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R.I.P.

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Legendary chess genius Bobby Fischer has passed away.

He was 64.

The notoriously reclusive Fischer, whose life was turned into a film, died Thursday after a serious, but unspecified, illness, his rep said.

Bobby - to this day - is America's only world chess champion, after defeating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky at the height of the Cold War.
Posted: January 18, 2008 at 2:27 pm

195 comments to “R.I.P.”

More comments: [1] 2 »

  1. Gerlord says – reply to this


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    Left him off my deadpool…damn it.

  2. suki says – reply to this


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    first mo jo goooooo

  3. k says – reply to this


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    old news

  4. jen says – reply to this


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    Wow you are so late with this. And who cares anyway?

  5. hannah says – reply to this


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    1st

  6. k says – reply to this


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    Re: ghbh – 64 years old

  7. Bobby Fischer Hater says – reply to this


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    This guy was a ruthless anti-semite and a hater of America. He praised 9/11 and yearned for America to be wiped out. Screw this guy…

  8. Kate says – reply to this


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    SAD!

  9. cowcowdlamb says – reply to this


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    sad!

  10. tearyouapart says – reply to this


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    thats so sad.

  11. Marrissa says – reply to this


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    First!
    And oh noes!
    =[

  12. Matt says – reply to this


    12

    Paul Morphy was America's first international chess champion

  13. MissLisa says – reply to this


    13

    R.I.P.

    What's this whole FIRST thing anyway?

  14. woo hoo says – reply to this


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    phew.. another lunatic bites the dust… 1st??

  15. Jami says – reply to this


    15

    And who cares??????????????????

  16. kel says – reply to this


    16

    RIP!

  17. Kim says – reply to this


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    SNAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. Sarah says – reply to this


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    FIRST!!

  19. aagh says – reply to this


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    dude was a nutball. but too bad he died. I guess. Slow day Perez?

  20. JT says – reply to this


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    WE NEED SUNDANCE UPDATES!!

  21. jessalyn says – reply to this


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    awh that's too bad….

    WHO THE HELL CARES!?

  22. PERTLYGIRL says – reply to this


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    sad

  23. Hugo says – reply to this


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    Good riddance to bad rubbish. Bobby Fisher was a self-loathing Jew of the worst kind.

  24. joy says – reply to this


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    first

  25. Cari says – reply to this


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    Anit-semitism aside, this is truly the passing of a legend.

  26. joy says – reply to this


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    first sorry

  27. joy says – reply to this


    27

    first sorry

  28. meredith says – reply to this


    28

    hey

  29. tóda says – reply to this


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    rip bobby.

  30. Sara says – reply to this


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    You forgot to mention that he gave up his american citizenship and even said that the us deserved 911. No, i do not hope he rests in peace.

  31. Bonita says – reply to this


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    Good bye Bobby - you were one of a kind.

  32. anonadonna says – reply to this


    32

    He is also known to be crazy, hate Jews, and America. His death is no great loss.

  33. Clare says – reply to this


    33

    What film? I know it is not Searching For Bobby Fischer, because that one is about a different chess player

  34. Lynn says – reply to this


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    Has anyone noticed that he died at 64 and there are 64 squares on a chess board?

  35. JD says – reply to this


    35

    Who cares?

  36. Sara says – reply to this


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    In his interview on September 11 with Radio Bombo in Baguio City, Mr Fischer said: "This is all wonderful news. It is time to finish off the US once and for all.

  37. jane says – reply to this


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    first

  38. costamesaboy says – reply to this


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    wow. p-dawg don't get deeeeeep on me,,,

  39. monique says – reply to this


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    still searching…

  40. Christina says – reply to this


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    Should we really care? Wasn't he an anti-Semetic jerk?

  41. Christina says – reply to this


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    Should we really care? Wasn't he an anti-Semetic jerk?

  42. stonefry says – reply to this


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    He was a racist

    "America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia.”

    -Bobby Fischer

  43. NIGGAMAN says – reply to this


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    fuck this guy, he was a raging anti-semite…

  44. Jessica says – reply to this


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    nice haircut

  45. stephanie says – reply to this


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    i loved him :(

  46. STAR says – reply to this


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    REST IN PEACE.HE SPOKE OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE N HE DID RITE.NOT FORGETTIN THAT HE WAS VERY TALENTED.HE WAS A BRAVE AMN FOR SPEAKIN OUT.R.I.P.

  47. melanie says – reply to this


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    oh my god am I actually first??? btw…RIP.

  48. cass says – reply to this


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    rip =(

    i LOVE you perez!!

  49. Julia says – reply to this


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    RIP!!!

  50. ahhh says – reply to this


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    bobby fischer WHERE IS HE i dunno i dunno bobby fischerrrr

  51. SAUL says – reply to this


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    He was great for the jewish people

  52. costamesaboy says – reply to this


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    ________________be aware of the new I.D. CARD, 1ST STEP TOWARDS THE HUMAN MICROCHIP & GLOBALIZATION,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this guy lost his mind because the accused him of communism,,, & he was just a dork, he could not get mad pussy!! l

  53. Lorizzle says – reply to this


    53

    First?

  54. didyousaycox? says – reply to this


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    Well, ok. He was a genius. But I'm surprised that the authors of this site don't feel compelled to point out his intense homophobia (not to mention the myriad of other personal beliefs which are problematic, to say the least) given how quick the site is to come down on, say, Republican presidential candidates. The guy was a scumbag AND a genius. Just pointing out the glaringly obvious.

  55. Hrm says – reply to this


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    Yeah, and he went on air to say he was glad the 9/11 attacks happened.

  56. Alli says – reply to this


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    Freak

  57. Tracy says – reply to this


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    Good riddance. He was a Holocaust denier and a total wackjob. Good chess player though.

  58. Artemisia1234567 says – reply to this


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    Good riddance, he was an anti-semite!!

  59. skeeter says – reply to this


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    Um ok. Is that really celebrity news, P?

  60. jollyex says – reply to this


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    So long, Brainiac. Way to whoop those Ruskies!

  61. AND_LV says – reply to this


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    Nice Guy …
    - Always spoke that thinks…
    ;)

  62. me says – reply to this


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    This guy was an anti-American, Jew-hating JERK. He represented the types of people we do not need. To say the things he did against the Jewish people, and to praise 9/11…let's just say that when he remounced his American citizenship, and left this country, GOOD RIDDANCE…and even better riddance now.

  63. josh says – reply to this


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    hey douchebag hilton, he praised 9/11 as 'wonderful news' hoping that "the country will be taken over by the military, they’ll close down all the synagogues, arrest all the Jews and secure hundreds of thousands of Jewish ringleaders.” once again, great knowledge of the topic

  64. PEREZ SUPPORTS ANTISEMITISM !!! says – reply to this


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    You goddamn whale, only a fucking ignorant like you would ignore that this moron was a neo-nazi and anti-american.

    Go back to Cuba and die, fucking turd pusher !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!
    WHALE !!!

  65. me says – reply to this


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    How could you even suggest he rest in peace???? He hated America, he hated the Jewish peolpe and was proudly quoted saying he is glad that 9/11 happened to rid America of its evil people and we should be wiped off the map… SHAME ON YOU PEREZ!!!!!

  66. Cesar says – reply to this


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    Perez you fucking idiot. This guy hated jews, blacks, asians, gays, america, democracy, etc. Learn your history before you make another Castro mistake!

  67. Britta says – reply to this


    67

    Well IM sure Rosie will miss him

  68. Chelsea says – reply to this


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    this reminds me of the cheerleaders on SNL, with cheri oteri and will ferrell.

    WHERE IS BOBBY FISCHER
    I DONT KNOW I DONT KNOWWW
    WHERE IS BOBBY FISCHER
    I DONT KNOW I DONT KNOWWW
    GO ASK YOUR MOTHER AND MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN
    BECAUSE ONE THING IS FOR SURE
    BOBBY FISCHERS MISSIN.

  69. Elisabet says – reply to this


    69

    late with the news!

  70. Egan Foote says – reply to this


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    On Sept. 11, 2001, he told a radio talk-show host in Baguio, the Philippines, that the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were ”wonderful news,” adding he was wishing for a scenario “where the country will be taken over by the military, they’ll close down all the synagogues, arrest all the Jews and secure hundreds of thousands of Jewish ringleaders.”

  71. EmilyDickinson says – reply to this


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    Bobby Fisher was a great chess player, but a notorious homophobe and anti-semite.

  72. You're a Retard says – reply to this


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    Re: melanie – oh my god….not first. You stupid c**t and anyone else into this "first" business…get a life.

  73. kristin says – reply to this


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    Yeah He was really sick and beginning to be weird.. always stayed alone in his house with body guards.. He lived in iceland .. and as you know it is a small population .. so you hear things .. i´m from there

  74. Rachel says – reply to this


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    I agree with the others. Good riddance. He was a self-hating Jew who made disgusting remarks about Jews and America. Does the fact that he was a genius make this forgiveable? Absolutely not. Although, if you read his descent into further and further hatred and paranoia, one has to wonder if he was a schitzophrenic.

  75. Fact Check? says – reply to this


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    No movie was ever made about him, sorry, dog.

  76. martha says – reply to this


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    Re: Bobby Fischer Hater – wow, now i like him even more.
    REST IN PEACE BOB!

    P.S. FUCK AMERICA AND THE JEWS!

  77. Kevin McCormick says – reply to this


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    Great Minds always hate the Jews!!!

  78. gossip isn't everything says – reply to this


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    When I saw this post I was shocked that Perez wrote RIP and made no mention of what a piece of shit BF was. Perez is roughly the same age as me and I have heard and read of this guy's history. Instead of worrying about whether or not Jessica Alba considers herself a Latina, Perez should open up a newspaper or book and educate himself. BF should not be resting in peace, he should be roasting in hell.

  79. Iceland says – reply to this


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    He's was kind of like an Icelandic monument - we, the Icelandic people, took him in when nobody wanted him. He used to sit on a bench on the main shopping street of iceland for hours at a time and everyone kind of became accustomed to it.
    I'm gonna miss him.
    R.I.P. Bobby Fischer

  80. Av says – reply to this


    80

    Yeah, well, another dead racist is fine by me. Fuck his chess prowess, he was a foul human being and hardly worthy of much. Perez, you shit on Jessica Alba for her disavowel of her heritage, but you say a fuck like this should rest in peace. Schmuck.

  81. JB says – reply to this


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    Good riddance to bad rubbish. This guy hated Jews, hated the US, Hated England, Fance, Australia, Japan. He was a miserable son of a bitch!

  82. g-money says – reply to this


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    He was a chess Genius. and chess is an art. Like many artist and chess players he slowly became insane. The game can really drive men mad. Once upon a time he was a hero. and you can't take that away from him. Jesus says "Forgive". So Perez is right. Rest in Peace Bobby.

  83. FUCK BOBBY FISCHER says – reply to this


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  84. Dy says – reply to this


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    Perez,

    FYI the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer" has actually nothing to do with the man except for the fact that it's about Chess. The title of the movie is more of a metaphor. You should update your post and take that out… and also maybe mention he was a raging anti-semite (even though he was 1/2 Jewish himself) and a loon. :-)

  85. Big Nosed Jew says – reply to this


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    The jews eat their babies and have big noses. Scientific fact people.

  86. AAAAHHHH says – reply to this


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    Re: g-money – SHUT UP. ART IS ART. CHESS IS A GAME. VERY INTRICATE GAME. DOESN'T MAKE IT ART. IF THAT WERE TRUE WE COULD CALL POLITICS AN ART. MAYBE YOU ARE THINKING OF "THE ART OF LYING"*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************+^?

  87. Laufey says – reply to this


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    he was living in Iceland…
    Met him a few times : ) : )
    Nice guy

  88. save me the sermon says – reply to this


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    Re: Iceland – This A Hole wished the deaths upon millions and millions of ordinary people. He went to Iceland because no one wanted him. And no one wanted him for a good reason. He was a sick, rabid, vile, disturbed, inhuman monster. If there is a Hell, he is surly there.

  89. Liz says – reply to this


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    Dude, just because his name is in the title doesn't mean the movie is about him…

  90. megan says – reply to this


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    antisemite

  91. seaweedgirle says – reply to this


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    I'd rather have one less anti-semite on this earth than one less chess champion.

  92. AND_LV says – reply to this


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    And still about dead speak well or at all do not speak…

  93. Idiot says – reply to this


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    Perez - how would you feel if another blogger posted RIP for someone who was a homophobe? You are such an ignorant dick.

  94. SELF DEPRICATING JEW says – reply to this


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    Jews eat their own babies and have big noses. Scientific fact people

  95. Idiot says – reply to this


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    And speaking of ignorant, "Searching for Bobby Fischer" has NOTHING to do with his life. You are such an idiot and a douchebag.

  96. renee says – reply to this


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    you're forgetting to mention he was an anti american and anti semite!!! why are you honoring this jerk?

  97. TURDGRAVY says – reply to this


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    He was found dead in his room watching pawn.

  98. martha says – reply to this


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    I like to eat baby crap. I work for a diaper cleaning service so it works out perfectly. And if anyone don't like screw them. RIP Bobby. Would of loved to of tasted your crap too.

  99. teenieweenie says – reply to this


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    Traitor to his country; traitor to his people. Who cares?

  100. edwesq says – reply to this


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    good riddance to this piece of sh1t. go kill some more whales, people of iceland. phuck you and bobby fischer.

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