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From another time. An immature Fischer claimed he could give knight odds to all women players. That wasn't true when he said it, certainly in the Soviet Union.
Lisa Lane
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"They're all weak, all women - they lose every single game against a man".
Even at the time that wasn't true, but these days it sounds positively prehistoric.
Nona G of course took up Bobby's "offer", and (strangely enough) that was the last anybody heard of it.
Even at the time that wasn't true, but these days it sounds positively prehistoric.
Nona G of course took up Bobby's "offer", and (strangely enough) that was the last anybody heard of it.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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On this side of the pond, Lisa made the headlines when she withdrew from the 1961-62 Hastings Congress, declaring she was in love.
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Fischer to Cathy Forbes in 1992, when asked on another of his female quotes:Roland Kensdale wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:37 pmAn immature Fischer claimed he could give knight odds to all women players. That wasn't true when he said it, certainly in the Soviet Union.
“A lot of these quotes about me are not correct. Quotes of things I said”.
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I have assembled a collection of images of Lisa from the BCN archives and placed them
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That is true, but he did say some pretty outrageous things beyond much question - even in his younger, relatively sane years.Paul Heaton wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:29 pmFischer to Cathy Forbes in 1992, when asked on another of his female quotes:Roland Kensdale wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:37 pmAn immature Fischer claimed he could give knight odds to all women players. That wasn't true when he said it, certainly in the Soviet Union.
“A lot of these quotes about me are not correct. Quotes of things I said”.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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An obituary of Lisa Lane appears in today's Times, including a photo of her playing Fischer. One additional fact I hadn't noticed in previous accounts was that when she was a student, driving her mother's car, she struck and killed an elderly pedestrian. This was deemed not her fault and she wasn't charged, but it sent her into a deep depression. Her husband for fifty-five years, Neil Hickey, died less than one week after her.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/07e4 ... 80487cc771
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/07e4 ... 80487cc771