Robert James Fischer

Robert James Fischer is an USA Grand Master. Some people call him the best chess player in the world and indeed, he is a great player.

                                                                 Early Life

Robert James Fischer was born in March 9, 1943 in Chicago IL .Bobby Fischer first learned the game of chess at age 6 and eventually became the youngest international grand master at the age of 15. He reportedly had an I.Q. of 181 and in 1972, he became the first American-born world chess champion after defeating Boris Spassky. An eccentric genius, who was believed to have an I.Q. of 181, Fischer became known for his controversial public remarks in his later years.He was granted Icelandic citizenship in 2005, following legal trouble with the United States. 

                                                        Match of the Century

During the early 1960s, Fischer continued to be involved in U.S. and world championship matches but was also making a name for himself with his unpredictable, paranoid commentary. After having a 20-game winning streak in the early 1970s, Fischer once again made chess history in 1972 with his defeat of the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky at the Reykjavik, Iceland world championships, thus marking the first time an American chess player had won the title. Fischer's defeat of a Soviet opponent, which became known as the "Match of the Century," took on iconic proportions in the midst of the Cold War and was seen as a symbolic victory of democracy over Communism. Fischer's historic win also made chess a popular game in the United States.