Why did Bobby Fischer quit playing for 20 years after becoming World Champion?

Bobby Fischer shortly before his 1972 match with Spassky.

This was an answer I did on Quora some years ago. Click on the date below to see the original Quora post and answers by other people, too.

Answered Jun 1, 2015

He had a dispute with FIDE (the governing body of chess) over the terms of the up and coming match with Karpov. Bobby Fischer wanted it to be the…