Chess Champion Bobby Fischer Dies.
Bobby Fischer has died, cause unknown, in Reykjavik, Iceland, his spokesman said today.
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64.
This brings to mind a song I mentioned a few years ago, titled Bobby Fischer, written in 2001 by local band, Lazy Susan, which included an intriguing chorus line:
no-one ever says Reykjavik in a song
Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland, which granted Fischer citizenship several years ago.
Hey john,
I also heard the news, but what was the story behind his exit from US? And why Iceland?