Bobby Fischer Dead at 64 in Iceland

[pokerfan]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1870892220080118



Great chess player but completely nutters.

[Maraya1969]

1. That's too bad. He got me into playing chess.

And he was young

[pokerfan]

2. Me too

I still have a thirty--something year old copy of his "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess." And a copy of His Favorite Sixty Games.

[Maraya1969]

3. I should read that book again. I really suck at chess now and I'd like

to play like I used to. It's one of those things where if you don't use it you lose it, at least for me.

[pokerfan]

4. Yeah, if you don't use it, you lose it

But it comes back fairly quickly. My problem is that no one wants to play me. Not because I'm so good, it's just a general lack of interest.

[Orrex]

5. Has Magnus ver Magnusson been reached for comment?

What about Björk?

[formerrepuke]

6. He was an ass....a raving anti-semite (although half-Jewish), who

believed the US deserved to be attacked on 9/11. His personality and misanthropy ended up overshadowing his accomplishments in chess playing.

[SmokingJacket]

13. Actually... all Jewish!

It was recently discovered both his parents were Jewish.

Definitely a loonball.

[Maraya1969]

14. There was a black women on Dr. Phil who hated black people

She married a white man, (really white, red hair and fair complexion). She didn't want her kids who were 1/2 black to play with other black kids. She sounded like a member of the KKK.

It was weird but of course they had some famous black women talk to her and she changed her tune.

[KG]

7. was he....wellstoned?

what did he know, and when did know it?

[MrCoffee]

8. Checkmate.

RIP Bobby.

[raccoon]

9. Wonder what was the cause of death? nt

[pokerfan]

10. Maybe it was the jews!

(too soon?)

[Twillig]

12. LOL

(too soon?)

Nah, he'd probably say it himself--and believe it.

RIP.

[no name no slogan]

11. Goodnight, funnyman

Check and mate indeed