BOBBY Fischer may have left the match, but the show he inspired plays on. “Chess” – the rock opera by Tim Rice and ABBA that remains a cult favorite despite flopping on Broadway in 1988 – will be ...
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And I'm Melissa Block. He was the youngest U.S. chess champion at age 14, a grandmaster at 15. Bobby Fischer has died in Iceland. He was 64. In 1972, Fischer faced off against Russian world champion ...
During the summer of 1972, the war in Vietnam was raging, Richard Nixon was running for re-election against George McGovern and the Cold War was going full tilt. In July and August of that year, ...
No sports fan need be reminded of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, but what about the agony of victory, the unraveling that can occur when your triumph is so complete there are no more ...