It's not the greatest quote ever, is it? I think I've seen it attributed to Spassky, but I expect many others have said it and whether Spassky said it in '83 I don't know!
Karpov, Kallaghan or Kasparov? If none of those then another 'K': Korchnoi. I guess this knowing that he wrote a book called 'Chess is my life' (which is not the same, of course) but mindful of his battles with the Soviet Union.
I thought it was Grandmaster A. Schopenauer, but that would be 1783. Spassky's greatest quote, no matter what he ever says for the rest of his life, will always be about how he and his first wife "were like bishops of opposite colours."
Shame! I seem to recall Karpov, in Who's Who, also listed his hobbies as "Stamp collecting and communism." I wondered if these were the extra things he had in his life.
I think I must have made that story up. "Chess is not my life" gets three google hits. It seriously loses this Google Fight.
Forrest Gump?
ReplyDeleteKarpov - though that's a wild guess.
ReplyDeleteNeither of the above!
ReplyDeleteI shall, perhaps, record other instances of such-and-such supposedly resembling chess as time goes past, but this one you're going to have to guess...
James Callaghan? (more stabbing in the dark - probably too late for him I suppose)
ReplyDeleteIt's not the greatest quote ever, is it? I think I've seen it attributed to Spassky, but I expect many others have said it and whether Spassky said it in '83 I don't know!
ReplyDeleteSerious guess this time. Kasparov.
ReplyDeleteKarpov, Kallaghan or Kasparov? If none of those then another 'K': Korchnoi. I guess this knowing that he wrote a book called 'Chess is my life' (which is not the same, of course) but mindful of his battles with the Soviet Union.
ReplyDeleteAngus.
Am I right in thinking Karpov published a book called "Chess is not my life" soon after, Angus? Or is that just a story I'd like to tell?
ReplyDeleteI thought it was Grandmaster A. Schopenauer, but that would be 1783. Spassky's greatest quote, no matter what he ever says for the rest of his life, will always be about how he and his first wife "were like bishops of opposite colours."
ReplyDeleteTom, I don't know but that rings true... Just looked it up and the title was also 'Chess is my life'...
ReplyDeleteAngus.
Shame! I seem to recall Karpov, in Who's Who, also listed his hobbies as "Stamp collecting and communism." I wondered if these were the extra things he had in his life.
ReplyDeleteI think I must have made that story up. "Chess is not my life" gets three google hits. It seriously loses this Google Fight.
All these guesses are not just wrong, but very wrong indeed.
ReplyDeleteChris Waddle?
ReplyDeleteNo, but probably closer.
ReplyDeleteOssie Ardiles?
ReplyDeleteBoutros Boutros-Ghali.
ReplyDeleteTarrash one century before said the same thing!!!
ReplyDeletep.s. I made a new blog, come to visit me, I need visitors!
I was kind of enjoying guessing.
ReplyDeleteBut what the heck. Go on then.
The claim was made in song.
ReplyDeleteWas it Modern Romance in "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" ?
ReplyDeleteHar.
ReplyDeleteNo.
Tim Rice.
ReplyDeleteI reckon I might know the answer but I hasten to add I'm not a fan - I used the internet.
ReplyDeleteTell us, Chris, tell us...
ReplyDeleteBananarama?
ReplyDeleteand...?
ReplyDeleteFun Boy Three. Originally a jazz tune from 1939 by Sy Oliver according to Wikipedia.
ReplyDeletePing! You are correct. Will you take the money or go into the box?
ReplyDeleteMoney please.
ReplyDeleteIs this a S&BCCblog record for number of comments on a post?
ReplyDeleteThe thinner the theme, the wider the commentary.
ReplyDeleteIt's the age we live in.