shygye Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Link A DNA test has determined that the late chess champion Bobby Fischer is not the father of a nine-year-old Filipino girl, her lawyer has said. The Supreme Court in Reykjavik had ordered Mr Fischer's body exhumed to prove whether Jinky Young was Mr Fischer's daughter. However, lawyer Thordur Bogason said the report "excluded Bobby Fisher". The US-born chess player died in Iceland in 2008 but left no will. His estate is estimated at $2m (£1.4m). "The DNA report excluded Bobby Fisher from being the father of Jinky Young, and therefore the case has come to a close," said Mr Bogason. The other claimants to Mr Fischer's estate are Japanese woman Myoko Watai, who claims to be Mr Fischer's widow, and the chess master's two nephews. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Weren't you in the Philippines around that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 I wouldn't be surprised if many of us had a little Jinky over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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