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| Chess legend Fischer dies at 64 | Chess legend Fischer dies at 64 |
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| Controversial former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died aged 64, Iceland's media says. | Controversial former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died aged 64, Iceland's media says. |
| The US-born player, who became famous around the world for beating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky in 1972, had been seriously ill for some time. | The US-born player, who became famous around the world for beating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky in 1972, had been seriously ill for some time. |
| Mr Fischer was granted Icelandic citizenship in 2005 as a way to avoid being deported to the US. | |
| Mr Fischer was wanted for breaking international sanctions by playing a match in the former Yugoslavia in 1992. | Mr Fischer was wanted for breaking international sanctions by playing a match in the former Yugoslavia in 1992. |
| He also had alienated many in his homeland by broadcasting anti-Semitic diatribes and expressing support for the 11 September 2001 attacks in New York. | He also had alienated many in his homeland by broadcasting anti-Semitic diatribes and expressing support for the 11 September 2001 attacks in New York. |
| The reclusive player had lived undetected in Japan for a number of years before moving to Iceland. | The reclusive player had lived undetected in Japan for a number of years before moving to Iceland. |