US Chess Master Bobby Fischer Dies

US Chess Master Bobby Fischer Dies

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64.

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[edit on 18-1-2008 by dntwastetime]

US Chess Grandmaster Bobby Fischer has died at age 65 of unknown causes. He had some very controversial views on things, and a very amazing life. Interesting article, this guy was way Above Top Secret.

wiki entry on Bobby Fisher
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[edit on 18-1-2008 by dntwastetime]

He was a great chess player. Too bad politics got thrown in the mix.

On January 17, 2008, Fischer died at the age of 64 (coincidentally, the number of squares on a chessboard)

[edit on 18-1-2008 by Digital_Reality]

A sad day for the chess community. Agreat one has passed. I did not realize that Bobby Fischer was so Anit-American and Anti-Jewish. Funny how they never elluded to that in "Searching for Bobby Fischer". I wonder if he thought that he would die at 64. Pretty amazing coincidence.