He Had The Most Incredible Mind In History, Until This Happened 

Yeah, that was my thought too-how very appropriate.

@@silversolver7809 did you mean it was your... thoughty 2?

thats dedication

omg yes

That explais how Fischer had his "white" and "dark" side

Yes, he must have known the Soviets wouldn't be happy about not taking every chance he could to take the title.

@@keithbessant Perhaps, but I believe Spasky was ALSO a truly decent human being. The USSR (as Russia does today) possessed lots of tools for disposing of inconvenient “problems” and had few issues with doing so (more like US than I’d like to admit). Fischer was totally quirky, but he was also highly respected for his brilliance (probably the very most by Spasky).

I agree completely, and I also think he wasn’t going to miss any opportunities to beat him. So without the challenge, he’d have been given the title without an actual feeling of accomplishment. But I do feel that it may have been more balanced towards being a good sport.

It wouldnt have been decisive if boris let bobby off the hook. Still he, as most chess players back then, was a good sportsman, and he paid for it psychologically through the match and later by the government that once supported him. Bobby must be praised for demanding the extra prize money since the prize up until then was a thousand dollars, mainly to keep any non russian from going after it seriously, and as for the Russian players, they were supported and subsidized by the communists

@@scottaseigel5715 I rarely see an American condemn or even try to admit the atrocities their country has committed, unless they are radicals. You don't radiate any radical vibes in that way (radical might be a good thing sometimes sure, but not in this case). Good for you and those like you. =) Have a good life sir!

Magnus did it in the age of engines, which is arguably much more difficult. The players, on average, are much stronger than in Fischer's generation, although people would argue the opposite is true.

@@KKSuited yup that’s a fair point but I think since neither side has an engine maybe u could say engines are negligible but I feel like your right in the fact that once engines came more draws also came 😂

​@@bossman4112Magnus and Nakamura have both complained that chess bots like StockFish have ruined the world of chess. Instead of it being a game of strategy and wits its now a game of who can remember the stockfish moves the best, and thats it leading to boring drawn out games. Theres no more creativity in tournaments anymore. Its why Magnus wishes they would bring back 960 chess

@@KKSuitednah.

Capablanca won 40 straight. Absolutely amazing. Edit: my bad...he won 40 straight tournament games. Still, a feat that no one else has, or will ever accomplish

the sport they were into made them such a companion that really understand each other

I wish I could have a friend like that. He brought actual tears to my eyes.

The real hero of this story is Spassky

Would he have done the same if he was Jewish or a woman? I have zero sympathy for bigots

​@@NukeGaza2024 He did what he did because he was a fellow sportsman -despite him being half-Jew in a time and place where simply KNOWING someone from that culture would get you legally shot dead. And if you're referring to Bobby; he was the way he was because A) he was likely autistic (also; possibly OCD) B) isolated and C) thrown away by his own mother so she could pursue her job. Not to mention D) probably had to hear a lot of people say he was, shall we say, "half-breed" (avoiding the other word because auto-censoring exists). I might not agree with his views but I can very easily see how he came across them. Take your 1st world modern sensibilities and re-examine the point where they led you to 'other' and 'have zero sympathy' for people that are different from you. Oh and to block the screech I'm predicting; not telling you to forgive, but to sympathize.

He knew that "genius", as a trait, has some very demanding needs. You got to meet those demands, no questions asked. That's the way of a genius.

@@cryostatcells5642 garbage , everyone liked fischers demand , he brought a lot of money to chess and made the game a profession , all soviet players had a real job unlike fischer who played only chess

@@sathishtamil7481 I was talking about the quite room demand. What are you even blabbering about?

It's damn beautiful

Spassky is by far my favorite chess player. Beautiful games, beautiful sportsmanship, and (by all reports) a genuinely good person.

It’s a lot harder know then Fischers time chess engines have made chess more difficult back then you had to play chess physically and pretty much only then know you can play chess from the comfort of your home chess know is a lot more difficult Fischer no lifed chess during his time he would play it all day there’s a huge gap during his time a chess elo of 800 was the average chess elo currently a 1500-1700 is the average elo that record is impossible to do at this current time place magnus in that era and trust me he would be near or equal if not past that

@@SamuraiAtlas I agree it its impossible now. But the record is still crazy. Average elo is not 1500-1700

@@noahpalmer6653 search it up currently average is 1500-1700 in competitive chess

@@SamuraiAtlas You can't use Elo to prove something when comparing different eras.

@@dannygjk smh 🤦‍♂️ elo is a rating that’s what it’s for it’s common sense that current chess players are a lot better then the last eras it’s not even an argument

I am happy to hear this.

his entire family also went to school with me

@@Hg-vl6fk Cool. In Palo Alto?

​@@STEAMerBearpretty sure they're joking

@@Toiyf. Thank you

The question posed in the video is misleading. A better question would be why not every chess prodigy/legend goes insane dedicating so much of their lives and brain space toward the mastery of a very narrow finite game.

@@daarom3472 Amen to that

His name is "Spassky" but yeah, Boris was clearly a better person than Bobby so the Russkies won that one

Boris sounds like a awesome dude

@@jeffersonott4357 he was so classy to give in to fischer unreasonable demands, even though he'd end up losing it... i like it that russians seem less "entitled" where they go... they just do the hard work and shut up!

He will be hacking the matrix to manipulate the dice to land where he wanted it to.

Lol

Sounds like he would have dominated capitalism then.

@@FLdancer00 Nah hed turn into a god like bear grylls

Eels and escalators

Character will make your own life better while living. But proficiency will immortalize you, regardless of your character. Having both is ideal ofc.

Playing outside at that age...still good at that😅

Most people don't have a clue what they're best at by 10. That's utter nonsense

Yeah.

He was not just a great guy he was a true champion, somebody who is absolutely obsessed with being the best in the world does not care about titles fame or money at all literally 0%. They want to find out if they are the best at any means possible and when they meet somebody who is better than them they begin to idolize them because they could possibly learn from that person and or they are so impressed by the person that they become a super fan of that person because they understand just how good they are. This is why Bobby didn’t care about forfeiting matches because he knew he was by far the best player and these events were below him as well as every other player. A title is meaningless to the reality. A title is something somebody/organization gives you who is below you and doesn’t understand what they are even talking about. Somebody who dedicates their entire waking existence (16 hour days), even when they dream in their sleep, knows that they are the best and if they meet somebody who is better than them it is an extremely exciting and life-changing experience and it makes you realize that there is almost always somebody out there who is better than you or on your level even if they have never been at a tournament or nobody has heard about them. Source: Former serial world champion in multiple video games for 20 year time span.

@@ZxAMobile who was that world champion?

that dude's a real g

@@justarandomguy1808soviet chess was not simply a game but a lifestyle to its players

I agree. Spasky wasn't just in awe of his skill, he knew Fischer was troubled and wasn't well mentally.

chess players be like that. chess grand masters were huge celebrities in the soviet union, they knew that they could get away with a lot more than other soviet citizens. in fact, top chess players HAD TO be treated well by the state because they had plenty of freedom to travel that they could have used to request asylum somewhere else and then play chess for another country (well, unless they had relevant family in the soviet union to leverage against them) - that would have been a propaganda disaster! for the soviet union, chess was like having a gold medal subscription in an olympic discipline that implies that your country is the smartest. the soviets were very interested in olympic medals too (and world leaders in doping xD), but winning at chess was better PR than any other sport could ever be.

A good man from the SU.

He had respect for his opponent greatness. No hating 💪🏽💯

Fischer was mind fucking him. Fischer threw the first game.

People always have this misconception that IQ score has anything to do with chess despite numerous studies showing they are not coorelated. This means either chess skill is not a measure of intelligence...or IQ test are not a complete representation of intelligence.

@@memegazer Well, I'm not a child psychologist or human-development expert. Chess requires concrete reasoning ability, and the ability to see 17 or 18 moves ahead, at least on the grandmaster level. I don't think too many top players today have average, or even merely somewhat-above-average, I.Q.s. But I get it. No direct relationship. The fact that Fischer did nothing else throughout his life, and his memory capacity, certainly were fundamental factors in contributing to his strength over the board.

@@steelers6titles The point I am making is that I think IQ tests only give a limited amount of data about human intellectual capacity. Take the current super GM Hikaru for example...on a stream at one point he took an IQ score and was basically pointed out as average. But on another stream he took the human benchmark test and scored in the 99 percentile. IMO I think people put too much stock into IQ scores as being some kind of comprehensive biometric of intelligence. I think it is probably safer to assume that IQ scores only measure some portion of human intellectual capacity rather than an exhaustive and overall general measure.

@@memegazer Well, I won't disagree with you.

@@memegazer Can you give me a single study that support your claim that IQ and performance at chess are unrelated? If Hikaru didn't try hard it is no surprise that he got average, I think he must have above average IQ. I don't think the relation between chess performance and IQ is simple, but there is a relation.

After searching more about him, I thought so too! he’s def not neuro-typical

@@gloriadeb Haha, most Chess GM's aren't. He just happens to be a famous one who went off the grid

@@scarcedude3353 being different doesn't give you the right to be a racist psycho. I don't know. Maybe if they knew more about that, they could have helped him. But it still doesn't excuse what he did.

@@r.n.holmes5625 Yeah your opinion is probs more correct than the literal genius 180 iq person. Most definitely

​@@r.n.holmes5625 Never implied that mental illness justified his behavior. That's why it's called a mental illness after all - his ideologies and beliefs cannot be compared to those perceived as normal. In any case, most chess grandmasters are fine, and are leading perfectly normal lives. Bobby Fischer was one of the unlucky ones who didn't have the privilege of having a nurturing childhood; his early experiences furthering his extremes. Who knows, if it weren't for his radical behavior and obsessive mind, he might have never made a name for himself in the chess community. Just be aware that you cannot explain the behavior of someone that does not think the same as you, as you can only justify it with your "normal" brain. It is much different for the unfortunate Bobby. His behavior is nonsensical from your perspective, but from his, it is all he has known. Don't take his actions and words to heart. He was a troubled man.

He was pretty successful

@@dububro Does not make him insane.

Difference between crazy and eccentric is your bank balance.

That sounds like something Doc (Back to the Future) would say. Or at least in my mind, when I read this, that's the voice I heard and face I saw. Lol

Valid point indeed

How does this have no replies?

Paul morphy and peter svindler :0

From Spasky's viewpoint, it was like 'finally a worthy opponent'.

I don't think Fisher was that bad. You might know he had friendship with Tal

@@cropeverything1152 he was a known anti-Semite and sexist. I think he was that bad

Dont forget Spassky was representing the whole Soviet Union too. So he did not want to let all those people down. Or go to the Gulag if he did really poorly. Ie- he was doing what he was told. Some of it may have come naturally. But most of that was because of his CCCP handlers. Everything was political in those days in Russia.

Spassky had a chip on his shoulder, and thought Bobby was trying to weasel his way out of the series so he wouldn't lose. Spassky wanted to beat him without a shadow of a doubt, so he could be the undisputed greatest chess player in the world. Needless to say, Spassky grew to respect and admire Fischer. I'm sure Fischer did too but the dude was too damn crazy to know for sure.

Ye

Such as keeping the press out of the room right?

@@BananaPhoPhilly I'm fairly certain that's due to social anxiety - he felt it affected his play because he couldn't handle being watched so closely and felt judged by the masses.

@@impishlyit9780 Exactly.

Fischer was not crazy at all. He started calling out the people who run the world, so THEY called him crazy. He was 100% spot on with everything he said

Agreed 💯

Of course anyone learning the game is gonna button mash, you have to see what works and what doesn't

@@bugglemagnum6213 not rlly, like with no initial knowledge of the game and just being taught how the pieces move and the goal it doesnt take like some genius prodigy to realise moving pieces randomly wont win u the game

Your last statement leads me to believe you were actually a chess genius but didn't want to hurt your dad's feelings so you lied... 😆

@@upisntdownsilly I don’t know, I usually somehow beat whoever I play against with confusion unless they actually know what they’re doing

@@sea_triscuit7980 nah I have a short attention span, perfect for poker and blackjack, bad for strategy games. I think I won Risk once in my whole life. But I KILLED at Trivial Pursuit!

it's pretty clear that the reason he hates his Jewish side is because of mommy issues

Something like that affects people for their entire lives

She was ethnically Jewish as well, so you wonder if that trauma explains his antisemitism.

@@ctrainbeats your dad was a terrible piece of shit, a dad should impose his authority on his kids and discipline them, but he should NEVER subjugate them causing them to become withdrawn and timid

learning coping skills is seriously important in living a healthy life after trauma. trauma affects your physical body responses to stress even if you didn’t know you were about to go from 0-100. it’s fight or flight often. i wish health care was more accessible, trusted, funded, and affordable for all.

couldn't he have just switched to go?

@@Ass_of_Amalek should've played shotgun chess

He invented 960Chess because he hated the memorisation in the game, which I can respect

Shouldve played Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, etc.

@@CybersteelEx regular chess is harder and chess 960 is better

Made me smile! Great comment, very true as well. Specially the part where they played chess inside the cell.

*humble

I agree! This video made me respect Spasky even more

I salute Boris for his great sportsmanship!

Or Karpov, for being a grandmaster of geniality, and courtesy.

I don't know that it was so much a case of Spasky liking him, I think it was more a matter of Spasky having a great deal of respect for him because of his god-given talent. He probably didn't feel right seeing that incredible Talent be wasted. It really was a waste what happened to him, because at his best there's probably nobody that has ever been that good. He was only at his best for a fairly short time unfortunately and the talent was wasted mostly, and yet he still set some records that still stand.

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@@actionjksn i'd say that it was a mixture of respect and liking him, i mean....he had chess with him in jail, you could say he just had THAT much respect for Bobby, but i feel like at that point you have to admit that Spassky liked Bobby at least a little bit, if not more not many people visit someone in jail, in a different country, JUST to play chess out of respect, traveling to different countries can be quite expensive

Valid point indeed

The 777 likes just make this all the more better

@HBitron I cant remember. I always care more about the quote/substance than the person who said it. I've heard my father (physics professor) say it many times in the 90s-2000s but it's not his quote. He was good about sharing and remembering powerful quotes. Sorry I'm no help

Everything he said was right, normal people are just low IQ, cowards and sheep, they shit themselves in their pants whenever someone talks truth to power near them.

🤯

Elon Musk is the epitome of this, with the exception that he's more than willing to be PROVEN wrong. When you can, I encourage parents to teach that skill to their kids (ie. support your argument). I have 2 above average IQ kids and where they struggle is the frustration that comes along with why others don't understand when they are right or think differently. That frustration in my oldest will cause her to flash anger sideways and at random moments, it causes my youngest to completely withdraw. They just don't understand why others don't see it their way and so desperately try to help, but the anger turns inward. Edit - spelling

@@ladygodiva9294 LOL MUSK, mate, my fucking god ...

Fischer would have agreed with you. He stated himself that he was a genius who happened to play chess.

Why not you go edit the video yourself?

@OwlPhobic that's a rather odd, and somewhat aggressive suggestion. You're right, I as the publisher should edit it myself and then random weirdos will turn up and defend me.

@@Alex.The.Lionnnnn that wasn't the point what i mean't was why would you discriminate on a mistake he made even though you should understand how hard to edit and animate these videos are.

I didn't discriminate. I just thought it was funny. Get over it.

@@owlphobic it's not that deep dude, and wdym discriminate? how can someone discriminate against an editing mistake? discrimination is when we're talking about a group of individuals being treated unfairly for being in that certain group.

I agree. Whatever else he is/was he’s still a good sportsman and fair opponent or rival. I respect that.

I believe this is why Fisher enjoyed playing chess with him. No doubt Bobby must have respected the honest character of Boris Spassky and enjoyed his company.

Considering Fischer's blatant and vocal anti-Semitism, Boris Spassky's support is almost incredible--Spassky is Jewish.

@@uptonsavoie well I didn't know that. You're right, that is incredible !

@@uptonsavoie Bobby Fischer was Jewish as well. There are many videos of him explaining his dislike for Jews. His explanations seem to be based on empirical observations, not of someone that has lost their mind.

Your comment may not be perfect with this video's libe, but is really underrated.. Yes how disturbing this figure of life we have today..

Can relate to this as well, it’s a lonely world

You aren't alone when you are friends with your own mind.

@@cat_the_real it's completely normal to like a lot of alone time just make sure you still have some regular contact with people you enjoy exchanges with and you'll be fine. Isolation and solitude are not the same thing and have different effects on your mental health

I haven't left RU-vid in 10 years, I have decided to make the ultimate no life choice....I'ma become a....**gulp** RU-vidr! But seriously yes, being alone is the most painful thing.

i dont think its about helping him. as a serious chess player, it was important to him to know that his victories (and falls) are real and not result of spaciel circumstances. that why he insisted to play againat him ratter then win technic victory.

I agree with you here.

Bro, there's NOTHING I saw in this video that makes him "troubled". You might not like his political views.. but do you know how many people in the world hold the same views as Fisher ? Newsflash : billions ! Just in the muslim states alone, especically since Bush's "war on Terror". As for his reclusive nature, introvert geniuses are all like that.

@@goofygrandlouis6296 bro, hbelieved the world was gonna end, reclused from the world, and freaked out to insane degrees if his demands weren't met. His political views got nothin to do with it lmfao.

@@youdontneedtoknow1057 OK, so here's my interpretation of it, as they are MANY videos about high-IQ / gifted pupils. a) Most of them are hyper-sensitive, both physically (light, sound.. like TV cameras) and mentally (they endure emotions in a much intense ways, like mom not giving out love) b) They also need regularity (thus the schedule incident) and often-time have border-line Asperger tendancies (like Elon Musk). In short, Fisher (just like Turing or Rousseau) needed an environnement of love & support, and an alter ego to talk to (like Spasky). They did not have that, thus fell into reclusivity.

You should be at the top

he did though

if i only read this 22 minutes ago

Maybe all this "insanity" is in the eye of the beholder. My sister is retired psychiatrist and she tells anyone that there is no such thing as a "NORMAL" person.

@@jzk3919 True enough. Although there is such a thing as abnormal. Ideas and thoughts can and are taken to a point of no return with horrific consequences. Read the news sometime.

Is. Spassky isn't dead yet.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who heard this and thought to myself. “This Boris fellow actually seems like a decent person and good sportsman.” He could have walked away with that championship by default. Instead he did everything he could to see that it could happen so he’d win or lose legitimately. I respect that.

All Wars are Disinformation WARS to Manipulate the Masses into Hating the Victims and siding with the Provokers.

@@doukdouk2550 Aaah, that´s why fischer hated the jews...

@@leefswgoh7558 no, misinformation was why Boris was portrayed as a bad guy to western media, Fischer being antisemitic is a reflection of himself not media portrayal

Yes, except the insane part

@@Sleepyjudei The only way to stay sane in this insane world to is go insane.

What is the truth

Yeah every time Fischer made demands Spassky would agree because he was there to play.

Nobody is saying it as it is about that game - Fischer was an annoying pretentious little bitch while Spassky was a gentleman that put up with his shit because he knew better.

spassky should have taken the title.

​@@princegobi5992 but there is no fun in that.

ok tits

That is still impresive, how come your cosing didn't get tired of losing and stopped playing? Did you tie them up?

@@jestfullgremblim8002 he is stuck with me playing chess because theres no other toys other than uno which he literally almost ripped everything apart

🤣🤣

This made me ugly laugh.

and that infant cousin is so skilled in chess that I'm scared to play against him, making your win streak even greater!

That's not true. You are spewing western propaganda. He was very respected and admired

@@CoolGobyFish according to Spassky himself, he was mistreated when he returned after his loss and was banned from traveling abroad for 9 months. He literally moved to France and didn’t return to his homeland until 2012 because of how he was treated there after the loss to Fischer. This is the book containing the interview with Spassky after moving to France “Finding Bobby Fischer: Chess interviews” by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam. Mark Taimanov also write about being persecuted by his nation for losing to Fischer in his book “I Was A Victime of Bobby Fischer”. You are doing these men a disservice trying to act like they didn’t show such grace through mistreatment by their country.

@@ampinghard111 That is quite sad. USSR could easily spin it to gain points inside country as well as worldwide. There is no shortage of how much rep it could have gained, not everything is about winning.

@@ampinghard111 he didn't come back home because after 1991 ussr was destroyed and Russia turned to shit

@@CoolGobyFish you’re right may be the homeland but the USSR obviously was no more in 2012 haha

And, I can imagine, it brings it out of you.

@@tesone6783 Ahh...you prove my thesis. Thanx

I'm not as smart,can you elaborate?as to why it attracts it

@@CODESFV While not the pawn pushers like me, but the upper tier of players have brains that few of us can fathom. From Aspbergers to OCD quirkiness to full blown Autism, these people are attracted to games, puzzles, numbers, patterns, mazes...etc. And their abilities in memory retention and recall can boggle your mind. They were born that way, not made that way.

this guys just talking non-sense. sorry but you know it yourself

Boy's Life was the greatest though! Loved that magazine as a kid.

@@alexcarter8807 Forgot about that one, brings back memories

WHO WOULD WIN, PRIME KASPAROV VS PRIME FISCHER?

@@scottwarren4998 Prime Fischer for sure

@@GAMTT sad they didnt face. many people say kasparov would win, but i believe fischer was better. Who would win, prime Carlsen vs prime fischer?

Sounds like he has a very high IQ and was very smart. Maybe the things he said werent so crazy after all?

@@StandardName562 wouldn’t say that

Wrong. The Soviet Union made chess at profession.

@@StandardName562 you should look more into the things he said then. They were ridiculous

@@StandardName562 To paraphrase a different sort of brilliant mind, Carl Sagan, genius is no guarantee against being dead wrong.

WHO WOULD WIN, PRIME KASPAROV VS PRIME FISCHER?

Maybe Spassky got his interest piqued by Fischer...? It's weird to me that someone would go to extents such as incarcerating yourself for another person's solitude just for sportsmanship. AND defend them against public media, ignoring the lens of the cold war parallels Spassky and Fischer were seen through. Maybe it's a bit far-fetched, but from my point of view, Spassky got some kind of interest for Fischer. Perhaps.

@@scottwarren4998 Fischer would probably crush or draw Kasparov or even Magnus, dude was that cracked, too bad he was busy being baded

If both have equal opportunity to get engine analysis then yes otherwise magnus or hell any gm above 2650 would be able to beat fischer because how developed the theory is

It’s a good video but don’t be misguided he’s not a real chess player and doesn’t understand the reason it’s unfair to compare Fischer to carlsen. The computer chess revolution makes it so people memorize crazy 30+ move lines and just draw the world champion.

Can't believe you got fifteen "thumbs up" for such a profoundly ignorant remark. You better have a look at Brody's biography.

Highest rating gap between n1 and n2 ever which is a chess record, highest win rate among world champs, longest winning streak, perfect us championship score, one of the highest iqs ever measured. One of the legends of chess and a top goat

@@HegelsOwl like check

@@HegelsOwl Exactly. I mean, if you watch the video through at 4:35, you will find Fischer lost during his first game against a chess master before he was formally educated. Defeated anybody in his way? How could you say that? He was way up against other all chess grandmasters at his peak, but still many games ended up in draw, and his pride and arrogance led many possible games forfeited, which I count as a loss on his side. Regardless, Fischer is simply a legend, though you have to admit his success comes in a hard way with countless days of mental exercises and incredible friendships he built along the way.

Except... he did...

Youre incorrect. If you look him up on earlier talk shows, he's quite sociable. Understands banter without hardship. There's a correlation between OCD and superstition for high level performers across every domain. Singers, pro athletes, etc

@@TaskerFilms just because he's "social" in a talk show where the host is literally doing their job by trying to get him to talk doesn't necessarily mean he wasn't on the spectrum

@@TaskerFilms Elon is sociable and understands jokes in interviews and yet, he explained that he is on the spectrum. A spectrum means not everyone have the same degree of challenges.

I'm also "on the spectrum," and I had a similar outburst when I was on the math team in 4th grade. At the beginning of the first tournament, I got frustrated with my teammates because they wouldn't put down the answer that I _knew_ was right (they confused perimeter with area), so I let out a blood-curdling scream, forfeited the tournament, quit the team, and had to be replaced by a backup. However, unlike Fisher, I'm not a bigot, I would never join a cult, and I wouldn't break the law unless it was for the greater good, such as if the government was corrupt. I think such erraticness is often tied to high IQ. My mom told me that people with an IQ of 160 or higher may have a hard time functioning in society due to so much of their minds being allocated to their intelligence. However, many people "on the spectrum" have a higher IQ than average, so his behavior was likely a combination of autism and a dangerously-high IQ.

@@rowan404 Once you're smart enough you begin to understand how stupid things are, it's not hard to see why someone so bright would think of societal norms as worthless. You could also look at it the other way and understand how necessary they are, but it's all a matter of moral relativism in the end. He was still right on the ZOG though, even though he was a complete ass.

Exactly. Once everyone knows all the tactics, it's time for a new surprise tactic

My dad was a state chess player and he used to do that a lot 3 to 4 hours a day, he'd say it practice but that was crazy to watch. He passed away a year ago he was the best player in our town.

Stop blabbing

@@prashant_kerung_thegim0709 Sorry to hear of your father passing!

@@joshuaking7746 stop commenting

that’s an unbeaten streak not a winning streak unbeaten streak is much easier

That was winning AND drawing. Bobby’s was only winning.

His insanity went far beyond his "opinions".

Agreed

Spassky know fisher just respect him and let him win 2 times at first round. 🎉😂 only pro chess can know who let you win and respect later while idiots know only win and doesn't know why opponent let him win. Spassky join fisher can prison show their close relationship in chess and friendship.

he is still alive

​@@Jesusandbible real

@@Jesusandbible Fischer died but spassky is still alive

That's a deep quote, fam

Who said Bobby was mad? Isn't it the world the one that's insane?

Kasparov said the same thing - when talking about Bobby.

That’s probs what happened to him when he left the game

Where you keeping them gold plates Joe?

maybe he wanted to play him again to try and learn off him

no, there was enough ancient greek style love available in there already

i would guess it was just that chess game connection and respect.. chasing that dream of knowledge.... but .. whatever...

He probably never found anyone else to match Fischer. I know what it's like not to find a good opponent to play with. That's why I started playing against computers. But I guess at that level of competition, you'd want an opponent on a par with you.

Y’all just calling any male companionship gay now

Absolutely!

Actually the only hero

Spassky is indeed the hero of the story

He was quite a lovely man. I had the fortune to play him in 1971 and to have a chat with him. He told me I could have had a draw in our game (he beat me in 27 moves), but didn't tell me what the moves were to obtain it! It took 40 years and chess engines to show me what the drawing line was.

In other words he was insane as well?

was?

the nickname kinda cute tho

@@Stint45678 no

​@@JuliusCeaser_ yes

I think Fischer wrote a nice letter to Korchnoi after he defected.

@@JuliusCeaser_ yes

🎃

He had an unfair advantage.

@@ompatel8988 ok and

Quite a cool guy ❤️🔥👏

Forgot a fun fact! My grandpa was questioned by the government (FBI/CIA not sure) during the Cuban missile crisis because he regularly played games through mail to other players all over the world (including Cuba) they thought he was sending information but he was literally mailing one chess move at a time back and forth. Still the nerdiest thing I’ve ever heard but it’s true. If anyone has questions, I can dig through more letters to see if I can find more information. There are a ton of them but his connection to Bobby is rare and worth exploring.

@@GetOutOMahFace please do this sounds so fascinating haha

very cool

Mail chess was not rare, it was popular in the 60s all over the world

Write a report about all you find and put together

If this man has a bu@@@ho__e and went insane and I have one, I need help too

I gave up chess for this reason

At least I had enough "IQ" to see that it's a waste of life. Fischer did the same eventually I guess, that's why he didn't bother after becoming champ

​@@lyrimetacurl0 may be he thought it was a good way of improving his IQ to the next level.

@@lyrimetacurl0 How incredibly pretentious of you. You are nowhere near the degree of chess mastery as Fischer. Hell I'd be damn surprised if you're even above 1500 elo, a complete amateur. To you, chess is simply a game, a hobby, a way to pass time. And yet here you are, talking so seriously and so poignantly, as if your casual little chess games here and there were really taking a toll on your sanity and existence. As if you have any idea whatsoever what Fischer went through. As if explaining quantum physics to an ant. To you and me. You, and everyone else in this comment thread, quit chess because you were bored. You simply had enough, as any child may decide they have had enough with any of their particular hobbies. Or perhaps you hit a ceiling, perhaps it was 1000 elo, 1200 elo, or even 1500 elo. The cherry on top is you deny reality and self-proclaim your abandonment of chess as anything remotely related to IQ or wisdom or hindsight. Laughable. Adorable really.

Losing a fair fight is a way better feeling than winning anything other way.

We need more people like Spassky in this world

@@Sam60420 I'm trying my best to be like that bu tthe problem with this society is that most people think it's a weakness or something they can abuse for personal gains. It's quite messed up...

@@DeivixLV not necessarily

@@DeivixLV i tried being that as well during primary and 6-10th grades but same result

It’s a really good example in comparing good sportsmanship against being selfish and entitled though I have to admit that he was likely mentally ill while could have influenced Fischer. It’s still a great way to look at good sportsmanship, respect and earning a title through skill rather than default. There are worse things to be influenced by whilst growing up. It happens. I’ve got a theory that Star Trek TNG may have influenced my own morals and ethics due to watching it a lot with my parents as I grew up. I mean I was watching it so young that I didn’t know what outer space and planets are. But again there are worse things. As for chess, I did play it quite a bit in school. Usually during “wet play” when the rain meant we had to have breaks in the classroom instead of the playground. Also played it during lunch and at the chess club. I was pretty good at it but only in an average way. Maybe I should consider relearning it since I enjoyed it as a kid.

Spassky flew to the match 1st Class. He was flown home Economy.

@@kirbyculp3449 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Also I recommend Yassir Sarawan's vid of Bobby Fischer stories.

Damn that’s some really petty shit LMAO

@@biazacha Not petty, Chess was a large psychological factor in the Cold War, where Russians beat literally everyone else for decades. It's similar to the space race, where Russia and the US needed a propaganda boost for their populace, and losing Chess as a propaganda point was important for Russia.

I think he liked learning from him. Not many people at his level he could learn from.

Your picture is a class act. I see you straight hating on Spassky. I bet you wish you had a someone like him by the way he was towards Fischer.

"One day you'll understand just how much love it takes to crush a little boy's dreams"

*The best in the world, arguably to modern day

When I was his age, this chess master came to our reformatory school. He played 20 of us at the same time. He beat everyone else within an hour, then we played until well past the close of school, and he beat me, and it was night time when I left after the game.

@@coronavirusisacommunistchi845 sounds 1000% believable

@@christopherclubb9167 incredibly profound

I’m glad you said that. I couldn’t just read the other 200 comments that say the exact same thing

@@MrShanester117 haha, why so rude?

@@MrShanester117 yeah you couldn’t, because they don’t exist.

100% Often seems there is too little of that.

Gotto love Spassky for his sportmanship.

He was honestly more than that, I'd even go so far as to say he was a high quality bro as well. The guy literally joined him in prison, so they could play together and keep each other company. That level of friendship during their time, is honestly remarkable.

Yes!

@@Alliebutt a high quality bro lmao .

Yes - unbelievable, but understandable. He must have had an odd combination of self-love and self hate.