Bobby Fischer Dead at 64.

Here’s the most recent AP story.

As was mentioned here back in November, Bobby Fischer was in bad health for quite a while. He passed away Yesterday, Thursday, Jan 17, of kidney failure. He was in hospital for a while, but went home a couple months ago, where he passed away. He was 64.

I can’t believe we beat the USCF, FIDE, Chessbase on pushing this out. Where are the breaking reporters? In the blogging world, of course. I saw it on Jrobi’s blog and Chessloser’s blog, way before it made the “major” chess websites. And of course Susan Polgar had close ties to him, and recalls her Fischer960 games with him.

Despite what your feelings and opinions are regarding Fischer, this is a sad day in the world of chess.

Click Here for a compilation of stories mentioning Bobby Fischer here on Pawned.

Interview with Chess Master Irina Zenyuk.

Larrytamarkin interviews Chess master Irina Zenyuk at the Marshall Chess Club on December 16, 2007. Larry also brought viewers the lecture by Dr. Frank Brady on the legendary Bobby Fischer.

This interview is in three parts -

Part 2.

Part 3.