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Bobby Fischer became a famous chess player as a teenager and in 1972 he became the only American World Chess Champion. In 1975 he had a dispute with the international chess authorities, and refused to defend his title. He is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time, although his later years were marred by controversial anti-semitic and September 11 comments.
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Bobby Fischer on Amazon
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How A Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess Machine (P.S.) - $13.95
In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, the Soviet world chess champion, Boris Spassky,and his American challenger, Bobby Fischer, met in Reykjavik, Iceland, for t...
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Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess - $15.00
The fascinating story of Fred Waitzkin and his son Josh, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he wins the national championship. Now a feature film starring Ben Kingsley, Max Pomerenc, Joe Mantegna, and La...
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Searching for Bobby Fischer - $14.98
Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. Showing unusual precocity at the outdoor matches at Washington Square in New York City, he quickly makes friends wi...
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Searching For Bobby Fischer - $29.99
Steve Zaillian, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Schindler's List, made his directorial debut with this critically acclaimed but little-seen drama based on the nonfiction book by Fred Waitzkin, about a father (Joe Mantegna) who di...
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