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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. it's no big deal by bobby_fischer · · Score: 1, Troll

    When your as good as me

  2. Re:Pawns shifted forward? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think the fact is, that he was not a good chess player, but he was cheating. Anybody knows that on a given move, you can only move one pawn forward. Obviously he cheated by moving all 8. He probably cheated in other ways to go on and win too.

  3. My game with Fischer! by leo.p · · Score: 0, Troll

    1. ... f6

    2. Bc4 a3

    3. Qh5 b5

    5. Qf7++


    Fischer still has a way to go before it can beat me and my gnuchess.