BOBBY FISCHER GOES FREE

Fischer 'allowed' to move to IcelandFischer 'allowed' to move to Iceland

Japan will let detained US-born chess legend Bobby Fischer move to Iceland which has granted him citizenship, refusing US demands to extradite him to the United States where he faces prison, news agencies said yesterday.

Jiji Press and Kyodo News said the Japanese justice ministry made the decision after Iceland presented documents showing Fischer was one of its citizens.

Fischer, now 62, was detained in July as he tried to fly out of Japan to the Philippines on an allegedly invalid US passport.

The chess legend, known for his outspoken criticism of the United States, faces 10 years in prison for defying US sanctions on Yugoslavia by playing a game there in 1992 amid the Balkan wars.

The parliament of Iceland, where Fischer played his most famous match in 1972, granted him citizenship on Monday as he looked set to be sent to the United States.


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----God Bless You Bobby! You are STILL my hero. I don't give a damn what the US Gov. says. You still got more game then they! ....Checkmate!.---