apoppin
Lifer
<< Brought back many memories of the early 70s. I was one of the"children" back then who became engulfed in the Fischer-mania. I'll always hold Bobby Fischer in high regard. His current conflict with the US Gov is most controversial. I find myself rather divided on passing decisive judgement about that particular issue.
And I applaud you for your knowledge and thoughtful commentary on the subject.
>>If you're replying to me, thanks!
It also brought back fond memories for me. I met Isaac Kashdan at one of those tourtnaments for youngsters in the late 60s and we became friends. In fact. I had amassed a great deal of information on chess - enough for at least one book, that he planned to co-author with me. I was just out of high school (I learned chess relatively late - age 16, but that didn't slow my enthusiasm - I was the best chess player at my high school in less than a year from a novice).
Actually, Grandmaster Kashdan was getting well into his 80's although totally clear (he ran the LA Times chess colum) and I used to go to his house for research (game play, although I never won) and got much anectdotal information about the early days (1920's) of chess. He was also a friend of (and rather a father-figure) to Bobby Fischer. According to him, Fischer was a really nice guy (if immature).
I moved to Dublin, Ireland the year after my graduation in 1970 and became active in the Dublin chess club where I was top player on their second team (I got to be an expert and played the best players in Ireland). In fact, I annotated the Fischer-Spassky match for one of the Irish weekly publications (I was a regular weekly chess columnist for 2 publications).
After I moved back to the USA, I settled for a more mundane job and drifted away from chess (though someday, I expect top be back).
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