The story captured headlines twenty years ago. Many people believe that Bobby Fischer has returned to chess and was performing miracles on the Internet. Nigel Short said he was "99 per cent sure" he has had played Fischer, author Tim Krabbé, who was initially sceptical, went on to see the light. In September 2001 we took a closer look at the evidence.
Friar Pete was such a fun character.
Christian Borle:Â It was a big swing. [
Laughs]
Sadly though, his time has come to an end. So how much did you know about the character when you signed on? Did you know heâd be part of the escape and eventually killed off?
I did not. And of course, when youâre having so much fun, you want it to go on forever, so I was hoping â in the first draft, he got shot in the heart, then the second draft, they change it to the torso, which I thought meant maybe they have more plans for Friar Pete. And then in the third draft, he gets shot in the head. So, âWell, itâs been a nice ride.â I think once they started seeing the ludicrousness with which I was playing the part, they just kept writing more and more absurd things for me to do, which of course is what you want as an actor.