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Bobby Fischer Obituary
Fischer spokesman Gardar Sverrisson said Fischer died in a Reykjavik hospital on Thursday. There was no immediate word on cause of death.
U.S.-born Fischer, a fierce critic of his homeland who renounced his U.S. citizenship, moved to Iceland in 2005.
Born in Chicago and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Fischer was wanted in the United States for playing a 1992 rematch against Spassky in Yugoslavia in defiance of international sanctions.
An American chess champion at 14 and a grand master at 15, Fischer dethroned the Soviet Union's Spassky in 1972 in a series of games in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, to claim America's first world chess championship in more than a century.
The match, at the height of the Cold War, took on mythic dimensions as a clash between the world's two superpowers.
But Fischer's reputation as a genius of chess soon was eclipsed, in the eyes of many, by his idiosyncrasies.
Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press
42 Entries
JEFFREY GREEN
January 27, 2013
THANKYOU BOBBY, FOR EVERYTHING
December 23, 2009
For Bobby...
When I was a kid, I always
played you while my partner
played Spatzky.
WEEP NOT FOR ME
Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell among the wonders of the earth; for my larger self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other side of pain...on the other side of darkness.
Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine that touches your skin, a tropical breeze upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart and the innocence of babes in mothers arms.
I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your hour of need, I will be there to comfort you. I will share your tears, your joys, your fears, your disappointments and your triumphs.
Do not weep for me, for I am cradled
in the arms of God. I walk with the angels, and hear the music beyond the stars.
Do not weep for me, for I am within you;
I am peace, love, I am a soft wind that caresses the flowers. I am the calm that follows a raging storm. I am an autumns leaf that floats among the garden of God, and I am pure white snow that softly falls upon your hand.
Do not weep for me, for I shall never die, as long as you remember me...
with a smile and a sigh.
© Joe Fazio
Mario A. Fernandez
January 22, 2008
I will always remeber you.
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louis carwell
January 20, 2008
you helped make playing chess fun.it is truly a game of high thoughts and planning. you bobby,helped make it more enjoyable for everyone.
Micheline Perlman
January 19, 2008
I'll never forget how hypnotized we were watching host Shelby Lyman on PBS, shifting those flat chess pieces on a simple wall board whenever a new move came in from Iceland. No fancy sets, no music, no footlights, and lots of long, long delays. Only a chess GOD could create such an atmosphere of intensity, suspsense and passion. Thank you, Bobby Fischer, for inspiring me and so many others to learn and love the game. Keep playing in heaven.
Ann Seagraves
January 19, 2008
Sorry for your great loss,please know that Bobby is now asleep as Daniel 12:2 shows, when you have a moment, please read the wonderful hope that lies ahead. The dead are asleep. "Many that are alseep in the dust of the ground will wake up." Is that not comforting? The bible gives real hope for our loved one. Act 24:15 also supports Daniel. There will be a resurrection of the just and unjust.
May God's word bring you and your family comfort in this time of great loss.
Jeffrey Rhodes
January 19, 2008
To A Visionary , Who Helped Inspire Many. Especially Myself I Will Most Sincerly Miss The Chance To See You In Person Playing With You Or Watching You.... Til We Meet Upstairs Heres Wishing You A Plesant Meeting With The Big Guy, Give It your All .... LET HIM WIN :D
Bill Carroll
January 19, 2008
My most sincere sympathy to the friends and family of Bobby Fischer. He will be missed by all chess players in the world for years to come. My Thanks to the wonderful country of Iceland and it's people for giving him a home away from home when he needed it most. Bless you. I hope he is playing all the former greats on a different heavenly plane right now. WFC
January 19, 2008
May God Comfort and Protect You.
Catherine
Robert Schoonover
January 19, 2008
Thank you for all the fond memories Bobby. You inspired me to do some of my greatest games. You will be truely missed. May our Lord in heaven grant you ever lasting peace.
Paul Stanley
January 19, 2008
Rest in peace, Bobby.
Jacquelynn Sirach
January 19, 2008
God Bless you Mr. Fischer ~ Rest in Peace! You were truly an important, wonderful gift to the world of chess and taken away much too soon. You will be missed!
January 19, 2008
The Fisher Family,
I am sure your hearts are filled with wonderful memories of Mr. Fischer. It was said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me." I hope these words will bring your family a measure of comfort.
ti(atlanta, ga)
Thomas Jacobs
January 19, 2008
My prayers be with you and Your family. May God be with you through these trying times.
Joseph DeCapua
January 19, 2008
I will always remember as a little boy running to get the morning paper to see the latest moves when you played Spassky in 1972.It inspired me to play myself. I loved the movie and when I felt down I watched it over and over.
E4ever dear friend.
Ersan
January 19, 2008
Rest in peace...
Harun Šiljak
January 19, 2008
The king has ended his journey on the 64 magical squares of life... from a1 to h8... We have lost the last romantic soul of chess.
Thank you Bobby for every move you played... Rest in peace.
Robert
January 18, 2008
Rest in Peace Bobby. You were, and remain, the greatest chess player in history.
Pashminu Mansukhani
January 18, 2008
Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.
Joshua Langston
January 18, 2008
Bobby Fischer made chess cool. My love of the game stems from his being a part of it.
valerie king
January 18, 2008
DEAR BOBBY, THE GREATEST CHEST , PLAYER IN THE WORLD, MAY YOU REST IN PEACE BOBBY, CHECK MATE......THERE'S ANOTHER ANGEL IN HEAVEN NAME BOBBY FISCHER
Sheila Smith
January 18, 2008
Rest in Peace Bobby.
PAUL ANDERSON
January 18, 2008
King moves to heavenly castle. Check.
January 18, 2008
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
Syma V. Hollowell Collins
January 18, 2008
The accomplishments made in the history of Chess will always shine brightly because of you. May your friends and family be comforted by God's tender care. Our prayers are with them all.
Richard Brown
January 18, 2008
You were brilliant, and in time, history will recognize your significance in American History. May the Lord keep you and may you rest in peace.
clarence oliver
January 18, 2008
check mate
Sergio Fuentefria
January 18, 2008
The biggest Chess Master ever
Susan H
January 18, 2008
While you are mourning the loss of a loved one, others are rejoicing to meet them behind the veil.
William Hicks
January 18, 2008
Thank you Bobby, your book on the end game improve my skills of chess immensely.
Rest in peace.
Cynthia L.
January 18, 2008
Bless you. Because of you I loved Chess and still love Chess. Your confidence in the game was always inspiring.
Henryk Zaleski (USN-Ret)
January 18, 2008
I truly hope that you have finally found peace.
Malinda Ellis
January 18, 2008
May God Bless your precious heart and soul and our family and friends
Joanne Hughey
January 18, 2008
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Francis Collado
January 18, 2008
Nobody die only go for sleep.
January 18, 2008
A brilliant and complicated man who will be missed.
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