TOKYO — Japan ordered former chess champion Bobby Fischer deported Tuesday, but he got a temporary reprieve when his lawyers filed suit to block the move. Immigration office spokesman Itsuo Noto said ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Former chess champion Bobby Fischer announced plans Monday to marry a leading Japanese chess official and appealed to Secretary of State Colin Powell to help him renounce U.S.

TOKYO -- In a bizarre end game, Bobby Fischer -- the chess world's most eccentric star -- was taken into custody after trying to fly out of Japan with an invalid passport. Checkmate. Wanted at home ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Former chess champion Bobby Fischer has been sitting in detention in Japan for half a year, fighting deportation orders and fleeing criminal charges in the United States. But an offer ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted since 1992 for playing a tournament in Yugoslavia despite U.N. sanctions, has been detained in Japan, clearing the way for his ...