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The first International Symposium on Bobby Fischer will take place on March 6th and 7th at the world’s most famous gathering place for chessplayers, The Marshall Chess Club. Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) often competed at the Club, and it was there that he played his most startling “Game of the Century.” The event is sponsored by the Marshall Chess Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes the game though tournaments, instruction and scholarships for juniors.

“The point of the Symposium is an attempt to understand the enigma of Bobby Fischer,” said Dr. Frank Brady, president of the Marshall. Two philosophers, a Grandmaster, a biographer, and a player who once beat Fischer, will be among many of those who will present papers, or share reminiscences of Fischer, possibly the greatest chess player who ever lived. A book company is planning to publish the proceedings in hard-cover.

Combined with the Symposium, there will be a display of some of the documents, letters and other ephemera that make up the Fischer Archive, a newly-acquired trove of thousands of items, recently donated to the Marshall Chess Foundation.

The event is open to spectators, free of charge but a donation may be made to the Foundation. Presentations will be made on Friday and Saturday, March 6th and 7th from 1PM to 6PM.