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Chess may have led Fischer to [[Christ]]. He specifically requested and received a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] burial despite not having that background.<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chess_champion_bobby_fisher_requested_catholic_burial_in_iceland</ref> Earlier in life he mentioned that "I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead '''''and forcing myself to pray an hour and study (the [[Bible]]) an hour'''''. You know, I was half out of my head-stoned almost."<ref>https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer</ref>
Chess may have led Fischer to [[Christ]]. He specifically requested and received a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] burial despite not having that background.<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chess_champion_bobby_fisher_requested_catholic_burial_in_iceland</ref> Earlier in life he mentioned that "I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead '''''and forcing myself to pray an hour and study (the [[Bible]]) an hour'''''. You know, I was half out of my head-stoned almost."<ref>https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer</ref>
The author Robert Green wrote about Bobby Fischer in his book ''Mastery'':
{{Cquote|Throughout history we read of masters in every conceivable form of human endeavor describing a sensation of suddenly possessing heightened intellectual powers. After years of intense absorption in a particular field over a long period of time (well past the 10,000 hour mark), they come to understand all of the parts involved in what they are studying. They reach a point at which these parts become internalized and they are now seeing the whole, the dynamic itself of their particular field. For example, the great chess Master Bobby Fischer spoke of being able to think beyond the various moves of his pieces on the chessboard; after awhile he could see “fields of forces” that allowed him to anticipate the entire direction of the match.<ref>[Greene, Robert. Interviews with the Masters: A Companion to Robert Greene's Mastery (pp. 5-6). Brass Check Marketing. Kindle Edition.</ref>}}
== Famous moves ==
== Famous moves ==