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On Dec 12, 8:08 am, wrote:

According to the article, in 1992 Bobby Fischer was willing
to play without the unfair advantage he requested for the
1972 match; it says that if they had tied 9-9, the match
would be declared drawn and the prize money shared
equally. I guess that's a self-mate... .

They say people "mellow" with age. I guess that applies to Bobby as
well??

All the propagandists agreed that this was a matter
of principle, so no mellowing with age could have the
slightest affect. In fact, as we saw with the battle
between GMs Lasker and Capablanca, only the allure
of money could break the spell.

A more apt description is that Fischer's propagandists
portrayed the issue as matter of principle. The reality
is that Fischer wouldn't have played Karpov under
*any* conditions, no matter how favorable.

From Fischer's point of view, he had everything
to lose by playing and nothing to gain.