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In Canada, we should never forget the tragic case of the very gifted FM Todd Southam, who died at age 26 in 1996. A tremendous player, Canadian Junior Champion circa 1988, who made one IM norm, and who would have certainly attained that title had he lived longer. Taken from us far, far too soon. Todd had recorded some of his own original music, and his brother David sent me a copy; I am very impressed. :)
Agreed, Hot Toddy is a CD his parents sent to me. Todd's main influence was Bach I would think.
"438. Rating Classes, Titles and Certificates. [Motion 2012-G Mallon/Drkulec]
a) The CFC officially recognizes the following titles, rating classes and CFC rating floors: National Master (2200), National Candidate Master (2000), Class A (1800), Class B (1600), Class C (1400), Class D (1200), and Class E (1000).
b) To achieve standing for any class or title, the player must:
i. Have at some point had a published CFC rating above the minimum rating floor for that class or title
ii. Have in three separate tournaments achieved a norm, which is a performance rating at least 100 points above the rating floor
iii. For the purposes of these norms, only CFC regular ratings count, and the player must have played at least five games.
iv. Matches may not be used as a norm.
v. An event can be used as a norm for multiple classes - for example, a 2300 performance event can be a norm used by the same player for Class A, National Candidate Master AND National Master.
vi. Titles and Classes are not awarded to Foreign players or members.
vii. Rating Floors are used only as the minimum required published rating to achieve titles or classes, and do not prevent a member’s rating from dropping below the rating floor for that member’s title or class.
viii. At any time, should a member’s published, established regular rating exceed 100 points above the rating floor for a title, they will achieve that title even if they do not have sufficient norms.
c) Certificates. The CFC will provide, free of charge, certificates to those who achieve the title of National Master or any higher title that the CFC chooses to award. Certificates for lower titles or classes are not automatically provided, but may be requested. The CFC Executive is empowered to set a fee for this service not to exceed $10 including shipping."
The CFC has a calculator on its web page
if you want to find out what your new
rating is.
I cannot find any reference to Fischer being a musician. Can you elaborate
I can not remember the source, maybe the New in Chess article, anyway, Fischer liked to sing, even he was a bad singer :D Can you imagine Champions trio: Smyslov and Fischer singing, and Taimanov accompanying with a piano.
A lame article what forgot to mention Smyslov and Taimanov (and Fischer).
"Fortunately I’ve got a weak character, so I never did decide to dedicate myself to only one of my professions. And I’m very glad. After all, if I’d rejected chess or music then my life wouldn’t have been two times, but a hundred times less interesting." - Mark Taimanov http://www.chessquotes.com/topic-success
I fear that Bobby’s singing was not up to concert standard:
Sunday 12 January 2003
Observer Sport Monthly
Bobby Fischer was singing the blues. As he wailed along with a 1965 recording by Jackie ('Mr Excitement') Wilson, his voice - a gravelly baritone ravaged by age but steeled by anger - rumbled through the microphone like a broken-down freight train on rusty wheels: 'You go walking down Broadway, watchin' people catch the subway! Take it from me, don't ask for a helping hand, mmm, 'cause no one will understand!' With each note he became increasingly strident. 'Bright lights will find you, and they will mess you around! Let me tell you, millions will watch you! Have mercy now, as you sink right down to the ground!'
Even if you knew nothing about Bobby Fischer, listening to him sing this song would tell you all you needed to know. 'There just ain't no pity. No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah - New York City.' This unlikely duet, featuring Jackie Wilson and the world's first and only chess grandmaster fugitive from justice, was broadcast live, on 6 July, 2001, by DZSR Sports Radio, a Manila-based AM station that has embraced Fischer as a ratings booster. In exchange for these rare interviews (Fischer hasn't given a magazine or TV interview in 30 years), Sports Radio management has happily provided Fischer with hours of free airtime to spin his classic R&B records and to lash out at his enemies, both real and imagined.
This radio broadcast was Fischer's 17th in the Philippines.
On July 6, 2001, from Manila, he plays a song by Jackie Wilson and accompanies him sort of karaoke-style from about 1:45 to 7:00 on the mp3 recording. [This is the first cut with a total duration of 20:02]
I’m giving this as reference and not recommending that anyone actually listen to it! Does Jackie Wilson have a big following today?
Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Artur Rubinstein were all avid chessplayers, I recall reading somewhere. Prokofiev, I think, was fairly strong - first category or perhaps candidate master strength.
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"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De Quincey
I fear that Bobby’s singing was not up to concert standard:
Sunday 12 January 2003
Observer Sport Monthly
Bobby Fischer was singing the blues. As he wailed along with a 1965 recording by Jackie ('Mr Excitement') Wilson, his voice - a gravelly baritone ravaged by age but steeled by anger - rumbled through the microphone like a broken-down freight train on rusty wheels: 'You go walking down Broadway, watchin' people catch the subway! Take it from me, don't ask for a helping hand, mmm, 'cause no one will understand!' With each note he became increasingly strident. 'Bright lights will find you, and they will mess you around! Let me tell you, millions will watch you! Have mercy now, as you sink right down to the ground!'
Even if you knew nothing about Bobby Fischer, listening to him sing this song would tell you all you needed to know. 'There just ain't no pity. No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah - New York City.' This unlikely duet, featuring Jackie Wilson and the world's first and only chess grandmaster fugitive from justice, was broadcast live, on 6 July, 2001, by DZSR Sports Radio, a Manila-based AM station that has embraced Fischer as a ratings booster. In exchange for these rare interviews (Fischer hasn't given a magazine or TV interview in 30 years), Sports Radio management has happily provided Fischer with hours of free airtime to spin his classic R&B records and to lash out at his enemies, both real and imagined.
This radio broadcast was Fischer's 17th in the Philippines.
On July 6, 2001, from Manila, he plays a song by Jackie Wilson and accompanies him sort of karaoke-style from about 1:45 to 7:00 on the mp3 recording. [This is the first cut with a total duration of 20:02]
I’m giving this as reference and not recommending that anyone actually listen to it! Does Jackie Wilson have a big following today?
This recording is poor quality.The article about Fischer
is very good.Fischer said he miscalculated in the first
game against Spasky.
Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Artur Rubinstein were all avid chessplayers, I recall reading somewhere. Prokofiev, I think, was fairly strong - first category or perhaps candidate master strength.
Vladimir Horowitz was also a keen player. On one of his last albums there is a shot of him playing with one of the sound technicians. From the position on the board it was pretty obvious that neither of them was particularly strong.
The composer Sergei Prokofiev was almost certainly of master strength. He famously won a match against the violinist David Oistrakh that got some coverage in Shakhmaty v SSSR.
Bono
"I never knew what I wanted to be. One day I'd wake up and want to be a chess player -- the best. I'd read a book on it, and at twelve I studied the grandmasters, and I was fascinated."
Some says that The Beatles were the strongest chess band with John Lennon and Ringo Starr on top boards. They always fought what color to play until Yoko Ono invented white pieces (Play it by Trust)
The January 1962 issue of Shakhmaty v SSSR featured an article by Tigran Petrosian on the Bled 1961 international tournament (1 Tal; 2 Fischer; 3-5 Petrosian, Keres and Gligoric). After assessing Fischer's play in the tournament, Petrosian added the following colour commentary:
"But enough about Fischer the grandmaster. It seems the young American champion has a new passion -- singing. In the evenings Fischer would appear in the casino, performing a number of contemporary popular songs accompanied by a jazz combo. The grandmaster has a high opinion of his own singing voice, but this view is shared by only a few of his listeners. He is definitely much better at chess..."
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