Fischer’s first Filipino friend: He was very specialBy Artemio T. Engracia Jr.Philippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 00:10:00 01/20/2008 MANILA, Philippines–FLORENCIO CAMPOMANES, the country’s chess pioneer and former president of the International Chess Federation (Fide), was Bobby Fischer’s original Filipino friend....
One last tournament for Fischer?
Report: Bobby Fischer hoped for one last tournament08:36 AM CST on Saturday, January 19, 2008Associated PressSI.com REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Bobby Fischer had hoped to play current world chess champion Viswanathan Anand or former great Garry Kasparov in a tournament...
The endgame of a chess giant
Fischer vs. the World: A Chess Giant’s EndgameBy EDWARD ROTHSTEINNY Times There may be only three human activities in which miraculous accomplishment is possible before adulthood: mathematics, music and chess. These are abstract, almost invented realms, closed systems bounded...
The troubled genius
Bobby Fischer, Troubled Genius of Chess, Dies at 64 By BRUCE WEBERPublished: January 19, 2008 Bobby Fischer, the Chicago-born, Brooklyn-bred genius who became one of the greatest chess players the world has ever seen, died Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland....
The best chess player in history!
Quotes by the participants of the Corus Honorary Group: Ljubomir Ljubojevic: “A man without frontiers. He didn’t divide the east and the west, he brought them together in their admiration for him.” Jan Timman: “A great player and a...
Top 10 Fischer accomplishments?
What are the top 10 biggest accomplishments of Bobby Fischer? Here are 10 that came to my mind by no particular order. Can you add more? – Youngest ever Grandmaster– Youngest US Champion. He won every US Championship he...
Special CNN Video
Here is the CNN video of Bobby arriving to Iceland a few years ago. Special thanks to the countless people who wrote me this morning to inform me about Bobby’s death. I have been busy on the phone with...
Pride and sorrow of chess
From Times OnlineJanuary 18, 2008 Raymond Keene: Bobby Fischer was ‘pride and sorrow of chess’ Raymond Keene, a grandmaster and chess correspondent for The Times, says Bobby Fischer will be remembered as the enduring hero and villain of the...
Most memorable game?
Is this Fischer’s most memorable game? What are some of the other most memorable games of Bobby? Byrne, Donald – Fischer, Robert James [D97]New York Rosenwald New York, 1956 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0-0 5.Bf4 d5...