Bobby Fisher dead at 64

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The American chess grandmaster, child prodigy and former world chess champion died at age 64. Though in the later stage of his life he had some bizare behavior, such as, giving up his US Citizenship, joining fringe groups, outspoken comments against the US. Personally, as has happend to more than on world chess champion and genius (and Fisher was a genius) I think that his genius lead him down a sad and tragic path to insanity.
 
I think I would have to see what he really said to determine just how insane he really was.

He got in big trouble in 2005 for saying something but I have never seen the quote.
 
Bobby Fisher Quotes:

* Almost everyone who has been around me turned out to be a secret agent working for the Jews, working for the CIA... The Jews have planted so many of their Jew agents and CIA rats all around me. So many people... Girlfriends, lawyers, everybody almost, turned out to be working for the CIA and the Jews! Unbelievable but true.

— Speaking on Bombo Radyo, Philippines

* I'm very concerned because I think the Jews want to drive the elephants to extinction ... because the trunk of an elephant reminds them of an uncircumcised penis. ... I'm absolutely serious about that.

— Speaking on Bombo Radyo, Philippines

* My basic thesis is that the Jews are a criminal people, and the Jews completely control the United States, and the Jews are using the United States as a vehicle to take over the World.

— On being asked what he hoped to achieve by giving radio interviews

* I'd like to see all Jews be lesbians and homos. That would solve the problem with the Jews, there'd be no more Jews, no?

— Speaking on Bombo Radyo, Philippines

* They are subhuman. They are the scum of the Earth. When you talk about Jews, you're scraping the bottom of the barrel of humanity.

— Speaking on Bombo Radyo, Philippines

* They [the Jews] have been hardened against Christ, against decency for thousands of years... They're gonna have to be annihilated, Eugene.

— Speaking to Eugene Torre on Bombo Radyo, Philippines

* They are jealous of me in every way! They're jealous of my talent, they're jealous of my looks, they're jealous of my potency, they're jealous of my chess! They're just jealous bastards. They are ugly, they are jealous...I was over in Israel, I went to a change room a few times. I saw their penises...they are pitiful, they are small, they are just...dry, you know, all of them circumsized. Just very sad. I understand they're jealous.

— Speaking on Japanese radio
 
I would like to think that, in homage to Bergman, Fisher had the chance to play chess with death himself...and lost.
 
I would like to think that, in homage to Bergman, Fisher had the chance to play chess with death himself...and lost.

Don't we all. Fisher isn't the only grandmaster, or world champion for that matter, that went insane.

Alekhine had probably gone nuts too.

Still Fisher is rated by most chess authorites as one of the 5 best ever and he had the highest rated single year of competition ever with a score of 2785.
 
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