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Article: Spassky's appeal for Fischer.(Insider Report)(Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer.)(Brief Article)
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- The New American
- Article date:
- October 4, 2004
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In mid-August, Japan turned down an asylum request from American-born chess champion Bobby Fischer, who faces extradition to the U.S. to stand trial for violating UN sanctions against Yugoslavia. In 1992, Fischer--in defiance of a UN embargo, and after spitting on a letter of warning from the State Department--played a rematch against his storied Russian chess opponent, world champion Boris Spassky.
For the supposed crime of playing chess in defiance of a UN embargo, Fischer faces the prospect of 10 years in prison, a sizeable fine, and forfeiture of $3 million in prize money earned by defeating Spassky for a second time. Fischer, who has renounced U.S. ...