Knew he was a genius, and expected him to be awkward and nerdy. Didn't realize he was so tall, good-looking and had so much swag. Really informative and enjoyable interview.
also incisive. he asked the kind of questions an intelligent person might want to ask of extraordinary people. one problem with a lot of interviewers these days is they aren't that smart. think of charley rose, for example. dumb as a stone, interviewing nobel laureates on pbs for years.
3:09 the host uses CCCP instead of USSR and Bobby didn’t know it meant the Soviet Union, so he gracefully shows everyone that the CCCP is actually a foreign acronym and saves Bobby the embarrassment by tiding it over with a funny joke. Masterful host.
@@matthewadcock6399 But you're wrong. It is an acronym. CCCP (SSSR in english alphabet) stands for Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
@@matthewadcock6399 You're saying that an Acronym is only an Acronym if it forms a phonetic "word" (like NASA.....Nah-suh) but thats wrong, the definition clearly states that it also covers ABBREVIATIONS, usually stemming from the first letters of each word in the acronym, such as F.B.I., C.I.A. and yes, C.C.C.P. Even if the letters don't form a phonetic "word" that you can pronounce, they are still acronyms nonetheless, per the definition.
I think Fischer was the most comfortable with Dick Cavett....more than any other interviewer of any media. Cavett had a way about him that disarmed Bobby and relaxed him. This was Bobby's best interview.
Cavett was a great and gracious interviewer...he treated his guests with respect and always seemed to like and respect Bobby. He was interviewed in the Fischer biopic "Bobby Fischer vs Rest of World"
I just can't get enough of Bobby Fischer. What an amazing brilliant guy. What a weird crazy life did he have. Inspite of his behaviour, i have the impression he was a nice guy basicly. Also misunderstood, socially awkward and i'm sure he had a traumatized character. To me the greatest chess player ever. RIP Bobby.
I love his style. I love his personality. I love his confidence. I love his laughter. This world seems so stupid who doesn't understand a genius like him. RIP Bobby...
His contemporaries said he was very intimidating to play against...not just his chess strength and will to win but he was physically intimidating...6'''2", broad shouldered, muscular
Yes, I never understood that - it seems futile to be slamming down the pieces: a move isn't any more effective because it's loud. But it's a theme through chess players - Smyslov (WC in the 1950s) was a very gentle man, but tended to screw his pieces into the board. It doesn't look like a spontaneous release of nervous energy in Fischer's case, because there aren't any other signs - he talks gently while he does it. Garry Kasparov had the same physical intimidatory aura when he played. I saw Jonathan Speelman beat him in a rapid tournament in the 1980s and afterwards Kasparov, though not best pleased, was gently chatting to his minders, while Speelman was green in the face and mumbling to the English journalists about how it feels like you're dying just sitting opposite Kasparov, even when you're winning.
No computer chess engines. No internet existed so no 24 hour a day chess websites available in order to practice against opponents around the world. No government sponsored chess school training. Practically self-trained. Bobby Fischer truly the greatest chess player and greatest chess champion that walked the earth.
I'm so sick of hearing about he "ran from karpov." Bobby was more than willing to play a defense match, but declined of course after FIDE didn't accept all his terms. -No help of seconds, no support from USCF for his travels (acc. to Fischer they funneled all the $$ to Reshevsky, even the expensive Yugoslavian chess set that he carried around he purchased with his own money,) he did it all by himself, truly the greatest of them all. -p.s.: according to his close friend, GM Larry Evans (rest his soul,) who was witness of his playing strength in 1975, would've been an "easy task" for Fischer's dismantling of karpov's threat to title. A phenomenon like Fischer doesn't lose an ounce of skill in 3 years.
@@suchapill3077 Actually, "para" means "beside". Like "parallel", "paranormal", "parallax", the list goes on. Depending on what it prefixes, it can also mean "amiss/irregular"
Sandy Duncan, Ralph Nader, and Bobby Fischer all conversing intelligently with an intelligent host. This show might as well have been from another planet compared to today's celebrity buffoonery. Just a few decades ago. God help us.
@@James-gk8ip that is not stupid it is just ignorant and ignorance is a thing easily corrected. She learned that instant that chess is a job to him. Nuff said
@@rflan42250 I suppose that's possible, but she naturally has a bubbly personality. She's 74 now, according to Wikipedia, which makes her 26-27 at the time of this interview.
Hardly. Others have dominated for extended periods of time. He did not. And Morphy was farther ahead of his contemporaries than Fischer. And he had hardly any previous material to base his play on. Pure natural talent.
You know the source for this? Not challenging, just curious. (I know I could google, but I don't want to drive another nail into the coffin of human communication.) Thanks.
"Endgame" by Frank Brady, though in finding it I had the context wrong. From the footnotes of the book: “I’m such a loser in the game of life.” Letter to Zita Rajscanyi from Bobby Fischer, May 20, 1994.
NATURALTALENT - I’m going by memory here, as the two books I have (The other being “Bobby Fischer Goes to War” by David Edmonds and John Eidinow) do not really discuss the Polgar sisters. But his comeback match with Spassky happened when I was at university. The internet was not yet open to the public and did not have such news anyway, so my friend Tim and I were the only two members in Chess Club that were USCF members, with the attendant subscription to Chess Life. It was an exciting time, as it was the age of Kasparov following the fall of the Soviet Union, with Fischer simply adding to the mix. As best as I remember: The US Government took issue with the Spassky match being played in (then) Yugoslavia, and he ended up renouncing his citizenship over the issue. He was relying on hospitality at the time and the Polgar sisters were just up and coming. Their father reached out to him to help his daughters as he was available at the time. It’s interesting that Ralph Nader asked about chess being sexist. Fischer denies it here, but in the 90s actually claimed that women were “too stupid” to play the game and there was not a woman alive that he could not beat giving them piece odds. One former Soviet GM was quoted as saying, “Fischer is Fischer, but a piece is a piece.” (I can’t remember who, but I am thinking Tal or Botvinnik.) He ended up playing a match with Judit, although not with odds. I distinctly remember upon reading the announcement of the match everyone in Chess Club asking mockingly if he was giving piece odds. He didn’t, but did win the match and went back into obscurity. People think he was a complete and utter bastard, and if you read of his life, he was - in the truest sense of the word, with all the resulting personality flaws that come with that. As I said in the first post, he is truly a tragic figure.
This wasn't a proper table where you had room to put extra pieces. A comment in another thread explained his movements which is true if you see speed chess. " sammydogg123 8 months ago He has played a lot of speed chess. You have to be able to move the pieces as fast as you can when time is limited. It just rubs off on you even in a regular game."
Thanks for loading this interview between Bobby Fischer and Dick Cavett. It is really great to see and hear the young Bobby Fischer chatting amicably with Cavett, Duncan and Nader. Bobby is articulate and he's pretty relaxed (although his body language suggests that he's not fully at ease). Bobby is able to present and articulate himself really well. Cavett is an excellent interviewer. The warmth between both men is evident. Delighted to see this, and to recall a time when, despite the Cold War, life was pretty good for most people.
The Fischer/Spassky World Championship Match took place in 1972 with the U.S. bogged down in the Vietnam War. It is a fact that Henry Kissinger called Bobby when he was threatening not to attend the match. It is difficult today for people to understand the magnitude of importance this chess match received worldwide more so for the political aspects of the match although the masses certainly paid attention to the individual games and the brilliance displayed by the two contestants. Also keep in mind that even with all of the political assassinations, America still maintained a certain kind of mystique in the world. The 70's were simpler times. The Empire had as yet to become recognized as the terrorist rogue nation that it was then and continues to be today.
I would agree! BTW, I'm familiar with Dick Caveat, and Bobby Fischer... (Obviously... Ha!) But would you mind telling me who the other two people/guest that were on the show with them? I would really appreciate it! (I wasn't born until years after this show aired...) Thanks! Cheers! :D
I believe the woman is Sandy Duncan who is a singer and actress and the man is a young Ralph Nader, the premier consumer advocate in the U.S. who also ran for President in 2000. Nader has stayed active in politics and is one of the very few that are admired by the people, obviously not by the corporations that actually control the U.S.A.
Wow! Thank you for the quick reply and clarification! I really appreciate it! I definitely familiar with Ralph Nader, but did not recognize him... (Looks quite young here... Obviously it being 1972...) But, thank you again! I hope you are having a great day/week! All the best! :D
Well thank you for quoting from your own work to us mere mortals Mr. Thomas. The irony of your contribution is obviously lost on you however. As it was with the Romans, we Americans have conquered our way to our own Empire as well. This citizen can assure you the Empire was running on all cylinders back in '72. With just as much assuredness it can be stated that the Empire has been decaying for years and is crumbling all around us today. Seen with the proper perspective, the early 70's was a time that rightfully "became bathed in the golden light of simple nobility and selfless virtue", and yes, an Empire near the height of its greatness is certainly superior to one in decline. There is "truth" in that statement.
How was he "clearly" the best player that ever lived? Others defended their title numerous times, and dominated world chess for many years. Both of which he failed to do.
@@JohnSmith-en8vx What's there to google? 😆 He rode a wave in 70-72, which was great. But streaks like that don't last forever. It's just not the same as dominating a sport for 10+ years.
Thank you for posting this interview, it is so good to see Bobby at the top of his game. Bobby, this is how you will forever be remembered. The best that ever lived.
Putting all the chess expertise aside, this man Bobby Fischer was a man with a huge amount of morality and dignity. He didn't back down even under huge pressure when he believed in a strong cause. Truly an was an amazing human being.
He’s got that American swagger. Never would a Russian or any other culture develop a personality like this. From the way he walks into the interview, the way he sits in his chair, his facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, his laugh, the way he handles the chess pieces while explaining movements... straight up world class ass kicker. Kind of feels like a caged tiger. Sandy Duncan seems like she feels it too. She looks in awe of him. That can’t be faked. I’m sure elite athletes can appreciate his swagger. I’m in awe of this guy!
Very rare to see such an extended interview with this unique character who was such a later reclusive individual He is very well spoken and not only some sort of weird nerd He also seems so very normal and level headed and not some sort of weirdo
Kasparov states that Fischer, based on the second Spassky match, had not developed since the 1970's, and thus would not be a serious threat to him in the present. But I will always wonder about the possibility that in a long match, Fischer would assimilate enough about Kasparov to be a far more formidable opponent that Kasparov would admit. Would Fischer simply be out-classed by Kasparov's more recent theory, or would it develop into a real fight between two great chess minds? No way to know.
@Johnny Reb that's why its not. Today chess is logical because its computer moves and every game is similar. Tal made beauty in the chaos.... that's why he made it beautiful.
You have to give him respect for answering every question with an effort to make non chess players understand what he is talking about. That's something not all people do these days, especially celebrities
Dick Cavett may be light years away from chess I.Q. of the gr8est chess grandmaster who ever lived, but his wit, spontaneity, & intact composure without retaliatory intentions makes him one of the topnotch host of all time. He understands, which most people don't, that Bobby's genius mindset is much different than the rest of us. What we may perceive as 'egotistical' or arrogance, does NOT apply to him. These very few gifted people who are in the highest level & incredibly excels in certain sports/specialty like Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, Da Vinci, etc... thinks way differently than us, which we regular people take as 'weird' or offensive, but we really should not. They may be human beings like us, but they are "different", that's why they accomplished those things and we did not.
He wouldn't take part in any tournaments. He didn't even agree to a normal 24 game match, so how would he adapt to today's super short matches, without draw odds (and featuring rapid and blitz)? Not a chance.
Bobby fischer ignoring defending his title against Anatoly Karpov of USSR still aches the hearts of his fans even today. Had it been some peripheral grand master who forfeited his title, the world would have cared too hoots. Bobby Fischer was too precious to do such a thing.
Due to lack of match play he probably would have lost. The 'excuse' is that he wanted better conditions for chess players. Perhaps the sheer strain of singlehandedly and with so little support after winning the WC he just couldnt summon the emotional strength to go through it again.
at 12:13 when he says "I intend to keep playing for a long time", you feel sad now,when you know what happened to him. loss of such wonderful brilliance.
Bobby very relaxed and charming in this interview. Cavette's magic at bringing that charm out for all to see, and never putting him on the defensive. Having him show a bit about the game of chess, then how his win over his last match was played, the end move, etc. I always felt Cavette could see more in a person than what they show or feel comfortable showing to the world. Bobby was just not just a 24/7 seriously intense chess player, he has a sense of humour along with charm and respect for others as well. I am charmed as well.
A gem of our country. What a shame the USA treated him the way they did. Raw IQ and determined. He steam rolled over the Russians on a box lunch platform with little to no support. How embarrassing for me as an American citizen.
fizz I look on his wiki page it says he rematched spassky in yugoslavia and the US issued warrant for his arrest because yugoslavia was "under an embargo" so he has to flee the country
BlitzTankTV -- I'm a very patriotic American but forbidding someone from earning a paycheck (which he desperately needed at that time) is plainly ridiculous. That is true. But it seemed that Chosen Won was saying that he (or she) is embarrassed to be American because the government didn't support him during his climb for the title.
Bobby had this cuteness about him that I can't quite explain. He seemed like a combination of confident by also extremely insecure. Shame he never married. He was adorable. He seemed to have become more and more outgoing the more he distanced himself from chess. His personality during his chess years was more quiet and reserved. I think he was so contained in chess he didn't care much for social things. The interviews he did on radio close to his death show a much more outgoing and talkative Bobby Fischer.
Interestingly, Magnus Carlsen (the current World Chess Champion) is the exact same way. He always calls a spade a spade. And, he always bluntly points out whether he or an opponent plays badly.
@@brandondaniels9471 people like this arent popular , But you dance to the beat of your own drum. and youre being honest ...if others dont like it, tough! at least theyre being honest.. i hate fakes
@@jessiejames7492 Yeah, I totally agree. And, I think society is experiencing/suffering the results of political correctness taken to the extremes. Honesty is being ignored as a virtue.
@@conjured_up_skeletons6178 Haha, Here's Cal Worthington and his dog spot. I'll stand on head til my ears turn red, go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal. How about the Pete Ellis Dodge jingle? lol
@@peterpap9604 It's a shame we never got a Fischer V Karpov match. I think it would have been a real challenge for Bobby who had not played since Spassky. Fair play to Karpov who then went on to win many tournaments to dispel the stigma of being handed the title by default.
Yes! If only he had a crystal ball. How improbable is it that his life turned the way it did? It’s a shame the world did not have decades more of his chess.
Both Karpov and Kasparov would have crushed Fisher. Karpov's positional play and expert endings would present a particular challenge to Fisher. They were monsters of their time, just like Fisher was monster in the decade from 65 to 75. Chess players don't stay on the top for too long.
In that interview, you might be seeing the smartest guy who's walked the planet in 300 years, at his peak. Not that what he did was the greatest thing for humanity, but it was possibly the greatest single, intellectual achievement of any one man; defeating an entire empire, alone.
You have definately bought into the american properganda. Clearly the Russian players had more resources and his achievements speak for themselves, but as he alluded to he also had help preparing. So a small team vs a larger team, not one vs a nation. As single intellectual achievements go Einsteins ability to make intuitive leap after intuitive leap, and its impact on modern technology and how we live far exceeds this.
@@charlie6411 According to Kasparov, Fischer was seen in the Soviet Union as a "great man fighting the mighty machine," and idealogically, it was seen as "the individual against the totalitarian system". And Fischer's "team" was barely a team, it was literally nothing compared to what the Soviet regime provided Spassky.
Imagine how alienating and isolating having a 180 iq would be. Your ability to find closeness or any sort of challenge, even in casual conversation would be terrible. Generally it's one standard deviation in iq apart from one another leads to an issue in regards to the ability to relate and understand one another, and that is only 15 iq points apart. Now imagine Bobby amongst your average individual day in and day out. It's not the media, as others put here, and it's a sham to compare Fischer to Elvis or Lennon. The guy was extremely gifted, which unfortunately has a heavy price to pay as a result societally.
9:58, It's fascinating to see how they handle the pieces versus how Bobby handles them, and also how different he is when the chess board is in front of him. 11:40, As Nader starts talking, Bobby immediately starts staring at the board unprompted and mentally leaving the conversation. There were a lot of anecdotes about his tendency to do this in school which made his teachers yell at him and caused him to eventually drop out. 17:50, his answer about women competing in chess. Perfectly handled. This is the ambassador of the game that he could've been in the 70's.
Heavenly Bear That along with the thunder/power of the move made by Fischer is very unnerving with a normal move. Can only imagine his opponent melting down when he made the Killer move !😖 Crushed psychologically & resignation follows !
Interesting, I have never seen any interviews of Bobby Fischer before. He is not what I expected. At age 28 he seems like a much fun loving person than I imagined.
6:15 when Bobby was quoting the previous legends to the game who were dead then, you can hear the audience laugh, Bobby looked at the audience but did not laugh with them Legend Respects Legends
Wonderful to watch this. I was just a very young guy back then (21) and didn't really relate to all this. Now I play chess and have read a great deal and really enjoyed this intelligent interview. Cavett was always a fine iterviewer. A smart man, and so was Bobby. I didn't realize, also, how adorable Sandy Duncan was. Good ol' Peter Pan! Very sexy. Nothing like this show anymore. The general IQ of the people has definitely dropped. It's a shame.
Love to watch the vintage video content like this one, especially if there are classy people included in the show. Thanks for sharing! Incredible material.
When he stopped playing & competing at chess it was the end for him that's like mozart not writing & playing music anymore... he should have continued as GOAT for 10 more years & then retired to tutor young people & have a family... it is really sad how his life spiraled into chaos & darkness
@@MrAdamNTProtester "tutor young people and have a family" that really touched my heart man. I really want him to have a nice family and a peaceful life :(
Man, Cavett is a good interviewer. You just don't see bold, humanistic questioning like this today. Their relationship is not confused by politics or cultural references. It's human.
Yes, that is fact. What are the facts that lead up to that fact. We are talking about playing the russians, and they had no problem cheating to keep their "intellectual" status in the world. As a individual who could beat the best of them and had,----well, he earned the right to tel them to---"screw off".
Tyler Jocson that was in 92 fool & he's very much sane until he died. What a bunch of idiots here who can't even get their facts right, didn't even achieve 0.1% of what the man achieved & calling him insane. Smfh !🙄
@@manigopal92 he was his own worst enemy and he was in love with himself to the end. Mentally he was a mess and partly because his parents were split up and he never knew his dad was visiting the house on a regular basis and he was never told it was his father. basically both parents fucked up his head, you can be brilliant and nutty no one is 100 percent sane
Watching this quality interview, with intelligent, honest and most importantly no stupid ass kissing, its absolutely mind boggling to me how we have arrived to the garbage we have today. Wtf has gone wrong...
@@zoopyjoobles Absolutely. And Fischer told the truth and for that he is called "crazy" and "hateful". Nothing could be further from the truth. It takes a lot of love to sacrifice yourself in an attempt to wake up some people the only way he knew how.
I've seen some parts of it in the past but never this original long version!! Thanks for sharing! I love how ballanced the conversation was: if this interview was a chess game, I'd say GG to both of them!🙂 Fischer shows his class, by rhe way; I really love how he mentioned Nona and Vera with respect in his reply to a question not trying to joke about women or smth else...
Bobby's idol was Paul Morphy. When asked back in the early 60's who he thought was the greatest chess player who ever lived, he named Morphy. Lot's of similarities between the two: both were born in the USA, were BY FAR the greatest players of their age, stopped playing chess at their zenith, both lost their minds, and both suffered from paranoia and became reclusive. Very sad. Pillsbury was another great American chess genius, in 1895 after winning Hastings he was basically the strongest player in the world. Dude was pretty much in the process of steamrolling everybody - including Lasker - when he contracted syphilis and lost his mind in the prime of his youth. Crash and burn.
Paul West Agreed about Paul Morphy & RJF. The resemblance is uncanny. But have to disagree with Pillsbury beating Emanuel Lasker ! We all have our opinions & not all of them match i guess 😉
Morphy played chess like nobody else. He was the Kafka of chess (I just coined that). I would rather play like Morphy and lose than play like anyone else and win.
I was in the second grade when he played Spaasky, and that's what encouraged me to learn the game and play. I remember the games being covered on the news. He inspired a generation of player and it's so unfortunate that he wigged out after winning the championship and never really recovered. He could have inspired so many more kids.
Fischer had lots of problems. He was mentally ill, and refused to be treated in 2008 in Iceland because he feared the communists were plotting to poison his medicine. He was really crazy when he got older. He was SORT of okay in the 60's 70's he was manegable like you see in the interview, but the fischer in the 80's and forth is nuts.
Nixon and the FBI had mental problems too, harassing and keeping files on anyone who had negative things to say about US policies and a soapbox on which to say it. Ali, Lennon, Fischer's mother, etc., etc..
Knew he was a genius, and expected him to be awkward and nerdy. Didn't realize he was so tall, good-looking and had so much swag. Really informative and enjoyable interview.
Hes an entertaining and charismatic person. Probably superfriendly as long he feels treated fair.
The host was well mannered, cool temperament, and funny all at the same time. I miss this classic style of communication.
chhipzahoy, Well-mannered, cool, and funny was Cavett's M.O.
also incisive. he asked the kind of questions an intelligent person might want to ask of extraordinary people. one problem with a lot of interviewers these days is they aren't that smart. think of charley rose, for example. dumb as a stone, interviewing nobel laureates on pbs for years.
dick cavett is a legend. intelligent, funny , entertaining and does his homework very well. he knows how to steer the conversation and ask questions.
chhipzahoy I genuinely enjoyed this interview. Now I know why.
Sexist maybe
3:09 the host uses CCCP instead of USSR and Bobby didn’t know it meant the Soviet Union, so he gracefully shows everyone that the CCCP is actually a foreign acronym and saves Bobby the embarrassment by tiding it over with a funny joke. Masterful host.
The thing is Fisher knew Russian so he was very likely to be familiar with initialism of "CCCP" but in Russian it would sound like "SSSR".
The greater embarrassment would be Cavett's, which Fischer spared him, because Cavett didn't know how to pronounce the letters. Fischer knew.
@@matthewadcock6399 What??? That doesn't make sense.
@@matthewadcock6399 But you're wrong. It is an acronym. CCCP (SSSR in english alphabet) stands for Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
@@matthewadcock6399 You're saying that an Acronym is only an Acronym if it forms a phonetic "word" (like NASA.....Nah-suh) but thats wrong, the definition clearly states that it also covers ABBREVIATIONS, usually stemming from the first letters of each word in the acronym, such as F.B.I., C.I.A. and yes, C.C.C.P. Even if the letters don't form a phonetic "word" that you can pronounce, they are still acronyms nonetheless, per the definition.
I think Fischer was the most comfortable with Dick Cavett....more than any other interviewer of any media. Cavett had a way about him that disarmed Bobby and relaxed him. This was Bobby's best interview.
Coleman Adamson He blew Mike Douglas. Maybe not mike Douglas, but some guy from Philadelphia.
Cavett was a great and gracious interviewer...he treated his guests with respect and always seemed to like and respect Bobby. He was interviewed in the Fischer biopic "Bobby Fischer vs Rest of World"
Absolutely !! He looks very good here.
it is simple...fischer liked cavetts intelligence..and most important...he realized that cavett liked him
When asked who were his most memorable interviews, Fischer was among them.
I just can't get enough of Bobby Fischer. What an amazing brilliant guy. What a weird crazy life did he have. Inspite of his behaviour, i have the impression he was a nice guy basicly. Also misunderstood, socially awkward and i'm sure he had a traumatized character. To me the greatest chess player ever. RIP Bobby.
I love his style. I love his personality. I love his confidence. I love his laughter. This world seems so stupid who doesn't understand a genius like him. RIP Bobby...
MANISH SACHDEVA it’s not easy to understand genius, let alone recognize it most of the time...
@@charliemike13 I get you...
Fischer is fascinating to watch - a real athlete. He's like a swaggering stud pitcher. Even the way he handles the pieces is intimidating.
His contemporaries said he was very intimidating to play against...not just his chess strength and will to win but he was physically intimidating...6'''2", broad shouldered, muscular
Yes, I never understood that - it seems futile to be slamming down the pieces: a move isn't any more effective because it's loud. But it's a theme through chess players - Smyslov (WC in the 1950s) was a very gentle man, but tended to screw his pieces into the board. It doesn't look like a spontaneous release of nervous energy in Fischer's case, because there aren't any other signs - he talks gently while he does it. Garry Kasparov had the same physical intimidatory aura when he played. I saw Jonathan Speelman beat him in a rapid tournament in the 1980s and afterwards Kasparov, though not best pleased, was gently chatting to his minders, while Speelman was green in the face and mumbling to the English journalists about how it feels like you're dying just sitting opposite Kasparov, even when you're winning.
He's way cooler than I thought
He was painted as a weirdo and eccentric/crazy/nerd because that's how the MSM expects chessplayers to be. They perpetuate and feed the stereotype
No computer chess engines. No internet existed so no 24 hour a day chess websites available in order to practice against opponents around the world. No government sponsored chess school training. Practically self-trained. Bobby Fischer truly the greatest chess player and greatest chess champion that walked the earth.
Fischer was brilliant - but you can't be the "greatest champion" if you don't defend you title.
I'm so sick of hearing about he "ran from karpov." Bobby was more than willing to play a defense match, but declined of course after FIDE didn't accept all his terms.
-No help of seconds, no support from USCF for his travels (acc. to Fischer they funneled all the $$ to Reshevsky, even the expensive Yugoslavian chess set that he carried around he purchased with his own money,) he did it all by himself, truly the greatest of them all.
-p.s.: according to his close friend, GM Larry Evans (rest his soul,) who was witness of his playing strength in 1975, would've been an "easy task" for Fischer's dismantling of karpov's threat to title. A phenomenon like Fischer doesn't lose an ounce of skill in 3 years.
Leela will be the greatest, when she learns how to give charming interviews like this, and, of course, crush Stockfish.
AlphaZero is better.
Curious way to spell "Garry Kasparov"
Fischer was such a master. Born to play the game. You can actually see his brilliance here
Problem is, chess was all he could do.
@@jeffgreen3376 Only because it's all he wanted to do
He didn't say you were paranoid .....you imagined that !
what a clever joke.
hahaha: another version is that you're not paranoid if they really are trying to kill you.
it was easy and old,but sure
@@suchapill3077 Actually, "para" means "beside". Like "parallel", "paranormal", "parallax", the list goes on. Depending on what it prefixes, it can also mean "amiss/irregular"
Bobby was well aware of the globalist conspiracy but Cavett as most liberals was a useful idiot nothing to see here dicky boy
Cavett was a very classie man.
Sandy Duncan, Ralph Nader, and Bobby Fischer all conversing intelligently with an intelligent host. This show might as well have been from another planet compared to today's celebrity buffoonery. Just a few decades ago. God help us.
Sandy was pretty high tho LOL
Ironic he cracks a joke about schizophrenia at 15:12
Sandy asked him whether chess was just a hobby for him. 'Nuff said.
@@James-gk8ip that is not stupid it is just ignorant and ignorance is a thing easily corrected. She learned that instant that chess is a job to him. Nuff said
@@rflan42250 I suppose that's possible, but she naturally has a bubbly personality. She's 74 now, according to Wikipedia, which makes her 26-27 at the time of this interview.
"i'd realize it was a fluke...." Great stuff.
It makes me glad to see Bobby Fischer so relaxed and happy in this show. Dick Cavett made a great job in creating a friendly atmosphere.
i have always had the utmost respect for Bobby than any other chess player so far. Love and respect, the greatest chess player of all time.
Hardly. Others have dominated for extended periods of time. He did not.
And Morphy was farther ahead of his contemporaries than Fischer. And he had hardly any previous material to base his play on. Pure natural talent.
"I am such a loser in the game of life." - Bobby Fischer, found written in a book shortly after his death in Iceland.
He was truly a tragic figure.
You know the source for this? Not challenging, just curious. (I know I could google, but I don't want to drive another nail into the coffin of human communication.) Thanks.
"Endgame" by Frank Brady, though in finding it I had the context wrong. From the footnotes of the book:
“I’m such a loser in the game of life.” Letter to Zita Rajscanyi from Bobby Fischer, May 20, 1994.
@@RobKandell Cheers, dude. I've heard of Zita. Feel so bad for this man.
@@RobKandell What's the relation he has with hungarian players? I've seen pictures of him with Leko, Polgar sisters, etc..
NATURALTALENT - I’m going by memory here, as the two books I have (The other being “Bobby Fischer Goes to War” by David Edmonds and John Eidinow) do not really discuss the Polgar sisters. But his comeback match with Spassky happened when I was at university. The internet was not yet open to the public and did not have such news anyway, so my friend Tim and I were the only two members in Chess Club that were USCF members, with the attendant subscription to Chess Life. It was an exciting time, as it was the age of Kasparov following the fall of the Soviet Union, with Fischer simply adding to the mix. As best as I remember:
The US Government took issue with the Spassky match being played in (then) Yugoslavia, and he ended up renouncing his citizenship over the issue. He was relying on hospitality at the time and the Polgar sisters were just up and coming. Their father reached out to him to help his daughters as he was available at the time. It’s interesting that Ralph Nader asked about chess being sexist. Fischer denies it here, but in the 90s actually claimed that women were “too stupid” to play the game and there was not a woman alive that he could not beat giving them piece odds. One former Soviet GM was quoted as saying, “Fischer is Fischer, but a piece is a piece.” (I can’t remember who, but I am thinking Tal or Botvinnik.) He ended up playing a match with Judit, although not with odds. I distinctly remember upon reading the announcement of the match everyone in Chess Club asking mockingly if he was giving piece odds. He didn’t, but did win the match and went back into obscurity.
People think he was a complete and utter bastard, and if you read of his life, he was - in the truest sense of the word, with all the resulting personality flaws that come with that. As I said in the first post, he is truly a tragic figure.
Bobby handles the pieces like a Boss!!
He sure throws them down hard. It's like every move is a sword slash to his opponent.
I think it's actually a rather ridiculous and exaggerated way to set up a position; you won't see today's players do it like that.
That's because todays players are not Robert James Fischer lol
He preferred a green board. normally today's pros play on classic wooden brown.
This wasn't a proper table where you had room to put extra pieces. A comment in another thread explained his movements which is true if you see speed chess. "
sammydogg123
8 months ago
He has played a lot of speed chess. You have to be able to move the pieces as fast as you can when time is limited. It just rubs off on you even in a regular game."
4:33 "After the sixth game I felt him crumbling." Petrosian acknowledged this too.
An interviewer with grace and humbleness.
Ye wont find that today in this hate ridden world.
The hate ridden world...you mean like Democrats, CNN and all the other lying fake news sources? I concur.
Jeanne More It’s been finally proven 100% he was born in India
Asura Mabon r/lewwronggeneration
Great quote Chase
lol just got here from clip where Dali was guest, this guy is a fucking idiot
Thanks for loading this interview between Bobby Fischer and Dick Cavett. It is really great to see and hear the young Bobby Fischer chatting amicably with Cavett, Duncan and Nader. Bobby is articulate and he's pretty relaxed (although his body language suggests that he's not fully at ease). Bobby is able to present and articulate himself really well. Cavett is an excellent interviewer. The warmth between both men is evident. Delighted to see this, and to recall a time when, despite the Cold War, life was pretty good for most people.
The Fischer/Spassky World Championship Match took place in 1972 with the U.S. bogged down in the Vietnam War. It is a fact that Henry Kissinger called Bobby when he was threatening not to attend the match. It is difficult today for people to understand the magnitude of importance this chess match received worldwide more so for the political aspects of the match although the masses certainly paid attention to the individual games and the brilliance displayed by the two contestants. Also keep in mind that even with all of the political assassinations, America still maintained a certain kind of mystique in the world. The 70's were simpler times. The Empire had as yet to become recognized as the terrorist rogue nation that it was then and continues to be today.
I would agree! BTW, I'm familiar with Dick Caveat, and Bobby Fischer... (Obviously... Ha!) But would you mind telling me who the other two people/guest that were on the show with them? I would really appreciate it! (I wasn't born until years after this show aired...) Thanks! Cheers! :D
I believe the woman is Sandy Duncan who is a singer and actress and the man is a young Ralph Nader, the premier consumer advocate in the U.S. who also ran for President in 2000. Nader has stayed active in politics and is one of the very few that are admired by the people, obviously not by the corporations that actually control the U.S.A.
Wow! Thank you for the quick reply and clarification! I really appreciate it! I definitely familiar with Ralph Nader, but did not recognize him... (Looks quite young here... Obviously it being 1972...) But, thank you again! I hope you are having a great day/week! All the best! :D
Well thank you for quoting from your own work to us mere mortals Mr. Thomas. The irony of your contribution is obviously lost on you however. As it was with the Romans, we Americans have conquered our way to our own Empire as well. This citizen can assure you the Empire was running on all cylinders back in '72. With just as much assuredness it can be stated that the Empire has been decaying for years and is crumbling all around us today. Seen with the proper perspective, the early 70's was a time that rightfully "became bathed in the golden light of simple nobility and selfless virtue", and yes, an Empire near the height of its greatness is certainly superior to one in decline. There is "truth" in that statement.
Bobby was a mad genius....clearly the best player that ever lived. Had he done this today, he would have been a multimillionaire.
there was nothing mad about fischer.....everything he has ever said has proven to be true
How was he "clearly" the best player that ever lived?
Others defended their title numerous times, and dominated world chess for many years.
Both of which he failed to do.
@@fundhund62 Really? You want to go there? He was the Goat. google it
@@JohnSmith-en8vx What's there to google? 😆 He rode a wave in 70-72, which was great. But streaks like that don't last forever.
It's just not the same as dominating a sport for 10+ years.
Got to love Fischer's New York swagger. I think growing up in Brooklyn helped him as a chess player.
Captain America of chess
Yes !!! I never thought about that !!
Absolutely
Growing up in New York (especially back in the day), you learn at an early age to 'Show Power'
Born in chitown
I recall watching this interview fifty years ago. Fischer was the most famous chess player who ever lived, an international superstar celebrity.
Truly, that is a quality interview. Not like current circus shows.
cant help but admire these two..both sharp as a tack
"I'm cool angry, you know... I don't lose my temper" Love it
Thank you for posting this interview, it is so good to see Bobby at the top of his game. Bobby, this is how you will forever be remembered. The best that ever lived.
The confidence of Fischer is just unreal. He KNOWS he is not going to let him keep the championship.
Putting all the chess expertise aside, this man Bobby Fischer was a man with a huge amount of morality and dignity. He didn't back down even under huge pressure when he believed in a strong cause. Truly an was an amazing human being.
He was until he went crazy after his Spassky rematch
All geniuses are somewhat eccentric. Crazy is someone that doesn’t identify genius.
I read Bobby’s book, “Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.” It helped my game a great deal. Bobby, you were beautiful.
He’s got that American swagger. Never would a Russian or any other culture develop a personality like this. From the way he walks into the interview, the way he sits in his chair, his facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, his laugh, the way he handles the chess pieces while explaining movements... straight up world class ass kicker. Kind of feels like a caged tiger. Sandy Duncan seems like she feels it too. She looks in awe of him. That can’t be faked. I’m sure elite athletes can appreciate his swagger. I’m in awe of this guy!
Oi, Space Ghost I think Zorak put some gay juice in your coffee. Don't worry lad I'm on my way!
Very rare to see such an extended interview with this unique character who was such a later reclusive individual
He is very well spoken and not only some sort of weird nerd
He also seems so very normal and level headed and not some sort of weirdo
The one and only "Bobby Fischer". The greatest chess genius in history.
Kasparov states that Fischer, based on the second Spassky match, had not developed since the 1970's, and thus would not be a serious threat to him in the present. But I will always wonder about the possibility that in a long match, Fischer would assimilate enough about Kasparov to be a far more formidable opponent that Kasparov would admit. Would Fischer simply be out-classed by Kasparov's more recent theory, or would it develop into a real fight between two great chess minds? No way to know.
If Fischer had any balls he would challenge karpov or kasparov. Bobby was a genious but not the greatest
It is not bragging if you can prove it. He was the greatest ever. And he proved it over and over again.
Fischer - " Cool anger, determination , I dont lose my temper ".
fischer is so deliciously cocky and self assured. wish there were more interviews..
I can feel the stirrings of a female towards a Man's moxie.
@@freshprince69 Fischer was an Alpha Male and women can smell that....it's that 'B.D. Energy'
@@koko40800 If only genuises like Fischer will use their solid determination to intercourse women and prevent the process of Idiocracy.
Confidence breeds excellence
Thanx luv
Fischer is the reason why chess is beautiful.
WC Fischer-Spassky '92, the reason I learned chess
Agree
You misspelled Tal
@Johnny Reb that's why its not. Today chess is logical because its computer moves and every game is similar. Tal made beauty in the chaos.... that's why he made it beautiful.
allow me to remind you he learnt to read Russian just to read the Russian chess books.
the games are annotated algebraically or a few more so he didn't need to know a word of Russian to analyse their games
Yet he still learnt Russian. And Serbo Croat too.... to read Russian and Serbo Croat chess mags.
Once he learned russky, he understood Russian porn mags too.
he didn't seem to know any Russian during this interview.
And some other languages
You have to give him respect for answering every question with an effort to make non chess players understand what he is talking about. That's something not all people do these days, especially celebrities
Dick Cavett may be light years away from chess I.Q. of the gr8est chess grandmaster who ever lived, but his wit, spontaneity, & intact composure without retaliatory intentions makes him one of the topnotch host of all time.
He understands, which most people don't, that Bobby's genius mindset is much different than the rest of us. What we may perceive as 'egotistical' or arrogance, does NOT apply to him. These very few gifted people who are in the highest level & incredibly excels in certain sports/specialty like Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, Da Vinci, etc... thinks way differently than us, which we regular people take as 'weird' or offensive, but we really should not.
They may be human beings like us, but they are "different", that's why they accomplished those things and we did not.
Imagine he was born e.g. 1990, he would be now top Twitch streamer with that smooth, easy-going style :D
Oh man, that would be hilarious.
If you can't see the neurotic on display then you got problems of your own
If he were alive today, he would have been run out of polite society for his opinions
He wouldn't take part in any tournaments. He didn't even agree to a normal 24 game match, so how would he adapt to today's super short matches, without draw odds (and featuring rapid and blitz)?
Not a chance.
For real everyone..to the depths of my soul..I miss intelligent shows..great video..and see how easy they tell the truth.
Bobby fischer ignoring defending his title against Anatoly Karpov of USSR still aches the hearts of his fans even today.
Had it been some peripheral grand master who forfeited his title, the world would have cared too hoots.
Bobby Fischer was too precious to do such a thing.
Due to lack of match play he probably would have lost. The 'excuse' is that he wanted better conditions for chess players. Perhaps the sheer strain of singlehandedly and with so little support after winning the WC he just couldnt summon the emotional strength to go through it again.
He is the only one to blame, though. He left on his own accord, noone beat him to it.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!
I love Bobby Fischer.
I do also.
Ant Man me too!
I don't think the Jews are too happy about him.
T42B19
Fuck them.
He developed schizophrenia and was convinced Jews (he was one) were working to kill him.
at 12:13 when he says "I intend to keep playing for a long time", you feel sad now,when you know what happened to him. loss of such wonderful brilliance.
There’s a fine line between being too cocky and knowing how good you are. Bobby knew how good he was.
Awesome
My favourite RUclipsr!
@@adilghaznavi3948 Mine too
Sandy Duncan was totally into him. Flirting all the way.
Yes! ;-)
nah, that's just her "role"
You must be seeing this interview through your nose holes
Wow, I saw it totally differently
Bobby very relaxed and charming in this interview. Cavette's magic at bringing that charm out for all to see, and never putting him on the defensive. Having him show a bit about the game of chess, then how his win over his last match was played, the end move, etc. I always felt Cavette could see more in a person than what they show or feel comfortable showing to the world. Bobby was just not just a 24/7 seriously intense chess player, he has a sense of humour along with charm and respect for others as well. I am charmed as well.
A gem of our country. What a shame the USA treated him the way they did. Raw IQ and determined. He steam rolled over the Russians on a box lunch platform with little to no support. How embarrassing for me as an American citizen.
Chosen Won -- How was he mistreated??
fizz I look on his wiki page it says he rematched spassky in yugoslavia and the US issued warrant for his arrest because yugoslavia was "under an embargo" so he has to flee the country
under an embargo because they were busy destroying the country. he was caught up in the criminal insanity the US runs on, a shame indeed
BlitzTankTV -- I'm a very patriotic American but forbidding someone from earning a paycheck (which he desperately needed at that time) is plainly ridiculous. That is true. But it seemed that Chosen Won was saying that he (or she) is embarrassed to be American because the government didn't support him during his climb for the title.
bobby Fischer had major mental issues. he was his own worst enemy.
The way Bobby moved the pieces was artistry. Could watch it for hours.
Portrait of an artist in the zone
Bobby had this cuteness about him that I can't quite explain. He seemed like a combination of confident by also extremely insecure. Shame he never married. He was adorable. He seemed to have become more and more outgoing the more he distanced himself from chess. His personality during his chess years was more quiet and reserved. I think he was so contained in chess he didn't care much for social things. The interviews he did on radio close to his death show a much more outgoing and talkative Bobby Fischer.
This is wonderful to see! It really brightened my mood!
Me too!
Fischer has a refreshing lack of false humility
Jim Williams yeah how endearing 👍
Interestingly, Magnus Carlsen (the current World Chess Champion) is the exact same way. He always calls a spade a spade. And, he always bluntly points out whether he or an opponent plays badly.
@@brandondaniels9471 people like this arent popular , But you dance to the beat of your own drum. and youre being honest ...if others dont like it, tough! at least theyre being honest.. i hate fakes
@@jessiejames7492 Yeah, I totally agree. And, I think society is experiencing/suffering the results of political correctness taken to the extremes. Honesty is being ignored as a virtue.
It's a fine line between a lack of false humility and being an arrogant asshole. Fischer could be the latter.
WHAT! No commercials every 45 seconds?
The good ol' days.
what do you mean, there were 3 adds in there weren't there?
good ol' fashioned telli. Give me Cal Worthington and sunny delight commercials.
@@conjured_up_skeletons6178 Haha, Here's Cal Worthington and his dog spot. I'll stand on head til my ears turn red, go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal. How about the Pete Ellis Dodge jingle? lol
Lol
Ralph Nader, Sandy Duncan and Bobby Fischer. What a random and eclectic collection of humans if there ever was one. Gotta love Dick Cavett.
The greatest chess player of all time.
Yeah almost...then he just ran away....
Kasparov and Carlsen might dispute that.
@@davidcopson5800 even Karpov in his heydays..at least Bobby was never brave enough to play with him
@@peterpap9604 It's a shame we never got a Fischer V Karpov match. I think it would have been a real challenge for Bobby who had not played since Spassky. Fair play to Karpov who then went on to win many tournaments to dispel the stigma of being handed the title by default.
@@peterpap9604 he just got bored of chess really.
I love the way how they talk. It’s so much classic, pure, accents.
Dick Cavett is so much more sophisticated than many other interviewers now.
The way how they talk and tell jokes is just amazing to see
Bobby at his peak : 2785 in 1971 = 2940 in 2019 !! He was more than a super genius, he was a chess God
such a shame when he says on 12:30 that he expect to play for 30 more years :(
20 was good enough
Yes! If only he had a crystal ball. How improbable is it that his life turned the way it did? It’s a shame the world did not have decades more of his chess.
That would've been such a treat. Imagine the legendary match-ups we would've gotten!
Probably we would never have seen No Karpov and No Kasparov.
Both Karpov and Kasparov would have crushed Fisher. Karpov's positional play and expert endings would present a particular challenge to Fisher. They were monsters of their time, just like Fisher was monster in the decade from 65 to 75. Chess players don't stay on the top for too long.
This is a gem! I am surprised I haven't heard of, or seen this interview before, lovely stuff!
In that interview, you might be seeing the smartest guy who's walked the planet in 300 years, at his peak. Not that what he did was the greatest thing for humanity, but it was possibly the greatest single, intellectual achievement of any one man; defeating an entire empire, alone.
You have definately bought into the american properganda. Clearly the Russian players had more resources and his achievements speak for themselves, but as he alluded to he also had help preparing. So a small team vs a larger team, not one vs a nation. As single intellectual achievements go Einsteins ability to make intuitive leap after intuitive leap, and its impact on modern technology and how we live far exceeds this.
@@charlie6411 yes but Einstein is a jew and you won't find many Fischer fans praising them
@@charlie6411 According to Kasparov, Fischer was seen in the Soviet Union as a "great man fighting the mighty machine," and idealogically, it was seen as "the individual against the totalitarian system". And Fischer's "team" was barely a team, it was literally nothing compared to what the Soviet regime provided Spassky.
The soviets MIGHT have damaged their reputation in Chess, but Fischer didn't do jackshit to "defeat an entire empire alone"
Fischer was actually quite engaging & even entertaining here. Much pity that such a great mind became so reclusive
YUP IT IS WHAT THE WHINY A** NEWS MEDIA DID TO HIM
Maybe he discovered our politicians are insane like Lennon did.
Imagine how alienating and isolating having a 180 iq would be. Your ability to find closeness or any sort of challenge, even in casual conversation would be terrible. Generally it's one standard deviation in iq apart from one another leads to an issue in regards to the ability to relate and understand one another, and that is only 15 iq points apart. Now imagine Bobby amongst your average individual day in and day out. It's not the media, as others put here, and it's a sham to compare Fischer to Elvis or Lennon. The guy was extremely gifted, which unfortunately has a heavy price to pay as a result societally.
he was hilarious with Bob Hope
Takes two to tango...Bobby was just fine when the person asking the questions was not RUDE nor ignorant;-)....
9:58, It's fascinating to see how they handle the pieces versus how Bobby handles them, and also how different he is when the chess board is in front of him.
11:40, As Nader starts talking, Bobby immediately starts staring at the board unprompted and mentally leaving the conversation. There were a lot of anecdotes about his tendency to do this in school which made his teachers yell at him and caused him to eventually drop out.
17:50, his answer about women competing in chess. Perfectly handled. This is
the ambassador of the game that he could've been in the 70's.
People playing blitzes against Fischer used to say that it feels like he is just randomly throwing the pieces on good squares.
Heavenly Bear That along with the thunder/power of the move made by Fischer is very unnerving with a normal move. Can only imagine his opponent melting down when he made the Killer move !😖 Crushed psychologically & resignation follows !
Interesting, I have never seen any interviews of Bobby Fischer before. He is not what I expected. At age 28 he seems like a much fun loving person than I imagined.
"I like to play chess with old men in the park, but it's hard to find 32 of them that will stand still for that long." - Emo Phillips
6:15 when Bobby was quoting the previous legends to the game who were dead then, you can hear the audience laugh, Bobby looked at the audience but did not laugh with them
Legend Respects Legends
Once upon a time when people had class.
@VincentTG
Right around the edge of Now.
Ok boomer
@@francoisdecharette9844 all we got are memes while boomers had the best era. Sucks tbh
yes but it wasn't very classy of fisher to be anti-Semitic against jews
This guy is pretty cool! The first time I have seen him live, he is very down to earth, very honest, good on him.
Bobby's spatial reasoning skills were absolutely off the charts. Geez...
Wonderful to watch this. I was just a very young guy back then (21) and didn't really relate to all this. Now I play chess and have read a great deal and really enjoyed this intelligent interview. Cavett was always a fine iterviewer. A smart man, and so was Bobby. I didn't realize, also, how adorable Sandy Duncan was. Good ol' Peter Pan! Very sexy. Nothing like this show anymore. The general IQ of the people has definitely dropped. It's a shame.
thanks that was great. Bobby was a smart man, visually and in conversation.
What a beautiful interview with Bobby. Here he is just another athlete with tremendeous belief in his own abilities. Nice to see him like this
A great vintage recording of Bobbie Fischer before he played Spassky in the 1972 world championship. Classic, and classy.
He and Christopher Walken have similar speech patterns.
Both New Yorkers
Excellent observation
Hes got a cool voice
Love to watch the vintage video content like this one, especially if there are classy people included in the show. Thanks for sharing! Incredible material.
“He didn’t say you were paranoid, you imagined that”
Hahaha. Brilliant.
Man thanks so much,,,,changing my life and my game...
i wish he would have played for another 30 years
When he stopped playing & competing at chess it was the end for him that's like mozart not writing & playing music anymore... he should have continued as GOAT for 10 more years & then retired to tutor young people & have a family... it is really sad how his life spiraled into chaos & darkness
@@MrAdamNTProtester "tutor young people and have a family"
that really touched my heart man. I really want him to have a nice family and a peaceful life :(
His life turned out the way it did.
One of my favourite TV interviews ever.
Man, Cavett is a good interviewer. You just don't see bold, humanistic questioning like this today. Their relationship is not confused by politics or cultural references. It's human.
One thing that he does that is intimidating is the way he picks up the pieces and smacks them back down
“I’m different I intend to keep playing for a long time” that’s what he said at age 28.
At age 29 he quit the game.
Yes, that is fact. What are the facts that lead up to that fact. We are talking about playing the russians, and they had no problem cheating to keep their "intellectual" status in the world. As a individual who could beat the best of them and had,----well, he earned the right to tel them to---"screw off".
EarthSurferUSA
Also he went a bit nutty.. Facts are facts.
No he did not quit at 29, he still played right up until 1999 in the Spassky v Fischer rematch, then he quit when he went insane.
Tyler Jocson that was in 92 fool & he's very much sane until he died. What a bunch of idiots here who can't even get their facts right, didn't even achieve 0.1% of what the man achieved & calling him insane. Smfh !🙄
@@manigopal92 he was his own worst enemy and he was in love with himself to the end. Mentally he was a mess and partly because his parents were split up and he never knew his dad was visiting the house on a regular basis and he was never told it was his father. basically both parents fucked up his head, you can be brilliant and nutty no one is 100 percent sane
Bobby still has such charisma and enigma to people all these years later.
Great to see four people on TV simply sitting and having a rational, good natured discussion.
Watching this quality interview, with intelligent, honest and most importantly no stupid ass kissing, its absolutely mind boggling to me how we have arrived to the garbage we have today. Wtf has gone wrong...
The Western world has been culturally subverted and destroyed from within.
@@zoopyjoobles Absolutely. And Fischer told the truth and for that he is called "crazy" and "hateful". Nothing could be further from the truth. It takes a lot of love to sacrifice yourself in an attempt to wake up some people the only way he knew how.
FEMINSM
The Philippines loves Bobby Fischer.
I love Philippine noodles
I never saw this second visit from Bobby Fischer to the Dick Cavett Show. Thanks for sharing!
I've seen some parts of it in the past but never this original long version!! Thanks for sharing! I love how ballanced the conversation was: if this interview was a chess game, I'd say GG to both of them!🙂 Fischer shows his class, by rhe way; I really love how he mentioned Nona and Vera with respect in his reply to a question not trying to joke about women or smth else...
Great Interview. I loved the questions, they were original and funny!
Bobby's idol was Paul Morphy. When asked back in the early 60's who he thought was the greatest chess player who ever lived, he named Morphy. Lot's of similarities between the two: both were born in the USA, were BY FAR the greatest players of their age, stopped playing chess at their zenith, both lost their minds, and both suffered from paranoia and became reclusive. Very sad. Pillsbury was another great American chess genius, in 1895 after winning Hastings he was basically the strongest player in the world. Dude was pretty much in the process of steamrolling everybody - including Lasker - when he contracted syphilis and lost his mind in the prime of his youth. Crash and burn.
Paul West Agreed about Paul Morphy & RJF. The resemblance is uncanny. But have to disagree with Pillsbury beating Emanuel Lasker ! We all have our opinions & not all of them match i guess 😉
Fischer never lost his mind.
oy vey what do you mean, only the insane can hate the jews! The world is just all insane, it's never the jews fault!
Morphy played chess like nobody else. He was the Kafka of chess (I just coined that).
I would rather play like Morphy and lose than play like anyone else and win.
But Pillsbury sure made some damn good cakes. And I heard that he always despised his nickname, 'the Doughboy'.
I was in the second grade when he played Spaasky, and that's what encouraged me to learn the game and play. I remember the games being covered on the news. He inspired a generation of player and it's so unfortunate that he wigged out after winning the championship and never really recovered. He could have inspired so many more kids.
Gosh, Fischer's handling of the pieces are a beauty to behold.
Fascinating! What a genius! With problems later obviously but what a genius and how charming he came across as!
Fischer had lots of problems. He was mentally ill, and refused to be treated in 2008 in Iceland because he feared the communists were plotting to poison his medicine. He was really crazy when he got older. He was SORT of okay in the 60's 70's he was manegable like you see in the interview, but the fischer in the 80's and forth is nuts.
I don't doubt American government's fucked up. But Fischer had mental problems, this is undeniable.
Bobby Fisher ended up marrying Charro and moved to Iceland to get away from the hair gel. True story.
Being treated badly when you deserve respect can and will twist your personality just like torture.
Nixon and the FBI had mental problems too, harassing and keeping files on anyone who had negative things to say about US policies and a soapbox on which to say it. Ali, Lennon, Fischer's mother, etc., etc..
One of Dick Cavett’s best interviews. He’s so funny in this one. and then you have the chess GOAT Bobby Fischer!
This is so perfect. So unlike today's broadcast interviews
I just love his sitting style and I always copy it perfectly everywhere
I love his humility