From: Alex Chaihorsky HOTMAIL COM> Date: 14 nov 2002 Subject: Re: byoyomi, Bronstein, "Fischer" Whatever Fischer said were just words. Comparing his with Hitler is a hysterical exaggeration. He may have reacted to the 911 events in such a way, because he predicted such events, which make him a good strategist and those who kept reading children books in Florida while the planes were hitting the buildings - bad strategists. Calling him a racist is also not a very clever way to steam off your anger at him. Fischer is not a racist and his anti- so-called "Jewish Power" views are partially shared by many Jews (yours truly included). Fischer says many things others are afraid to say and he may do it in a vulgar, abrasive way. But that does not justify your accusations of him being a racist or a "Hitler". Alex Chaihorsky Reno, Nevada. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Kaufman" COMCAST NET> To: TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:36 PM Subject: Re: byoyomi, Bronstein, "Fischer" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sam Sloan" ISHIPRESS COM> > To: TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL> > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:40 PM > Subject: Re: byoyomi, Bronstein, "Fischer" > > > > At 12:23 PM 11/13/2002 -0500, Larry Kaufman wrote: > > > > > You're welcome, but I'm sure it was inevitable anyway once digital > > >clocks became common. I just resent Fischer claiming the idea as his > own., > > >and everyone giving him credit, especially now that he has proven to be > such > > >a jerk with his post- 9/11 comments praising the killers. > > > > > > Larry > > > > I am going to hit Larry on this last remark. > > > > Bobby did not make his comments post 9/11. He made his comments on exactly > > 9/11. Since he made his remarks in Japan, and Japan is 14 hours ahead of > > the USA, and since the first airplane hit the WTC at 8:46 AM and that > tower > > did not collapse until 10:15 AM, Bobby could not have known about the > > tremendous loss of life which was going to take place, plus in his remarks > > Bobby made no mention of the World Trade Center at all. Instead, he talked > > about the Palestinian issues. > > > Sam Sloan > > First of all, for the benefit of anyone who doesn't know, we are > talking about former World Chess Champion Robert James Fischer (a.k.a. > "Bobby"), who was the hero of my youth. I met him several times in the > '60s. > Fischer specifically cheered the report of the attack, calling it > "wonderful news" on the radio. He may not have known all the details yet, > but he apparently had heard that a terrorist plane or planes had hit the > Trade Center, even if he did not name it as such. He surely knew that many > innocent people had died. In other radio chats, he called for the > extermination of Jews, is an open racist, and consistently uses extremely > vulgar language on the air when children may be listening. He is also under > indictment in the U.S. > The only reason I mention all this in a Shogi list is that we are > discussing the use of the time control which is widely but incorrectly > attributed to Fischer. If Kasparov or almost anyone else were making the > claim, I would be inclined to let the matter pass, but since Fischer has > become such a despicable person having his name in any way associated with > shogi can only be harmful. I respectfully request that shogi players refer > to this time control either by the name I gave it, "accumulation", or by the > currently popular term "increment". Even the version of shuffle-chess that > Fischer did invent (specifically the castling rules), which he calls > "Fischerrandom", is now widely called "Chess960", probably because many > people want nothing to do with anything named after Fischer. How many would > use a "Hitler" clock or play "Hitler" chess? > I'm not much into politics, but it hurts to have my invention credited > to such a despicable person. > > Larry Kaufman >