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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Media continues to discuss Bobby Fischer

Almost a month after the passing of Robert(Bobby) Fischer the main stream media continues to discuss this controversial figure. A recent article on the New York Times website has a great video of Fischer's appearance on the Tonight Show hosted by Dick Cavett in 1971. The article is appropriately titled "Was It Only a Game?" Dick Cavett discusses the Bobby he knew. A well written and wonderful article that everyone should read.

A Filipina woman who claims Bobby Fischer is the father of her child is demanding a share of his $1.8 million estate. Read more..

In 2005 when ChessManiac.com was a very young site I sent an email message to Bobby Fischer inviting him to play chess. Then I would check my logs to see if anyone from Iceland had visited the site. Sure enough there were a few visitors from Iceland shortly after I sent out the email. I feel honored that Bobby Fischer may have played or at least checked out the site at one point in time.

Here's to you, Bobby...

Dennis Steele

Labels: Bobby Fischer, Chess, Online Chess

posted by ChessManiac.com Team Member at Saturday, February 09, 2008

2 Comments:

Blogger Gns2 said...

haha~nice site, cool site you have, ok always stay cool with it

2/13/2008 12:19 AM  
Blogger Doctor Checkmate said...

Media seems to discuss Fischer alot because of his troubles with the authorities. Yes, the press does mention his chess accolades, but after the 1992 fisaco in Yugoslavia, it seems the focus became more on his politics rather than his talent, and it IS highly possible Bobby may have visited your site. That's really cool.

3/02/2008 2:46 PM  

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