![Former world chess champion Fischer points his finger after walking through the boarding gate at Narita airport, Japan. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer points his finger after walking through the boarding Former world chess champion Fischer points his finger after walking through the boarding gate at Narita airport, Japan. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer points his finger after walking through the boarding](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D45RNP/former-world-chess-champion-fischer-points-his-finger-after-walking-through-the-boarding-gate-at-narita-airport-japan-former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-points-his-finger-after-walking-through-the-boarding-gate-in-narita-international-airport-northeast-of-tokyo-march-24-2005-fischer-was-released-from-detention-in-japan-on-thursday-allowing-him-to-avoid-deportation-to-the-united-states-and-head-for-iceland-which-has-granted-him-citizenship-it-was-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-an-eight-month-saga-that-began-when-fischer-62-was-taken-into-custody-in-japan-last-july-for-travelling-2D45RNP.jpg)
Former world chess champion Fischer points his finger after walking through the boarding gate at Narita airport, Japan. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer points his finger after walking through the boarding
![Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E8GMT6/former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-smiles-during-his-match-against-his-archrival-boris-spassky-of-the-soviet-union-in-the-yugoslav-resort-of-sveti-stefan-in-this-september-1992-file-photo-fischer-who-became-americas-first-and-only-world-chess-champion-after-defeating-the-spassky-at-the-height-of-the-cold-war-has-died-at-the-age-of-64-gardar-sverrisson-a-spokesman-for-the-reclusive-fischer-said-the-chess-genius-died-at-midday-on-january-17-2008-in-reykjavik-the-site-of-his-famous-victory-over-spassky-sverrisson-said-fischer-had-died-after-a-serious-but-unspecified-illness-2E8GMT6.jpg)
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer smiles during his match against his archrival Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, in the Yugoslav resort of Sveti Stefan in this September 1992 file photo.
![Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer answers questions on departure for Iceland from Narita airport, Japan. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer answers reporters' questions on departure for Iceland from Narita international Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer answers questions on departure for Iceland from Narita airport, Japan. Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer answers reporters' questions on departure for Iceland from Narita international](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3AD4F/former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-answers-questions-on-departure-for-iceland-from-narita-airport-japan-former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-answers-reporters-questions-on-departure-for-iceland-from-narita-international-airport-in-narita-northeast-of-tokyo-following-his-release-from-detention-march-24-2005-fischer-who-was-taken-into-custody-in-japan-last-july-for-travelling-on-what-us-officials-said-was-an-unofficial-passport-was-granted-icelandic-citizenship-and-avoided-deportation-reutersyuriko-nakao-2D3AD4F.jpg)