ANTHONY SAIDY (born May-16-1937, 88 years old) United States of America [what is this?] International Master (1969). Anthony Fred Saidy was born in Los Angeles. He won the third Canadian Open in 1960. That same year he helped the US Team win the World Student Championship in Leningrad. From 1963 to 1965 he was a doctor with the US Peace Corps in Jamaica, but took leave to play in the U.S. Championship, achieving a tie for 4th place in the 1963-4 edition, with Samuel Reshevsky. Saidy won the American Open Championship in 1967, shortly after a 2nd-place finish in the Atlanta U.S. Open, and repeated that win in 1992, in a 4-way tie. He finished second at Reggio Emilia (1967/68). He tied for second (with five others!) at Venice (1969). His best U.S. Championship result was clear 4th place in 1974. Saidy is the author or coauthor of four chess books: 1967 U.S. Open Chess Championship: Atlanta, Georgia, with L David Truesdel (1967); The World of Chess, with Norman Lessing (1974); The Battle of Chess Ideas (1975); and The March of Chess Ideas (1994). He also published a book of political fiction: 1983: A Dialectical Novel (2013). It was in Saidy's house near New York City that Bobby Fischer secluded himself prior to departing for Reykjavik to play in the Spassky - Fischer World Championship Match (1972). (1) Saidy was influential in persuading the reluctant Fischer to play the match. Saidy was an L.A. County doctor specializing in tuberculosis, retiring in 2000. He is a prodigious book collector and possesses an enormous library on many subjects, including one of the largest privately owned collections of chess books in the United States. (1) Wikipedia article: Anthony Saidy Last updated: 2025-05-16 08:06:19

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page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 616  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Saidy vs J Sherwin   1-0 44 1954 55th US Open A07 King's Indian Attack 2. L Evans vs A Saidy 1-0 23 1954 55th US Open E17 Queen's Indian 3. A Saidy vs J L Marks   1-0 32 1954 55th US Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 4. A Saidy vs V Berzzarins   1-0 49 1954 55th US Open D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. Santasiere vs A Saidy   0-1 42 1954 55th US Open A00 Uncommon Opening 6. A Turner vs A Saidy   1-0 50 1954 55th US Open E45 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation 7. A Saidy vs R H Steinmeyer   0-1 31 1954 55th US Open D72 Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line 8. A Saidy vs C Henin   0-1 31 1954 55th US Open A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 9. J B Holt vs A Saidy   0-1 43 1955 56th US Open A80 Dutch 10. A Saidy vs C Wallace   1-0 49 1955 56th US Open E46 Nimzo-Indian 11. P Brandts vs A Saidy   1-0 51 1955 56th US Open E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 12. A Saidy vs M Eucher   1-0 68 1955 56th US Open A90 Dutch 13. A Turner vs A Saidy 0-1 36 1955 56th US Open A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 14. A Saidy vs I Rivise   1-0 44 1955 56th US Open E97 King's Indian 15. I Zalys vs A Saidy   0-1 33 1955 56th US Open A65 Benoni, 6.e4 16. A Saidy vs Rossolimo   ½-½ 37 1955 56th US Open A07 King's Indian Attack 17. H Berliner vs A Saidy   0-1 44 1955 56th US Open B50 Sicilian 18. A Saidy vs Reshevsky 0-1 21 1955 56th US Open A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 19. A Saidy vs C Pilnick   1-0 51 1955 56th US Open E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 20. A Kaufman vs A Saidy   ½-½ 39 1955 New York B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 21. A Saidy vs J Gore   1-0 40 1955 Marshall CC-ch 5556 E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 22. A Saidy vs Santasiere 1-0 32 1955 Marshall CC-ch 5556 A09 Reti Opening 23. A Saidy vs M Green   1-0 42 1956 New York A07 King's Indian Attack 24. Tal vs A Saidy 1-0 44 1956 Uppsala B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 25. A Saidy vs O Popovych   ½-½ 39 1956 57th US Open E60 King's Indian Defense  page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 616

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-16-09    WhiteRook48: Happy birthday! Dec-27-09    ozmikey: His "Diary of a Chess Master" chapter in that book he co-authored with Lessing is still an absolute classic, a real insight into the day-to-day world of professional tournament chess from the point of view of someone just outside the top echelon. I even downloaded a file of the games from Netanya 1973 so as to follow Saidy's "story" a bit better! The rest of that book ain't bad either, especially Lessing's chapter on coffeehouse chess. May-07-10    whiteshark: "What if one took a minor Capablanca, grafted onto him a strong will to win, and added all the interim opening knowledge as elaborated by the Soviet school? Some would posit, an invincible chess machine. But no - one would have merely a studious Capablanca who tried harder. Of such stuff, heroes today cannot be made." -- Anthony Saidy (on Karpov) May-16-10    wordfunph: Anthony Saidy: Do you think chess will be played in the moon? Mikhail Tal: Yes. But I am afraid there will also be FIDE in the moon. Jan-20-11    Whitehat1963: In his book The March of Chess Ideas, Saidy used chapter titles like "The Joy of Invention" and "The Psychology of Magic" to characterize the playing styles of specific players (Bronstein and Tal in the above examples.) I wonder, if we were to update his book today, what titles might we come up with to characterize the following players: Kasparov Karpov Anand Kramnik Ivanchuk Topalov Carlsen Aronian Shirov Leko Nakamura Polgar Morozevich Rybka 4 May-16-11    WhiteRook48: I don't think NASA would spend enough money to play chess on the moon. Nov-06-11    Karpova: C.N. 7345 About 'Bobby Fischer Against the World' (Liz Garbus, 2011) where chess history "experts" are interviewed on the topic of insanity: <Anthony Saidy: ‘Victor Korchnoi claimed to have played a match with a dead man and he even provided the moves.’ Asa Hoffmann: ‘Rubinstein jumped out of the window because the fly was after him.’ Anthony Saidy: ‘Steinitz in late life thought he was playing chess by wireless with God Almighty – and had the better of God Almighty.’ Asa Hoffmann: ‘Carlos Torre took all his clothes off on a bus.’> Final remark from Edward Winter: <And since the theme is insanity, an uncomfortable question arises: can such groundless public denigration of Steinitz and others be considered the conduct of a rational human being?> Link: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... May-16-12    LoveThatJoker: Happy Birthday, Dr. Saidy! LTJ May-16-12    Llawdogg: Happy Birthday Saidy! May-16-12    BlackSheep: Happy 75th Doc . Aug-14-12    Cemoblanca: "He is a prodigious book collector and possesses an enormous library on many subjects, including one of the largest privately owned collections of chess books in the United States." I am terribly jealous & at the same time I am ready to adopt you Mr. Saidy! :D Oct-17-12    PinnedPiece: Recently I watched "Bobby Fischer against The World" (checked out from the library) and was pleased to see that many of the folks who knew and played Fischer, were the storytellers in the documentary. Dr. Saidy was a major feature of the film, in my judgement, and I really began to enjoy those times when he explained who and what Bobby Fischer was....his genius, his flaws, his collapse. The documentary spends a lot of time on the 1972 Spassky match, which Saidy was very involved in. Larry Evans also provides many insights. . May-16-13    brankat: Happy Birthday Dr.Saidy! May-16-13    BIDMONFA: Dr. Anthony Saidy SAIDY, Anthony http://www.bidmonfa.com/saidy_antho... _ May-16-13    Sho: Neat guy. Seems like a link between America's chess past and future. May-16-13    WannaBe: Holy crap, I took that photo in 2005?!?! May-17-13    Benzol: He looks a bit like actor Brion James. May-17-13    RookFile: <Whitehat1963: what titles might we come up with to characterize the following players: > Don't know about the others, but a good one for Karpov would be "Just win, baby". Jun-23-14    WJW147: It takes excellent craftsmen, such as the good doctor, to make great craftsmen such as Alekhine and Morphy. They crafted their skills by playing "outside the box" against good players and the excellent craftsmen of Dr Saidy's ilk. (RJF 1972) Thanks to you, Doctor Anthony Saidy. Mar-09-15    WTHarvey: Here's 14 critical positions from his games: http://wtharvey.com/said.html Find the winning moves. May-16-16    TheFocus: Happy birthday, Anthony Saidy. May-16-17    TheTamale: Saidy is eighty, which rhymes. Coincidence?? I think not... May-16-17    WannaBe: He doesn't look a day over 67 in that picture!! =)) Wow, has it been that long, already?! May-19-18    reti: I read his book, and I wonder if he ever became an International Master. May-19-18    WannaBe: <reti> Read the wiki link in his profile section. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 3) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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