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What do you consider to be Bobby Fischer’s greatest victory? There are many to choose from, but here are five games worth mentioning. Voice your opinion by voting in the poll below. Be sure to suggest additional games worthy of this list.

I am proud to announce the launch of My Grandmaster – one central online destination devoted exclusively to studying and learning from the remarkable chess of Bobby Fischer. Fellow students of Fischer and chess enthusiasts can gather here to study Fischer games, review analyses, and discuss all of his remarkable contributions to the game.

Bobby Fischer was born on March 9, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. His mother was Regina Wender, a naturalized American citizen of Polish Jewish background. His father was Hans-Gerhardt Fischer, of German descent. The couple divorced when Bobby was two years old and Regina largely raised Bobby by herself. Bobby learned to play chess when he was six years old in his Brooklyn apartment. A year later, he joined the Brooklyn Chess Club, soon moving onto the more prestigious Manhattan Chess Cub. John Collins would eventually become Bobby's official chess tutor and a father figure to Bobby.