AArizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona Sunday, August 22, 1965 - Page 5
Fischer Will Play In Cuban Chess Match
New York — Bobby Fischer, the 22-year-old American chess grandmaster, announced Saturday that he would participate by telegraph in the Capablanca memorial tournament in Havana.
Fischer was refused a visa by the State Department to go to Cuba for the match, which begins Wednesday. Subsequently, Cuban Premier Fidel Castro was reported to have said that the State Department's action was a “propagandistic victory” for his country.
On Aug. 12, in protest over the premier's alleged remark, Fischer announced that he had withdrawn from the tournament. The next day, however, Castro replied to Fischer's protest and said he had been misquoted.
According to Andrew P. Davis, the moody grandmaster's lawyer, Fischer decided on Friday that this was an acceptable reply and decided to play if arrangements could be made. The arrangements were completed Saturday.
Fischer will play the first of his 21 matches in the international tournament on Wednesday at the Marshall Chess Club, 23 W. 10th St. His moves, and those of his opponent in Cuba, will be exchanged by telegraph. The tournament, which includes many of the world's top players, ends on Sept. 25.
