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Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). Chess is an abstract strategy game which involves no hidden information and no elements of chance.
Bobby Fischer was born at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on March 9, 1943. [2] His mother, Regina Wender Fischer, was a US citizen, [3] [4] born in Switzerland; her parents were Polish Jews. [5] [6] Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, [2] Regina became a teacher, a registered nurse, and later a physician. [7]