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Bobby Fischer Online?

Posted by michael on from the on-the-net-no-one-knows-you're-a-grandmaster dept.

talilee writes "This story from AP (but I found it at SFGate.com) suggests that Bobby Fischer is playing online chess anonymously against champion level players. I'm glad to see that he has an opportunity to express his genius without having to deal with the overwhelming attention (and without exposing his, um, "eccentricities".)" The BBC has a slightly more informative story.

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  1. Oh, now I understand by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Redundant

    Hot damn, that's why I keep losing all my chess matches online : Bobby, will you please STOP PLAYING AGAINST ME ?

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  2. Re:Searching for Bobby Fischer by bugg · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Haha. That movie is about the childhood chess career of Joshua Waitzkin, not Bobby Fischer.

    IM Waitzkin performed very well in national scholastic tournaments, and is still one of USA's top players.. but he's no Fischer! I'm sure if IM Waitzkin ever read this, he'd be laughing his ass off.

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    -bugg