The great Bobby

It is not only unexpected but also unbelievable.

RIP Bobby Fischer. The person responsible for me being on this site.

 I was a child when I heard some news about this great player; my grandmother was a chess player and talked to me about him. Even when in Cuba the news from abroad were limited in 1963 he was a sensation  playing a Capablanca tournament in Cuba by teletype.  I was 8. In 1964 he was the star of the news again in the Olimpiad of Havana for many things. I followed his spectacular final race for the World Title in 1972. It was broadcasted to the world move by move (in that time there was no Internet). Many of us followed that match move by move and many of us enjoyed his victories.

    He didn't want to confront Karpov in 1976; I was sure he would win. He didn't play again til 1992 and then disappeared again.

   May be sometimes he said very bad things, but he was not a politician, he was a chess genius; nobody is perfect, neither geniuses are; he violated the US law about embargo and taxes,  , but anyway he has been a great inspiration for many people in the world of chess for more than 40 years now, and we will continue being that.

   Honor and Glory for Bobby Fischer.

             R.I.P. Bobby

 

                           Luis

Rest in Peace Bobby.

I, like many, am a product of the "Fischer boom" in chess. In 1972 I was 19, and the Fischer/Spassky match caught everyone's attention. I already knew how to play chess but only played a few games a year with friends, like many other games. I was captivated by the match and their games and was addicted to chess from that time and Fischer was my idol/inspiration in chess with Spassky being my second favorite player. For those who didnt live through this time in the US its hard to imagine the explosion that took place in chess due to Fischer. I would like to share a few images that I keep from that time. I remember stopping at a bar on the way home one  night to have a drink and maybe play a game of pool. I knew this bar was a bikers bar and had a reputation for trouble but I had never had a problem there and knew some of the "regulars". (probably why I never had trouble there) When I walked in the bikers were not playing their normal games of pool or poker but they were playing chess in the booths ! They had red and black checker boards with the plastic white and black pieces that were so typical in dime stores at the time. I couldnt believe my eyes and will never forget this image. At the same time it was very difficult to buy a chess set anywhere, they were sold out. This might give you a small idea of what Robert James Fischer did for chess! I joined my first chess club and started playing tournament chess soon after the 72 match and have played several tournies a year since that time. I always had this small hope inside me that Fischer might one day return to the chess board and thrill the world with his genius. It was not to be....sadly. With Fischer gone its not the same for me. I think those of us who were drawn to chess because of Fischer are hit especially hard with his passing. I pray Bobby will rest in peace. His games will outlive us all and many generations will marvel at his genius on the chess board and we are lucky to have lived during his life to witness his genius first hand.

Oh how you HYPOCRITES lavish your love on Bobby. He was indeed the greatest chess mind in history and even a cursory analyzation of his games PROVES that he possesses more genius than Kasparov in his moves. Have any of you listened to his rants? I have listened to them ALL. He makes my rants look like I was a saint. Do your research, he was an EVIL human being. Some of his "laid back" comments were how the USA deserved September 11, 2001 and he hopes there will be more in the future. There are volumes of audio clips of the great Mr. Fischer the web. They are easy to find. But a word of warning, they are FILLED with vulgarities.

Bobby Fischer was the greatest chess player of all times and great man.Because of him chess became much more popular,because of him prizes are bigger,he is inspiration and idol to many great players,young players,titled players,beginners...

not my idol but a very respected CHESS GENIUS,

 

God bless you Bobby 

a video interview with VISWANATHAN ANAND

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1382936610 

also... quote by Kasparov

 

With the death of Bobby Fischer chess has lost one of its greatest figures. Fischer’s status as world champion and celebrity came from a charismatic and combative personality matched with unstoppable play. I recall thrilling to the games of his 1972 Reykjavik world championship match against Boris Spassky when I was nine years old. The American had his share of supporters in the USSR even then, and not only for his chess prowess. His outspokenness and individuality also earned him the quiet respect of many of my compatriots.

Fischer’s beautiful chess and his immortal games will stand forever as a central pillar in the history of our game. And the story of the Brooklynite iconoclast’s rise from prodigy to world champion has few peers for drama. Apart from a brief and peculiar reappearance in 1992, Bobby Fischer’s chess career ended in 1972. After conquering the chess Olympus he was unable to find a new target for his power and passion.

Fischer’s relentless energy exhausted everything it touched - the resources of the game itself, his opponents on and off the board, and, sadly, his own mind and body. While we can never entirely separate the deeds from the man, I would prefer to speak of his global achievements instead of his inner tragedies. It is with justice that he spent his final days in Iceland, the site of his greatest triumph. There he has always been loved and seen in the best possible way: as a chessplayer.

Garry Kasparov
Moscow - January 18, 2008