Taylor Kingston wrote:
On Oct 24, 7:14 am, Rob wrote:
http://www.chessville.com/misc/Quotes/moreFischer.htm

You might want to reconsider whether you should post the stories
about (1) Fischer having his dental fillings removed, and (2) his
remembering all the moves of his 1958 blitz games with Vasyukov years
later. Regrettably, I do not have the contradicting sources at hand
right now, but I recall reading some time within the past few years
that:
(1) Fischer has denied ever doing this, that at worst he refused to
get dental treatment, leaving some cavities unfilled, but he did not
have existing fillings removed.
(2) When Fischer saw Vasyukov in 1971, he remembered at most some of
the opening moves from their 1958 blitz games. He did not remember
anything like every move of every game.

The stories about the fillings and the Vasyukov games can be found
all over the Internet, with few if any sites ever naming a reliable
source. Try as I might, I could not find where the contradictions were
made, though I distinctly recall reading them. Any rgcm readers know
where they can be found?

The source of the "fillings" anecdote was Ron Gross, an LA master who
was a friend of Fischer's until he made the mistake of talking to a
reporter. He retired and moved to Las Vegas a few years ago, but he
still plays in some big tournaments, and you could reach him if you
wanted to badly enough