Talk:Larry Evans

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[edit] A little POV?

The article says earned him many awards but none was more deserved than the USCF's Chess Journalist of the Year award. I don't dispute that at all, but is it a little POV? Bubba73 (talk), 04:56, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Speaking of POV, what about the sentence that he "guided Fischer to his capturing of the world title in the famous match against Boris Spassky in 1972.". Isn't that a rather grandiose statement? What exactly was his role? According to the William Lombardy page, Evans was Fischer's second for the Candidates' matches, but they had a falling out before the Spassky match. Peter Ballard 03:12, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Good points. I think both statements should be fixed up. As I recall, Evans and Fischer did have a falling out before the Spassky match. I should look up the details (as far as they have been reported), but they really belong in the World Chess Championship 1972 article. I think this page should just say that Evans was Fischer's second for the Candidates matches, as you mention. Quale 06:36, 10 July 2007 (UTC)