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Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (born 1943)
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Bobby Fischer
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
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.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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