AThe Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Tuesday, September 07, 1965 - Page 9
Fischer Can Tie For World Chess Lead
New York (UPI) — U.S. Chess Champion Bobby Fischer was regarded in good position today to go into a three-way tie for first in the Capablanca Memorial Tournament. Fischer, 22, was considered to be in an advantageous position when adjournment was called last night after 41 moves in his match with Gilberto Garcia of Cuba.
A victory today would give him a score of 7-2 to tie him with Borislav Ivkov of Yugoslavia and Vassily Smyslov of the Soviet Union.
Fischer, a former boy prodigy who won his first national senior championship at 14, is playing at the Marshall Chess Club here. His moves are cabled to Cuba. He was refused permission by the State Department to travel to Communist Cuba.
All the other participants in the tournament are competing at the Havana Libre Hotel in Havana.
