Bobby Fischer is dead now: he is the most famous personality in Chess -isn't it quite shocking ?

Question

He was the one who gave a new meaning to this age-old game...perhaps the first REAL Grandmaster in Chess. His website still serves as a resource area for expert tips/strategies on the game http://bobbyfischer.net/

Also he's known for his Peace stance and was opposed to the US invasion on Vietnam and other military initiatives by American war-mongers. He actually gave up US citizenship as a mark of protest -some people denounce him as a Communist but reality is, he was a non-political person and only concentrated on improving present standards of Chess. He pioneered a few innovative designs which are still used in the game...e.g. the ELO systems ranking and Rapid Fire chess

He is to chess what Pele is to football, Bradman to Cricket, Dhyan Chand to hockey, Jack Nicklaus to Golf....truly I can't believe it the media hasn't covered this news today...I just learnt it from a website -he's been dead for hours as I write this

Answer 1

Bobby Fischer a peacenik? Wasn't he denying the n**i Holocaust, glorifying Hitler and others ravings of an old lunatic madman? I may be cynical with USA but I would never make comments like he has made. Even kicked out from several countries: Hungary, Mexico, Philippines and Japan because of his big mouth attitudes and craziness. I am not a good chess player and never will be. [I know the rules] But playing chess has made some great chess players mad: Murphy, Steinitz, Lasker and Alekhine. Thank goodness I play badly!

Answer 2

Nah, it's not shocking. All men must die. I'd be more shocked if he is someone who does not die.

Answer 3

Yea very shocking.  64 years old, one year for every square on the board.  He will definitely go down with the greatest ever; Kasparov, Capablanca, Alekhine etc.  He did grow paranoid and had some bizarre political views and 9/11 comments to make in his last years, but i'll always remember him as one of the best players of all time.

Answer 4

Whats chess?