FIDE
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Zita’s father was a diplomat and an official of FIDE, and Zita had other contacts in the chess world who might help her find a sponsor for a Fischer–Spassky rematch.
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Dr. Max Euwe, representing FIDE, allowed Fischer a two-day postponement.
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Zita’s father, an official of FIDE, answered and immediately woke her.
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Eventually, internecine warfare erupted between the United States and Soviet Chess federations and FIDE.
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Without moving a pawn, on April 3, 1975, Anatoly Karpov was declared the twelfth World Champion by Dr. Max Euwe, president of FIDE.
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