ASt. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Sunday, February 18, 1962 - Page 104
“In analyzing women as chess players some speak politely, and others are blunt. Young Bobby Fischer in a recent article in Harper's was quoted as saying: ‘They're weak, all women. They shouldn't play chess. . .They're like beginners.’”
Fischer's remarks were brutal, his view exaggerated (Later he said he had been quoted ‘out of context’ and the general impression conveyed was ‘inaccurate.’) But essentially, women are weak as chess players. Miss Vera Menchik—later Mrs. Stevenson, who died during the blitz bombing of London—was one of the few women able to win from male masters. There were a good 30 in the ‘Vera Menchik club,’ as her victims were designated. But hers were individual victories scattered through many tournaments. And there has not been another woman player equal to her.”
Bobby Fischer denied statements by Ralph Ginzburg's muckraking journalism, the rest of his interview was taken out of context.
