APacific Daily News Agana Heights, Guam Sunday, May 07, 1972 - Page 30
Fischer Agrees To Meet Russian Chess Champion
Grossinger, New York (UPI)—American chess challenger Bobby Fischer of New York City said today he will meet Russian champion Boris Spassky for a 24-game world championship series in Reykjavik, Iceland, or anywhere else in the Free World.
Fischer, in a statement issued through his New York attorney, Paul Marshall, said he will meet Spassky anywhere in the Free World under the conditions of the Icelandic bid, even though he has never seen the proposal.
Originally, 12 games were to be played in Reykjavik and 12 in Belgrade, but the Belgrade sponsors withdrew last month following new financial demands by Fischer.
A spokesman for the International Chess Federation (FIDE) said the Soviet Chess Federation agreed to Reykjavik as a site for a match starting July 2. A FIDE spokesman said Fischer had until tomorrow morning to reply.
Fischer's statement said he had never been personally contacted by FIDE about the deadline and said the organization violated its rules in the way it selected the Icelandic bid.
