Bobby Fischer (Chess Grandmaster) Arrested by the US! WTF is this world coming to!? - GoFuckYourself.com

Internet God · 07-16-2004, 03:11 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapc...pan/index.html

TOKYO, Japan -- Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has been detained by immigration authorities in Japan.

Fischer, 61, is wanted in the United States for attending a 1992 chess match in Yugoslavia in violation of international sanctions.

He was stopped at Tokyo's Narita International Airport on Tuesday trying to leave Japan for the Philippines, an airport official said according to The Associated Press.

Friday's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported that officials were preparing to deport Fischer to the United States.

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said it was aware Fischer had been detained but declined to give any further details.

Fischer became a chess grandmaster at age 15 and was considered something of a Cold War hero when he outplayed Russian Boris Spassky to win the world title in 1972.

He was world champion until 1975 when he forfeited the title and withdrew from the tournament because conditions he demanded proved unacceptable to the International Chess Federation.

Since then, he virtually disappeared, living in secret outside the United States.

However he emerged in 1992 to play Spassky in a highly publicized match in Yugoslavia.

Fischer won that competition 10-5 and pocketed a prize of $3.35 million.

But the U.S. government accused him of violating U.N. sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing the match there.

Those sanctions were in place for provoking warfare in neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina.

the Shemp · 07-16-2004, 03:21 AM

yes, he played chess in a non approved country...
that's a pretty serious charge now....

Internet God · 07-16-2004, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by the Shemp
yes, he played chess in a non approved country...
that's a pretty serious charge now....

"non approved country"

abyss_al · 07-16-2004, 03:25 AM

Internet God · 07-16-2004, 03:25 AM

So, this is what happened:

He was born in the US

Moves out of the US

Attends a 1992 chess match in Yugoslavia

Gets Arrested in 2004 by the US for attending that match, and winning!!

the Shemp · 07-16-2004, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Internet God
So, this is what happened:

He was born in the US

Moves out of the US

Attends a 1992 chess match in Yugoslavia

Gets Arrested in 2004 by the US for attending that match, and winning!!

playing chess in yugoslavia must be like a crime against humanity...

TheWildcard · 07-16-2004, 03:46 AM

That's hilarious

the Shemp · 07-16-2004, 03:52 AM

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Originally posted by TheWildcard
That's hilarious

he has been charged with using the "four pawns attack"
poor bastard...thats a life sentence for sure...

Gunni · 07-16-2004, 03:57 AM

I think he should just count him self lucky for not playing baseball over there, he'd probably get executed...

pimplink · 07-16-2004, 05:28 AM

That's fucked up.

=^..^= · 07-16-2004, 05:33 AM

that is without a doubt the stupids fuckign arrest ive heard all year
the US laws suck ass big time

evl4fun · 07-16-2004, 05:35 AM

When are these heinous criminals going to learn that they can never escape american justice.

Pornopat · 07-16-2004, 05:39 AM

There is probably much more to this.
Bobby Fischer has been a neonazi, druguser and non-tax payer.

Japanese dont allow anybody with a history of drugs.

Bobby Fisher is no sweet cake...

80smetal · 07-16-2004, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pornopat
There is probably much more to this.
Bobby Fischer has been a neonazi, druguser and non-tax payer.

Japanese dont allow anybody with a history of drugs.

Bobby Fisher is no sweet cake...

what he said, remember how everyone here claims there is 3 sides to every story?

jimmyf · 07-16-2004, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pornopat
There is probably much more to this.
Bobby Fischer has been a neonazi, druguser and non-tax payer.

Japanese dont allow anybody with a history of drugs.

Bobby Fisher is no sweet cake...

yep

CDSmith · 07-16-2004, 06:13 AM

My mother always said, whatever you do don't EVER play chess in Yugoslavia.

Platinumpimp · 07-16-2004, 06:16 AM

but above all, Fischer is one of the greatest chess players ever

How mentally ill he is somehow didn't affect his play back in 1972, Reikjavik

Internet God · 07-16-2004, 06:20 AM

Fischer, 61, is wanted in the United States for attending a 1992 chess match in Yugoslavia

Giorgio_Xo · 07-16-2004, 06:23 AM

Fischer is/was incredible. Stupid trade laws shouldn't apply to him. The U.S. violates its own trade laws all the time. The CIA imports drugs into the U.S. Who gives a fuck.

Free Bobby Fischer!

NaughtyJenn · 07-16-2004, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
My mother always said, whatever you do don't EVER play chess in Yugoslavia.

Internet God · 07-16-2004, 06:23 AM

Quote:

There is probably much more to this.

Doubt It.

Quote:

Bobby Fischer has been a neonazi, drug user and non-tax payer.

Who hasn't done all of the above before?

Anyway, that's not what he was arrested for.

He was arrested and detained for ATTENDING A CHESS MATCH in 1992!

Phoenix · 07-16-2004, 06:23 AM

i'm sorry to all the americans for how embarrassed they must feel at the actions of their current administration. Frustration is probably setting in.

mardigras · 07-16-2004, 06:23 AM

There will be a briefing from the whitehouse that says if you support chess you support terrorism

Giorgio_Xo · 07-16-2004, 06:24 AM

Damn! Someone beat me to it this morning.

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quiet · 07-16-2004, 06:26 AM

disgusting.

alexg · 07-16-2004, 06:29 AM

that's just fucked up

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I bought freebobby.com. Time for a quick buck!

Platinumpimp · 07-16-2004, 06:38 AM

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Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo
Damn! Someone beat me to it this morning.

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I registered freefischer.com

fr33s3x · 07-16-2004, 06:42 AM

arial · 07-16-2004, 06:44 AM

Good to know our tax dollars are going to catch real criminals out there.

TweetyBird · 07-16-2004, 06:47 AM

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Originally posted by arial
Good to know our tax dollars are going to catch real criminals out there.

it's sad but it is true.. dang

TheEnforcer · 07-16-2004, 07:16 AM

That's just plain fucked up.

Steve · 07-16-2004, 08:56 AM

He's a chess master, and he didn't see this coming?

liquidmoe · 07-16-2004, 09:37 AM

What I dont get is if the article states he is 61, but won the Grand Master title at 15 in 1972, wouldnt that mean that 2004-1972 = 32 years + 15 years = 47 years?

So how is he 61?

http · 07-16-2004, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steve
He's a chess master, and he didn't see this coming?

polish_aristocrat · 07-16-2004, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Internet God
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapc...pan/index.html

TOKYO, Japan -- Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has been detained by immigration authorities in Japan.

Fischer, 61, is wanted in the United States for attending a 1992 chess match in Yugoslavia in violation of international sanctions.

He was stopped at Tokyo's Narita International Airport on Tuesday trying to leave Japan for the Philippines, an airport official said according to The Associated Press.

Friday's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported that officials were preparing to deport Fischer to the United States.

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said it was aware Fischer had been detained but declined to give any further details.

Fischer became a chess grandmaster at age 15 and was considered something of a Cold War hero when he outplayed Russian Boris Spassky to win the world title in 1972.

He was world champion until 1975 when he forfeited the title and withdrew from the tournament because conditions he demanded proved unacceptable to the International Chess Federation.

Since then, he virtually disappeared, living in secret outside the United States.

However he emerged in 1992 to play Spassky in a highly publicized match in Yugoslavia.

Fischer won that competition 10-5 and pocketed a prize of $3.35 million.

But the U.S. government accused him of violating U.N. sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing the match there.

Those sanctions were in place for provoking warfare in neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina.

WTF WHAT A FUCKED UP COUNTRY !

Pornopat · 07-16-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by liquidmoe
What I dont get is if the article states he is 61, but won the Grand Master title at 15 in 1972, wouldnt that mean that 2004-1972 = 32 years + 15 years = 47 years?

So how is he 61?

It does not say that...

Fischer became a chess grandmaster at age 15 and was considered something of a Cold War hero when he outplayed Russian Boris Spassky to win the world title in 1972.

So he was a chess grandmaster before he beat Spassky in 1972. And that figures...

zzgundamnzz · 07-16-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by liquidmoe
What I dont get is if the article states he is 61, but won the Grand Master title at 15 in 1972, wouldnt that mean that 2004-1972 = 32 years + 15 years = 47 years?

So how is he 61?

They lied about his age... during the cold war

Repetitive Monkey · 07-16-2004, 10:34 AM

He's a "nazi." So they'd find a way to lock him up regardless.

Pornopat · 07-16-2004, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Internet God

He was arrested and detained for ATTENDING A CHESS MATCH in 1992!

The arcticle does not say that. They mention it and suggest it.
I would not be surprised if the Japanese contained him for previous drugsabuse.
According to Japanese law you can not enter the country then. Even if you have been clean for a long long time....

polish_aristocrat · 07-16-2004, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by PlatinumPimp
releasebobbyfischer.com ?

I registered freefischer.com

time for me to register freebobby.com

VirtuMike · 07-16-2004, 11:21 AM

You're forgetting the second most important part:

He was arrested in JAPAN on his way to Philippines.

This new patriot act is WAY too powerful. We are living in 1937 Nazi Germany. The new world order sucks balls.

fishy · 07-16-2004, 11:28 AM

The headline should have been: "Only in the USA". Just like that thread some other day ago with the pig & the tiger... This tiger is loose, police trying to find it, a lady comes with this pig trying to lure the tiger, police charges this "stupid woman" for put the pig's life in danger... Holy shit!

Remind me not to play chess ever again!

psyko514 · 07-16-2004, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steve
He's a chess master, and he didn't see this coming?

lmao

kimzar · 07-16-2004, 11:36 AM

thats fucked up

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