Robert James Fischer
Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Qualifying for the 1972 World Championship, Fischer swept matches with Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen by 6–0 scores. After winning another qualifying match against Tigran Petrosian, Fischer won the title match against Boris Spassky of the USSR, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the US and USSR, the match attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since.
Tournaments won by Robert James Fischer
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| World Chess Championship 1972 | 1972 | Reykjavík (Iceland) |
| Candidates Matches 1971 | 1971 | Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
| Rovinj/Zagreb | 1970 | Rovinj/Zagreb |
| Buenos Aires | 1970 | Buenos Aires |
| Palma de Mallorca (Interzonal Tournament) | 1970 | Palma de Mallorca |
| Herceg Novi Blitz Tournament | 1970 | Herceg Novi |
| Netanya International Chess Tournament | 1968 | Netanya (Israel) |
| Monte Carlo chess tournament | 1967 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Skopje | 1967 | Skopje |
| US Chess Championship | 1966 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1965 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1963 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1962 | New York City (United States) |
| Stockholm (Interzonal Tournament) | 1962 | Stockholm |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1960 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| US Chess Championship | 1960 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1959 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1958 | New York City (United States) |
| US Chess Championship | 1957 | New York City (United States) |
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Born: Tuesday, March 9, 1943
Died: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Daily puzzles with Robert James Fischer
USA-ch Juniors, USA
1957
USA-ch, New York
1957
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, Palma de Mallorca
1970
Sousse Interzonal+, Sousse
1967
Mar del Plata
1960
Puzzles with Robert James Fischer
Fischer tour sim, Montreal
1964.02.23
USA-ch Juniors, USA
1957
New York sim, New York
1965
Fischer tour sim, Ogden
1964.04.08
Fischer tour sim, New York
1964.05.24
Stockholm Interzonal, Stockholm
1962
Bled
1961
Mar del Plata
1959
Mar del Plata
1959
USA-ch, New York
1957
Candidats Tournament, Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade
1959
14th olm final A, Leipzig GDR
1960.10.31
USA-ch, New York
1960.12.23
Reykjavik
1960.10.07
Vinkovci
1968
Belgrade URS-World, Belgrade
1970.03.31
Herceg Novi blitz, Herceg Novi
1970
Herceg Novi blitz, Herceg Novi
1970