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Bobby Fischer Is Dead At 64

Posted by kdawson on from the new-kind-of-chess dept.

A number of readers wrote in to make sure we know that former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he had lived since 2005. No cause of death was given.

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  1. God by waterford0069 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Checkmate!

  2. He should've played Go. by the_other_chewey · · Score: 5, Funny

    So as a Go player, he would've lived for 297 more years?

    1. Re:He should've played Go. by ccguy · · Score: 4, Funny

      So as a Go player, he would've lived for 297 more years?
      Nah, he would have demanded the go board to have a more convenient (to him) number of squares :-)
  3. He had chess pains just before he died by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He died last Knight and apparently a Bishop gave him last-rites
    He was just a Pawn in the struggle between Kings and Queens

    thomasdz

  4. Cause of death... by Jumphard · · Score: 4, Funny

    The machines have turned! Deep Blue murdered him in his sleep! Checkmate.