Filipino woman claims share of Bobby Fischer estate
Reuters
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
MANILA: A Filipino woman and her daughter are claiming a share of the estate of late American-born chess legend Bobby Fischer, a lawyer said on Wednesday.
Samuel Estimo told Reuters he was gathering documents and evidence to prove that Fischer had a daughter with Marilyn Young in 2001. He said the reclusive chess master had left a $1.95 million (995,000 pound) estate.
“I have with me a copy of the passports, pictures and bank accounts of Fischer’s seven-year-old daughter,” Estimo said, adding he would file a claim in Iceland.
Fischer, who died last month, had renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Iceland in 2005.
“I believe we have substantial proof to back the claims of Marilyn Young and her daughter Jinky. They even stayed with him in Iceland for three weeks in September 2005.”
Two nephews and a Japanese woman, who claimed to have married the reclusive chess master, are also contesting Fischer’s estate. Washington was also trying to recover money from Fischer in back taxes, Estimo said.
(Reporting by Manny Mogato, editing by Carmel Crimmins and Katie Nguyen)
Great! Now more lawyers will be involved and everyone loses except them.
Wise man say: Think with big head. Not with little head.
I hope Jinky has got his chess genes.
Susan, can you mention the source of the picture? I have never seen this one.
Henry
This is disgusting. When a famous person dies, the worms from the woodwork climb out and try to chew some money off by presenting, usually outrageous claims. How come Ms. Young never announced that there is a Fishcer daughter? Anyway, the way this should work: anyone makes such claim should be responsible of its true nature. There should be some criminal penalty, if the claim turns out to be false. That way people would think twice before announcing false claims. If the claim is true, no harm would be done.
Here come the vultures!
Here comes the lawyers. Where’s Laffernati since he badly wants the attention?
I believe the United States Government through the IRS has first claim on the money – and will suck it all up for Fischer’s back taxes plus penalties and interest. The IRS doesn’t care about widows and children. Too late now, of course – Fischer should have settled with IRS ages ago. This was – or should have been – entirely anticipated and expected.
Gabor, I believe it was published in at least one article that Fischer had a daughter born in the Phillipines, I believe she is about 7 years old – may have been in the Vanity Fair article, I forget the title of it, something like “Fischer’s Pathetic End Game.” I also may be confusing that with some other article. The one I’m thinking of was written in like 2002 or 2003 – not an article written after Fischer’s death.
Janet Newton
Jinky? What is a Jinky?
I keep hearing Velma from “Scooby Doo” say this but I had no idea there really was a Jinky.
Leave it to Fischer to create a Jinky. Now she wants her cut of the pie left behind by Fischer.
I wonder how valuable Bobby’s chessboards are? Bet you he has hundreds of them. She should settle for the boards. She can make more money…
Actually, Fischer’s paternity of Jinky is fairly well documented. For example, see the Wikipedia article on Fischer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_fischer, section titled In the Phillippines) and the citations therein.
What is mysterious, however, is the mother’s name. Prior sources give her name as Justine Ong, not Marilyn Young.
hey….let’s be happy bobby aint around to negotiate all this….it’d never end!
You’re basing the paternity claim on a Wikipedia article? Having said that, it’s pretty much an open secret in the Philippines that Fischer did have a daughter and her name is indeed Jinky. And Jinky is a fairly common nickname in these parts.
But what I’d watch out for is Sammy Estimo. I wonder what kind of commission he’s looking to get from all this. Wouldn’t be surprised if that rat ends up with at least 50% “finder’s fee”.
“You’re basing the paternity claim on a Wikipedia article?”
No, I’m basing it on the sources cited in the Wikipedia article.