Bobby Fischer - Wikipedia
WEBRobert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament.
Bobby Fischer - Chess, IQ & Death - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Bobby Fischer was a record-setting chess master who became the youngest player to win the U.S. Chess Championship at 14, and the first American-born player to win the World Chess Championship....
Bobby Fischer | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Bobby Fischer (born March 9, 1943, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 17, 2008, Reykjavík, Iceland) was an American-born chess master who became the youngest grandmaster in history when he received the title in 1958. His youthful intemperance and brilliant playing drew the attention of the American public to the game of chess, particularly ...
Bobby Fischer - Bio & Stats | Top Chess Players - Chess.com
WEBJan 17, 2008 · Bobby Fischer is the first and only American world chess champion in history. Many consider him to be among the greatest chess players of all time, as well as the most famous. Fischer sparked an entire generation of chess players, especially in the United States and Iceland.
Bobby Fischer dies at 64; reclusive genius of the chess board
WEBJan 19, 2008 · Bobby Fischer, the enigmatic American chess genius who became a Cold War hero with his 1972 defeat of Soviet champion Boris Spassky but fell from grace in later decades when he became a recluse...
Bobby Fischer, Chess Master, Dies at 64 - The New York Times
WEBJan. 18, 2008. Bobby Fischer, the iconoclastic genius who was one of the greatest chess players the world has ever seen, died on Thursday in a hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was 64. Gardar...
A Memorable Life: A Glimpse into the Complex Mind of Bobby Fischer
WEBBobby Fischer—Samuel Reshevsky, Round 11 Scoresheet. August 10, 1961. Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame, gift of the family of Jacqueline Piatigorsky. This score sheet records the eleventh, and what would become the final, game of the Fischer–Reshevsky match.
Bobby Fischer: A Chess Champ 'Against The World' - NPR
WEBMay 25, 20112:14 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. 37-Minute Listen. Playlist. Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer pictured in 1971, at age 28. AP. The late Bobby Fischer was a chess prodigy who grew...
Biography of Bobby Fischer - Chess.com
WEBMay 24, 2007 · billwall. Updated: Sep 7, 2011, 5:09 AM | 9 | Chess Players. Robert James (Bobby) Fischer was born at 2:39 pm on March 9, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois (Michael Reese hospital) to Regina Wender Fischer Pustan (born in Switzerland of Jewish parents on March 31, 1913) and Hans-Gerhardt Fischer (born September 28, 1908).
Robert (Bobby) James Fischer | World Chess Hall of Fame
WEBWorld Chess. Hall of Fame. Inducted 2001. As the 11th World Champion from 1972-75, Bobby Fischer interrupted the Cold War Soviet hegemony of chess. His phenomenal skill was apparent from an early age. He won the U.S. Open in 1957 and was the youngest person to gain first place in the U.S. Chess Championship in 1957/58.
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