▁July , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁r ated ▁ch ess ▁expert . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁an ▁expert ▁ch ess ▁player , ▁Don ' s ▁greatest ▁joy ▁came ▁in ▁bringing ▁people ▁together ▁through ▁the ▁many ▁ch ess ▁tournament s ▁that ▁he ▁either ▁organized ▁helped ▁with . ▁Donald ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁travel ing ▁from ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁visit ▁family ▁when ▁they ▁stopped ▁in ▁Re yk jav ik , ▁I cel and ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Fischer / S pa ask y ▁tournament . ▁Bobby ▁Fischer ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Donald ' s ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁allowed ▁council ▁of ▁three . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Donald ' s ▁for ay ▁into ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁international ▁ch ess . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁he ▁would ▁travel ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁ch ess ▁con ferences ▁and ▁tournament s , ▁often ▁travel ing ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Ter esa ▁Russ ▁Sch ult z . ▁ ▁Sch ult z ▁first ▁ran ▁for ▁US CF ▁President ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Marshall ▁R oh land . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Sch ult z ▁was ▁appointed ▁U . S . ▁De legate ▁to ▁F IDE , ▁the ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Federation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki , ▁Sch ult z