Could Bobby Fischer Still be Alive?

Considering how private the life of Fischer was, plus the fact so few people actually saw him ill, and even throw in that the Rev. Kristinn Agust Fridfinnsson told the TV station in Iceland that the ceremony was arranged so hastily he did not arrive until after the ceremony was over - it could lead one to wonder about Fischer's death.

With the world believing Bobby Fischer has died, it may give him the freedom to actually travel abroad without worrying that the United States will still be on his trail with a warrent for his arrest.

Maybe Fischer's greatest chess move is yet to come.

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Bobby Fischer Dies

Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64 (the same number of squares that are on a chessboard).

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Fischer Speaks

Bobby Fischer finally came back out and provided a radio interview in Iceland in October. It's typical Bobby- and you can listen to the Fischer Interview Here.

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The Toilet Bowl Games

Bobby Fischer's name has been in the news lately, although inadvertanly. It seems that the result of the toilet issue of the 2006 World Chess Championship games have caused Vladimir Kramnik to lose a game by forfeit as the issues and accusations were still flying about. The last time a player lost a game by forfeit was in 1972 in the famous 'Match of the Century' when Fischer refused to play game 2 against Boris Spassky. Fischer accepted losing the point in game 2 but still handily won the match.

The 2006 chess games can be played through here.

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World Chess Championship 2006 Games

It's finally here - the long awaited World Chess 2006 Championship match between Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik. Topalov is the favorite but Kramnik does tend raise his game in high profile matches. The chess games can be played through here.

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Match of the Century

In 1972, Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky to compete in the World Chess Championship. The match was dubbed "The Match of the Century". The Russian players had held the championship for more than 40 years and this was the first time a Soviet player would enter the match as an underdog. Why the underdog status? Because leading up to the match, Fischer had demolished such plasyers as Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen 6-0 (with no draws), and had won four games in a row in his match against former world champion Tigran Petrosian.

The outcome of this match is well known and you can play through the games at the above link.

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Junior wins Computer Chess World Championship

Like it or not, the greatest minds in Chess are computers. There is no getting around the fact that they get more powerful and their opening books get larger with passing every year.

Maybe taking away their opening book and forcing them to play Fischer Random will slow them down, but it will still only be a matter of time before they dominate this space too.

You can play through the games of the 2006 World Computer Chess Championship here.

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