Bobby Fischer: The champion America summoned, and Iceland sheltered

Bobby Fischer is buried at Laugardælir Church near Selfoss, Iceland, with a simple headstone marked Robert James Fischer.

In 1972, Fischer defeated Soviet champion Boris Spassky in Reykjavík, ending 24 years of Soviet chess dominance.

Henry Kissinger, national security adviser to President Richard Nixon, persuaded Fischer to play in the 1972 match.

Fischer patented a chess clock in 1989 that adds time after every move, preventing time scrambles.

The 2014 biopic Pawn Sacrifice, starring Tobey Maguire, depicted Fischer's 1972 victory.