AThe Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Friday, July 21, 1972 - Page 14
Letters to the Editor
Fischer's Behavior
Sir: I am completely behind Bobby Fischer in his *SEEMINGLY immature behavior with respect to Reykjavik.
If this were the Orioles, playing an international game, and they did not like the set-up, they would complain. Since, however, this is only chess ([and the Soviets and their worldwide disinformation network take the status of Soviet Imperial Supremacy and its exploitation of chess as a “Propaganda Vehicle” as Robert Fischer called it, very seriously]), his behavior has been called mad and immature, and served to anger the American public who are not interested in chess, but only interested in beating the Russians in something.
Bobby Fischer has gone to the limits of laying his honor down on the line for a principle, and to me this makes him a hero, and the hero of the American ideal. Let us all wish him the best of luck. Howard Kresin. Baltimore.
Chess Watchers
Sir: Your coverage of the chess championship match in Iceland has been outstanding! There are several chess players at our office, and your articles are eagerly awaited and relished by all of us. Keep up the good work. And, if possible, could you print the moves of each game as they are completed? Dick Haefner. Annapolis.
* Seemingly. The word seemingly refers to how things look on the surface — how they seem — and it often suggests there's more to the story.
