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| − | '''Robert James Fischer''' (born 1943), popularly known as Bobby Fischer, was the only [[United States of America|American]] to become World Chess Champion when he defeated [[USSR|Soviet]] grandmaster Boris Spassky in a 1972 match in Iceland. He forfeited his title to Anatoly Karpov in 1975 when he refused to defend his title. He did not play [[chess]] again until 1992, when he played a return match in Yugoslavia in violation of American sanctions on Yugoslavia. Fischer became known for making anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks in the media over the next ten years, most notoriously his praise of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. In 2004, Fischer was arrested in [[Japan]], and has since taken asylum in [[Iceland]]. | + | '''Robert James Fischer''' (born 1943), popularly known as Bobby Fischer, was the only [[United States of America|American]] to become World Chess Champion when he defeated [[USSR|Soviet]] grandmaster Boris Spassky in a 1972 match in Iceland. He forfeited his title to Anatoly Karpov in 1975 when he refused to defend his title. He did not play [[chess]] again until 1992, when he played a return match in Yugoslavia in violation of American sanctions on Yugoslavia. Fischer became known for making anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks in the media over the next ten years, most notoriously his praise of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. This cost him his membership in the United States Chess Federation (USCF), which has since been restored. This is generally viewed as symbolic, since Fischer not only does not play chess anymore, but is also not welcome in the United States. In 2004, Fischer was arrested in [[Japan]], and has since taken asylum in [[Iceland]]. |
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| + | Fischer has claimed that "chess is dead" and is unlikely to ever play traditional chess again. He currently is promoting a form of "shuffle chess" called Fischerandom, in which the opening position is randomized. | ||
Revision as of 18:37, April 5, 2007
Robert James Fischer (born 1943), popularly known as Bobby Fischer, was the only American to become World Chess Champion when he defeated Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky in a 1972 match in Iceland. He forfeited his title to Anatoly Karpov in 1975 when he refused to defend his title. He did not play chess again until 1992, when he played a return match in Yugoslavia in violation of American sanctions on Yugoslavia. Fischer became known for making anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks in the media over the next ten years, most notoriously his praise of the September 11, 2001 attacks. This cost him his membership in the United States Chess Federation (USCF), which has since been restored. This is generally viewed as symbolic, since Fischer not only does not play chess anymore, but is also not welcome in the United States. In 2004, Fischer was arrested in Japan, and has since taken asylum in Iceland.
Fischer has claimed that "chess is dead" and is unlikely to ever play traditional chess again. He currently is promoting a form of "shuffle chess" called Fischerandom, in which the opening position is randomized.