In case you missed it....Fischer Nominated for Sainthood

Sainthood for Bobby Fischer? See chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211 … 10413.aspx

Now my one question is … is at least the picture of his gravesite real?

Keep in mind what day it is.

But of course…(hence my gravesite comment.) :smiley:

Maybe you can use Google Nose to see if it passes the smell test. (See the Google home page.)

Actually, this is posted on the World Chess Federation (WCF)‘s site, so if it is an April Fools’ joke, it is not originating with Chessbase. However, I see no other candidate stories to be the traditional annual April Fools’ joke.

wcfchess.org/wp/sainthood-fo … plied-for/

Maybe if he promised to buy a pizza for every angel?

But he wasn’t the one to win all of those valuable coupons.

Another candidate for Chessbase’s April Fools Joke.

en.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/ … 20413.aspx

Yes, and the sad thing is both are not outside of the realm of possibilities for either party (FIDE - k factor, and Vaughan - Fischer Sainthood).