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Part Two: Bobby Fischer: Chess Nazi

Behind the Bastards

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What Happened in Yugoslavia?

Sasky: Slobudon Malosovic, the president of Serbia, met Bobby and Spasky and asked to be photographed with the two. He used the occasion to trumpet his propaganda to the international press. The US tries to stop Fisher from playing the show match in Belgrade but he's like, "I'll do I'll do propaganda for below" Sasksy: His list of demands continue to grow; it was a strategy of giving him whatever he wanted even though they might not have been mentioned in contract. And every single time civil system with chest masks, they're like, no, Bobby Fisher will be reasonable this time.

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