Ex-World Chess Champion Fischer Detained in Japan (Reuters)

Grok Headline matches for Ex-World Chess Champion Fischer Detained in Japan (Reuters)

Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry
Japanese Woman (Reuters)

Ex-Chess Champion Fischer to Marry
Japanese Woman (Reuters) 08/16/2004 08:16 AM
Reuters - In a bold gambit worthy of the chess champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time Japanese great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.

Japan holds ex-chess star Fischer

Japan holds ex-chess star Fischer 07/16/2004 08:28 AM
Elusive ex-world chess champ Bobby Fischer is arrested in Japan, after 12 years on the run from the US.

Japan Preparing to Deport Ex-Chess Champ
Fischer

Japan Preparing to Deport Ex-Chess Champ
Fischer 07/21/2004 07:21 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 21 2004 12:04PM GMT

Japan to free Bobby Fischer,
controversial chess champ

Japan to free Bobby Fischer,
controversial chess champ 03/23/2005 05:12 PM
Xeni Jardin: Boing Boing reader John Duffell says,

Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion and a wanted man in the U.S. who's been held by the Japanese government for the past 8 months, will soon be freed. Fischer has been granted Icelandic citizenship, prompting the Japanese to allow for his release to Iceland. He's wanted in the US for breaking international sanctions in 1992 when he played a chess match in Yugoslavia. Fischer also pissed off a lot of people on 9/11, when he went on Philippine radio to commend the 9/11 hijackers for the WTC attacks.

Snip: "The former champion has many supporters in Iceland, after playing a world championship match there in 1972 at the height of the Cold War, beating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky. 'Mr Fischer is a true Icelander now,' Iceland's ambassador to Japan, Thordur Oskarsson, told Reuters news agency."

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Ex-Chess Champ Fischer Hires Japan
Lawyer for Plea

Ex-Chess Champ Fischer Hires Japan
Lawyer for Plea 07/31/2004 10:44 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 31 2004 1:39PM GMT

ABCNEWS.com : Japan Detains Ex-Chess
Champ Bobby Fischer

ABCNEWS.com : Japan Detains Ex-Chess
Champ Bobby Fischer 07/16/2004 01:58 PM
Read the article if you don't believe this outrageous story .. menacing, evil villain .. Finding Bobby Fisher .. Fascinating

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Chess Legend Fischer Enjoys New Freedom
(AP)

Chess Legend Fischer Enjoys New Freedom
(AP) 03/24/2005 02:49 PM
AP - Chess legend Bobby Fischer, en route to a new life in Iceland, said Thursday that freedom felt "great" after nine months' detention in Japan, where he had been held for trying to leave the country using an invalid U.S. passport.

Chess Legend Fischer Heads for Iceland
(AP)

Chess Legend Fischer Heads for Iceland
(AP) 03/24/2005 10:38 AM
AP - Sporting a long beard, chess legend Bobby Fischer walked free from a Japanese detention center Thursday and immediately headed to the airport to fly to his new home — Iceland — following a nine-month standoff with Tokyo officials trying to deport him to the United States.

Ireland crowns new world oyster opening
champion (Reuters)

Ireland crowns new world oyster opening
champion (Reuters) 09/25/2004 05:16 PM
Reuters - A minimum of blood and grit has helped Norway unseat Sweden as world oyster-opening champions as contestants from 18 countries vied to prepare the prized shellfish as quickly and neatly as possible.

Chess clash: computer conquers champion

Chess clash: computer conquers champion 06/08/2004 05:08 PM
CHINAdaily Jun 8 2004 8:57PM GMT

Search for Former Chess Champion Ends at
Tokyo Airport

Search for Former Chess Champion Ends at
Tokyo Airport 07/16/2004 12:08 PM
After decades of evading U.S. justice officials, Bobby Fischer has been taken into custody by Japanese immigration.

Bobby Fischer Freed From Japan (AP)

Bobby Fischer Freed From Japan (AP) 03/23/2005 11:05 PM
AP - Chess legend Bobby Fischer was freed Thursday from a Japanese detention center and immediately headed for flight to Iceland, bringing to a halt efforts to deport him to the United States.

Fischer to Appeal Japan Deportation
Order (AP)

Fischer to Appeal Japan Deportation
Order (AP) 07/31/2004 07:00 AM
AP - Chess legend Bobby Fischer plans to appeal a deportation order to the United States next week for the second time and to apply for temporary freedom from a detention center in Japan, an adviser said Saturday.

Japan 'set to free' Bobby Fischer

Japan 'set to free' Bobby Fischer 03/23/2005 10:03 AM
Japan will let former chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted in the US, travel to Iceland, reports say.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | German
crowned world beard champion

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | German
crowned world beard champion 11/04/2003 05:18 AM
world beard and moustache championships .. German crowned world beard champion .. Beardy Weirdies!

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Fischer leaves
Japan for Iceland

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Fischer leaves
Japan for Iceland 03/25/2005 06:36 AM
Iceland grants citizenship to former chess prodigy and current fugitive Bobby Fischer .. Fischer leaves Japan for Iceland

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World champion boxer arrested

World champion boxer arrested 06/02/2004 02:56 PM
Champion boxer Joe Calzaghe was arrested following an alleged incident at his home, police confirm.

world champion: McDonalds Wants You To
F*ck It's Sandwiches

world champion: McDonalds Wants You To
F*ck It's Sandwiches 02/01/2005 09:11 PM
world champion: McDonalds Wants You To F*ck It's Sandwiches .. Double cheeseburger? I'd hit it! .. try a little too hard .. Lots

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BBC NEWS | Americas | German crowned
world beard champion

BBC NEWS | Americas | German crowned
world beard champion 11/04/2003 05:18 AM
Americans made a stronger showing than expected, capturing four titles .. Americas German crowned world beard champion .. beat out 130 other beardos .. thunk

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World Computer Chess Championship

World Computer Chess Championship 08/09/2004 08:18 PM
A new Haaretz.com article gives a detailed account of the 12th World Computer Chess Championship which was held last month in Bar-Ilan University Israel. The article notes that there wasn't really much for the humans to do. "During the competition itself we are the computer's robots. We do what it tells us" says Shay Bushinsky, creator of Deep Junior, one of the chess programs. The article also goes over some of the history of chess-playing machines. Photos of the event are available on the Bar-Ilan University website.

World Computer Chess Championships
Underway

World Computer Chess Championships
Underway 07/06/2004 06:50 PM

Man Detained for Tossing Hamsters Off
Terrace (Reuters)

Man Detained for Tossing Hamsters Off
Terrace (Reuters) 08/12/2004 08:02 AM
Reuters - A retired Italian man could face up to a year and a half in prison if found guilty of killing his six pet hamsters and one guinea-pig by throwing them off his terrace into passing traffic.

Former women's world champion Zhu Chen
of China lost to laptop computer 'Star
of Unisplendour' here on Tuesday

Former women's world champion Zhu Chen
of China lost to laptop computer 'Star
of Unisplendour' here on Tuesday 06/09/2004 02:55 AM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 9 2004 6:58AM GMT

Computers Compete for World Chess Title
in Israel

Computers Compete for World Chess Title
in Israel 07/02/2004 03:04 AM
Israel National News Jul 2 2004 6:31AM GMT

U.S. Says Detained Iraqi Women Were Not
Held Hostage (Reuters)

U.S. Says Detained Iraqi Women Were Not
Held Hostage (Reuters) 04/08/2005 11:58 AM
Reuters - The U.S. military said on Friday two Iraqi women detained for six days had been held on suspicion of complicity in insurgent attacks, not used as hostages to pressure fugitive male relatives to surrender.

Best Online Poker Websites: ESPN World
Series Of Poker Finds Best Online Poker
Websites Are The Training Ground For
2003 Poker World Champion Chris
Moneymaker And Other Top WPT And WSOP
Gaming Stars.

Best Online Poker Websites: ESPN World
Series Of Poker Finds Best Online Poker
Websites Are The Training Ground For
2003 Poker World Champion Chris
Moneymaker And Other Top WPT And WSOP
Gaming Stars. 07/21/2004 02:30 AM
The best online poker websites have become the best training grounds for the world's top poker players and future poker stars. 2003 World Series Of Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker shocked the Las Vegas establishment and world with his domination of the 2003 ESPN WSOP Championships at Binion's Horseshoe Casino. Yet his Cinderella story was anything but a rags to riches tale. Chris Moneymaker honed his skills and paid his dues like so many other modern day players that participate daily in the best online poker tournaments, satellite competitions and world wide poker websites. http://www.MonteCarloGrandResort.com [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

Boxing champion pummels gunman (Reuters)

Boxing champion pummels gunman (Reuters) 06/29/2004 01:44 PM
Reuters - A Mexican boxing champion beat up a gunman who shot at him outside a gym in a crime-plagued city on the U.S. border.

Bog-snorkelling champion claims third
crown (Reuters)

Bog-snorkelling champion claims third
crown (Reuters) 08/31/2004 08:15 AM
Reuters - Philip John from south Wales has won his third straight World Bog Snorkelling championship, a bizarre title which requires swimming through a weedy, muck-filled trench.

Bog-Snorkeling Champion Claims Third
Crown (Reuters)

Bog-Snorkeling Champion Claims Third
Crown (Reuters) 08/31/2004 10:14 AM
Reuters - Philip John from south Wales has won his third straight World Bog Snorkeling championship, a bizarre title which requires swimming through a weedy, muck-filled trench.

Ireland crowns oyster opening champion
(Reuters)

Ireland crowns oyster opening champion
(Reuters) 09/25/2004 07:31 PM
Reuters - A minimum of blood and grit helped Norway unseat Sweden as world oyster-opening champions as contestants from 18 countries vied to prepare the prized shellfish as quickly and neatly as possible.

Chess queen loses in computer chess
match

Chess queen loses in computer chess
match 06/08/2004 08:17 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 9 2004 0:04AM GMT

Global Disaster Information Network in
the Works to Help Remote Crisis-Stricken
Areas Around the World;Preliminary
Findings to Be Presented at World
Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe,
Japan, January 18-22, 2005

Global Disaster Information Network in
the Works to Help Remote Crisis-Stricken
Areas Around the World;Preliminary
Findings to Be Presented at World
Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe,
Japan, January 18-22, 2005 01/05/2005 03:28 AM
In the aftermath of the tsunamis that devastated Asia in late December 2004, observers pointed out that lack of official, credible information gave victims and governments in the area little prior warning of the impending disaster. Although still in the developmental stages, a partnership of the Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) and the Organsation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is creating an information system that may significantly reduce the impact of future natural and manmade disasters. Native American Pueblo and Navajo Nations in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado are providing pilot sites for the GDIN system. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

Chess Fan Makes Move on Russia's
Kasparov (Reuters)

Chess Fan Makes Move on Russia's
Kasparov (Reuters) 04/18/2005 10:14 AM
Reuters - A man claiming to be a fan hit retired chess champion Garry Kasparov over the head with a chessboard the grandmaster had just autographed for him, Kasparov said on Saturday.

Shotglass Chess - Shotglass Chess Sets,
Pieces and Shotglasses - Home

Shotglass Chess - Shotglass Chess Sets,
Pieces and Shotglasses - Home 10/31/2003 04:04 PM
Shot glass Chess .. game

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World Robot Declaration Issued by Japan

World Robot Declaration Issued by Japan 03/06/2004 02:03 AM
The International Robot Fair 2004 started off with a "World Robot Declaration" yesterday. The declaration states three specific expectations that future robots must meet and declares 5 resolutions on what must be done to bring the next generation of robots into existence. It puts into words the Simak-like Japanese philosphy towards robots that we've been aware of in a general sense for years. Basically robots will be the companions of the human race and assist humans physically and psychologically while helping to keep the world safe and peaceful. The full text of the declaration is included below.

Japan bets new Internet standard to
drive e-world

Japan bets new Internet standard to
drive e-world 04/18/2004 04:29 PM
Daily Times Apr 18 2004 7:44PM GMT

Internet World Asia 2002 in Tokyo, Japan

Internet World Asia 2002 in Tokyo, Japan 11/25/2002 03:48 AM
25 November 2002: W3C is pleased to co-sponsor Internet World Asia 2002 (in Japanese) to be held 4-6 December in Tokyo, Japan. Kazuhiro Kitagawa, W3C Device Independence Activity Lead, gives the keynote New services based on the Semantic Web on 5 December. Registration is open. (News archive)

Frogs Take Over the World: FrogPad™
One-Handed Keyboard Available Today in
the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Canada

Frogs Take Over the World: FrogPad™
One-Handed Keyboard Available Today in
the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Canada 06/09/2004 02:36 AM
Innovative Keyboard and Headsets Improve Quality and Efficiency of Work – and Play! [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

JapaneseSnacks.com Celebrates the
Diverse and Delicious Confectionary
Products of Japan - Pop Culture Fans
from all Over the World Converge

JapaneseSnacks.com Celebrates the
Diverse and Delicious Confectionary
Products of Japan - Pop Culture Fans
from all Over the World Converge 06/08/2004 02:59 AM
Entertainment from Asia is rapidly working it's way into the American mainstream on many levels. The latest incarnation of JapaneseSnacks.com, which focuses on Japanese Pop Culture fandom, has already sparked a new explosion of interest. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004]
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Ex-World Chess Champion Fischer Detained in Japan (Reuters)

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