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After defending his title as U. Near the end of , he played one of the most famous chess games of all time, known today as the "Game of the Century. At just 14 years old, Fischer played in his first U. Chess Championship. He would go on to win seven consecutive titles, winning each one by at least a one-point margin.

After winning a round trip to Russia in order to appear on a game show, Fischer played some matches in Yugoslavia to prepare for the Interzonal. In finishing in the top six, Fischer qualified for the Candidates tournament , becoming the youngest player at 15 years old to ever reach this stage of the world championship cycle. Qualifying for the Candidates tournament earned Fischer the grandmaster title. He would be the youngest player ever to earn the title until GM Judit Polgar broke the record in Fischer finished fifth in the Candidates tournament and soon after dropped out of high school to devote more time to chess.

In , Fischer became the first non-Soviet player ever to win an Interzonal tournament and qualified for the Candidates tournament later that year. Falling short, Fischer famously accused the Soviet players of pre-arranging draws to conserve energy in the tournament. Fischer won his eighth U. The American took a break from tournament chess in and wrote his book, My 60 Memorable Games , which is still considered one of the best chess books of all time.

In , Fischer made his return to chess, and after closing with a seven-game winning streak, won the Interzonal tournament by a 3. The tournament win meant Fischer qualified for the Candidates tournament. This twelve-game stretch is considered by many to be the best individual performance by a chess player ever.

In his final Candidates match against former world champion GM Tigran Petrosian , Fischer won the first game, amassing a total of 20 consecutive wins against elite competition.

In , Fischer faced World Champion GM Boris Spassky in a match publicized as a Cold War confrontation that attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since. After starting the match down he did not even show up to play the second game , he won an electrifying game three with an early novelty in the Benoni Defense. Fischer went on to win game five with the black pieces and then played a positional masterpiece to win game six.

Spassky himself gave Fischer a standing ovation immediately after this game. Fischer eventually defeated Spassky by the score of In , the enigmatic Fischer elected not to defend his world champion title—the only world champion to do so. Afterward, Fischer became a recluse and disappeared from the chess scene entirely for 17 years.

In , Fischer won an unofficial rematch against Spassky in Yugoslavia. Despite some of Fischer's incomprehensible decisions after becoming world champion, his legacy lives on today. Multiple generations of chess players either learned the game because of him or were greatly inspired by his play. Fischer has two books listed in Chess. Although he was known for his brilliant opening play and theoretical novelties on the biggest stages, as well as his fantastic middlegame play, his endgame play was also exceptional and well worth studying—Fischer was a complete player.

Fischer, the most famous player of all time, passed away on January 17, at the age of 64, the same number of squares as on a chessboard. GM Bobby Fischer. Full name. Place of birth. Early Career And U. Early Chess Career And U. Photo: Chess Life, Wikimedia. Grandmaster And World Championship Candidate After winning a round trip to Russia in order to appear on a game show, Fischer played some matches in Yugoslavia to prepare for the Interzonal.

World Champion In , Fischer made his return to chess, and after closing with a seven-game winning streak, won the Interzonal tournament by a 3.