AThe Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, April 05, 1972 - Page 3
Fischer's Compromise Offer On Chess Title Match Rejected
The Hague (Reuter) — Bobby Fischer, the American chess master, offered a compromise yesterday in the dispute over the site of his world title match with the Russian world champion Boris Spassky—but his offer was rejected.
A statement by the secretariat of the World Chess Federation said the organizers of the matches in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, had refused to change the decision they made last week to withdraw Belgrade as a site.
The championship match has been plagued by disputes over where and when Mr. Fischer and Mr. Spassky should meet, and on what financial terms.
On Sunday, Max Euwe, president of the World Chess Federation, said in Australia that unless the United States chess authority could provide satisfactory guarantees Mr. Fischer would be disqualified from the world title match.
Mr. Euwe had earlier rules that the first 12 games would be played in Belgrade, beginning on June 22, and the second 12 in Reykjavik, Iceland. But last Friday the Yugoslav organizers withdrew their offer.
Tonight a chess federation spokesman in Amsterdam said the group had received a telegram from the U.S. Chess Federation and Mr. Fischer saying he was prepared to play the first six matches in Belgrade.
This was passed on to Belgrade, but the organizers of the match there confirmed their refusal to play host.
