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Friday, January 18, 2008

Bobby Fischer Dead

News reports say eccentric chess champ Bobby Fischer has died in Iceland at age 64.

This video (5 mins.) captures the turmoil of Fischer's 1972 win over Boris Spassky. Fischer won the championship, but never defended it and gave up his title in 1975.

Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 5:38 AM