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Best of Chess Fischer Newspaper Archives
• Robert J. Fischer, 1955 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1956 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1957 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1958 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1959 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1960 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1961 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1962 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1963 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1964 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1965 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1966 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1967 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1968 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1969 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1970 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1971 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1972 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1973 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1974 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1975 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1976 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1977 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1978 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1979 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1980 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1981 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1982 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1983 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1984 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1985 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1986 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1987 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1988 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1989 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1990 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1991 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1992 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1993 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1994 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1995 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1996 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1997 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1998 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 1999 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2000 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2001 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2002 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2003 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2004 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2005 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2006 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2007 bio + additional games
• Robert J. Fischer, 2008 bio + additional games
Chess Columns Additional Archives/Social Media

Bobby Fischer's Adamant Dislike for Garry Kasparov

Wahoo! Brother Bobby, you got that right. Neocons all belong in prison for their war crimes, and Kasparov, is a Neocon… “Neoconservative
Neocons Should Be Held Criminally Liable for Failed Iraq War Predictions and Damages to Our Country

Game May Be Over for Chess King Fischer: Former world champ is held in Japan, accused of using an illegal passport. A fugitive since 1992, he faces deportation to the United States.

Has everyone seen the video of the UN's report, evidence of War Crimes committed by Israel? Time to proceed with hearings and hopefully punishments to maximum extent of international law, including the crimes committed by U.S. in Middle East. Great, then everyone understands now why Bobby was angry at U.S. support for Israel.

Anti-Zionist Jews Oppose the Political Fascism of Israel
Robert J. Fischer on Israel

Neoconservative Garry Kasparov… backing Bush Regime on the Yugoslav sanctions… is very suspect.

Damning evidence if I ever saw any.
The above article mentions Kasparov BACKING BUSH'S REGIME, on the non-crime of Fischer playing Chess in Yugoslavia.

I have long suspected that Kasparov, being Neoconservative, helped pull some strings with his good friends among war hawk neocons to persecute Bobby. He is a Neoconservative after all and a pet of the rightwing Bush/Cheney/John Bolton/Nikki Haley war crime gang that belong in prison. Kasparov has regularly attended Neoconservative political think tanks and speeches and the whole nine yards of a TRAITOR to Democracy.

Bobby Fischer did not like him for a plethora of perfectly reasonable reasons.

I suspect, Kasparov was directly involved in motivating his good friends in the Bush regime, to further single out, harass and —eventually cancel the passport, and jail Fischer.

You know… the Neocons, or Neoconservatives who are solely responsible for all this lawless war hawk mass murder:

Neoconservative War Hawks

Fischer; “He wrote me a letter A COUPLE YEARS AGO…” (putting the date at around 1990.)

The date in which the Bush-Neoconservative War Regime “oddly singled out” Fischer and indicted him for a chess game… while overlooking fraud and crimes of the white-collar corporate shills right beneath the nose of the Bush Justice Department… 1992.

Legal experts & scholars expressed shock and dismay, that of all the possible criminals to go after… the Justice Department selected a chess champion and ignored bigger fish…

Fischer Is Indicted Over Chess Match

New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, December 16, 1992
Fischer Is Indicted Over Chess Match
Games With Spassky Violated Embargo on Yugoslavia Government Charges

Justice's pursuit of Bobby Fischer is embarrassing
The Courier Waterloo, Iowa Wednesday, January 27, 1993 - Page 13

Justice's pursuit of Bobby Fischer is embarrassing

After the brutality, harassment, defamation and personal harm Robert Fischer was forced to endure, perhaps, they were trying to push Bobby Fischer off the edge through their relentless barbarous persecution. They failed. No human being… deserved the dastardly persecution, harassment, stalking, intimidation, threats.

Shame on Kasparov and his poor sense of sportsmanship!

Kasparov Poor Sportsmanship

Garry Kasparov's misplaced political loyalties make him untrustworthy as he is a greedy self-serving rightwing fascist bigot.
"The games...have something of the most beautiful that can be played in chess." - Bozidar Ivanovic
"His play is quite good." - Viswanathan Anand

Damn right!

The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Saturday, July 17, 2004
Game May Be Over for Chess King Fischer
Former world champ is held in Japan, accused of using an illegal passport. A fugitive since 1992, he faces deportation to the United States.
By BRUCE WALLACE
Times Staff Writer

Game May Be Over for Chess King Fischer: Former world champ is held in Japan, accused of using an illegal passport. A fugitive since 1992, he faces deportation to the United States.

WAR FOR PROFIT

An unhinged supporter of mass murder and theft.

War For Profit George W. Bush and Neocon War Hawks

Another highly recommended read:

Book Review: My Great Predecessors Part V by Garry Kasparov
“…Kasparov makes a bad book even worse and wastes many pages trying to prove that Karpov would have defeated Fischer if they had played a match in 1975. That is impossible as Karpov is hopelessly weak against attacks by knights. That is why he persistently lost to Kasparov and that’s why Fischer would have won.”

Fischer bad for chess, Garry Kasparov saysFischer bad for chess, Garry Kasparov says 19 Sep 1992, Sat The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) Newspapers.com U.S. officials try to checkmate latest move by former chess champ U.S. officials try to checkmate latest move by former chess champU.S. officials try to checkmate latest move by former chess champ 28 Aug 1992, Fri The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com Fischer Merits Chess Match With Kasparov Kasparov Scared StiffskiKasparov Scared Stiffski 03 Dec 1992, Thu The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) Newspapers.com

I'd welcome some girls in chess.
- Robert J. “Bobby” Fischer to Dick Cavett, 1972

The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Saturday, October 20, 1990

Garry Kasparov's Misogyny

The Signal (Santa Clarita, California) 07 Nov 1992, Sat • 21

Fischer boasts of victory, takes swipe at KasparovFischer boasts of victory, takes swipe at Kasparov 07 Nov 1992, Sat The Signal (Santa Clarita, California) Newspapers.com

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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