On the 40th anniversary of his legendary 1972 victory over Boris Spassky, LIFE.com presents pictures of Bobby Fischer as a young man.

The chef's dad, Bill Flay, died on Feb. 23 at age 93. Six weeks later, Bobby and his only daughter Sophie held a celebration of life in New York for their family and friends.

He Made Some Controversial Remarks In his later life, Fischer made multiple Anti-semitic and Anti-American remarks on the radio, including an incendiary broadcast after the September 11 attacks.

Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, who has died aged 88, in a ...

Robert “Bobby” Buskaveta Fischer, age 83, of Hendersonville, TN, passed at home on Sunday, surrounded by his wife and family.

Bobby Fischer may have been one of the most controversial figures in the world of chess, but his strongest legacy is turning out to be his idea for how the rules of the game should change.

Moscow – Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died on Thursday in ...

Fifty years ago this week, Bobby Fischer was crowned world chess champion. He arrived more than an hour late for his own ceremony. It seemed to sum up the enigma that was Fischer, the bad boy of ...

Bobby Flay, Food Network star and founder of Made by Nacho, announced his dad Bill Flay's death in February.

The chef's dad, Bill Flay, died on Feb. 23 at age 93. Six weeks later, Bobby and his only daughter Sophie held a celebration of life in New York for their family and friends.