The Chess Mind

By Dennis Monokroussos.
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Quotation Time #3: Preparing to play Fischer

It's time for another installment of our popular new feature, "Quotation Time". Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to identify the writer and discuss the quote:

I took with me several hundred of Fischer's games and set off to the Black Sea for two weeks to prepare for the match. Fischer's games did not provide any surprises with their strategic ideas. These were known to any experienced player from old games (even before Fischer). But the American grandmaster's tactical resourcefulness, his energy in carrying out his plans, and his striving for activity at the very first opportunity were staggering.

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Saturday March 22, 2008 at 1:40am
naisortep:
I'm going to guess its a trick question and suggest Botvinnik. Around 1968 or 69 he was in negotiations to play a match with Fischer which ultimately fell through.
3.22.2008 1:47am
MM:
I think the text seems too adminiring to have come from Botwinnik. And it doesn't sound like "Russian", he sounds to lonely. Working alone instead of with a team to take out the great white ;-)

so my guess is Larsen
3.22.2008 6:20am
Doctordan (mail):
Dear Dennis,

I'm guessing that the quote is by Mark Taimanov.
3.22.2008 7:52am
sbb1cpa (mail):
Maybe it is Karpov getting ready for April 1!
3.22.2008 8:47pm
P:
Petrosian, perhaps?
3.23.2008 2:37am