I must dissent here. Although I don’t care for Fischer, especially his post-9/11 rants, I can’t see what extraditing him for playing chess in 1992 will accomplish. Especially since he will be the only participant that would be prosecuted. What I hope doesn’t happen, is that he will be used a sacrificial pawn by the Japanese to keep Charles Jenkins, the North Korean defector who is married to a Japanese woman (whom the Japanese do not wish to extradite). Not to mention, being used by a flaky Japanese government to counter lukewarm support for America’s involvement in Iraq. Bobby Fischer has shamed himself, but sending him to prison will not accomplish anything. He certainly shouldn’t be used a sacrifice by Japan to cover there more important misgivings.
I agree. He is a fruitcake, we don't want him. I posted this as a follow up to a previous post.
Was the use of a chess metaphor intentional, or accidental? Either way, bravo.
Ditto - the guy's off his rocker with classical sypmtoms of serious mental disorder - see other posts about him. A few more observations I gathered from www.chessbase.com:
Spassky has made an appeal to the US to leave him alone, or also imprison him with Bobby and give them a chess board. (This I think is a bit sensational, but shows support, while acknowledging Bobby is his own worst enemy).
I also think he has a wife and a kid in the Philipines, and this new marriage idea is merely a legal ploy that probably won't work.
Lastly, he has denounced his US citizenship, but has had trouble getting it done legit, and it too will probably not matter legally.
BTW, I'm a statistician, and sadly can identify with your signature - such a good discipline in theory, but enough bogus misuse to make it disreputable. I'm 95% confident about that.