| − | '''Robert James Fischer''' (born 1943), popularly known as Bobby Fischer, was the only [[United States of America|American]] to become World Chess Champion when he defeated [[USSR|Soviet]] grandmaster Boris Spassky in a 1972 match in Iceland. He forfeited his title to Anatoly Karpov in 1975 when he refused to defend his title. He did not play [[chess]] again until 1992, when he played a return match in Yugoslavia in violation of American sanctions on Yugoslavia. Fischer became known for making anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks in the media over the next ten years, most notoriously his praise of the September 11 terrorist attacks. In 2004, Fischer was arrested in [[Japan]], and has since taken asylum in Iceland. | + | '''Robert James Fischer''' (born 1943), popularly known as Bobby Fischer, was the only [[United States of America|American]] to become World Chess Champion when he defeated [[USSR|Soviet]] grandmaster Boris Spassky in a 1972 match in Iceland. He forfeited his title to Anatoly Karpov in 1975 when he refused to defend his title. He did not play [[chess]] again until 1992, when he played a return match in Yugoslavia in violation of American sanctions on Yugoslavia. Fischer became known for making anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks in the media over the next ten years, most notoriously his praise of the September 11 terrorist attacks. In 2004, Fischer was arrested in [[Japan]], and has since taken asylum in [[Iceland]]. |