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| Petrosianic: <He didn't mention his loss to Korchnoi in the quarter-final candidates match of 1968.> You might want to check the dates. I think that book is made up of old magazine columns. Since he didn't lose a match until he was 59, the statement might have been true when he made it. |
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| Aug-15-07 |
| RookFile: I think Petrosianic has the right idea. There is no denying that Reshevsky had a terrific match record. Just because he lost a couple of matches at an age when many players had long since retired, doesn't change this. Depending upon how you look at it, you could say that the 4 games Reshevsky and Botvinnik played in 1955 was a match - chessgames does not. Whatever you call this thing, Reshevsky won. |
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Aug-29-07
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| brankat: According to CG.com database the lifetime score between Botvinnik and Reshevky, favours Botvinik: +5....-2....=7., for a total of 8.5 - 5.5. |
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| Aug-29-07 |
| laskereshevsky: I had read in a chess book, if i remember well was a BENKO one, a story about
An american master who:
<"usually asked during the game... <<"Are U playing for the draw?!..">> the other player SUPPOSED that was an offer, and so both raised up from the board and moved away...with the clock still running!!...when after the round the tournament bill board showed not a 1/2 but a big "0" for the other player, at the following protests the american master always says something like":..> <<i didnt offered a draw...i just asked if U are playing for a draw (!!)...but U moved away from the board, so U set-uped the game...>> Later, when i had read in a Botvinnik book, one of his comments about a game played vs. Reshevsky: <" At this point the american GM asked me as he was usual":.<<"...Are U playing for the draw?!">>> ... I was astonished shocked!
I cant even immagine the MYTHICAL American GM and that patetic cheater coulded be the same person.... of course BENKO didnt gave the master's name...But that coincidence wasnt a little one... somebody know if was Reshevsky the Benko's book personage?! (i really hope not...) |
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Aug-29-07
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| Phony Benoni: <laskereshevsky> I can't say for sure if Reshevsky was the GM mentioned by Benko, but he was capable of unsporting actions. For example, see the kibitzing for the game Reshevsky vs Denker, 1942 |
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Aug-29-07
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| plang: <For example, see the kibitzing for the game Reshevsky vs Denker, 1942> Reshevskys behavior in that game really disgusts me. That would never happen in golf where ggod sportsmanship is the expected code of conduct. |
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| Aug-31-07 |
| RookFile: There is something about the Reshevsky vs. Denker game, 1942, that I'm not sure of. Years ago, I had the opportunity to read lots of old Chess Life magazines, and I read of Reshevsky's triumphs in the US championships of the 1940's. Here's what I didn't read: I didn't read anything about this Denker controversy and the win on time for Reshevsky. When was the first time that Denker made this claim? I would be really curious to know the answer. |
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Aug-31-07
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| Ed Trice: <plang> Don't you remember Fuzzy Zoler saying that Tiger Woods would be "somewhere eating chicken wings by next year", refering to the fact he did not believe Woods would be able to maintain his dominance? |
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Aug-31-07
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| square dance: is that a joke? i thought he said that tiger would, or might choose watermelon and cornbread for the next masters dinner after tiger won in 1997. |
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Aug-31-07
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| Calli: He did not predict Tiger's decline:
Zoeller, referring to the following year's Master's Club Champion's Dinner, for which the defending champion selects the menu, said, "That little boy is driving well and he's putting well. He's doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it?" Zoeller then smiled, snapped his fingers, and walked away before turning and added, "or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve." - Wikipedia To me, "that little boy" was more offensive than the ethnic food joke. |
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Aug-31-07
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| square dance: ok, my memory failed me, but i knew it was some food that is stereotypically thought of as "black food". |
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Oct-13-07
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| Calli: A brief slide show of Reshevsky the Wunderkind for your viewing enjoyment: http://picasaweb.google.com/Caissa1... |
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Oct-16-07
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| brankat: <Calli> A great find! Thank You. |
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| Oct-16-07 |
| jackpawn: <Calli> Thanks. I've never seen most of these pics before. |
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Dec-01-07
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| Calli: Reshevsky Arrested!, plus some other additions to "Reshevsky the Wunderkind" http://picasaweb.google.com/Caissa1... Use cursor to control the slideshow. |
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Jan-05-08
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| brankat: Thanks Calli. Those are priceless! |
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| Feb-05-08 |
| arthurp: I'm in the midst of the kibitzing pages and if this has been mentioned,sorry!What was it about Reshevsky's personality that made him bitter,at times,and unfriendly.Can anyone shed some light on this?I admire his chess and accomplishments but...... |
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| May-06-08 |
| RookFile: <plankat: According to CG.com database the lifetime score between Botvinnik and Reshevky, favours Botvinik: +5....-2....=7., for a total of 8.5 - 5.5. > I don't deny that there was a time when Botvinnik was stronger than Reshevsky. Certainly he was in 1948. Botvinnik tended to get involved with engineering projects, and not play so much, though. Reshevsky was stronger in 1955, and his results in the 4 game mini-match against Botvinnik proved it. |
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| May-17-08 |
| Wone Jone: <arthurp> He was probably just a jerk. Still, a great player; and I hope he's in a better place now. But, he shoulda played in that 1955 Interzonal. |
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| Sep-06-08 |
| jerseybob: The romantic "official narrative" that Reshevsky "abandoned chess for ten years" until after 1933 just doesn't hold water for me. Reshevsky makes another version of the same claim in his first games collection. But in fact he played in at least three strong tourneys during that period, the Western Championships of 1924 and 1927 and Pasadena 1932. He may not have been working hard on his game during that time, but that's a long way from "abandoning" chess. As much as I respect his play, Reshevsky's writings have at times seemed a little dicey to me. And piggybacking off the question by Helios727, my copy of his book Great Chess Upsets - which I've now lost so Im working from memory - had one of the games listed twice, with different notes! How weird is that? |
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| Sep-08-08 |
| whiteshark: Quote of the Day
" Many people feel that GMs know everything there is to know about chess. This is not true at all! Like everyone else, they blunder. Nobody is immune from making blunders., Blunders are committed by the best of us. " -- Reshevsky |
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Sep-08-08
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| Gregor Samsa Mendel: For example: Reshevsky vs Savon, 1973 |
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Sep-08-08
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| artyom2008: Quote of the Day
Many people feel that GMs know everything there is to know about chess. This is not true at all! Like everyone else, they blunder. Nobody is immune from making blunders., Blunders are committed by the best of us. --- Reshevsky
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| Sep-24-08 |
| kramputz: Reshevsky was a good bridge player. I played duplicate bridge against him in the 1970's. |
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Sep-26-08
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| Calli: Reshevsky's ring auctioned on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/Chess-Memorabil... |
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