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World Champion

South Africa · Sport / Chess. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1958Date range
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Chronological records

1958

Bobby Fischer8 January 1958

Sport / Chess

Wins the United States Chess Championship, age 14

Names involved

Bobby Fischer

Provenance

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