Apr-27-03 Robert James Fischer 
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| R.J. Hunter: GREATEST PLAYERS EVER
For the top five, each player gets 5 points for being first, four for being second and so on. For each category, the first two on actual results I give a five, I think they are the most important and least subjective, so they get five points each (someone ... |
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Dec-15-02 Vladimir Kramnik
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| R.J. Hunter: "For a long time my favorite player was Fischer, who was twenty years ahead of his time. He played in the 70s as they play now, at the end of the century."
--Vladimir Kramnik |
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Dec-15-02 Fischer vs Spassky, 1992
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| R.J. Hunter: I wish this match had never taken place. |
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Dec-15-02 Mikhail Botvinnik
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| R.J. Hunter: Neither Alekhine nor Botvinnik are likely to be held up as moral exemplars. |
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Dec-15-02 Bronstein vs M20, 1963
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| R.J. Hunter: You list your four favorite players as Morphy, Gligoric, Tal and Fischer. Why not pick one of them (other than Gligo) and go for it? |
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Dec-12-02 Peter Leko
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| R.J. Hunter: I like the motto but deplore professional team to make things run perfectly. I am not a fan of team chess. The greats from Morphy to Fischer rose and fell on their own efforts. |
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Dec-12-02 Spassky vs Fischer, 1992
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| R.J. Hunter: Fischer tried the same opening in game twenty-six, but Spassky was ready and crushed him. Spassky vs Fischer, 1992 |
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Dec-12-02 Fischer vs Spassky, 1992
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| R.J. Hunter: What if after 19... bxc5 20.Rxa6+ comes 20...Bb6 |
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Dec-11-02 Fischer vs Geller, 1967
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| R.J. Hunter: 20...d5 is a dead loser. 21. Qe5 Nf6 22. Rxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxf6. |
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Dec-11-02 Morphy vs A Reif, 1857
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