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Bobby Fischer - Chess Prodigy

Quixotic Grand Champion

Born to a Jewish family in Chicago, but raised in Brooklyn, New York, Fischer was the only American to ever claim the mantle of world chess champion.
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Enigmatic Grand Champion
Born to a Jewish family in Chicago but raised in Brooklyn, New York, Fischer was the only American to ever claim the mantle of world chess champion.

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