![Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo.](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2e7xcdh/former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-smiles-during-his-match-against-his-archrival-boris-spassky-of-the-soviet-union-in-the-yugoslav-resort-of-sveti-stefan-in-this-september-1992-file-photo-fischer-who-became-americas-first-and-only-world-chess-champion-after-defeating-the-spassky-at-the-height-of-the-cold-war-has-died-at-the-age-of-64-gardar-sverrisson-a-spokesman-for-the-reclusive-fischer-said-the-chess-genius-died-at-midday-on-january-17-2008-in-reykjavik-the-site-of-his-famous-victory-over-spassky-sverrisson-said-fischer-had-died-after-a-serious-but-unspecified-illness-2e7xcdh.jpg)
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo.
![Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo.](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2e8gmt6/former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-smiles-during-his-match-against-his-archrival-boris-spassky-of-the-soviet-union-in-the-yugoslav-resort-of-sveti-stefan-in-this-september-1992-file-photo-fischer-who-became-americas-first-and-only-world-chess-champion-after-defeating-the-spassky-at-the-height-of-the-cold-war-has-died-at-the-age-of-64-gardar-sverrisson-a-spokesman-for-the-reclusive-fischer-said-the-chess-genius-died-at-midday-on-january-17-2008-in-reykjavik-the-site-of-his-famous-victory-over-spassky-sverrisson-said-fischer-had-died-after-a-serious-but-unspecified-illness-2e8gmt6.jpg)
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo.
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![Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer departs for Iceland from Narita international airport in Narita, northeast of Tokyo following his release from detention March 24, 2005. Fischer, who was taken into custody Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer departs for Iceland from Narita international airport in Narita, northeast of Tokyo following his release from detention March 24, 2005. Fischer, who was taken into custody](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d3yc38/former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-departs-for-iceland-from-narita-international-airport-in-narita-northeast-of-tokyo-following-his-release-from-detention-march-24-2005-fischer-who-was-taken-into-custody-in-japan-last-july-for-travelling-on-what-u-s-officials-said-was-an-unofficial-passport-was-granted-icelandic-citizenship-and-avoided-deportation-reuters-yuriko-nakao-pp05030179-es-dh-2d3yc38.jpg)