The chess player Bobby Fischer passed away at age 64, respectable.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Regarded by many as the greatest chess player of all time who, starting at age 14, played in and won eight US Chess Championships. He infamously disappeared from the spotlight only several years after winning the infamous Cold War confrontation against Boris Spassky from the USSR in 1972.
He became engaged to fellow chess grandmaster Miyoko Watai in August of 2004. They married that same year and remained married until his death.
How did Bobby Fischer die?
Kidney Failure caused Bobby Fischer's death in 2008.
Cause of death | Kidney Failure |
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Age of death | 64 years |
Profession | Chess Player |
Birthday | March 9, 1943 |
Death date | January 17, 2008 |
Place of death | N/A |
Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes
I felt that chess… is a science in the form of a game… I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.
Bobby Fischer
I don’t believe in psychology.
Bobby Fischer
All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.
Bobby Fischer
Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
Bobby Fischer
The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
Bobby Fischer