AThe Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu, Hawaii Monday, July 17, 1972 - Page 46
Play by Play for a Chess Fan
To local fans, yesterday's chess match between Russian world champion Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby Fischer was the most important world event of the day.
For some three hours, an enthusiastic local chess player sat in the Honolulu office of United Press International watching the play by play chess moves come over the teletype machines from Reykjavik, Iceland, where the games are being played.
Glenn Kageyama meticulously plotted each player's moves on miniature chess boards using small rubber stamps depicting chess pieces. As the hours slipped by, he saw the game of masters develop more than 10,000 miles away.
THE UNIVERSITY of Hawaii business student also recorded and analyzed each of the 40 moves played yesterday before the game was recessed.
“I'm presenting the game play to the chess club meeting this afternoon.” Kageyama said.
“The other guys are interested in how Fischer is playing.”
“Fischer is playing an active defense … he seems to be out to win.” said the 1964 Kalani High School graduate who has been part of the chess world for nine years. He also teaches beginning chess to servicemen at Ft. Shafter once a week.
KAGEYAMA SAID he will appear at the UPI offices every day Spassky and Fischer pair off. The conclusion of the third game continues today. Twenty-four games have been scheduled between the two giants in the chess field.
Locally, the small army of chess players (The Honolulu Chess Club, a part of the Hawaii Chess Association) meets every first and third Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Moiliili-McCully Library. About 40 usually appear to play.
At other times they are sitting on the concrete benches along Kuhio Beach or any other place they can find the game.
