#Bobby Fischer

[henk-heijmans]

Bobby Fischer (1943 – 2008 / USA), the best (and worst) thing to ever happen to American chess, 1967 - by Philippe Halsman (1906 – 1979), Latvian/Russian/American

#Philippe Halsman #Bobby Fischer

[longreads]

But what do we really mean when we call someone eccentric? The word renders a verdict of harmlessness: A person’s style, conduct, or mannerisms may be memorable, but not concerning. And truthfully, we need people who are a bit of a character (to use an equally common euphemism). Their difference reinforces our sense of stability, their peculiarity a necessary splash of color in a landscape of conformity. We love to hear about them, to speculate why they are as they are — the odder, the better. Whether in documentaries like Grey Gardens or the five stories collected here, well-reported tales of quirkiness always invoke a small thrill, vaulting their subjects out of the realm of local gossip and into a wider imagination.

However, it’s no accident that every entry here concerns individuals who are, to varying degrees, rich or famous. The sad truth is that the lives of the everyday working class are seldom celebrated, and least of all those whose habits and personalities fall outside of the bounds of “normal.” To quote a character in Ellen Raskin’s novel The Westing Game, “the poor are crazy, the rich just eccentric.” Wealth affords many privileges in life, among them the indulgence of oddity, and such indulgence is only magnified in the face of celebrity. Behavior that would be considered problematic becomes acceptable, even admired as a natural by-product of genius.

Check out “Pawns, Puppet Heads, and Paranoia,” Chris Wheatley’s quirky new reading list on eccentrics!

#longreads #longform #nonfiction #reading recommendations #reading list #eccentrics #quirks #weird #Bobby Fischer #Frank Sidebottom #John McAfee #Josephine Baker #Edith Sitwell

[fabfianda]

Mixed media. Chess piece drawn on Procreate then transferred on watercolor paper with acetone and mixed with other prints.

#mixed media #sketchbook #acetone #watercolor #pencils #chess #experiment #bobby fischer #xerox art

[pwlanier]

AN ENGLISH SILVER AND SILVER-GILT ELECTROPLATED AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED EBONY AND IVORY CHESS-TABLE WITH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMELLED CHESS-SET

BY ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, DESIGNED BY ALBERT WILLMS, MARKS FOR 1866

The chequered board of white and black enamel inlaid with silver-gilt scrolls, within a cream, sky-blue and purple champlevé enamel border surrounded by conformingly decorated oblong panels with ivory stringing, the re-entrant corners mounted with enamel on gold portrait roundels depicting Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, Tamerlane and Napoleon Bonaparte, the square panelled column inset with further champlevé plaques and centred on three sides with oval porcelain plaques painted with Roman, Carolingian and Napoleonic military trophies, the fourth side with a blank electroplated oval, flanked by scrolled bracket supports above four classical female herm columns, on a profusely enamelled quadripartite base and splayed feet mounted with grotesque masks and acanthus; the thirty-two chess-pieces with silver-gilt and enamelled foliate design, the castles each with a shield, marks of Elkington & Co., Birmingham, 1866; with a modern bespoke black leather fitted carrycase.

Christie’s

#chess #queens gambit #boris spassky #bobby fischer #checkmate #grand master

[vezirpiyonu]

Bobby Fischer-Mikhail Tal 1960

#bobby fischer #mikhail tal #chess tournament

[itgirls-n-wannabes]

Bobby Fischer and Larry Evans, 1972

#chess #bobby fischer #larry evans #70s

[paydolphritler]

#trump 2024 #jews #free palestine #israel #bobby fischer

[tetsutwenty]

#chess #bobby fischer #dark academia

[florencio2405]

" And then, Bobby Fischer did the most original and unexpected thing of all. It disappeared "

Movie: Searching for bobby fischer (1993)

#bobby fischer #chess #searching for bobby fischer #biography #movies

[rjfischer]

#bobby fischer #chess #philosophy #60s #70s #bobby and his dear dubrovnik

[jammerskrik]

#alright fine this is a good meme #bobby fischer #Óðinn

[afranse]

Бобби, ты никому не доверял.

Бобби, тебе совок откозырял.

Бобби, глаза у страха велики.

Бобби, на нас опять ползут совки.

Бобби, они пришли из КГБ.

Бобби, они получат по губе.

Бобби, и за исландскою горой,

Бобби, ты навсегда для нас герой.

Бобби, у нас один и тот же план,

Бобби, чтобы совок остался там,

Бобби, где быть положено совку.

Бобби, сюрприз готовим старику.

Бобби, ты был всегда непобедим.

Бобби, у нас с тобою план один.

Бобби, идём куда труба зовёт.

Бобби, и новый квакнется совок.

Бобби, напрасно пальчиком грозит,

Бобби, один кремлёвский паразит.

Бобби, он появился из совка.

Бобби, гамбит сыграй для старика.

Бобби, за королевский твой гамбит,

Бобби, в кремле расплатится бандит.

Бобби, людей отправил он на фронт.

Бобби, он искалечил свой народ.

Бобби, ты никому не доверял.

Бобби, тебе совок откозырял.

Бобби, ты к нам пришёл издалека.

Бобби, ты вместе с нами на века.

#книга #стихи #poetry #поэзия #литература #песня #искусство #русский блог #театр #политика #история #шахматы #chess #bobby fischer #советский союз #ссср #ussr #москва #петербург #екатеринбург

[look-at-the-soul]

Robert Fischer Master list

One shots

I don’t want this night to end -One night, somehow Robert Fischer found himself doing something he thought he would never do. Questioning himself, why not? Why wouldn’t he be able to enjoy a simple thing?

Meet me at The MET - You have a very important date with Robert Fischer at The MET

Daydreamer - Y/N daydreams about Robert being the perfect man for her, she sees bits of their relationship or what she wants it to be in other’s people… She is daydreaming because there’s no way she could have that to herself. Or so she thought.

Lost in love - Y/N is forced to cancel her meeting with business man Robert Fischer due to really important matters. This will help him realize about a lot of things, specially those feelings he had been holding back.

#That’s what Cill said #Robert Fischer #robert fischer x reader #robert Fischer x you #robert Fischer x y/n #bobby fischer #robert Fischer imagine #robert Fischer fanfic #Robert Fischer inception #Cillian x Robert Fischer #cillian murphy x reader #cillian murphy fan fiction #cillian murphy x you

[christmasintheloonybin]

#bobby fischer #f

[subwaybooks]

Learn how to play chess the Bobby Fischer way with the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable method ever devised. Whether you’re just learning the game or looking for more complex strategies, these practice problems and exercises will help you master the art of the checkmate. 

This book teaches through a programmed learning method: It asks you a question. If you give the right answer, it goes on to the next question. If you give the wrong answer, it explains why the answer is wrong and asks you to go back and try again. Thanks to the book’s unique formatting, you will work through the exercises on the right-hand side, with the correct answer hidden on the next page. The left-hand pages are intentionally printed upside-down; after reaching the last page, simply turn the book upside-down and work your way back. When you finish, not only will you be a much better chess player, you may even be able to beat Bobby Fischer at his own game!

#bobby fischer teaches chess #bobby fischer #Stuart Margulies #Don Mosenfelder #non fiction #biography

[itsmerachdn]

#boris spassky #bobby fischer #chessplayer