April 23, 2008

Bobby Fischer's final manoeuvre. The fight over what the greatest chess player ever left behind.
  • "Searching for Bobby Fischer" has been sitting in its Netflix envelope beside my TV for the last three weeks. Are you from Netflix? Are you saying I should either watch it or return it? (I should watch it.) Awesome article, thanks. The take-away lesson being - as bernockle will tell you - everyone should have a will. EVERYONE. Probate fights are uuuuuugly even if you aren't famous.
  • Yes, the truth is out, I am from Netflix. WATCH THE FRICKIN' MOVIE ALREADY! THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WAITING FOR IT, YOU SELFISH B*ST*RD!
  • Ugh! What a mess! Incidentally, Boris Spassky visited Bobby's grave and shed a tear. Interesting how the two archetype, hyper-polarized Cold Warriors ended up being friends. It points to the artificiality of war/conflict and how most wars are just power struggles between ruling classes. Most normal people just want a job, to raise their kids in safety and would much prefer having a beer with their neighbors than killing them.
  • A nice read. Thanks for posting it. A mess indeed...
  • Everyone should have a will.
  • Where there's a will, there's a way to a will? Thanks for the reminder, nock.