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When Bobby Fischer was thrown in jail, Spassky wrote a letter to Bush asking to pardon him, or if that's not possible, to put him in the same cell as Fischer an
by stodor89 2y ago
When Bobby Fischer was thrown in jail, Spassky wrote a letter to Bush asking to pardon him, or if that's not possible, to put him in the same cell as Fischer and give them a chess set.
- ipv6ipv4 2y agoHe also signed an open letter to Russian authorities to outlaw Jewish organizations for a "hidden campaign of genocide against the Russian people and their traditional society and values"
- blast 2y agoAnother reason for him and Fischer to enjoy being cellmates I guess. What is it with these chess masters?
- tristramb 2y agoIf you lived under an oppressive government, you'd probably end up doing things you would later regret.
- echovale 2y agoHaving French citizenship, he voluntarily returned to Russia in 2012.
- stodor89 2y agoOh come on, there's a time and place to discuss the man's shortcomings, but a HN funeral thread is not it.