It's 50 years since chess magician Bobby Fischer dazzled and baffled the world to emerge as champion - ABC News

For better and for worse, Bobby Fischer's brilliant play and off-board antics were a catalyst for chess to achieve mainstream attention.

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50 years since Bobby Fischer won international chess crown — AP Photos

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Bobby Fischer at Chess Board with Newspaper Bobby the Champ - Holden Luntz Gallery

World chess champion Bobby Fischer, center, is surrounded by newsmen, as he arrives from Iceland on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1972 at New York?s Kennedy airport. Fischer took the title from Boris Spassky

World chess champion Bobby Fischer, center, is surrounded by newsmen, as he arrives from Iceland on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1972 at New York?s Kennedy airport. Fischer took the title from Boris Spassky

It's 50 years since chess magician Bobby Fischer dazzled and baffled the world to emerge as champion - ABC News

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