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Bobby Fischer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. At age 13…
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Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At age 20, Fischer won the 1963–64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games (1969) remains a revered work in chess literature.
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2026
American Humor
Movie Man (archive voice) (uncredited)
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2026
Queen of Chess
Movie Self (archival footage)
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2024
The Ghost of Bobby Fischer
Movie Himself (Archive Footage)
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2015
Pawn Sacrifice
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2011
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2011
Chess History
Movie Self
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2011
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
Movie himself
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2010
Requiem for Bobby Fischer
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2009
Me & Bobby Fischer
Movie Bobby Fischer
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1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1982
The Great Chess Movie
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
