Her games do appeal to me!' [424] Fischer's sudden reemergence was apparently triggered when some of his belongings, which had been stored in a Pasadena, California, storage unit, were sold by the landlord, who claimed it was in response to nonpayment of rent. At 13, he won the stunning brilliancy D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956, which Hans Kmoch christened "The Game of the Century." In case of a 9–9 score, the champion (Fischer) retains the title, and the prize fund is split equally. By the age of 15, he became the youngest person who achieve the title of Grandmaster at that time. I don't ever remember an endgame. [73] He then defeated the young Filipino master Rodolfo Tan Cardoso 6–2 in a New York match sponsored by Pepsi-Cola. [219] Since the State Department refused to endorse Fischer's passport as valid for visiting Cuba,[220] he proposed, and the tournament officials and players accepted, a unique arrangement: Fischer played his moves from a room at the Marshall Chess Club, which were then transmitted by teleprinter to Cuba. Bettmann/Getty Images 13-year-old Bobby Fischer playing 21 chess games at once. [472][473] He lived a reclusive life in Iceland, avoiding entrepreneurs and others who approached him with various proposals. His participation led to a conflict with the US government, which warned Fischer that his participation in the match would violate an executive order imposing US sanctions on Yugoslavia. 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