King Bobby

(dedicated to people who love chess) e4 c5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 the war over the board to crush opponent's mind the good moves love the game mental energy total concentration the top condition prepare, fact, confident to prove something play honestly, to win take chances the fighting spirit Ruy Lopez Queen's Gambit Grunfeld Defense King's Indian Defense a man's ego the moment nice guys tough players genius equality so kind so friendly misquoted celebrity most misunderstood Banquo's ghost at MacBeth's feast personal triumph convincing victory clean, and crystalline pure, like Capablanca e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 in real or imaginary brush off specks of dust completely natural plays no roles like a child very simple memory brilliance invention precision rational razor-sharp the ferocity monstrous a queen ahead a slight advantage Austrian Attack Yugoslav Attack Two Knights variation Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack fierce determination descend from heaven a class of his own a player of another caliber just drops the pieces fall on the right squares how unorthodox his views some maneuver combinations uncircumcised absolutely indomitable a very strong the greatest of ease d4 Nf6 c4 e6 Nc3 Bb4 e3 b6 a master of clarity a king of artful positioning freshness, pragmatism ideas about strategy the greatest legendary opening Sicilian Dragon Poison Pawn Najdorf Sicilian Rook and Pawn it's just a matter of throwing in a few sacrifices then checkmate! crosstable, positional middlegame, an ending he deplores positions without counterplay even if he's in bad shape, there must be tension Four Knights Game Alekhine's Defense King's Indian Attack Nimzo-Indian Defense virtually impeccable great objectivity I had felt ego of other player crumbling I had already analyzed this possibility I was half asleep and half dead I was half out of my head-stoned almost I just want to make sure that nobody gets ripped off mentally real process best by test tactics flow a strong memory concentration imagination a strong will a matter of delicate judgment knowing when to punch and how to duck d4 Nf6 c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 d6 (inspired by Bobby Fischer)