On Feb 1, 4:50=A0pm, "parrthe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <parrthe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> FISCHER'S ROSEBUD
>
> "You were much more than Jedediah, my friend." -- Bobby's last words
> to GM Larry Evans, who explores this cryptic sentence and unravels the
> mystery of Fischer's role in updating My 60 Memorable Games, one of
> the greatest books in chess literature.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2noyxp
>
>
>
> parrthe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > EVANS ON CHESS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
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> > =A0Reprinted courtesy of Chesstours @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
all rights reserved.
>
> > WAS IT A HOAX?
>
> > =A0 =A0"No other chess figure has had, has, or will have more
autograph
> > imitations than Bobby Fischer GUARANTEED!" Fisching For Forgeries by
> > Lawrence Totaro
>
> > =A0 =A0 Bobby Fischer has kept a low profile since becoming an
Icelandic=
> > citizen, but he still make news. Another kerkuffle took place at an
> > auction on eBay Canada for a revised edition of his My 60 Memorable
> > Games called My 61 Memorable Games. A foreword was pur****tedly written
> > by Fischer himself, who is said to be in poor health and low on funds.
>
> > =A0 =A0"I know many readers seek answers to probing questions
regarding
> > the Bobby Fischer of 1972. That person no longer exists. I've wanted
> > to release an official version of my book updated in algebraic
> > notation with a few minor corrections. And why now? The United Bank of
> > Switzerland has taken almost all of the money from my 1992 rematch
> > with Borris Spassky -- over $3,000,000. My ongoing battle with them is
> > getting nowhere despite International Law clearly being on my side. So
> > I bring to you my previous 60 games plus one from the event that has
> > caused me so much trouble, in the hopes that sales of this book will
> > reverse that situation."
>
> > =A0 =A0Suspicious fans promptly noted that UBS stands for the Union
(not=
> > United) Bank of Switzerland and that it's Boris (not Borris) Spassky.
> > And why was it signed Robert J. Fischer instead of Bobby Fischer?
>
> > =A0 =A0The seller stated: "The cover price of this book is $24.95 but
as=
a
> > collector's item of limited production run, they can obviously sell
> > for much more. You are bidding on THE FIRST 50 COPIES OF THIS BOOK!
> > The first 100 copies are marked as SPECIAL EDITION, FIRST PRINT RUN.
> > Another auction will be for books 51-100. All books from 101 onward
> > will say SECOND EDITION."
>
> > =A0 =A0The bid reached $3050 when eBay pulled the item: "We recently
> > suspended this seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we
> > cannot share further details."
>
> > =A0 =A0I worked on this book with Fischer and inspected the sample
page
> > provided by the seller. Some wording was changed and the analysis was
> > indeed improved, possibly with the aid of a computer.
>
> > =A0 =A0 Icelandic papers re****ted that Fischer angrily denied writing
it=
..
> > Yet in our extensive e-mails the seller insisted it was no hoax.
>
> > =A0 "So what should I do with all these books then?" she asked. "Why
not=
> > send them -- if they exist -- to Fischer in Iceland?" I replied.
>
> > =A0 =A0 Her last message: "I decided to take them to a nearby mall
parki=
ng
> > lot when the weather gets nice and attach a sign: FREE CHESS BOOKS,
> > TAKE ONE, TAKE ALL."- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
What an absolutely fascinating account. So - who actually owns the
rights to publish this new book? Or does anyone?
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