In 1973, she met then world chess championBobby Fischer, and visited him several times for the next three decades. Starting in 2000 they reportedly lived together in a de facto marriage at her home.[2] After Bobby Fischer's detention on July 13, 2004 for trying to travel with a revoked U.S. passport, she campaigned for his release.
They were reportedly married in August 2004. According to an attorney representing a competing claim to Fischer's estate, the Supreme Court of Iceland ruled in December 2009 that Watai's claim of marriage to Fischer was invalidated because of her failure to present the original of their alleged marriage certificate.[3] However, on March 3, 2011, a district court in Iceland ruled that Miyoko Watai, as Fischer's widow and heir, was entitled to inherit his estate. It also ruled that Watai and Fischer had legally married on September 6, 2004.[4]
References
^Di Felice, Gino (2017). Chess International Title Holders, 1950-2016. McFarland. ISBN9781476671321.
^Frederick, Jim (August 23, 2004). . Time. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
^"Fischer’s remains to be exhumed?" 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. ChessBase. 1 April 2010.
^"Iceland Court Hands Bobby Fischer Estate to Japanese Claimant". The New York Times. 4 March 2011. from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
miyoko, watai, 渡井, 美代子, watai, miyoko, born, january, 1945, retired, japanese, chess, player, widow, former, world, chess, champion, bobby, fischer, chess, olympiad, 1980countryjapanborn, 1945, january, 1945, tokyo, japantitlewoman, international, master, 1997. Miyoko Watai 渡井 美代子 Watai Miyoko born January 8 1945 is a retired Japanese chess player and widow of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer Miyoko WataiChess Olympiad 1980CountryJapanBorn 1945 01 08 January 8 1945 age 77 Tokyo JapanTitleWoman International Master 1997 FIDE rating2032Biography EditShe was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE in 1997 1 Watai is a four time Japanese women s champion She lives in Kamata ward which is now part of Ōta Tokyo In 1973 she met then world chess champion Bobby Fischer and visited him several times for the next three decades Starting in 2000 they reportedly lived together in a de facto marriage at her home 2 After Bobby Fischer s detention on July 13 2004 for trying to travel with a revoked U S passport she campaigned for his release They were reportedly married in August 2004 According to an attorney representing a competing claim to Fischer s estate the Supreme Court of Iceland ruled in December 2009 that Watai s claim of marriage to Fischer was invalidated because of her failure to present the original of their alleged marriage certificate 3 However on March 3 2011 a district court in Iceland ruled that Miyoko Watai as Fischer s widow and heir was entitled to inherit his estate It also ruled that Watai and Fischer had legally married on September 6 2004 4 References Edit Di Felice Gino 2017 Chess International Title Holders 1950 2016 McFarland ISBN 9781476671321 Frederick Jim August 23 2004 King s Gambit Time Archived from the original on August 17 2013 Retrieved April 26 2010 Fischer s remains to be exhumed Archived 2010 06 29 at the Wayback Machine ChessBase 1 April 2010 Iceland Court Hands Bobby Fischer Estate to Japanese Claimant The New York Times 4 March 2011 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2021 External links EditMiyoko Watai rating card at FIDE Miyoko Watai chess games at 365Chess com Miyoko Watai player profile and games at Chessgames com Chess News We want to live together forever ChessBase com September 2004 Retrieved 19 March 2005 Keep Fischer in the News This biographical article relating to a Japanese chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miyoko Watai amp oldid 1064408978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
