Author: Robert James "Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
Year: c1970
Description:
Black and white photograph of Bobby Fischer from around 1970, (5 3/4" x 6 3/4") The picture shows former world chess champion Bobby Fischer sitting in a comfortable chair reading a letter.
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 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.
Condition:
The photo is somewhat faded, has minor signs of wear and creases, stain to verso else very good.