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Bobby Fischer
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Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time.
At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At age 20, Fischer won the 1963–64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games (1969) remains a revered work in chess literatur…
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Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At age 20, Fischer won the 1963–64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games (1969) remains a revered work in chess literature.
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Bobby Fischer's Filmography
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American Humor
as Man (archive voice) (uncredited)
Queen of Chess
as Self (archival footage)
The Ghost of Bobby Fischer
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Pawn Sacrifice
as Self (archive footage)
Bobby Fischer Against the World
as Himself (archive footage)
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
as himself
Chess History
as Self
No Poster
Requiem for Bobby Fischer
as Himself (archive footage)
Me & Bobby Fischer
as Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Chess Movie
as Self (archive footage)