Before Bobby Fischer, the Soviets weren’t merely the dominant chess-playing people on Earth. They were czars of the sport, producing every world champion between 1948 and 1971.

Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his American citizenship, has died. He was 64.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his American citizenship, has died.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- "Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." It was the chess master's tragedy that the messy, tawdry details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game.

Wanted at home for attending a 1992 match in Yugoslavia despite international sanctions, the American former world champion had managed to stay one move ahead of the law by living abroad and being ...

Spassky, reached briefly at his home in France, said: "I am very sorry, but Bobby Fischer is dead. Goodbye." An American chess champion at 14 and a grand master at 15, Fischer dethroned Spassky in ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his American citizenship, has died.

Chess Master Bobby Fischer Dead at 64 Originally published January 18, 2008 at 7:40 pm Updated January 18, 2008 at 11:46 pm "Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." ...

1972: Chess champ Bobby Fischer on 60 Minutes 09:19. Most of us think of chess as a thoughtful, contemplative game, but here at 60 Minutes, we've learned that among grandmasters, chess is a blood ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – “Chess,” Bobby Fischer once said, “is life.” It was the chess master’s tragedy that the messy details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game.