Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion once said, "Chess is not for the spiritually weak. It consumes the whole soul." He was a great soul, old Wilhelm and he died alone in an asylum. Like him, Bobby Fisher, the American Genius died alone, far from his beloved USA the character of which he propagated sometimes without knowing or even wanting that. RIP, Bobby, the Unbeatable, the Undefeated, the Untaxable and Unforgiven. The true American in love and war.
References:
1. I. Ilf, E. Petrov, The 12 Chairs, (in Russian), Moscow, 1969
2. V. Panov, Capablanca (in Russian), Moscow,1968.
3. Match of the Century, Moscow, 1971.
4. G. Marozi, Chess Games of Paul Morphy, Russian Edition, Leningrad, 1929
5. N. Krogius, The Advice of the Grandmasters, Chess Life, June 2000
6. L Shamkovich, The Advice of the Grandmasters-Response, Chess Life, October 2000.
7. Misc. texts of of R. Fisher's interviews to the Phillipine Radio, published on the WWW.
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