Toby fisher biography
Toby Fisher is known for The Whole of the Moon (), Xena: Warrior Princess () and The Shell Seekers ().
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Bobby Fischer
(1943-2008)
Who Was Bobby Fischer?
Bobby Fischer first learned the game of chess at age 6 and eventually became the youngest international grandmaster at the age of 15.
He reportedly had an I.Q. of 181. In 1972, he became the first American-born world chess champion after defeating Boris Spassky. An eccentric genius, who was believed to have an I.Q. of 181, Fischer became known for his controversial public remarks in his later years.
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Early Life
Robert James Fischer was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 9, 1943. Fischer's parents divorced when he was a toddler, and he began learning chess at the age of 6 after his older sister Joan bought him a chess set.
He continued to hone his skills as a youngster at the Brooklyn Chess Club and Manhattan Chess Club. Fischer had a strained relationship with his mother, who supported his chess endeavors, but preferred that he purs