Fischer was a devout member of an evangelical church through his championship years, refusing to play chess on the [[Sabbath]] (which resulted in his withdrawing from a tournament in 1967 in which he had an enormous lead<ref>"Fischer withdrew from the 1967 Sousse Interzonal tournament in the 1966–1969 World Championship cycle, after leading with 8½ points from the first 10 games," due to a dispute resulting from his Sabbath observance and request for additional rest days. [https://www.dailychess.com/forum/spirituality/bobby-fischer-believed-in-god.144860]</ref>) and [[tithe|tithing]] a half-million dollars of his earnings.<ref>https://tartajubow.blogspot.com/2012/06/bobby-fischer-and-worldwide-church-of.html</ref> | Fischer was a devout member of an evangelical church through his championship years, refusing to play chess on the [[Sabbath]] (which resulted in his withdrawing from a tournament in 1967 in which he had an enormous lead<ref>"Fischer withdrew from the 1967 Sousse Interzonal tournament in the 1966–1969 World Championship cycle, after leading with 8½ points from the first 10 games," due to a dispute resulting from his Sabbath observance and request for additional rest days. [https://www.dailychess.com/forum/spirituality/bobby-fischer-believed-in-god.144860]</ref>) and [[tithe|tithing]] a half-million dollars of his earnings.<ref>https://tartajubow.blogspot.com/2012/06/bobby-fischer-and-worldwide-church-of.html</ref> |