re: #640 JasonA

I understand, but both (Paul and Fischer) are irrelevant. Fisher died in 2008 snd Paul is dying

And This from a Sept 1, 1992 Fischer press conference:

A memorable press conference
On 1 September 1992, Fischer gave his first press conference in 20 years. When asked about his reaction to the threats by Washington, Fischer took out a letter from the Treasury Department and spat on it.

He accused Kasparov and Karpov of playing “prearranged” matches, and accused Karpov and Korchnoi of the same. Spassky supported the opinion by pointing out the finish of the 19th game of the 1990 match in Lyon.

When asked about his reputation as an anti-Communist, Fischer said “Soviet Communism is basically a mask for Bolshevism which is a mask for Judaism.” Asked later about his apparent anti-Semitism, he said, “I’m definitely not anti-Arab, OK?”

He accused the Soviets of keeping his royalties from his book “My 60 Memorable Games”, and said that there would be no possibility of a match with Kasparov unless the royalties were paid.