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Friday, January 18, 2008

Bobby Fischer Dead at 64

Bobby_FischerBobby Fischer, considered the greatest chess player in the world, dies at the age of 64. Fischer led a very inspiring life. He was the the only United States world champion. In 1972 he beat Boris Spassky to take the world title away from the Soviet Union. It was described as "The Match of the Century."

Bobby Fischer. This enigmatic genius elevated the game to hitherto unimaginable heights, reaching the front pages of the world's newspapers and more than doubling the number of registered players in the Western World. Fischer's popularization of the game he loved had a pronounced effect on chess literature. Since December 1970his successful journey on the road to the World Championship title, more chess magazines were born, more newspapers published chess columns, and many more chess books appeared on the market than ever before over the same time span. It surprises me that only a small handful of these books have been about Fischer.

We must thank Bobby Fischer for being Bobby Fischer. The beauty of his games, the clarity of his play, and the brilliance of his ideas have made him an artist of the same stature as Brahms, Rembrandt, and Shakespeare.

There can be no doubt that Bobby Fischer was the most superlative chess player that ever lived. His results up to the time that he defeated Spassky in Reykjavik indicate that his playing strength had already surpassed zeniths reached by Alekhine, Botvinnik, Capablanca and Lasker who had all occupied the World Champion's throne before him. Fischer was a more controversial figure than Alekhine or Staunton. He was more dedicated to the game than were Capablanca and Steinitz. He was the most prolifically biographed player in the history of chess.

From his results we can safely conclude that Robert James Fischer was the strongest chess player the world had ever known. From the diversity of openings that he played with a profound understanding, it is clear that in that area of the game his knowledge has never before been equaled. The precision with which he played the endgame is almost frightening. Even strong Grandmasters cannot treat a "book draw" too lightly. His impeccable and often original handling of all types of middle game positions leaves nothing lacking.

The chess world mourns Bobby Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008)


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posted by ChessManiac.com Team Member at Friday, January 18, 2008

4 Comments:

Blogger Ray said...

Robert James Fischer, the greatest chess player in the world.
The world was shock of his death. When he won the world championship in 1972 against Russian Grand Master Boris Spassky, he became the first American player to beat a dominant Russian chess player. He became the greatest chess player in the world up to the present time.

Bobby Fischer wrote many chess books. He introduced the Fischer 960 chess games that most people are playing with it now.

Fischer was born in Chicago, IL on March 9, 1943. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He started playing chess at the age of 6. He won a local championship at the age of 13 and became a Grand Master at the age of 15. He died in Iceland on January 18, 2008.

May he rest in peace. He will be remembered as a greatest chess player in the world and in the chess community around the world.

By:
Ray Duque III (GM-IBD)
New York City

1/19/2008 10:30 AM  
Blogger Ray Duque 3 said...

Robert James Fischer, the greatest chess player in the world. People around the world were shocked about his death.

Bobby Fischer won the world championship in 1972 against Boris Spassky. He was the first American chess player to beat a dominant Russian chess player.

Fischer was born in Chicago, IL on March 9, 1943. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He started playing chess at the age of 3 and became Grand Master at the age of 15. He died in Iceland on January 18, 2008 of kidney failure.

May he rest in peace. He will be remembered as a great chess player and in the chess community around the world.

BY:
Ray Duque III (GM-IBD)
New York City

1/19/2008 11:17 AM  
Blogger kanajlo said...

The strongest chess player in history, and one of the most creative. He left us too soon.

1/20/2008 11:51 AM  
Blogger hostile17 said...

why didn't he play in the world championships in 1975? Was he afraid his game wasn't up to par by then??

1/21/2008 9:32 AM  

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