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Chess playerIntellectual life1943–2008

Bobby Fischer

American chess player and 1972 world champion who broke with the US and came to promote antisemitic conspiracy theories, Holocaust denial and support for the 9/11 attacks. He lived his last years in exile in Iceland.

Closest spectrum
Far-Right
Closest ideology
Neoreaction
Closest personality
JD Vance
Portrait of Bobby Fischer
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Federal
    Federal73%
    Unitary27%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy31%
    Autocracy69%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security49%
    Liberty51%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation77%
    Multiculturalism23%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Militarist
    Militarist75%
    Pacifist25%
  • Intervention

    Strong · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist75%
    Nationalist25%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public28%
    Private72%
  • Control

    Strong · Free market
    Planning26%
    Free market75%
  • Trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism75%
    Globalism25%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious27%
    Religious73%
  • Morality

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive25%
    Traditionalist75%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology69%
    Biology31%

What sets Bobby Fischer apart

Most unusual position

Structure

Bobby Fischer leans further toward federal than 85% of the 594 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 36Bobby Fischer 73

Of all the axes, Structure is where Bobby Fischer stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Power

On Power, Bobby Fischer sits close to the catalog median.

Personality median 55Bobby Fischer 49

Here they share common ground with most personalities.