From the archives: Bobby Fischer in 1972 Before he became a mad recluse, chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer gave an unforgettable interview to Mike Wallace in 1972This week on the broadcast, the world’s No. 1 chess player, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen,...
Things you may not have known about Fischer

Here are 43 facts you might not know about the cold warrior of chess and the “Match of the Century” that made him famous. 1. Robert James “Bobby” Fischer was born in Chicago on March 9, 1943. He grew...
The man who is ahead of his time

Shelby Lyman on Chess: A Record for Precocity Sunday, January 5, 2014 (Published in print: Sunday, January 5, 2014) Bobby Fischer was astonishing, if only because of his precocity. In 1958, at the age of 15, he becoming the...
Unmatched success

Chess by Shelby Lymanon December 28, 2013 – 12:01 AM Bobby Fischer was astonishing if only because of his precocity. In 1958 at the age of 15 he became the U.S. champion, signaling an end to the chess dynasty...
Fischer or Kasparov?

More questions and answers about late chess legend Bobby Fischer Question: Who is a better player, Bobby Fischer or Garry Kasparov? And who would win if they played a match? Answer: If the match was played when both players...
The Fischer Impact

Susan Polgar: Remembering a chess champion, the late Bobby Fischer On Jan. 17, 2008, Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, passed away at the age of 64 in Reykjavik, Iceland, just as the number of...
The Bobby Fischer I knew back then

Meeting late U.S. World Champion Bobby FischerBy Susan Polgar One of the questions I am often asked is if I knew the late Great American World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer. As so many others of my generation, I was...
The man who once played Bobby Fischer

Chess master who played Bobby Fischer opens new club at Winsley10:00am Sunday 8th December 2013 By Katie Smith International Chess Master James Sherwin, who once played Grand Master Bobby Fischer, shared his skills at the launch of a new...
The match that was heard around the world

An epic battle that changed the face of the gameOctober 21, 2013 Updated: October 21, 2013 01:10 IST P. K. Ajith Kumar In the summer of 1972, a maverick American took on a gentle Russian in an epic battle...