Anthony Saidy is an International Master of chess, a retired physician and author. He competed eight times in the U.S. Chess Championship, with his highest placement being 4th. He won the 1960 Canadian Open Chess Championship. The same year, he played on the U.S. Team in the World Student Team Championship in Leningrad, USSR. The U.S. team won the World Championship, the only time the U.S. has ever won that event.
Saidy is the author of several chess books, including The Battle of Chess Ideas, and The World of Chess (with Norman Lessing). His most recent book, 1983, a Dialectical Novel, is a work of "what if" political fiction inspired by Saidy's four sojourns in the USSR, during which he was able to get to know Russians from all walks of life in both public and intimate settings. Harrison Salisbury, Pulitzer Prize-winning Moscow correspondent of the New York Times, said that it had the "ring of truth."
As an older mentor he befriended Robert James Fischer (Bobby Fischer). It was in Saidy's family home in Douglaston, Long Island that Fischer secluded himself prior to the World Chess Championship 1972. Saidy et al. successfully encouraged the apparently reluctant Fischer to go to Iceland, where he won the world crown in a match against holder Boris Spassky.
Saidy is the son of playwright Fred Saidy.
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Some of their strengths
Anthony Saidy has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intelligent, Physical, Honest, Artistic, Energetic, Passionate, and Instinctual.
Strong and Diligent
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Anthony Saidy is someone who is a strong, diligent, and trustworthy person who approaches life with honesty and perseverance, but who is also physical, sensual, and artistic. A person who is charismatic and resourceful.
Soulful and Intuitive
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Anthony Saidy well know them as someone who can be graceful, romantic, and reserved, like gentle rain.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Anthony Saidy as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Social and Intuitive
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Anthony Saidy is someone who values forming deep friendships and relationships, and who has strong intuition and reasoning skills .
They are also someone who is active, giving, optimistic, and cheerful, and who possesses a charisma that attracts friends and admirers.
Patient and Compassionate
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Anthony Saidy tends to be someone who approaches life with grace and compassion, and who has a powerful and commanding personality. Who can be analytical, patient, and deliberate, avoiding risks and seeking out stability instead.
Some of Anthony Saidy's challenges
While Anthony Saidy has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Anthony Saidy can be Stubborn, Impulsive, Aggressive, Idle, Arrogant, Status-seeking, and Unemotional.
Stubborn and Idle
One of Anthony Saidy's key challenges is that they are someone who can be seen as stubborn and, at times, lazy.
Anthony Saidy must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs, and can be short-tempered and aggressive.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Anthony Saidy is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Materialistic and Aggressive
Finally, Anthony Saidy also can be materialistic, emotional, aggressive, stubborn, inconsistent, and be prone to big temper outbursts.
