Bobby Fischer Dies in Iceland at 64
01.18.08 REYKJAVIK, Iceland - "Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." It was the chess master's tragedy that the messy, tawdry details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game. Fischer, who has died at the age of 64, was a child prodigy, a teenage grandmaster and before age 30 a world champion who triumphed in a Cold War showdown with Soviet champion Boris Spassky. By GUDJON HELGASON, Associated Press Writer
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What a sad day, God bless Bobby, a great character, a pure genius, the best all time chess player, what a sad day indeed.
Posted by: Babak | January 19, 2008 12:23 AM
He was the greatest chessplayer in the world in my opinion, I'm only sorry he was so against the U.S.
Posted by: John Ellison | January 18, 2008 6:18 PM
YES THE KING IS DEAD. DO YOU THINK THE BIASED USCF WILL PUT OUT A COMMERATIVE ISSUE.... ALL THEY EVER WANTED TO DO WAS KNOCK HIM DOWN AFTER HE MADE A PERSONAL STATEMENT AGAINST JEWS, OF WHICH PROBABLY USCF IS TOP HEAVY WITH. A REAL LOSS TO THE WORLD OF A TRUE ICON.
Posted by: FREDERICK A. LARSON | January 18, 2008 4:48 PM