J M Miller(John Michael Miller)
In 1972 Bobby Fischer inspired me to play tournament chess. First, I read Fischer's "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" and "My 60 Memorable Games". Second, I studied Aron Nimzowitch's "My System" and Hans Kmoch's "Pawn Power". Next I studied the games of Harry Pillsbury, Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, and the great Michail Tal to learn how to attack.
I studied endgames from Jose Capablanca, Reuben Fine and, recently, Judit Polgar. I studied many Mikhail Botvinick games and I admire the attacking styles of David Bronstein, Gary Kasparov and Boris Spassky.
Fischer's games and his will to win are my most inspirational goals.
I like the games of Vassily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Leonid Stein and Larry Christiansen. When I was younger I did not know of the games of Rashid Nezhmetdinov, and Jeroen Piket.
My favorite players, all time, are Robert James Fischer and Mikhail Tal.
My favorite contemporay players are Magnus Carlsen, Tatiana Kosintseva, Elizabeth Paehtz, and Vasily Ivanchuk.
I have, over time, changed my mind about Anatoly Karpov. He was one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
My favorite quotes:
"Even the pawn must hold a grudge."... Bob Dylan
"I don't believe in psychology, I believe in good moves"...Fischer
"That ain't tatics, baby. That's just the beast in me."....Elvis
"The winner of a game is the one who has made the next to last blunder." ...Tartakower
"How does Tal win? - He develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere"... Bronstein
Recently chessgames published a game of mine against Grandmaster Laszlo Szabo in a simul: Szabo vs J M Miller, 1973
