AThe Fresno Bee The Republican Fresno, California Saturday, August 28, 1965 - Page 3
American Wins In Long Distance Chess Tourney
Havana, Cuba (AP)—Bobby Fischer, the United States' young grandmaster from Brooklyn, scored a second straight victory in his long-distance chess tournament, beating Vassily Smyslov when the Russian conceded a vastly confused match.
Fischer, denied permission to visit Cuba by the US State Department, is competing by telephone from New York. Jose Raul Capablanca Jr., son of the late Cuban player fur whom the tournament is named, represents Fischer at the table, making his moves relayed to him by telephone.
Yesterday's victory gave the 22-year-old Fischer the lead after two rounds of the 30-day Capablanca Memorial Tournament which has drawn the world's best. He has two points with six others tied for second at 1½ points. Both he and Smyslov won their first round matches.
