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Could Bobby Fischer Still be Alive? 23 Jan 2008 | 07:04 pm
Considering how private the life of Fischer was, plus the fact so few people actually saw him ill, and even throw in that the Rev. Kristinn Agust Fridfinnsson told the TV station in Iceland that the c...
Bobby Fischer Dies 19 Jan 2008 | 06:49 am
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64 (the same number of squa...
Fischer Speaks 6 Nov 2006 | 12:22 pm
Bobby Fischer finally came back out and provided a radio interview in Iceland in October. It's typical Bobby- and you can listen to the Fischer Interview Here. Post your thoughts...
The Toilet Bowl Games 3 Oct 2006 | 03:48 pm
Bobby Fischer's name has been in the news lately, although inadvertanly. It seems that the result of the toilet issue of the 2006 World Chess Championship games have caused Vladimir Kramnik to lose a ...
World Chess Championship 2006 Games 24 Sep 2006 | 06:01 pm
It's finally here - the long awaited World Chess 2006 Championship match between Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik. Topalov is the favorite but Kramnik does tend raise his game in high profile matc...
Match of the Century 5 Sep 2006 | 10:38 am
In 1972, Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky to compete in the World Chess Championship. The match was dubbed "The Match of the Century". The Russian players had held the championship for more than 40 yea...
Junior wins Computer Chess World Championship 5 Jun 2006 | 10:54 am
Like it or not, the greatest minds in Chess are computers. There is no getting around the fact that they get more powerful and their opening books get larger with passing every year. Maybe taking awa...
Legends Match - Spassky vs. Karpov 31 May 2006 | 12:26 pm
An interesting battle took place a few days ago that pitted old-timers Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov against each other in a legends chess match. And what really surprised me was that Spassky won t...
My 60 Memorable Games 29 May 2006 | 03:39 pm
Long before Bobby Fischer became the World Chess Champion, he published a book titled "Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games". For many, the book became and instant classic. For others, the hype surrou...
Topalov vs. Kramnik in September, 2006 16 Apr 2006 | 05:52 am
Looks like we can set aside any thought of a Topalov vs. Fischer match. The stage is set for Topalov vs. Kramnik. Here is a bulletin from FIDE: ______________________ To: All National Chess Federatio...