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Bobby Fischer

1943–2008

2 standalone books

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (1943–2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won the first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14, and in 1964 recorded an 11–0 result, the only perfect score in the tournament's history. In 1972 he defeated Boris Spassky of the USSR to take the World Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, in a match publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the two countries.

Born
1943

Books by Bobby Fischer

  1. Cover of My 60 memorable games

    My 60 memorable games

    1969

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  2. Cover of Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

    Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

    1966

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