EVANS ON FISCHER IN MARCH CHESS LIFE

I was told that GM Larry Evans has cracked the case in the mystery of
who wrote Fischer's MY 61 MEMORABLE GAMES.


Taylor Kingston wrote:
On Jan 18, 7:48?am, RookHouse wrote:
Iceland media is reporting that former world chess champion Bobby
Fischer has died at age 64.

Spokesman Gardar Sverrisson said that Fischer died Thursday in a
Reykjavik hospital. ?There was no immediate word on the cause of
death. ?Fischer had been living in Iceland since being granted
citizenship back in 2005.

Reykjavik oddly enough, was the site of his greatest trimuph in 1972,
when he defeated Boris Spassky (then of the Soviet Union) for the
World Chess Championship of the World. ?Spassky and Fischer would
later have a rematch in Yugoslavia in 1992, also won by Fischer.

Spassky, now a French citizen, was reportedly notified of Fischer's
passing by phone and stated that he was "very sorry" to hear of
Fischer's death.

Considered by many (including myself) to be the greatest player ever
to sit at a chess board, Fischer had been seriously ill for some
time. ?Again, the chess world has lost a legend today, as Robert James
Fischer has passed away.

I will continue to post to this article as more details are available.

Morphy,http://www.rookhouse.com/blog/

A sad end to a life that reached brilliant heights and ugly depths.
Those of a mystical/numerological bent will perhaps find it
significant that Bobby died at age 64. One hopes this will put an end
to Fischer-comeback rumors, but it wouldn't surprise me if they still
popped up now and then.

Feel free to visit these links and play through some of Bobby's more
memorable games.

Bled 1961 (won by Tal)
http://www.rookhouse.com/events/bled1961.html

2nd Piatigorsky Cup (won by Spassky)
http://www.rookhouse.com/events/piat1966.html

Rovinj-Zagreb 1970 (won by Fischer)
http://www.rookhouse.com/events/rz1970.html

64 SQUARES, 64 YEARS

A sad end to a life that reached brilliant heights and ugly depths.
Those of a mystical/numerological bent will perhaps find it
significant that Bobby died at age 64. One hopes this will put an end
to Fischer-comeback rumors, but it wouldn't surprise me if they still
popped up now and then. -- Taylor Kingston

By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN

New York Times

Published: February 22, 2002

EDMAR MEDNIS, 64, CHESS EXPERT FAMOUS FOR ONCE BEATING FISCHER

Edmar Mednis, a chess grandmaster who was the first player to beat
Bobby Fischer in a United States Chess Championship tournament, died
on Feb. 13 in Queens. He was 64 and lived in Queens.

The cause was complications of pneumonia, said his wife, Baiba.

Despite having finished second in the 1955 World Junior Championship
behind Boris Spassky and having participated in previous
championships, Mr. Mednis was not seen as a threat to Mr. Fischer when
they met in the first round of the 1962-63 championship. Mr. Fischer
had won the championship four times and had not lost a game in an
American tournament since 1957. Mr. Mednis played black and the game
went to 73 moves before Mr. Fischer resigned.

Mr. Fischer recovered to win the championship, while Mr. Mednis
finished well back. His best result was in the 1961-62 championship,
when he finished in a tie for third.

Edmar John Mednis was born in Riga, Latvia, on March 22, 1937. His
parents fled the country in 1944, living in allied relocation camps in
Germany for several years before settling in New York in 1950.

Mr. Mednis earned a living as a chemical engineer until Mr. Fischer
won the world championship in 1972. Then, capitalizing on the sudden
popularity of chess and of Mr. Fischer, Mr. Mednis wrote a book called
''How to Beat Bobby Fischer'' (Dover Publications), in which he
dissected Mr. Fischer's losses.

The book was successful, and he wrote 21 more. He also became a
columnist for Chess Life, the monthly magazine of the United States
Chess Federation.

In 1980, Mr. Mednis became a grandmaster, and in 2000, he was inducted
into the United States Chess Hall of Fame.

In addition to his wife of 37 years, he is survived by a daughter,
Sari Eskildsen, a son, Mariss Mednis, and his twin sisters, Inita
Rusis and Aiga Pupons.

Although Mr. Mednis was perhaps best known for his defeat of Mr.
Fischer and his book about Mr. Fischer's losses, that 1962 game was
Mr. Mednis's only victory against Mr. Fischer. His career record
against Mr. Fischer in tournament chess was one win, one draw and five
losses.








wrote:
EVANS ON FISCHER IN MARCH CHESS LIFE

I was told that GM Larry Evans has cracked the case in the mystery of
who wrote Fischer's MY 61 MEMORABLE GAMES.


Taylor Kingston wrote:
On Jan 18, 7:48?am, RookHouse wrote:
Iceland media is reporting that former world chess champion Bobby
Fischer has died at age 64.

Spokesman Gardar Sverrisson said that Fischer died Thursday in a
Reykjavik hospital. ?There was no immediate word on the cause of
death. ?Fischer had been living in Iceland since being granted
citizenship back in 2005.

Reykjavik oddly enough, was the site of his greatest trimuph in 1972,
when he defeated Boris Spassky (then of the Soviet Union) for the
World Chess Championship of the World. ?Spassky and Fischer would
later have a rematch in Yugoslavia in 1992, also won by Fischer.

Spassky, now a French citizen, was reportedly notified of Fischer's
passing by phone and stated that he was "very sorry" to hear of
Fischer's death.

Considered by many (including myself) to be the greatest player ever
to sit at a chess board, Fischer had been seriously ill for some
time. ?Again, the chess world has lost a legend today, as Robert James
Fischer has passed away.

I will continue to post to this article as more details are available.

Morphy,http://www.rookhouse.com/blog/

A sad end to a life that reached brilliant heights and ugly depths.
Those of a mystical/numerological bent will perhaps find it
significant that Bobby died at age 64. One hopes this will put an end
to Fischer-comeback rumors, but it wouldn't surprise me if they still
popped up now and then.