AThe Morning News Wilmington, Delaware Friday, February 11, 1972 - Page 3
Chess Masters Still Deliberate
Amsterdam (UPI) — World Chess champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and Challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States have failed to meet the deadline for agreement on a location for the world championships, World Chess Federation president Max Euwe said yesterday. The original deadline set by the federation was Jan. 31 but Euwe extended it until yesterday hoping the parties could agree. By Jan. 31 the opponents had filed divergent preference lists. Euwe said he still was studying “some possibilities” and would announce his decision on where the match will be played within the next few days. He said the match would probably start “around July 25.”
