Page "Judit Polgár" Paragraph 24

In the summer of 1993, Bobby Fischer stayed for a time in the Polgár household.

He had been living in seclusion in Yugoslavia due to an arrest warrant issued by the United States for violating the U. N. blockade of Yugoslavia with his 1992 match against Spassky, and for tax evasion.

Susan Polgár met Bobby with her family and persuaded him to come out of hiding " in a cramped hotel room in a small Yugoslavian village ".

During his stay he played many games of Fischer Random Chess and helped the sisters analyse their games.

Susan said, while he was friendly on a personal level and recalled mostly pleasant moments as their guest, there were conflicts due to his political views.

On the suggestion of a friend of Fischer, a match of blitz chess between Fischer and Polgár was arranged and announced to the press.

However, problems ensued between Fischer and László Polgár and Fischer cancelled the match, saying to a friend on whether the match would take place, " No, they're Jewish.