The Journal Herald Dayton, Ohio Wednesday, March 24, 1982 - Page 6
Contacting Bobby Fischer
Where can I write to Bobby Fischer, the world champion chess player who was so prominent in the news a decade ago? — R.H., Dayton.
The unpredictable, enigmatic Fischer is considered a recluse. Action Line found a way to get a message to him, but whether he answers you — or even reads it — is another matter.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Chess Federation said she will forward questions for Fischer to a contact who is in communication with him.
Fischer won the world chess championship from the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky in 1972, but never defended it.
A Los Angeles Times story last year said Fischer was living in South Pasadena, Calif., and quotes columnist Isaac Kashdan as saying: “There's just no way to get in touch with him. He's not playing chess anymore.”
Fischer donated at least $94,000 to the Worldwide Church of God.
However, a Worldwide spokeswoman told us Fischer no longer is associated with the church and she does not know where he now lives.