Chess grandmaster
Bobby Fischer
Took the world title from Spassky in 1972 in a match treated as a Cold War proxy, then withdrew from the game and from most of reality.
Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11 to 0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Qualifying for the 1972 World Championship, Fischer swept matches with Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen by 6 to 0 scores. After winning another qualifying match against Tigran Petrosian, Fischer won the title match against Boris Spassky of the USSR, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the US and USSR, the match attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since.
- Born
- 1943-03-09, Chicago, Illinois, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2008-01-17, Reykjavik, IcelandA Thursday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1943-03-09, Chicago, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 18°15′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 0°37′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 27°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 0°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°10′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 1°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°14′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2008-01-17, Reykjavik, Iceland · time unknown, noon chart
Atlantic/Reykjavikthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 26°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 18°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 14°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 21°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°15′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 15°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 20°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 29°43′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bobby Fischer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.