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Bobby Fischer on 1972 Bob Hope Show

hinault · 2015-03-17 00:55:09

I'd heard that after he won the world chess championship that Bobby Fischer made several appearances on American television. Recently footage of a sketch that he did with comedian Bob Hope has surfaced. In the sketch Fischer plays a game against the great (Russian?) chess player Bob Hopeski! I've gotta say even though the…

17-03-2015 12:55am

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hinault

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I'd heard that after he won the world chess championship that Bobby Fischer made several appearances on American television.

Recently footage of a sketch that he did with comedian Bob Hope has surfaced.
In the sketch Fischer plays a game against the great (Russian?) chess player Bob Hopeski!

I've gotta say even though the sketch is very staged Fischer's comedy timing isn't bad.

Enjoy.

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#2 17-03-2015 12:58am

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Before it all went horribly, horribly wrong. Oh Bobby.......

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#3 17-03-2015 10:46am

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That was very funny. I was just reading My 60 Memorable Games last night and came across this beauty he played when he was just 16: Fischer vs Benko, 1959. What a player.

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