![Bobby Fischer's True History - Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, made his international debut August 05, 1958, in a closely fought match with Oleg Neikirch of Bulgaria., Bobby Fischer's True History - Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, made his international debut August 05, 1958, in a closely fought match with Oleg Neikirch of Bulgaria.,](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hY9CNZnfiqL23bZkM35iP2j2GSC5Xn31UdB4uBoTzvx_dd7uO-SPDmLEK9-CZSe6lLaTObN9RuxHrWGuq5VNZQaRpfab2Z4jrs7KYY79XmipfOJlx_p-slkGRAgoDPJWkqZNnbJqiuvxyGsyk65Cf4Hw-mLaWcrq-v7YAq9R8bI9zpXmxw_xHGZKyg/s1065/1958-Portoroz-Gligoric-Fischer-last-round.jpg)
Bobby Fischer's True History - Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, made his international debut August 05, 1958, in a closely fought match with Oleg Neikirch of Bulgaria.,
Bobby Fischer's True History - Feature on chess player Bob Fischer, April 14, 1958. Original b/w photo by Anthony Calvacca/New York Post/NYP Holdings, Inc. For fair use, all credits must be kept
![Bobby Fischer's True History - Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, made his international debut August 05, 1958, in a closely fought match with Oleg Neikirch of Bulgaria., Bobby Fischer's True History - Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, made his international debut August 05, 1958, in a closely fought match with Oleg Neikirch of Bulgaria.,](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0r5KkLLt3U_VxbSFBeR76UIGNFZTWq-2swMVaEbE02cKcuupDx193VAS8JSNsHFZkU7yizW_-2Tk3WyT5v3yffYEOGvDzo1jKJHOliRZnc53tQmGw1_k_EXLGqRcq7gW5ofFsexFRVYjCZaN8TODpFcS0sANCYyZxyk-g9iqbRhv41R5sVbW-sGkLYg/s2000/1958-Fischer-Returns-From-Portoroz.jpg)
Bobby Fischer's True History - Portoroz, Yugoslavia. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, 15-year-old United States champion, made his international debut August 05, 1958, in a closely fought match with Oleg Neikirch of Bulgaria.,
![In 1958 Bobby Fischer aged 15 visited the Moscow chess club hoping to play World champion Botvinnik. This request is considered ridiculous by the Soviet chess authorities. Here he is playing Tigran In 1958 Bobby Fischer aged 15 visited the Moscow chess club hoping to play World champion Botvinnik. This request is considered ridiculous by the Soviet chess authorities. Here he is playing Tigran](https://external-preview.redd.it/_9usrnpVU0-tlox8tGTdYg8cNO-uSw1rl29nZdTBUQo.jpg?auto=webp&s=7d13362619870f19af966eead1fb2e3174b69c48)
In 1958 Bobby Fischer aged 15 visited the Moscow chess club hoping to play World champion Botvinnik. This request is considered ridiculous by the Soviet chess authorities. Here he is playing Tigran
![Douglas Griffin on X: "Bobby Fischer, pictured at the Interzonal tournament in Portorož (Yugoslavia), August-September 1958. (Photo via https://t.co/cgGLciA5y0.) #chess https://t.co/9SlM2rWKzf" / X Douglas Griffin on X: "Bobby Fischer, pictured at the Interzonal tournament in Portorož (Yugoslavia), August-September 1958. (Photo via https://t.co/cgGLciA5y0.) #chess https://t.co/9SlM2rWKzf" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EczRNcKWoAAxHuo.jpg)