Louis Blair wrote:
Taylor Kingston wrote (28 Aug 2006 10:56:09 -0700):

7 I can find only a very brief mention, on page 15 [of No
7 Regrets]. The first press conference of the 1992 match,
7 on 1 September, had this exchange between Ivan
7 Solotaroff of Equire magazine and Fischer:
7
7 Q: Why did you take on h2 in the game against
7 Spassky in 1972? Were you trying to create winning
7 chances by complicating a drawn position?
7 A: Basically, that's right, yes.

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This would seem to contradict the idea (mentioned by
LiamToo, 28 Aug 2006 07:57:23 -0700) that "Bxh2!!
and then game 2" was part of an attempt by fischer "to
strenghten Spassky's confidence and make the entire
match interesting".


I'm pretty sure I remember Fischer once admitting he
just blundered, in one of his longwinded radio interviews,
perhaps. Many fans seem to be under a spell, actually
believing that this was simply not possible! How quickly
we forget. Fischer's talent was such that he did blunder
less frequently than others, but he was definitely not
infallible. In fact, Fischer admitted he had made analytical
mistakes in his book, MSMG, while attacking the hacks
who "translated" it into algebraic notation.

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