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| Won the U.S. Championship at age 14 without a single loss. 1962 Bled Olympiad - The day before his game with Najdorf, he said he would win in exactly 25 moves...the next day, Najdorf resigned on move 25! U.S. Champion eight times in eight attempts. 1970 - Bobby scored 19 - 3 (+17-1=4) to win the unofficial "Speed Chess Championship of the World" in Herceg Novi Bobby scored 40 1/2 - 3 1/2 or 92% in two major blitz tournaments (Herceg Novi and the Manhattan tournament - against players ranging from strong masters to world champions. Fischer amazed the world by demolishing his first two match opponents at the World's Candidate matches by the unheard of scores of 6-0. A soviet journal declared, 'A miracle has occurred.' 1972 - Crowned as the World Chess Champion |
| "I like the moment when I break a man's ego." When asked why he didn't have a trainer, Fischer replied, "Why do I want to give chess lessons?" "As Olafsson showed me, White can win...it's hard to believe. I stayed up all night analyzing, finally convincing myself, and incidentally, learning a lot about Rook and Pawn endings in the process." "I like to make them squirm." "Dont ever mention losing to me: I can't stand to think of it!" |
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| Bobby Fischer.net - #1 Fischer site on the web and has a GREAT Flash Video Bobby Fischer Videos Downloadable (Windows Media Video files) Nice Summary Page |
| Robert J. Fischer |
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