A very odd man--a genius when it came to chess, but misguided as well

Chess legend Bobby Fischer, dead at 64, was an outspoken anti-Semite

despite the fact that his mother was Jewish of German origin, and therefore by Jewish definition, he was a Jew. Of course, he was an American who was, well, apparently anti-American in many ways. He renounced his citizenship. He called the terrorist attacks of September 11th 'wonderful news'. Granted, I agree with him that our policies do encourage extremists in the world to hate America, but still, what a thing to say.