Bobby Fischer Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Robert James Fischer
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DIED AT AGE
64 Years 10 Months 8 Days
DEATHDATE
January 17, 2008
DEATHPLACE
Reykjavik, Iceland
CAUSE OF DEATH
Kidney failure
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
PISCES
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
6'1''(feet & inches)
1.8542 meters
185.42 cm
WEIGHT
75 kg
165 lbs
Bobby Fischer Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Regina Wender Fischer
FATHER
Hans-Gerhardt Fischer
BROTHER(S) NAME
SISTER(S) NAME
Bobby Fischer Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Miyoko Watai (2004-2008)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
World Chess Championship (1972)
Education, Net Worth & More
QUALIFICATION
Graduation
NET WORTH
$2 Million
More Information
Career of Bobby Fischer
He became a part of the Manhattan Chess Club at the age of 12. He went on a tour at Cuba at Havana's Capablanca Chess Club in which he won ten games and draw two. He scored a 7/10 tie at the first Canadian Open Chess Championship in 1956. He won the 1957/58 US Championship. At Yugoslavia, he drew two matches against masters Dragoljub Janosevic while defeated Milan Matulovic. He played at four Men's Chess Olympiads in favor of the United States.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Bobby Fischer
- Did Bobby Fischer takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Bobby Fischer in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- Although his mother was Jewish he hated Jews. He had read everything about Hitler and is known for making various antisemitic statements. He changed his views after visiting a war museum in the early 1960s.
- Fischer was completely against the foreign policies adopted by Israel and the United States. He also stated that the 9/11 attack is the result of the slaughtering of Palestinians done by the US and Israel for years. He also said he is happy with the attack. His membership with the US Chess Federation was canceled due to his statement which was renewed in 2007.
- The chess master was arrested at Narita International Airport near Tokyo as he was using a revoked US passport to board a flight to Manila, the Philippines in July 2004. He claimed that he got cuts and bruised including a broken tooth in the arrest. He replied that he thought that the passport is valid however the US authorities claimed that it has been revoked in November 2003 and an arrest warrant is issued for him for the Yugoslavia sanctions violation. A Canadian journalist John Bosnitch set up a committee to Free Bobby Fischer after meeting him at Narita Airport. He wanted to renounce his US citizenship and applied it to the US Secretary of State. He was ordered deportation by Japan's Justice Minister.
- Fischer has written various books about his experience about chess including Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess, Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, My 60 Memorable Games among others.
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