Bobby Fischer

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (born March 9, 1943) is a former world chess champion, who on September 1, 1972 became the only American to win the FIDE World Chess Championship. He lost the title when he refused to defend it on April 3, 1975. Garry Kasparov wrote that of all world champions of chess, the skill gap between Fischer and his contemporaries was the largest in history {{ref|Kasparov}}. Fischer is also well known for his eccentricity, unconventional behavior, and outspoken, anti-Semitic political views. Despite his prolonged absence from competitive play, or perhaps because of it, Fischer is still among the best known of all chess players.

References

• {{Note|Watson}} {{Book reference | Author=Watson, John | Title=Secrets Of Modern Chess Strategy | Publisher=Gambit Publications, Ltd. | Year=1998 | ID=ISBN 1-90-198307-2}}
• {{Note|Kasparov}} Kasparov, Garry: "Fischer's Price", The Wall Street Journal, (July 2004)

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• {{Note|Nicholas}} Nicholas, Peter: "Files reveal how FBI hounded chess king", The Philadelphia Inquirer, (November 2002)

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