Mar 09, 2010
Happy Birthday Bobby Fischer
Source: USA Today

On this day in 1943, one of the greatest chess players in history was born.

Bobby Fischer‘s talent, known in the chess world for decades, would become evident world-wide when he defeated Russian Boris Spassky for the world title in 1972.

Later, Fischer’s erratic personality and anti-Semitic rants would dominate his life. Click here for his confrontation with ABC’s Jeremy Schaap. The chess champion passed away in 2008.

Here is a news report on Fischer’s victory against Spassky.

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