January 06, 1992
The Miami Herald Miami, Florida Monday, January 06, 1992 - Page 86 — Chess Greats Lament Fischer's Reclusion: American Left Game After '72 Win — Reuters News Service— Reggio Emiliar, Italy—When the greatest players in chess gathered in Italy for a nostalgic reunion, the name on all their lips was that of the one former Read More
January 09, 1992
The Valley Falls Vindicator Valley Falls, Kansas Thursday, January 09, 1992 - Page 1 — Timetables — The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the Senate 20 years ago and 22 states ratified the amendment in 1972. The few words prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender failed to get approval from the Read More
January 11, 1992
The Post-Crescent Appleton, Wisconsin Saturday, January 11, 1992 - Page 22 — Chess Club A Game Group — Mike Selig could tell war stores for hours when he gets talking about his hobby. With animated arm gestures and strained facial expressions, the bearded figure bounces around in his chair with excitement just talking about it. Read More
January 12, 1992
The Miami Herald Miami, Florida Sunday, January 12, 1992 - Page 265 — Dissolution of U.S.S.R. Shakes Up Chess World — Reuters News Service, London—The collapse of the Soviet empire may mean bleak times for the game of chess. Many countries will be happy if fragmentation into separate republics makes it easier to Read More
July 31, 1992
The Wichita Eagle Wichita, Kansas Friday, July 31, 1992 - Page 8 — Chess Anyone? Fischer, Spassky but not as in 1972 — Remember 1972? Richard Nixon was re-elected president. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and assumed nearly dictatorial powers. A. Managua, Nicaragua, earthquake killed Read More
Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Friday, July 31, 1992 - Page 127 — 'Chess,' A Play on Game, At Town Hall Auditorium — The show is set in Bangkok, Thailand, site of a world chess championship between a Russian and American. The plot focuses on the players, including the Russians's effort to escape his Communist homeland and his Read More
The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri Friday, July 31, 1992 — 20 Years Ago-1972 — The Russians postponed the ninth game with Bobby Fischer for the international chess title saying Boris Spassky has a cold. ★ / ★
The Wichita Eagle Wichita, Kansas Friday, July 31, 1992 - Page 19 — News Quiz: Arts and Entertainment — It could be a match made in heaven when Boris Spassky takes on Bobby Fischer… ★
August 01, 1992
The Journal News White Plains, New York Saturday, August 01, 1992 - Page 3 — Fischer: Chess Is Not Political — Belgrade, Yugoslavia—U.S. chess master Bobby Fischer said yesterday that he came to Yugoslavia to play chess and wasn't concerned with the political implications of his visit, which may violate U.N. sanctions. Read More
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Honolulu, Hawaii Saturday, August 01, 1992 - Page 5 — Fischer In Yugoslavia For Chess — AP. Belgrade, Yugoslavia—U.S. chess master Bobby Fischer has been in seclusion for 20 years and now that he's ready to play Boris Spassky, he says the United Nations isn't going to stop him. Fischer, 49, Read More
Chippewa Herald-Telegram Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Saturday, August 01, 1992 - Page 16 — Fun Facts — It is believed that the game of chess originated in India in the A.D. 600's, perhaps earlier. In 1972, Bobby Fischer became the first American to win the official world championship of chess. ★ / ★ / ★ / ★ / ★
August 02, 1992
Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois Sunday, August 02, 1992 - Page 58 — Deja Vu in '92 — In sports, we've seen famous comeback attempts, but perhaps nothing quite like what Bobby Fischer proposes. Those older than 35 surely recall the national mania of 1972 when, at the depths of the Cold War, Fischer toppled Read More
The Observer London, Greater London, England Sunday, August 02, 1992 - Page 18 — Surprise Gambit of A Grandmaster — Bobby Fischer, undefeated former world chess champion, plans a return match with Boris Spassky, his opponent of 20 years ago. Julie Flint looks at the prospects. MOST thought it impossible, Read More
August 04, 1992
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Tuesday, August 04, 1992 - Page 93 — Pawns In A Game — At a distance from events in Bosnia-Herzegovina, one might possibly view the horrific campaigns of “ethnic cleansing,” which aim to leave only one set of players still standing, as unfolding with deadly deliberation in Read More
The Tampa Tribune Tampa, Florida Tuesday, August 04, 1992 - Page 42 — Reclusive Celeb Turns Emergence Into Prize Gambit — He didn't look quite the same as he did 20 years ago, but then again, with the exception of Dick Clark, who does? But there he was, former grand chess master Bobby Fischer, a recluse who makes J.D. Read More
August 05, 1992
Newsday (Nassau Edition) Hempstead, New York Wednesday, August 05, 1992 - Page 8 — Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky: It's Their Move — It is 20 years since Bobby Fischer became America's only world chess champion by defeating Boris Spassky of the then-Soviet Union. The reclusive Fischer forfeited the title by Read More
August 06, 1992
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas Thursday, August 06, 1992 - Page 20 — Spassky, Fischer in Yugoslavia to Play Chess — Belgrade (AP) — Russian chess grand master Boris Spassky has arrived in Yugoslavia for a $5 million match that has brought American Bobby Fischer out of seclusion, organizers said Read More
August 07, 1992
St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Friday, August 07, 1992 - Page 4 — Fischer, Spassky Ready For Rematch — Belgrade, Yugoslavia (AP) — Boris Spassky, the Russian chess grandmaster, has arrived in Yugoslavia for a $5 million match with American Bobby Fischer, who has come out of seclusion, Read More
Elko Daily Free Press Elko, Nevada Friday, August 07, 1992 - Page 2 — Robert Fischer, Legendary Chess Icon 'Superstar' — “You see the distinction I'm trying to make. The news that Bobby Fischer is coming out of seclusion to play chess again interests even people who don't play chess or know who the current champion is. It Read More
Daily News New York, New York Friday, August 07, 1992 - Page 428 — Chess Masters Square Off — Bobby Fischer has come out of seclusion to meet Russian chess grand master Boris Spassky in a $5 million match in Yugoslavia. The former world champions met Wednesday for an informal dinner in Belgrade and match Read More
The Province Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Friday, August 07, 1992 - Page 8 — Chess Greats Play For $5M Rematch — (UPI)—In an opening move for a $5-million rematch, arch-rival chess champs Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky met in a Belgrade restaurant for their first game in 20 years, Tanjug news Read More
September 01, 1992
- (Bobby Fischer 1992 Blog) (★) (Image) The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, Tuesday, September 01, 1992 - Page 2, “Fischer Faces Off Against Chess Foe, World Opinion”
September 02, 1992
Bobby Fischer, 1992 World Championship Serbia and Montenegro - September 02: Chess: World Championship, Closeup of Bobby...
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Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, 1992 World Chess Championship Chess: World Championship. Bobby Fischer (R) in action vs...
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September 09, 1992
- (Bobby Fischer 1992 Blog) (★) (Image) New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, September 09, 1992 - Page 20, “Church Disowns Fischer”
September 10, 1992
The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Thursday, September 10, 1992 - Page 8 — Bobby Fischer Trails 2-1, Spassky Makes Most of Opponent's Errors —Sveti Stefan, Yugoslavia (AP) — Bobby Fischer on Wednesday lost the second consecutive game of his comeback chess series with Boris Spassky, who took a 2-1 lead in their $5 Read More
September 21, 1992
5-2 Lead Mon, Sep 21, 1992 – 2 · Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) · Newspapers.comNovember 06, 1992
The Titusville Herald Titusville, Pennsylvania Friday, November 06, 1992 - Page 3 — Bobby Fischer Wins Rematch — Belgrade, Yugoslavia (AP) — Bobby Fischer won his $5 million chess rematch against Boris Spassky Thursday, 10-5, after a 30-game series that defied international sanctions on Yugoslavia. Playing white, Spassky resigned on Read More
November 14, 1992
New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, November 14, 1992 Prof. Arpad E. Elo Is Dead at 89; Inventor of Chess...
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New York Times, New York, New York, Saturday, November 14, 1992 - Page 27 — Prof. Arpad E. Elo Is Dead at 89; Inventor of Chess Ratings System —Prof. Arpad E. Elo, a physicist and astronomer who devised the system that ranks the world's chess players, and a founder of the United States Chess Federation, died on Read More
November 1992
Citizens' Voice Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Friday, November 06, 1992 — Fischer Poses Wearing Laurel Wreath Following His Victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35832956/fischer_poses_wearing_laurel_wreath/
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December 1992
- (Bobby Fischer 1992 Blog) (★) (Image) New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, December 16, 1992 - Page 3, “Fischer Is Indicted Over Chess Match: Games With Spassky Violated Embargo on Yugoslavia Government Charges”
December 16, 1992
- The Titusville Herald Titusville, Pennsylvania Saturday, December 16, 1992 - Page 27 — Bobby Fischer Indicted