AThe Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, May 03, 1972 - Page 9
Iceland Site For World Chess Crown
Reykjavik, Iceland (UPI) — The Icelandic Chess Federation announced yesterday it has agreed to stage the entire 24-game world chess championship match between Bobby Fisher of the United States and world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union.
Gudmunder Thorarinsson, president of the federation, told UPI he telephoned his offer yesterday to Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation.
He said the organizers had guaranteed the two players $125,000 each for playing all 24 games in Reykjavik, starting July 2.
Originally Fisher and Spassky would have played 12 games in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and the remaining 12 games in Reykjavik.
Thorarinsson said the two players would be quartered at one of the capital's three main hotels and the match would be staged in Reykjavik's main sport hall.
