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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 '''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|1972-1975 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> |
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The museum is located in [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]], [[Iceland]].<ref name="BFC" /><ref name="IR" /> |
The museum is located in [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]], [[Iceland]].<ref name="BFC" /><ref name="IR" /> |
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Revision as of 19:38, 22 September 2019
Fischersetur | |
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| Established | March 9, 2013 |
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| Location | Austurvegur 21, 800 Selfoss, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 63°56′15″N 20°59′47″W / 63.93748°N 20.99649°W |
| Type | Biographical Chess Museum |
| Collection size | Small |
| Director | Gunnar Finnlaugsson |
| Website | Bobby Fischer Center |
The Bobby Fischer Center (Icelandic: Fischersetur) is a small non-profit biographical museum housing memorabilia of the 1972-1975 World Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer.[1][2]
The museum is located in Selfoss, Iceland.[1][2]
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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.[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
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
Fischer´s grave site is at Laugardælir cemetery ( 63°57′0″N 20°58′0″W / 63.95000°N 20.96667°W ), a few hundred metres away from the Bobby Fischer Center.[3][6]
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