AThe Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, August 11, 1972 - Page 3
Touring Master Predicts Chess Boom on Way
It was not a Chess Boom. It was a Fischer Boom. And it was not “on the way”. It was present, happening, current. When Bobby abandoned Chess, the throngs of adoring fans and curiosity spectators, exited as well. Did Kasparov and Acers really believe the “Chess Boom” would survive without the magnetic & charismatic personality of Fischer keeping the flame alive? or that either of them could compete to fill the shoes of the greatest chess player, who ever lived? The majority of Bobby's fans were NON-CHESS players, and Fischer's charisma inspired many to try their ability at chess!
And since when did the chess establishment care how disrespectful and crude it were toward Mr. Boris Spassky? Will Acers complain about the disrespect?
