However, the article got a minor detail wrong. Fischer's passport was renewed under the Clinton Administration. It wasn't until Bush jr came to office that his passport was revoked. Bush jr tried to 'fix' his daddy's mistake. Fischer had been traveling under a legal document.
[DM: What detail did it get wrong? I don't see where Kasparov claims that it was revoked by Clinton; indeed, he doesn't say anything about how, when or why it was revoked, or when it had been issued. IF (and I'm not saying you are, but if) you are interested in making political statements about the Fischer case or the Bush administration, or politics in general, please do it elsewhere.]
I wasn't making political statements. I was pointing out a fact. Fischer was traveling under legal documentation.
[DM: "Bush jr tried to 'fix' his daddy's mistake." That certainly looks like a political statement. (It's certainly both disrespectful and unsupported by hard evidence.) And no, Kasparov didn't get it wrong. It is true, as Brady notes - and as you do, too - that the arrest was for Fischer having a revoked passport. Nowhere does Kasparov assert or imply that it had been revoked during the Clinton or even Bush 41 administration. He doesn't say *when* it was revoked, except, by obvious implication, that it must have been at some moment prior to Fischer's arrest in July 2004 (which is during the administration of Bush 43). So I don't see the alleged error in the Kasparov article.
P.S. I don't want pro-right-wing politics either. No politics! (Except chess politics, when relevant.)]
Thank you for posting this link. I just finished the book yesterday and found it fascinating. It also made me sad reading it as Fischer's story truly is a tragedy. I hope to have a blog post up sometime today that includes my impressions of this book.
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Great Article.
However, the article got a minor detail wrong. Fischer's passport was renewed under the Clinton Administration. It wasn't until Bush jr came to office that his passport was revoked. Bush jr tried to 'fix' his daddy's mistake. Fischer had been traveling under a legal document.
[DM: What detail did it get wrong? I don't see where Kasparov claims that it was revoked by Clinton; indeed, he doesn't say anything about how, when or why it was revoked, or when it had been issued. IF (and I'm not saying you are, but if) you are interested in making political statements about the Fischer case or the Bush administration, or politics in general, please do it elsewhere.]
I give a lot of credit to Kasparov, he definitely put some effort into this. I found it thoughtful and insightful.
I wasn't making political statements. I was pointing out a fact. Fischer was traveling under legal documentation.
[DM: "Bush jr tried to 'fix' his daddy's mistake." That certainly looks like a political statement. (It's certainly both disrespectful and unsupported by hard evidence.) And no, Kasparov didn't get it wrong. It is true, as Brady notes - and as you do, too - that the arrest was for Fischer having a revoked passport. Nowhere does Kasparov assert or imply that it had been revoked during the Clinton or even Bush 41 administration. He doesn't say *when* it was revoked, except, by obvious implication, that it must have been at some moment prior to Fischer's arrest in July 2004 (which is during the administration of Bush 43). So I don't see the alleged error in the Kasparov article.
P.S. I don't want pro-right-wing politics either. No politics! (Except chess politics, when relevant.)]
Kasparov is the only player since Fischer, who I think could have beaten Fischer in a match , if both were able to play at their peak.
Thank you for posting this link. I just finished the book yesterday and found it fascinating. It also made me sad reading it as Fischer's story truly is a tragedy. I hope to have a blog post up sometime today that includes my impressions of this book.