[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Fischer on the web

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Fischer on the web
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200723060.shtml


   Needless to say, Fischer's passing has been observed both inside the
   chess world and out.
   Among chess sites, you might want to check out the following:
   1. Mark Crowther of [1]TWIC.
   2. [2]Video statements by various Wijk aan Zee participants.
   3. [3]ChessBase, which includes many pictures and links - both to
   their previous articles on Fischer and to comments of the world press.
   4. [4]Mig's Daily Dirt, which includes a statement by Kasparov.
   5. [5]Susan Polgar's blog (many posts).
   6. [6]FIDE (the International Chess Federation) promises an
   announcement, but there's nothing of note as of this posting.
   7. From the United States Chess Federation, there's a [7]press release
   and an [8]article by Jennifer Shahade.
   I'm sure this only scratches the surface of what has been written
   about him in his passing, and readers are welcome to provide further
   links of interest. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, quite a few bloggers
   and other prominent sites have relatively little to say. In part this
   is due to his having hardly played in over 30 years, and in part due
   to the horrible things he has said about Jews, the United States, and
   other chess players. I confess to a similar ambivalence about the man
   as well, but I will do my best to concentrate on his legacy as a chess
   player.

References

   1. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/wijk08/fischer.html
   2. http://www.chessvibes.com/personal/bobby-fischer-passed-away/
   3. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4392
   4. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/01/bobby_fischer_19432008.htm
   5. http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/
   6. http://www.fide.com/default.asp?curpage=1&x=0.4835779
   7. http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8124/319/
   8. http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8122/431