Transatlantic Gobbledegook
From the English magazine “Chess” comes this item:
“According to a fantastic report from Leipzig, Bobby Fischer claims that his mother was responsible, almost single-handed, for the U.S. team's participation there; that she organized banner demonstrations in front of the White House and finally went on a hunger-strike to make the authorities fork out the necessary $6,000 and permission!”
There is no doubt that Mrs. Fischer played a major role in getting the team project rolling again after it had been stalled. But it is a known fact that expenses were underwritten by various non-political bodies, with the U.S. Government finally agreeing to issue visas.
The Gazette Montreal, Quebec, Canada Saturday, December 10, 1960 - Page 17 (★)
Versus
Ralph Ginzburg's toxic “Portrait of a genius as a young chess master” By Ralph Ginzburg
Harper's Magazine, January 1962 pages 49-55
The excerpt from Gazette Montreal further demonstrates Bobby Fischer's track record of acknowledging women's contributions and supporting women's rights.