Bobby Fischer

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Bobby Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential chess players in history.

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instanceOf World Chess Champion
chess grandmaster
chess player
human
alsoKnownAs Chess960 creator
becameUSChampionAtAge 14
burialPlace Selfoss, Iceland
causeOfDeath kidney failure
countryOfCitizenship Iceland
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943-03-09
dateOfDeath 2008-01-17
FIDEWorldRanking world number 1
fullName Bobby Fischer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Robert James Fischer
givenName Robert
invented Chess960
surface form: Fischer random chess
knownFor advocacy of Fischer random chess
contributions to chess opening theory
defeating Soviet dominance in world chess
languageSpoken English
laterNationality Icelandic
laterReligion Christianity
learnedChessAtAge 6
mother Regina Fischer
surface form: Regina Wender Fischer
nationality American
nickname Bobby
notableWork Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
My 60 Memorable Games
occupation author
chess player
chess writer
peakFIDERating 2785
peakFIDERatingYear 1972
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Reykjavík, Iceland
religion raised Jewish
residence Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Brooklyn, New York City, United States
sexOrGender male
sibling Joan Fischer NERFINISHED
subjectOf film "Pawn Sacrifice"
numerous chess biographies
titleHeld World Chess Champion
USChessChampionTitleCount 8
wonTitleInMatchAgainst Boris Spassky
worldChampionFrom 1972
worldChampionshipMatchLocation Reykjavík, Iceland
worldChampionshipMatchYear 1972
worldChampionTo 1975
youngestUSChampionYear 1957

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Fischer hasNotableBearer Bobby Fischer
Pawn Sacrifice mainSubject Bobby Fischer
Pawn Sacrifice character Bobby Fischer
Pawn Sacrifice portrays Bobby Fischer
this entity surface form: Bobby Fischer–Boris Spassky rivalry
Cobb associatedWith Bobby Fischer
this entity surface form: Robert Fischer
Ferncliff Cemetery hasNotableBurial Bobby Fischer
this entity surface form: Bobby Fischer (initial interment, later moved)
Bobby Fischer fullName Bobby Fischer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Robert James Fischer
Chess Oscar notableRecipient Bobby Fischer