In 1992, Bobby Fischer beat Boris Spassky , winning $3.35 million in prize money (approximately $5.65 million in 2012 dollars, when factored for inflation), but because the United States of America intended to enforce the U.N. sanctions, he had violated American law, and could have served up to ten years in jail upon returning to America. A defiant Fischer went into exile instead, living in Hungary before moving to the Philippines and then Japan. See more

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The lawyer Marshall says in a scene with the priest that "for him (Fisher) Vietnam and the Beatles never happened" This is said in Jan 1965. US troops did not start fighting in Vietnam until the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965 so calling it "Vietnam" which was a general term later used for the war in the late 60's to today would not have had much meaning since it was not a big issue yet and the US would not even start military bombing until Feb 1965. See more