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Memorial Page for Bobby Fischer (née Robert James Fischer)
Mar 9, 1943 – Jan 17, 2008(64 years)Died in:Reykjavík, Iceland
American chess player
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March 9th, 2026
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Bobby Fischer (* March 9, 1943 in Chicago; † January 17, 2008 in Reykjavík) was an american chess player. He was 64 years old. He was married to Miyoko Watai. He studied at Erasmus Hall High School. His awards include world chess champion and Chess Oscar. His cause of death was kidney failure. He was buried at Selfoss.
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3 EventsBorn in Chicago, Cook County
1943Chess Oscar
1970Died in Reykjavík, Iceland (kidney failure)
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Bobby Fischer (née Robert James Fischer). Forever remembered.