Fischer, Robert James (1943 – 2008)
Bobby Fischer (1960).
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| Alternative first name spellings: Robert J. |
| Alias: Bobby |
“I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.”
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion since 1972 to 1975. After obtaining the world champion title, he never played again until 1992, when he played a friendly match against Spassky (again). Many considered him to be the greatest chess player of all time. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Chicago, Illinois, United States / Reykjavík, Iceland. | Country Tags: United States. Iceland. |
| Centuries: XX-XXI. | Title: Grandmaster (1958). |
| Wolrd Champion: 1972–1975 | School: Manhattan Chess Club. |
| Styles: Universal. | Chess Olympiads: 1960, 1962, 1966, 1970. |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Bobby Fischer chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Robert_James_Fischer – [28/02/2018].
- Bobby Fischer on Chess24: https://chess24.com/es/informate/jugadores/bobby-fischer – [28/02/2018].
- Bobby Fischer player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=19233 – [28/02/2018].
- World Chess Federation. Bobby Fischer FIDE chess profile: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2008653 – [28/02/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Bobby Fischer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer – [28/02/2018].
- Wikiquote: Bobby Fischer: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer – [28/02/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Brady, Frank (2011): Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall – from America’s brightest prodigy to the edge of madness. Crown.
- Bisguier, Arthur; Soltis, Andrew (1974). American Chess Masters from Morphy to Fischer. Macmillan.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Morán, Pablo (1988): Bobby Fischer, su vida y sus partidas. Barcelona (España): Martínez Roca.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
