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The '''Bobby Fischer Center''' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: ''Fischersetur'') is a small [[nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[biography|biographical]] [[museum]] housing [[Souvenir#As memorabilia|memorabilia]] of the [[World Chess Championship 1972|1972 World Chess Champion]], [[Bobby Fischer]] located in [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]], [[Iceland]].<ref name="BFC">[http://www.fischersetur.is/index.cfm?CFID=c507e3aa-c31d-4bbd-b290-618c01fc4e8a&CFTOKEN=0&lang=en&page=pages/start_en4 Bobby Fischer Center]</ref><ref name="IR">[http://icelandreview.com/news/2012/07/11/bobby-fischer-museum-open-selfoss Iceland Review]</ref>

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The '''Bobby Fischer Center''' ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: ''Fischersetur'') is a small [[nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[biography|biographical]] [[museum]] housing [[Souvenir#As_memorabilia|memorabilia]] of the [[World Chess Championship 1972|1972 World Chess Champion]], [[Bobby Fischer]].<ref name="BFC">[http://www.fischersetur.is/index.cfm?CFID=c507e3aa-c31d-4bbd-b290-618c01fc4e8a&CFTOKEN=0&lang=en&page=pages/start_en4 Bobby Fischer Center]</ref><ref name="IR">[http://icelandreview.com/news/2012/07/11/bobby-fischer-museum-open-selfoss Iceland Review]</ref>
The museum is located in [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]], [[Iceland]].<ref name="BFC" /><ref name="IR" />


==Contents==
==Contents==


The Bobby Fischer Center have on display photos, the scoresheets, a printout for the radiation measurements demanded by [[Boris Spassky]]´s delegation after the 17th game and a replica of the [[chessboard]] used during the World Chess Championship 1972.<ref name="VSI">[https://www.south.is/en/services/the-bobby-fischer-center Visit South Iceland]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Fischer-Chess-Center/1383688098566966 FaceBook]</ref> The museum includes interesting artifacts related to Fischer's stay in Iceland from 2005 to 2008, including Fischer's chair from the [[antiquarian]] [[Bookselling|bookshop]] Bókin in [[Reykjavík]].<ref name="VSI" />
The Bobby Fischer Center has on display photos, the scoresheets, a printout for the radiation measurements demanded by [[Boris Spassky]]'s delegation after the 17th game and a replica of the [[chessboard]] used during the World Chess Championship 1972.<ref name="VSI">[https://www.south.is/en/services/the-bobby-fischer-center Visit South Iceland]{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Fischer-Chess-Center/1383688098566966 FaceBook]</ref> The museum includes interesting artifacts related to Fischer's stay in Iceland from 2005 to 2008, including Fischer's chair from the [[antiquarian]] [[Bookselling|bookshop]] Bókin in [[Reykjavík]].<ref name="VSI" />


==Other activities==
==Other activities==
The building facilitates the ''Chess Club of Selfoss and Vicinity'' to play and learn about chess. In addition, the building is a venue for chess exhibitions and presentations.<ref>[http://www.fischersetur.is/docs/Skipulagsskra_en.pdf Bobby Fischer Center - Charter]</ref>
The building facilitates the ''Chess Club of Selfoss and Vicinity'' to play and learn about chess. In addition, the building is a venue for chess exhibitions and presentations.<ref>[http://www.fischersetur.is/docs/Skipulagsskra_en.pdf Bobby Fischer Center - Charter]</ref>


==Fischer's grave==
==Fischer's grave==
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Fischer´s [[grave]] site is at [[Laugardælir]] [[cemetery]] ( {{coord|63|57|0|N|20|58|0|W|}} ), a few hundred metres away from the Bobby Fischer Center.<ref name="VSI" /><ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4403 Chessbase: Bobby Fischer buried in Iceland]</ref>
Fischer's [[grave]] site is at [[Laugardælir]] [[cemetery]] ( {{coord|63|57|0|N|20|58|0|W|}} ), approximately two kilometres or a short walk away from the Bobby Fischer Center.<ref name="VSI" /><ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4403 Chessbase: Bobby Fischer buried in Iceland]</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Culture of Iceland]]
* [[Icelandic Chess Championship]]
* [[Reykjavik Open]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fischersetur.is Bobby Fischer Center Homepage]
* [http://www.fischersetur.is Bobby Fischer Center - Homepage]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Fischer-Chess-Center/1383688098566966 FaceBook - Bobby Fischer Center]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Fischer-Chess-Center/1383688098566966 FaceBook - Bobby Fischer Center (Unofficial)]


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Latest revision as of 22:05, 30 October 2024

Bobby Fischer Center
Fischersetur
Bobby Fischer in 1972
Map
EstablishedMarch 9, 2013 (March 9, 2013)
LocationAusturvegur 21, 800 Selfoss, Iceland
Coordinates63°56′15″N 20°59′47″W / 63.93748°N 20.99649°W / 63.93748; -20.99649
TypeBiographical Chess Museum
Collection sizeSmall
DirectorGunnar Finnlaugsson
WebsiteBobby Fischer Center

The Bobby Fischer Center (Icelandic: Fischersetur) is a small non-profit biographical museum housing memorabilia of the 1972 World Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer located in Selfoss, Iceland.[1][2]

Contents

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The Bobby Fischer Center has on display photos, the scoresheets, a printout for the radiation measurements demanded by Boris Spassky's delegation after the 17th game and a replica of the chessboard used during the World Chess Championship 1972.[3][4] The museum includes interesting artifacts related to Fischer's stay in Iceland from 2005 to 2008, including Fischer's chair from the antiquarian bookshop Bókin in Reykjavík.[3]

Other activities

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The building facilitates the Chess Club of Selfoss and Vicinity to play and learn about chess. In addition, the building is a venue for chess exhibitions and presentations.[5]

Fischer's grave

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Cemetery
Grave

Fischer's grave site is at Laugardælir cemetery ( 63°57′0″N 20°58′0″W / 63.95000°N 20.96667°W / 63.95000; -20.96667 ), approximately two kilometres or a short walk away from the Bobby Fischer Center.[3][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bobby Fischer Center
  2. ^ Iceland Review
  3. ^ a b c Visit South Iceland[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ FaceBook
  5. ^ Bobby Fischer Center - Charter
  6. ^ Chessbase: Bobby Fischer buried in Iceland
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