Bobby Fischer

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Biography: Youngest grandmaster and the youngest candidate ever for the World Championship.

At the age of 20 he won the 1963–64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament.

Born: March 9, 1943
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Pisces

Died: January 17, 2008 (aged 64)
Cause of Death: Renal failure, aged 64, the same number as the number of squares on a chessboard.

Articles and Photos

Bobby Fischer, The World Chess Champ
The Soviet Union saw its domination of the chess world as proof of intellectual superiority. Then, on this day, American Bobby Fischer faced the Russian champion
September 1, 1972

Historical Events

1956-10-17 Chess "Game of the Century": 13-year-old Bobby Fischer defeats 1953 U.S. Champion Donald Byrne in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City
1972-09-01 American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer beats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5-8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland; most publicised world title match ever played; Fischer 1st American to win title
1975-04-03 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it, title awarded to Russian Anatoly Karpov
1992-11-05 "Revenge Match of the 20th century" American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade

Bobby Fischer, The World Chess Champ