Bobby Fischer Dead

Walk The Line said:
One of the greatest chess minds in history has passed away. Though he is famous for his 1972 match against World Champion Boris Spassky, he became known in recent years for his anti-semitism and rants against the U.S. government.
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Too bad he didn't live long enough to play deep blue. He's been dead for awhile. His body was disinterred to settle a paternity suit. He's been reburied.
 
Tricky said:
...So I guess we need to change the thread title to:
Bobby Fischer Dead, not Dad.
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Or how about: Mating Checked.

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Oops, didn't realize that I'd made a comparable crack earlier.
 
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Cainkane1 said:
Too bad he didn't live long enough to play deep blue. He's been dead for awhile. His body was disinterred to settle a paternity suit. He's been reburied.
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Eh? Fischer died in 2008. Deep Blue's been around since the mid-90s. Gasparov's match was in 1996 or 1997, IIRC.
 
It's lousy Fischer's remains were disturbed because someone was out to make a few dollars.

Fischer was pretty nutty late in life but he added to the quality of my life. I was riveted to my chess board after coming home from grade school during the cold war tournament and had my board out watching a guy on public television diagnose moves that only arrived every forty minutes or so. I wasn't known for my attention span at the time but Fischer had me hooked. I'm a fairly decent chess player and more analytical now directly as a result of that mans influence. Plus his personal story is compelling and entertaining.

I'm an unabashed fan of Bobby Fischer.
 
I am a few years older than you ( 23 in 72 ) -- During the build up to the match in 72, I ran out and joined the local chess club, bought several chess books and ate, slept and lived chess for the next few months . Publishers of chess books and sellers of game paraphernalia really had a hey-day for a while..
Never became much of a chess player, but had a lot of fun ..
I was so disappointed when Fischer did not fulfill his potential .. I so much wanted to see him kicking chess butt ( officially representing the U.S. ) for years to come..

I still have one of his Biographies: Profile of a Prodigy (2nd ed.). Brady, Frank (1973)

It is a very entertaining account of his early years.. Fascinating..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer

Based on Fischer's rating, the USCF invited him to play in the 1957–58 U.S. Championship. The tournament included such luminaries as four-time champion Reshevsky, defending champion Bisguier, and William Lombardy, who in August had won the World Junior Championship with the only perfect score (11–0) in its history. Fischer was expected to score around 50%. He scored eight wins and five draws to win the tournament with 10½/13, a point ahead of Reshevsky. Still two months shy of his 15th birthday, he became the youngest US champion in history – a record that still stands.[
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Skeptical Greg said:
I am a few years older than you ( 23 in 72 ) -- During the build up to the match in 72, I ran out and joined the local chess club, bought several chess books and ate, slept and lived chess for the next few months . Publishers of chess books and sellers of game paraphernalia really had a hey-day for a while..
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I was ten in '72 yet I was a chess player. My best friend was a 12 year old nerd who taught me the game and encouraged me to enter tournaments with him. I didn't suck and placed in tournaments. Bobby Fischer was my hero as much as any football following Manning is today to a ten year old.
Never became much of a chess player, but had a lot of fun ..
I was so disappointed when Fischer did not fulfill his potential .. I so much wanted to see him kicking chess butt ( officially representing the U.S. ) for years to come..
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It rattled the hell out of me when the time passed for him to defend his title. I couldn't understand why he wouldn't just crush the next commie they put in front of him.
I still have one of his Biographies: Profile of a Prodigy (2nd ed.). Brady, Frank (1973)

It is a very entertaining account of his early years.. Fascinating..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer
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I've read many but now need to find the Brady.
 
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