![Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer departs 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 Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer departs 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](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d3yc38/former-world-chess-champion-bobby-fischer-departs-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-u-s-officials-said-was-an-unofficial-passport-was-granted-icelandic-citizenship-and-avoided-deportation-reuters-yuriko-nakao-pp05030179-es-dh-2d3yc38.jpg)
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer departs 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
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Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer (C) and his fiancee Miyoko Watai (L) walk towards the boarding gate in Narita International Airport, in the east of Tokyo, March 24, 2005. [Fischer was
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