Chess genius Bobby Fischer has lashed out against what he sees as doubts about his virility, boasted of being hugely endowed and claimed his incarceration near the site of Japan's worst nuclear accident is aimed at making him impotent.... Fischer alluded to an old wive's tale that says foot span is often seen as an indication of the length of a penis and pointed out that he wears size 14 shoes....
"This is an absolutely true story," Fischer said. "And it ties in with this nuclear radiation here. This can affect your potency. They want to make me impotent."
Fischer believes that Ushiku's proximity to Tokai, scene of Japan's worst-ever nuclear accident following a critical reaction at a plant in 1999, makes him susceptible to the effects of leaked radiation. Ushiku is about 50 kilometers from Tokai, where the government has deemed radiation levels are fit for human habitation.
