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This April 28, 1962 file photo shows chess star Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn in New York. AP REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Authorities in Iceland have exhumed the body of American chess champion Bobby ...
Carl Mydans—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Bobby Fischer in a used bookstore, New York, 1962. Carl Mydans—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Bobby Fischer plays chess with an ...
Over the course of three assignments for Life Magazine in 1971 and 1972, legendary photographer Harry Benson chronicled the enigmatic Bobby Fischer at the absolute pinnacle of his chess career.
For older chess players who learned the game long ago, Bobby Fischer's 1960's Boys Life (the official Boys Scouts of America magazine) column brings back nostalgic memories. Those where the days ...
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Bobby Fischer, 64, Former Chess Champ. John McConnico/AP File Photo A March 25, 2005, file photo showing Bobby Fischer answering a question at a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Chess icon Bobby Fischer's body exhumed over paternity case - Los Angeles Times ...
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64.
As I began to study chess, I reveled in sharing Fischer’s initials. I signed everything “Bobby F.” When my dad came home with a copy of Fischer’s classic book, “My 60 Memorable Games ...
Harry Benson's photos – taken at the height of Fischer's powers – break down more of his barriers than anything written about him to date.
Actor Tobey Maguire’s fascination with Bobby Fischer led him to play the eccentric American chess champion in “Pawn Sacrifice.” The film, which opens Sept. 16, frames the 1972 world ...