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Fischer-Spassky 1992

Fischer unleashes his "river variation" on Gligorić at the 1958 Interzonal

Analysing by the riverside with Bobby Fischer

By mishanp on June 23, 2010

In a remarkable interview given to Yury Vasiliev of Sport Express, the 87-year-old GM Svetozar Gligorić talks about some of his career highs and lows, his friendship with Fischer and the unlikely new career he took up, aged 81.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Capablanca, Chess960, computers, Fischer, Fischer-Spassky 1992, Gligorić, Petrosian, Spassky, Tal, Vasiliev | 3 Responses

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