Read more International Chess Federation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21078/international-chess-federation.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 15:21:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34236/chess-too-wimpy-for-olympics.htmlMichael Foreman<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=125346&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20111031140040' border='0' />Chess players and bridge players will be spectators when the Olympics begin this week, but both are making a strong push to be official sports at the 2012 Games, Time reports. First, they'll have to convince a skeptical International Olympic Committee that they belong, despite their decided lack of physical...The World Chess Federation wants the "mind sport" included in the 2012 Olympic Games.http://www.newser.com/story/34236/chess-too-wimpy-for-olympics.htmlWed, 06 Aug 2008 18:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16753/chess-king-bobby-fischer-dies.htmlJohn Johnson<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=65242&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023101' border='0' />Chess master Bobby Fischer, who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned Russian Boris Spassky in 1972, has died at age 64 in Iceland, the AP reports. Fischer is considered by many to be the greatest chess player ever, but his genius for the game was often overshadowed by...Chess star Bobby Fischer is seen in New York, in this April 28, 1962 file photo. U.S-born Fischer, who renounced his U.S. citizenship, has died at the age of 64 at his home in Reykjavik, Iceland's Channel 2 television reported Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/John Lent, file)http://www.newser.com/story/16753/chess-king-bobby-fischer-dies.htmlFri, 18 Jan 2008 07:24:00 CST