One of the common questions I am frequently asked is if I knew the late Great American World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer? As so many others of my generation, I was greatly influenced by the chess frenzy that Bobby...
Q & A about Bobby Fischer
I received many questions about Bobby. Here are some selected ones. Question: How did you meet Bobby Fischer? Answer: In 1992, Bobby played his second match against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia and was unable to return to the...
Visiting the greatest!
Webster University freshman Tom (Polgar) and his brother Leeam visiting Bobby Fischer in Iceland. 1. e4! They heard many stories about Bobby from me over the years. Now they have a chance to visit and pay their respect to...
Visiting the greatest!
Webster University freshman Tom (Polgar) and his brother Leeam visiting Bobby Fischer in Iceland. 1. e4! They heard many stories about Bobby from me over the years. Now they have a chance to visit and pay their respect to...
Q & A about my experience with Bobby Fischer
I received many questions about Bobby. Here are some selected ones. Question: How did you meet Bobby Fischer? Answer: In 1992, Bobby played his second match against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia and was unable to return to the U.S....
The Rise and Fall of a Chess King
Brilliant chess child prodigy Bobby Fischer was beaten by his eccentricities Troy Lennon, History Writer, The Daily Telegraph October 16, 2016 9:11pm THEY called it the game of the century. It was not football, tennis or any of the...
Match of the century flashback (September 1, 1972)
Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky to become the first American world chess champion in 1972 (Originally published by the Daily News on Sept. 2, 1972. This story was written by Robert Byrne.) REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, Sept. 1 – Bobby Rischer...
Chess Memories!
Polgar sisters, from the beginning to Olympiad Gold Medalists! Memories! Battles vs Legends! (Tal, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov)
“We Fischers do not like to lose!”
Shelby Lyman on Chess: The Apple Did Not Fall Far Sunday, January 3, 2016 (Published in print: Sunday, January 3, 2016) To all appearances, Bobby Fischer was an alpha male in the extreme. His early teachers were astonished by...
Fischer’s natural inclination to explain and teach
Shelby Lyman on Chess: An Engaging Teacher Sunday, November 29, 2015 (Published in print: Sunday, November 29, 2015) As we have discussed before, Bobby Fischer had a natural inclination to explain and teach. His columns in the magazine Boys’...