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Subscribe(#5624244) Re: Fischer 1975
Posted by KG_2020 on 16 Aug 2024 at 10:20AM
Since he won his world championship in Iceland 1972 Bobby expanded his focus past chess. He may have studied chess also but he didn't play publicly. [source Endgame by Frank Brady.] (Probably didn't play in secret either but that's neigh impossible to prove.)
If Mohammed Ali or any other famous boxer won a championship then quit training for a long time, would the champ be likely to retain his title?
Fischer refused the terms because we he knew he COULDN'T agree. He gave up his title in 1972/3 when he didn't stay in Chess shape.
He preferred to be a petulant diva who refused FIDE's match conditions to being the guy who sat there and took his lumps.
If Mohammed Ali or any other famous boxer won a championship then quit training for a long time, would the champ be likely to retain his title?
Fischer refused the terms because we he knew he COULDN'T agree. He gave up his title in 1972/3 when he didn't stay in Chess shape.
He preferred to be a petulant diva who refused FIDE's match conditions to being the guy who sat there and took his lumps.
| Subject | Posted By | Date & Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5624250 | Re: Fischer 1975 | Robyn Hode | 16 Aug 2024 11:07AM |
| 5624244 | Re: Fischer 1975 | KG_2020 | 16 Aug 2024 10:20AM |