ATampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Wednesday, February 02, 1972 - Page 39
Chess Site Due Feb. 10
Amsterdam (UPI) — Max Euwe, president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Monday announced he gave chess world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States until Feb. 10 to agree on the site where they will have their world championships match later this year.
Euwe said he made the decision because the lists entered by the opponents as to their preference did not agree.
The Soviet list read in order of preference: Iceland, Holland, West Germany and France. The American list showed in sequence: Belgrade, Sarajevo, Buenos Aires and Canada.
Euwe said chances were good that Fischer's manager, Ed Edmondson, would fly to Moscow for direct talks with Soviet Chess Federation officials.
Edmondson said he feared the negotiations would be difficult. He said:
“It is my impression that the Russians made a political question out of this match. It is not clear to me why they definitely do not want to play in Yugoslavia. So it might turn out we would need more than a 10-day postponement. In that case Euwe should decide the site by himself on Feb. 11.”
