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That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
Bobby Fischer
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Bobby Fischer
Age: 64 †
Born: 1943
Born: March 9
Died: 2008
Died: January 18
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Boby Fischer
Robert James Fischer
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