march january american chess eleventh world chess champion consider greatest chess player time captured ussr match held iceland publicized cold war confrontation attracted worldwide interest chess championship fischer refused defend title agreement reached game international governing body conditions match allowed soviet won qualifying candidates cycle new world champion default rules fischer showed skill early age age won known game century starting age fischer played united states championships winning point margin age fischer youngest time youngest candidate world championship age fischer won championship perfect score history tournament book memorable games published icon american chess literature regarded fischer won tournament record margin won consecutive games including unprecedented sweeps candidates matches july official number rated player losing title fischer erratic disappearing competitive chess public eye win unofficial rematch held yugoslavia united_nations time participation led conflict government sought income tax fischer match ultimately issued warrant arrest lived life 1990s fischer patented modified chess timing system added time standard practice tournament match play invented new variant chess named fischer additional contributions chess early years born chicago illinois march birth certificate listed father known german mother citizen regina born switzerland jewish parents poland russia raised missouri regina teacher registered nurse later physician graduating college teens regina traveled germany visit brother met future nobel prize winner persuaded regina moscow study medicine enrolled moscow met married november regina daughter anti prompted regina joan paris france regina english teacher threat german invasion led joan united_states attempted follow pair german citizenship barred entering united_states regina separated moscow officially divorce time son birth regina homeless different jobs schools country support family engaged political activism raised bobby joan single parent family moved brooklyn new_york studied master degree nursing subsequently began working field fischer father sources implying hungarian jewish physicist expert fluid applied mechanics fischer biological father public investigation philadelphia_inquirer 1950s fbi investigated regina circle alleged communist sympathies previous life moscow fbi files identify biological father showing fischer entered united_states having refused admission immigration officials alleged communist sympathies regina reported affair monthly child support payments regina paid bobby schooling death lodged complaints social workers saying concerned way regina raising bobby point occasion broke tears later bobby told hungarian chess player family brooklyn apartment died regina fischer wrote letter son peter asking paul left money bobby bobby sick days fever sore throat course doctor medicine question don think paul wanted leave bobby way ask let know paul left bobby occasion regina told social worker time seen years bobby born occasion told social worker traveled mexico june bobby conceived meeting according brother law married bobby half sister joan years regina concealed fact bobby father wanted avoid stigma birth chess beginnings impoverished childhood march year old bobby sister joan learned play chess instructions set bought candy store joan lost interest chess regina time play left fischer play games family long_island summer bobby found book old chess games studied intensely fischer biographer describes family manhattan brooklyn fall regina moved family manhattan bridge brooklyn rented inexpensive apartment near intersection union franklin streets temporary trying closer better neighborhood robbed medical degree russia war determined acquire nursing diploma soon enrolled fischer family citizens moved tenth transit years month bedroom flat lincoln place brooklyn family resided apartment small basic apartment fischer soon game regina feared spending time result november regina sent newspaper seeking place children bobby age interested playing chess paper rejected figure classify inquiry dean american chess told master scottish champion giving simultaneous exhibition january fischer played exhibition held minutes drawing crowd eventually lost chess master spectators president american chess expert near master strength instructor impressed fischer play introduced club began teaching fischer noted time possibly best player world good teacher meeting probably decisive factor going ahead chess hosted fischer chess tournament home summer fischer years old joined strongest chess club country fischer relationship lasted moved away introduced fischer future starting september began coaching fischer private spent hours sessions simply playing quality games said tried bobby secret rise based game played agreed draw offer moves told fischer accept draw offers ambitious talented player accepting draw death result opponents fear opponent mistakes act advise copy played key fischer fischer aide analyzed fischer games bobby second analyzed fischer helped fischer match june fischer began attending based master home years believed collins fischer teacher coach collins stated teach fischer believed collins fischer mentor teacher coach mentor friend fischer played thousands blitz games collins strong players studied books collins large chess library ate home future mentor young bobby taking watch play hockey madison square garden bobby enjoyed treats forgot lifelong friends young champion fischer experienced rise playing strength tenth national rating list published fischer rating points rated march new_jersey took fischer tour cuba gave board simultaneous exhibition havana winning games drawing tour club played series matches clubs fischer played second board international master fischer leading club scoring points games july fischer won scoring philadelphia youngest junior champion age open chess championship bobby scored tie 8th places winning canadian open chess championship montreal bobby scored tie 12th places winning november fischer played eastern states open championship washington tying second taking half point fischer accepted invitation play trophy tournament new_york_city premier tournament limited players considered best country fischer rating country received entry special consideration playing opposition year old fischer score tying 9th place bobby won prize immortal game international master bobby sacrificed queen attack called game century following game stunning masterpiece combination play performed boy formidable opponent matches finest record history chess game century talked analyzed admired years probably canon chess years come reflecting game occurred bobby modest moves thought best lucky fischer played game match world champion max new_york losing eleventh national rating list published fischer rated points higher rating year country youngest chess master point july bobby successfully defended junior title scoring san_francisco result strong tournament results fischer rating went making active players country august fischer scored open chess championship cleveland winning tie breaking points bobby youngest bobby won scoring defeated young filipino master new_york match sponsored wins title based fischer rating strong results invited play championship tournament included time champion defending champion august won perfect score history event predicted fischer finish slightly center mark despite predictions contrary fischer scored wins draws win tournament point margin months shy 15th birthday fischer youngest championship year fischer victory earned title international master fischer victory sent rating making second highest rated player united_states qualified participate step challenging candidate author bobby wanted moscow pleading regina wrote directly soviet leader requesting invitation bobby participate reply came late regina money pay following year fischer invited game got secret thanks regina efforts producers arranged round trip tickets russia russia fischer invited soviet_union moscow international master serve guide bobby sister joan arrival fischer immediately demanded taken played speed chess young soviet masters winning game chess author writes impression fischer gave played blitz soviet masters saw tall angular year old youth blitz games crushed crossed path exception losing games play young american fantastic self confidence amazing chess simply brilliant play arriving home said admiration wife future world champion fischer demanded play reigning told impossible fischer asked play finally semi official basis summoned club played speed games fischer winning majority bobby discovered wasn going play formal games went silent rage saying fed russian pigs angered soviets saw fischer honored guest chess officials offered fischer joan early guests fischer took offer arriving yugoslavia play short training matches masters fischer drew games defeated belgrade finishers qualify observers doubted year old international experience finish fischer told journalist draw half dozen tournament beat despite road problematic start fischer succeeded plan strong finish ended tie 6th soviet observed struggle board youth child showed fledged fighter demonstrating amazing precise calculation especially struck extensive opening knowledge seek new paths fischer play enormous talent noticeable addition enormous work study chess soviet said fischer time interesting observe fischer long time couldn understand year old boy played chess fischer youngest person qualify candidates youngest years months day knew genius hands candidates tournament fischer won championship scoring tied del scoring half point tied 6th scoring international tournament spring fischer finished point future world champion half point recalled fischer style game oldest competitor hungarian fischer advantage wishing let opponent peace played game times contestants score sheets kings left board fischer moves draw stunned onslaught barely chair bobby suggested let look game beginning began pleading look wife children going support event death fischer ended formal education age dropping hall high school brooklyn subsequently taught foreign languages read foreign chess periodicals according chess master match commitment fischer chess recalling conversation tournament tell bobby continued think playing style cautious girl games appeal left literally open looked thousands games occurred study games women players find time bobby turns found time late fischer dressed champion appearing august distinguished national international events director banned fischer properly forcing reinstated encouraged dress fischer began buying suits world hand tailored order told journalist hand tailored suits shirts shoes age fischer finished equal fifth non soviet player belgrade yugoslavia scoring tournament winner won individual games year fischer released book collected games games chess published drops school bobby interest chess important point time reached fourth grade schools regina got bobby scholarship based chess talent high fischer later attended hall high school time student council awarded gold medal chess achievements year fischer dropped high school turned age earliest legally later explained don learn school fischer mother moved apartment pursue medical training friend met regina communists living moscow 1930s believes fischer resented mother absent mother communist activist admirer soviet_union led hatred soviet_union letters fischer mother states desire pursue obsession training medicine writes son live brooklyn apartment sounds terrible leave year old devices probably way apartment edge neighborhood highest homicide general crime rates new_york_city despite son regina protested practices staged hour protest white_house urging president send american team year chess set leipzig iron curtain help support team financially championships fischer played championships winning point margin results fischer missed championship preparing event chess championships fischer lost games event consecutive rounds championship culminating total score wins draws losses fischer refused play demand play board ahead rejected sources claim year old fischer unable arrange leave attending high school fischer later represent united_states board winning individual silver individual bronze medals scored fischer narrowly missed individual gold medal scoring world champion played games faced opposition won gold accepted draw offer declining suffering loss fischer predicted defeat moves fischer actually player beat tournament ironically lost game whilst employing opening variation named fischer planned play backed saw poor playing conditions world champion international master leader american team year felt fischer justified participating according fischer non participation refusal yield board fischer tied place soviet star strong argentina winning point margin scoring ahead fischer lost start lifelong friendship fischer experienced failure competitive career finishing far winners according fischer sexual experience girl evans introduced tournament says fischer tournament got caught women sex fischer said mix women chess kept promise fischer concluded winning small tournament defeating exhibition game fischer started game match split new_york los_angeles years fischer senior considered favorite far match experience lost set match games tie score wins apiece seven draws match ended prematurely scheduling dispute fischer match organizer sponsor declared winner default received winner share prize fund fischer second super class field fischer defeated head time individual game scored soviet contingent finished unbeaten player success setback accusations fischer won stockholm margin going undefeated non soviet player win instituted tournament russian said fischer discussed fischer play experienced tournament old surprised fischer expertise young player good attacking combinations technique age rare recall player age equally fischer victory favorite candidates tournament despite result fischer finished fourth far fell ill tournament withdraw completion fischer friend contestant visited hospital accuses soviets following failure candidates fischer asserted august sports illustrated article entitled russians fixed world chess soviet players agreement quickly draw games order conserve energy playing fischer generally thought accusation correct fischer stated participate candidates tournament format combined alleged impossible non soviet player win following fischer article late voted implement radical reform playoff system replacing candidates tournament format knockout matches format fischer dominate fischer defeated summer exhibition game copenhagen danish later year fischer beat team match poland warsaw championship fischer experienced single game loss round excellent form fischer caught end tied met final round stood handing fischer fifth consecutive championship semi retirement mid-1960s influenced ill aborted match fischer declined invitation play cup tournament los_angeles world class field instead played michigan won august september fischer won perfect score ahead fischer achieved second perfect score time ranked chess players country tournament stuff legend fact fischer won sixth title surprise way spectacular fischer opposition cut field demonstrate convincingly opposition class result brought fischer heightened fame including profile life magazine sports_illustrated games article amazing victory streak bobby fischer extensive chess coverage groundbreaking american sports magazine win championship perfect score history tournament perfect scores high level chess tournaments called remarkable achievement kind fischer recalls motivated result congratulated runner winning tournament congratulated winning exhibition international master recalled round encounter undefeated fischer going final game certainly expect upset fischer hardly knew opening played simply went scenario opting knight bishop minimal edge corridor evans said good children saw way force draw sealed different wrong lost rest history chess publications world wrote achievement fischer unimpressed fischer playing children fischer eligible decided participation taking world championship cycle changed format player round robin series knockout matches eliminated possibility instead fischer embarked tour united_states canada february playing simultaneous exhibition giving lecture cities winning percentage games best achieved fischer declined invitation play successful return fischer wanted play havana august september refused endorse fischer passport valid visiting cuba proposed tournament officials players accepted unique arrangement fischer played moves room transmitted cuba observed fischer handicapped longer playing session resulting time wasted moves reason lost chief rivals tournament ordeal fischer endure hour hour playing sessions despite handicap fischer tied second fourth places fischer defeated individual game tournament received extensive media coverage december fischer won seventh championship score despite losing eighth ninth rounds fischer reconciled accepting invitation strong second cup tournament fischer began rounds tied staged sensational comeback history chess scoring rounds end world chess championship finalist edged half point scoring fischer aged fischer win match tournament completed rest life fischer won eighth final time draws march april august september fischer won strong tournaments philippines fischer played exhibition games master opponents scoring withdrawal leading fischer win qualified world championship cycle held tunisia fischer scored points games lead field seventh day honored organizers deprived fischer rest days led scheduling dispute causing fischer games protest later withdraw eliminating world championship cycle communications difficulties highly inexperienced local organizers significant factor fischer knew french organizers limited english chess previous experience running event stature fischer completed half scheduled games results meaning players played fischer games cancelled scores official tournament record second semi retirement fischer won tournaments large margins fischer stopped playing months win team match year fischer assisted released second book collected games memorable games published book immediate success fischer began new effort dramatic march title household chess page news time won title years later road world championship championship finishers advancing fischer sat disagreements tournament format prize fund agreed spot order fischer shot world championship suggested fischer considering gesture based large sum money paid bobby replied berth money matter honor line right participate step aside like play answered fischer chance fischer dominated contemporaries extent seen march april world best players competed ussr rest world match belgrade yugoslavia referred match century surprise fischer decided participate fischer played competitive chess eighteen months thought return general surprise delight agreed participate soviet_union rest world belgrade evans second fischer flew belgrade intention playing board rest world danish recent tournament victories demanded play board instead fischer fischer higher rating surprise fischer agreed ussr team victory boards soviets managed win game possible sixteen high scorer team score wins draws fischer left doubt mind temporary break tournament circuit good use games time collected pressing opponent draw games game set ussr versus rest world match unofficial world championship lightning chess minute games held russians figured teaching fischer lesson bringing considered favorites fischer overwhelmed super class field far ahead fischer lost game player achieve score double round robin tournament fischer crushed blitz kings clean score entire tournament didn leave single players knights bishops played blitz games fischer fischer margin victory came pleasant surprise april fischer won point margin ahead july august fischer crushed field buenos_aires winning margin scoring fischer played board 19th won individual silver medal scoring loss world champion right fischer defeated exhibition game swedish newspaper fischer taken game new level fischer won held november december far ahead fischer finished tournament seven consecutive wins setting aside fischer withdrew leading fischer victory gave string consecutive prizes tournaments world champion impressed fischer results stating fischer declared genius agree order declared genius chess defeat equal opponents big margin despite remarks fischer began year history chess candidates matches fischer set play soviet concert pianist quarter finals match begin vancouver canada beautiful campus analysts players alike predicted fischer win candidates struggle predicted fischer win fischer saw firm favorite match press mind insisted win dismissing fischer mere computer reason confident backed firm guidance thoroughly analysed fischer record talks play fischer match couple years earlier fischer defeated second game match asked fischer managed come fischer replied idea come monograph soviet master said expert missed theoretically significant idea fischer uncovered book foreign language score fischer favor fifth game sight explains scene came vancouver seconds fischer thought sight seconds funniest thing seen seconds sit hands flying pocket sets waving air variations place sat confused look face resuming play fifth game seconds giving minute advice poor entered playing room sat confront fischer head conflicting left immediately resigned fischer beat score record books showed comparable achievement score win era primitive defensive technique imagined challenger match decided perfect score participants ranked strongest players world difficult portray non chess players magnitude shutout typical result matched players wins draws later recalled grand masters play logic opponent moves moves powerful able stop plan moves clear fischer moves sense losing final game match shoulders saying sadly fischer music result performance thrown ussr team forbidden travel years banned writing articles deprived monthly authorities prohibited performing concert platform crushing loss virtually ended chess career fischer scheduled play danish predicted tight struggle little stronger spirit match told soviet television audience hard match end clear easy victory vancouver given fischer think unpleasant surprises store fischer having dealt fischer want impossible fischer beat score writes certain extent grasp match kind curiosity freak strange chess occurrence occur loss question explain bobby win games row genius game year played board rest world team ahead fischer handed fischer loss later wrote player shown superiority rivals comparable fischer incredible score matches chess concludes victory gave fischer highest single match performance rating august preparing candidates match world champion fischer played winning strong field despite fischer results upcoming match task soviet government concerned fischer reporters asked match games possible win earlier replied stated fischer nineteen consecutive wins impress great chess player genius played strong theoretical novelty game gaining advantage fischer eventually won game gave fischer run consecutive wins world players candidates matches winning streak topped straight wins won second game finally snapping fischer streak consecutive draws fischer swept games win match sports_illustrated ran article match highlighting fischer domination outdated system preparation fischer recent record raises distinct possibility breakthrough modern chess theory response plotted 11th game example russian experts worked variation weeks thrown fischer suddenly faced consequences won applying simple classic principles completion match remarked sixth game fischer genius hand breakdown tired happened games longer chess experts kept insisting form plus score end sixth game fischer replied people playing strength years fischer match results hard talk fischer matches time playing begun played like fischer played like strong began making mistakes fischer transformed genius fischer gained far higher rating player history time july rating list rating points world rating results cover life magazine allowed challenge world champion beaten match fischer career long match tournament conditions seen run match possible sites fischer choice belgrade yugoslavia iceland time appeared dispute resolved splitting match locations arrangement failed issue resolved fischer refused appear iceland prize fund increased london donated additional bringing prize fund unprecedented equivalent fischer finally agreed play match fischer paid special attention physical training fitness relatively novel approach chess players time developed tennis skills good level played frequently days arranged exclusive use hotel swimming pool specified hours swam extended periods usually late night according soviet fischer paying great attention sport swimming boxing match took place july september receive american broadcast prime time fischer lost games strange fashion played risky grab drawn second refused play game dispute playing conditions fischer likely entire match wanting win default yielded fischer demands game room away cameras presence upset fischer game match moved stage proceeded incident fischer won seven games losing drawing win match 11th world chess champion cold war match media sensation called match century received page media coverage united_states world fischer win american victory field soviet players dominated previous quarter century players closely identified soviet state remarked fischer fits context cold war era lone american genius challenges soviet chess machine defeats dutch calls fischer victory story lonely hero entire empire fischer sister observed bobby country totally chess culture cleared tennis court snow gone win world championship fischer return new_york bobby fischer day held offered numerous product endorsement offers worth million declined appeared cover sports_illustrated swimming champion fischer appearance bob hope special membership doubled peaked american chess years commonly referred fischer won chess oscar award started given best chess player determined votes chess media leading players match attracted worldwide interest chess championship title fischer scheduled defend title emerged challenger fischer played competitive games match laid proposal match september consultation official principal non demands match continues player wins games draws counting limit total number games played case score champion fischer retains title prize fund split equally congress held delegates voted favor fischer win proposal rejected proposals limited number games match response ruling fischer sent cable june clear telegram delegates match conditions proposed non informs rules winner player win games draws counting unlimited number games wins match drawn champion regaining title prize fund split equally rejected delegates decided participation world chess championship resign world chess championship title delegates responded prior decisions accept fischer resignation requested reconsider observers considered fischer requested clause unfair require challenger win games called clause considered clause reasonable continued efforts officials special congress held march bergen netherlands accepted match unlimited duration clause rejected narrow margin votes set deadline april fischer confirm participation match reply received fischer april default officially autobiography professed regret match taken place claimed lost opportunity challenge fischer held chess development met fischer times friendly ultimately unsuccessful attempts arrange match agree play opined wall_street_journal fischer victory left prove someday beat interested risk losing fischer refusal recognize peers allowed paranoia flower world championship won view chess player influences world descended considered kind madness felt fischer right play match conditions stated fischer right demanding world title protected point handicap challenger considered winner score champion retain title event draw yes natural champion deserves mention fact play win event score short lottery winner case claim won convincing victory soviet felt decision fischer demands rested sober view capable years later match fischer said refused play conditions sudden obscurity world chess championship fischer play competitive game public nearly years cambridge massachusetts played games computer program winning walking fischer arrested police allegedly fischer matched description man committed bank robbery area fischer alleged slightly injured arrest said held days subjected assault types released bail fischer published page pamphlet detailing alleged experiences saying arrest frame set fischer stayed home period months beat seventeen times series speed games interview sports_illustrated reporter assessed fischer play good use playing wasn interesting getting beaten wasn clear wasn like mistake mistake like gradually start wasn taking time think depressing thing wasn getting middle game don remember honestly believes play worthy played rematch fischer emerged years isolation play tied rating list revenge match 20th century match took place belgrade yugoslavia spite united_nations included sanctions commercial activities fischer demanded organizers bill match world chess championship recognized world champion fischer insisted true world champion games sanctioned world championship matches involving outcomes purse rematch million million purse winner according match games fairly high quality particularly compared championship matches example games reminded fans place fischer playing openings previous generation strong player world didn trust computers wasn surrounded seconds fischer won match wins losses draws stated bobby playing maybe strength wouldn close believed match proved fischer playing strength world fischer gave press conferences match attended match met fischer occasions analyzed match games personal discourse later wrote september threw read bobby head sheer garbage bobby misunderstood celebrity walking face earth wrote fischer camera shy laughed easily fine wit wholly enjoyable treasury warned fischer start match participation illegal violate president executive order imposing sanctions engaging economic activities yugoslavia response scheduled press conference september international press fischer order saying reply violation order led officials initiate warrant arrest completion match citing title executive order prior rematch fischer won training match wins loss draws life match fischer fugitive slid relative obscurity taking residence hungary allegedly having relationship young hungarian chess master fischer claimed standard chess played blitz games chess variants visited family analyzed games fischer lived philippines residing compound filipino close friend acted second match introduced fischer year old woman named gave birth daughter named mother claimed fischer daughter citing evidence birth certificates photographs transaction record dated december bank dna blood samples hand friend fischer said certain fischer girl father august reported dna test revealed daughter anti semitic statements fischer numerous anti jewish statements professed general hatred jews early 1960s wrote time hitler read lay hands championed brand anti thought mind completely cut reality took fischer war museum left great impression fischer evil person restrained remarks fischer described mother jewish interview later denied jewish ancestry fischer denied jew letter insisting remove accusing jew promote religion 1980s fischer comments jews major theme public private remarks openly denied holocaust called united_states controlled dirty hook jew fischer primary means communicating public radio interviews participated broadcasts radio stations philippines hungary iceland colombia russia gave radio interview station hungary described victim international jewish conspiracy radio interview fischer said clear reading jewish agencies targeting fischer sudden apparently triggered belongings stored california storage unit sold landlord claimed response rent fischer library contained anti semitic racist literature elders white man bible nature eternal religion founder written fischer contains sentiments death jews kill time start randomly killing jews despite views fischer remained good terms jewish chess players anti american anti israel statements shortly midnight september philippines local time approximately hours september attacks fischer interviewed live station network fischer stated happy attacks happened expressing view israeli foreign policy saying act look gets israel years said horrible behavior committing world shows goes comes united_states fischer referenced movie seven days said hoped military coup état hope country taken military close arrest jews execute hundreds thousands jewish response fischer statements passed motion cancel right membership organization fischer right member reinstated detention japan fischer lived time japan july acting response letter officials arrested japanese immigration authorities international airport near tokyo allegedly revoked passport trying board flight manila philippines fischer resisted arrest claiming sustained cuts broken tooth process time fischer passport originally issued updated add pages according officials revoked november outstanding arrest warrant yugoslavia sanctions violation despite outstanding arrest warrant fischer said believed passport valid authorities held fischer custody center days transferring facility fischer claimed cell seen light day period staff ignored complaints constant tobacco smoke cell tokyo based canadian journalist consultant set meeting fischer airport offering assist wrote letter president asking mercy charity possible cell chess set reported fischer president reportedly living wanted legally married reported fischer living philippines period fischer applied german citizenship grounds father german fischer stated wanted renounce citizenship appealed secretary state help effect japan justice minister rejected fischer request asylum ordered deported asylum iceland seeking ways evade united_states fischer wrote letter government iceland early january requesting citizenship sympathetic fischer plight reluctant grant benefits citizenship authorities granted alien passport proved insufficient japanese authorities parliament behest agreed unanimously grant fischer citizenship late march humanitarian reasons felt treated japanese governments recognition match iceland map arriving fischer gave press conference fischer lived life iceland avoiding approached proposals fischer moved apartment building close friend spokesman wife nurse later looked fischer ill patient children especially son close fischer fischer developed friendship psychiatrist chess player later recalled long discussions fischer wide variety subjects december fischer television station pointed winning combination missed players commentators fischer belongings auctioned fischer claimed belongings worth millions dollars personal life fischer eccentric large number demands playing conditions world championship match erratic years losing world championship title religious affiliation fischer mother jewish fischer having jewish roots interview january issue harper fischer quoted saying read book says religion dull senses people agree fischer joined mid-1960s church prescribed saturday forbade work competitive chess according friend colleague fischer felt world coming end money publishing memorable games fischer thought coming soon mid 1970s fischer contributed significant money journalist stated fischer religion chess champion credited faith greatly improving chess went church revelations series sex scandals involving garner armstrong fischer eventually left church accusing vigorously attacking methods leadership death estate dispute january fischer died failure originally tract refused surgery reported fischer words healing human touch january fischer buried small christian cemetery church outside town kilometres southeast catholic funeral presided diocese accordance fischer wishes family present fischer estate estimated million million million usd quickly object legal battle involving claims parties ultimately remained fischer estate government claims parties fischer apparent japanese wife alleged filipino daughter mother american alexander father government claiming unpaid taxes according press release issued attorney representing ruled december claim marriage fischer failure present original copy alleged marriage certificate june court ruled favor petition behalf remains performed july presence doctor priest officials dna sample taken fischer body august court announced based dna sample determined fischer father march district court ruled fischer married september fischer widow heir entitled inherit fischer estate fischer ordered pay legal costs amounting million approximately psychology fischer views behavior attracted widespread comment psychologist chess player met fischer times said bobby behavior strange unpredictable odd bizarre ardent hard time explaining makes described troubled human obvious personal problems advisor specialist rehabilitation believed bobby suffered psychologist second hand sources concludes bobby meet necessary criteria reach evidence stronger paranoid personality disorder contributions chess opening theory career fischer predictable use openings variations openings despite disadvantage difficult opponents exploit limitation fischer knowledge openings variations extensive black fischer usually play king indian defense rarely indian white fischer exclusively played career fischer master playing defense common defense fischer fischer good record fischer worst record especially fischer maintained exposed black view black trading good bishop later fischer said forced admit sound doubt defense anti fischer renowned opening preparation numerous contributions chess opening theory foremost experts line called successfully resurrected fischer lifetime score tournament match games wins draws losses fischer recognized expert black king indian defense win celebrated games played theoretical novelty reigning prepared analysis board indian defense line beginning named fischer established viability called bold queen sortie expense development considered dubious fischer succeeded proving tournament match games black poisoned fischer scored winning drawing losing 11th game match following fischer use respected line utilized world leading players white fischer advances theory line beginning named prompted loss year fischer wrote article entitled bust king issue american chess quarterly stated opinion loses force fischer recommended known fischer later played king white tournament games winning fischer excellent technique international master listed best players calling fischer master bishop endings bishop knight called fischer wins fischer bishop including fischer clock fischer filed patent new type chess clock gave player fixed period start game added small completed rematch fischer fischer clock soon standard major chess tournaments chess fischer heavily chess currently played highest levels result june buenos_aires argentina fischer announced advocated variant chess called later known goal ensure game players contest chess abilities opening lines prepare opening strategies radio interview fischer explained reasons advocating chess chess depends opening theory champions century know players opening theory brought dead wouldn bad openings compare playing strength talk natural ability enormously powerful kid fourteen today younger opening advantage especially players previous century like maybe able young kid today maybe opening advantage opening advantage know play examples position don like chess legacy calls fischer figure chess leading players fischer biographers ranked greatest player lived writers said arguably greatest player reaching definitive conclusion wrote experts place second best probably ahead compared fischer play computer player noticeable weaknesses international ratings introduced website uses rank performances uniformly chess history determined fischer peak rating october highest history year peak average highest time year peak average january december second highest fischer ranked number player world total different months running february july fischer great rival praised greatest genius descended chess heavens american wrote people sphere accorded called legend time world champion stated fischer time chess entire soviet team biographers wrote faced fischer extraordinary opponents sic assurance begin fischer looked weak deep master plan mere right labeled phenomenon fischer fear suits sweat panic nervous systems errors calculations talk fischer opponents undermined intellectual powers dark mystic force wrote fischer new chess ideas revolutionary revolution progress january reigning described greatest chess player lived serbian called fischer man didn divide east west brought admiration german wrote fischer taken highest crown mighty invincible soviet chess empire shook world chess world core started chess boom united_states western hemisphere worldwide teaching chess playing chess career truly respectable profession bobby game simply fischer charter washington routing fischer achieved record rating beating score match rating dropped philanthropist offered fischer memorial prize player win games chess championship fifth day championship participants ineligible prize having drawn lost game head head record versus selected rapid blitz games included listed wins losses draws players world champions internet theory wrote sunday telegraph chess column believed secretly playing fischer speed chess matches fischer denied ownership account mitchell claimed played fischer mitchell providing alleged conversation supposed fischer study concluded user likely hoax real popular culture musical chess lyrics music tells story chess champions referred american russian musical loosely based world championship match fischer fischer match soviet wrote ironic song cycle honor chess crown song rank file soviet worker preparation match fischer second game expressions songs russian culture referred chorus song australian hip hop band australian band released song album song invasion album sings drops face earth bobby hero reference fischer program portrayed season episode film film searching bobby fischer uses fischer title film life chess outside united_states released title refers search fischer successor disappearance competitive chess author feels son successor fischer saw film complained invasion privacy permission fischer received compensation film calling monumental april film years old friend gets jail japan helps settle iceland premiered iceland film produced music october biographical film released directing starring fischer documentary film maker released explores life fischer interviews september american biographical film released starring fischer writings games chess simon new_york isbn early collection lightly games including game century bust american chess quarterly vol summer russians fixed world chess sports_illustrated magazine august controversial article fischer asserted soviet players tournament prevent fischer winning tournament history vol january february article fischer named greatest players time fischer criteria inclusion list appreciation games achievements column december december boys life later assumed memorable games simon new_york london studied young age classic objective analysis includes losses tortured self published essay fourteen page booklet fischer time jail booked fischer numerous books list fischer author book authored tournament match tournaments matches team events notable games new_york game century chess magazine called game great depth fischer king indian defense orthodox variation classical system lines fischer neo symmetrical position fischer beats strong moves game immediately recognized time classic fischer havana spanish game exchange fischer revived tournament later events important opening theory fischer final 4th match game defense fischer patient accurate handling bishop knight minor piece exchanged staple literature fischer final 7th match game defense game includes fischer famous cited today fischer world chess championship 6th match game queen declined analysis match page called game finest artistic achievement match fischer world chess championship 13th match game defense modern analysis match page called game highest creative achievement fischer resolved opposite colored bishops sacrificing bishop trapping passed struggled white similar seen chess fischer 1st match game spanish game defense defense analysis match page
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