Bobby Fischer: His Approach to Chess - Agur "Backgammon" Medieval times continue to capture

Medieval times continue to capture the imagination of young and old

Shirov and Kramnik

The great Aaron Nimzowitsch wrote the key sentence: Neither attack nor defense is the essence of positional play

even if a player exceeds the available thinking time

Bobby Fischer: His Approach to Chess - Agur "Backgammon" Medieval times continue to captureThe return in 1992 of American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer against his old rival Boris Spassky has reawakened interest in the games of one of the most determined World Champions of all time. To Fischer chess is a highly competitive sport which requires not only meticulous opening preparation, a high state of tactical alertness and perfect technique, but also a constant striving for the initiative, immense will to win and even calculated risk taking. In