The eleventh World Chess Champion was Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008), an American grandmaster in the game. He was a chess prodigy who at the age of 14 won his first of a record-setting eight US Championships. He was the only player to ever win the competition with a perfect score of 11-0, which he achieved in 1964. Fischer won 6-0 victories in his matches against Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen to qualify for the 1972 World Championship. Fischer defeated Tigran Petrosian in a subsequent qualifying round before defeating Boris Spassky of the USSR in the title match in Reykjavik, Iceland. The game received greater international attention than any other chess tournament before or subsequently because of its promotion as a Cold War showdown between the US and USSR.
Bobby Fischer Biography
- Real Name: Robert James Fischer
- Nickname: The Bad Boy of Chess
- Profession: Professional Chess Player
- Nationality: American
- Net Worth: $ 2 million
- Source of Income: Playing Chess
Bobby Fischer’s Physical Status
- Height: 1.85 m
- Weight: 75 Kg
- Body Measurements: N/A
- Eye color: Hazel
- Hair color: Dark Brown
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Bobby Fischer’s Personal Life
- Date of Birth: March 9, 1943, Chicago
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Date of Death: January 17, 2008
- Place of Death: Reykjavík, Iceland
- Cause of Death: Kidney Failure
- School: Erasmus Hall High School
- College: Not Available
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Hobbies: Reading Books
Bobby Fischer Family
- Mother’s Name: Regina Wender Fischer
- Father’s Name: Paul Nemenyi
- Sibling’s Name: Joan Targ, Peter Nemenyi
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse/ Affairs: Miyoko Watai
- Children’s Name: Jinky Ong
Bobby Fischer Achievements
- Bobby Fischer, who was 14 years and 5 months old, was the youngest US master and world grandmaster of his time.
- At 15 years and 6 months old, Bobby Fischer was also the youngest contender for the World Championship.
- Bobby Fischer clinched eight US chess championship titles.
- The best-selling chess book ever, Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, was co-written by Bobby Fischer in 1966.
Here are some lesser-known facts about Bobby Fischer
- Regina moved around the country and was homeless, she worked as a teacher and was active in politics at the time Bobby was born.
- Bobby participated in a tournament that was hosted by his instructor, Carmine Nigro, when he was nine years old. Fischer claimed that Nigro was the primary motivator behind his choice to play chess.
- At the age of 13, Bobby defeated American Master Donald Byrne in what is now known as “the game of the century” at a tournament in New York, earning him public fame.
- Bobby Fischer won all eight US Championships he competed in between 1957 and 1967, each time by at least one point.
