Bobby Fischer Autographs
Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. Qualifying for the 1972 World Championship, Fischer swept matches with Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen by 6–0 scores. After winning another qualifying match against Tigran Petrosian, Fischer won the title match against Boris Spassky of the USSR, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Publicized as a Cold War confrontation between the US and USSR, the match attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or since.
In 1975, Fischer refused to defend his title when an agreement could not be reached with FIDE, chess's international governing body, over the match conditions. Consequently, the Soviet challenger Anatoly Karpov was named World Champion by default. Fischer subsequently disappeared from the public eye, though occasional reports of erratic behavior emerged. In 1992, he reemerged to win an unofficial rematch against Spassky. It was held in Yugoslavia, which at the time was under an embargo of the United Nations. His participation led to a conflict with the US federal government, which warned Fischer that his participation in the match would violate an executive order imposing US sanctions on Yugoslavia. The US government ultimately issued a warrant for his arrest; subsequently, Fischer lived as an émigré. In 2004, he was arrested in Japan and held for several months for using a passport that the US government had revoked. Eventually, he was granted Icelandic citizenship by a special act of the Althing, allowing him to live there until his death in 2008. During his life, Fischer made numerous antisemitic statements, including Holocaust denial, despite his Jewish ancestry. His antisemitism was a major theme in his public and private remarks, and there has been speculation concerning his psychological condition based on his extreme views and eccentric behavior.
Fischer made many lasting contributions to chess. His book My 60 Memorable Games, published in 1969, is regarded as essential reading in chess literature. In the 1990s, he patented a modified chess timing system that added a time increment after each move, now a standard practice in top tournament and match play. He also invented Fischer random chess, also known as Chess960, a chess variant in which the initial position of the pieces is randomized to one of 960 possible positions.
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Current items with a signature of Bobby Fischer
These are the most current items with a signature of Bobby Fischer that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Bobby Fischer
The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Fischer (The Quintessential Bobby Fischer Autographed/Signed Complete Three Volume Set.) was sold in September 2025 for $49,000.00 while the cheapest item (SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER director STEVE ZAILLIAN signed AUTOGRAPH 1424) found a new owner for $6.50 in June 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2016 with an average selling price of $29.99 for an autographed item of Bobby Fischer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $3,271.45 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $29.99 was January 2016. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Fischer is worth $580.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bobby Fischer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2 letters signed by Bobby Fischer 1972 world chess championship in Reykjavik | $580.00 |  |
| 2 letters signed by Bobby Fischer 1972 world chess championship in Reykjavik | $580.00 | |
| Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky Signed 1992 Yugoslavia Chess Cover – Sveti Stefan | $1,509.00 | |
| Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky Signed 1992 Yugoslavia Chess Cover – Sveti Stefan | $1,509.00 | |
| Bobby Fischer & Spassky signed print from the World Chess Championship 1972 | $2,490.00 | |
| Bobby Fischer & Spassky signed print from the World Chess Championship 1972 | $2,490.00 | |
| Bobby Fischer signed Cut 3x5 Custom Card PSA DNA Slab Rare Chess Auto C4571 | $5,033.89 | |
| Bobby Fischer signed Cut 3x5 Custom Card PSA DNA Slab Rare Chess Auto C4571 | $5,033.89 | |
| Bobby Fischer, World Chess Champion, Autograph Signed 1973 | $499.99 | |
| Bobby Fischer, World Chess Champion, Autograph Signed 1973 | $499.99 | |
| FRANK BRADY signed END GAME BOBBY FISCHER'S Remarkable Rise and Fall 2011 Book | $40.00 | |
| RARE Historic Modern Chess Openings+Photo SIGNED John Collins BOBBY FISCHER | $850.00 | |
| RARE Historic Modern Chess Openings+Photo SIGNED John Collins BOBBY FISCHER | $850.00 | |
| Robert Bobby Fischer Chess Player Autograph Signature Original FREE INTL SHIPPIN | $1,839.00 | |
| Robert Bobby Fischer Chess Player Autograph Signature Original FREE INTL SHIPPIN | $1,839.00 | |
