New photos of Bobby Fischer – part two 14.10.2009– In an earlier report we brought you a series of new pictures of the reclusive World Champion Bobby Fischer, during his 1973 visit ot the Philippines at the invitation of President Ferdinand Marcos. Today we have screen shots of the same visit from a second video that appeared on YouTube, together with one of an earlier (1967) visit for a "Beat Bobby Fischer" match. Again: strangely moving.
Nigel Davies:
A busy person’s opening system Players with interests and commitments away from the chess board often find it difficult to compete against those with more study time. Their opponents come to the board armed with the latest theory and can bash out moves well into the middle game. On this DVD Nigel Davies addresses this issue by demonstrating a simple and easy to learn opening system designed for the busy person.
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Bobby Fischer's visit to the Philippines 1973 with President Ferdinand Marcos
The blurb by the YouTube poster called Nirocal
says: "Photos of Bobby Fischer's visit to the Philippines in 1973, hosted
by President Ferdinand Marcos, to open the International Chess Tournament. These
came from albums that were a personal gift from Marcos himself to Fischer to
commemorate his trip. Fischer abandoned a storage unit in Pasadena when he fled
the United States, and these albums were part of his belongings left behind.
Many of his chess memorabilia were in that storage and ended up in a local flea
market in LA."
Bobby Fischer's visit to the Philippines in 1967
for the "Beat Bobby Fischer" chess matches
