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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Jan 18, 2008 16:34:29 GMT -5
The Grim Reaper checkmated him.  Best of seven? |
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Post by bjd on Jan 18, 2008 16:44:00 GMT -5
Good riddance... read up on this guy, he was a  ing looney creep. |
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jan 18, 2008 22:58:48 GMT -5
The guy was a nutjob for sure. I don't know why, but for some reason brilliant people tend to be looney. Still the guy was a chess legend and was an American icon during the Cold War. He's the reason why there is money today in playing competitive chess.
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Post by Mark on Jan 18, 2008 23:13:44 GMT -5
he looks broing, i dont see why his would essentially have a movie made after him
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Post by bjd on Jan 19, 2008 1:13:41 GMT -5
Because crazy people make for good theater? The guy was a complete ing whackjob. |
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jan 19, 2008 1:24:29 GMT -5
he looks broing, i dont see why his would essentially have a movie made after him The movie wasn't about him. It was about a child prodigy named Josh Waitzkin. This was a 8 or 9 yr old kid who was playing masters level chess. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2008 1:34:26 GMT -5
"Snakes and Ladders prodigy Jimmy Conrad has passed away today.."
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Post by inrogers29 on Jan 19, 2008 7:05:27 GMT -5
RIP chess guy
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Post by The Sam Kinnison Corps on Jan 19, 2008 10:47:28 GMT -5
Good riddance... read up on this guy, he was a ing looney creep. An American legend . . . and outspoken anti-Semite. |
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Post by SystemofaDan on Jan 19, 2008 11:56:49 GMT -5
Fischer was no American hero. After departing the US in the 80's Fischer became very outspoken against the US. At one point, he actually thanked Osama Bin Laden for 9/11. Damn....What an bunghole R.I.P |
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Post by King of Bling Bling on Jan 19, 2008 12:08:24 GMT -5
Wasn't there a guy named Bobby Fisher on Hey Arnold? Ya there definitely was, cause it just hit me as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2008 12:27:43 GMT -5
As you can tell by my sig, I had recently become interested in his chess career (had him in my sig several days/weeks before his death). RIP Fischer, you were a nutcase, but the greatest chess player of all time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2008 12:29:36 GMT -5
Good riddance... read up on this guy, he was a ing looney creep. An American legend . . . and outspoken anti-Semite. Oddly enough, despite being an extremist anti-semite, his parents were Jewish. He was a self-hating Jew, which makes it more ridiculous and sad. |
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Post by immortal on Jan 19, 2008 12:34:07 GMT -5
Nice. Fischer was no American hero. After departing the US in the 80's Fischer became very outspoken against the US. At one point, he actually thanked Osama Bin Laden for 9/11. God, you're dumb. |
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Post by thepeopleschamp on Jan 19, 2008 21:26:59 GMT -5
"Bobby Fisher, where is he? I don't knowwww I don't knowwww." rip. lol gotta love snl R.I.P. |
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Post by instant classic on Jan 19, 2008 22:11:06 GMT -5
RIP
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Post by Stinger TNA on Jan 20, 2008 0:56:44 GMT -5
"Snakes and Ladders prodigy Jimmy Conrad has passed away today.." As much as that made me laugh my ass off, isnt it Shoots and Ladders? |
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Post by amxfiles on Jan 20, 2008 1:04:18 GMT -5
"Snakes and Ladders prodigy Jimmy Conrad has passed away today.." As much as that made me laugh my ass off, isnt it Shoots and Ladders?  |
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jan 20, 2008 12:53:15 GMT -5
"Snakes and Ladders prodigy Jimmy Conrad has passed away today.." Chess cannot even been compared to Snakes and Ladders. Chess is a 500 yr old game that is solely skill based. There are no elements of chance. There are no weather factors that can affect play. It's two people who square off and the person who can out-think and out-strategize the other wins. |
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Post by amxfiles on Jan 20, 2008 13:05:43 GMT -5
"Snakes and Ladders prodigy Jimmy Conrad has passed away today.." Chess cannot even been compared to Snakes and Ladders. Chess is a 500 yr old game that is solely skill based. There are no elements of chance. There are no weather factors that can affect play. It's two people who square off and the person who can out-think and out-strategize the other wins. Yeah, seriously. I bet at best there are 2 or three on this site that could actually play chess with any sort real understanding of the game other than what movements the pieces can make and just randomly move until the king was taken. And I think I'm being generous there. |
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