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Best of Chess Fischer Newspaper Archives
• Robert J. Fischer, 1955 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1956 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1957 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1958 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1959 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1960 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1961 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1962 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1963 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1964 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1965 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1966 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1967 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1968 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1969 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1970 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1971 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1972 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1973 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1974 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1975 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1976 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1977 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1978 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1979 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1980 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1981 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1982 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1983 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1984 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1985 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1986 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1987 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1988 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1989 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1990 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1991 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1992 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1993 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1994 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1995 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1996 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1997 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1998 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1999 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2000 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2001 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2002 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2003 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2004 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2005 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2006 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2007 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2008 bio + additional games
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Articles From 1966 Index

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Behind the scenes with Bobby Fischer and Pal Benko.

January 1966

  1. (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) () (Image) The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, January 01, 1966 - Page 2, “Bobby Wins”

March 1966

  1. (Bobby Fischer 1966 Blog) () () () (Image) (Image) The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee, Sunday, March 13, 1966 - Page 3, “Chess Problem” & “Is The U.S. Chess King Really A Prima Donna?”

July 01 1966

Jacqueline Piatigorsky stands near as Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky take a break following their drawn game in the Penultimate Round of the Piatigorsky Cup tourney, 1966.
Group photo of challengers featured in the 1966 Piatigorsky Cup Tournament.

At the pretournament garden party for the Piatigorsky Cup 1966, Fischer plays a skittles game with Ivkov as (left to right) Najdorf, Portisch, Larsen, and Unzicker watch.

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 15, 2019

Miguel Najdorf v. Bobby Fischer at Santa Monica 1966. Source: Donaldson.

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, December 29, 2019

Robert Fischer vs. Tigran Petrosian, Santa Monica, 1966. https://bobby-fischer-1966.blogspot.com/

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Sunday, December 29, 2019

July 16 1966

Gregor and Jacqueline Piatigorsky watching Bent Larsen and Bobby Fischer playing chess, Calif., July 16, 1966 in the Piatigorsky Cup.

August 01, 1966

The 1966 Piatigorsky Cup tournament, Fischer waits for Reshevsky to make his first move.

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 15, 2019

October 1966


United States Olympiad team in Havana, 1966. Left to Right: Larry Evans, William Addison, Pal Benko, Bobby Fischer, Nicholas Rossolimo, Robert Byrne, and Team Captain Donald Byrne.

Upon arriving at the José Marti International airport in Havana for the 1966 Olympiad, Fischer sips on a Cuban daiquiri...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, November 15, 2019

American chess champion Bobby Fischer arrives at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana for the XVII...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, January 26, 2021

1966 Chess Olympiad Bobby Fischer in Cuba https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1966-chess-olympiad-bobby-fischer-244424694

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, March 16, 2020
Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal at the chess olympiad in Havana, 1966.

November 14, 1966

1966 Robert J. Fischer and Boris Spassky in Cuba

Boris Spassky and Robert Fischer at Havana 1966 Olympiad

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Boris Spassky and Robert Fischer at Havana 1966 Olympiad.

Robert Fischer vs. Boris Spassky, 17th Olympiad, Havana November 14, 1966.

November 15, 1966

Bobby Fischer during a game at the Chess Olympiad in Havana, Cuba, November 15, 1966.

November 16, 1966

Gheorghiu-Fischer (17th Olympiad, Havana 1966). The Romanian scored a win.

November 18, 1966

Chess players Eleazar Jiménez and Bobby Fischer during the 1966 Chess Olympiad, Havana.
Havana Olympiad, Florin Gheorghiu vs Robert James Fischer, 1966.

December 01, 1966

Could this relate to Bobby Fischer's belief that Spassky was not allowed to freely chose his own site, that instead, a...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, December 21, 2020

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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