I really love this fact as well, and was pleased to report it to others.
I did find this though...
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/chess.htm
But I still prefer to see it as 64... heh, call it willful ignorance for romanticisms sake.
Fisher Dies at 64,How many squares are on a chess board?
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Does that mean if I become a famous go player I'll die at the age of 361? Do you know anywhere where I can learn go?
EDIT: According to that article and a calculater, I might even live up to 2470 if I start playing go!
Jan 20, 2008
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"Fisher Dies at 64,How many squares are on a chess board?"
can you give a hint?
Knowing Fischer, this was probably planned before he left the womb.
If only a math geek had gotten to him, then he could've lived to 204!
I see the connection your making, but actually there are about 88: 64, 16, 4, 4 if I counted right, these smaller squares make larger ones totaling 88- I think.
Check the math in the link I posted above... does it check out?
This is exactly how New Age stuff is born.
Jan 20, 2008
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If you think that's weird....
Fischer won the world championship at age 32 or 12030 days old. Exacly 12030 days later, at age 64, he died!
For real? That sounds... dubious.
There are 64 squares I beleive. Who cares? Anyone with a strong enought chess engine can beat fischer! Hook Rybka to the EES (Enviornmental Earth Simulator) and you're good. Chessmaster could beat kasparov on a regular desk top. Anyway I'm just joking great guy.
Weird.
I think he wanted to die at 64. It seems sad to me, not fateful.
You know what's even weirder? There are 64 squares on a chessboard, and the Beatles made a song called "When I'm 64". Spoooooky, I know. I have chills.
Hehe. Sorry for that. Almost done work, getting silly.
I'm going to start playing darts.
180!!!
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Batgirl is always right. 
living up to 204 would be impossible at this time, but maybe in 100 years people can live to 204
Bobby Fisher died at 64 years of age. There is 64 squares on the chess board.