AThe Evening Sun Baltimore, Maryland Monday, April 10, 1972 - Page 19
Chess Genius
CBS's “60 Minutes” provided a frank and tantalizing study of Bobby Fischer, who calls himself “the world's greatest chess player.” The profile was made as Fischer was training like a boxer for his approaching match with Boris Spassky, Russian holder of the world's championship title.
Fischer, at 29, was confident he would prevail, but seemed unenthusiastic about the interview. Mike Wallace described him as a shy man, suspicious of strangers, and as living an almost monastic life.
mo·nas·tic
adjective: monastic
1. relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live.
noun: monastic; plural noun: monastics
1. a monk or other follower of a monastic rule.
