost never did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z On the same stage where Fischer and Spassky had fought it out for two months, an orchestra now played, but the music was a pleasant potpourri from The Tales of Hoffmann and La Traviata. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So I brought him back to one of Fischer’s tents, and some Sherpas took him inside.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Virtually every major magazine and newspaper in the country ran a story about Fischer, often with pictures of him and a diagram of his final position against Petrosian. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to dominate the tennis court while he was at Grossinger’s, and other than his games with the resident pro, Fischer usually won all of his matches. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When this solution was relayed to Fischer; he demanded that his clock be set back to its original time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The underlying problem was that Boukreev’s notion of his responsibilities differed substantially from Fischer’s. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z After a few days of fun and education in Brussels, the Fischers were ready to leave, but not before a minor fracas occurred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even more than a chess champion, young Bobby Fischer wanted to be Duke Snider, the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the conclusion of the match, Taimanov had sadly told Fischer: “Well, I still have my music.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Rader said, in a voice that was both sonorous and emphatic, sometimes aggressive, that Fischer would like to announce that he will soon be back at the 64 squares and 32 pieces again...quite soon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As I waited, both Fischer’s group and the Taiwanese team caught and passed me. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Petrosian complained that Fischer was still studying the board—in total darkness—and that therefore his clock should be started. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By January 1996, thanks in no small part to Fischer’s concerted lobbying, the magazine made a firm commitment to send me to Everest—probably, Wetzler indicated, as a member of Fischer’s expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Instead of making his fifty-sixth move, Fischer stopped the clock and offered his hand in resignation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Others held that his accusations were a ploy to promote his new Fischer Random chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Too exhausted to cope with the complexities of the rope work, Fischer slid directly down an adjacent snow slope on his butt. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Experts expected that Petrosian would follow his conservative style and try to achieve a draw, to break Fischer’s winning streak. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The situation was serious enough that Gerhardt Fischer, Bobby’s father of record, feared Joan and Bobby might be in great danger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky had a bishop and three pawns against Fischer’s five pawns. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He felt paternal toward her and thought Bobby might be interested in meeting her, so he gave her Fischer’s address in Los Angeles and suggested she write to him and send him her photograph. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Fischer’s long, almost monastic pursuit of the World Championship, although not totally chaste, gave him little time to connect with women. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, an empty seat, also in the front row, which Fischer was to have occupied, remained conspicuously vacant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Schmid declared that the second game would start at five p.m., and if Fischer didn’t appear after one hour of official play had elapsed, he’d be forfeited. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Most of the passing crowd belonged to Fischer’s group, but near the back of the parade two of my teammates eventually appeared, Rob Hall and Yasuko Namba. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z For whatever reason, he raced down ahead of the group—which in fact had been his pattern throughout the entire expedition, as Fischer’s final letters and phone calls from Base Camp to Seattle made clear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer and Lopsang soon resumed their descent as well, following the faint tracks left by the Taiwanese team as best they could. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I had no idea why Fischer refused to defend his title,” Karpov later said, somewhat coldly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The three Fischers, prototypes of Talmudic scholars, were always studying: Joan her textbooks; Regina her medical tomes; and Bobby the latest chess periodical. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky was angered when he learned that he was not being considered for the match with Fischer, and he used insulting language when referring to Titomirov. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Fischer questioned Ngawang, he admitted that he’d been feeling weak, groggy, and short of breath for more than two days, so Fischer directed him to descend to Base Camp immediately. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer felt exactly the same way about chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There were few Fischer tirades while playing, but Bobby continued to lose friends and make enemies as a result of his press conferences. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Chess players the world over were following the game through faxes and telephone contact, and their collective question was answered at Fischer’s fiftieth move. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Another journalist, Brad Darrach—who Fischer was suing—said that when he walked with Fischer, he felt as if he were Dopey, one of the Seven Dwarfs, trying to keep up with the big folks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After years and years of tribulation and controversy, and the brouhaha about the match, Fischer had arrived at the threshold of his lifelong goal. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer would now be the first non-Soviet or non-Russian in more than three decades to play for the title against the reigning World Champion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At lunch, shortly afterward, he told a newsman that he was “not abandoning the match,” but Fischer had acted improperly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Had Fischer not done as well as he did, his story might have ended right there, surrealistically, in the quiet back room of a chess club. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky ensconced himself in the Caucasus while Fischer settled in the Catskills, more than seven thousand miles away. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His position near the back of Fischer’s group on the morning of May 10, retching his guts out, seemed to indicate that something was seriously amiss. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentlemen, according to Rule 5 of the regulations, Robert Fischer has lost the game. He has not turned up within the stipulated hour of time.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Trying to prevent Fischer’s escape to Iceland, various agencies in the United States accelerated their pursuit of Bobby, putting more pressure on Japan to extradite him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The story of how Fischer went into a swoon in the tournament’s first half, tying for last, yet ended up in the penultimate round tying for first with Spassky, has been told many times. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Possibly, the money came from an advance he received for his book Bobby Fischer’s Games of Chess, which was published in 1959. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Scott Fischer’s team was a congenial and cohesive group; most of Pittman’s teammates took her idiosyncrasies in stride and seemed to have little trouble accepting her into their midst. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A bystander reported that Fischer had said, “Too early,” but Geller’s face turned red, suggesting that Fischer’s reply had been more caustic. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer plunged into the game with his trusted and thoroughly analyzed opening, the Ruy López, instantly seizing the initiative and generating pressure in the center squares. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Soviets claimed that, according to the rules, Fischer should have lost the match when he failed to appear on opening day; and only through their benevolence was the contest continuing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer later implied that this was his favorite game of the match, and many grandmasters, such as Larry Evans, have indicated that the game was so beautifully executed that it became the match’s turning point. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Likewise, since he had failed to get anybody to the top in 1995, it would have been bad for Hall’s business if he failed again in 1996—especially if Fischer succeeded. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I’d hoped that the giant, overhanging tower at 19,000 feet— christened the Mousetrap by some wag on Fischer’s team—had toppled by now, but it was still precariously upright, leaning even farther over. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Abramov later claimed that he’d contacted several grandmasters but had made little progress in finding an opponent of the caliber that Fischer was insisting on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In January, when Fischer found out that Hall had won me away from his team, he was apoplectic. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The federation eliminated the Candidates tournament, an event that had multiple players competing against one another, which Fischer charged led to the opportunity for collusion among the Soviets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The other Internet correspondent on Fischer’s expedition, however, was a client who intended to go all the way to the summit and file daily dispatches for NBC Interactive Media en route. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z If a country offered Fischer citizenship, they specified, they’d consider deporting him to that country. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Fischer’s screams were muffled by the black hood tied tightly around his head. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One Wall Street broker even tried convincing Bobby to become a “corporation,” like the Beatles, so that shares of “Bobby Fischer” could be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Hans Ree, a Dutch grandmaster and an accomplished journalist, summed it up this way: “It is undeniable that Fischer had real enemies and that they were extremely powerful ones.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He showed each new move on a demonstration board and attempted to predict what Fischer’s or Spassky’s next move might be. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Investigation of Fischer is not to be limited to developing additional data concerning her recent contact of XXXXXX. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The last of my teammates didn’t arrive until 4:30 p.m., and the final stragglers in Fischer’s group came in even later, by which time a serious storm was in full flower. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In truth Fischer was exhausted from the physical and mental strain of the preceding weeks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Fischer drove to the Saga Hotel early on the morning of July 6 and accompanied the bellboy to Spassky’s room to watch him slide the apology under the door. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Said the magazine: “By the look of confidence and self-assuredness on Fischer’s face, we wonder if in fact, he did ‘see’ himself as the next World Champion.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer’s assurances notwithstanding, his peripatetic alpine career was rough on his family. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The Sherpa pulled his radio from inside his down jacket, made contact with Ingrid Hunt at Base Camp, then handed the walkie-talkie to Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z To Kaltenbrunner the fact that the great Bobby Fischer was gracing his home—for whatever reason—was equivalent to having the president of a country stop in to pay a visit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Jane Bromet, who phoned in daily reports for Outside Online,! was one of the correspondents on Fischer’s team, but she wasn’t a client and didn’t have permission to climb higher than Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The gentle snow gully Fischer and Lopsang had been gingerly descending ended here amid outcroppings of loose, steep shale, and Fischer, like Gau, was unable to handle the challenging terrain in his ailing condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z One by one, following the tracks I’d made fifteen or twenty minutes earlier, Beidleman and the remainder of Fischer’s clients filed down through the worsening blizzard. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Less than a week shy of his nineteenth birthday, Bobby Fischer had just established himself as one of the most extraordinary chess players in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There’s no reliable statistic documenting how many people embraced the game as a result of the publicity surrounding the Fischer–Spassky match, but some estimates put the number in the millions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer analyzed the position through the night and appeared at the hall looking tired and worried, just two minutes before Schmid opened the sealed-move envelope. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But Boukreev’s refusal or inability to play the role of a conventional guide in the Western tradition exasperated Fischer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Predictably, the press began talking about “the New Fischer,” interpreting Bobby’s sartorial upgrade as a sign that he’d crossed into young manhood. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Spassky appeared on time at the backstage location; at first he sat in Fischer’s chair and, perhaps unaware that he was on camera, smiled and swiveled around several times as a child might do. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Fischer was given his two prize checks, one from the Icelandic Chess Federation and the other from James Slater, the millionaire whose eleventh-hour financial offer had saved the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Since Tal's body language was so bizarre, Fischer interpreted it as an attempt to annoy him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Regarding Fischer as a mentor and a role model, Lopsang even started wearing his hair in a ponytail, as Fischer did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Black, for example, knew what white was going to do, and vice versa, because black was Fischer and so was white. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They formed a committee called “Free Bobby Fischer” and worked with others trying to extricate Fischer from his cell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After eleven rounds, nearing the tournament’s midpoint, Fischer was in second place, one-half point behind the leader, Efim Geller of the USSR. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was more of a tactical player, with flames of brilliance, while Reshevsky was a positional player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At 3:10 Friday afternoon Fischer still hadn’t arrived on top, says Beidleman, adding, “I decided it was time to get the hell out of there, even though Scott hadn’t showed up yet.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Entering the sparkling city of Budapest, Fischer checked into one of the most romantic and elegant hotels in the city, the Gellért, right on the Danube, and had lunch on the terrace. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I Robert James Fischer do hereby irrevocably and permanently renounce my U.S. citizenship and all the supposed rights and privileges of United States citizenship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A handsome Eames-designed executive swivel chair, an exact duplicate of the one Fischer had sat in while playing Petrosian in Buenos Aires, was flown in from the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Saidy suggested that there was an actual plot to keep Fischer from becoming World Champion, and this involved the wiretapping of his parents’ phone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody sacrifices a piece against Fischer,” he brashly declared, grinning slightly as he said it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Our meeting ended shortly afterward, and when we were walking back to our cells with the major, he said to me, “Mandela, were you struck by the behavior of Bram Fischer?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Regina Fischer bought a copy and read it carefully; the book was found in Bobby’s library years later, but whether he ever read it is unknown. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The book described a variation oFchess that seemed to be the forerunner of Fischer Random, with the exact same rules. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Only after they were under way did Fischer allow himself to break into a big, boyish grin. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer actually devoted fourteen pages of exhaustive analysis to his draw against Botvinnik at Varna. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Euwe continued to talk and mentioned that the rules would have to be changed for future World Championships, in large part because of Bobby Fischer, who’d brought so much attention to the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer had played resolutely and won what might be described as a comfortable game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yet Fischer, the man who’d tried so hard to control things on and off the chessboard, never wrote a will. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer writes: When Boston imported its first streetlights in 1774, Paul Revere was asked to serve on the committee that made the arrangement. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Martin,” Fischer bantered through his oxygen mask, trying to affect a jocular tone. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Instead of collecting any keepsakes, Viesturs sat down next to Fischer during the descent and spent a few minutes alone with him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The fact is, Fischer’s first win over Spassky was more than a narrowing of the gap. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At about three a.m. on July 5, 2010, the grave of Bobby Fischer was opened by a team of experts from the Reykjavik Official Cemeteries Department. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She named her newborn Robert James Fischer, and Hans Gerhardt Fischer was listed as the father on the birth certificate, despite the fact that he’d never entered the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, dressed in a white shirt and blue business suit, sped to the table; the two opponents shook hands while Fischer kept his eyes on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer drew the game, then relaxed and looked at the rest of the games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Analysts and players alike predicted that Fischer would win the Candidates, but not without a struggle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He often stayed overnight in the Fischer apartment in Brooklyn and later was Bobby’s houseguest when Fischer lived in California. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Chess Federation futilely appealed to Fischer to go to the hall. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the late 1970s, Fischer hadn’t played a single game of chess in public since Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then Walter Fried, the president of the American Chess Foundation, who’d just burst into the room, noticed that Fischer was in absentia and declared Reshevsky the winner of the series. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The group met for over five months in formal meetings, and there was much correspondence and phone exchanges between them as they began lobbying the Icelandic government to consider Fischer’s case. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Fischer’s renunciation of his citizenship was never accepted by the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Alatortsev and a small group of other masters and psychologists worked tirelessly for ten years attempting to “solve” the mystery of Fischer’s prowess, in addition to analyzing his personality and behavior. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A federal grand jury in Washington began what turned out to be a smoke-screen investigation accusing Fischer of money laundering after his match with Spassky in 1992. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer began receiving thousands of letters and cables urging him to continue the match, and Henry Kissinger called him once again, this time from California, to appeal to his patriotism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Gerhardt Fischer, the man listed on Bobby’s birth certificate as his father, was living in Berlin, and at eighty-two he was not in good health. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In 1988 she did just that, and to her surprise Fischer phoned her from California. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Fischers could never afford to eat there. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer began fighting for a draw, but Spassky’s moves were a study in precision and his position got stronger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the beginning of the competition, Fischer looked Abraham Lincoln-thin; his cheeks were hollow, and he had deep, dark circles under his eyes, all indicating that he might be ill. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Speculation was that Fischer’s response had been along the lines that early draws were solely the property of the Soviet state. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Fischers didn’t have a working shower, just a bathtub, and Bobby, like many young children, needed to be urged to take at least a weekly bath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Leonard Barden, a British chess journalist, claimed that Fischer was asked so often what his result would be that he learned the Serbo-Croatian word for “first”: prvi. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone wanted to be in his company, to be part of the Bobby Fischer Show, and he knew it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As summer approached, the reality of the match caused such heightened curiosity that it seemed like Fischer’s every remark, his every action, was recorded around the globe. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He once said: “It’s not if you win or lose against Bobby Fischer; it’s if you survive.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It had been more than thirteen years since the second Fischer–Spassky match, and people were saying, fearing, he might never play again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the mob dispersed he moved very rapidly down the Southeast Ridge without waiting for any clients—despite telling Fischer atop the Step that he would be going down with Martin Adams. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The Russian would look at Bobby from near or far, and begin laughing, and once in the communal dining room he pointed to Bobby and said out loud, “Fischer: cuckoo!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer has not lost a game in an American tournament since 1957. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They approved of it, suggesting a few changes, and then I asked Bram Fischer to look it over. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandmaster Edmar Mednis said in retrospect: “I couldn’t believe that Fischer was capable of such an error. How is such an error possible from a top master, or from any master?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z During the 1980s Fischer made a number of impressive ascents that earned him a modicum of local renown, but celebrity in the world climbing community eluded him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Schmid himself voiced his sincere concern regarding the danger to Fischer’s career if he walked out of the match: “What will happen to Bobby? What city would ever host a match for him?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z During the ensuing week, additional flights were booked and then canceled by Fischer as headlines began to question whether he’d appear at all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, without hesitation, tapped Spassky’s right hand—and Spassky opened it to reveal the black pawn. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The pride of the game was the depth of its conceptions, Fischer contended, not triumph by mechanical means. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z No other players joined in the protest, because most were guilty of doing the very thing Fischer was opposing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There was rhythm that could be established with top-button clocks, and Fischer had become a connoisseur of that kind of clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer never received the notice and therefore couldn’t appeal it, which according to law he had the right to do. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone knew that Fischer wouldn’t accept it lightly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Fischer pointed to a camera and began shouting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Fischer reached Kruse and began the troublesome descent to Base Camp, they encountered Boukreev at the top of the Icefall, ascending alone, and Fischer harshly reprimanded the guide for shirking his responsibilities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At 5:30 p.m., with Fischer’s clock still running, Chester Fox’s lawyer in Reykjavik agreed to the suggestion that the cameras be removed just for the one game, pending further discussion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If Fischer suffered such attacks at Camp Four or above, he never mentioned it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Bram Fischer, a part-time lecturer, was the scion of a distinguished Afrikaner family: his grandfather had been prime minister of the Orange River Colony and his father was judge-president of the Orange Free State. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He revealed later that he’d manipulated the Russian into a variation that Fischer had studied years before, and for which he had originated a favorable response. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer and Hall were business rivals, but as prominent members of the high-altitude fraternity their paths frequently crossed, and on a certain level they considered themselves friends. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was astonishing that Fischer, at thirteen, could excel at blindfold chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was open to discussions, but nothing was signed or agreed upon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Leaving camp just after Fischer’s team, Makalu Gau started up with three Sherpas—contrary to Hall’s understanding that no Taiwanese would make a summit attempt the same day we did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As I waited at the back of the queue, several of Scott Fischer’s Sherpas caught up to us. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Tal persisted in his provocation, though, and Fischer lost their third game as well. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer; But I’m hoping for a Seven Days in May scenario, where sane people will take over the U.S.... Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Spassky arrived, he was told that Fischer was still sleeping and had sent Lombardy to draw for him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At that point in the match, Fischer stopped taking the chances that are often necessary to win a game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After shaking hands, Spassky humorously tested Fischer’s biceps, as though they were two boxers “weighing in.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Drawing his last game and coming in sixth, Bobby Fischer became the youngest chess player ever to qualify to play in the Candidates tournament, and the youngest international grandmaster in the history of the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As Fischer’s losses and draws mounted, it became clear that he was having the most disastrous tournament of his adult career, perhaps even worse than his Buenos Aires debacle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All of the sisters played chess with him, but acceding to his preference, they played Fischer Random. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Sverissons and the Fischers would go on weekend outings to the countryside, staying at friendly inns and basking in the majestic lunarlike countryside of Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Other than that, the FBI eventually considered Regina Fischer harmless to the security of the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Agents and informers continued to spy on the Fischers, and the idea that Big Brother could always be watching haunted Regina. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby and Zita played one game of chess: his new variation, called Fischer Random. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, after moving to collect Spassky’s gift, sat back in his chair, grimly, staring at the Russian—studying him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer’s and Bronstein’s places at the table were indicated by a small American flag on Bobby’s side and an equally small Soviet flag on the opposite side. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The telephone in the Fischer home was tapped. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His last comment about Bobby was “Fischer is a man of art, but he is a rare human being in the everyday life of this century. I like Fischer and I think I understand him.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s also possible that Regina didn’t know who Bobby’s father was if she was having an affair with Nemenyi around the time the Mexican assignation with Gerhardt Fischer occurred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer appeared on stage at Laugardalshöll to sign his score sheet. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, like his predecessor Morphy, the nineteenth-century American prodigy, wasn’t especially prolific when it came to writing about chess, so the public greedily awaited each word he produced. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We all made it,” Fischer told Hunt, 11,400 feet below. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Walking down that Brooklyn street, Fischer and Collins exchanged knowing glances as they played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer hid the fact from everyone, as well, that he may have been clinically ill during the summit attempt. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The very idea of Bobby Fischer wanting to talk to the press was astonishing, but this new Fischer called for a press conference the night before the match was to begin. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had no qualms when it came to writing frankly about Hall, Fischer, or Sandy Pittman, each of whom had been aggressively seeking media attention for years. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Photographic blowups of Fischer and Spassky adorned the windows of almost every shop, with black-and-white checkered displays serving as backdrops for huge papier-mâché chess pieces. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I opened the door and a slender, blond, typical thirteen-year-old American boy dressed in a plaid woolen shirt, corduroy trousers, and black-and-white sneakers, said simply: “I’m Bobby Fischer.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Their lifetime record against each other now stood at four wins for Spassky, two draws, and no wins for Fischer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The only motion was the minute hand and the agitated red star-shaped time indicator on Fischer’s clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If Fischer had never played another game of chess, his reputation, certainly as an analyst, would have been preserved through its publication. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Despite his promotion of Fischer Random and his rejection of and scorn for the “old chess,” he still played over games, tempted by the action of contemporary tournaments and matches. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer’s request for an extended visa was denied, and what would be his lifelong, not-so-private war with the Soviet Union had commenced. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s possible that Fischer’s broadcasts were the fuel that sparked the U.S. government to activate the decade-old charge against him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Harry Sneider, Fischer’s former physical trainer, accompanied Ellsworth to the auction and Sneider’s son subsequently traveled to Budapest with twelve boxes of material. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the commencement of the match, they were privately expecting to see Fischer humiliated on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We were glad when it was over,” Fischer remembered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As she left Camp Four at the front of Fischer’s group, Lopsang abruptly pulled her aside and girth-hitched a bight of rope to the front of her climbing harness. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Lopsang left Fischer and Gau on a ledge 1,200 feet above the South Col and fought his way down through the storm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z According to Lopsang, the Sherpa caught up with Fischer at the South Col, 3,000 feet below the South Summit, at 6:30 p.m. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z While speeches were made in English, Russian, and Icelandic, the audience fidgeted, craning their necks to the side entrance, half expecting—hoping—that at any moment Fischer would make a grand entrance. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Both players used attacking moves, but Petrosian resigned, giving Fischer his fourth victory of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, a buzz of awe passed among the spectators, some of whom called out—as if Jack Dempsey had entered the ring—“There’s Fischer.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Dug into the slope a hundred feet below our camp, in an equally precarious setting, were the tents of most of the other teams—including Scott Fischer’s group, the South Africans, and the Taiwanese. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Insisting it was nothing to worry about, Fischer mentioned the ailment to few people at Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was enough—if invested wisely—for the frugal Fischers to live on for several years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Journalists asked Fischer why he’d accepted the offer to come to the Philippines on his first “official” visit when he’d turned down similar offers from other countries. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’d told people that he “loved” Bobby Fischer...as a brother. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To keep Bobby Fischer happy, the American Chess Foundation provided him with a room at the Henry Hudson Hotel in early 1972. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Scott,” Adams replied, sounding annoyed that Fischer hadn’t offered any congratulations, “I just did.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z This was all quite fascinating for the general spectator, but Bobby Fischer hadn’t come to look at chess sets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By the time Fischer left for Nepal in the spring of 1996, he’d begun to garner more of the recognition that he thought was his due. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Cuba—Since Castro was so anti-American, and Fischer knew the premier, he thought Cuba might accept him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer was the only American, and to many he was the tournament’s dark knight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t known how much Fischer paid for his legal defense, but it probably wasn’t all that much since Suzuki was receiving pro bono advice and assistance from those who felt Bobby was being persecuted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Gone was the speculation that Bobby Fischer had played his best chess too soon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Next came a proposal for a $2 million “Bobby Fischer Museum,” to be housed in Iceland—or maybe it should be Brooklyn, the promoters mused. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was also a doer, a man blessed — as David Hackett Fischer recounts in his brilliant book Paul Revere’s Ride — with an “uncanny genius for being at the center of events.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fischer, with a weak smile, looked somewhat embarrassed, as if to say, “I really should have won this tournament, and I can’t blame the Russians this time. It was me...all alone.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer also followed The Lutheran Hour and Music and the Spoken Word, a performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir that contained inspiring messages. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Most of the residents started out wishing for Fischer’s victory, but after the numerous false starts, threats, and general difficulties Bobby caused, sympathy began to swing to the gentlemanly Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A few years prior, Mrs. Piatigorsky had been criticized in some quarters for not acceding to Fischer’s demands for the 1963 tournament, which had led to his not playing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And on that day, Bobby Fischer became the first-ever champion to willingly relinquish the title and along with it the chance to compete for the winner’s share of a $5 million purse...five million dollars! Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z |
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