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Also Known As Robert James Fischer
Born March 9, 1943 • Chicago • Illinois • (Birthday in 6 days)
Died January 17, 2008 (aged 64) • Reykjavík • Iceland

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Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
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Zhu Chen
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Antoaneta Stefanova
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Hou Yifan.
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