BOBBY FISCHER

(1943 - 2008) 64

CHESS MASTER

Wikipedia Profile

Bobby Fischer, the eccentric genius who became America's only world chess champion by humbling the Soviet Union's best but who spent his last years as a fugitive from U.S. authorities, has died at 64. Full Article (Reuters)

AWARDS

U.S. Chess Championships:

  • 1957-58 (Winner)
  • 1958-59 (Winner)
  • 1959-60 (Winner)
  • 1960-61 (Winner)
  • 1962-63 (Winner)
  • 1963-64 (Winner)
  • 1964-65 (Winner)
  • 1965-66 (Winner)
  • 1966-67 (Winner)

Chess Olympiad:

  • 1960: Leipzig (Silver)
  • 1962: Varna (Fourth)
  • 1966: Havana (Silver)
  • 1970: Siegen (Silver)

World Chess Champion:

  • 1972 (Winner)
  • 1973 (Winner)
  • 1974 (Winner)
  • 1975 (Forfeit)