Which World Champion has the most intimidating stare? Kasparov, Karpov or Tal? 🙂 You can also nominate your own choice.
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TAL! TAL! TAL!
I don´t know…but I want to share something: I have a book with famous players’ sentences, here I have one of Mikhail Tahl. “If the chess is prohibited, I would probably make me smuggler”.I vote for him 🙂
Tal, definitely.
Watch the YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6eWfbzUdE and see the demonic stare at the 35 second mark… Fischer’s reaction is priceless.
No, it is Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian! Look here for yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:TigranPetrosian.jpg
I would just answer the opposite question…Who is the less intimidating stare?
Mr. Ivanchuk in deep thinking concentration…Have you seen him??? LOL
More than just a stare:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KoAaZUDEPnc&NR
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoAaZUDEPnc&NR
Sad.
Gabor
According to a old story: Tal with funny glasses ;o)
Ask Benko about it ;o)
Ponomariov has a good stare too
Tal!
Long time ago, i love to stare at my opponent, but not now.
TAL
Topalov
GM Ulf Anderson used to say that none of the players he had played against had a stare like that of Kasparov’s.
I don’t like him, but I would say Kasparov
I remember reading a story that Pal Benko would wear sunglasses so he didn’t have to stare at Tal’s eyes …. ’nuff said.
Definitely Kasparov. I saw footage of him giving a lecture on a Bobby Fischer game, and someone made a noise. He immediately looked up and his eyes inspired intimidation, as if he was saying “who DARES make a sound while I am speaking?”
The video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgqSucmAM3s
The noise/stare is at 1:17
Petrosian at least shares the first place with likes of Tal and Kasparov
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I’m fairly certain that it isn’t easy smiles that gained Kasparov the nickname “The Beast”.
And I’m certain that video was of Tal, not of Petrosian