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Bobby Fischer courageously exposed the cheating by [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] players whereby they would collusively play each other to draws, thereby puffing each other's scores, while trying harder against non-Soviet players such as Fischer.  In the 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curaçao, the Soviet players apparently teamed up with other to reach scores of 17½ points (winner) and two at 17 points, thereby exceeding Fischer with 14 points.  A careful analysis of the games demonstrates that Fischer was right in complaining about the unfair collusion by the Soviet players.  Ultimately chess organizers agreed with Fischer and changed the rules to reduce the possibility of collusion by players.

Bobby Fischer courageously exposed the cheating by [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] players whereby they would collusively play each other to draws, thereby puffing each other's scores, while trying harder against non-Soviet players such as Fischer.  In the 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curaçao, the Soviet players apparently teamed up with other to reach scores of 17½ points (winner) and two at 17 points, thereby exceeding Fischer with 14 points.  A careful analysis of the games demonstrates that Fischer was right in complaining about the unfair collusion by the Soviet players.  Ultimately chess organizers agreed with Fischer and changed the rules to reduce the possibility of collusion by players.

==Paranoia and Offensive Statements==

==Paranoia, insanity and Offensive Statements==

[[Image:Bgdg.jpg|right|thumb|Bobby Fischer in 2005.]]

[[Image:Bgdg.jpg|right|thumb|Bobby Fischer in 2005.]]

As someone who spent nearly all his time in isolation studying [[chess]], without a wife at least until well after age of 60, Fischer seemed to become paranoid.  He would overreact to incidents like the unexpected sale of his goods in a storage locker by its owner to satisfy unpaid invoices.  He read fringe books.  He would say many off-the-wall, offensive things.  But people who knew him did not think he was an evil person, and today his work in chess is highly respected despite his extremely offensive, off-topic remarks.

As someone who spent nearly all his time in isolation studying [[chess]], without a wife at least until well after age of 60, Fischer seemed to become paranoid.  He would overreact to incidents like the unexpected sale of his goods in a storage locker by its owner to satisfy unpaid invoices.  He read fringe books.  He would say many off-the-wall, offensive things.  But people who knew him did not think he was an evil person, and today his work in chess is highly respected despite his extremely offensive, off-topic remarks.