Bobby Fischer
Biography: Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At age 20, Fischer won the 1963–64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games (1969) remains a revered work in chess literature.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 09, 1943
Deathday: January 17, 2008
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993-08-13
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Overview: A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-13
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The Fight for Fischer's Estate
2011-01-01
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
Overview: Short documentary that was published as an extra on the DVD of “Bobby Fisher Against the World”.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Me & Bobby Fischer
2009-04-17
Me & Bobby Fischer
Overview: In this documentary viewers get to know Sæmi Rock Palsson´s struggle for the liberation of Bobby from prison in Japan and how he managed to provide his friend Icelandic citizenship. The story of an unlikely friendship between the notorious chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer imprisoned in a Japanese jail and his Icelandic bodyguard Sæmi Rock Palsson who fought the wrath of the United States government to free his friend The phone rang in the middle of the night, waking Saemi up. “There is a collect call for you Sir; from Bobby Fischer. Will you accept it?” His friend, the former world champion of chess, the American hero, was in trouble. Bobby Fischer called “collect” from a public phone in prison in Japan. Sæmundur did not hesitate one moment – this man must be rescued. It does not matter if he has not met his friend for three decades and only heard his voice over phone just few times all this time. His friend was in trouble and Sæmi is a friend indeed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-17
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Chess History
2011-01-01
Chess History
Overview: Depicts how Bobby Fischer tortuously considers his next move-hands gripping his head and eyes fastened to the board-as his 1972 World Chess Championship opponent, Boris Spassky, looks on.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Pawn Sacrifice
2015-09-16
Pawn Sacrifice
Overview: American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-16
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The Great Chess Movie
1982-09-10
The Great Chess Movie
Overview: In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-09-10
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Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011-06-06
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Overview: The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-06
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The Ghost of Bobby Fischer
2024-08-26
The Ghost of Bobby Fischer
Overview: An obsession with chess leads a boy to a nightmare where he realizes that his life must change.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 2024-08-26
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Året var 1962
2012-01-08
Året var 1962
Overview: 1962 - the year when Anita Lindblom sings Sånt är livet on TV and the Swedish national ice hockey team wins gold in Colorado. Ursula Wirth and Ewy Rosqvist win Argentina's Gran Premio for standard cars in fierce competition. The Third World War almost breaks out - the Cuban Missile Crisis pits the superpowers the USA and the Soviet Union against each other. Leif Erik Nygårds is in New York and takes a picture of Marilyn Monroe, just a few weeks before she dies. Bobby Fischer plays chess in Stockholm and wins.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2012-01-08
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