18 Jun 2010

Chess great's body to be exhumed for tissue sample

9:48 pm on 18 June 2010

Iceland's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of exhuming the remains of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer in order to settle a paternity claim.

After Fischer, an American, died two years ago in Reykjavik, an inheritance dispute erupted involving claims by a former wife, two nephews and the United States tax authorities.

He left no will but his estate was estimated to be worth $US2 million.

The Supreme Court in Reykjavik says a tissue sample is needed to prove whether nine-year-old Jinky Young is his daughter. She is the daughter of Marilyn Young, who had a relationship with Fischer.