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An American that had to seek asylum from the US government was Bobby Fischer, one of the best chess players in history. His offense: playing a chess match again
by buo 13y ago
An American that had to seek asylum from the US government was Bobby Fischer, one of the best chess players in history. His offense: playing a chess match against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia (he also owed taxes).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer#1992_Spassky_rematch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer#1992_Spassky_rema...
- brown9-2 13y agoI think you left out the part where he defiantly broke the law at the time against economic activities in Yugoslavia.
- buo 13y agoSorry -- I didn't mean to be unclear about that. The point I wanted to make is that, while he violated a UN embargo, it was just a chess match, and nevertheless he was relentlessly persecuted and had to seek asylum.
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