Talk:Bobby Fischer

Searching for Paul Nemenyi

In the section labeled "Early Years," the following sentence occurs: "Regina and Nemenyi were reported to have had an affair in 1942. Additionally, Paul Nemenyi made monthly child support payments to her, and paid for Fischer's schooling until his own death in 1952."

The problem is, the writer makes no mention of who this Paul Nemenyi is, or what his relationship to the family might be, before diving into a discussion of the affair and child support. Oddly, it also mentions this guy by last name only in the first sentence, and then refers to him as Paul Nemenyi in the second sentence. This needs to be cleaned up so that readers know what the heck this is all about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.126.226.142 (talk) 22:11, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Isn't it earlier in that paragraph, the one that starts "A 2002 article..."? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 23:46, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

For self-admitted vandal 89.204

"American":

adj. 1. Of or relating to the US.
n. 1. A citizen of the US.

—The American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition

So, please go away now. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 18:42, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

"... of all time."

Dick Shane, what is it you are objecting to? That "... of all time" is an exaggeration? Or that it is an unencyclopedic expression? Or something else?

These articles on top players use "... of all time" too:

Garry Kasparov:

Garry Kimovich Kasparov [...] is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time.

Judit Polgar:

Polgár is by far the strongest female chess player of all time.

Are those "ludicrous hyperbole" in your view also? Please explain. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 16:30, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Europe and Eastern Europe

"In the early 1980s, Fischer stayed for extended periods in the San Francisco-area home of a friend..." True enough. But he also pent a lot of time in Europe and was seen in Eastern Europe. I'd like more information on him during this period. I met him in Hungary in the early 1980s. Gingermint (talk) 05:36, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Lede - FIDE rating

"He became the first official World Chess Federation (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) (FIDE) number-one rated chess player in July 1971, and his 54 total months at number one is the third longest of all time."

This statement is misleading on at least two points:

1. Fischer was unofficial #1 in ELO long before July 1971. Arpad Elo had been compiling unofficial lists for some years. Fischer probably was clear #1 from Havana 1966 to Reykjavik 1972 (cf. Sonas).

2. As Fischer effectively retired from play after the 1972 Spassky match, roughly 3/4 of the "54 total months at number one" was not much of an accomplishment. Billbrock (talk) 00:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)