Chess King Bobby Fischer Dies

[Queen Mother]

http://www.sunherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/309154.html

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. He was 64.

Fisher died in a Reykjavik hospital on Thursday of kidney failure after a long illness, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said Friday.

[ran]

I saw the movie when I was younger

[bpitt]

Dang, that dude was awesome, in a chess kinda way.

[Hawkeye]

He didn't look well last time I whooped his tail. yeah right.

Wasn't he in some sort of self-imposed exile?

[bpitt]

Yeah, I think he was. I think he had some 'issues'.

[TheCapitalist]

THanks. Good article, too.

[Augustus MCcrae]

"Check Mate" for the king......

[Hawkeye]

Yeah, I think he was. I think he had some 'issues'.

I read what his issue was. Our govt wanted to arrest and prosecute him for playing chess with a Yugoslavian at a time when we had sanctions on Yugoslavia. :rolleyes:

[EricStratton]

Bobby was also a professional anti-semite....

[Hawkeye]

He sho was dat - no lik'a de jews even a tad. Now, I'm curious as to why so adamant.