He's doing no harm so forget about him
Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry Japanese Woman
Mon Aug 16, 2004 08:30 AM ET
By George Nishiyama
TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.
But it is far from certain that his move will pay off.
In the latest twist to a bizarre tale, former world chess champion Fischer, 61, has decided to marry Miyoko Watai, acting head of the Japan Chess Association, his lawyer, Masako Suzuki, said Monday.
However, it was not clear that the move would allow him to avert deportation. The grandmaster has been wanted in the United States since 1992 when he violated U.S. economic sanctions by going to Yugoslavia, beating his old rival, Boris Spassky, and winning a $3 million prize.
"Fischer and Watai had been living together since 2000 ... but decided to go through with legal procedures to get married," Suzuki said in a statement.
