Bid For Chess Still On

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The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Friday, May 05, 1972 - Page 3

Bid For Chess Still On
The head of the Sydney syndicate seeking to stage the world chess championships is ready to meet the American contender, Bobby Fischer, to press Sydney's claims.
Mr. Linden Prowse said this yesterday in an urgent telegram to the executive director of the US Chess Federation, Colonel Edmund Edmondson.
In Auckland on business, Mr. Prowse said his telegram requested contact with Fischer for talks on the championship.
It was announced on Wednesday that the tournament between Fischer and the Soviet title-holder, Boris Spassky, would begin in Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 2.
Mr Prowse said yesterday he did not regard this decision as final.
“There are quite a number of obstacles to be overcome before Reykjavik can clearly be said to be the venue,” he said.
“We will maintain our offer and press Sydney's claims as hard as possible.”