“Two remarkable photographs of Robert J. Fischer in Zurich in 1959 are offered below courtesy of Richard Forster, author of the exceptionally well-documented history of the Zurich Chess Club published in German in 2009 (Schachgesellschaft Zurich: 1809 bis 2009) and in English in 2011 (The Zurich Chess Club, 1809–2009): A photograph of Edgar Walther vs Fischer.”
Bobby Fischer Undetermined Date?
“All four parties of Fischer and Keres at the tournament of contenders in Yugoslavia (1959) ended effectively 2-2. Only black wins.”
“Vasily Smyslov (right) facing Bobby Fischer at the Yugoslav International Chess Tournament, Belgrade, 1959. Fischer won the match. Photo: AP”
“Fischer finished joint third in this very strong tournament, one point behind the winner Tal. This booklet has an introduction by Svetozar Gligoric and all 120 games are given without notes. A crosstable is provided together with portraits and very brief one paragraph biographies of the 16 players.”
Unknown Date. “He began to play simultaneously against 40 to 80 people at the same time. He earned $5 on the board.”
Unknown Date. “This is my genius picture. Look at the expression of his opponent's face, disconcerted, he can not believe that some kid's got him while Bobby laughs.” (Full)
Bobby Fischer, Vasily Smyslov, Svetozar Gilcoric, Fridrik Olafsson, Pal Benko et Paul Keres au tournoi des candidats en 1959
Bobby Fischer in 1959 at the Manhattan Chess Club. Robert Byrne vs Bobby Fischer Jan 4th 1959 (1/2 au 28e coup), Championnat des Etats-Unis a New-York Il remporte le titre avec 8.5/11 (Source)