I have a question for the Professor and my fellow chess lovers and subscribers to HCV: When these large simuls are played is there any vetting of the players? Specifically does one have to be rated at least, say, 1500, to participate or can anyone off the street play a GM for the price of admission? Thanking you, in advance, for any effort at answering this.
First of all, I don't think anyone off the street was allowed to play in these simuls against famous masters even back than, at least without paying some money to enter. The rating system was different at that time as far as I know and this was way back in the 1960s. But generally in these types of simuls, especially in the large ones, the participants or players playing against these GMs are usually weak or amateur players, not higher rated than 1400 - 1500 maybe at most. Maybe they were just some club players of a chess club with no fide rating like in today and maybe those chess clubs were organizing these simuls with financing the event with giving decent amount of money to Fischer to be in there ofcourse. Or maybe U.S chess federation was making these organizations. So I think no random people off the street were allowed to play, so at least you had to be a club player of a chess club that organizes the event or a fide or uscf rated player to be able to compete in there, but you had to be a low rated player in my opinion, for that time too, like in today. These are my guesses. There is a Kasparov video on youtube, in that video he finds out that one of his oponents were 2200 fide and that makes him very angry and he argues with the organizers with saying "why didnt you inform me fist that this player was 2200. I should not find that out during the game"
Clarence Bell (RIP) was a strong TX master & winner of many Western States tournaments. Oh how we miss Bobby! Thanks for this post!
Great, fantastic and immortal Bobby Fischer!!!! Respect forever!!! 👍👍👍
Thanks again from the USA! Hope you enjoyed your time off!
Thanks for showing us this highly enjoyable and instructive chess game.
That was enjoyable. Thank you, Professor.
I have a question for the Professor and my fellow chess lovers and subscribers to HCV: When these large simuls are played is there any vetting of the players? Specifically does one have to be rated at least, say, 1500, to participate or can anyone off the street play a GM for the price of admission? Thanking you, in advance, for any effort at answering this.
First of all, I don't think anyone off the street was allowed to play in these simuls against famous masters even back than, at least without paying some money to enter. The rating system was different at that time as far as I know and this was way back in the 1960s. But generally in these types of simuls, especially in the large ones, the participants or players playing against these GMs are usually weak or amateur players, not higher rated than 1400 - 1500 maybe at most. Maybe they were just some club players of a chess club with no fide rating like in today and maybe those chess clubs were organizing these simuls with financing the event with giving decent amount of money to Fischer to be in there ofcourse. Or maybe U.S chess federation was making these organizations. So I think no random people off the street were allowed to play, so at least you had to be a club player of a chess club that organizes the event or a fide or uscf rated player to be able to compete in there, but you had to be a low rated player in my opinion, for that time too, like in today. These are my guesses. There is a Kasparov video on youtube, in that video he finds out that one of his oponents were 2200 fide and that makes him very angry and he argues with the organizers with saying "why didnt you inform me fist that this player was 2200. I should not find that out during the game"
Categorically Mr.Bell's Bells got Rung ?!
Lol he played a suspicious move lolol
Bobby made him look like an amateur.
Well he was really an amateur actually.
Whats the name of this good guy that show us this gNes with his beautiful ancient?
Gary Kasparov>Bobby Fischer?
I'm not sure about that but maybe that is true, because Kasparov is Kasparov. The greatest.
Absolutely hopeless position
Hhi how are you
One mistake enough for Fishcher