Bobby Fischer
March 9, 1943 (81 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At age 20, Fischer won the 1963โ64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games (1969) remains a revered work in chess literature.
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- 2024 ยทThe Ghost of Bobby Fischeras Himself (Archive Footage)
- 2015 ยทPawn Sacrificeas Self (archive footage)
- 2012 ยทร ret var 1962as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 ยทBobby Fischer Against the Worldas Himself (archive footage)
- 2011 ยทThe Fight for Fischer's Estateas himself
- 2011 ยทChess Historyas Self
- 2009 ยทMe & Bobby Fischeras Bobby Fischer
- 1993 ยทSearching for Bobby Fischeras Himself (archive footage)
- 1982 ยทThe Great Chess Movieas Self
- 1968 ยทThe Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest
- 1961 ยทThe Mike Douglas Showas Self