AJournal and Courier Lafayette, Indiana Tuesday, May 02, 1972 - Page 34
Chess Negotiations
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AP) — Negotiations on the site and date of the world chess championship match between title holder Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union and his U.S. challenger Bobby Fischer will be handled from now on by World Chess Federation President Dr. Max Euwe.
“Now that Fischer has made the Amsterdam agreement and the staging of the match in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, impossible, the financial aspects of the title match will be handled by the FIDE,” a spokesman said. FIDE is the federation.
Under the Amsterdam agreement, it was decided to play half of the 24 title games in Belgrade and the other half in Reykjavik, Iceland. Belgrade backed out, however, after Fischer demanded a share in the profits above the $138,000 offered as prize money. The spokesman said FIDE will now try to have the entire match staged in Reykjavik, beginning June 22.
