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| sharkbenjamin: Or ask GM Dr. Anthony Saidy. |
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| Nov-06-05 |
| lrry: What happened Dr. Saidy's friend & co-author Norman Lessing? |
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Nov-26-05
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| WannaBe: He played at 41st American Open, classy, classy guy. Photo of him can be seen by clicking on my profile. |
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Nov-26-05
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| keypusher: Thanks for photo Wanna Be. The World of Chess was one of the first chess books I ever read. |
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Aug-16-06
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| Timothy Glenn Forney: One of my fondest chess memories,was my first big tournament,The Chicago Open in 2003.A man whom I had seen at the tournament was waiting outside the hotel,I mentioned I needed to get to the airport and This man said" I have a cab coming,you can share it with me ,I'm going there too",We began a coversation in the cab and this man introduced himself as Tony.He was very interesting and later found out it was Dr. Anthony Saidy IM,he was a gentleman,and paid for the fair.He was more interested in my job than anything and I will never forget him.I only knew him from examining a few of his games,I remembered the name Saidy and knew nothing of his history.At that time I wasn't real clear on what an International Master was.I asked him if he Knew Bobby Fischer,and he told me some stories about him.I wish he would write about his experiences playing chess in a book,I bet he has some great stories.I wish I could have spent more time talking with this very nice man. |
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May-16-07
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| malthrope: Hey Tony...
Happy Birthday!
and many more... ;-)
Best Wishes, - Mal |
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May-16-07
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| timhortons: happy birthday!!! |
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May-16-07
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| karnak64: I fondly remember as a high schooler seeing many of Anthony Saidy's games (and commentary? there the memory dims) in our library's copies of Chess Life and Review, which I devoured immediately on delivery. Dr. Saidy, many happy returns! |
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May-16-07
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| WannaBe: What's up Doc! Happy Birthday!! See you later this year at the National Open?! Or the American Open?? =) |
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May-16-07
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| Chess Classics: Happy Birthday Mr. Saidy! Let's not forget his instrumental role in getting Fischer to Iceland in '72, and for that alone should be remembered...for better or for worse. Regards,
CC |
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May-17-07
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| Joshka: <Chess Classics> How right you are, just finished reading Brad Darraschs' account of that caper in the Playboy article July 1973....Saidy played a big part in finally having Fischer show up....although at times I'm sure he might have wished he hadn't!:-)........what a treasure chest of stories this guy should have if he kept a journal. Probably his loyalty to Bobby prevents him from writing while Bobby is still alive. |
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May-17-07
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| Joshka: Is his "The World of Chess" from 1974 a good read???...is it still available?? |
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May-17-07
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| Joshka: <Keypusher> Fill me in on "The World of Chess"??...thanks in advance! |
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May-17-07
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| Resignation Trap: <Joshka> "The World of Chess" by Saidy and Lessing is quite possibly the best coffeetable chess book ever written, lavishly illustrated with color and black-and-white photos. Plenty of anecdotes and history are also to be found. You can find it, very reasonably priced, on ebay at almost any given time. |
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May-18-07
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| Chess Classics: <Joshka> If you like Darrach's writing (and who doesn't?) then you should read his book Bobby Fischer vs. The Rest of the World, if you haven't already. That goes for everyone, in fact. Too many people read Bobby Fischer Goes to War, a vastly inferior book. Not that it's a bad book, just doesn't picture Bobby in the same light, the light of someone who knew him. The authors of BFGTW were very dismissive of Darrach. Unfortunately, I believe Darrach's book is out of print. It might be a bit difficult to get ahold of. Regards,
CC |
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May-19-07
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| Joshka: <Chess Classics> Yes for some reason I have just about every book ever written about Bobby , but for some reason have never been able to get BFVTROTW, by Darrasch....one of these days I'll find it, thanks <Resignation Trap> for the Saidy book info!..another one I need in my collection!.. |
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Jan-07-08
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| Resignation Trap: In the September 1961 issue of <Chess Life>, Saidy was profiled by Charles Henin in one of the series "Young American Masters". Here is that article: One of the finest young players in the country is Anthony Saidy, a 24-year-old medical student from New York. The current Canadian Open champion, Saidy has long been considered a threat in any event in which he competes. He has placed high several times in the U.S. Open, and last year at St. Louis Tony defeated both the winner (Robert Eugene Byrne ) and the runner-up (Pal Benko ) and seemed headed for the title when a loss to Paul Poschel in the 11th round ruined his chances and brought him down for a tie for fourth prize. Undaunted, Tony a month later scored his first major tournament win - the Canadian Open at Kitchener, Ontario. Saidy has competed on the U.S. Student Team no less than four times, with consistently fine results. He was high scorer for the team in Iceland (1957) and Bulgaria (1958) and scored 4.5-2.5 on board four in the team's victory last year at Leningrad. Against Soviet opposition Tony holds an even score, despite a loss to a comparative unknown in 1956 - Mikhail Tal . Tony was born in Los Angeles, but he lived in New York since age 10. His family is involved in the rather offbeat world of the theatre, his father, Fred Saidy [see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_... ], being a well-known playwright who has penned many fine shows including the delightful "Finian's Rainbow." Tony learned chess from his father, whom he says is a poor player but good at bridge. At 11 he joined the Marshall chess club, and was one of the "Marshall Juniors," whose past ranks have included many of the country's leading players. Tony obtained his B.S. at Fordham, is currently in his fourth year at Cornell University Medical College in New York and will soon be Dr. Saidy. |
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Jan-07-08
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| Resignation Trap: <continued>
Saidy is husky and rugged looking, appears poised and confident both on and off the chessboard. He captained the U.S. Student Team twice, and was a key organizer as ICIA president, which involved the not inconsiderable task of collecting the funds necessary for the team's existence. Tony scored a double win last year at Kitchener, for in addition to the title he brought back with him the daughter of one of the players, a lovely girl named Tanya, and was just recently married. Tony feels that considering Tanya is of Russian-Yugoslav stock, their genetic potential should be fine as far as chess is concerned! Saidy has an aggressive, positional chess style which together with a fine knowledge of openings and a sharp eye for combinational possibilities make him a very dangerous opponent. He generally thinks deeply in the early stages of the game, and as a result often gets into time trouble. Though a fine blitz player and an expert at "time pressure swindles," Tony often pays the penalty for trying to cheat the clock. In the recent U.S. Championship, Saidy came tantalizingly close to being the first American player in 4 years to defeat Fischer, when a blunder just before the time control cost him the game [see: Saidy vs Fischer, 1960 ]. |
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Feb-10-08
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| timhortons: International Master Enrico Sevillano is flying high again in California, where he emerged as the undisputed victor despite the presence of two other IMs in the five-round Westwood Winter Open at the Los Angeles Chess Club recently. Sevillano who won the Southern California state crown for the second time last year scored 4.5 points from five games, defeating both IMs Timothy W. Taylor and Anthony F. Saidy.
It was first runner-up Taylor’s only loss. He ended up in second place with 4.0.
Sevillano’s only draw was with John Daniel Bryant, who took the third prize solo with 3.5.
Veteran IM Saidy who had been a rival of Bobby Fischer in his youth finished in fourth place on tiebreak over two other players, Kitagami Show and Hughes Austin.
<anthony saidy never got a grandmaster title> |
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May-16-08
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| brankat: Happy Birthday Mr.Saidy! |
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May-16-08
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| whiteshark: Many happy returns, GM Saidy! |
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May-16-08
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| malthrope: Hope to see you again sometime in the future Tony! ;) Happy Birthday!
Many happy returns on your special day... :)
Best Wishes, - Mal |
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May-16-08
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| karnak64: Has it already been a year?
Happy Birthday, Doc! |
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| May-16-08 |
| dumbgai: I had the privilege of playing Dr. Saidy at the local chess club (though it was an informal blitz game). Needless to say, he crushed me mercilessly (I'm rated around 1700) but he was very nice and gave me a lot of tips. |
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