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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. 64 = Number of squares on a chess board. by NC-17 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Rather apt.

  2. Kidney Failure is the reason given by d0ida · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yahoo News mentioned that he died of kidney failure. See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080118/ap_on_re_eu/obit_fischer;_ylt=AvzYkzpr2W.sB2EW85eW9HnmWMcF

  3. 64? by argiedot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You mean like the exact number of squares on a chessboard. Death by numerology!

  4. He died how he lived. by EddyPearson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How many cells are there on a chess board? 64.

    Coincidence????

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